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Post by Joe Mon Jul 20, 2009 10:48 am

Lookin good.

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Post by 59suicide Mon Jul 20, 2009 3:31 pm

Man that buggy looks SWEET afro
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Post by bumblebuggy Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:33 am

Got the tags yesterday. First test drive was flawless. The car runs almost perfect. Think I may have to crank the up idle ever so slightly because the engine almost wants to quit when it backs down from normal cruise speeds. I'm going to have to replace the vavle cover gaskets and maybe the the covers too. Leaks under both heads. Drove it to work this morning and still have a S#$%eating grin on my face. "Done" pics comming as soon as I can get my hands off the wheel long enough to find my camera.
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Post by DiscoSquirrel Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:33 am

Congrats bro.
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Post by rpm750 Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:38 pm

Drive it to Peachtree City sometimes!


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Post by 59suicide Tue Jul 21, 2009 1:37 pm

cheers Congrats, I bet you cant wait to get in it after work and take the long way home Laughing
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Post by bumblebuggy Tue Jul 21, 2009 3:22 pm

Here we go...


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Post by rpm750 Tue Jul 21, 2009 4:13 pm

SWEET What year is it registered as? You need a vintage tag for that year!
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Post by fluxcap Tue Jul 21, 2009 8:30 pm

bumblebuggy wrote:Yes I'm getting a custom tag.

Dude, you weren't kidding about that custom tag. Laughing Can't wait to see it in person.
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Post by Hobug Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:16 pm

That thing is nice! I really like the nice simple dash. GOOD JOB!
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Post by DiggerD Tue Jul 21, 2009 10:05 pm

Good Job!! cheers

Really turned out sweet. Love the striping on the shocks and axles, nice touch!! Cool
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Post by bumblebuggy Wed Jul 22, 2009 3:41 pm

It's registered as a 1968 VW Beetle. Custom tag is on order. Temp tag to get me on the road until it comes in. To read... "BMBLBGY"

Thanks for the compliments on the dash. I like the simple clean look. Thats one of the reasons is has a hoop instead of a full cage. It has six points of contact for more rigidity in the event somone decides to play bumper cars with me.

The 1776 doesn't feel like a rocket when you hammer the pedal down but the cars in the mirror get smaller real quick. It's deceptively quick. I have trouble keeping it under sixty because the engine pitch is so different from the bus. Haven't been on the interstate yet but I feel the car will cruise quite easily @ 70+ mph. I need to let some of the air out of the front tires to make the ride a little softer. It does great on normal pavement but hits the bumps a little too hard for my liking.
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Post by Joe Thu Jul 23, 2009 8:41 am

We only ran about 15 psi in front tires of the rails. A little different car but the weight is about the same.

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Post by bumblebuggy Thu Jul 23, 2009 12:17 pm

Font end is now aligned 15psi in the front tires and 20 in the rear. Still rides a little bumpy on the rough areas but good overall. Took it on the interstate today. 75 is not a problem if the speedo is reading acurately at the higher speeds. Front end still feels solid at those speeds as well. It doesn't feel like it's lifting or getting light.

All that's left now is new valve cover gaskets and straighten up the steering wheel a couple splines.
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Post by rpm750 Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:50 pm

Glenn saw this on the samba..
BAP 2008 Looks like it was stock height!
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Is that Ben?
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Post by DiscoSquirrel Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:24 am

That would indeed be me. I wonder what I was so disgruntled about Laughing
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Post by bumblebuggy Fri Dec 04, 2009 12:20 pm

Yea I drove it around for about a year stock. I lowered it when one of the RGBs took a dump and I rebuilt the trany.
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Post by Bugman114 Tue Jun 01, 2010 12:28 am

rpm750 wrote:The Bumblebuggy - Page 3 3245270

Why?....... Laughing
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Post by bumblebuggy Tue Jun 01, 2010 8:47 am

Ummmm...where it the unpimp button on my keyboard? I kinda dig the speaker Idea cept you cant see out of the back.
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Post by Grifspop Tue Jun 01, 2010 9:38 am

I want to see it do one of those 27 point U-turns without scraping the front tires
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Post by 56HAVOC Tue Jun 01, 2010 11:28 am

bumblebuggy wrote:Ummmm...where it the unpimp button on my keyboard? I kinda dig the speaker Idea cept you cant see out of the back.

wow I'm glad you posted something cause at first I was thinking, What the hell were you thinking lol. But the speaker thing is hot for real
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Post by rpm750 Tue Jun 01, 2010 4:41 pm

bumblebuggy wrote:Ummmm...where it the unpimp button on my keyboard? I kinda dig the speaker Idea cept you cant see out of the back.

LOL I like the speaker setup to Glenn!
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