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Post by kafercup on Nov 15, 2013 12:14:29 GMT -5
I'm glad I found this forum, what a great resource! I recently picked this car up from an estate liquidation. It's a two-owner car and actually came with maintenance records back to 1968. Unfortunately, the last owner was an eccentric and was not worried about aesthetics.... The ragtop material had died, so he created a wire-mesh screen for the top to keep animals out. The car was sitting for over a year before I picked it up and actually started right up after adding a couple gallons of fresh gas. The floor pans need replacing, but I haven't found any rot in the other usual spots. The wheel-wells are clean as can be. The work now begins...
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Post by kafercup on Nov 15, 2013 12:15:23 GMT -5
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Post by kafercup on Nov 15, 2013 12:16:37 GMT -5
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Post by kafercup on Nov 15, 2013 12:17:25 GMT -5
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Post by Stale Air on Nov 16, 2013 2:23:48 GMT -5
Very cool car, it looks to be pretty solid. What are your plans for it? I'm not sure where you are located, but I ran the plates, and it was originally registered out of Oakland Ca. Btw, thanks for the props on the forum. It's not super fast moving, but I put it together for the exact reason you mentioned, as a great resource for 58-59 owners.
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Post by sundialer66 on Nov 16, 2013 2:31:46 GMT -5
Wow, great looking car. I used to own a fjord blue 59 as well, but sold it some years back. I'll try and post up a pic when I get a chance. I saw your wtb post, what's wrong with the hood on it?
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Post by kafercup on Nov 16, 2013 3:48:19 GMT -5
Very cool car, it looks to be pretty solid. What are your plans for it? I'm not sure where you are located, but I ran the plates, and it was originally registered out of Oakland Ca. Btw, thanks for the props on the forum. It's not super fast moving, but I put it together for the exact reason you mentioned, as a great resource for 58-59 owners. It was actually in Oakland its entire life. I'm planning on a nice driver-level restoration. Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using proboards
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Post by kafercup on Nov 16, 2013 3:51:21 GMT -5
Wow, great looking car. I used to own a fjord blue 59 as well, but sold it some years back. I'll try and post up a pic when I get a chance. I saw your wtb post, what's wrong with the hood on it? Thanks! The hood is actually a 3-tab, so it was replaced at some point. Its also pretty rough below the handle, so I'd rather try to find a correct one. Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using proboards
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Post by Stale Air on Nov 17, 2013 0:23:46 GMT -5
Well, what this site really needs is a cool build thread, so keep us updated on your progress. At this moment, I have no vw projects going, so I am forced to live vicariously through others and the I builds. Btw, are you located here in Nor Cal? I may have a lead for you on a hood.
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Post by kafercup on Nov 17, 2013 2:36:42 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm in San Ramon. Any leads would be greatly appreciated! I'll try to post regularly during the process.
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Post by Stale Air on Nov 18, 2013 18:18:10 GMT -5
Yeah, I'm in San Ramon. Any leads would be greatly appreciated! I'll try to post regularly during the process. Sent from my DROID RAZR HD using proboards He has two, the better of the two he wants $225 for and the other one you would have to look at I guess. Let me know if you are interested....
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Post by kafercup on Nov 18, 2013 19:00:52 GMT -5
I'm definitely interested in the better one! I'll p/m you my contact info.
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Post by sundialer66 on Dec 12, 2013 12:44:06 GMT -5
Any updates?
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Post by Stale Air on Dec 16, 2013 12:47:44 GMT -5
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Post by kafercup on Dec 19, 2013 3:30:03 GMT -5
Sorry, it's been busy here with all the holiday family stuff. I've been doing a bunch of parts hunting recently. Hopefully i'll have some physical progress in the next couple of weeks.
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