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andyaus wrote:

Hey Manotas, my second Rc was a Blackfoot (which will be my next rebuild, I have picked up an original from the US) so very close to the Beetle as you know. Will love to have a Beetle in the collection too!

Ha ha yeah Beetles are great cars :


That's my freshly restored Beetle !


And that's my ongoing project now....just waiting to have enough time to start working on the body !

Sweet Beetle Manotas I think our Blackfoot's are twins

they all seem to enlarge the bonet pin holes too eh? It will be good to see these both rebuilt with the different ideas, styles, finishes and individualism of our unique personal tastes cheers Andy.....

went out for dinner tonight but still managed to get a little bit done refitted wing and motor the inpection cap plus rebuilt and fitted rear shocks. The plan for tomorrow will be to rebuild the front end and do the final body preparations for paint

here a couple of pics then

Ok so I managed to rebuild the front end today, I also fitted some rubber shims to the springs so the front wont sag when I put it all back together, but not stand out . I fitted the rear trailing arms with bearings too.







also used an old wheel to practice painting the letters, used a tooth pic and it worked quite well.

Nice going - and cool pics!

Edou wrote:

Nice going - and cool pics!

Thanks, and cheers for the insert tip

Ok so heres a sneak peak of the chassis painted and with decals. I also painted the rims and clear coated everything, now i'm just going to have to wait for them all to harden off









ps: its not clear coated here.

Now I miss my Striker...

Then BAM! It's a roller what do you think so far lad's? I'd have to say i'm pretty stoked

Looks excellent!