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my 73 sq project

Post by stuvw » 13th May 2009 - 12:02am

hi her is a quick sneak peak of a b4 n after of my 73 phatchick sq project. this my first aircooled project n will post more pics etc soon. should be road worthy by the end of the month. mainly standard apart from front end work includin a type 1 beam conversion :D

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Post by Danny Lord » 13th May 2009 - 6:11am

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Post by easy » 13th May 2009 - 9:46am

hello and welcome 8)
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Post by stuvw » 13th May 2009 - 8:34pm

cheers chaps hello :D

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Post by kyle » 14th May 2009 - 1:48am

war-gwarn! jobs a guddun! 8)
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Post by stuvw » 30th September 2009 - 9:13pm

slow progress bcuz of funds!!! :(

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Post by plumcrazee » 1st October 2009 - 12:25am

loving the stance dude looks well hard 8)
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Post by stuvw » 1st October 2009 - 9:49pm

some new pics :?

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Post by stuvw » 25th March 2010 - 12:16am

right after decidein ta go all out car is goin for paint nxt week n is gettin the full on custom treatment :D will be ready for big bang so watch this space 8)

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Re: my 73 sq project

Post by stuvw » 6th May 2010 - 6:09am

lack of work n funds makin this project take foreva ! lol but will be better for it :D so after a couple of weeks prep etc the phatchick is now painted :D . satin finish wiv metalflake roof 8) !!!! and all new interior panels have gone to my trimmer so watch this space ;)

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Post by neatbeard » 10th May 2010 - 10:41am

Looking cool - make sure you keep us updated fella.

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Post by -Callum- » 10th May 2010 - 3:59pm

Looks good mate ;)

What are those steering wheels like? I was considering one but i can see them being uncomfy, possibly hurt under hard cornering/quick opposite locks etc and cold on mornings?

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Post by kyle » 15th May 2010 - 1:01am

i like the sparkle in the roof! u havnt done that on the rest or the car tho have u? it looks cool in all the pics tho still. r u gonna run bumpers on it? cus if u aint i wud of taken the recesses out for them jus for a different cleaner look, i c a few without bumpers that aint filled them n i cudnt remember wat they werefor till i looked at mine! :lol:

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Re: my 73 sq project

Post by rustydubs » 22nd June 2010 - 9:15pm

yeah, liking it, love the padding removed from dash top.

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Post by stuvw » 28th June 2010 - 8:36am

still not got it finished yet but hopefully real soon :roll:

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Post by stuvw » 3rd January 2011 - 9:59pm

little update :)
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Post by rustydubs » 4th January 2011 - 12:30pm

sweet!!

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Re: my 73 sq project

Post by adamrush! » 4th January 2011 - 1:21pm

the colour really suits it! where did you get your no. plate made up?

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Post by stuvw » 4th January 2011 - 9:24pm

cheers :) n got the plate made from states-plates.com . expensive but the best quality ive seen :)

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Post by neatbeard » 5th January 2011 - 5:13pm

I'm loving the interior makes mine look tame!

Keep us updated.

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Post by volkswalker » 5th January 2011 - 9:03pm

nice!! love tht steering wheel its mental lol...
what exact colour is it? any pics of the beam etc...
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Re: my 73 sq project

Post by stuvw » 6th January 2011 - 4:27pm

cheers n will try get more pics up and the colour is jus paint coded silver i picked but has a satin laquer instead of gloss ! so sorta metal lookin and have a full gloss holographic metalflake roof :)

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