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54 Gertie
pre67vw Junkie

17 years ago

Personally I have never been able to understand a SINGLE thing in a Haynes manual! :lol: all that multi-year stuff is a nightmare! :shock:

mrsherbie wrote:

Yeah I struggle sometimes! :wink: I find it amazing that they can make a manual from 54-79 and making a 1/4 of the size of an original manual that would cover about a three year gap!:lol:

William

mrsherbie
pre67vw Junkie

17 years ago

#22

Chris I expect you have passed this info already but maybe there is something here of use, I just took pics of a few things I thought relevant. Hopefully someone will post who has had the same problem.
The car used in this section is a 55-57 non heart oval so should be the right car.

Under this pic it says that these measurements are critical for closing the hood and must be correct

Edited by user 17 years ago | Reason: Not specified

"it'll wreck the patina you haven't worked so hard to create" - 50Karmann

55Kab
pre67vw Junkie

17 years ago

#23

Here's the photos Chris sent me overnight.

He says he's going to send some better photos at the weekend. Having looked at these, I can't wait! She looks fantastic Chris!:wink:

VW Stan
pre67vw Junkie

17 years ago

#24

Is That Ford Electric/Monza Blue from the 70s?

:shock:

It's hard to say what my girlfriend does for a living...

...She sells sea shells on the sea shore!

pre67vw
Administration

17 years ago

#25

looks a bit like an 80's cal-looker :shock: He could park it next to yours Malc :wink:

Rob Amos
Happiness is a stock VW

VW Stan
pre67vw Junkie

17 years ago

#26

looks a bit like an 80's cal-looker :shock: He could park it next to yours Malc :wink:

pre67vw wrote:

That's just what I was thinkin'! :wink:

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It's hard to say what my girlfriend does for a living...

...She sells sea shells on the sea shore!

Chris Meintjes
Regular Topic Starter

17 years ago

#27

Thank you MsHerbie for the copies, appreciate the effort thus far. I am still not a lot closer to the riddle, bit also note that they make mention of some spacing methods, and that the roof tend to arch more with a new top cover ( I must add that the old cover were vinal, not the proper stuff) and that could have coused the roof to engage at in increased arc than the free frame at present, will check as i progress with roof.

To the vw Mathematician, VW Stan , I was also a purist (51 RHD Split, 53 LHD Sunroof Std Split) i got a live afterwards, and started liking myself with the car, not that car on a photo alone. Your opion being you own, honered and noted x nuthing!
tx
Chris

GKL 7
pre67vw Junkie

17 years ago

#28

To the vw Mathematician, VW Stan , I was also a purist (51 RHD Split, 53 LHD Sunroof Std Split) i got a live afterwards, and started liking myself with the car, not that car on a photo alone. Your opion being you own, honered and noted x nuthing!

Chris Meintjes wrote:

Someone please tell me i'm reading this all wrong.

VW Stan
pre67vw Junkie

17 years ago

#29

Chris Meintjes wrote:

Chris, thats just my signature (a quote from the TV series Firefly) not a reference to your car! The blue 1968 Call look beetle with the Porsche wheels in my post above is one of my cars, and I was just wondering if it is the same colour as your 1957 convertible?

Mine is painted a Ford colour from the 1970s called Electric or Monza blue...

:roll:

It's hard to say what my girlfriend does for a living...

...She sells sea shells on the sea shore!

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