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ALSO, DON'T FORGET THE BOTTLES LET'S PUT THIS THING IN THE 7 SECONDS RANGE.

IF I WAS YOU I DUMP A STRAIT 6, WITH A BIG TURBO THE ENGINE I WILL TAKE IT FROM A SKYLINE GTR. STAY NISSAN FOR THE POWER.

MAN I HAVE TO DO A WILLY ONE DAY, LOOKS GREAT, JUST LIKE THE GASSER SHOUL BE, CLEAN, MEAN AND NASTE!!!!!

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR COMENTS, IT FEELS GOOD MAN AND IT IS HELPING ME WORK ON THIS PROJECT THAT I WAS NO REALLY PLANNING ON IT......SOON THE REAL CHALLENGE THE CHASSIE AND ENGINE. THE SECOND COLOR IS YELLOW WITH A FADE OF RED. AND TO SEPARATE THE TWO MAIN COLORS A BLUE PIN STRIPE.

YOUR FIRST BUILD HERE, BECAUSE I DON'T BELIEVE IS YOUR FIRST BUILD SINCE YOU WERE 10...... YOU BUILD THIS CAR OVER AND OVER IN YOUR HEAD CAUSE IT LOOKS LIKE YOU KNOW WHAT YOU R DOING HOW I KNOW, FIRST TIMER DON'T PAINT THE BODY FIRST AND DO NOT DO WHAT YOU DID IN THE FIRST PHOTO TO HAVE A PERSPECTIVE OF THE LOOK. NIZE BUILD.....GREAT START.

CLEAN AND PERFECT, GREAT JOB ON THE CAGE

i STARTED APLYING THE FIRST COLOR. DECIDED, DEEP PURPLE METALIC

now, working in the body yesterday i applied the war paint took my time to make sure the decal sits perfectly and i get the white line between the gold stripe and the red color.

the benz looks intimidating and it is not even 25 percent done. exelent choice.

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Boy!!!! It took me a while to look for my post. and thats good man,,,it is exiting to see this section so busy. and I love it, keep building guys. I posted last a few days ago and today is pushed back to the 3rd page. asome. well I am busy too with this bug. I had to redo the engine cover because of fitting problems, but using HOT VWs mag and may I say the best VW referense ever...... I was able to duplicate the cover as shown in the photo.

MORE PROGRESS photos...

I don't like the scoop. this kind of engine does not need it. If it was a double 4barrel holley maybe, but the double webber can breath with an side fresh air intake. I will use the single trumpet coming out of the back, iTS FOR THE TRACK, not the street. No mufflers here. BIG TUBE HEADERS with a bIG TROPET. pro stock vw Style.

I just did the cooling hoses. I just need to paint the fittings later metalic blue. I realize that the hose that came with the kit is not what the referense shows. It comes with a single upper hose coming from radiator and splits in to two going to the heads. the photo in the box shows two lines going to the heads and that is what I did. pLUS one thing I notice, the kit did not come with a bottom hose, not even it shows in the instrucions So I did my own and connected it to the side of the water pump. I want to comment how much this photos in the box help me...every manufacture should bring referense photos. in the box art or inside. box photos referenses I am dealing with a warp issue still

I just finish fabricating the engine cover. I did not did that tilt, but left the back panel going strait up, I like it, it gives it the PRO MOD LOOK and it stretches the boby and makes look longer. next will be prepping the body and get it ready for paint.

this is the paint design i want to do on this thing. a big headache 4 colors (blue,black,yellow, neon green) and 2 pin stripes. (orange and pink). i did this design for a 1:1 pro stock I don't know if they are doing it but I will try my painting skills with this.

WOW DAM YOU REALLY PUT YOUR HART AND SOUL ON THIS LOVE THE COMPRESOR MAN......DUDE IN THIS MODEL WORLD I AM A FAN. THAKZ!!

i SANDED DOWN THE MOLDINGS ON THE SIDE AND I FOUND THE TIRE SIZE I WANT, USING TO SLICKS FROM A NASCAR AND THE TWO FRONT TIRES FROM A 70,S FUNNY CAR KIT. THEY ARE SMALL ENOFF TO FIT THE FRONT FENDERS WITHOUT TOUCHING . AND IT CAN FIT A MODERN RIM, THIS FROM THE ALPD PRO MOD CAMARO. I WILL MAKE THE BACK WHEEL FENDERS DETACHABLE SO YOU CAN SEE MORE ENGINE DETAIL. I NEED TO WORK ON THAT.. THE DOORS WILL OPEN BUT WILL DO THAT LATER, I DONT WANT TO WEAKEN THE BODY WILD I WORK IN THE CHASSIE AND GETTING THE RIGHT LOOK. I WILL USE THE PAN AND SUSPENSION PARTS FROM A TAMIYA K-GUAI KIT, BECAUSE THE SNAP KIT WERE I GOT THIS BODY WONT CUT IT. THIS IS THE LOVE BUG RAG TOP "HERBIE" FROM POLAR LIGHT RELEASE.

i WAS ABLE TO DO SOME MORE WORK THIS MORNING. THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS ON. I AM ALSO TRYING TO FIX THE 20 YEAR OLD BODY, IS SO WARP. i USE THE HEAT AND I AM HOLDING IT DOWM IN A FLAT SURFACE TO SEE IF IT WILL CORRECT IT SELF ENOFF THAT YOU DON'T NOTICE, IF NOT WELL I WILL SAY IT WAS THE INTIMIDATOR WHO DID THAT WHEN IT BUMP ME ON TURN 4 AND TOOK ME OUT ON THE LAST LAP. I AM ALSO TRYING TO CREATE THE DUCTS, LOOKING A THE STRAWS FROM MY DAUGHTERS JUICYJUICE BOX... I THINK I GOT THE RIGHT SCALE FOR THIS PROJECT. RECYCLE PEOPLE!!!!!!!

thanks for the comments well next years caribean scale auto expo in Puerto Rico the theme will be "volkys" so like we say in the island there will be bugs "que que hacen orillas." translation: will make a shore ....like the sand at the beach, that's were it came from. at first it was understood that only bugs were allowed but the rules include all types of vw....check it out and everyone is welcome to come down. make plans from now. I believe that next month Model Mag has an article on last years event and there were some Bugs in it worth talking about. imagine the next one in 2009. BARBO a member of this forum is the organizer and if anyone needs info contact him. again thank you for all your comments, I am really pump up about this one.

didn't you extended the nose? I remember checking out a project like that. and if it is a resin, great job in hte details, they do really stand out. BRO!!! great job, on the pontiac. I will like to do Rusty Wallace's Kodiak Pontiac........maybe this built will motivate me.

THANKS FOR YOUR SUGESTIONS, I ALREADY STARTED BUT FOR SURE THE NEXT TIME I DO A REPLICA OF A RACE CAR I WOULD CONSIDER THAT. THIS IS MY FIRST NASCAR AND IT IS MORE AS A TEST FOR ME THAN A SHOW PIECE, even dow it is coming along better than I thought. ANOTHER THING I LIKE ABOUT THIS HOBBY, IT CONECTS US WITH THEM. MY BODY ISMAEL, HAS A SIMILAR STORY WHEN HE WAS RESEARCHING FOR HIS C5 GTS CORVETTE PROJECT. I WILL LET HIM SHOW YOU..... I AM TO TIRED TO SEARCH FOR IT RIGHT NOW .

DUDE!!!!!! asome built, you put the right attitude on this. Officially one of my favorite model rods in my list and the list is short. keep us delighted with more stuff man, don't stop.

I had this project in mind and now I have the motivation and the passience. Will be doing this between projects, so I am obligated to take my time. Don't know what kind of engine set up I will use (aspirated or turbo) with NOS SYSTEM or not...I will think about that later. but the body for sure I know the look I want. The PRO STOCK RANKS style. LIKE THIS THIS IS A PHOTO OF THE RH RACING PRO STOCK OF RUBEN HERNANDEZ (P.R.) here is the body style I want to do. for the paint job, I am designing something cool....for know BUG OFF!!!