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Originally Posted by rcooled
Wow, that interior turned out really nice. Good job! I like the fabric inserts for the seats. I used fabric on my Beetle's seats too...feels nicer than the vinyl and is a bit more 'grippy' too.
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Thank you! It'll never look as nice as your '63, but I'm happy with it. I was thinking of a red interior, but my colorist
(wife) said with the gray knobs & steering wheel and that shade of white paint it needed to be gray. The inserts look and feel like fabric, but are actually textured vinyl. I got the interior from SewFine - a great company to do business with and great products.
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Originally Posted by rcooled
If you got your bumpers from Wolfsburg West, you'll be more than pleased with the way they look & fit. Put a set on my VW years ago and they still look great.
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I did get them from Wolfsburg West. I swear if you have a serial number you can build a whole VW out of their catalog.
It has been fun building a car without constantly paying the "Porsche tax."
Re: the "Porsche tax," there are many parts in the 356 engine that are the same as 36 hp VWs. The distributor drive gear was kind of worn on my '56 coupe engine. It had "VW" stamped right on it. Stoddard wanted $90 for one, I bought an identical part from Wolfsburg West for $36.