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vwbuggies
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 Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 7:35 am Post subject: frame swap |
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| i have a 1964 vw bug that has lots of rust on the frame but the body looks like brand new idk how it happen it just did an i think of buying a 1963 vw bug an was wandering if the frame of the 1963 will work on the 1964 body so basicaly im doing a frame swap so if any one can help me out then that would be great |
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70Turbobug
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Welcome to Bug-Talk vw buggies! Yes,you can swap any pan with any model year except the 1302 and 1303 as they are longer and have a different front suspension.You can take a 1951 split window bug and put a 1970 pan under it.
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DStar5000
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Almost every part on the frame is replaceable and depending on how much work you have to do on the *new* frame, it may be worthwhile to just fix what you have....
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