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POSTER: Citycop VEHICLE: 1975 Toyota Celica GT GOAL: Wring out a decent amount of fun from an old jap classic. Perhaps I'll turn a couple of heads. DIFFICULTY: Nothing on this car looks very difficult to fix. COSTS: $1,100 for the car, found at a garage sale in Texas LINK: 1975 Toyota Celica R20 project, where are my keys? I found this cool car for dirt cheap and now I'm going to drive it. It's in good shape, it just needs a fuel system cleaning and some keys.  As she arrived 6/26/13
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Poster Toasty Nark Vehicle 1968 Mercedes UNIMOG 404.1 Swiss variant Goal Give the old girl some pep in her step and pretty to look at Difficulty Salt air and soft steel friends do not make Costs $9k for the Truck $1500 for helper thru completion of blasting/painting/re-assembly phase + misc parts and oh god I'm broke Link http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3563143 
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POSTER: ChewedFood VEHICLE: motorcycle - 1983 Suzuki GS 750 ED (slightly off-stock rebuild) GOAL: Necromancy (Bringing something that was dead back into the world) DIFFICULTY: For me, not difficult. COSTS: Budgeted $1800, spent only $750 as of making this and only need a few more things (the expensive things) LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3585201 Bike had all the original parts but was sitting outside for ten years. $300 with a clean title.
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Poster: Senior Funkenstien Vehicle: 1995 Honda Civic LS Goal: Take out a busted engine and replace it with the same and upgrade for a good gas mileage car Difficulty: Very Hard, First time working on a car in this capacity. Costs: 650 for the car, 95 for the tow. 535 for the replacement engine. Tools and parts as needed to come. Link: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3650232 Senior Funkenstien fucked around with this message at 00:57 on Jul 13, 2014 |
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POSTER: Oddhair VEHICLE: 2000 Prelude Base Automatic GOAL: Project/spare car; originally just to fix damaged CKP/TDC sensor, but there're all these seals... DIFFICULTY: Started as moderately hard but familiar, now the head's out, valves are out of the head. I'm reminded of Dr. Manhattan and that disassembled watch. COSTS: $1500 for the car, ~600 in parts/supplies, $200 in tools. LINK: Here Oddhair fucked around with this message at 07:26 on Jul 12, 2014 |
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POSTER: Boaz MacPhereson VEHICLE: 1971 Chevy Nova Sedan GOAL: Prove that 4-doors are cool by building the car that I wanted in high school. DIFFICULTY: THAT COMES APART?! COSTS: $3200 for the car, about $1000 in parts so far. ~$1200/year until it's done. LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3651725 Boaz MacPhereson fucked around with this message at 04:31 on Jul 19, 2014 |
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Jul 17, 2014 20:46
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POSTER: PaintVagrant VEHICLE: 1998 BMW 540i/6 (and a couple of DD hondas) GOAL: Learn a bunch and get this bimmer "reliable" DIFFICULTY: Already wildly over my head! COSTS: So far is ~$5000 for car and a shitload of parts and tools LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3651877
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POSTER: Sinestro VEHICLE: 1991 BMW 318i GOAL: Turn this into something I can tolerate as a DD while also being as performant as I can make it. DIFFICULTY:: I have no idea what I'm doing and I'm trying to rebuild an almost completely mechanicially hosed car. COSTS: Hoping not to exceed 5 grand for making the car roadworthy, as much as I can possibly justify down the road. LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3644345
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POSTER: Horse Divorce VEHICLE: 1984 Jeep J-10 and other adventures with 1992 Jeep Cherokee GOAL: Document getting the vehicle road-safe. DIFFICULTY:: I took an auto-tech class in high school, but otherwise I have no clue what I'm doing. COSTS: No idea yet. Everything keeps piling on. Upwards of $5000 LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3675497
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POSTER: Steak Flavored Gum VEHICLE: 1970 Subaru 360 Sambar GOAL: Carb -> EFI conversion on my coworker's clown car. Double the horsepower (mid 20s at the wheels, woo!) and make the car reliable. DIFFICULTY: Hopefully moderate, as I have a fair bit of experience with EFI tuning now. COSTS: Not my car, not my business, but I estimate ~$2k from start to finish. LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3710820 
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POSTER: GoodbyeTurtles VEHICLE: 1969 Hillman Imp super GOAL: Get bodywork totally spotless, swap out original engine (possibly strip it down too), get it reliable and watertight then maybe run it as a DD for a while and take it to a few shows. Basically drive it on sunny days in order to look really cool. DIFFICULTY: Reasonably simple save for a few stuck bolts and the joys of fully alloy engines. COSTS: Hopefully under £1000 but possibly up to £1500 or more if I get carried away. LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3697750 This little car is a gem and just needs a little work to get it perfect, it's already on the road and used as a weekend / sunny day toy, but there's always work to be done! Before:  Current:  
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POSTER: Sir Tonk VEHICLE: 1979 Volvo 265 GOAL: Convert Volvo into a V8 with Mustang stuff DIFFICULTY: DEAR GOD WHAT HAVE I GOTTEN INTO COSTS: Trying to keep it all under $10k, including body work and paint LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3712555 This is a project I've been sitting on for half a decade or so. Last year I decided to figure out how feasible it all was and finally moved to a place with a real garage, so going to go ahead with it. 
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POSTER: CommieGIR VEHICLES: 1986 Audi 4000 Quattro / 1998 Jetta TDI / 1990 Audi 90 Quattro 20 GOAL: Build the 4000 into a half-decent Rally Car / Repair and Maintain the Jetta TDI / Maintain and improve the 90 Quattro DIFFICULTY: HOLY poo poo / Meh, simple enough / Easy COSTS: ~$2,000 to fully finish the 4000 / ~ $700-800 for parts for the TDI / Minor costs for replacement parts and maintenance LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3574693&userid=0&perpage=40&pagenumber=1 Audi 4000 Quattro Acquired a 3B Turbocharged 20v, waiting on wiring harness and finding time to strip the interior for roll cage. Currently debating stripping the chassis and rhino-linering the underside and removing rust/sealing the subframes UPDATE: Megasquirt installed, engine installed, it lives. Working on putting it back together. Stripped the interior. Jetta TDI Rungs great, needs the front wheel bearings replaced and the turbocharger seals are basically kaput, so the turbo needs replacement Audi 90 Quattro 20v There is very little to do to this car except for maintaining it. Things already done: - Replaced Radiator - Replaced Thermostat - Replaced Speakers - Re-wired Radiator Fan due to shoddy PO repairs - Repaired the rear tweeters, as the PO cut them out to install cheap subs - Installed car seat anchor for child seat - Flushed the Power Steering and Power Brake system with Pentosin, as PO was running standard power steering fluid in it. Solved the squeaky pump and stopped the leaks. - New tires and swapped on the 4000s rims. New Brake pads - Repaired the smashed passenger side headlight and turn signal from POs accident. May eventually look at turbocharging and improving the 7A in the car, but for now it drives great and everything works. It needs front rotors in a bad way.  
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Poster: Mrbass21 Vehicle: 1968 Ford Mustang Coupe Goal: Learn how cars work and have a cool car at the end of the day. Difficulty: Probably fairly easy for seasoned mechanics, but things will be "Learning Difficult" Costs: $3,500 for the car. I expect to spend a ton. Link: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3721804 
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POSTER: Knyteguy VEHICLE: Sand Rail GOAL: Build a sand rail from a Baja Bug parts car DIFFICULTY: To me, difficult. COSTS: $0 as of now LINK: 1975 Toyota Celica R20 project, where are my keys? I was given the sand rail frame and the Baja Bug probably 3 months ago, and I've finally decided to get started with it. 
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POSTER: Astonishing Wang VEHICLE: 1954 International R-120 camper - 454 drivetrain swap GOAL: Have a badass camper for road trips. DIFFICULTY: 8/10 imo? Will probably upgrade this to a 10/10 at some point. COSTS: $1,600 for donor, that's it so far aside from paint, grinding wheels, etc. LINK: 1954 International Camper - An old family turd This truck has been in my family for my whole life. My brother got to drive it a few times before it moved on to my cousin, but I never got the chance. Now I will drive it. 
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POSTER: <------that guy VEHICLE: 2000 Chevy S10 V6 5-speed GOAL: Learn about cars and provide a beefy heirloom vehicle to my nephew in 16 years DIFFICULTY: DEAR GOD WHAT HAVE I GOTTEN INTO COSTS: $2,450 LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3731448 This is a truck that has a lot of karma attached to it. My dad bought it for me when I was having a rough go of it and I drove it til it died. I'm doing my best to restore it and make sure it stays in the family.  
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POSTER: Geirskogul VEHICLE: 1973 Volkswagen Transporter (Bus/T2/Type 2) GOAL: Make this poo poo run, go camping. NO oil leaks or charging problems or brake problems allowed! DIFFICULTY: Might weld for the first time on this one, but thin, cheap steel. Everything else is within my skillset and history (pulling engine, painting, mechanics, dent work) COSTS: $3,000 for bus, $2k limit on spare/replacement parts and supplies for upholstery, over one year LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3735359 or https://stupidbus.wordpress.com for the trip log. Buses are expensive. Like, sometimes even house-prices for ones that have already burned down. This one has a few rust spots and some other things, but runs and drives.      [/quote]
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POSTER: Me. 14 Inch Dick will be providing most of the advice and encouragement VEHICLE: 1962 Beetle. HAS NO BODY. GOAL: Make it run in 2 weeks, get it ready for Wasteland Weekend DIFFICULTY: DEAR GOD WHAT HAVE I GOTTEN INTO COSTS: $~700 for the "car", God only knows how much for scrap metal and therapy LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3739743  Oh God.
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POSTER: Fermented Tinal VEHICLE: 1975 Toyota FJ45 Land Cruiser GOAL: Road legality (for now) DIFFICULTY:  COSTS: Too much already, thousands more to go. LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3741907 Before: 
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Oh yeah, I should post my poo poo in here. POSTER: literally a fish VEHICLE: 2001 Subaru Liberty B4 (3rd gen AUDM Twin-Turbo 5sp manual Legacy. We call them Liberty here...) GOAL: Currently road legality, future goal is 300 wheel horsepower on E85. A more vague goal is to give me a reason to get out of bed in the morning, which is working thus far. DIFFICULTY: I already swapped the engine twice. The second time only took five hours. How hard can it be? COSTS: Bought the car with a blown engine (spun rod bearing, driven with same until it wouldn't start) for $2800. New motor was $2250, with fluids and odds and ends i'm around $6k into the car. Going flex-fuel isn't going to be cheap, so we have nowhere to go but up :V LINK: Adventures in Twin-Turbo Subaru Ownership - who needs a conrod anyway?  She's a lil' derpy, but we're going to have some fun. And probably toast a motor or two. 
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POSTER: Farking Bastage VEHICLE: 1973 AMC Jeepster Commando GOAL: Modernize what I can, get it safe, preserve what makes it a classic Jeep DIFFICULTY: Somewhere between OH GOD and gently caress me that sucks mechanically, aesthetically easy COSTS: ~2k budget. Currently at $2076.01 LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3763752 The body has been well restored, the mechanical stuff has been criminally half-assed by my dad and I aim to un-gently caress what he did. I'm modernizing a few things as I go, but I am not going to: 1. butcher the body just to get gigantic fuckoff tires to clear 2. LS swap ( even if i replace engine it will be AMC ) It's consuming quite a bit of my free time now and that will probably only increase. 
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POSTER: Agrinja VEHICLE: 1973 Volkswagen Beetle GOAL: Restoration! DIFFICULTY: I'm hosed! COSTS: Remains to be seen LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3765523  
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POSTER: Leperflesh VEHICLE: 1992 chevy S10 4.3L V6 auto extended cab longbed GOAL: Replace automatic transmission, fix other minor issues DIFFICULTY: I've never done it before, but how hard can it be? COSTS: Budgeted $1500 LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3766104 
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POSTER: Left Ventricle VEHICLE: 1996 Buick Century Special wagon GOAL: Engine swap! DIFFICULTY: Moderate. R&Ring the drivetrain is the easy part. COSTS: Phew... A hell of a lot more than I probably should be spending on a 20-year-old Buick. LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3738086 Thread starts out innocuous enough, with the procurement of a parts car, and descends into madness from there. It will be a unique build when I'm done though. I'm pretty sure no one has ever swapped an LX9 into an A-body before. 
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POSTER: me! VEHICLE: 1976 Honda CB400F SUper Sport + 1963 Duna sidecar GOAL: 40th birthday gift for my wife DIFFICULTY: ULTRA-VIOLENCE COSTS: > $15k so far LINK: Oh sweet jesus Before:   Current (well, not quite. But I didn't take a photo last night):  POSTER: me! VEHICLE: 2010 Ducati Monster 696 GOAL: Turbocharging for torque and profit DIFFICULTY: BRING IT ON COSTS: ~$5k estimated LINK: I'm an idiot Current: 
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POSTER: CAT INTERCEPTOR / KaptainBallisitik VEHICLE: 1995 GC8 WRX wagon GOAL: Unfuck it and get it running so we can give it glorious rally sprint LIFE! DIFFICULTY: We are hosed. So, so, so utterly hosed. Even for us, we are hosed. COSTS: 5000 bucks so far LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3749332 So far we have rebuit two VR4's, KB's done WRC events three times, the STI he has went from 2004 RS to 2007 SpecC, we got a 2006 WRX going again and have a Series II RX7 in the garage to be race prepped. However the GC8 is electrical and we suck at that so poo poo be hosed oval office big time EDIT : RUNNING AGAIN, STILL A LOT TO DO POSTER: CAT INTERCEPTOR / KaptainBallisitik VEHICLE: 2000 Subaru Forester GT GOAL: Motor rebuild, rego and have it going for Rally Australia to do recce in turbo charged Forester comfort DIFFICULTY: Well...... it's just an engine rebuild. It's jsut bolting poo poo back together again COSTS: 500 dollars (!!!!!), 1000 dollars in other costs LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3749332 GT IS NOW COMPLETED Absolute bargain, was going to be cut up to be a donor for a sleeper project. Not now, it's drat good and a hell of a bargain POSTER: CAT INTERCEPTOR / KaptainBallisitik VEHICLE: 2000 Clubspec EVO4 WRX GOAL: Restore to show quality DIFFICULTY: Easyish? COSTS: 2500 dollars LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3749332 CAT INTERCEPTOR fucked around with this message at 11:33 on Aug 20, 2017 |
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POSTER: NitroSpazzz VEHICLE: 1988 BMW E30 M3 GOAL: Build a fast, fun and reliable track car DIFFICULTY: DEAR GOD WHAT HAVE I GOTTEN INTO COSTS:  DEAR GOD WHAT HAVE I GOTTEN INTOLINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3789995 I'm swapping a Honda engine into a M3 then I'm going to take it to the track and beat on it for a while. I have no idea what I'm doing and this will likely take all winter or longer. 
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POSTER: BitBasher VEHICLE: Part of a 1966 Chevelle Malibu Coupe GOAL: Build an awesome weekend driver I can run in the Silver State Classic Challenge DIFFICULTY: DEAR GOD WHAT HAVE I GOTTEN INTO COSTS: DEAR GOD WHAT HAVE I GOTTEN INTO*(6.022*10^23) LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3793609 Build an awesome mid life (not so much) crisis manchild car. 
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POSTER: HandlingByJebus (AKA sofullofhate) VEHICLE: 2006 Z4M Coupe GOAL: TRACK WHORE DIFFICULTY: Please kill me COSTS: $allMyMoney * M-Tax * oooh, pretty LINK:  Current state:  Desired state:  
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POSTER: The Door Frame VEHICLE: 1981 Fiat X1/9 GOAL: A reliable car (lol), maybe Honda B in the future if the reliable part goes anywhere DIFFICULTY: I am an actual moron, save me from myself  COSTS: I'd like to keep total costs around $10k, but I'm assuming it'll take all of my lunch money LINK: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3801004 
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POSTER: Geoj VEHICLE: 2006 Ford Fusion SE GOAL: Reliable DD for my wife DIFFICULTY: TBD but likely 5-6/10 - needs its engine replaced, body work, and various/yet to be determined exterior, interior and mechanical parts replaced as you'd expect from a car with 160,000 miles COSTS: shooting for $2000 or less. $800 in so far for car, tax & title out the door. Already have a donor engine lined up, father in law will be doing most of the body work LINK: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3806446 
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POSTER: Captain McAllister VEHICLE: 1964 GMC Stepside, 4x4 GOAL: Resto-mod, camping/roadtrip/expedition vehicle. DIFFICULTY: Moderate, mostly body stuff/rust. Right now she's a 20 footer. I don't mind mechanical & electrical, but I'm not great at bodywork. COSTS: Now, that's a good one. I think she'll always pretty much be a work in progress, but I think the biggest outlay will be rust repair and a respray (the colour has grown on me, but it's not what I want). LINK:https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3792092 
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POSTER: some_admin VEHICLE: 2017 Veloce Ghiaccio Italiano Delicato GOAL: scratch built service trailer with a freezer and running water DIFFICULTY: kind of easy, no motor involved, on the other hand: I am designing and built from scratch, i have to learn to weld, and concentrate long enough to finish it. COSTS: I did not charge enough for either my design or fabrication LINK: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3822477  
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Poster: Weltlich Vehicle: 2000 Ford Ranger, Extended Cab Goal:Stage 1, Return to daily driver status that I can rely on. Stage 2, Remove all hope of reliability by turning it into a project vehicle. Cost: A couple hundred a month Link: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3827719 
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Poster: gileadexile Vehicle: 2002 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited  Goal: Keeping it on the road through offroad misadventures, daily driving mishaps, and limited knowledge and budget. Difficulty: Chrysler Cost: Sanity, dollars, respect and flesh. Link: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3830833
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POSTER: nadmonk VEHICLE: 1981 Datsun 510 4 Door Hatchback GOAL: Phase 1: Restore to good running condition. Phase 2: Engine/Trans swap/make faster DIFFICULTY: Probably worse than I hoped but not as bad as I feared. COSTS: Car: $350, Replacement body panels: $200?, Engine/Trans: $1,300 est? Who knows, I'm sure it will add up LINK: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3841969 
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POSTER: SharkyTM VEHICLE: '98 VW Jetta TDI GOAL: Daily Driver, weekend fun DIFFICULTY: Hopefully constrained to weekend projects for now, eventually swapping to a larger turbo COSTS: $3200 for the car, cost spreadsheet: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1oTOo29NMMVUJ6adujdZrCGCZoaE6krjqNIyZQoLIGXU LINK: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3842856 Before:  Check thread for current. sharkytm fucked around with this message at 20:41 on Dec 6, 2017 |
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POSTER: Joe Mama VEHICLE: '68 Volkswagen Fastback/'00 Miata GOAL: Daily Driver, weekend fun, funny looks, lovers, haters DIFFICULTY: "-SMACK- Thank you sir! May I have another!?" COSTS: Haven't been keeping track exactly but final out the door cost will be under $10,000 LINK: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3854227 -old- https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3853699 https://jalopnik.com/this-1968-volkswagen-fastback-is-actually-a-miata-1825036646 I will be dumping on Instagram #volkzda 
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