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Post by mrtallguy » Sat Mar 05, 2011 12:21 am

hi guys i have a monster beetle that i have had for a long long time. i put a thorpe ball diff in it back in the day. i think im going to try fix it back up and play with it. ill post pics when i can think about taking them.

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Post by breck » Tue Mar 08, 2011 9:37 am

Looking forward to seeing pics!! I had one of those

My Little Collection is Here

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