1974 1600 project ., new motor in and it ran today

[VW0007]

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Was looking to do redo a Baja, but the quality of donors was poor, or way to pricey to begin with..
So I decided to maybe redo an old original Beetle..
I was lucky to get a 1300 twin port in fair condition and complete just missing a lock or trim ...

Will be spending until Dec... Sometime just pondering what to do, as I am in week 4 after
A serious cycling accident which resulted in me having a hip replacement on 13th Oct ..

I think I will keep her as complete as possible , with 2 tone paint ..
A beige on the doors below the beading..
I think a rebuild of the motor with lots of billet ALU bits ...
I will do a whole polish and clean up...

[Terry Phillips]

Looks good, had a hip replacement some years back.Good luck hope all goes well for you and your dub.

[Tony Z]

good luck on both accounts... the hip and the bug
Keep us posted on your progress

[VW0007]

Had a quick look into the engine bay.. To check on what needs replacing
Guy has a brand new electronic dizzy ..
I need to replace the manifold .. At some point it got a bad knock ,
Anyone have a dual port manifold to sell..
Will be putting performance exhaust on
ALU and chrome pulley and small pulley, will replace oil filler cap with billet system
Repaint all covers, need to add Bosch 091 coil.. Performance cone air filter..
Tidy up and replace rocker shaft tubes... Basically do a full strip and replace all seals and gaskets while I'm busy
This will be Dec job....
The distributor and tyres are 3/4 of the price I paid for the bug..
Very little rust ... Engine bay lid.. And rh front fender have rust ...
So a good buy... Although the sun has had a go at the seats .. Will need to recover them...

[Tony Z]

Try to stay away from the chrome top pulley. Their quality isnt the best.

Sounds like a good buy, nice one!

[VW0007]

Cool ..
Thanks for the tip.. I will clean up the top pulley and polish it up to a shine..
Exterior pain work ..was thinking of two tone ..something like this

[Tony Z]

Have you thought about breaking the rules and going away from the traditional 2 tone layout?

Something more like

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just an idea...

[VW0007]

Was considering black, on green... Nice ..

[Blitzkrieg]

Keep the Rostyles though, just repaint and clean them up nicely

[VW0007]

Yep...the back wheels have been cleaned up , fronts need attention (painting)

[VW0007]

I need steering column switch for wipers ...anyone have to sell?

[VW0007]

OK, Boxes of goods arrived, Wolfsburg hooter button..
One Beetle Spare wheel
Two new rear tail light lenses,
Two new chrome front light surrounds
Two new indicator lenses for front fender indicators
One inlet manifold
One Billet aluminum pulley
One billet aluminum oil filler and cap
Performance Air Filter, and air filter for oil filler
One Beetle gasket set
Column mounted indicator switch
Two billet custom window winders
One old school ivory gear knob
One black leather GT sports steering wheel and boss
Two Beetle seat frames
Will post pics later
Two brand new Evo GT racing seats

[VW0007]

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EVO Seat web.jpg

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Lots of the items came up from Grandslam in Cape Town -- thanks excellent service

Tomorrow I go check on the Bug -- shes at the panel beaters, getting rust cut out and new steel welded in then primered
I am going Jade Green same as pic below
outside will kept stock, except no beading
inside a little more updated

[VW0007]

I am going to dump the heater boxes as they were disconnected from the vehicle a while back..
I am looking to put on a decent performance exhaust...
It must have two pipes that exit the std exhaust holes in her body..
I want a decent throaty sounding exhaust .. Any suggestions?

[Tony Z]

empi dual tip
volkspares should have