Aircooled VW South Africa

Busy busy weekend
finished sound proofing
2lt tectyl diesel and paraffin mix sprayed
in every nic and corner
boot and engine rubbers fitted

Looking good Terry !

Really looking good !


72 - Freddie Booysen
72 Bay - unnamed WIP
72 D/C - Blue abomination!
74 Beetle - BEE

so the hood lining is in
doors in windows fitted one small problem
drivers door winder is gestrip (any one got a spare)
see pics

Thats going to be one nice Beetle and one happy daughter,nice job.

eish my nightmare

Are you planning on keeping the original fuebox? or upgrading to a blade type fusebox?

1969 wiring diagram.


Take it fuse by fuse and follow the wires then youll see it starts getting easier to sort out which wires go where
Theres 3 circuits thats not applicable to Sa bugs
1.F which is a double brakelight switch.We only have 1 brakelight switch with a solid black coming from the fusebox to the switch and a black/red going from te switch to the rear main harness
2 .K7 is a warning light on the dash for the brakelights
3.H5 is a buzzer for doors open or lights on .

Thanks buggyfan i was tempted to put a blade fuse box in
but i think the beetle needs ceramics just part and parcel of a beetle
i can remember always bumping the bloody things in my baja and
all of a sudden having no lights.

Thanks 64
all sorted got one in chatsworth for 150.00

okay so everything going nicely front end getting drop adjusters little bit more aggressive look thanks splitfan
body to go on this weekend heating pipes etc fitted
windscreen washer universal fitted could not get
original push button to work i think the rubber diaphram is done.
will update once on pan
small problem with the paint by the windscreen lifted but will sort out when she goes for final cut and polish

The beetle is coming along nicely.
Wiring still a headache??

I havent even attempted to start the wiring yet
just trying to get all the small work done then body on the pan
then wiring

ok guys how low is low for a general daily driver
see piucs