65 beetle build thread...

[zzzdanz]

yours bro!

[86vwgti8v]

yours bro!

Thanks man! I am very pleased with how it's turning out, going to try to get good pics soon. Id do it today but it's raining

[zzzdanz]

Monsoons here too man....f'n rain ....that car didn't come w/ rev. lights ha?!..

[86vwgti8v]

Not that I'm aware of, it does have a cigarette lighter though.

[zzzdanz]

I don't know how you'ld put a rev. switch in there. I know ya need to run from the coil to the switch to the lights (toss an inline fuse in there) but how to mount a switch I don't know....switch from a 67' maybe?....Tim will know

[zzzdanz]

http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails....24-111-941-521 cheap enough, but your tranny probably wont have the plug to accept it.....

[zzzdanz]

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/vie...reverse+lights This might help bro...I had no idea there was a speedo mounted switch

[zzzdanz]

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifie...tButton=Search


go shopping.

[JDII]

I was talkin bout your car too sam luvin your patina man. You takin it to the farm this sunday? I will be there with or with out mine. Hopefully Randy Mcpherson the man that built my car will be there with his bus so I can thank him again and see what he has done to it.

[86vwgti8v]

Thanks john, I appreciate the compliments.
I'm headed to ga, sugar creek, I think is the name of the show. Rollin the beetle and c*bby. (censored for watercooled content)

[86vwgti8v]

Brackets made.

[JDII]

lights look good. You going south for the weekend. I thought that show was last weekend. good luck man and have fun. you drivin the mans car(a/c) and puttin the miss in the girls car (w/c) j/k

[86vwgti8v]

Yes, I will be driving the Mans car. Kind of a poor adjective to reffer to a beetle but considering its comparison in this situation I guess it fits.

That speedo cable attatchment looks cool. May have to grab one of them shortly.

I mounted the lights today and replaced the rear bumper with one that wasnt as messed up. this one has to be scrubbed pretty good, has lots of oxidation.

[JDII]

with the amount of work it takes to keep a beetle on the road I figured man fit better than woman

[86vwgti8v]

I guess that's fair.

[86vwgti8v]

Some quick cheesy pics.

[justing1234]

is that a meat grinder?

[86vwgti8v]

is that a meat grinder?

ya' never know.

[zzzdanz]

^^^^^....classic!

[86vwgti8v]

Saturday drove it to sugar hill ga, about 100 miles each way.
The tube from the fan shroud to the heater box blew off and got lodged in the crank shaft pulley. other then that it did great.

Today I replaced the exhaust for stock, that was fun, as I was tightening down the intake bolts one broke. I was almost done too. Had to take it all apart and do it again. Also got the heat working. The new exhaust makes a huge difference. The last exhaust was leaking, she now runs better!

[BlackRadon]

Just wanna say thanks for the awesome read and great progress of your bug. This makes me miss my first VW and car. 62 canadian standard, I'm pretty sure your thread has kick started my want/need for an air-cooled again! I find myself looking on samba forums and the kcw forums for inspiration and also too see what's new, if anything, in the scene. So I just wanted to let you know haha.

[86vwgti8v]

Glad I could help! Start a build thread when you get started, who knows who you may inspire!

[86vwgti8v]

Double post..oops

[dubluv2003]

Did u delete your fb? jw, Im doin a grill out this sunday for a bunch of us in greenville, wanted to see if you wanted to drop by and hang out.

[86vwgti8v]

Yea man fb been deleted.

I appreciate the invite! Let me see whats going on, I may drop by....

[subgraphic]

Fantastic thread

[86vwgti8v]

Fantastic thread

Thank you!

I been driving it a little bit every day, drove it to work a few times (22 miles each way) drove it today, might get to see how she does in the rain. got the stock exhaust on and heat working! Looks better, sounds ok I guess.

Hopefully get some real pics this weekend.

[justing1234]

damn, nature knows how to make a car look sick

[dubluv2003]

Yea man fb been deleted.

I appreciate the invite! Let me see whats going on, I may drop by....

[subgraphic]

Thank you!

I been driving it a little bit every day, drove it to work a few times (22 miles each way) drove it today, might get to see how she does in the rain. got the stock exhaust on and heat working! Looks better, sounds ok I guess.

Hopefully get some real pics this weekend.

Your car is a real inspiration- Mine is fairly straight, but someone primered over it. After reading your thread I have though seriously about ways to try to get down to the OG paint in hopes it would look a fraction of patina'd like yours.
Good job!

[zzzdanz]

Good to see ya efforts pay off and ya get to drive her man!...ya get those rev. lights up and running?

[86vwgti8v]

Good to see ya efforts pay off and ya get to drive her man!...ya get those rev. lights up and running?

not yet, money isn't there but a buddy of mine said he has the needed switch from 66 he recently parted, problem is he cant find it...

heres a jack i freshened up, should have got before pics, it was solid rust, did not jack...

Your car is a real inspiration- Mine is fairly straight, but someone primered over it. After reading your thread I have though seriously about ways to try to get down to the OG paint in hopes it would look a fraction of patina'd like yours.
Good job!

thank you and errbody else for the compliments. I seen 2 people take pics of my car yesterday while i was in the parts store bullchitting. The compliments, stares, , people beeping, people wanting to talk about it....all make it worth it! not to mention the HUGE cheese you get when you drive it

[86vwgti8v]

[TightDub]

[GEETi]

Nice Shot(s), man!