Is this normal?

the auto:

Traffic-cone orange.

Nick

Feel free to ask questions if so, but there are certain rules.

1. Change the oil often, including cleaning the screen. 3000 miles is too long. Find some oil with zddp additive, as it's been removed from most modern oils because it clogs catalytic converters. Without it, you'll have serious cam wear issues. Briggs and Stratton oil still has it, so you could use 1 quart of that if you can't find something better.

2. Adjust valves every 3000 miles. No exceptions. Adjust the brakes while you're at it as they're manual, too.

3. Drive it like you're a little mad at it. Don't over-rev, as the crank isn't counterweighted and will wear the case if you constantly over-rev. If you stuff a nice counterweighted crank in there, balance everything and use dual valve springs, feel free to rev it much higher.

With any old car, change the fluids, including and especially brake fluid. It holds water and should be completely changed every 2 years or so. This most likely has never been done. This is the main reason that hydraulic brake components fail.

Quote, originally posted by patrikman »

A restoration to me is some sort of exorcism/brainwash for a car. /rant.

Wonder how possible/affordable that would be.

I'd just like to give this suggestion a big fat x2. The cloth covered lines conceal the true condition underneath. Don't forget the one up front under the tank.

Bonus woody points if she's hot and knows how to work on it.


Modified by Fe2O3 at 1:32 PM 11-3-2009

damnit. somehow I lost the pumpkin.

Quote, originally posted by eweu »

Great find! I learned to drive a stick in one of those. I wish I had one today.

I also learned on a 73' SB!

Looks great!

Ron Paul '08

yup.

and an ugly dash and steering wheel.

damnit. somehow I lost the pumpkin.

Quote, originally posted by pedrosan »

naughty pics of said girlfriend with the car??

fixed

It's the first year for it. It doesn't hurt if you point at something!

Quote, originally posted by patrikman »

A restoration to me is some sort of exorcism/brainwash for a car. /rant.

I drive an old Volvo named Walter, and I think its possessed.

VW MK4 24v GTI, MKIV R32, MKV R32, EOS, Touareg, Phaeton, Audi TT & A3, Porsche Cayenne.

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how can you tell? I can't see the tail lamps.

damnit. somehow I lost the pumpkin.

*edit* As a side note I just saw a guy on 270 a couple hours ago in a yellow 73 Super Beetle. Little bugger was going faster than me

Modified by GahannaKid at 5:54 PM 11-3-2009

Present: 89' MK2 1.8T GTI | B6 A4 1.8TQM

Past: 98' MK3 GLX VR6 | 96' MK3 GTI 2.0 | 90' EF Hatch | 94' EG-6 D15B7 | 98'MK3 GOLF 2.0

Tail lamps didn't change - it's the bumpers.

I've owned two 73 sports bugs blacked out chrome, Recaros, sport steering wheel, stripes. A yellow one and a marathon silver.

http://www.usgbc.org

http://www.ecosteel.com/

No, it is indeed a '73. You can tell because there are no bumper shocks with the very visible plastic covers you would easily see in this view especially as the bumpers would be farther out and the trailing edge of the bumper ends would have a rubber tip.

The other tell on this car is the tower back front seats which were only on the 72 and 73 Super Beetles.

This one would be pretty rare as there were not many 73s with a sunroof.

My first car was a 1973 Super Beetle, it was red. A friend had a Blue Metallic Sport Bug, which I always coveted. Still would love to find one.

Modified by kmead at 7:39 PM 11-3-2009

Past VWs
84 Jetta GLi (used) 86 Golf (new)82 Scirocco (new)73 SB (used)

and yea, 73 started the elephant taillights, 75 went to single exhaust tip & fuel injection.

VW MK4 24v GTI, MKIV R32, MKV R32, EOS, Touareg, Phaeton, Audi TT & A3, Porsche Cayenne.

Info HERE

We have a '77 Super Beetle, and the front brakes are doing some strange things...

Ours has drums in the front and back. Do I adjust the gear looking thing in the drums with a screw driver? I saw an illustration somewhere but I can't find it at the moment.

I didn't want to start tinkering with the brakes on this thing. I consider myself pretty mechanically inclined, but I don't want to mess with brakes on a 30+ year old car that I don't know anything about.

damnit. somehow I lost the pumpkin.