my 60s look 74 beetle now hoodride

1972 · Post by **1972** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 10:38 am

Vuyo the bug is looking great

and great job on the decklid it is gonna look great in the end.

Chris · Post by **Chris** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 10:40 am

I tried phoning you on Saturday,but your phone was off.

The Bug is looking good.What did you do with the radiator?

vuyo · Post by **vuyo** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:15 pm

thanks Chris & 1972 this is the first time i do this iv never even dropped a flat 4 in my life befor. i got help from 2 guyz to help me lift & drop and a guy in the USofA via skype video talking me threw the engine swap. for the deklid i used the lid that was on the car and cut reseshins where the 36dcd cam pully and water pump pulley was going to tuch. then i got a second lid from a bug that was in a backend crash,then welded it on the good one. the radiator sits in the spare wheel compartment i didint cut up the bonnet i made a scoop il take pic later and show you

BUGGOFF · Post by **BUGGOFF** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:30 pm

Nice work vuyo, ive had 3 bugs with golf motor conversions. If you need any more help, just let me know.

BUGGOFF · Post by **BUGGOFF** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 4:48 pm

Nice work vuyo, ive had 3 bugs with golf motor conversions. If you need any more help, just let me know.

ZeroAxe · Post by **ZeroAxe** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 5:03 pm

That looks ace! Just make sure that your flywheel and clutch set-up is done properly! I had a Notch way back then with an Alfa Guilietta(sp?) motor in there. It had moerse 'get up and go' but you could not make launch starts because the guy that did the conversion didnt do a proper job with the adapter plate/clutch etc. And I didnt know then what I know now to have fixed the problems

vuyo · Post by **vuyo** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 7:40 pm

BUGGOFF wrote:Nice work vuyo, ive had 3 bugs with golf motor conversions. If you need any more help, just let me know.

thanks BUGGOFF where you running a 36 dcd on any of them?

karmakoma · Post by **karmakoma** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 10:39 pm

Vuyo, looks like you have been busy.

Very innovative work you doing there, I am impressed, metalwork, fibreglass, dropping an engine. Is there anything you can't do!

When I saw that Vuyo was putting the golf motor into the Bug I thought, here we go, cutting up a nice bonnet and making a beetle look ugly. But, in fact, a very tidy scoop just below the front bumper channels air to the radiator. If you didn't know it was there you wouldn't even notice it.

BUGGOFF · Post by **BUGGOFF** » Mon Sep 21, 2009 11:37 pm

Yes vuyo, i did have 1 with a 36 weber.

vuyo · Post by **vuyo** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 7:25 am

BUGGOFF wrote:Yes vuyo, i did have 1 with a 36 weber.

i cant get the throttle to work smoothly can you help the weber that i have has the wheel pullywhat did you do?

66looker · Post by **66looker** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:43 am

nice one bruva! how is the power and smoothness?

BUGGOFF · Post by **BUGGOFF** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:54 am

Mine also had the wheel pully, i had an additional spring to pull it back to start position.

vuyo · Post by **vuyo** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 12:58 pm

BUGGOFF wrote:Mine also had the wheel pully, i had an additional spring to pull it back to start position.

il try that spring can you pls pm me yo! numbers

DDunc · Post by **DDunc** » Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:55 pm

Looking good
Hey vuyo what did you do with that fuel injection system from the golf engine?
Does it have all the bits?

I want to try a fuel injection project....

vuyo · Post by **vuyo** » Mon Oct 19, 2009 9:58 am

HAD SOME TIME ON SUNDAY

THEN

ITS NOT A 1.6 BUT IT LOOKS COOL ENYWAYZ

Aircooled VW South Africa

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