My '74 Beetle

Andre_vdm · Post by **Andre_vdm** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 12:31 pm

Here are some pictures of my '74 beetle, it gets used every day to work and back and will now be used to drive our newborn baby around!

Blitzkrieg · Post by **Blitzkrieg** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 1:33 pm

I see it everyday on my travels. Nice roofrack!!

Andre_vdm · Post by **Andre_vdm** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 1:49 pm

Thank you! I know it's probably not made for a beetle but it works and is a genuine VW one!

buggyfan · Post by **buggyfan** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 2:21 pm

Niiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiice

post a pic of the dash aswell please

Andre_vdm · Post by **Andre_vdm** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 3:38 pm

The dash was badly cut at the radio, so I fitted the padded dash to hide the damage!

buggyfan · Post by **buggyfan** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 4:00 pm

Isnt a 74 model supposed to come out with a padded dash as standard??

My first bug was a 74 aswell .

Andre_vdm · Post by **Andre_vdm** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 4:11 pm

I really don't know,I had to drill the holes for the dash myself.
Here are some more pics of what I have done.
Front Disc brakes.

Thicker front anti roll bar! This makes a HUGE Improvement!

I used a bigger master cylinder and got a much better pedal feel than the standard one!

beetlepower · Post by **beetlepower** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 5:49 pm

I think only the 1600L came with the padded dash in that year...

Golfmad · Post by **Golfmad** » Mon Sep 19, 2011 6:17 pm

Nice, I like the fat wheels at the back and the roof-rack

My Dad had a 74 1300 twinport it also had the padded dash, but its front indicators were located in the bumber, not on the wheel arch.

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