New Members - Introduce yourself..

[Dawie]

Welcome all the new people.

Yes, i agree that the 993 was the last real Porsche.

[Mntungwa]

Hi to all the "Airheads" out there. I am a Beetle enthusiast. I do work on my Beetle on the weekends. Things I have done lately is convert to disc brakes in the front. I have a VW Wasserboxer that I want to install in my Beetle and the views I have had have been mixed. Somebody please help me here. My 1600 aircooled engine needs a twinport fan. Can somebody please assist. Thanks

[$uperman]

Hello ! I am farely new to the vw scene although I prac ticaly grew up in one... I asked my dad(IMPI) if I could have a beetle for my 18th birthday so that every man in our house could have a beetle for their first car( its a sort of family tradition) so here i am we have just started working on it.... we have collected most of the parts so far and have started to take a donar car appart for what we needed... and now i have found myself 0n the forum to keep you up to date on how the build is going......

but to my suprise we only have 90 days to finish the car... because my dad promised one of his friends they could use the car as a wedding car... so now its on

CANT WAIT TO SEE THE END RESULT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[hitlers revenge]

Welcome Superman.

Just remember you are only aloud to ask your dad questions. You cannot ask him to help you!

[eben]

Hi Guys & Gals. I've owned my 1995 Porsche 993 ( 993 SERIES =last of the air cooled) for just over a year and enjoy it immensely.
But then, I believe that water cooled Porsche's are the work of the devil.
VIVA AIR COOLED!

Gooi some pictures please

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[Bugger]

Hello ! I am farely new to the vw scene although I prac ticaly grew up in one... I asked my dad(IMPI) if I could have a beetle for my 18th birthday so that every man in our house could have a beetle for their first car( its a sort of family tradition) so here i am we have just started working on it.... we have collected most of the parts so far and have started to take a donar car appart for what we needed... and now i have found myself 0n the forum to keep you up to date on how the build is going......

but to my suprise we only have 90 days to finish the car... because my dad promised one of his friends they could use the car as a wedding car... so now its on

CANT WAIT TO SEE THE END RESULT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome Young Botha I like the Way you Spell your user name starting with the Dollar sign

[deon1980]

Hi, my name is Deon van Zyl. I bought a 1959 Karmann Ghia and want to restore it. My biggest issue at this stage is finding a rear window. I must say that I am very excited about this project & would like to move as quickly as my cashflow allows me to!

[Mntungwa]

Hi to all the "Airheads" out there. I am a Beetle enthusiast. I live in Johannesburg. I do work on my Beetle on the weekends. Things I have done lately is convert to disc brakes in the front. I have a VW Wasserboxer that I want to install in my Beetle and the views I have had have been mixed.

[Chuni]

Hi! My name is Chuni, this is the first forum I ever joined! I have a deep interest in type 1's , and From what I've seen on this forum I know I'm at the right place. I hope to get advice from you guys sometime in the near future!

[jolas]

Welcome to the new okes, Chuni, Mntungwa, Deon19890, et al, start new threads with your rides and projects, and don't forget about the pics

[HeinzModricky]

Hello everybody,

so after 25 years of not owning a kombi (I had a few - the type that when I picked up hitch hikers, on more than one occassion I got the comment, "I've always wondered who owned this van" - a combination of fibreglass, body putty, undercoat and a bit of original Kombi!), So here I am in my 50's with a son and daughter who'd really like a Kombi. fantastic I thought, great father and son project, but I guess after the pictures of my originals, one year and no further action, its going to be a father and father project until it's complete. At least now I have a few sheckels and hope to deliver a Kombi in the style I would have enjoyed. I'd like to know where to buy parts such as door seals, lenses, etc. I have a good base Kombi to work from.

Other than that, I live in Somerset west, run a small sheet metal shop manufacturing the Metalian brand off road trailers and aluminium canopies for bakkies.

[hitlers revenge]

Welcome HM.

I guess your best bet would be Grand Slam in Somerset west industria. Around the corner from N2 motor spares.

HAve a look under suppliers.

[sisterbliss]

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Hi everyone I'm new here but will be visiting often to get help for my dyi resto job. Bought a 1969 beetle with perfect engine, gearbox and suspension but that's about it. To save the body and floor pan would be completely beyond my abilities as it is BADLY rusted - the seats were suspended in mid-air.. so decided to do a complete body-off restore.
What I've done to date is to remove the body (I am very proud of myself for this as I am a very small woman who has no experience with tools whatsoever - but so far I've done it all myself - proof that if I can do it anyone can..) 2 strong friends did help me to lift the actual body once loose.
I sent the rolling chassis of to Pro Beetle in Strand and Collin cut out the rusted floor pan and welded second hand original pan quarters in place. I've asked him to rubberize both sides. I used a wire brush to remove flaking rust of the suspension and then used lots of Duram NS1 rust buster on it followed by NS4 rust primer. this I will finish with a hardtop flexi coat paint usually used in the marine trade on boats to protect against future rust.

I bought new tires an a battery and I re-conned my carburetor and replaced my cv boots. I then bought another body-shell from a guy who used his chassis for a pipe car. I bought it sprayed but the inside looked terrible. I stripped everything and painted gallons of rust buster everywhere. Followed with NS4 primer and same marine paint inside.

I bought off-white fake leather and used my sewing machine to make brand new upholstery - I am trying to match the original as far as possible and used genchem glue to attach it.

Yesterday we lifted the 'new' body up and placed it on an old fish tank frame so that I can get in underneath the heater rails. They will have to be partly cut-out and replaced before I can rust proof, paint and put it back on the chassis.

I am a complete newbie at this restore job and will appreciate all the help, tips and advice I can get thanx!

[jolas]

Way to go sisterbliss ! Keep the photos coming and start a thread under projects so that we can follow your progress.

Same with you "HM" (trust you HR ), we all love the pics. Door seals, try Pro Auto Rubber in Killarney Gardens. Other bits and bobs, try calooker, splitbusaholic can import panels, he is also on this forum, Flat Four Racing, etc, etc. What year is your bus ?

[swazirose]

Hi ... My name is Raine, and I joined because someone had posted some photos taken in the 1960s/70s of Durban ... some of which don't show up. I don't own a VW but my parents had a VW Khombi Campervan (split screen) which they bought in 1960 directly from the factory in Germany. We were living in Northern Rhodesia (Zambia) at the time, and after collecting it from the factory, we drove through Europe intending to catch the Nile steamer and then drive down from there back to Zambia. After catching a ship in Italy, the Agamemnon, the ship was accidentally rammed by another one and had to be repaired in Limasol, Crete. This meant we missed the Nile steamer and had to catch another ship to Mombasa, Kenya ... thereafter we drove back to the Copperbelt in Zambia. Our little "bus" went everywhere with us on our travels in Zambia and other parts of Africa. When we moved in 1966 down to Swaziland, my dad bought another Khombi, gutted it of its interior fittings, and between the two Khombis, a trailer, and a speedboat, moved our entire household belongings on the several thousand mile trip from Chingola to Manzini in Swaziland! In Zambia, due to the intense heat, the Khombi engine caught fire many a time and as a result had many engine overhauls and changes. My dad used the old "bus" virtually as an off-roader ... no state of road was too great or impassable for him, or the old "bus" ... and boy you should have seen some of the roads my dad took that campervan along! In 1978 my folks moved back to the UK and of course, the faithful vehicle came along (laden of course with belongings) ... this time the trip on the high seas was uneventful, and the khombi again served many years on British roads. However, she was old and needed by the early 1980s to be coaxed into life. When my dad passed away in 1984 my mom couldn't cope with the tender and sentimental care the old "bus" needed to get her going and gave the vehicle to someone in our family who, sadly, saw her as a money spinning venture and sold the khombi to a bunch of hippies. The "bus" then began life as a multi-coloured transporter in a culture far removed from what she was used to. I'm sure they all had fun while it lasted. She was then sold on to a classic car enthusiast who painstakingly tried to restore her to her formerly glory ... he came to visit us one day as he couldn't work out where or what half the interior features as a campervan were for. Instead of red and beige, she was now two-tone grey ... and he had done a fine job! One burning and intriguing question he had for us ... where did all that sandy dust in the vents come from???!!