Aircooled VW South Africa

Farhaad wrote:is that a momo steering wheel i see

Ermm... not sure will have to take a look.

Glad to be of assistance hope to see thatt beaut firing down the west coast roads
Good one

Warwick-Lowlight wrote:Hope to see thatt beaut firing down the west coast roads
Good one

Thanx again , I was hoping to start this Xmas holidays , but they decided to hold me back here in India till next year ! So I will only see the cars maybe in February.

2 Days left in this hellhole called India , I can finally start on my project!

So four months have passed since I last posted , feel almost ashamed ! Got busy with bigger projects ( building accomodation in my backyard) and am now starting to see the light behind the endless tunnel. I started last sunday with stripping all the good bits off both the beetles , Also started removing part of the wiring loom .Have started opening up the rust spots and painting with rust converter just to slow the process down a bit .Also I have removed the glass I needed from the donor and temporarily placed it onto the project car to avoid water damage as she is still standing next to the garage. Anybody know where I can get new rubbers for the popout windows of a 1600s ?

pics to follow shortly
jonathan

Ah, good luck, I just love those S's and my next project will be an S!

JonnoDub wrote:....Anybody know where I can get new rubbers for the popout windows of a 1600s ?
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jonathan

Have tried Pro auto rubber, but their stuff does not seal, I got all my Type 3 rubber from http://www.vwispwest.com Their rubber is pre set for the corners, soft, and fits like a glove, seals 1st time every time,


Herman

retrovan wrote:

JonnoDub wrote:....Anybody know where I can get new rubbers for the popout windows of a 1600s ?
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jonathan

Have tried Pro auto rubber, but their stuff does not seal, I got all my Type 3 rubber from http://www.vwispwest.com Their rubber is pre set for the corners, soft, and fits like a glove, seals 1st time every time,


Herman

Yep ispwest.com is the place, got all the rubbers for my notch from them. Good quality product as well as excellent service.

retrovan wrote:

JonnoDub wrote:....Anybody know where I can get new rubbers for the popout windows of a 1600s ?
......
jonathan

Have tried Pro auto rubber, but their stuff does not seal, I got all my Type 3 rubber from http://www.vwispwest.com Their rubber is pre set for the corners, soft, and fits like a glove, seals 1st time every time,


Herman

Yep ispwest.com is the place, got all the rubbers for my notch from them. Good quality product as well as excellent service.

Johnathan-
Good to hear of some progress being made
Post up some pics man you know what they all say !
No pics - did not happen

first of GOOD LUCK and enjoy.
If you need parts (body parts) let me know and we can arrange something
Have a beetle stripping for spares.
mail:

So I got half the wiring loom out of the beetle, when I discovered that is going to be easier to remove the engine before removing the rest of the loom. Took some random pics , more to follow. Also noticed that there is no number punched on the chassis , just a pop riveted plate on the front of the body.

Does anyone know if the beetle came out with retractable safety belts? Because my donor beetle has them in. Dont worry pics to follow ....... just wish the weather would play with , had to postpone a lot of work due to weather

JonnoDub wrote:So I got half the wiring loom out of the beetle, when I discovered that is going to be easier to remove the engine before removing the rest of the loom. Took some random pics , more to follow. Also noticed that there is no number punched on the chassis , just a pop riveted plate on the front of the body.

Does anyone know if the beetle came out with retractable safety belts? Because my donor beetle has them in. Dont worry pics to follow ....... just wish the weather would play with , had to postpone a lot of work due to weather

What colour is this car? Is it the original purple/maroon the 70's beetles came in, anybody knows the paint code or name?

riaanj wrote:

JonnoDub wrote:So I got half the wiring loom out of the beetle, when I discovered that is going to be easier to remove the engine before removing the rest of the loom. Took some random pics , more to follow. Also noticed that there is no number punched on the chassis , just a pop riveted plate on the front of the body.

Does anyone know if the beetle came out with retractable safety belts? Because my donor beetle has them in. Dont worry pics to follow ....... just wish the weather would play with , had to postpone a lot of work due to weather

What colour is this car? Is it the original purple/maroon the 70's beetles came in, anybody knows the paint code or name?

erm not sure hey

Hi again

Some more random pics of me removing the wiring loom and the tackling the rust to slow it down a bit: