Aircooled VW South Africa

Hi guys

i just got flamed.....hehehehe

I have been a Beetle enthusiast for 12 years now. After n matriculated i relocated to Cape Town. I spent most of my time in "paperweight shops" buying and sourcing beetle magazines. i must say that my collection is pretty hectic. This is how i killed time, i studied those magazine from front to back and i must say that i have sound knowledge of flat 4's and customizing. (theory not practical)

My dream beetle is a pre '67 slammed to the floor with 15 inch Fuchs or 17 inch D-Cup Porsche rims. The motor will be fitted with a big bore kit and dual carbs.

Jay

Thanks Weti - not sure what motor to do. I'd like to have somewhere in the region of 80-90kW and I am going to spend time researching the best way to do this - my only prerequisite is that it will be a VW flat 4 aircooled motor - I am not into conversions.

I went over the car with my Dad last night, drawing up a list of everything that needs to be done - and that list is getting long. It may be a bit idealistic, but I think I am going to break my project down into stages with the start of each stage being dependent on having the cash to begin & complete. As a point of principle I'd also like to drive the car, not have it in pieces for years, so I will only start major pieces of work when the cash is there. Stage 1 no problem, Stage 2 still trying to hide the cash away from my wife, Stage 3 is a way off.

I am quite lucky that the car was resprayed about 13 years ago in the original blue. The few rust spots that reappeared were sorted out and resrayed about 8 years ago. The car has not even been rained on since then as it has been kept under a car cover, under a car port, since then. See pics.

Stage 1 - get the old girl going again
- New tail light lenses - old ones badly cracked
- New front lights - can't see further than about 5m at night
- New shocks
- Full engine service - new plugs, points etc etc
- Replace brake shoes, bleed brakes
(this should be done in a week or so)

Stage 2 - Make it handle and stop before I up the power
- Disks (all round)
- New rims & tyres
- Camber compensator
- Adjusters and a thicker front anti-roll (from a kombi) were fitted many years ago, so I should be OK up front

Stage 3 - The fun part
- Motor: rebuild & modify (to around 80-90kW) I want to use the car often, so will likely go for a bigger motor that gives me that grunt without needing to hammer the thing
- Gearbox: refit recon box, maybe with ratio's changed to suit the new motor

Welcome diesaadman.

Don't take the guys here to seriously.

Welcome '72 Ole Blue,that is a good intro and a cool looking Beetle.

Hi Everybody,

I have an 1978 baywindow combi in the yellow/white collor.
It is still a nice and solid.
Use it daily to go surfing arroud the cape.

This is my 78 baywindow combi

Hi,

I'm Tim and owning a 1978 baywindow combi.
I drive it for 3 years now arround capetown(and 500km arround).
I am thinking about to total restorate it or buying a splitty.
The car is in great condition only some small rust parts start now.
I live beachfront in blouberg so that is not the best place for a combi bit a great place to drive it as my surf car
Nice to join the forum.

Tim

Welcome Tim.

Love the Bus!

Hi everyone,

My name is Thys, living in Pretoria, always a fan of Aircooled VW. First car I owned was 1300 Beetle. 99% Finished with a Beech Buggy project, looking for a new project soon, maybe a late 50's or 60's Beetle, dont know yet!

Cheers!

Welcome Thys.

diesaadman wrote:I spent most of my time in "paperweight shops" buying and sourcing beetle magazines. i must say that my collection is pretty hectic. This is how i killed time, i studied those magazine from front to back and i must say that i have sound knowledge of flat 4's and customizing. (theory not practical)

You'll find the general theoretical knowledge on this Forum astonishing



Welcome to you and the others!

Tim, I live MILES from the coast, so your bus will live longer if I was to take care of it for you

Welcome guys!

Welcome guys hope we can teach and learn from you all

Welcome to the new guys. Love the yellow Bay

Welcome to all the new guys

Hi guys/gals
I am looking for info on building a Baja bug with a Combi reduction suspension in the rear and a decent engine with a Weber Carb. I am also looking to purchase a project Bug to do the same to. Are parts easly available and would I be able to run 33" tyres with this setup? I am looking for decent ground clearance.