My Project beetle - wish me luck !

[hitlers revenge]

Can anybody see Richard Pryor in the first 2 pics of the previous post???

[Ron&Gill]

Can anybody see Richard Pryor in the first 2 pics of the previous post???

Jawragtag, we must be smoking from the same doberman.

[JonnoDub]

Can anybody see Richard Pryor in the first 2 pics of the previous post???

Jawragtag, we must be smoking from the same doberman.

?? dont get it lol

[Retrobug]

How strange is that!
Had to look away and refocus so that I did not see him!

[JonnoDub]

Unfortunately work on the project has slowed down due to the poor weather on my off days.
Took 3 more pics:

Does anyone know if these seatbelts are original equipment or is it just someones mod?



My dog found a new Kennel against the west coast wind!

[JonnoDub]

So some progress was made the weekend, I managed to remove the front suspension from the donor and place it onto the project beetle. Still want to replace the brakes master cylinder before I connect the brake pipes. Luckily the donors brakes was done over about a year ago and all the fexibles pipes were replaced.
Pics to follow

Still havent thought of a name yet. Suggestions?

@ Warwick-Lowlight can remove ignition for you in the week ,Im coming down to Cape town end of the week , maybe we can arrange something

[shaunalberts]

question. did the dog come with the car. hahahahah. no seriously good luck im busy with a 64 beetle. lucky no rust

[JonnoDub]

So at the moment I have done some work on the VDUB

to Date:
Removed engine , Gearbox and front suspension from Donor beetle , oh and the wiring loom.

so I have put everything into the white beetle ( still nameless).
I fired her up , is idling smoothly , still some issues with wiring, can anyone point me in the right direction to a wiring diagram , no wipers as of yet.
I replaced the needle in the Solex carbeuretter, cleaned the complete fuel line from front to back , including the filter in the petrol tank.
One new battery has been added as well as a new regulator (pirate) techtronic cost me 90 bucks at Autozone.
Yesterday I replaced the vacuum pipe between the distributor and the carb and the oil pressure switch and have removed the rear screen to tackal a rust problem>
pics to follow...
to be continued

[Warwick-Lowlight]

Keep up the good work dude
Gonna be a happy day when she rolls down the road

[JonnoDub]

Gonna be a happy day when she rolls down the road

For sure dude

[JonnoDub]

So happy new year to all and a wot wot ! Have been busy ( only slightly ) over the festive season on the nameless white bug. I cleaned out the petrol tank and that small filter, that screws inside the tank. Tank still looks fairly solid for a young bug






I have also been busy with some bodywork , closed up some holes with fiberglass mat & resin and then shaped with body putty.


The vents were so rotten, I shaved them off

A friend of mine got me these lights as a present for helping him out, apparently they will fit a citi golf as well. Did'nt know that

and with the ring

Looks far better than this one

Also I have finally decided the car will be sprayed matt black like this one.

Progress in the making

[hitlers revenge]

Remember, if you spray matt black, you must mix all you paint in one go and spray everything all at once.

From experience with my ghia.

If I were you I would rather go for Satin Black.

Have a look at a black 350Z at your nearest Nissan dealer

[JonnoDub]

Yes I heard its quite tricky doing matt black , Satin was a thought but I like the matt finish

[JonnoDub]

Have a look at a black 350Z at your nearest Nissan dealer

lol there isnt one in our dealership here

[JonnoDub]

Update:
Rubbing rubbing and more rubbing! So far the front fenders are nearing completion and ready for MS primer. I worked off all the big dings that were filled with body putty after they were panelbeated. The PO must have hit some speed bumps as the part/s where the bumper goes in through the fenders were completely mangled , so far no major rust has been seen . Where I find rust I remove the flaky bits and apply NS23 from plascon , its a metal primer that stops oxidation and reoxidation(Rust). Gonna see how well it works
! I am trying to get an hour in every other night as I dont want my baby "growing roots' in the garage !