New Members - Introduce yourself..

[Pompwagen]

HI

Nice to be in contact with fellow Beetle enthusiasts. Question, will any speedo fit in my 78 beetle (one with the dash). I got hold of a secondhand on but it's not curved?

THanks for the awesome page!

Pompwagen

[AirPower]

Hi, I am Joe and have a collection of Air Cooled Vehicles being: 1956 Oval Beetle, 1964 German Beetle with steel sunrroof, 1968 1300 Beetle Import Model, 1969 1500 Beetle, 1970 Beetle, 1964 !200 Beetle, 1967 Karmann Ghia, 1972 Karmann Beetle Cabriolet, 1958 Kombi and a 1969 VW baywindow Kombi.

Wow, you don't do things in halve measures! That is one impressive collection.

Welcome all and everyone, personally I like to see all the weird and strange alteration and personalizations people do to their aircooleds. That's always interesting.

Mario

[Terry Phillips]

Good day all,I recently started fixing up a beach buggy and I also have a T3 CI Kamper.I joined so I can see what is going on in the VW Forum.
I stay in Kempton Park and like playing around with cars and other vehicle.
I also like seeing what others do to their VW's and enjoy the outdoors,and that's about it.

[777LeoG]

Hi All,
I was the previous owner of a '73 Beetle that I was really attached to (as you know these cars make you love them) and, I had to sell her- it was more like giving her away
Anyway, I'm buying a '74 VW Variant and I'm not really mechanically minded so does anyone have any tips on what is usually problematic with the Variant (if anything)?

I'd really appreciate any pointers or advice?
Thanks!!

[jolas]

Hi All,
I was the previous owner of a '73 Beetle that I was really attached to (as you know these cars make you love them) and, I had to sell her- it was more like giving her away
Anyway, I'm buying a '74 VW Variant and I'm not really mechanically minded so does anyone have any tips on what is usually problematic with the Variant (if anything)?

I'd really appreciate any pointers or advice?
Thanks!!

Howzit Leo - is it a station wagon ? 411 or 412, manual or automatic - post some photos when you can, also update your location in your profile, then the guys can see where about is SA you are - this helps if you are are looking for spares, etc, etc
Welcome and enjoy your new classic

[fig]

Welcome to all newbies!

777LeoG, I don't know much about 411s and 412s, but it seems the most problematic thing on those cars is the finicky Bosch D-Jetronic fuel injection system.

The D-Jet FI system was the first mass produced FI system, which first appeared on the VW type 3 in 1968. While D-Jet does require more maintenance than later FI systems, I think the biggest problem is that very few mechanics understand this FI system, so they usually make matters worse.

My 1974 Mercedes-Benz 350SE has D-Jet injection and I could never get the car to run right until I found an old German mechanic who started his apprenticeship with VW in 1967 and was one of the first to be trained on FI. Since he started maintaining my car it runs beautifully and returns better than 7km/l, not bad for a 3.5l V8. His advice re D-Jet is to never mess with the FI system until you know for certain that's where the problem lies. He says D-Jet won't work properly unless the engine is in a perfect state of tune, and it is especially sensitive to valve adjustment. It's likely that most of the problems with D-Jet are caused by people messing with the FI when the car just needs a tune-up.

Another issue with D-Jet is that most of the wearing parts are NLA or BIG $$$. Think trigger points, throttle position sensor, manifold pressure sensor, etc.

[topdjinlondon]

hi my name is marcel
i live in cape town and recently purchased a 1978 beetle for a project i have in my head .
i have had some work done to it ,but there is still a long road ahead to get her to the dream machine i want.
anyway guys just want to say hi

[roark]

Greetings, My name is Bill. I edit a newsletter for a VW club in Denver Colorado USA. Is there someone(s) in this club I could contact for an interview for the newsletter?
http://www.vwec.org

http://www.vwec.org/index.php?option=co ... &showall=1

and

http://www.vwec.org/index.php?option=co ... &Itemid=37

email:

[juanvg]

Hi everyone my name is Juan

Im also a newbie!!

Ive never owned a beetle before, but i got introduced to this site via some friends. Im busy building up a pipecar purely out of old beetle parts. Hope to learn a few things and get to know new cool people!!

[rouxlouis]

Welcome Juan

Nice talking to you last night and I am thrilled to see the handy work that you do.
From spraypainting, welding, panelbeating, etc.

I'm sure that we will definitely hook up some time.

Warm aircooled wishes!

Louis

[gareth28]

Hi All,

My name is Gareth and I am in the process of restoring a 1960 Karmann Ghia. I still have a long way to go and a lot to learn with this project. I bought the car as I think it is one of the coolest looking cars ever built. I do have one question, please can anyone assist me. Where can I buy local parts for my car. I understand that some will have to be imported but wanted to know if their is a place in Cape Town that sell common spares for the Karmann Ghia's.

Regards

Gareth.

[hitlers revenge]

Hi Gareth. Cape Town is a big place.
Depends what parts you want, but I suggest Flat Four Racing in Killarney Gardens.

Or some people on this site.

See suppliers too!

[Wyn_V]

I see we have had a few new members joing us lately...

How about introducing yourselves and saying hi???

Hi there, my name is Wynandt.

I've joined this forum because I would like to buy and renovate a VW type 2. I'd like to ask for your advise and insight in terms of what to look for when buying a to-be-renovated T2.

So if you've written anything about your own journey, follow any blogs on the topic etc. - I'd like to hear from you.

WV

[Golfmad]

Hi Wynand, and welcome here - this is the place to be if you need ANY help and information on anything aircooled !

Where you from ?

[renierdj]

Hi, I have just bought a beetle to restore with my son. It's a 73 1600 single port. Body is in good condition, only bit of rust is on the floor pan where the battery has leaked and caused a hole. I have stripped the interior out, removed the wiring, removed body panels and have taken the body off the pan. I have chosen this car as I think it an easy car to restore and parts are readily available and with a forum like this I'm sure it will make the job a lot easier. Hopefully when done and brushed up my skills I can then start on the restoration of my 55 Ford Customline.