Aircooled VW South Africa

Hi Nisaar, congrats on your panelvan - wow a 1 owner bus, nice Pics asap please Good condition and unmolested T2 panelvans are pretty rare - nice to see that you are planning to swop the sliding door for a unit with a window, rather than hacking a window into it
What are you plans for it ? Start a new thread under "my ride" or "projects"

Hi Guys im new here, Richard. Have a buggy with a bit of a mystery engine, 63 chassis.

Hi guys. My name is Allan. This is the first time I have ever signed up for any type of forum. Air cooled VW Beetles have always been a passion of mine and thus I am glad that I have come across this forum. My first car out of school back in 94 was a 74 beetle which my father and i rebuild over a period of two years. I drove this vehicle everywhere and it marked my independence. Inevitably I sold it being young and stupid. In 2004 I bought a beach buggy which I ended up restoring over a period of 4 years. Being a married man takes its toll on hobbies. The buggy since my other hobby is fishing. I ended up selling this in 2009 since the buggy just did not capture that beetle magic for me. I decided not to get back into it again but yet here I am. I bought my 3 VW (1975 Beetle) this pass weekend and after getting into my garage I am worried that I bit off more than I can chew. I will post photos shortly and you will see what I mean. I am playing around with a few ideas but I am not sure. You tube has quite a few Rat rod mods that look pretty cool. I will however not chop the roof,I don't believe one should mess with perfection.

I am thinking of putting big tyres at the back and standard ones in front. In other words a rat baja if you want to call it that. Still very unsure about it tough. Being a rat conversion obviously no fenders but will one be able to roadworthy a vehicle without bumpers and fenders. Does any one know?

Welcome all Newbys,

When you open your own thread on your project/ride, you will find that the guys will offer answers to all your questions.

The bumper issue, depends on which RW guy you go to, or in which area, maybe leave them on till you have it pass the RWC.

Herman

Hi, I am Charley. We bought a 69 red and white Westfalia in Durban 2 years ago. We had Coastal Classics look it over before we drove it through the Transkei, home to Cape Town. She is a beauty, and the 3 kids, my husband and I have great adventures in her.
However, the time has come to give her a little attention, as she has rust creeping in. so if anyone has any leads on driver and passenger doors, that's where she needs the most attention.
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Happy driving
Charley.

Hi Charley, we chatted on the phone yesterday (Paul)
Welcome
Just occurred to me that we might have chatted before, do you have any friends, family, etc in Vermaaklikheid ?
Cheers

Good day all vw golden oldie lovers.
My name is Kareem and i reside in the Cape Town area S.A

Ive got a 73 standard 1600 tp beetle soon to be restored and made into a baja bug.

Hi all, my name is Dewald aka senuwees Anyway, i dont own a VW yet My wife has a Porsche Spyder replica and im looking for a Splitty .
I mist say I enjoy this forum quite alot, and im gonna ask as much questions so that I can learn .

Hi Dewald. Very welcome to you!
Hope you will find an awesome splitty through this forum.
Can you perhaps post pics of your wife's spider?
Will keep an eye out for them.
Enjoy!
Regards

Louis

Hi there, after many years without a Beetle we have finally purchased a 1970 1600 that needs quite a bit of attention. The handbrake cables need replacing, the gearbox needs attention, there is one or more oil leaks, the car has an alarm that we need deactivating, simply because we find it a pain. She also needs some rust in the floor under the driver's seat sorted.

Both my wife and I have owned Beetles in the past but have not owned one in many years, so it is great to have one again, just such a pity that she needs so much doing. If anybody can recommend someone to us we would be eternally grateful. I will post photos of her, the Beetle, a little later.

We live in Sunninghill, Johannesburg.

Thank you so much for the warm welcome and I hope to be an active member from here on in.

Alan and Margaret.

Hi Great site, my day to day name is Margaret, we have bought a 1970 beetle. Been standing for 1 month, although we did drive her back from Nigel where we bought her. We dont have a garage to work on her. She needs a handbrake cable, The 4th gear jumps out when warm. Has to have rust removed under the drivers seat. The alarm removed . A guy offered to do the work for extra money for us. we are still waiting. I will look on the forum to see if there are mechanics that can do this for us then hopefully we get volksie through roadworthy.
We reside in Gauteng

Hey All

I am an extreme newbie to this forum, especially die to the fact that I do not even have an aircooled vehichle.
The reson I joined is due to my fascination in the t1 and t2a Kombi. The are beautidul specimines.

looking forward to some great convos

Chris

honeybee wrote:Hi Great site, my day to day name is Margaret, we have bought a 1970 beetle. Been standing for 1 month, although we did drive her back from Nigel where we bought her. We dont have a garage to work on her. She needs a handbrake cable, The 4th gear jumps out when warm. Has to have rust removed under the drivers seat. The alarm removed . A guy offered to do the work for extra money for us. we are still waiting. I will look on the forum to see if there are mechanics that can do this for us then hopefully we get volksie through roadworthy.
We reside in Gauteng

Try Bugger from VDubtech, a forum member, they are in Germiston.

Alan wrote:Hi there, after many years without a Beetle we have finally purchased a 1970 1600 that needs quite a bit of attention. The handbrake cables need replacing, the gearbox needs attention, there is one or more oil leaks, the car has an alarm that we need deactivating, simply because we find it a pain. She also needs some rust in the floor under the driver's seat sorted.

Both my wife and I have owned Beetles in the past but have not owned one in many years, so it is great to have one again, just such a pity that she needs so much doing. If anybody can recommend someone to us we would be eternally grateful. I will post photos of her, the Beetle, a little later.

We live in Sunninghill, Johannesburg.

Thank you so much for the warm welcome and I hope to be an active member from here on in.

Alan and Margaret.

Thanks MrT

Hi To all the newbie Friend and welcome to the site

Alan and honeybee sound like you both bought the same Beetle by the sounds of it

We Are in Primrose Germiston and have a full Engine and Refurbish ment workshop that can do everything under one roof here at VdubTech / Bugger Transmissions
You welcome to visit our web site http://www.buggertransmissions.co.za to check out some of our work

Address is 1 Richdale Rd Primrose co Shamrock
Primrose
011 822 2799

Welcome to all the new guys.
Please update your profiles to include your location so if/when you ask for help, someone can send you in the right direction...