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Martha My '68 bug
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:48 pm
by My bug
I never knew there was such a great site for aircooled VW's in SA! I have a 1968 bug called Martha, which has been mine for 3 years now. My Grandfather bought her (he is like me, crazy about beetles) and no body in our family wanted her, so I got her. We used her to travel to a farm we had a house on for a year, as you can see in the picture. She is in need of a respray, but because I live in the Karoo, it can wait until I have the finance. Like all beetles she is opinionated and full of personality. I think she is in need of an overhaul because after half an hour to an hour of running the oil pressure drops DRASTICALLY to 5 pounds per square inch and the oil pressure light comes on! I love origionality and want to keep her as origional as possible, however I made one exeption of installing a CD player. I need a light switch, the origional type that has a dimmer and a windscreen wiper switch. Otherwise she is intact (exept for a few dents).
Matt
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Re: Martha My '68 bug
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 6:45 pm
by Sambabus
Nice My bug,a real beauty
Re: Martha My '68 bug
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:47 pm
by Pine
Welcome! That is one cool water pic.. water cooled, yet not watercooled
Re: Martha My '68 bug
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:22 pm
by Dutch_Diver
Welcome & lovely picture!
Re: Martha My '68 bug
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 10:03 pm
by Jurgen Grand Slam
Hey there Mike
Welcome to the sight
If you ever need anything, you can contact us at Grand Slam on 021 845 6702, we do have a passion for these wonderful little bugs and do complete restorations, engine overhauls and have lots of bits and pieces in our secret stash
I am also a very fond lover of the Karoo!!! So will try to help you with any bits and pieces that you may need
Where EXACTLY are you in the Karoo
I have family in Springbok and Blackrock, if that is of any help to you
Kind regards and again WELCOME, you have truly met a GREAT bunch of folks on this site
Es/ aka Juergen
Re: Martha My '68 bug
Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 10:06 pm
by Jurgen Grand Slam
Sorry, that should have been MIKE not Matt
Re: Martha My '68 bug
Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 7:14 am
by My bug
Hi Jurgen...
Closer to the garden route in the Great Karoo. Are you guys in the Strand?
Matt
Re: Martha My '68 bug
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:52 pm
by joose
My bug wrote:I think she is in need of an overhaul because after half an hour to an hour of running the oil pressure drops DRASTICALLY to 5 pounds per square inch and the oil pressure light comes on!
that sounds like it could be oil relief valves which arent working correctly, or the wrong grade oil (too thin?)
Re: Martha My '68 bug
Posted: Fri Oct 23, 2009 6:05 pm
by Dutch_Diver
My bug wrote:Hi Jurgen...
Closer to the garden route in the Great Karoo. Are you guys in the Strand?
Matt
Yes they are but they are very busy working on Bobbie Beetle!!!