Aircooled VW South Africa

I baught myself a 1968 beetle about a month ago. I started to strip the car to restore it. I am still figuring out how to upload picture. I will post pictures a little bit later.

Here is a few pics.

That looks like a nice project!

Just a word of advice: don't worry about fancy shiny bits, additional gauges, bucket seats and wide wheels at this stage. Get it mechanically 100% and roadworthy first, then take if further from there...

Pine wrote:That looks like a nice project!

Just a word of advice: don't worry about fancy shiny bits, additional gauges, bucket seats and wide wheels at this stage. Get it mechanically 100% and roadworthy first, then take if further from there...

yessss Pine gave me the same piece of advice waaaaay back in 2008...guess who didn't listen

Thnx. I already started the engine, it sounds fine. It is stil on the road. I baught the car from a friend and he started to strip the car. I baught the hole car for 3000 rand and prt of the deal was, that they pay the lisence up to next jear. I hope I am Finished by then. I am posting pics a little bit later.

Here is more pics of the Beetle. I have actually already started about a month ago on the project and I joined the forum this week. So its not me that is working fast, it is pics from what I did the last month.


I got all the spares that was stripped out.










I have taken the body of the chassi

Wow thats a great bargain you bought there. Good luck with the project!

Good luck with your project !

More pics


Before

After

Before

After

nice buy, next time you post pics youll be done.

Thanx, does anyone know where I can buy rear light tail lenses. The place where I buy my parts dont have stock. And a few more questions. Is rubbers and beadings always that expensive, becuase I paid like 4500 rand for all the rubbers and beadings on the car. The beading trim around the window in the door was like 400 rand for one of them.

Looking good I got my tail light lenses from calooker but it takes a long time and he is still recovering from his bike accident. It is going to look really good when your done

Thanx. I wondered why calooker didnt reply me. Now I know.

Hi Eugene

Are you going to use that steering wheel, if not, I have a steering wheel from a 68 if you wanna swop.

I am looking for a steering wheel, can you send me pics