Your advice please...novice in need
Posted: Mon Jul 02, 2012 5:16 pm
Hi all
So it's been about three months since I first posted on here...and I've made a major step in becoming a weekend customising king....or drive around in a very unintentional rat rod of a beetle.
I've got no real engineering experience, but I've done some research on what I want my beetle ('72 I think) to become. I've looked through Volksrod sites, and various Max my ride magazines. So I need your advice on where I should start.
My car runs...I drove it from where I bought it in Roodepoort back to Sandton. It went ok down the highway - 120 was a bit jumpy, but 110 was fine. The chassis, brakes, bodywork, etc seem pretty good.
It's been painted yellow fairly recently I think, and I want to spray it a glossy black, adding decals at a later stage.
I've bought some adaptor plates so I can fit alloys.
It's basic inside, i.e. needs a bit of an overhaul. The front seats need replacing, the roof lining and carpet, etc need to be sorted. No stereo.
In time I think I'd like to start tuning and improving the engine, but I would like to get it more comfortable inside first and do a bit of a quick fix in terms of getting some wheels on it. I'm thinking to buy the easy stuff like wheels, steering wheel, seats and interior stuff first. I saw a post earlier on here (brakes and suspension 1st, but they seem ok).
It's not my main car, it's more of a project, but I want it as a bit of a run about town that isn't so heavy on petrol from time to time. So it can be in the garage for a while, if necessary. In my head I have all these plans, and my question to you bunch of V-dub gurus is where do I start? what advice would you offer a novice?
So it's been about three months since I first posted on here...and I've made a major step in becoming a weekend customising king....or drive around in a very unintentional rat rod of a beetle.
I've got no real engineering experience, but I've done some research on what I want my beetle ('72 I think) to become. I've looked through Volksrod sites, and various Max my ride magazines. So I need your advice on where I should start.
My car runs...I drove it from where I bought it in Roodepoort back to Sandton. It went ok down the highway - 120 was a bit jumpy, but 110 was fine. The chassis, brakes, bodywork, etc seem pretty good.
It's been painted yellow fairly recently I think, and I want to spray it a glossy black, adding decals at a later stage.
I've bought some adaptor plates so I can fit alloys.
It's basic inside, i.e. needs a bit of an overhaul. The front seats need replacing, the roof lining and carpet, etc need to be sorted. No stereo.
In time I think I'd like to start tuning and improving the engine, but I would like to get it more comfortable inside first and do a bit of a quick fix in terms of getting some wheels on it. I'm thinking to buy the easy stuff like wheels, steering wheel, seats and interior stuff first. I saw a post earlier on here (brakes and suspension 1st, but they seem ok).
It's not my main car, it's more of a project, but I want it as a bit of a run about town that isn't so heavy on petrol from time to time. So it can be in the garage for a while, if necessary. In my head I have all these plans, and my question to you bunch of V-dub gurus is where do I start? what advice would you offer a novice?
