Aircooled VW South Africa

Nice find, keep the pics coming.

Slowly but steadily the colour is restored...


Neels

This is a nice car, very neat and solid.

We did many breakfast runs together.

Colour coming out are you using burnishing compound.

Jdt1976 wrote:This is a nice car, very neat and solid.

We did many breakfast runs together.

Do you know the history of this car? I would like to get in contact with previous previous owner. The previous owner had the car since 2018...


Neels

Vintage man wrote:Colour coming out are you using burnishing compound.

Indeed. Then after that some Meguiars to make it shine.


Neels

Herbie wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 6:30 pm

Jdt1976 wrote:This is a nice car, very neat and solid.

We did many breakfast runs together.

Do you know the history of this car? I would like to get in contact with previous previous owner. The previous owner had the car since 2018...


Neels

It was Frik de Klerk. Search VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE SP1600 REGISTER on FB, he was admin of the page.

You will find some pics of your car on his FB page.
Not sure if he immigrated to NZ where his daughter lives or he just left the scene. His cell number not working anymore.

Jdt1976 wrote: ↑Tue Mar 31, 2020 1:41 pm

Thanks so much...the car was really beautiful at that time...it really gives a good yard stick for how it should look like. I see the date stamps were latest May 2018...it correlates with the previous owner who bought it Novemberish 2018. It has been standing in a hanger since then, until I bought it two weeks ago. I can't believe it faded so much in the last 3 years though. I did email Frik and the email came back. I also messaged him on FB but I am not sure it will work, it seems like he is off the map since 2016 on FB.

Thanks so much for the info in any case
Neels

When I got the car it would not idle. IMPI said it will require a good tune up and setting of the dual carbs, which I still believe is required. In the process of changing some of the purple paint back to silver / black I found the one carb manifold bolt loose. It was so loose the carb could actually wiggle. After lots of effort due to no space left at the back I managed to tighten the manifold bolts. She now idles like a dream. I removed the stickers and cleaned up the engine bay.


Neels

Looking really good.

Very nice looking SP

Now you need a stock distributor cap
That one will crack and break, leaving you stranded

Tony Z wrote:Now you need a stock distributor cap
That one will crack and break, leaving you stranded

I agree with you. De-blinging in progress

Thanks Vintage man & Riaan

Neels

Herbie wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2020 6:27 am It was so loose the carb could actually wiggle. After lots of effort due to no space left at the back I managed to tighten the manifold bolts. She now idles like a dream.


Neels

Now try it with straight manifolds...
Get yourself exhaust nuts if you can. They are 12mm acres which helps.
I actually imported nuts that are 11mm across and these definitely help, but they are costly

Looking good, pity you can’t go for a spin