My new car

LOL

 

[cavemanmoron]

someone stole your bumpers,

how is the heater exchanger box?and the floors,they are 2 of the things that rust thru first.

take to a reputable VW mechanic and have the valves adjusted,and the oil and screen changed.

I owned 2 diff bugs,very dependable!

Just not real practicale in upstate NY after years of salt.

 

[FlashG]

Originally posted by: Turin39789

Originally posted by: AMCRambler
Hey not bad, how many miles on it? How much did you pay? I hear some of those Beetles are pretty fast. Didn't they have Turbo Beetles that had Porsche engines in them or something like that? I read a few stories about guys that used to swap motors in them on the AMC forum. They used to sit a guy under the motor remove the mounts and drop the motor onto his chest, then jack the car up and pull him out from under it with the motor on top of him, lol. Talk about hardcore!

I stole it for 2500. Honestly I am 21 now and have been looking at these cars since i was 15 and havent seen one in my area in any condition close to this good for less than 5500 . Its got a little bit of pep but not much the engine is from a 1970 beetle, a 1600cc single port. The super beetles were a bit faster and yes there are some people who will drop a porsche engine into these guys and make them scream. odometer is showing 83k miles but I think that was from the original motor. I know that the previous owner only put about 4k miles on it as he used it for a sunday driver on nice days with the top down. garage kept.

Nice car. Don't nock the single ports. You can get 75 to 80hp out of one. That?s a lot in a light weight car

Or make a 2275/190+hp like mine. If I ever get it finished that is. Should turn an easy 13.5 to 14.0 in the quarter.

 

[Turin39789]

nice. The single port is nice, Gets good gas mileage and if nothing else, will keep me out of speeding tickets. The pan is totally solid, checked the floorboards etc, even by the battery and they are completely solid. He bought it from the junk yard at one of the good local vw places, and said he ended up haggling/arguing with the owner there over which one of them would keep it. The heater channels are rust free and all the hoses etc are still there, he just removed the heater box to fit the header in there. He even went ahead and covered the holes where the connections run in to keep the tin solid and not mess with the airflow. So I dont have any heat, but i barely had it in my last car and eventually had a window broken on it and then had no heat. Im young, used to it and really dont mind the lack of it.

 

[FlashG]

Originally posted by: Turin39789
nice. The single port is nice, Gets good gas mileage and if nothing else, will keep me out of speeding tickets. The pan is totally solid, checked the floorboards etc, even by the battery and they are completely solid. He bought it from the junk yard at one of the good local vw places, and said he ended up haggling/arguing with the owner there over which one of them would keep it. The heater channels are rust free and all the hoses etc are still there, he just removed the heater box to fit the header in there. He even went ahead and covered the holes where the connections run in to keep the tin solid and not mess with the airflow. So I dont have any heat, but i barely had it in my last car and eventually had a window broken on it and then had no heat. Im young, used to it and really dont mind the lack of it.

Go here for a good air cooled heater merged exhaust setup.
Talk to these guys about keeping it fun.

 

[FlashG]

Originally posted by: FlashG

Originally posted by: Turin39789
nice. The single port is nice, Gets good gas mileage and if nothing else, will keep me out of speeding tickets. The pan is totally solid, checked the floorboards etc, even by the battery and they are completely solid. He bought it from the junk yard at one of the good local vw places, and said he ended up haggling/arguing with the owner there over which one of them would keep it. The heater channels are rust free and all the hoses etc are still there, he just removed the heater box to fit the header in there. He even went ahead and covered the holes where the connections run in to keep the tin solid and not mess with the airflow. So I dont have any heat, but i barely had it in my last car and eventually had a window broken on it and then had no heat. Im young, used to it and really dont mind the lack of it.

Go here for a good air cooled heater merged exhaust setup.
Talk to these guys about keeping it fun.

OK I finaly found the header. talk to them about a single port adaption.

Put this on and you won't have to worry about adjusting points ever again.

 

[Turin39789]

Originally posted by: FlashG

Originally posted by: FlashG

Originally posted by: Turin39789
nice. The single port is nice, Gets good gas mileage and if nothing else, will keep me out of speeding tickets. The pan is totally solid, checked the floorboards etc, even by the battery and they are completely solid. He bought it from the junk yard at one of the good local vw places, and said he ended up haggling/arguing with the owner there over which one of them would keep it. The heater channels are rust free and all the hoses etc are still there, he just removed the heater box to fit the header in there. He even went ahead and covered the holes where the connections run in to keep the tin solid and not mess with the airflow. So I dont have any heat, but i barely had it in my last car and eventually had a window broken on it and then had no heat. Im young, used to it and really dont mind the lack of it.

Go here for a good air cooled heater merged exhaust setup.
Talk to these guys about keeping it fun.

OK I finaly found the header. talk to them about a single port adaption.

Put this on and you won't have to worry about adjusting points ever again.

thanks alot! Still debating how stock I am going to keep the bug, the exterior/pan are all original and in great shape, original running boards, a steering wheel was put in from 72 but at the same time the roof was chopped and the transmission/engine changed. Has original wolfsburg floormats. Its a struggle on wether it is work keeping it as stock as I can, or making it run as easy/strong as I can

 

[DurocShark]

Wow. Killer deal, and a great lookign car!!

Enjoy it!

 

[Turin39789]

i seriously get up and go outside to check on it/look at it every few hours here at work. Went outside a few times last night to check on it as well. Also actually left the house an hour or two early this morning so I could drive around and run errands/run into people and show off.

 

[bolsen]

Nice!

Here's a sticker I found on the back of a bug at Darlington dragway!

Here's some more

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: bolsen
Here's a sticker I found on the back of a bug at Darlington dragway!

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

1970?

 

[Swanny]

Nice! If it's really in good condition then it will become a collector's item

 

[Jeff7181]

That's a very nice car... I'm more into muscle cars myself, but Bugs in that condition are rare. Definately something to be proud of. If I were you, I'd keep it stock looking. Not saying to give it the spray or anything like that, but do stuff to make it more driveable, cause a car like that should be driven. Maybe see what you can do as far as getting a bit more power out of it and make it more reliable. I'm willing to bet there some kits to utilize an oil filter that will mount it somewhere it can't be seen. That'll definately increase the life of the engine. Might also consider stuff like an electronic ignition and possibly later down the road a hydraulic cam and lifter set. Ya know, just modernize it a little bit to make it more reliable and driveable... nothing too major.

 

LOL... I could never drive something like that, I would flip it. That and they are ugly IMO

I guess the 25 million people who had bought them in the past must have something wrong with them and the comment about flipping the Beetle, that must be a testament to your poor driving skills.


Nice !

I see it's not a Super Beetle (flat windshield and I see no McPherson struts sticking up in the trunk) This is good, the torsion sprung Beetle has better looks, a larger trunk and when outfitted with the proper shocks, handles better


Hey OKIOS, a 1990 Mustang would look old to any 5 year old.


Congratulations, It appears to be in good if not original shape, but that's the beauty of owning a Bug, there are soooo many aftermarket and reproduction parts that you can do just about anything with them

Do not be afraid to ask for assistance, just send me a PM or email anytime, I would be more than happy to assist a fellow air cooled owner

Break out your check book one more time and subscribe to at least one of the following magazines ;


Hot VW's

VW Trends

Volksworld


Also, go and sign up at ShopTalk Forums

 

[Confused]

Looks good

I've got myself an old car too, which i'm doing up They don't make them like they used to


Garry

 

Here are some pics of one of my VW's ;

Corvair flat six in '74 westy

VW show, mine is the fifth one down

Flat six all rebuilt

Inside of my Bus

Winter wonderland

 

[bsr]

Originally posted by: Roger

LOL... I could never drive something like that, I would flip it. That and they are ugly IMO

I guess the 25 million people who had bought them in the past must have something wrong with them and the comment about flipping the Beetle, that must be a testament to your poor driving skills.


Nice !

I see it's not a Super Beetle (flat windshield and I see no McPherson struts sticking up in the trunk) This is good, the torsion sprung Beetle has better looks, a larger trunk and when outfitted with the proper shocks, handles better


Hey OKIOS, a 1990 Mustang would look old to any 5 year old.


Congratulations, It appears to be in good if not original shape, but that's the beauty of owning a Bug, there are soooo many aftermarket and reproduction parts that you can do just about anything with them

Do not be afraid to ask for assistance, just send me a PM or email anytime, I would be more than happy to assist a fellow air cooled owner

Break out your check book one more time and subscribe to at least one of the following magazines ;


Hot VW's

VW Trends

Volksworld


Also, go and sign up at ShopTalk Forums

The comment on fliping, It just appears that it would flip easyly... My cars limit is probably the fliping point for that bettle/bug. And my original comment, they are the uglyest cars Ive ever seen, even the new ones.

 

The comment on fliping, It just appears that it would flip easyly

You appear to be intelligent but i guess you are not.

And my original comment, they are the uglyest cars Ive ever seen, even the new ones.

You have not seen many cars in your short life then, and there is no accounting for taste in your case. seeing that the Beetle has outsold every other automobile in the world.

These are ugly ;

Ugly Subaru

ugly BMW

Citroen 2cv

Tucker

 

[Amused]

Originally posted by: Roger

The comment on fliping, It just appears that it would flip easyly

You appear to be intelligent but i guess you are not.

And my original comment, they are the uglyest cars Ive ever seen, even the new ones.

You have not seen many cars in your short life then, and there is no accounting for taste in your case. seeing that the Beetle has outsold every other automobile in the world.

These are ugly ;

Ugly Subaru

ugly BMW

Citroen 2cv

Tucker

How can you call the Tucker ugly???

 

[bsr]

I bet I can flip a beatle at 20mph on flat ground, cant do it to any other car. But then again I guess they are not meant to be sports cars, I can understand that. Didnt mean to be offensive to the owners of those cars, dont have to flame me.

 

[huesmann]

Dude the chicks are gonna flocking all over you!

 

I bet I can flip a beatle at 20mph on flat ground, cant do it to any other car.

Stop talking out your ass, you couldn't flip a Beetle at 20 m.p.h. if you hit a concrete curb sideways with it.

May I ask, how old are you, 15 ?

How can you call the Tucker ugly???

That center swiveling headlight has got to go

 

[Frdm51472]

Why would someone cut the roof out of a nice condition beetle is beyond me.

 

[halik]

do you happen to be a clow by profession?

j/k
really clean car...