Fuel Tank Q

Staplin Learner Dubber

9 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 6 Jan 2003, 5:01 pm

#18749

Hey there,

I have a '62 body on a '69 floor pan. The '62 body didnt come with a fuel tank and my 69 fuel tank doesnt fit. Should I modify to get it to fit or just get a 62 tank? Also the 62 body doesnt have a fuel flap on the side.........So I'm thinking to fill a 62 tank up you must have to pop the bonnet right? If someone could post a pic of a 62 fuel tank it would be appreciated

Scott

amazer kombi pilot

3,187 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 6 Jan 2003, 9:35 pm

#18829

LOL. Better just find an early tank. Easier than posting a picture of a late tank.

Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf

Staplin Learner Dubber

9 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 7 Jan 2003, 4:23 am

#18888

Thanks for your help 🙂 BTW anyone out there thinking of turboing their beetle?

Scott:bounce

[Edited on 6-1-2003 by Staplin]

Staplin Learner Dubber

9 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 7 Jan 2003, 3:08 pm

#18961

Hey Adz,

With your brothers turbo beetle did he go blow through or draw through? I'm thinking about going blow through by adapting a carb from a laser/323 turbo......

aussiebug Officially Full-On Dubber

246 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 9 Jan 2003, 3:41 pm

#19416

Staplin wrote:Hey there,

I have a '62 body on a '69 floor pan. The '62 body didnt come with a fuel tank and my 69 fuel tank doesnt fit. Should I modify to get it to fit or just get a 62 tank? Also the 62 body doesnt have a fuel flap on the side.........So I'm thinking to fill a 62 tank up you must have to pop the bonnet right? If someone could post a pic of a 62 fuel tank it would be appreciated

Scott

Scott,

Up to 1967 the tank was filled by lifting the bonnet - the fiiler neck is in the top/front of the tank, and the tank has a raised rounded front edge.

From 68 onward the tank got a little flatter (the raised front edge is lower) and the filler is on the outside of the car (how do you tell a 68 from a 69 at one glance - the 68 has a finger indent on the outside filler and the 69 doesn't - it has an internal pull-wire release.)

Just one of the approximately 2000 changes made to VWs each year!

So since you have a 62 body you'll have to get the earlier style tank, and you'll have to lift the bonnet to fill it up. Oh - and since you will be lifting the bonnet a lot, have a look at the bent-under lip up the sides of the bonnet - some bonnets have a reinforcing strip welded behind the fold-under so it won't crack across the lip (and eventually across the whole bonnet). It's a simple job to get a reinforcing strip welded in there if your bonnet does not have it.

Rob
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Che Castro ankle straps

1,945 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 9 Jan 2003, 5:46 pm

#19443

if u wanna turbo ur beetle, start saving up... its expensive

Jon

Staplin Learner Dubber

9 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 10 Jan 2003, 9:27 am

#19599

Rob, thanks for the info and advise 🙂 I'm getting a tank from a VW shop for $30 tomorrow 🙂

Jon,
Yeah, probably will be expensive, just have to hunt for bargains. I picked up a solex 32 DIS carb (from a renault) in a deal yesterday, I'm getting the carb, the turbo and the intercooler from the same car for $100 🙂

Hopefully will be able to use them,

Scott

[Edited on 9-1-2003 by Staplin]

blup58 Officially Full-On Dubber

216 posts · joined Oct 2002 · 10 Jan 2003, 10:13 am

#19607

14yroldwith1963beetle wrote:Yep u have to lift the bonnet to fill it up
if you dont want this hassle just get an older body donr put the flap things in the early body

heres a pic 4 U

G'day Adam

You said up top not to put the fuel flap in an early body, may ask why, are there problems with doing this or just to keep original, as I was thinking of putting a racing style fuel cap in my 58 similar to what a lot of the Geman Lookers do.

Cheers

Brad