Hey BB
11CAB said it was KO342 in the other thread. He seems to know these things, even when there isn’t a picture in the gallery.
http://www.manxgallery.org/gallery/Country-Buggies
The chassis are almost exactly the same as a late 60s beetle except the couple of little things. The pedals are type 3 (perhaps all late beetles are?), the heater cable tubes and control aren’t there, the accelerator pedal hinge tab is a little lower (because there’s no floor coverings I presume), there are 2 threaded drain holes in the middle of the rear floors. Early 60s beetles had vertical front brake hose brackets, the CB has them extending out closer to the wheel, again, perhaps all late 60’s beetles do, I’m not sure.
All the other differences are bolt on. Support brackets from the front chassis bolts to the outer ends of the front beam bottom tube. Strengtheners welded to the front suspension snubbers are the only change to the front beam.
The front stubs and reduction hubs give them the width and ride height. The stub axles and king pin assemblies look like pre 54 Kombi but are CB only. Brakes are late 60’s Kombi. Gearbox is mid 60’s Kombi. Reduction hubs have the shock mounts cut off and adaptor brackets, with shock mounts, made to adapt them to the beetle swing plates, but in the vertical position.
Engine has a protector frame under the sump, wide fan housing with no heater tubes (these were on industrial engines too), an opposite hand Kombi like air cleaner that seems to be CB only, and a special set of exhausts. Also a crank handle pulley nut with a special hole in the rear tin with a flip up cover to push the crank handle through.
Almost all small parts are from some other VW and most are available. Not window, bonnet & boot rubbers or tail & blinker lights.
Getting all the part identified is half the fun of it.
Cheers
Tony
Country Buggy King & Link Pin Overhauls, Type 1 & 2 King Pins, General Machining.
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=74138
My car is KO813
