Kustom 1302 S BUG - SLIPPING CLUTCH - Engine back out, pics now up!

DylanTheDubber · 2011-06-29T06:20:57+00:00

Well i have had for a long time now my signature with what my 1302 is to look like and i finally now have the car and now the re-build begins. 2 Weeks ago i went up to QLD and picked up the car from my old man and braught it back down home. And This is Where the Project Begins Back Last year in May i bourght a 1972 Superbug from a local VW Community elder named Howie that he had on his farm. I Took it home and started to get into fixing him up but where i had it stored was no longer able to have the bug and i had nowhere for it to go and it also had ALOT! of rust in the body but perfect original floor pans. So i decided to keep the car (well basically) and in 4 weeks i pulled every single part off it till i had a bare chassis and i sold it to a guy in Brisbane who was building a beach buggy and the body shell was soo rusted it went to scrap. But i kept every single part from the car. Then in october last year i found on ebay a white 1972 Superbug at Fredo just north of Kempsey. I showed it to dad and he wasnt too keen on it and thorght it was over priced at $2400 buy it now. But it was re-listed and re-listed and re-listed again and again and again and i convinced dad for us to go have a look at it. So we went there and i showed dad that alot of rust repair has been done and its a good solid car an the engine had also been rebuilt and was a good runner. She was ruff around the edges and needed alot of tweeking and tuning to get it right but we bit the bullet and bought it for $1800 cash. We drove it away and back home and i got stuck into fixing it up. Then in December dad moved to the Gold coast in QLD and took the bug with him. when i came back to port from staying at dads in the christmas holidays i didnt see the bug for months and months. I asked dad if i could buy the car off him and he said alright and was happy for me to restore and customise it and have it as my first car on my licence. So i bourght it off dad for $900 and 2 weeks later here we are now. I Got it and cleaned it up a bit to the white with black detail From Dylan

Lachlan VL Officially Full-On Dubber

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#898633

good stuff

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Sorry everyone that i haven't really put much of a thread with pictures up. Lighting in my shed is very poor and pictures don't theres a boat infront of my shed and i can't get it out to take pics.

Anyways, There Has been a Death in the Family, and things have been put on hold a bit.

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1,252 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 3 Jun 2012, 5:13 pm

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Update!

Onto the engine now!

Just completed a full rebuild and modified the solex 34 pict 3 carb. New SVDA Distributor on it's way. Possibly a new ignition coil and Extractors to go on after blue slip.

body work repairs still going on because i rushed in and painted it before i got the body work perfect.

Raised rear end for when i did the oil change

Pics of the engine work to come soon.

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Before and after Pics of my Engine

Still waiting on my New SVDA Distributor from the UK but this is how the engine is coming along.

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Anyone like my Lee Noonan Inspired engine?? ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

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sander288 "Bolt-on Master"

1,404 posts · joined Aug 2008 · 15 Jun 2012, 9:07 pm

#908250

it's only slightly inspired; not enough colour or labels! 😂

Good call though

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1967 1300 Deluxe
Swing-axles FTW ❗

TorxKiwi Officially Full-On Dubber

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Yellow would need to be brighter to truly qualify!!!!!

"Ownership of a Beetle is not a destination it is a journey."

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😂🤪😂🤪😂
car forums. where a lot of peoples good intentions end up taking a good old car off the road forever never ever to see the road again. 🥲

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Ian,

Yeah i seen those somewhere else on avd here and i saved the pics cause when i can get the money together ill be paying for a panel shop to do a job like that!

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👍

From your ole' mate Jeff

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Cheers to Jeff For Having the 100th Post in this thread (:

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DylanTheDubber wrote:
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What headlights are they Dylan? Are they aftermarket?

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

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Engine scrubbed up nice.
Make sure you fit the PCV hose and the breast plate tinware (between the engine and the valance) before you start using back on the road or your cook it.
Both are missing in the pic.

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1,252 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 18 Jun 2012, 6:40 am

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Joel,

SVDA dissy. and a new 2 hole and 2 slot (for heat risers) breast plate now on the car courtesy of Goerge at CVD for only good price of $22

I now need some vacume line and soem hose to go from the oil breath to the air filter.
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1,252 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 18 Jun 2012, 6:41 am

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And Yes those Headlights are after market 7" H4 's Crystall finish Diamond cut, Same as Joels.

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DylanTheDubber wrote:I now need some hose to go from the oil breath to the air filter.
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Dylan, if you can wait until next weekend for me to have a look, I am almost sure I have a braided stainless one of these you can have if you wish.

Let me know.

From your ole' mate Jeff

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Jeff,

Cheers that would be great!

And yes i can wait because i can't run the engine until i get a new dissy. cap and rotor button.

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So i got stuck in and pulled appart the drivers vw beetle stock seat I had to use the base/frame/runners as a base for my new SAAS Sports/Racing Seats.

One you take the 2 side bolts offand remove the backrest from the beetle seat, the base vynil and spring sections un-clip off the steel frame.

All I Have to do now is Weld some pick up tabs securely to the vw base/frame to bolt the seat securely to the runners.

Then i will pickup the passenger, stock beetle seat and do same to it as i don't have it as yet.

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Come on Guys Have your say?

Comment Bellow??

This threads seeming Pretty Dead, Even when I Post pics. 🥲

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beetleboyjeff wrote:
DylanTheDubber wrote:I now need some hose to go from the oil breath to the air filter.
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Dylan, if you can wait until next weekend for me to have a look, I am almost sure I have a braided stainless one of these you can have if you wish.

Let me know.

Dylan, I didn't get a chance to drop over the hose for you, but I left it just outside my garage door if you want to pick it up during the week. Otherwise, I will try and drop it over next weekend.

Those seats are going to be GREAT. Good job.

From your ole' mate Jeff

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Cheers Jeff!

I Will Try Get Over to Yours This Week, Ill be away Down South Coast this Weekend.

And Yes! Im Very Happy With Them As Far As Everything Goes; Looks, Height, Comfortable.. everythings good. Just Gottah Find someone To Weld in Tabs So I Can Bolt Em Down To The Bases.

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Lachlan VL Officially Full-On Dubber

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#909944

u lookin for an old speedo

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What Type Man?

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Lachlan VL Officially Full-On Dubber

290 posts · joined Nov 2008 · 25 Jun 2012, 6:45 pm

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still works got a mph that i took out and swaped for a kph 69 model

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Okay Madd Bro Inbox me or P.M Me.

This Is The Speedo i Quickly made up as a temp for mine.

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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 26 Jun 2012, 9:48 am

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Hi Dylan

Those seats look a bit high and if you have a growth spurt you might end up hitting your head on the roof.

I ended up cutting the side oval section of the base in half in my sons bug, it ended up looking like very flat U and welded some angle steel running north south and them soem 25 mm tube running across between the two side sections.

Steve

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Steve,

Thanks for that Information.

They Seem higher then they are really, but I'm not real sure how they gonna be yet cause it will be up to the engineer who does the welding on the bases. Jeff's Bug Seats are higher and wider then mine and he still got his good lol. I Think Jeff's Taller than me too. But yes there is a lot that needs to be considered when making up and securing the seats.

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The Bug was meant to go into get Blue Slip-ed but after a test drive round the block, realised it was only running on 3 cylinders 😠

After we tuned it and got it running good so not real sure whats going on with it.

Also Had Rubbin on the front gaurds from 6" wide wheels on front. so back to Stocks on the Front We go.
a Mate who is quallified ticketed welder welded up plates on my drivers seat frame and then we bolted up and installed the drivers seat, and we will do the same to the passenger seat sometime after the 24th when i get the other seat base.

Weird Problem with the headlights too, with ignition on they work fine but as soon as you start the car the RHS headlight goes out and is only left with the parker bulb working 🤪

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