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

beetleboyjeff Custom Title Time!

1,790 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 24 Nov 2012, 10:09 am

#932667

Great to see. Having it on the road will be even more of a help to get into town from Tele point too.

From your ole' mate Jeff

DylanTheDubber Custom Title Time!

1,252 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 19 Dec 2012, 7:04 pm

#936282

Great News To Everyone!

My Car Is Finally Back On The Road!

So Happy, So Much Hard Work Has Paid Off.

From Dylan

dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 19 Dec 2012, 7:08 pm

#936283

Well done Dylan!
Glad you kept at it!

westi wrote:That's mad Alan.

Doug Sweetman Nil Bastardo Carborundum

2,128 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 19 Dec 2012, 11:55 pm

#936317

Congrats mate, I remember how stoke I was to get my first car (67 bug) rego'd - you must be feeling great right now !

beetleboyjeff Custom Title Time!

1,790 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 20 Dec 2012, 1:09 am

#936323

Good one Dylan.

From your ole' mate Jeff

grumble Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,672 posts · joined Jun 2008 · 20 Dec 2012, 7:07 am

#936345

Well done Dylan so pleased to see you achieve so much.Cheers Les👍

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 20 Dec 2012, 7:08 am

#936346

Well done Dylan, do you have a licence yet?

DylanTheDubber Custom Title Time!

1,252 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 20 Dec 2012, 8:50 am

#936359

Thanks for The encouragement guys, it does feel great, i have the fun job now of bringing it back from stock to how i want it. Got New wheels and getting new tyres soon so hopefully can install and do some other things by the time i get my P's in January.

From Dylan

DylanTheDubber Custom Title Time!

1,252 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 12 Jan 2013, 3:23 pm

#938968

The New Look, The New Stance.

What do you think guys? Brand new wheels and tyres. has about 2 degrees negative camber all round.

Loving the new look and feel of the car, having a few engine complications im trying to sort out (no spark) and have to do a toe in wheel alignment on the front but still got 20 more days till i get my P's so will have it all done by then.

From Dylan

ian.mezz I never said, I could write or spell

3,913 posts · joined Sep 2004 · 12 Jan 2013, 3:30 pm

#938970

those wheels look heaps better.👍

😂🤪😂🤪😂
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. 🥲

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 12 Jan 2013, 8:10 pm

#939010

Looks great 👍👍👍👍

Maybe dark tint the windows??

Futue te ipsum!!!

beetleboyjeff Custom Title Time!

1,790 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 12 Jan 2013, 9:04 pm

#939014

Looks like we got the height you wanted pretty welll. Are you happy with it, or still too early to tell?

From your ole' mate Jeff

DylanTheDubber Custom Title Time!

1,252 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 12 Jan 2013, 9:35 pm

#939019

Bizzarre - Yeah i have been tossing up weather to get dark window tint but not sure what to do as of yet.

Jeff - I am happy with the height and am happy at what we archived. The muffler doesnt have much clearance now and i can tell it has settles more already even just from moving it. I Plan on getting a high mount muffler because i don't like the sound or clearance of the "quiet pack" muffler thats on there at the moment.

From Dylan

grumble Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,672 posts · joined Jun 2008 · 13 Jan 2013, 8:01 am

#939042

👍

hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 · 13 Jan 2013, 9:37 am

#939048

Looks good Dylan

That poor old muffler is up for a short and harsh life

DylanTheDubber Custom Title Time!

1,252 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 13 Jan 2013, 3:14 pm

#939074

Thanks Damo,

And yeah it sure is. I have a plan for a new exhaust system. keep your eyes out.

From Dylan

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 13 Jan 2013, 7:43 pm

#939110

Looks good Dylan, are you going for your license in it?

DylanTheDubber Custom Title Time!

1,252 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 13 Jan 2013, 8:16 pm

#939119

Thanks Steve,

I Think i'll just go in my nans holden astra or one of our subarus. The Beetle doesnt have a mirror on the passenger door and i have been told you need one to pass because of extra checks and what they require, also being in a ruff, bumpy loud car they might not like that too much.

Also the engine isn't going at the moment because of a points and condenser issue, the only parts on the engine that weren't brand new were the dissy and the coil. Brand new ones are on there way.

From Dylan

DylanTheDubber Custom Title Time!

1,252 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 7 Feb 2013, 5:39 am

#942551

Got My P's All Good.

Been For a Few Drives but still gottah do few more things to the bug before i can take it on any decent drive.

I Have to get a wheel alignment and roll the front gaurds.

From Dylan

beetleboyjeff Custom Title Time!

1,790 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 7 Feb 2013, 5:48 am

#942552

Congrats on the Ps.

Will be great to see you driving your bug in the wild - maybe at Cooperabung?

From your ole' mate Jeff

DylanTheDubber Custom Title Time!

1,252 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 7 Feb 2013, 6:28 am

#942554

Thanks Jeff.

And Yes ill take it for a run to cooperabung, ill be there saturday and sunday. when are you planing on being there?

From Dylan

beetleboyjeff Custom Title Time!

1,790 posts · joined Feb 2009 · 7 Feb 2013, 6:30 pm

#942634

I had offered to run the safety boat at the Arrow Catamaran State Titles & Tasar travellers trophy at Queens Lake on the Saturday before I realised the hill climb was on, so I am committed to that on Saturday.

The sailing continues in Port on the Sunday, and I had offered to help there as well, but if there is someone else available (there should be), I will be straight up to Cooperabung.

I will give you a ring when I (hopefully) get there.

From your ole' mate Jeff

DylanTheDubber Custom Title Time!

1,252 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 8 Feb 2013, 7:02 am

#942721

No Worries!

Hope to See You Then 🙂

From Dylan

SebastienPeek Custom Title Time!

1,657 posts · joined May 2011 · 25 Feb 2013, 2:03 pm

#945302

DylanTheDubber wrote:
From Dylan

Any photos of how the seats are mounted?

The sold one, '73 VW 1303 - Zelda
The project, '74 VW 1303 - Gretl

DylanTheDubber Custom Title Time!

1,252 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 23 Mar 2013, 1:01 pm

#948570

Seb,
I Will get some photos to you soon of how they are mounted and fitted in the car.

Good news to All!

Im On My Way Home With a Rebuilt 1600cc Twin Port Complete Turn Key Motor. 🙂

From Dylan

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 23 Mar 2013, 1:19 pm

#948572

Cool, you will be back on the road in no time.🙂

DylanTheDubber Custom Title Time!

1,252 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 23 Mar 2013, 5:36 pm

#948607

That's for sure Craig 🙂

I'll post up some pics when I put it in the car on Monday.

From Dylan

snitz Wolfsburg Wizard

605 posts · joined Sep 2008 · 23 Mar 2013, 6:36 pm

#948619

Rebuilt turnkey motor= many years of cruising..Congrats and good luck with the new donk..👍

hrastovica Officially Full-On Dubber

361 posts · joined Apr 2009 · 24 Mar 2013, 12:52 pm

#948674

I'm new to the forum so i'm seeing this car for the first time. Stance and wheels look tuff! Gotta compliment you on not putting that fibreglass bumper on, nothing like German metal on a German car 🙂 Have to agree with Bizarre about the dark tinted windows.

What exhaust you thinking of putting?

DylanTheDubber Custom Title Time!

1,252 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 24 Mar 2013, 6:34 pm

#948714

Thanks For the Encouragement, I Have put alot of work into this car and even little things to get the wheels and tyres to fit and suspension upgrades/mods and different engines, mucking around for picky ADR Rules for rego the list goes on and on.

I will be doing the windows or i might leave them as is cause down the track a full creme leather interior is gonna go in and it might look sweet being able to see the creme leather as the car goes past people on the foot path or other cars passing?

As for exhaust I'm happy with the stock factory beetle exhaust haha as stupid as it sounds but the car is at a perfect ride height at the moment but the only thing that scrapes on driveways, gutters and speed bumps was the hotdog, the quiet pack and all other mufflers i bolted to the 3 bolt flange extractor system i had on it on the old engine. So i think the biggest upgrade im going to go on my new 1600cc stockish motor is the GT Factory mexico extractors with the 2 angle cut 2" pipes that exit thru stock body cut outs, although i will do a bit of modifying to it. 🙂

The new engine is in and running sweet!

It doesn't drive too good at the moment tho, suspect of slipping clutch i have been told by the symptoms i told someone in the know.

From Dylan