Hi All , After many years sitting i have gotten enthused recently and deceided to give the bug a birthday and tie up the loose ends that were never quite done or could have been done.
I first got the bug when my Sister bought the bug in 1983 from the first owner, She drove it till she squashed it in 1989 ish, being in such good condition less than 30'000 mls we deceided to buy it off the ins company for $100 and use it for my first car.
Well all it got was a body repair and paint and doner 40hp, since the car that rear ended her smashed the generator into the fan and broke off the oil filler stand.
I thought id do a breif show of the tidy up.
Bug after a polish, Last rego ran out in 2005
Doner 40hp still goes good but not era correct
engine out
In with the new 36hp year correct serial,Okrasa kit,Blue Screamer Dizzy,& Arbath Exaust, Porsch 12v 90mm generator.
6v/12v Hybrid Starter.
As car was converted to 12v when we rebuilt it i Converted the 36hp. My 40hp had been running on the orig 6v starter for 22 years on 12v.
I think this will be all for now, thinking of putting it in the SA Bug in in a few months, should be a nice drive down from the Riverland at that time of year
Paul
Bizarre ·
Looking sweet.
Love the 36'er
vassy66T1 ·
Yummy! Nice work
bugmaniaar ·
👍👍
Stinkbug ·
beautiful machine
steve burgess ·
Very nice bug and 36hp
Hefner ·
Great looking 36hp, I've been looking for a running 36. How'd did you go sourcing what you have there?
Chris
paulaustralia ·
Chris, Id been looking around for a complete one to rebuild as i had no engine at all, but just happened to see this one within the first hour of being put on ebay, the engine was what you see and has only done 3000mls since rebuild, perfect and bloody lucky find.
But i did find while looking, http://www.vwengines.com.au/ this guy is a great help, he found a source of complete 36hps to rebuild , was going to be a good price too turn key rebuild.
SebastienPeek ·
Keen to see this at DOVW!
Hefner ·
paulaustralia wrote:Chris, Id been looking around for a complete one to rebuild as i had no engine at all, but just happened to see this one within the first hour of being put on ebay, the engine was what you see and has only done 3000mls since rebuild, perfect and bloody lucky find.
But i did find while looking, http://www.vwengines.com.au/ this guy is a great help, he found a source of complete 36hps to rebuild , was going to be a good price too turn key rebuild.
Thanks mate, the link will certainly be a great resource! I'm in the same boat. have a 40hp but really want a nice 36hp.
How does yours drive with the twin carb set-up?
paulaustralia ·
To be honest ,coz I've had this so long and never had another I have only my tired 40 hp to compare , but put it this way it pulls through the gears and actually has some pickup now. Now I'd be confident to overtake another car. They say this kit gives around 50hp.
Paul
vwfive ·
Hey Paul nice 36,just wondering where you got the 90mm 12v gen from.Mines converted but has a 12v gen welded on brackets and looks sh#t so I want to do away with it and make it look natural again.
paulaustralia ·
Vwfive, got them both from the US , there is a place that rebuilds starters , alt, generators. They also sell via eBay, search for. 6-12 volt conversion and they should come up. In the description they say use for converting early bugs to 12 volt. These are genuine Porsche genis , all recond bolts strait in. If you can't find it ill get the link for you