Early front on later beetle

Biggus Casual Dubber

34 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 23 May 2004, 6:32 pm

#177195

G'day,

I was just wondering how difficult it is to replace the front panels and bonnet from a '68 onwards beetle with the earlier type.

Anyone done it?

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 23 May 2004, 7:01 pm

#177213

Different shape why not just fit the same later style.

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

Biggus Casual Dubber

34 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 23 May 2004, 7:06 pm

#177219

Oh, I just like the older front ends. I just had a quick look in the members rides section at Dave Beckers '69. That is pretty much the sort of thing I'm thinking of.

Damn you were quick at replying! 🙂

Kai.A. Fahrvergnugen

915 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 23 May 2004, 7:07 pm

#177221

as long as it's a beam front end and not mcpherson strut then yeh, it can be done. been done loads!

i think you just need the earlier front valance and then the wings and bonnet will fit (i could be wrong here, this is knowledge gained from years of reading magazines, not from personal experience 😉 )

kai

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 23 May 2004, 7:17 pm

#177227

Damn you were quick at replying!

It wasnt that quick there were at least 31 minutes between our posts

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

Biggus Casual Dubber

34 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 23 May 2004, 7:33 pm

#177236

I'm in Tasmania, here split second timing is the same as 10 minute intervals.

Thanks to both of you for the info.

Menangler Custom Title Time!

1,991 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 23 May 2004, 9:14 pm

#177307

yes it is an easy job, I bought an NOS early front clip, drilled all the spot welds holding on the old clip, took it off and welded on the replacement, simple.

But then you have to make bumper mounts to hold the early front bumper brackets, they are on the inside of the spare wheel well, unlike the later ones under the front guards.
I cut some front mounts off an early car and grafted them on, the shape of the inner guards is different, so a bit of fabrication is needed but not too hard.

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Biggus Casual Dubber

34 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 23 May 2004, 9:40 pm

#177331

Thanks for the info, Dave.

Thats a damn nice car you put together.

ph billet Officially Full-On Dubber

237 posts · joined Nov 2003 · 23 May 2004, 10:04 pm

#177348

an easier compremize is to just use early bumpers you just need to make an special braket I made mine with a downward slope to make the front look lower.

[Edited on 23-5-2004 by ph billet]

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