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My 69: Back on the road for Day of the VW?

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*did* · 18 Nov 2005, 8:52 am

After many months of inaction, I am determined to get my 69er back on the road for Day of the VW on the 27th.

Last night I did a mockup of the engine that I am putting in sometime in the next few days, just need some intake boots and gaskets and then should be ready to go in 🙂

Hopefully soon I will move out of home and get a place with a garage, then I can respray me bug in dove blue.
Check out my bugselecta piccy, edited the oval tail lights in myself.

*did* · 18 Nov 2005, 8:52 am

*did* · 18 Nov 2005, 8:53 am

oval TOFU · 29 Nov 2005, 10:58 am

yeh, hurry up and move out and get busy on ya bug!

engine's looking good mate..

*did* · 29 Nov 2005, 8:46 pm

yeah its in now, dont know whether it goes though 🙁
gotta redo the wiring for the alternator and set the timing.
i think i might have to realign the distributor drive shaft coz its a crankcase originally from a type 3

oval TOFU · 30 Nov 2005, 10:18 pm

anyone help ya install it? I gotta redo my headlight and blinker wiring.. when the headlights are on, they're still pretty dim for 12V (voltage drop somewhere i presume) and at idle, the blnkers don't blink with the headlights on (not enough current/voltage to the flasher can?)

fun fun fun

PrettyBlueBug · 1 Dec 2005, 7:48 am

Hey Tofu, sounds like you have a typical Beetle! :P

Steve, your Beetle looks awesome! Why respray it? It's a sweet colour as it is! Love the wheels too. 😀

*did* · 1 Dec 2005, 6:18 pm

I put the engine in on my own, it was a Monday that I had off work, I assumed everyone else would be at work still.

Thanks Laura 🙂 The paint looks good from a distance but it is pretty chipped at the front and has a few little bits of rust that I want to get rid of.

*did* · 28 Dec 2005, 11:28 pm

Hey someone post some pics from the cruise, I wanna see some smoke.
At least the engine went!