What to do with a 1968 Bug?

Guys/Gals

My Nineteeen year old daughter has a 1968 bug, its in not bad nick, but has some issues. Now whilst she loves it, she wants somethig that will start when she wants it to start and stop when she wants it to stop. She wants aircon window defrost etc etc. Something a 1968 Bug does not give her. So I offreed to buy it off her so she could get something that will.

So now I have a 1968 bug just about to run out of rego and and I am wondering what to do with it.

Ideas so far


1. Do it up and keep it as a road car, I dont really want to.

2. Do it up as a project car, go through engineering and put it on the road as a tough street car. Possibility.

3. Do it up as a deicated track car. Mmmmmm

4. Sell it. Probably what I should do.

Now I will probaby have a budget of around $15 000.00 over the next 18 mounths to spend on it. Interested in your thoughts.



Scotty

hey.. if your hearts not in it you pretty much answered your question..
however but a crackin idea is to do it up nice n sweet n give it back to your daughter for her birthday or something as she will 'always' love her beetle (it's a vw thing)
you' ll be no1 dad forever!! 😉

Have a bit of a look around on various forums and internet pictures and see what you want, see what you like, don't like.

Everyone will tell you what they like, or what they think you should do, but at the end of the day you have to be happy with your own car and what you do with it,


some will say keep it original, some will say stick some mags on it and a sports steering wheel, some will say dump it on the ground and scrap the floor pan off it,


but what do you want from this car?

weekend driver? drag car? etc...


Think about in 5 years time where would you like to see this car, or even if you would like to see yourself in it at all.....

Love to have either a nice street car but rather a track car. Money as always will help determine the route.

Reguardless things that will need to be done;

Geabox and clutch
Engine
Brakes
New seats, buckets

Tart up the paint work in a few spaces and this car will be streetable. Do all of the above to a good spec then maybe strip interior and put in roll cage later.



Scotty

Sell it to someone on here who needs a bug?

If you're mechanically minded and enjoy getting your hands dirty a 15k budget can go a fair way for either of those routes.

For my money tho (well, your money really ;-) ) a '68 isn't all that interesting as a standard road car, but makes a pretty sweet track car. Case in point - mine's a '70 which would've started off pretty much identical to your '68 - and although it ain't the fastest thing around, it's a helluva lot of fun and I can't see me ever parting with it (well, maybe except for a mid 80's 911 track car)

Where abouts are you located - are you in a club ???

Couple of posts that might give you some ideas:

Budget to go racing - http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=69984&page=1

Vassy's '54 oval track car build up (uses a 68'ish chassis) - http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=74498

Baja it!

👍😂

Scotty wrote:Guys/Gals
So now I have a 1968 bug just about to run out of rego and and I am wondering what to do with it.

Ideas so far
1. Do it up and keep it as a road car, I dont really want to.
2. Do it up as a project car, go through engineering and put it on the road as a tough street car. Possibility.
3. Do it up as a deicated track car. Mmmmmm
4. Sell it. Probably what I should do.
Now I will probaby have a budget of around $15 000.00 over the next 18 mounths to spend on it. Interested in your thoughts.
Scotty

Hi Scotty,
First thing to do, is replace the balljoints,tie rod ends, brake hoses - brake cylinders etc.. master cylinder renewed or stainless sleeve installed - etc..

You can have it done up to look great...
and get admiring glances.... lol

have the interior done to your liking...

engine overhauled to 1835 or 1916cc.. Weber carbs etcv..

this will get you a good accelerating beetle...

Air Conditioning is not Impossible... just darn hard... lol

best wishes

LEE

PS: I wish I had $15K to spend on My beetle... lol


so, it will drive like a new one...