Hey guys, I'm new to the VW scene and I just picked up my first bug! It's a 1970 with earlier guards and lights, as well as a few other goodies both internally and externally. I bought it off a hot-rodder who treated it with love and care, and I'm hoping to keep it in the same way he did! Let me know what you think!
Transmission Specs:
- New Clutch/Pressure Plate (unsure of brand)
- Short Shifter Kit
Suspension/Wheel/Brakes Specs:
- 15x5.5 ROH Wheels
- 205 x 50 x 60 Tires
- Front End Lowering Kit
- KYB Gas Shocks (front and rear)
- Front and Rear Sway Bar (currently unattatched)
- Type Three Disc Brakes
Interior Specs:
- Custom Dash
- VDO gauges
- New Carpet
- Pro Car front seats
- Double 6x9's on Parcel Shelf
- 4' speakers in the front
- Pioneer Head Unit
Exterior:
- 2pk Citrus Acid Green Paint (Ford XR6 Paint)
- Guards and lights off an earlier model (any help with that?)
bajachris88 路
Thats hot 馃憤
spdterence 路
Welcome to the forum mate. I think I have seen that little dude advertised in Baulkham Hills - which is where we are - if you see me about you know the drill - flash of lights and wave are mandatory! Terry
Ollie 路
Bingo! Yeah picked it up on the weekend - slowly getting used to driving it!
And yes, the Bug wave is a def. Mandatory!
Does anyone have any thoughts on how to get the fuel gauge more accurate? Mine goes from empty to full whenever it pleases!?
ang3lsholocaust 路
F&@* Yeah that is hot!!!
Well done on your new ride, very very sweet score.
Welcome to the vw nut house as well
Jess馃槀
Scarab 路
Hey nice bug! Good score!
I don't know a great deal about bugs in particular (type 3's are my bag) but your fuel gauge issue sounds a bit like a bad earth on the sender possibly......
.......dont forget, this advice is coming from a definite non-expert on bugs! 馃槀
All the best with your bug, and happy dubbing!
Scarab (aka: Paul)
Ollie 路
Cheers Paul! I'll check into that asap - I'm going to have to resort to driving around with a full Jerry can just incase I misinterpret the fuel gauge!
I'm super keen to start heading on some cruises when they're around, just need to sort out a few niggles before then!
Glad you all like it!
71-BEETLE-SEDAN 路
Come for a drive to sunny sunny bowral on sunday,, there is a car show begining at 9 get there at 8
There is a few bugs going.
Just puttin it out there cause that is one good looking bug
Joel 路
would be much easier to just fill up every 200miles
can you elaborate abit more on what its doing?
when i first bought my current bug when the tank was above half a tank ithe guage worked fine but just used to go to empty when going around corners
once it got below half it only worked when driving up hill
i found there was a break in the windings on my float sender. new float did the trick
Bizarre 路
Love the colour
Nice pick up 馃憤
Goitsy 路
Thats a great looking bug. Definately like the colour馃憤
colonel mustard 路
looking sharp there mate!
alansvw 路
Nice bug! have seen this one around. Great clean find馃樀
- yeah a new float may be the fuel problem
enjoy it mate
izac 路
Thats such a sweet ride man! congrats 馃槑
Ollie 路
Got me a Power Pulley today from a good mate, so looking forward to popping that on in the next few days!
h 路
lookin schweet
welcome aboard..
hmmm u might want to relocate the fuel filter as usually thats the fire killer in a vw when they get hard n crusty n break down..
n no more fun to be had..
a good move..
h
Ollie 路
Ah good idea! Funnily enough someone said the same thing to me today! That is a must do (it's on my list now).
Cheers.
P.S. What car show is down in Bowral this weekend? How many Dub's heading in? I'm quite keen!
71-BEETLE-SEDAN 路
Its The Chevalier Colege (which is my school) Fete. Every year they have this they host the highlands motorfest as well.
I dont think thereis any prizes or anything but i went last year and there would have been around 8 or 9 bugs there i think cant really remember that welll.
There is a thread with the info in te club chat forum.
Hope you can make it cause its normally a preety goog day.
navis 路
Hi mate, I checked out this car very nice and great attention to detail. One thing though the engine number does not match the rego, it was never re-registered with the RTA you might want to make sure you get that done as the rego was due on it soon I think and it may cause you problems. You may also need an engineer report for the replaced front brakes. Just wanted to give you a heads up. Enjoy your new ride!
Ollie 路
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah dont tell me that! Im hoping it'll pass by through a rego check unsuspected! Surely the Rego won't ask too many questions! I hope...??
Any iany ideas that'll help
VDUBXTC 路
Just pay the fee for the engine number transfer.
The brakes is another thing. But if they are type3 then i doubt you need be concerned
Ollie 路
Does anyone know how much the transfer fee is? And do I need to get it inspected? The brakes im not too concerned about really
VDUBXTC 路
Cost me $28 last time, could be a little more these days. It's just to change the engine number records on your rego papers.
so everything is ok when you go for your pink slip
Ollie 路
Sorry to be stupid, so is this just a phone call sort of deal? Or do I have to go and show someone? I will do it this week most probably, cheers for the heads up 馃檪
matberry 路
Nice car mate. Welcome.
Look at the voltage stabiliser, a little ally electrical box attached to the back of the fuel gauge, check the small mounting screw is tight, it earths the unit, and can cause your symptoms.
Bizarre 路
OMClarke wrote:Sorry to be stupid, so is this just a phone call sort of deal? Or do I have to go and show someone? I will do it this week most probably, cheers for the heads up 馃檪
Basically you need a blue slip - not a pink slip
Definitely a turn up and show them the car deal
Ollie 路
Anyone know any good places to get this done? I'm just a little confused as to how the provious owner got it registered with the engine in there already ?!
Bizarre 路
most pink slip people dont look at engine numbers
Lou at Regents Park is VW friendly
9743 9997
Tell him Barry sent you
Ollie 路
You're a legend mate! Still new to this "30 year old car business" haha
Ollie 路
Just a quick update guys!
Went to start the car the other morning for uni, and it wouldn't start, no matter what I tried! I spent around 20 mins trying to get it started, checked all the usual details, but no matter what I did I couldn't work out why.
I pushed it a little up from my house (past a bus stop of bewildered onlookers) for a good old fashion rolling hill start. Nothing.
As i rolled it up to the gutter and parked it, I figured I should pop the kill switch on... Oh S**t, the Kill Switch...
Sure enough, in my sleep deprived state I had completely forgotten the kill-switch was activated, thus ensuring i flooded the engine with petrol and fouled the plugs and drained the battery - Not a bad way to start the day!
So now my little bug is resting down from my house (in full view from my balcony thank God) in a little dead-end street by itself.
I've tried to start it up a few times with a jump, but it just farts and carries on, with the occasional flame bursting through the exhaust and carby's.
I'm planning to clean the plugs this weekend and then take it for a well earned cob-web-cleaner of a drive.
Any one got any suggestions as to other things that may help with the sparking to life of the bug?
Cheers,
OIlie
Ollie 路
The culprit turned out to be faulty wires and plugs! Sent it To Bernie near Lane Cove to give it a tune and fiddle, the timing was all over the shop!
Ollie 路
Hey boys and girls, I'm thinking for Christmas I might buy myself a new set of wheels - I'm a little over the ones I have on and I vowed when I bought it I would change them the next day (yeah, money would probably help).
I'm still a little unsure what to get - I was thinking
or
but concerned these could look pretty average. Any ideas?
I was also thinking these:
Apart form this, my thoughts were resting on color coded stockies with white-walls or EMPI 5-spoke.
Thoughts?!
Cheers and Big Ears,
Ollie
colonel mustard 路
First ones are too German look for your car me thinks. I know it's not a pre68. Only modded to look that way. Just decide what sort of period look you want to go for. Also, consider the cost of changing the stud pattern, and if a. Rake upgrade is on the cards.
Ollie 路
V. Good point with ze german ones. I'm going for a Cal look - those ones are much too wrong. Yeah the patern is an issue, I've got 4x100 (i think) on the front and rear, so it leaves me with a little more to search for!
colonel mustard 路
I made a thread about cal look wheels a while back, I'll post a link later on. 馃檪 you sure they are 4/100?? Have any clearer pics of them??? Your very limited as to vw wheels then as it would have been 4/130 originaly. You can get discs and drums made to other patterns though.
Like in the Link Colonel gave, maybe Some 4 stud BRMS, like this
or Painted BRMS the same colour as ur car possibly?馃槑
Ryan
trickysimon 路
You will have to change back to the vw stud pattern though if you wan't those..
Best bet would be to go to a wheel and tyre shop and see what they have in your stud pattern that YOU like 馃槈
Joel 路
theres a huge range out there for 4x100 rims cos its 90% of the 4 stud cars since late 80s
funny, ive actually been looking at a set of advanti tenzos which are almost identical to the first pic
youll find though anything over 16" will limit your turning circle without a narrowed beam
Ollie 路
Ok - perhaps not 4x100? Whats the size of the original VW pattern that's 4 lug? Or The Type Three pattern (I have T3 front discs)?
Also, has anyone used the adapters from 4 lug to 5 lug? Any disaster stories?!
colonel mustard 路
standard t3 and beetle 4 stud is 4x130 just different offsets.
Adapters are NOT legal.
Ollie 路
Yo a small update for the bug!
I passed my pink slip! Now this might not seem that amazing to you guys, but I have never once passed a rego test first go.
It's always, "this is leaking" or "that is wrong" or "that's not a car, that's a goat."
So I'm pretty stoked. I was horrendously worried when the mechanic went to open the engine bay - my engine does not match rego papers - but I think all he did was look at it to confirm there really was an engine there! He was quite impressed with the brakes (which is great 'cause I need new pads).
Although not NEARLY as exciting as STIDUB's updates, an update none the less!
Also, I found the dream...
Cheers and big ears,
Ollie
STIDUB 路
outclassed 馃ゲ your update had a pretty picture, ill show you! 馃槀
Ollie 路
Small update with the bug!
After a week off the road and a clutch cable change I drove the car down to a mates place to find that my clutch pressure plate has now decided to pack up and die.
I always knew it was on its death bed, I was just praying it was would be after my planned trip overseas (in September)! So now it'll be off the road for a few more weeks while I save up to replace the clutch! Whoopee! My mates Trek 4300 Mountain bike is looking to be a beautiful daily now!
To add insult to injury, I just ordered the no. plates "DUB.83N" - not much use at the moment!
Cheers and very sad beers,
Ollie
71-BEETLE-SEDAN 路
Hey if you still wanna change back to the 4/130 bolt pattern i might swap you discs and drums cause im after some ones with a different hole pattern.
Could you check the distace from the centre of one stud t the centre of the stud opposite.
Cheers JOIsh
Ollie 路
I can't swap anything at this point sorry mate - anything other than the clutch is a bit of a non-event right now.
Will let you know asap for the future though!
71-BEETLE-SEDAN 路
Okay sounds good, i know how you feel thought start planning for an upgrade and something else goes and needs to be fixed.
Ollie 路
It's just a pain that I really didn't want. But hey, as my Dad just said, "Thats what you get for buying a 40 year old car..."
Sadly he's always right
1303Steve 路
OMClarke wrote:"Thats what you get for buying a 40 year old car..."
