Hi from Brisbane- 76 Safari · Aussieveedubbers

gerggl · 9 Sep 2010, 8:06 am

Hi everyone,

This is the best site I have seen !
I have a 76 Safari, pumpkin orange and I need some help ...can anyone help?

Cheers

Greg❗

matberry · 9 Sep 2010, 11:35 am

Hi and welcome, What is your dak dak? beetle or bus? What's your problems? Plenty of people here willing to help. Pics tell a thousand words...or more !!!

gerggl · 9 Sep 2010, 12:16 pm

Hi Matt,

I have uploaded a photo of my Safari/Thing/Trekker .... my compliance engineer is telling me the chassis is not happy and I may need to replace it before I can get it registered ...so I am looking for a compatible chassis .... if anyone can help I would be very very grateful .... the problem is the old rust issue.

gerggl · 9 Sep 2010, 12:23 pm

And thanks for the warm welcome! ..... sorry getting a little stressed!

h · 9 Sep 2010, 12:29 pm

welcome to here

Yogie · 9 Sep 2010, 1:55 pm

Welcome. What does he mean by chassis? Is it just the floor pans need replacing or the tunnel is rusting away or the frame head etc.

If it is just floor pans, I think the ghia floor pans fit things.

Are there many of these in Bali?

Yogie

Sides · 9 Sep 2010, 2:35 pm

In Brisbane... with an unusual VW that is in need of help... hmmm... are you planning on coming to Action Day ???

This Sunday on The Esplanade at Wynnum... details are at http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=85271

If you are then ask around for me - you should spot my car Jezebel pretty easily, and I'm pretty well known in the club.

👍

gerggl · 9 Sep 2010, 4:48 pm

I hope so ... will have to check with the "boss" but I would really like to come over and have a chat!

68AutoBug · 9 Sep 2010, 5:26 pm

gerggl wrote:Hi everyone,

This is the best site I have seen !
I have a 76 Safari, pumpkin orange and I need some help ...can anyone help?

Cheers

Greg❗

Your Safari is a VW type 182...
it will say that on Your identification plate in the boot..
basically made for the UK... Right Hand Drive...

the LHD type 181 was also called the VW thing in the USA....

does Yours have 4 stud or 5 stud wheels??

pics of axles... You may have an IRS rear end....
which is great....

76 is a late model..... maybe made in Mexico??

Right hand drive or LHD...??

there are a few of these in Australia..
although they weren't sold here...

LEE

gerggl · 10 Sep 2010, 4:39 pm

This is a right hand drive ...plated in Mexico as a Type 181 - delivered new to Indonesia in the RHD configuration

68AutoBug · 10 Sep 2010, 9:49 pm

gerggl wrote:This is a right hand drive ...plated in Mexico as a Type 181 - delivered new to Indonesia in the RHD configuration

YIKES....
Now that is a rare one...

I didn't know they made them in RHD in Mexico...

and a type 181 that was made in RHD ..... VERY RARE....

Your wheels are 4 or 5 stud??

LEE

gerggl · 13 Sep 2010, 7:31 am

Hi Lee,

The wheels are 5 stud 14" ........

Cheers

Greg

gerggl · 13 Sep 2010, 8:46 am

Yogie wrote:Welcome. What does he mean by chassis? Is it just the floor pans need replacing or the tunnel is rusting away or the frame head etc.

If it is just floor pans, I think the ghia floor pans fit things.

Are there many of these in Bali?

Yogie

gerggl · 13 Sep 2010, 8:49 am

Hi Yogie,

There are quite a few in Bali but disappearing very quickly .... lots of Americans and Japanese are buyong these for extremely high prices ... still cheap but for Bali expensive ... it appears the problem is in the body sills and the chassis ... I am waiting for the car to be stripped to find out the full story .. will keep you posted!

Cheers

Greg