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Bought a beetle, what to do with it?

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Ryder · 23 Dec 2011, 7:16 pm

Picked up this 1973 L bug. It has suffered an engine fire that at first glance looked bad. My son cleaned up the worst of the mess and removed the melted plastic bits. Remarkably it looks like the engine is salvageable! I have a new bonnet and the running boards, so it looks like it is going to join the project queue behind my T3 and 73 camper. Hmmm, What to do with it ?

Ryder · 23 Dec 2011, 7:24 pm

Side view, a little surface rust in the gutter

cam070 · 23 Dec 2011, 8:25 pm

German looker I reckon

Bizarre · 23 Dec 2011, 8:31 pm

lowered struts, decent rubber, new busings all round, over haul the brakes, porsche gear box mount, shift bush and rear coupling

enjoy

1303Steve · 23 Dec 2011, 9:50 pm

Hi

Its not an L Bug, L bugs have a curved windscreen. It looks like standard bug.

Your slipping bizarre

Steve

Aussie Dubbin · 23 Dec 2011, 10:36 pm

Looks bj IRS if the year is correct. Nice start. Good luck

Bizarre · 24 Dec 2011, 6:56 am

d'oh 😀

Joel · 24 Dec 2011, 9:05 am

Aussie Dubbin wrote:Looks bj IRS if the year is correct. Nice start. Good luck

nah she's a 1300
Swingaxle and 4 wheel drums.

Was only the 76 that had IRS/BJ

surfpig · 24 Dec 2011, 9:17 am

slam

ian.mezz · 24 Dec 2011, 10:49 am

don't do anything with it until you get the money saved or it will just end up as boxes of bits and pieces. 🥲