tomorow i am going to look at a 67 baja i dont know a whole lot about the car but i am going to check it out and take it for a drive......apparently what it needs for safty cert is 2 king + link bushes for the front....an axel seal for the rear and a window winder on one of the doors....apparently it is pretty rust free and has a reco 1600 single port with all receipts from reco. any basic advice for me with buying a baja bug?

[Edited on 17-4-2004 by Anthiron]

Chreck it out for rust. A recco front end will cost you about $500 supplied and fitted on an exchange basis.

If the rear axle seal is leaking it may well be because of a bent axle. If it is a real baja up that way it will be full of sand and rust will follow. Check it over just like a beetle and make sure it has the approval paperwork for actually being a a Baja. This will show u it is a legal kit.

Make sure all its bar work is good at to are tyres and steering. These area's let a lot of Baja's down.

so what sort of paper work should it have? engineers cert? DOT approval.....the car is at burpengary not on the sunshine coast

aside from an obvious bent axel how would i check to see if this is the case (im no mechanic and i dont claim to be) also you say reco front end.....does this mean i have to replace everything i can just buy new bushes?

you usually buy replacemnet stub axle assemblies. They cost around $200 exchange then the labour to fit and align etc.

It should have modification papers saying it can have a baja kit fitted. Without them it is illegal .

ok brad thanks for your help

no probs good luck with it ....

One other bit of advice not related to baja's only,


Check those doors!!!! They should open nicely and close, shake them Make sure they dont flop out when driving

Good luck

Just don't buy a Baja, BUY A TYPE 3 INSTEAD!!!
*NO MESS, NO STRESS*

haha ^^^^ theres always one

lol yeah i know about the standard bug stuff was just wondering about n e thing particular to bajas......and notchbacktastic.......it all depends if this car is a goer if its not i may still be in the runnig for a notch:P

well i went and checked out the baja today......the pan was perfect....it goes rather well.....all receipts for rebuild and extractors and nice noisy exhaust .....took her for a drive....went great....no major rust but many dents in panels....apparently the guy who had it before this guy had an argument with his son and his son took to the bug with a baseball bat!.....it doesnt look pretty but its nothing i cant fix .....the drivers door isnt a perfect latch but its not too bad the passenger door is perfect.......im not sure what it is with people and carpeting volkswagens with pink velour plush house carpet but this is my second bug with this done and i know of others having the same thing.......the door cards are homemade and not of awesome quality but i shall make some more when i re do the interior so everything matches.....the car is a deep red/maroon colour which i think i will keep after ive fixed the body damage and get a respray......he has the engineers cert for the kit and it is registerd as a baja .....rego expires next month but he is keeping it regoed and getting it fixed for a saftey cert and transfering the rego when it is renewed im buying the car for 1200 plus cost of getting it to saftey cert

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Good work mate, looks the bit and I'm sure you will fix her up to your likeing. Good thing with the paperwork and that it is regoed as BAJA. Join manx club now and we will see you up the beach

from the photo the passenger door looks rather sloppy,

does it close fine


Maybe Im paranoid :@

it closes perfectly sky....no dramas

must get fat arse rubber

yeah i know the tires arent very chunky....all in good time

Might I add looks great, Can see it looking very nice with new paint

i know i was expecting a tired saggy baja but i saw it in the drive and it looked great.....if it wasnt for the panel damage it would be awesome......also it has some shitty gemini seats in it but in a couple of weeks we are gettng another subie l series for parts for our wagon and im gonna get the seats out of it and wack em in the bug cause they are nice and comfy:thumb

Its just I put big stuff on what was my street buggy and she has taken on a whole new persona

a dent puller will fix your issues

keep us posted with pics of your progress

yeah i was thinking id see how well i could get it using a toilet plunger to pull the dents.....it works.....sometimes

Hah, proabably would, i imagine the dent puller would take the rest, then fill the holes,

good score :thumb

im stoked i cant wait till the guy has got it saftyed and i can get it home!:thumb

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