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waveman1500 - January 13th, 2010 at 04:24 PM

I'm looking for a replacement for my crashed 1970 1500 Beetle. I'm planning to use it for motorsport and already have quite a few 1500 parts/panels, so I need something compatible with them.

My minimum requirement is for a bare body shell and front beam, as my existing floorpan and all other parts are saveable. If nobody happens to have a bare shell sitting around, I'm also interested in buying whole cars, within a certain budget.

I'll try to outline what I'm looking for as clearly as possible.

Things I want:
Minimal or no rust
Good straight chassis/front beam
I strongly prefer ball-joint front end to Super-bugs
I would love IRS if anyone has a semi-auto Beetle
A car/shell which is already race-prepared would be a bonus and would command extra cash, for example a nice Baja conversion or a car with an approved roll-cage or other extras

Things I don't mind:
Bad paint and minor cosmetic damage, as it will have a hard life with me driving it anyway!
Interior condition is not important
Engine and transaxle not needed, as I have good ones already
Condition of fenders, doors and bumpers is also not critical, as I have a good set of them
Wheels/tyres are not important, as I have plenty of those

So, if you have a straight-ish, mostly rust-free late Beetle in South Australia which you think fits the bill, please let me know. My name is Mark and you can contact me here or on 0437323971. I'm willing to pay cash or even swap my Type 3 Squareback for the right car.

matt - January 13th, 2010 at 07:45 PM

still have my 68 beetle if ya want it, but itdoes have rust
$300

matt

waveman1500 - January 13th, 2010 at 08:42 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by matt
still have my 68 beetle if ya want it, but itdoes have rust
$300

matt


Mate, it's the right car, but I'm not really looking for a major rust repair project. How bad is the rust really? I've seen a couple of pictures of it, but would you say that there were many serious rust holes? Drivable? I don't have a welder or the skills needed to weld the car up, so I'm ideally looking for something that doesn't require too much surgery. I do have nearly an entire car worth of patch-panels in my back yard though :(

Edit: I've just had another look at the photos and it seems like most of the rust is in the hanging panels. Could you possibly post up some photos of the bottoms of the A-pillars, floorpans, inner wheel wells, etc?

matt - January 13th, 2010 at 08:56 PM

prob not the car for you mate

matt

waveman1500 - January 19th, 2010 at 04:15 PM

I'm still looking for a car. Any structurally-sound car with ball-joint front end strongly considered.