Fuel Tank Q
Staplin - January 6th, 2003 at 05:01 PM
Hey there,
I have a '62 body on a '69 floor pan. The '62 body didnt come with a fuel tank and my 69 fuel tank doesnt fit. Should I modify to get
it to fit or just get a 62 tank? Also the 62 body doesnt have a fuel flap on the side.........So I'm thinking to fill a 62 tank up you must have
to pop the bonnet right? If someone could post a pic of a 62 fuel tank it would be appreciated
Scott
amazer - January 6th, 2003 at 09:35 PM
LOL. Better just find an early tank. Easier than posting a picture of a late tank.
Staplin - January 7th, 2003 at 04:23 AM
Thanks for your help 
BTW anyone out there thinking of turboing their
beetle?
Scott:bounce
[Edited on 6-1-2003 by Staplin]
Staplin - January 7th, 2003 at 03:08 PM
Hey Adz,
With your brothers turbo beetle did he go blow through or draw through? I'm thinking about going blow through by adapting a carb from a laser/323
turbo......
aussiebug - January 9th, 2003 at 03:41 PM
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Originally
posted by Staplin
Hey there,
I have a '62 body on a '69 floor pan. The '62 body didnt come with a fuel tank and my 69 fuel tank doesnt fit. Should I modify to get
it to fit or just get a 62 tank? Also the 62 body doesnt have a fuel flap on the side.........So I'm thinking to fill a 62 tank up you must have
to pop the bonnet right? If someone could post a pic of a 62 fuel tank it would be appreciated
Scott
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Scott,
Up to 1967 the tank was filled by lifting the bonnet - the fiiler neck is in the top/front of the tank, and the tank has a raised rounded front
edge.
From 68 onward the tank got a little flatter (the raised front edge is lower) and the filler is on the outside of the car (how do you tell a 68 from a
69 at one glance - the 68 has a finger indent on the outside filler and the 69 doesn't - it has an internal pull-wire release.)
Just one of the approximately 2000 changes made to VWs each year!
So since you have a 62 body you'll have to get the earlier style tank, and you'll have to lift the bonnet to fill it up. Oh - and since you
will be lifting the bonnet a lot, have a look at the bent-under lip up the sides of the bonnet - some bonnets have a reinforcing strip welded behind
the fold-under so it won't crack across the lip (and eventually across the whole bonnet). It's a simple job to get a reinforcing strip
welded in there if your bonnet does not have it.
Che Castro - January 9th, 2003 at 05:46 PM
if u wanna turbo ur beetle, start saving up... its expensive
Staplin - January 10th, 2003 at 09:27 AM
Rob, thanks for the info and advise I'm getting a tank from a VW
shop for $30 tomorrow
Jon,
Yeah, probably will be expensive, just have to hunt for bargains. I picked up a solex 32 DIS carb (from a renault) in a deal yesterday, I'm
getting the carb, the turbo and the intercooler from the same car for $100
Hopefully will be able to use them,
Scott
[Edited on 9-1-2003 by Staplin]
blup58 - January 10th, 2003 at 10:13 AM
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posted by 14yroldwith1963beetle
Yep u have to lift the bonnet to fill it up
if you dont want this hassle just get an older body donr put the flap things in the early body
heres a pic 4 U
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G'day Adam
You said up top not to put the fuel flap in an early body, may ask why, are there problems with doing this or just to keep original, as I was thinking
of putting a racing style fuel cap in my 58 similar to what a lot of the Geman Lookers do.
Cheers
Brad