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Bought a beetle, what to do with it?
Ryder - December 23rd, 2011 at 07:16 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 - December 23rd, 2011 at 07:24 PM

Side view, a little surface rust in the gutter

cam070 - December 23rd, 2011 at 08:25 PM

German looker I reckon

Bizarre - December 23rd, 2011 at 08:31 PM

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

enjoy

1303Steve - December 23rd, 2011 at 09:50 PM

Hi

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

Your slipping bizarre

Steve

Aussie Dubbin - December 23rd, 2011 at 10:36 PM

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

Bizarre - December 24th, 2011 at 06:56 AM

d'oh :D

Joel - December 24th, 2011 at 09:05 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by Aussie Dubbin
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 - December 24th, 2011 at 09:17 AM

slam

ian.mezz - December 24th, 2011 at 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. :fakesniff: