Board Logo

Were 1967 Beetles 12 volt or 6 volt? And Gearbox info
Lateral - February 24th, 2013 at 10:32 AM

Hi Guys

Were the 1967 beetles 6 volt or 12 volt?

My chassis number is: 197644158.

Also, I am trying to determine some information on the gearbox I have fitted to my 1967 beetle. There are 2 sets of number:

113-301-103

AB 26 04 3

From my searching ( http://www.partsemporium.co.uk/Gearboxcodes.htm ) it looks as though the gearbox was built of 26th April 1973???

Thanks guys for any help you can provide.

Regards
Greg

bajachris88 - February 24th, 2013 at 10:50 AM

6 Volt

empi - February 24th, 2013 at 11:16 AM

Depends which month yr car was made, after august 67 will make it a 68, a pic of the car would help. 67 - 68 is the changeover year for electrics as well as major body differences. AB code denotes 1300 box up to August 1970 (they went to IRS after that)

empi - February 24th, 2013 at 11:17 AM

It looks like yr car is late 66 making it a 67 model.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/bugchassisdating.php 

vw54 - February 24th, 2013 at 11:18 AM

you have a 197 chassis number so it would have been 6Volt

Craig Torrens - February 24th, 2013 at 02:16 PM

you have (if original) a 1974 1300TP gearbox with the 4.375 Diff ratio :tu:

Lateral - February 24th, 2013 at 03:40 PM

Hi Guys

It is Stengun's old Blue 1967 and I am trying to figure out what everything is.

It is a swing axle gearbox. I also noticed that it has a plug on the nose cone for I think a reversing switch.

Regards
Greg

Joel - February 24th, 2013 at 04:14 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by empi
Depends which month yr car was made, after august 67 will make it a 68, a pic of the car would help. 67 - 68 is the changeover year for electrics as well as major body differences. AB code denotes 1300 box up to August 1970 (they went to IRS after that)


That's all overseas info, doesnt apply in Oz
We stayed swing axle till 75 and we kept making the old 6 volt beetles till march 68 when the factory was shut down and they were fully imported for a few months.

We didnt start making the new 12 volt 68 fatchicks till late 68.

Craig Torrens - February 24th, 2013 at 06:02 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by Lateral
Hi Guys

It is Stengun's old Blue 1967 and I am trying to figure out what everything is.

It is a swing axle gearbox. I also noticed that it has a plug on the nose cone for I think a reversing switch.

Regards
Greg


Yep, the 74 1300TP was a swing axle bug ( I own 2 of them !).......and yes the plug is for the reverse light. The 74 1300 had 'elephant tail lights' with the reverse light.

silver - February 24th, 2013 at 06:15 PM

here the link to the build,
it should tell you everything about the car
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=64212&page=1 

Craig Torrens - February 24th, 2013 at 06:40 PM

well, there ya go.......it now has a 3.8 diff and the 4.375 was removed :tu:

vw54 - February 24th, 2013 at 06:44 PM

ask VVDS they built all the bits for it

Lateral - February 24th, 2013 at 07:16 PM

Thanks guys

So, in summary, it's a gearbox from a 12 volt 1974 beetle. The 1974 date also correlates to the 1974 steering column that was also installed in the car.

Regards
Greg

silver - February 24th, 2013 at 08:40 PM

read the thread.... the Gearbox was built by Dave Butler and there is a detailed post regarding the trans build

Lateral - February 24th, 2013 at 09:13 PM

Thanks mate

I read the thread but wanted to confirm the serial numbers etc.

Regards
Greg