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 trippa842003
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| posted on August 15th, 2012 at 05:13 PM |
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chassis rust
HELP ! ive just bought a 1971 convertable beetle and theres rust holes in the thing that holds the swaybar on !, it it easier to swap out the whole
chassis and are there modds i need because its convertable, or cut off the front of the chassis and weld on anther good one, aslo ive found a 1974
wreck but not shure if that fits a 71 ?!?! any help please !
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| posted on August 15th, 2012 at 08:21 PM |
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My understanding is that if it's a full convertible, not just a sardine can convertible, the floor pan should have strengthening members so you
can't just swap pans with a hard top beetle.
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| posted on August 15th, 2012 at 08:55 PM |
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posted by cam070
My understanding is that if it's a full convertible, not just a sardine can convertible, the floor pan should have strengthening members so you
can't just swap pans with a hard top beetle.
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Not true. A genuine cabrio is a standard floor pan. All of the extra strengthening is in the body. If it is a chop top, who knows how they added
strength to satisfy the rego authorities.
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trippa842003
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| posted on August 15th, 2012 at 09:16 PM |
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unfortunately it is a sardine chop top, and you can see there is added strength, in the shassis, my guess is it would be easier to chop the front of
my shassis and weld on one from a doner car, i have found one on ebay but its a 1974, are these the same as a 1971 shassis?
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| posted on August 16th, 2012 at 06:19 AM |
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Some photos of the area would probably help to give a more informed answer for you.
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trippa842003
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| posted on August 16th, 2012 at 08:40 AM |
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http://s1076.photobucket.com/albums/w457/trippa842003/?action=view¤...
did that work ?
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trippa842003
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| posted on August 16th, 2012 at 08:44 AM |
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and this is the 1974 shassis i want to chop the front off and weld to mine
http://s1076.photobucket.com/albums/w457/trippa842003/?action=view¤...
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| posted on August 16th, 2012 at 08:44 AM |
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yup worked dose the rusted part unbolt? id say you could but another have it chopped and welded
edit omg you have the body off that was fun hey?
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trippa842003
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| posted on August 16th, 2012 at 08:59 AM |
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nah its not off yet, the second photo is one i can get off ebay but its a 1974 and no i dont think the part bolts off, so im cutting and shutting, so
long as someone can tell me that a 74 chasiis is the same as a 71...
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| posted on August 16th, 2012 at 09:18 AM |
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It looks like that 74 will fit but you may find that the car needs to comply with different ADR's if you fit the 74 pan as, technically, it becomes a
later model. The bottom plate spot welds of your pan can be drilled out and you can have a new part welded in to fix the rust without too much
drama.
Check with some of the sponsors on here as they should stock them.
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trippa842003
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| posted on August 16th, 2012 at 09:43 AM |
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oh cool ! where do i find them?
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| posted on August 16th, 2012 at 09:46 AM |
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Where are you located?
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trippa842003
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| posted on August 16th, 2012 at 09:50 AM |
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yew !!!!
https://www.classicveedub.com.au/cvd_new/part_detail.aspx?parts_id=13601
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| posted on August 16th, 2012 at 10:23 AM |
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im in tassie !!
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| posted on August 16th, 2012 at 10:39 AM |
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I don't know of anywhere in Tassie for you but you can also try Mick Motors in Brisbane or Vintage Vee Dub supplies in Sydney. Das Autohaus have a
website as do vollks.com.au and a few others. They will all ship to you so you will just need to weld it on or geto someone down there to do it for
you.
Good luck
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| posted on August 16th, 2012 at 10:47 AM |
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oh cool thanks !
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| posted on August 16th, 2012 at 11:00 AM |
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fyi this is it !
http://s1076.photobucket.com/albums/w457/trippa842003/?action=view¤...
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| posted on August 17th, 2012 at 01:35 AM |
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They are both macpherson strut floorpans. Only diff may be the type of fastening at the struts bum but so long as you take the struts from the donor
then it won't matter, well if donor is drum and you disc then no as you need disc front end.
Anyway 1302 and 1303 frameheads are all the same as far as I'm aware. To double check looks at the body parts list on VW Heritage. That'll tell you
for sure. 
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