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| posted on July 4th, 2011 at 11:25 PM |
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The New Guy
Hi there,
Im Andrew, from sydney.
I have a 74 beetle, auto, in pieces,
I will be starting to work on it shortly,
It will be slammed, and have some custom paint and stuff..
But theres a fair bit of rust to cut out and replace before i get to that stage.
Also considering a chop, but im not sure about that one.
I will be using this forum alot as i am fairly new to the vw thing, so get ready for alot of questions and things,
And for some lucky people, you will be getting my hard earned cash, as i am after a fair few various parts, panels and an engine.
Looking foward to getting to know some people here.
Cheers
Andrew B
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[size=4]WELCOME Andrew
to Aussie Vee Dubbers
I have a 1968 auto beetle..
hope not too much rust...
is it a Super Beetle "L" or a NON Super?? both in 1974..
lots of members in Sydney...
Not Me, I'm in Scone...
LEE
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- [size=4]Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY--- [/size]
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Welcome to here mate
Put ya feet up, plenty to see about here
Cheers h
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| posted on July 5th, 2011 at 05:19 PM |
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It would be an Lbug, they didn't make standard semi autos once Supers started.
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| posted on July 8th, 2011 at 08:20 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by 68AutoBug
[size=4]WELCOME Andrew
to Aussie Vee Dubbers
I have a 1968 auto beetle..
hope not too much rust...
is it a Super Beetle "L" or a NON Super?? both in 1974..
lots of members in Sydney...
Not Me, I'm in Scone...
LEE
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Hello Lee!
How do you find the auto box? ever have any problems? is it simple? I dont even know the pattern lol
I have no idea if its a super or L or anything like that, that is why i am here!
I am fairly new to vw's.
Plenty of rust , not as much as my 48 austin pickup though haha.
Cheers for the welcome
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| posted on July 8th, 2011 at 08:23 PM |
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Welcome to here mate
Put ya feet up, plenty to see about here
Cheers h
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Thanks for the welcome, there is plenty to see.. im setting the search feature on fire 
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| posted on July 8th, 2011 at 08:25 PM |
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It would be an Lbug, they didn't make standard semi autos once Supers started.
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Beats me, Wouldnt have a clue how to tell the difference 
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| posted on July 8th, 2011 at 08:32 PM |
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Hi Andrew welcome to the forum where in Sydney are you?
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| posted on July 8th, 2011 at 08:39 PM |
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Hi Andrew welcome to the forum where in Sydney are you?
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Thanks for the welcome,
I am in bankstown.
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| posted on July 8th, 2011 at 08:45 PM |
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not too far away from me
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| posted on July 8th, 2011 at 09:09 PM |
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not too far away from me
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Not at all
Is that your beetle in your avatar pic thingy?
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| posted on July 8th, 2011 at 09:12 PM |
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yes it is here is a link to the thread about it
My 69 Bug
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| posted on July 8th, 2011 at 10:35 PM |
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NICE BEETLE!!
You sure give RAW a good plug throughout that thread haha
I will also have to check out classic vee dub and vollks.com.au
I will be going the same route as you with the narrow beam and drop spindles.
Not sure yet as to how you lower the rears on these things... much easier on commodores and fairlanes haha
Those telstar seats, they go straight onto the vw seat rails do they?, i am after a set of buckets for mine.
I also like those speaker housings, neat stuff.
Beautiful car mate.
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| posted on July 8th, 2011 at 10:37 PM |
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thanks Andrew, Yes i recommend RAW as well as Vollks and Classic.
My bug goes in for the new interior in a weeks tome so will be posting an update in a few weeks
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| posted on July 8th, 2011 at 10:40 PM |
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NICE BEETLE!!
Not sure yet as to how you lower the rears on these things... much easier on commodores and fairlanes haha
Those telstar seats, they go straight onto the vw seat rails do they?, i am after a set of buckets for mine.
I also like those speaker housings, neat stuff.
Beautiful car mate.
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1. I think you can adjust the rear but not easy
2. When i bought the car it had the seats installed but new rails were welded in for the seats, they are a little large for the car but they are
comfy, there are quite a number of seats that will fit and if you are going for the modified look then keep a lookout for seats that go for sale on
here.
3. The speaker housings were from classic
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| posted on July 8th, 2011 at 11:32 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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It would be an Lbug, they didn't make standard semi autos once Supers started.
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Beats me, Wouldnt have a clue how to tell the difference
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Its not a super, but as I said they didnt make standards in semi auto after 71 and yours has the smaller back window so you will probably find your
car is between 68 and 70.
It is semi auto right? not someones backyard full auto creation?
they never actually made beetles with full auto trans but they have been converted using type3 autos before.
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1. I think you can adjust the rear but not easy
2. When i bought the car it had the seats installed but new rails were welded in for the seats, they are a little large for the car but they are
comfy, there are quite a number of seats that will fit and if you are going for the modified look then keep a lookout for seats that go for sale on
here.
3. The speaker housings were from classic
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I will do some research on the rears, it cant be that hard 
Ahh rails welded in, well thats a pain, im too lazy for that haha,
I would like to know what seats will fit in these, mainly after bucket style seats.
I will keep an eye out on here.
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| posted on July 9th, 2011 at 12:01 AM |
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Its not a super, but as I said they didnt make standards in semi auto after 71 and yours has the smaller back window so you will probably find your
car is between 68 and 70.
It is semi auto right? not someones backyard full auto creation?
they never actually made beetles with full auto trans but they have been converted using type3 autos before.
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Now this is why i am here!
I got very little info on the car when i got it, and thought there may be something fishy going on?
I was told it is a semi auto,
i removed the transmission fluid pot thingo from inside the rear drivers side guard, so it must be.
Its definetly not a manual, i know that pattern.
I am about to pull the motor out and lift the body off the pan to do some rust repairs, so i will be able to get a better look at it all,
I guess i should find the chassis and body numbers and see what this thing actually is?
Again, i dont know a hell of alot about vw's,
and i have never even seen a semi auto in person till i got this thing, so its all new to me, ad i appreciate al the help and any advice
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| posted on July 9th, 2011 at 12:04 AM |
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lift the rear seat and the chassis number is on the pan, post here and someone will be able to tell you what year it is
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lift the rear seat and the chassis number is on the pan, post here and someone will be able to tell you what y
:ear it is
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Well that was easy since its gutted :lol
1103079647
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| posted on July 9th, 2011 at 12:09 AM |
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Mmm thought so.
1970 
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| posted on July 9th, 2011 at 12:19 AM |
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Mmm thought so.
1970
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Thanks man, much appreciated,
Im happier now, its 4 years older than i was told
Now what can you tell me about these semi auto transmissions,
And can i bolt another engine straight on?
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| posted on July 9th, 2011 at 01:52 AM |
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hi i have a 69 semi auto ,they are fun to drive and at times a little quirky ,i,m not far away either,and the shift pattern is easy ,i will get a
photo of my sticker that shows it all,oh and welcome to the forum
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hi i have a 69 semi auto ,they are fun to drive and at times a little quirky ,i,m not far away either,and the shift pattern is easy ,i will get a
photo of my sticker that shows it all,oh and welcome to the forum
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What do you mean by quirky
A pic would be awesome!
Thanks for the welcome too 
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| posted on July 9th, 2011 at 01:59 AM |
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well when you are used to pushing in a clutch when changing gears
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| posted on July 9th, 2011 at 09:00 AM |
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Here ya go, although this is from a 1600 superbug, yours wont have park so don't drive yourself nuts looking for it
They added that in 72 when they realized that if the handbrake cable snapped there is nothing to hold the car still.
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| posted on July 9th, 2011 at 10:21 AM |
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Thanks for that guys,
Looks pretty simple.
Is that your bug in your avatar pic Joel?
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| posted on July 9th, 2011 at 12:36 PM |
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Yeah that's it.
THe semi autos are a great box when they are working.
Mate of mine had 2 of them and I used to work on one regularly at the garage for an old duck who owned it since almost new.
They're pretty ordinary from a performance point of view though, very slow off the mark due to starting in 3rd gear and run out of top end due to low
diff ratio but they are great in the city with stop/start and slow bumper to bumper traffic, also abit heavier on fuel compared to a manual bug same
model.
It's just getting hard to keep them on the road now as some parts are no longer available and not many mechanics know much about them as they're
fairly rare and alot more complex.
Lee and a couple of others on here know them back to front and can steer you in the right direction if you decide to keep it going.
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| posted on July 9th, 2011 at 01:22 PM |
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slow starting off ??? just drive it like a manual and start in low ,or for more sedate take off use 1,as taking off in 2 is the pits as
it takes a bit to get it going
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| posted on July 9th, 2011 at 06:58 PM |
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Hmm sounds like a challenge!
I do plan on keeping it going, if i am able to bolt a 1800 or something larger to it.
By the way Nice carJoel.
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