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| posted on March 15th, 2015 at 06:51 PM |
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65 Beetle - First Beetle
Hi all,
Some may recognise this Bug,
Bought from a member via a WTB add.
Going to be a father / sons project for me and my boys, who are old enough to start wanting to learn mechanical skills.
I've been down the resto road before with Mini's and Early Holdens, so have a fair idea of what to expect. Just a beetle newbie.
Everyone likes photos, so here it is in its new home...
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| posted on March 16th, 2015 at 03:14 PM |
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Very nice, I hope it gives you and the family many happy moments, and not too many head-scratching ones.
All the best, Rob.
"The best trophies are stone chips"
1969 1500 Beetle "Otis"
2008 Golf GTI
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adlbeetle66
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| posted on March 16th, 2015 at 04:05 PM |
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Looks like a great project! Where abouts are you? I'm at Carina Heights (near carindale), would love to give you a hand finding parts etc if you're
only just down the road!
Cheers,
Denver
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| posted on March 16th, 2015 at 07:01 PM |
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Welcome to the club but be warned it usually means you end up with several. I was only gonna have one beetle now have 2 beetles and 2 kombis.
Just enjoy the ride!
68 Baja - It's a growing pain!
58 Baja ute - and the pain spreads!
85 T3 Kombi - still growing
89 T3 Kombi - parts car
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| posted on March 20th, 2015 at 04:21 PM |
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Thanks
Hi all,
Thanks for the welcome.
Quick Question.
If I want to buy parts overseas ( USA for example.), what year should i say the car is.?
As if i understand it correctly, VW Australia was stamping their own bodys for a number of years and didnt incorporate design changes that were
introducted O/seas.
Cheers,
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Busy Saturday
Will be a slow project, goal is to get the body sound, then roadworthy.
Register it and paint later on down the road.
But plans can and do change.. 
So week 1 saw car come home.
Week 2 little bit of rust investigation, removed LHS guard to scratch around, found a bit of bog hiding tin worm.. Nothing un expected, probably even
a little bit better in that VW repair panels are so easily available compared to previous cars I've worked on.
Week 3 down to business..
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| posted on March 21st, 2015 at 08:49 PM |
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Tin worm..
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| posted on March 21st, 2015 at 08:50 PM |
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Bit more.. But easy to fix..
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| posted on March 21st, 2015 at 08:54 PM |
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So ordered all the panels, etc if needed online..
Most everything was in stock in Australia.
So clean up and touch up to engine tins, pan and rims are next while I wait for my deliveries..
Hopefully the GC super swap tomorrow yields some goodies....
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| posted on March 28th, 2015 at 06:51 PM |
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Floor Pan
Removed the old floor pan, looked like it was a replacement itself, as the outer edge of the original floor was still spot welded to the tunnel.
Any way out with the old....
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| posted on March 28th, 2015 at 06:53 PM |
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In with the new, used pre marked lines on tunnel to ensure new pan mount holes lined up..
In with the new.
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| posted on March 28th, 2015 at 07:00 PM |
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Rust proofing and sealing tomorrow...
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| posted on March 28th, 2015 at 07:31 PM |
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Nice!
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| posted on March 28th, 2015 at 08:55 PM |
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Aaaahhh, Resto porn! Keep the pics coming
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Aaaahhh, Resto porn! Keep the pics coming
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I agree.
"The best trophies are stone chips"
1969 1500 Beetle "Otis"
2008 Golf GTI
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After what seems a long wait, I actually sourced the heater channel ends I wanted locally.
Irony is next day the ends I'd ordered online turned up 4 weeks ahead of projected arrival.. 
Been that long I've forgotten how to load photos..
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| posted on June 28th, 2015 at 06:32 PM |
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Cut out the rot.
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| posted on June 28th, 2015 at 06:33 PM |
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Test fit and measure.
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| posted on June 28th, 2015 at 06:34 PM |
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Bulk head
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| posted on June 28th, 2015 at 06:37 PM |
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Done. Not a pro job, but happy with the results.
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| posted on June 28th, 2015 at 09:46 PM |
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.....so you should be , looks good!
"The best trophies are stone chips"
1969 1500 Beetle "Otis"
2008 Golf GTI
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| posted on June 29th, 2015 at 06:45 PM |
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Cheers for the feedback mate.
Next item on the agenda is to do a body to pan test fit. (Fingers crossed my measuring was right.)
Then it's finish off the pan related items, like a dual circuit brake master cylinder, front disc brake conversion, etc.
Plus replace the worn cables, half shaft boots, clutch throw out bearing, etc. etc. before mating body and pan for good.
Might even fit sound matting to inside of body while it's separated. 
Depends on cash and time.. Like always. 
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| posted on June 29th, 2015 at 07:26 PM |
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Nice
Exactly the same stage I'm up to!
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| posted on August 9th, 2015 at 06:25 PM |
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Got some sound deadening down and finished off engine today.
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Wings.?
Kids laughed when I told them car needed Redbull to go faster.
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Ground hog day..
So spent a full day on the Beetle and knocked off today exactly where I finished yesterday.
Some goose didn't ensure the crank end play was correct. (Me). So it was engine off, break a mounting stud and get better from there.
Anyway, all sorted and back together. For photo, refer to above post.
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posted by Strogger
So spent a full day on the Beetle and knocked off today exactly where I finished yesterday.
Some goose didn't ensure the crank end play was correct. (Me). So it was engine off, break a mounting stud and get better from there.
Anyway, all sorted and back together. For photo, refer to above post.
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Great work..!
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| posted on August 17th, 2015 at 06:16 PM |
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More.?
Bit more on the Beetle this weekend.
Dynamat on bulkhead and on rear.
Engine timing to be investigated, timing marks not lining up when timing by ear v's timing light. May have to break out the manual..
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| posted on August 17th, 2015 at 06:19 PM |
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Btw, if you ever do this, don't buy the Dynamat roller, buy a "wallpaper seam roller" it's less than $5 from Bunnings or Masters, where as the
Dynamat roller is $30 or $40.
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| posted on November 15th, 2015 at 06:49 PM |
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Long time no post
Hi all,
Been a while but have been reasonably busy on the bug when I could get the time.
Got body back onto the pan, but didn't account for the adjustable beam to have a max height set too low that the tyres rub. Drop spindles and disc
kit pushed the hub out, with beam as it is makes the car un-driveable.
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