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 bertie_beetle
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Bertie the Beetle
Hello, long time viewer, first time poster. I have a 1962 1200 12v beetle named Bertie. He runs ok, but is idleing roughly at the moment. He seems
to be in pretty good condition, but i know nothing about engines. My dad bought him about five years ago, and he has been sitting motionless under a
carport for the last three (the beetle, not my dad). His paintwork is a bit cracked and chipped, and there is some rust on the bonnet and in the
corners of the doors, but otherwise the body seems quite good. I'm hoping to get him overhauled and resprayed, but i have to save up more money
first. i think he is a great looking car, and look forward to getting him registered again and getting him on the road. I've always loved VWs and
now i have one myself!!! Rock On Australia!!
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| posted on August 11th, 2004 at 08:34 PM |
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yep. great aint it.
keep on saving and get it on the road.if its only rusty in the doors and surface rust on the bonnet, do the mechanicals first and on the road. feel
free to do work on it yourself. i've found that most mechanix repairs are as good as my own (slow) idiots guide approach. if youve got more $ than
time, find a old vw specialist.
check the bottom of the front pillars and have a bit of a poke at the botom of these. if the heateter channels are good, you've got a real goodie for
a 62.
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| posted on August 11th, 2004 at 08:35 PM |
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sounds great welcome Bertie
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bertie_beetle
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| posted on August 11th, 2004 at 08:41 PM |
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Damnitt, photos are too big. I'll try again - Sorry -
Anyway, i can e-mail pics to anyone who wants to have a look.
thanks people.
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| posted on August 11th, 2004 at 08:45 PM |
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hopefully!!!
here are some pics.
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bertie_beetle
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| posted on August 11th, 2004 at 08:46 PM |
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interior
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| posted on August 11th, 2004 at 08:47 PM |
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funky colour!
Reimagined/Recycled/Upcycled Cool
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| posted on August 11th, 2004 at 08:48 PM |
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nice dub
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| posted on August 12th, 2004 at 04:03 PM |
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engine is pretty dirty but no major problems.
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| posted on August 12th, 2004 at 04:06 PM |
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Pretty cool. The engine bay looks like it needs a bit of a tidy up.
sweet ride but.
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| posted on August 12th, 2004 at 04:24 PM |
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sweet ride
If you can't laugh at yourself you can't laugh at anyone else! Because life is to short not to LAUGH
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| posted on August 12th, 2004 at 06:16 PM |
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very nice good work
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| posted on August 12th, 2004 at 08:55 PM |
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nice colour! look out for Join Muirs idiot guide to Volkswagens...very easy to read guide to working on bugs... (sometimes cheap ones pop up on ebay)
Hope you can get him on the road soon 
Heidi - 1960 White Beetle
'65 Kiwi Ghia
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| posted on August 13th, 2004 at 07:18 PM |
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bertie
paint job looks good in the pics, but its quite cracked and chipped. Still, he's in pretty good condition.
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| posted on August 15th, 2004 at 02:47 PM |
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Hey, I just took these pics about 30 mins ago. Hopefully you can see the rust in the door frame and on the bonnet. Very minor.
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| posted on August 15th, 2004 at 02:48 PM |
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on the bonnet.
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| posted on August 15th, 2004 at 02:50 PM |
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And the champion is here. Ladies and gentlemen, start your engines!
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| posted on August 16th, 2004 at 09:37 AM |
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Nice ride. Good to see another member from the pine rivers. Door pillar may have been repaired before as it should have 4 holes at the bottom not 3.
The brazil repair panel that fixes this has 3 holes. So clean back carefully to see where repair panel was let in. Good luck!
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| posted on August 16th, 2004 at 08:09 PM |
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Hey bertie.
Sweet ride, looks great! you may want to look under the carpet along the heater channel near where the rust is, I had a very similar
looking rust patch in my bug and both my heater channels (near the vents) were pretty well rusted out. I hope that yours are cool, just thought that I
would let you know.
cheers Daz
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| posted on August 16th, 2004 at 08:20 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by eirecooled
Nice ride. Good to see another member from the pine rivers. Door pillar may have been repaired before as it should have 4 holes at the bottom not 3.
The brazil repair panel that fixes this has 3 holes. So clean back carefully to see where repair panel was let in. Good luck!
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Are you sure? I thought It changed when the semiphores ended?
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| posted on August 16th, 2004 at 11:15 PM |
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my 61 has 4 holes
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 posted on August 16th, 2004 at 11:27 PM |
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looks good fixed it up and enjoy :bounce:bounce
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