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 VDUBXTC
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| posted on January 31st, 2006 at 03:36 PM |
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why?
Can anyone tell me if this is normal.
I bought a 74 1300 beetle today that has a ball joint front beam and swing axle gearbox.
engine is a twinport 1300 and it has 4 wheel 4 stud drum brakes.
the chassis number and the engine number match upto the registration papers as a 74.
Is this a normal combination?
and can i fit the drums from a balljoint front end onto a link king pin front end?
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| posted on January 31st, 2006 at 03:41 PM |
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It is a 'Standard' model Beetle. We had a 1970 'Standard' and it was exactly like that combination.
Had no armrests inside the doortrims either.
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| posted on January 31st, 2006 at 03:43 PM |
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commonly known as a Clayton special.....
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| posted on January 31st, 2006 at 04:49 PM |
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The 1300 twin port is a ripper as well
small valve heads and usually goes well
Good cars - especially if kept as is.
Turns into a pain if you then go and convert it into a 1976 model. (1600, discs, IRS, etc)
Futue te ipsum!!!
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| posted on January 31st, 2006 at 04:56 PM |
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thats exactly what mine had.
swing axle and drums all round.
Lee.
some people are like slinky's
they have no useful purpose
but they are fun to watch
when you push them down the stairs
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| posted on January 31st, 2006 at 08:12 PM |
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Yep. That's the way they are. I recently bought a 1974 "poverty model" with painted bumpers and minimal trim which has as standard a single port
1300 and the mechanicals that yours has.
I have just finished transfering the Herbie stripes and numbers to it from my Camira. I intend to make it the basis for a long wheelbase buggy. I
bought it registered to reduce the bureaucratic folderol associated with getting an unregistered buggy registered. Because it will be registered when
it becomes a buggy I will only need to get the new body inspected as it will be being "re-bodied."
Keep yours as is and it will give you years of good service.
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| posted on January 31st, 2006 at 10:36 PM |
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did someone call a TAXI 
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| posted on January 31st, 2006 at 10:59 PM |
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sorry guys.
I'm not leaving it standard, Its looking down the barel of death now.
If anyone is after any parts let me know
[ Edited on 31-1-06 by manx_xtc ]
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