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 prozac32
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| posted on October 16th, 2006 at 07:46 PM |
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New Car 67 Bug
Heres my new car, picked it up on the weekend.
i had a few problems getting it home lol, first the battery wasn't too good so that died just down the road, so i changed that and also noticed the
coil was pretty hot,
i drove off anyway hoping to make it home atleast but the coil didnt make the distance, so then i changed that after my girlfriend drove half an
hour back to go get one.
So got it going again, another half an hour later i stalled the car and the starter motor went on it,
and with no where to clutch start i was stuck lol, i ended up pushing the car into a near by lawn bowls club and left the car there over night and
came back the next day with a trailer (which i should have done in the first place lol).
anyway heres the pics, hopefully it will be running again this weekend 
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| posted on October 16th, 2006 at 07:58 PM |
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neat looking ride mate does she need much for rego ??
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| posted on October 16th, 2006 at 08:10 PM |
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nah not really, needs a side mirror, and the horn doesnt work, also the wiring is a littke messy but should be ok. when it was running it ran really
well, sounds healthy, tiny oil leak, i'll be taking down to get blue slip once i done those few little things, see how it goes.
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| posted on October 16th, 2006 at 08:12 PM |
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are you going to try and get it reagy for the shoot out ?? might be good to round up some of teh campbelltown crew and roll to it 
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| posted on October 16th, 2006 at 08:22 PM |
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yeah im hoping it will be ready by then, hoepfully they dont give me to much trouble with the blue slip.
be good to cruise over there with some other cars from this area.
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| posted on October 16th, 2006 at 08:38 PM |
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Very nice!
Good looker you've got there.
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| posted on October 17th, 2006 at 09:42 AM |
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they're a nice set of rear flares you have there, are they fibreglass or steel?
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| posted on October 17th, 2006 at 09:55 AM |
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nice ride, always some fun in a dub! nice set of widie guards as well, they look like the ones my father had, Volkspower over here in Victoria used to
import them.
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| posted on October 17th, 2006 at 05:26 PM |
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thanks for the comments.
The guards are fibreglass, they make it look tougher at the back
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| posted on October 17th, 2006 at 09:43 PM |
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thats a real nice car mate!! love the colour and the satin bars. very cool little bug. |
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| posted on October 17th, 2006 at 09:52 PM |
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sweet ride!
just needs one little thing, needs to be lowered
cheers
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| posted on October 20th, 2006 at 12:12 PM |
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LOL...it's pretty damn low as it is! 
That's the reason for it being sold so soon after restoration heheh. Was gonna be towed as a parasite behind Ron's Coaster campervan, but he didnt
think much of the ground clearance so went to another extreme and got a Sierra!
Glad to see the old girl got home alright! :bounce 
Don't much like the look of them ramps tho! :duh
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| posted on October 21st, 2006 at 12:16 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by prozac32
thanks for the comments.
The guards are fibreglass, they make it look tougher at the back
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and improve the front/rear weight distribution of course.
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| posted on February 15th, 2007 at 06:10 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by pete wood
and improve the front/rear weight distribution of course.
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Of course
Got bored and took some more pics.
I haven't really done a lot with the car, changed the rear bar, and a few small things here and there, changed the starter to 12 volt and flywheel to
suit.
It is running at the moment but only for around 6-7 minutes then decides to backfire and eventually die all together, cylinder 1 is loosing
compression and it has a few oil leaks.
Decided to save my money and just get a new engine, so its still going to be awhile before i get it on the road, anyway heres the pics
Cheers
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[ Edited on 15-2-2007 by prozac32 ]
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| posted on February 16th, 2007 at 07:55 AM |
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Just check that your coil wires are around the right way....negative goes to the dizzy.
Sometimes if they are swapped by accident the engine will do as you say.
Also check that the coil you have may or maynot need a resistor.
Cool looking car by the way.
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| posted on February 18th, 2007 at 09:01 AM |
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Sweet ride Mate! You got wide 5's up front and 7's on the back? I'll bet that goes through the twisties nice and easy  Keep up the good work, thanks for sharing the pics!
How many is enough?
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| posted on February 19th, 2007 at 05:34 PM |
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what width are those rear tires, and does anyone know if you can purchase those rims from somewhere ?, or would i have to scavenge them from another
bug ?
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| posted on February 19th, 2007 at 05:45 PM |
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Scavenge Sioux! They seem to be thin on the ground, our '61 came with seven's on the rear with 205/65/15 and wide 5's with 185/60/14 at the front,
but i'm told 225/60/15 would grip even better. we recently put 165/60/14's up front to ease the king and link pin wear, also makes it easier to
steer, Maybe those new smoothies from antique tyres come in 7's, not sure, good luck with your hunt...this is such a nice beetle!
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| posted on February 20th, 2007 at 01:42 PM |
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Thanks for the comments guys
the rear tyres are 245/60/r14 fronts are 195/60/r14. i havent seen the wheels for sale anywhere so cant really help you there.
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