Newbee to VW's so please don't flame..

You guy's have some amazing rides. For the last 8 months i have been working on my son's first car. it's a 70 standard single port 1600. I know that it is not quite the burner most of you guys have but for a 16 year old to start out with I think it's just fine. We have added dual 34's and it came with 87mm pistons so I guess it's a little better than stock. We narrowed the front 2.25" and dropped it about 3.5" It's still in bits and pieces but coming along. just hope teenagers today will think a 40 year old car is still cool.

Fired the motor up for the first time last week and i think I have a piston slapping. It's a knock that happens on very rotation of the crank. i used a stethoscope and pin pointed it to the #2 piston. Guess we will need to drop the motor again.

This is my first Bug. I make a living designing Jeep parts. Go figure I have been noting the build on an off-road forum. Attached is the link. I'm also going to piss some off because we are doing a roll on paint job. We took it down to the metal (8 coats of paint) and it's turning out a lot better than i expected. ..... Anyway have fun pointing out what i have done wrong so far... like I said this is the first bug so I got to learn my mistakes somewhere.

http://offcamber4wd.org/forum/index.php?topic=6710.0

Welcome to the site and the addiction of vws. Have you found samba???? if not you need to get on there.

www.thesamba.com


Was into wheeling for a little bit had a scout and my brother has a toyota on 37inch boggers crawls pretty good. There is another guy on here with the "flowery" color car in his avatar think he bought something to go up on the mountain with.

Need any help just post up , I can try and might be a few others that can.

Oh BTW , the roll on paint job dont bother us its on a 70.

Welcome. we won't flame ya yet but reserve the right to poke fun @ you from time to time. Thats how we roll.

Everybody has to start somewhere.

If they don't think a 40 year old car is kool ....... They don't know what kool is ...... My 12 year old can't wait to get his hands on my 1960 .......

Welcome!!! Where are you located? Dont worry your son will love a 40 year old car! When are you getting one for yourself?

Fifty - Five wrote:Welcome!!! Where are you located? Dont worry your son will love a 40 year old car! When are you getting one for yourself?

Funny... was thinking about that on the way into work this morning... Have to deal with the wife on that one. Kinda have the one toy rule for now. As soon as I punch out a roll up door in the basement I'll have a little more play room. Currently the Jeep gets to stay up stairs. I know where there is a 64-65 just rusting away. been keeping an eye on it and think they might just give it to someone willing to pull it out of the woods. I really, really wanted to do a low tech rat-rod for him but I got overuled on that one.

What's the thought on the fenderless V-rods? I have always been into sports cars and would love to take out the back seat flip the motor around drop it and push the front out 10". Not sure if that PC here

VOLKSWAGENUT wrote:Welcome to the site and the addiction of vws. Have you found samba???? if not you need to get on there.

www.thesamba.com


Was into wheeling for a little bit had a scout and my brother has a toyota on 37inch boggers crawls pretty good. There is another guy on here with the "flowery" color car in his avatar think he bought something to go up on the mountain with.

Need any help just post up , I can try and might be a few others that can.

Oh BTW , the roll on paint job dont bother us its on a 70.

Been lurking overthere for some time A lot of good info. Registered yesterday.

Figured you guys were not to hip on the later bugs but at least it's not a Stuper Beetle. I just can't get into those things.

WALKER wrote:Welcome. we won't flame ya yet but reserve the right to poke fun @ you from time to time. Thats how we roll.

No problem... If you ever want to go wheeling let me know.. I'll return the poking fun favor...

Doing the math now....
2010 - 40 = 1970

2010 - 50 = 1960

Actually to be PC you need to have a VW as old as you are.

Tanbug wrote:Doing the math now....
2010 - 40 = 1970

2010 - 50 = 1960

Actually to be PC you need to have a VW as old as you are.

Well... Then I need a 69, but then again don't we all!

Well, I'm 23 years to the good. 2010 - 1955 =

Fifty - Five wrote:Well, I'm 23 years to the good. 2010 - 1955 =

Young un's ........

Ruptured Duck wrote:

Fifty - Five wrote:Welcome!!! Where are you located? Dont worry your son will love a 40 year old car! When are you getting one for yourself?

Funny... was thinking about that on the way into work this morning... Have to deal with the wife on that one. Kinda have the one toy rule for now. As soon as I punch out a roll up door in the basement I'll have a little more play room. Currently the Jeep gets to stay up stairs. I know where there is a 64-65 just rusting away. been keeping an eye on it and think they might just give it to someone willing to pull it out of the woods. I really, really wanted to do a low tech rat-rod for him but I got overuled on that one.

What's the thought on the fenderless V-rods? I have always been into sports cars and would love to take out the back seat flip the motor around drop it and push the front out 10". Not sure if that PC here

One toy rule?!! That's not fair at all. Check out volksrods.com. There are some cool rides being built but you may have to look through the members Intro section, not many make it on the main forum anymore. I've got a 61 volksrod started but it's been a weird year and not enough time or money for all my projects so it's on hold for now.

Ruptured Duck wrote:

VOLKSWAGENUT wrote:Welcome to the site and the addiction of vws. Have you found samba???? if not you need to get on there.

www.thesamba.com


Was into wheeling for a little bit had a scout and my brother has a toyota on 37inch boggers crawls pretty good. There is another guy on here with the "flowery" color car in his avatar think he bought something to go up on the mountain with.

Need any help just post up , I can try and might be a few others that can.

Oh BTW , the roll on paint job dont bother us its on a 70.

Been lurking overthere for some time A lot of good info. Registered yesterday.

Figured you guys were not to hip on the later bugs but at least it's not a Stuper Beetle. I just can't get into those things.

Supers suck thats for sure.

VOLKSWAGENUT wrote:

Supers suck thats for sure.

Watch it, big boy.......

VOLKSWAGENUT wrote:

Ruptured Duck wrote:

VOLKSWAGENUT wrote:Welcome to the site and the addiction of vws. Have you found samba???? if not you need to get on there.

www.thesamba.com


Was into wheeling for a little bit had a scout and my brother has a toyota on 37inch boggers crawls pretty good. There is another guy on here with the "flowery" color car in his avatar think he bought something to go up on the mountain with.

Need any help just post up , I can try and might be a few others that can.

Oh BTW , the roll on paint job dont bother us its on a 70.

Been lurking overthere for some time A lot of good info. Registered yesterday.

Figured you guys were not to hip on the later bugs but at least it's not a Stuper Beetle. I just can't get into those things.

Supers suck thats for sure.

Suck almost as bad as Blue cars .

Note the word of the day........

OK... it's been some time and I thought I put up a couple of images of the project my son likes to call "Fat Chick".... Deep down we all know there is a fat chick in our past. The paint job has just been completed ( Rustomleum roll on paint job... 9 coats) and I popped on some bright work last night to see how it was going to look. We dropped it 4+ in the front and about 3 in the back. Narrowed the front by 2.5" and put 195/60/15's on the 8 spokes. Still need to do the seats (have new replacement Samurai seats to put in, Gray with dark gray piping) carpet and door panels. Drove it for the first time the other day... First time it had been on the street in 6 years. Hope the images work... Sorry she is not a pre 67 but not bad for a $2500 build.

One hell of a roll job!

Thang wrote:One hell of a roll job!

Ditto

Not bad,

All I have to say is that it was easier to build the damn motor than try to rebuild the door glass and side windows.... Freaking scrapers are driving me nuts.... Had to step away from the bug before I did something stupid.

Yeah they suck.

Been there! Done that!