Well I just towed it home about 2 hours ago. Need to do a tune up on the carb and replace the seal on the breaks and she'll be good to go to drive. Then I will start the slow process of collecting new parts for it and get it sanded down and take care of the surfice rust(not much from what I can see, but there could alwas be more) Also needs a new hood. Anyway here's the pics














Also to let those who thought it might of been a super beetle. It is not. It's just the regular beetle.

 

Nice man I kind of like that stye bettle what are you plans with it maybe a baja bettle or just a gas saver?

 

nice... how are the floor pans?

 

Pimp.

 

Herby!!!!!! haha

 

dude i want that...herby ftw

 

i'd baja that shat haha that thing is sick! nice find.

 

nice beetle. . .ill be rockin an 83 rabbit here shortly. . .if u need parts leme kno thers a couple junkyards up here that have some in perty decent condition considering their age

 

Nice find man! I love those style bug's... Should make a nice litle project!

 

1500? 1600? come on dude...some info!!


I still want one harcore like. pull the fenders off of it, volksrod it out! Check out http://volksrods.com/

 

Thanks everyone. For right now it'll be my MPG car, but hopefully by next summer either a built vw motor or a motor swap of some kind. It'll be a street car. It's got the 1600 Shane and I do like the volksrod, but I kinda want to keep it more stockish(sleeper) I have already done the math and if I get it to around 150-200hp it'll run with 03 cobra's. So it wont take much to make it move.

As far as rust and everything I haven't had time yet to tear it down, but all the rust from what I can tell is not to bad besides the hood. The hood is toast and I will need a new one.

 

squirrel cage!

 

 

Add a slutty disney redhead and some stripes.....

 

Very nice! I miss my old Beetle, but moved on to other VWs.

My 1967 Microbus
My 1959 Karmann Ghia

Oh, this is my old Beetle.

A solid engine for that would be a balanced 1776 with dual webber 40 IDFs. It would REALLY wake that bug up! :)

Good luck with your Beetle.
-Chance

 

sweet man. i kinda want to get one and leave it a beetle. lol here is mine now.

not much VW left.=]

 

Runnin with the v-8 guys is tough, but doable. I leaving all the rice and stock GT stangs and Cameros, but the cobras and the fast chevys were still beating me. I was running a 1985lb '68 Ghia, with a 183hp 2075cc stroker. i had about $4k in the motor, and another $2k in the tranny to make it hold up to the motor.

 

Those are hard to find. Nice score!

 

sweet dub, i miss my little 72 super

 

Don't ruin a perfectly good car by putting her near it, the stripes would be cool though.

 

the brakes are the first thing to go when you set up a vdub

 

thats sweet, my g/f has a 01 beetle, yea i know its a lame car...but lower it, throw a roof rack n deep dish wheels....come to think of it that would look sweet on ur car to!

two thumbs up, id take a older beetle or rabbit anyday...

 

nice, i wish i could find something that clean around here.

 

Sorry to bring up such an old thread


I am building a sand rail and I am going to be using a VW engine. I was just wondering what are some of the best mods to do and what are some things too look out for when looking for one of the engines?

thanks ryan

 

need to know more about the engine bub. what size? dual port or single? dual carb or single? where will you be running it - mud, trail, sand? tire size? transmission? all kinds of things go into making a good rail.