SW86 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 well ive been messing around with it for about a week just to get it running again. finally yesterday i figured out the iginition problem and drove it for the first time in 9 years! man it was awesome putting around in this thing. 1972 beetle. rusted floorboards, no brakes and a driver with a heavy right foot :yes: ive got new parts on the way as we speak and more to come. sadly after the joy ride it died. it stopped getting fuel and the battery went dead all at the same time but it wouldnt be a project if everything worked :thumbsup: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomguy310 Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 sweet... but heavy right foot and VW don't go together... j/k I still have my 1st car a 1960 karmann ghia... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnkyboy Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 My kid just started building a 67 bug. He wants to make a volksrod out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMCJeepMJ Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 I picked up a 68 Beetle in pretty good shape in 2007; thought it would be a cool rig to putt around in. It drove awful, rode awful, was drafty, and not for me. We all started calling it the dung beetle. Sold it after a year and a half for $3.5k... so just about broke even on it. Never again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minuit Posted May 17, 2013 Share Posted May 17, 2013 The old ones are little cars, unless you want to go fast in a straight line or be in much comfort. Now the abomination that they call the New Beetle.... yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW86 Posted May 18, 2013 Author Share Posted May 18, 2013 My kid just started building a 67 bug. He wants to make a volksrod out of it. sweet. i havent decided where i want to go with this one. a volksrod would be cool haha. i really want to go baja style with it but i wasnt really seeing the suspension lift parts. i just did a quick search though. probably end up keeping it stock with a few nice touches I picked up a 68 Beetle in pretty good shape in 2007; thought it would be a cool rig to putt around in. It drove awful, rode awful, was drafty, and not for me. We all started calling it the dung beetle. Sold it after a year and a half for $3.5k... so just about broke even on it. Never again. :laughin: while all that is true, they are still fun little cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnkyboy Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Is your 72 a standard or super beetle? Its hard to tell on 71/72 because both models had flat glass so they look about the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neohic Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 Is your 72 a standard or super beetle? Its hard to tell on 71/72 because both models had flat glass so they look about the same. That's a '72 standard. The supers had a much wider trunk lid towards the bumper and slightly wider front fenders. Sweet '72! I've got a '72 standard also. Fun little cars fo' sho'. :rock on: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnkyboy Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 I had a 72 super many years ago. Being a standard should make it pretty easy to make a baja,it will have irs with an I beam front so there's lots of options for suspension. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SW86 Posted May 18, 2013 Author Share Posted May 18, 2013 yup its a standard. all i seemed to find as far as lifting was a 3" body lift but again i didnt really search that hard. the more i mess with it the more id like to just restore it to stock. its got a carb problem now. I'm guessing something is clogged or stuck. the fuel line going in pumps the gas but its not coming out in the carb. it just builds up pressure at the in line from the pump. hopefully its an easy fix but ive never really messed with carbs let alone a bug one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 piece of $#!& VW man! always need tinkering. In fact I got weeks of tinkering to do on each of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dedaw Posted May 18, 2013 Share Posted May 18, 2013 I will one day have one of these sitting in my driveway. I love bugs (and just about every VW... they're my non-American obsession) what are the plans with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mnkyboy Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 Your probably not going to find a lift kit for a VW. Your best bet is to check out other bajas and sand rails then piece something together. most people just crank up the torsion bars to lift them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dasbulliwagen Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 I was heavy into these from the age of 16 until a few years ago at the age of 37 when I sold everything off. Go to the store and find a HOT VW's magazine. The advertising in there will get you every lifting or lowering part you could ever want. it will also give you links to other sites for tons more info. I never got to build a baja, but Ive always wanted to do a rail, and still hope to someday. The last one I had was a 68, that I slammed, converted the brakes to wide 5 lug in front with 1966 front spindles and 1973 Thing rear drums. Before that I had a slammed 1959 Microbus with a 1776 engine with dual 48mm CBPerformance fuel injection setup and merged header. before that was a 1973 Karmann Ghia convertable with a mild 1641 with 2 barrel carb and high lift rockers and electronic ignition. Then there were other bettles and Ghia's before those. 1972 Bug, 72 Ghia, 73 Super, 71 Ghia vert, 72 Bus, 64 Bug. The 64 was my first real driver. Being in michigan, it was rusted out and had no heat. i would drive down the road and the back of my pantleg would get road slush on it from the front tire, and the vent windows had to stay open to keep the windsheild clear. Just loved scraping the inside winsheild with a credit card! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randomguy310 Posted May 19, 2013 Share Posted May 19, 2013 I always wanted to keep the stock body and raise the suspension like a class 11 score bug or a ww2 comando wagon, you will have a hard time finding a lift kit, t mag used to make them.. you might find one at pacific customs.. buy a hot vws mag and they have a few company that sells all the china made stuff... the front is a ball joint so, can't get to much travel out of them 6.5. max.. but rear you can re adjust the rear torsion, its not all that hard just time consuming.. I had arace chenowth dr2 for many year it had a class limited 1835 11.5:1 double bad motor we build 15inches travel in front and 18 in rear full floater rear.. 930 cvs loved that car, miss it a lot... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Sam Posted May 20, 2013 Share Posted May 20, 2013 I like the split window Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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