69 VW Bug - Project

Emily · Mar 2, 2013

I nearly had me a beetle, but some douche sent it to the scrap yard instead :cry:

Rack · Mar 2, 2013

Spray painted the stock wheels black.

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Have these chrome Empi 8 spokes sitting here. When the time is right they will get mounted up with new sneakers and put on the bug.

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Emily · Mar 2, 2013

Any word on what the plan for the engine is?

Rack · Mar 2, 2013

Emily:
Any word on what the plan for the engine is?

Not sure yet. Maybe a 1776 with the heads cut and a lightened flywheel. Maybe a 2180 :noidea:

What I do know is it won't be stock :prof:

Rack · Mar 2, 2013

I guess you can now consider it a rolling chassis. :noidea:

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chopnwood · Mar 2, 2013

KTMRack:
I guess you can now consider it a rolling chassis.

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I'm impressed with your mechanical skills.

CDA · Mar 2, 2013

KTMRack:
Not sure yet. Maybe a 1776 with the heads cut and a lightened flywheel. Maybe a 2180

What I do know is it won't be stock

I would stay with a 1776.

Rack · Mar 2, 2013

CDA:
I would stay with a 1776.

Back in the day 1776cc was the most reliable.

CDA · Mar 2, 2013

KTMRack:
Back in the day 1776cc was the most reliable.

That is what I had in mine with a single carb. Dual carbs were a pain to sync. Plus I had a Baja and the off roading would have taken a beating on the carbs.

CDA · Mar 2, 2013

Oh the projects I had planned for my bug....It was going to be sweet.

xquadtard · Mar 4, 2013

Hmmmmmmm do I have a few sweet parts we could add to this project :smirk:

Lets see we could start with some welded & ported heads, IDA Webers and the list goes on & on. Fully street legal steel body bug running mid 11s in the quarter mile :prof:

Mojavekid18 · Mar 4, 2013

I love this build. Keep it coming

Rack · Mar 4, 2013

Picked up new KYB gas shocks for the front and rear along with a new steering box today. I'll get those installed this weekend.

Rack · Mar 4, 2013

PALMER84ONE:
Not bad shape!!!! I would say nice find!!!

Need a parts source? Remember, I worked for VOA from 1978 to 1984 in the Parts department, finished my career as an ASS istant Manager.

J-bugs to start for misc, they have a good catalog! And West Coast Metric for most if not all Rubber seals. Couple of other places as well depending on what you want to do to the Trans and Engine….

Hell, I am still working on my 69 Westfalia Camper I have had since 82 and restored once. It is now going on 7 years PNO. When he is done and it looks good, send him over to my house. My kids are lazy and all they do is look for the hand out...

Palmer - Keep your eyes out for a steal of a deal on an old 1600cc dual port motor that I can pick up for cheap! Also, what do you think about for the transmission? Stock? Hiway flyer? What say you ASS?

Rack · Mar 4, 2013

Our vision is something like this.................................