AWW$HEEET Posted December 28, 2010 Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 Anyone? I'm interested in getting a running lifted beetle, but possible simultaneous project. Seems like the aftermarket is endless, and the summer cruising would be awesome! Any tips/tricks/advice/forums/personal experiences? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossle Posted December 28, 2010 Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 Rust X100, battery is under the rear seat it is the MOST common place to find a hole or a rough in weld job. Great vehicles, easy to work on we see a couple every year here at the shop. I personaly don't like driving them. They have little steering response, weak sauce brakes. Oil leaks are very common from everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SRTurbo04 Posted December 28, 2010 Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 Anyone? I'm interested in getting a running lifted beetle, but possible simultaneous project. Seems like the aftermarket is endless, and the summer cruising would be awesome! Any tips/tricks/advice/forums/personal experiences? Yea endless amounts of parts due tob people used these an there parts in southern california offf roading. Booyah. Get one from so cal for a good price rust free Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWW$HEEET Posted December 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 Yea endless amounts of parts due tob people used these an there parts in southern california offf roading. Booyah. Get one from so cal for a good price rust free problem with that is that I don't wanna drive all the way from Cali to here. maybe "dont wanna" should be replaced with Im not familiar enough w these deathtraps to drive one across the country, should I break down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bam Posted December 28, 2010 Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 Have one shipped for less than a grand, probably $5-$700 realistically. Even if you add that to the purchase price it'd still be less than fixing a rust bucket from around these parts... I had a 1970 superbeetle about 5 years ago...always wanted to baja it out but sold it before I did anything with it. Steering/brakes are ancient, just fyi. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWW$HEEET Posted December 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 Have one shipped for less than a grand, probably $5-$700 realistically. Even if you add that to the purchase price it'd still be less than fixing a rust bucket from around these parts... I had a 1970 superbeetle about 5 years ago...always wanted to baja it out but sold it before I did anything with it. Steering/brakes are ancient, just fyi. there has to be a way to upgrade all of this. its not rocket science to add some functional bushings and hydraulics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted December 28, 2010 Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 I always thought they were cool, and actually watched an episode of Wheeler Dealers where they built a beach buggy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1z87rP4mH7o Might have some useful info even though its a British show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWW$HEEET Posted December 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 wheeler dealers is the shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patterson Posted December 28, 2010 Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 4800.00, go look at my intro thread... Jus sayin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWW$HEEET Posted December 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 linkyy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWW$HEEET Posted December 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 thing is too cherry to do what i want to it.... is that brown or orange? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patterson Posted December 28, 2010 Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 http://s523.photobucket.com/albums/w351/Pats16Valve/Beetle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWW$HEEET Posted December 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 pwned by proxy server Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patterson Posted December 28, 2010 Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 It's a more of a copper/orange. If I recall I got it from Mitsubishi. I've put maybe 50 miles on it in 6 years. I pulled the motor out last fall to detail it, and it still sits in the garage to this day. Strangely I don't feel sorry for it. Try this one: http://s523.photobucket.com/albums/w351/Pats16Valve/Beetle/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWW$HEEET Posted December 28, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 It's a more of a copper/orange. If I recall I got it from Mitsubishi. I've put maybe 50 miles on it in 6 years. I pulled the motor out last fall to detail it, and it still sits in the garage to this day. Strangely I don't feel sorry for it. Try this one: http://s523.photobucket.com/albums/w351/Pats16Valve/Beetle/ i think any photobucket is pwned. ill check it out on my phone. id probably end up sawzall'ing off the fenders and putting mickey thompson's on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOS50 Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/ Look at tis site all the time.I keep saying I'm going to get one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeitgeist57 Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/ Look at tis site all the time.I keep saying I'm going to get one. +1. I think people posting on thesamba know it's got heavy traffic...the prices always seem to be really high... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWW$HEEET Posted January 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2011 Pics look good erik! Id like to drive it sometime to see if its something id like. Of course you can take the bimmer for a spin too if ya want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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