Rustlestiltskin Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 I always thought the older 60-70's were pretty neat. Just wondering if anybody on here used to own one or currently owns one that could shine some light and give me the pros/cons on having one as something to tinker with on the weekends. thanks, Paul inb4yougayashell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Not Brian Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 god damn yougayashell man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neonkiller Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 http://www.ohiovw.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossle Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 Boss has a ~'59 with 33K miles, service writer has a '61 with 133K miles, it was shown at the Columbus Auto show the last 2-3 years in the main hallway. We work on a shit ton of them at the shop. I work on a majority of them with my boss. They are easy to work on, have a ton of little issues, parts are cheap and readily available, and it is a PAIN IN THE ASS to find one that has not been totally screwed up by back yard bob. Say you are looking sub $5,000...fair? You are looking at cars that more than likely do not have the original floor pan, if it does it has a ton of holes in it. Almost all of them have the area under the battery re-welded back in by some shitty welder. If the pan was replaced, odds are good they got it mostly put back together, but not totally. Ones with original floor pans are probably $8K+ cars because they are usually pristine. Odds are good that it has fiberglass fenders instead of metal ones. The brakes need to be totally over hauled, front and rear drums, the heat won't work...not that it works well when you have it set up correctly. OR someone did a crappy front disk conversion. Clutch jobs happen all the time due to the rear main seal leaking and destroying the clutch. Of course it takes me about 13 minutes to pull a carburated motor, and 17 minutes for a fuel injected motor. They always leak oil...ALWAYS, both of the show cars at the shop leak oil. Need I say more??? They are a ton of fun once they are sorted out, we love them to death. Feel free to swing by with one if you find one you like, and we can check it out for you, we really enjoy getting people into them because they are fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustlestiltskin Posted February 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 Boss has a ~'59 with 33K miles, service writer has a '61 with 133K miles, it was shown at the Columbus Auto show the last 2-3 years in the main hallway. We work on a shit ton of them at the shop. I work on a majority of them with my boss. They are easy to work on, have a ton of little issues, parts are cheap and readily available, and it is a PAIN IN THE ASS to find one that has not been totally screwed up by back yard bob. Say you are looking sub $5,000...fair? You are looking at cars that more than likely do not have the original floor pan, if it does it has a ton of holes in it. Almost all of them have the area under the battery re-welded back in by some shitty welder. If the pan was replaced, odds are good they got it mostly put back together, but not totally. Ones with original floor pans are probably $8K+ cars because they are usually pristine. Odds are good that it has fiberglass fenders instead of metal ones. The brakes need to be totally over hauled, front and rear drums, the heat won't work...not that it works well when you have it set up correctly. OR someone did a crappy front disk conversion. Clutch jobs happen all the time due to the rear main seal leaking and destroying the clutch. Of course it takes me about 13 minutes to pull a carburated motor, and 17 minutes for a fuel injected motor. They always leak oil...ALWAYS, both of the show cars at the shop leak oil. Need I say more??? They are a ton of fun once they are sorted out, we love them to death. Feel free to swing by with one if you find one you like, and we can check it out for you, we really enjoy getting people into them because they are fun. pm'd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWW$HEEET Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 Things are dirt cheap paul. Who gives a fuck if the floors are swiss cheesed to shit. New motors are like $1700 total. You can build em cheaper yourself. I looked at a few, I just don't have the room. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustlestiltskin Posted February 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 Things are dirt cheap paul. Who gives a fuck if the floors are swiss cheesed to shit. New motors are like $1700 total. You can build em cheaper yourself. I looked at a few, I just don't have the room. I was thinking how nice it would look to have an early 70's one lowered on whitewall tires/chrome hubcaps with a wooden roofrack. Something along the lines of this http://i275.photobucket.com/albums/jj288/Dubs740/3kf3o23l65T35P55X0b1o7ad547185a181dfa.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWW$HEEET Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 I was thinking how nice it would look to have an early 70's one lowered on whitewall tires/chrome hubcaps with a wooden roofrack Hell yee. I wanted to build a baja type but with some sick power for the street. I just don't know if they have the gearing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustlestiltskin Posted February 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 Hell yee. I wanted to build a baja type but with some sick power for the street. I just don't know if they have the gearing. yea I don't care if its beat up. Hell, I'll go with the rat rod look and keep it rusty. slam it to the ground, toss some whitewall meats and shiny hubcaps on it then call it a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patterson Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 I've got a 69 with way more money in it than I care to admit. Fun car, but it's dastardly slow. 36 hp will only run a 22.6. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossle Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 New popular look is to rip the fenders off so you get the street rod look going, plus then you have all the room in the world for slamming it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oh8sti Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 I'm not gonna lie, I think it'd be titties to slam a bug. Maybe even gut the rear out with my pole and shove an ls1 in it. Spray the ever living dog fuck outta it and have a crazy pile of frankenstien bits that goes 9's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWW$HEEET Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 whats the weight on em? with some weight savings they could be devastating since people have somehow found ways to sap hundreds of HP out of the little 4 cyls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRed05 Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 New popular look is to rip the fenders off so you get the street rod look going I think that's retarded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEMAN1647545504 Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 Here is a couple of things you can do with it. http://www.socalook.com/gallery/hidalgo64/450/3_4front.jpg http://philscarblog.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/vw-beetle-sti-large_4.jpg http://t1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSoFylhPsr3NP4TglQTyHRZ8cCfX5JC6u73pjfBOez9yVUBZiZ4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg1647545532 Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 Had a friend with an early 60s one I think. Can't remember the year. You could pretty much fix anything on it with a flathead and pliers. The wiring is as simple as any car I've ever seen. One time for fun (he left the windows down) we tripped the starter with a screwdriver and parked it behind the building. His was flat gray and slightly lowered on some classic wide fives, so it's not like it was built all out, and it still turned heads. Kinda neat having something so simple, cheap, and unique. OTOH, it was probably the scariest car I've ever driven. 1940s tech sucked ass. The suspension was awful, the brakes didn't, the steering was a mere suggestion, and it couldn't get out of its own way. People like to joke about crapboxes like Geo Metros, but my Metro was a fuggin' supercar compared to his VW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1647545494 Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 my dad had one when i was little kid traded his 67 396ss chevelle in on it.... it got great mileage, but he always seemed to be fixing something on it every other weekend and the heat sucked even when it worked right..... cool little cars if you don't need to depend on it for any length of time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICEMAN1647545504 Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 It's not a daily driver for sure. Things break on it a lot just like any car from the 50's and 60's with that times technology. But parts are easy to find (relatively) and they are easy to work on. It's a nice car to cruise in on weekends and tinker with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crossle Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 It's not a daily driver for sure. Things break on it a lot just like any car from the 50's and 60's with that times technology. But parts are easy to find (relatively) and they are easy to work on. It's a nice car to cruise in on weekends and tinker with. Got a guy that daily drives a "thing" here at the shop lol. whats the weight on em? with some weight savings they could be devastating since people have somehow found ways to sap hundreds of HP out of the little 4 cyls. 2-3 guys can lift the nose Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patterson Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 whats the weight on em? with some weight savings they could be devastating since people have somehow found ways to sap hundreds of HP out of the little 4 cyls. Mine checked in just shy of 2100 lbs., and its all in the rear. 180 horse and itll pull the front wheels easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWW$HEEET Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 Mine checked in just shy of 2100 lbs., and its all in the rear. 180 horse and itll pull the front wheels easy. That sounds like a blast... Whats it cost to make 150-200hp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hpfiend Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 the guy that won the drag competitoin in the 2009 grassroots motorsports challenge did it with a '60's sbc v8 swapped bug- I think it ran low 10s and he built it "supposedly" for 2009.00 or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rustlestiltskin Posted February 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 awesome suggestions and info in here guys. keep it commin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patterson Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 That sounds like a blast... Whats it cost to make 150-200hp? Few grand. Problem is Monika won't let me mod it. So I have no interest in it. But 10:1, dual port heads, twin webers, big cam. Yahoo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWW$HEEET Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 how reliable are they at that power level? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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