Author Topic: 66 Turbo Beetle-Not 56k friendly (Read 21028 times)

32vsnake · « **on:** April 19, 2009, 11:38:59 AM »

started with a car some of you might remember...actually took some flack on this forum for tearing into it. Anyway....rip away

now I have this so far...

well....Today I started to trial fit some parts....but I really wonder why you take things apart and they NEVER go on the way they came off....sigh

If this keeps up ...look for a FOR sale thread soon...j/k

egspot · « **Reply #1 on:** April 19, 2009, 12:40:57 PM »

The Bug looks awesome.

Great work man.

KOOL-AID MAN · « **Reply #2 on:** April 19, 2009, 01:00:11 PM »

Awesome, Lots of work going into this car again, haha

love the black paint

Darren Dilley · « **Reply #3 on:** April 19, 2009, 05:42:26 PM »

the car looks sweet....

Geoff · « **Reply #4 on:** April 19, 2009, 07:07:29 PM »

Very nice! Keep up the pace and be sure to keep us posted

red snapper · « **Reply #5 on:** April 20, 2009, 05:36:21 PM »

Wow! Looks great! I kinda liked the black seats though.

egspot · « **Reply #6 on:** April 21, 2009, 06:45:18 PM »

Quote from: red snapper on April 20, 2009, 05:36:21 PM

I kinda liked the black seats though.

32vsnake · « **Reply #7 on:** May 02, 2009, 08:39:01 AM »

Quote from: egspot on April 21, 2009, 06:45:18 PM

Quote from: red snapper on April 20, 2009, 05:36:21 PM
I kinda liked the black seats though.

inside joke.....some minor updates

The new wide moldings from Cip showed up....really like the look

And I got the rear apron sorted and fitting pretty well....

Tundra_Trail · « **Reply #8 on:** May 02, 2009, 06:05:53 PM »

What is the orginal orange colour called and does anyone have a paint code #
Thanks

32vsnake · « **Reply #9 on:** May 02, 2009, 06:19:20 PM »

Quote from: Tundra_Trail on May 02, 2009, 06:05:53 PM

What is the orginal orange colour called and does anyone have a paint code #
Thanks

PPG Copperhead Metallic paint

http://www.gearztv.com/?em2048=96289_-1__0_~0_-1_4_2009_0_0&content=projects&em2463=&ek=96289

32vsnake · « **Reply #10 on:** May 09, 2009, 06:25:34 PM »

Couple more photo updates...
For a car painted at home the hood has a pretty decent reflection

32vsnake · « **Reply #11 on:** May 20, 2009, 06:29:02 PM »

Thanks guys...the car is starting to look half decent

Been up to some small time consuming jobs, so the progress looks kind of limited...

silas · « **Reply #12 on:** May 20, 2009, 07:30:31 PM »

nice work!! the car's really coming along!!

Hotrodvw1 · « **Reply #13 on:** June 09, 2009, 08:48:08 PM »

That thing is sweet man........nice work.

32vsnake · « **Reply #14 on:** June 09, 2009, 09:29:38 PM »

Quote from: Hotrodvw1 on June 09, 2009, 08:48:08 PM

That thing is sweet man........nice work.

Thanks, it's a work in progress...that now has 4 fenders, 2 tail lights

been working on a boom box lately....made up of an old 10' mtx sub and some sony 6x9's that I had laying around, with an old carpet kit thrown in.
Little bit of tweaking to do but it's just about done...I must be trial fitting everything a dozen times before it gets bolted in for good

32vsnake · « **Reply #15 on:** July 07, 2009, 04:05:26 PM »

Took the car to a local interior guy to get the headliner done...1 day turn around, job well done and reasonable pricing.

el_flechador · « **Reply #16 on:** July 28, 2009, 07:30:12 PM »

loving the centrelines and black, keep it up.

32vsnake · « **Reply #17 on:** August 09, 2009, 08:15:42 AM »

front fender is repainted and back on...after scraping it against my mountain bike...some of the interior is done, header is wrapped, new ignition box is in and the windshield is in..kind of...it went in okay and as I walked away a very faint crack appeared....this car hates me

32vsnake · « **Reply #18 on:** August 29, 2009, 06:25:42 PM »

Some updated photos...car now has 1 mounted door and is partially assembled... should be mostly wired by next week

josh · « **Reply #19 on:** August 29, 2009, 06:36:36 PM »

looks killer! waaaay better than the burnt orange.........sorry James

32vsnake · « **Reply #20 on:** March 13, 2010, 05:54:15 PM »

Been awhile...
So with being between houses for 6 weeks... the only thing that got done on the car was a custom "saw dust" finish that was applied by my uncle who was gracious enough to store my car since December....

Now that we are settled in....I've managed to get 1 pop out window in ( I HATE pop outs!)and finally got around to getting tires for the BRM's

Geoff · « **Reply #21 on:** March 13, 2010, 06:04:09 PM »

Oh hell ya! That looks wicked!

70's Looker · « **Reply #22 on:** March 14, 2010, 12:48:22 AM »

that looks F'n mean!!

silas · « **Reply #23 on:** March 15, 2010, 09:26:59 PM »

Quote from: 32vsnake on March 13, 2010, 05:54:15 PM

that shit is badass!! good work!

kinda reminds me of the early black berg race car before all the dee-cals!

Jord63 · « **Reply #24 on:** April 15, 2010, 12:33:22 PM »

Wow! Cant wait to see that thing in person. It looks great. Good work.

Johanness · « **Reply #25 on:** April 16, 2010, 02:37:30 AM »

Looks GREAT. Well done

buddy boy · « **Reply #26 on:** April 16, 2010, 11:08:14 PM »

choice !!!

32vsnake · « **Reply #27 on:** May 30, 2010, 12:31:49 AM »

happy times...the bloody car is almost done...kind of

dust caps modified to fit the empi disks..and center caps tweaked to fit

Please excuse the dust and finger prints...car is a mess...Vent window just about done...window installed...regulator chokes part way up

wiring is finally complete...special thanks to Dad!

fuel pump hooked up

And then there is this...left some electrical tape on the pillar (for 6 weeks)...must have had some residue on it...took it off and watched the paint follow the tape...ugh....but I don't think I'm going to fix it...character mark!

Just waiting on a part that should be here Tuesday...and the car might finally live again

32vsnake · « **Reply #28 on:** June 05, 2010, 01:42:53 PM »

YouTube video of start up......http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Tik3-Aro48

cool to hear it run, it's around 2500-3500 RPM for the most part....sucks that it looks like I have a leak in my oil cooler.

Oh Well...out comes the engine...and I still have a small fuel leak to look after as well.....

32vsnake · « **Reply #29 on:** July 01, 2010, 08:56:23 PM »

Well......it's alive.....
Got it too idle, sorted out the throttle...and took it around the block. First time it's moved under it's own power in 2 years

Findings so far....it stops, shifts and makes boost in 2nd gear
Also the speed bumps in our subdivision suck