Thread: VW Beetle problem

Peter I guess you've tried all the usual haunts VW King at Riverwood etc

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If I am right your talking about the section where the interior vent is located just near the sweep up is on the bend.

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Thanks Wheelin,

The vintage VW guy had a beetle he was wrecking with a good section. I'm heading up there tomorrow to cut it out. I hadn't seen his website before, so now I have another place to spend my hard earned dollars. My first car in 1975 was a 1960 beetle that my dad bought for $50 and I spend a year cutting out the rust, etc. I'm amazed at how much easier and cheaper it is to obtain parts now compared to then. The down side however is that this bug is way worse than the last one I restored - I suppose that's what 44 years of decay will do to steel.

cheers,
Peter

Glad to help Peter............its going to cost you some photo's of the old girl though

My first drive of a VW was FiL's 67 1300 our 1st was an 1100 66/67 then a 68 1300 mid 90's FiL's 3rd VW his old 1600S for the kids to learn to drive in it got a 7 years of additional love from well 2 of them. Sold it off to a mate for his kids to learn in.

Fastest time for a clutch change 40. mins on a mates I had to let it cool down first that was at 8pm at night.
Eldest son and I did one in 30mins start to finish.

I'll take a few photos tomorrow. It's a sad looking car right now but it's a great project.
With a few months work and a lot of patience it should be back to a nice little bug.

Thanks again for your help - I'd almost given up as was going to try and make the section myself.

Funny how the clutch change time is a matter of pride with bug tinklers. I think 20 minutes was my best with a cool motor. I still have an old piece of gearbox centre shaft that I acquired when I was 17. I used it for the innumerable clutch changes - usually blew up the motor so just change din another old one I had, recycled the clutch and pressure plate from motor to motor.

Now I know why I kept the shaft - never know when you'll have to put a clutch in a Volksy (and I suspect we'll be doing it a bit more often now).



cheers,
Peter

No hurry Peter with photo's

Never used the nput shaft just big screw driver or end of crack bar or extention a wiggle and she slid in.

Google Peter Tomassini he will make you one.

I watched his YouTube video on making a monaro quarter panel - simply amazing work.
Fortunately I found a good section from a donor vehicle. I suspect if he made that section for me, the investment in the car would immediately double or triple.

Been out to his workshop and had a chat with him, He works 5days a week and hangs out at hi shop on the weekend for all the blokes to bring in their projects to get help on.

Odd guy but super helpful.

Peach has retired and lives in Eltham I think. Peter will work till he dies.

I have nothing helpful o add, but I am astounded you can't buy every part new for bugs. You know you can get a whole new body for an mgb and tr2-3 you have the choice of steel or aluminium.

My first car was another $50 beetle, 62 6volt as I recall. Couldn't get it through rego due to king pins, sold it to some blokes wanting to build a bush buggy.

Originally Posted by Peter57

Hi All,

I was hoping somebody out there can help me. I am assisting my son restore a 1967 VW Beetle that is in pretty ordinary condition. Like almost every bug from that era the lower section of the windscreen sill is like swiss cheese. I've been able to rebuild the driver's side sill, but the passenger's is even worse. Does anybody know of a source of a replacement section? There are a lot of body panels and repair sections available out there, but I can't find a windscreen sill section.

thanks,
Peter

A 67 beetle that brings back memories, it was my first car and I lost my virginity in the front seat, wish I was that young again.