so my dad had two parts beetles, he gave me one to fix up. it's a 1967, it's going to need a ton of work so it'll be a slow build.

i was just seeing if anyone had any good forums/sites for fixing them up.

6/9/2007 7:13:00 PM

oh lord. 1967 is the toughest year to fix up id say, they had more year specific parts in 67 than any other year.

http://www.thesamba.com but like any other forum take stuff over there with a grain of salt. what are you trying to fix on it?

6/9/2007 7:27:22 PM

mainly trying to stop the rust on it spreading at the moment, but i'd like to do a full restoration after i graduate and make some money. i think dan and i might try to get it running sometime soon. do you know of any factory service manuals or anything on the web?

6/9/2007 7:31:34 PM

I got a good laugh reading that Matt. You dont need factory manuals dude, what you need is How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive by John Muir. Its available at any bookstore worth a damn.

How bad is the rust and where is it? Floors I am guessing. I need pics, it may be better not to touch it.

[Edited on June 9, 2007 at 7:35 PM. Reason : The pans are fairly standard replacement.]

6/9/2007 7:34:55 PM

i haven't even looked at the pans yet. i'll get some pix tomorrow of it when it's light.

6/9/2007 8:38:39 PM

baja bug ftw...

6/9/2007 9:02:02 PM

nope. the other parts bug might get turned into one, this one i'm going to try to restore

6/9/2007 9:03:48 PM

I've got the book you need, Matt. It's at Frac's house. In my pile of shit somewhere.

6/9/2007 9:04:34 PM

gay

6/9/2007 9:05:09 PM

Quote :

"gay"

if you say so

6/9/2007 10:14:10 PM

do a baja, cut and crank the bars.

6/9/2007 10:34:50 PM

i say so. rat rod or baja are your only options.

6/10/2007 2:10:15 PM

you cant baja a 67 if its at least semi solid. you can baja superbeetles all day long cause they suck anyhow.

the rat rod however is totally possible. vw people call them hoodrides though, dont ask me why. rust is in style right now man, post pics and lets see whats up with it.

6/10/2007 4:30:49 PM

how fast can you make an air-cooled VW without totally breaking the bank?

like with one of those oversized air-cooled engines that bolts in?

6/10/2007 4:39:20 PM

some pix:

6/10/2007 7:40:32 PM

leave the rust, even the rust on the wheels. find you a used headlamp ring, and whatever lights and shit you need, we slam it with beam adjusters in the front, and let the back down a couple splines, and get some good tires- maybe whitewalls and drive it. it wont be as gangster as mine but itll be pretty sweet.
we could also fab air suspension for it... i assume you dont want to fork out the 2gs for the kit.

restoring it at this point is gonna be tough... and very expensive.

6/10/2007 9:38:51 PM

i have the headlight ring and all of the trim. i know it's going to be expensive to restore, that's why i'm not going to do it at the moment. like i said, it's going to be a slow build. i'm just going to stop the rust right now, get it running, then start fixing things slowly. no slamming, dropping, or air suspension old school man

6/10/2007 9:54:31 PM

weak. that blows, itll be as boring or more so the thousands of other restored ones.

6/10/2007 10:01:16 PM

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"no slamming, dropping, or air suspension old school man"

uh, that is old school...

6/10/2007 10:03:13 PM

that's fine with me. guess this one will be boring.


i have another one that will get that treatment. probably cut it up and cage it, dune buggy

6/10/2007 10:03:42 PM

6/10/2007 10:05:10 PM

matt dont gay up two vws, thats horrible.

6/10/2007 10:15:40 PM

whatever.

6/10/2007 10:27:45 PM

maybe you can get some streetlocks and smittybuilt bumpers for the tj while you're at it.

6/10/2007 10:30:06 PM

chrome bug deflectors

6/11/2007 10:36:45 AM

Quote :

"maybe you can get some streetlocks and smittybuilt bumpers for the tj while you're at it. "

they're currently on layaway

6/11/2007 1:34:43 PM

chrome hood hinges too?



fag!

6/11/2007 2:16:32 PM

On-Board TP FTW.



Cmon Matt get with the program.

6/11/2007 11:38:54 PM