***Rebuilding my VW 1303 Superbeetle***

[Storm]

yup, i used the interior/ exterior shots for refference.

[AsadIshaque]

Yup the interior n exterior of Herbie are pretty much stock........

You dont have pics of that 66??????? sniff sniff!!

[Storm]

> Reply By : AsadIshaque on 7/4/2007 2:49:50 PM
> You dont have pics of that 66??????? sniff sniff!!

here are thre pics of the 66.

@all
this is NOT my 1303.

[AsadIshaque]

Oh thanks a lot!! This is one clean 66!!!

Love it!

This is the same car isnt it???

https://www.pakwheels.com/ridedetails.asp?CarID=4024

Couple of questions:

Where did you locate this shiny 66-67 only wheelcap (seen in the close up of the front fender)??

Is the wide type of pre 66 trim seen on this car available in Isb or Lhr??? Wat is the make and quality and wat is the price??? Looking for a set for my 59.

PS: sorry for trashing your superbug post with all this 'Non-super' content.

[Storm]

@asad
Sorry for the late reply, yup that's the same car. good eye.

wheel caps were sourced by my mechanic,.. out of a dozen he chose these 4 which were cleanest.

the wide trim WAS available a while back, give a call to moqeem and see what he says. his number is 051-5564442.

and don't be silly buddy, you're not trashing the thread, it enthusiasm like yours which keeps me inspired.

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Bloody rains have caused my car to spawn surface rust!!!

New rear fenders adjusted to car (90% done)

out with the old front right fender

on with the newer front right fender

new mount for fuel tank

Front left inner fender pieces installed

new side runner.frame edges installed

new door frames fit & finished

old rear left fender, was joined in a million places!!

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before you all say anything,.. yes i'm taking a LOOOONG time to build this car, but the reason is i'm sourcing parts and you could say that this build has "side project" status at the moment,.. i've been very busy with the 2nd kid.

i've pretty much decided to go for a 1700ish cc dual port hydraulic tappet powerplant which i can easily bore out to 1915cc (69 stroke and 94 bore), though i'm tempted to get a "stroker" kit which will give me 2.0 (74 stroke), 2.1 (76 stroke), 2.2 (78.4 stroke) or 2.3 (82 stroke), but it all depends on if i can find another 34 PICT-3 carb (dual carb setup) and then fabricate my own intake manifolds. Now i have to source a set of 35.5mm intake valves and 32mm exhaust valves and either a 37.2, 35 or 30.16 cooling fan and then balance it for speeds up to 6000 rpm to ensure no vibrations at normal opperating speeds (approx 0-4200rpm)

[Storm]

any VW fans out there? would like some feedback and suggestions... specially since i cant decide if i should paint it 350Z orange or rosso corsa (ferrari red)

another dilemma i'm having is whether or not i should fit all the chrome stuff back on or just go "cal-look" (no chrome anywhere)

[sami_voodoo]

@Storm

Of the two colours, I'd go for Rosso Corsa, given a free hand though, I'd go for a Dark Cobalt blue metallic, but that's me.

Chrome is nice! :d

Cheers!
Sami

The colour that I was talking about. Slam looks a bit odd though...

A red Convertible with a bit of chrome

With a bit of rake

[Porsche_Maker]

@Storm

Paint it shiny Yellow it will look (Y)

[psyb0rg]

@Sameer bhai, the chrome choice should depend on the color you choose. chrome won't look good with the 350z orange....

AND tell me something more about these 1700cc hyd tappet engines..

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AAAAAGGGHHHH!!!
i thought i'd sleep on it and decide with a clear head and yet here i am still not sure,... i'm going mad!

@psyb0rg
the hydraulic tappet engines have a code of "CZ": http://www.tunacan.net/t4/tech/ct-cz.shtml

[a_k]

To help select a color

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@a_k
thanks buddy, i appreciate your enthusiasm and input(Y)

[a_k]

coz you will have chrome fittings, my votes are for

511 Night Blue
932 Graphite Metalic

plz do not go for any shade of yellow or red ...they are both over used on beetles

[OwaisYunus1]

402 Cyclamen wouldnt hurt . On a serious note 544 indigo blue would look good with extra clear coats.

[HAshims]

[HAshims]

stock

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i'm already going "without bumpers", what's irritating me is the lack of parts available in PK for the 1303!!!

:@:@:@:@

[qwertypoiu]

this is my opinion
i wanted to do a similar project but could not coz my dad was not interested