@kiani1
I removed all of the ridges and chrome in my beetles bodywork, added alot of metal to the front lip area and had the fenders flared to accomodate the 225/55R16 tyres. the seats i bought 2nd hand from sultan-ke-kuh bodywork was all done by rustum (choor chawk - pindi). you can find all sorts of engines for these cars fron 1.2-2.0L, but in honest opinion a well built 1500 or 1600 is MORE than enough for these cars. When i'm done buildig my 1303 you'll see what i mean.
Here is the breakdown of the black beetles build (total is around 2 lacks):
2x 3.5 inch Speakers New 1200
3 Litres oil (Run in) N/A 100
3 Litres Petrol (Run in) N/A 225
Air Filter (Box & Element) New 1000
Air Pipe Length New 80
Alarm System with Door Solenoids New 5000
Alignment N/A 500
Battery 60AH (N50) New 1650
Battery Cover New 200
Body Insulation New 500
Bonnet & Boot Latches Used 1100
Bonnet Rubber (See Door Rubber) New as above
Boot Rubber (See Door Rubber) New as above
Boots New 260
Brake Lining F+R New 1200
Brake Washers New 160
Breast Plate New 1500
Cab Fare for Generator Pickup x2 N/A 400
Cable for Bonnet & Boot New 900
Cam Piece 025 New 350
Car Cover New 1100
Car Wax (Black Wax) New 250
Card Board for Panels New 75
Cleaning of Door Locks N/A 30
Condensor New 190
Connecting Rod New 250
Curil New 40
Denting N/A 20000
Distributor Used 250
Dog House & Fan New 3500
Door Panel Building N/A 1000
Door Rubber New 1585
Electrical (Labour) N/A 1600
Electrical Parts New 2000
Engine Foundation New 380
Engine Join Kit New 450
Engine Rubber New 325
Exhaust Bits New 340
Exhaust System New 2400
Fire Wall New 1000
Flywheel Used 1200
Front Seat Re-upholstering N/A 1500
Front Seats Used 2600
Fuel Cap Used 200
Fuel due to breakdown N/A 100
Fuel Filter New 50
Fuel Guage New 200
Fuel Pipe New 120
Fuel Tank Used 560
Gear Knob New 650
Gear Lever Boot New 400
Gear Lever Bush New 60
Gear Lever Coupling Bush New 170
Generator Used 1100
Generator Foundation Used 350
Glove Box New 500
Hand Brake Boot New 400
Hand Brake Cable New 770
Headlamp Rings New 680
Headlamps New 1900
Horn Set New 600
Interior Carpet New 1872
Labour for Body Insulation N/A 500
Labour for Fitting New Carpet N/A 1100
Labour for Rear Canvas Cover N/A 500
Machining of Engine Parts N/A 810
Main Big End 075 New 1350
Main Jet 122.5 New 50
Main Oil Seal New 100
Master Cylinder Kit New 275
Mechanical (Labour) N/A ?
Mirrors (Side & Centre) ? 1000
New Coil New 600
New Generator New 3500
New Rear Wheel Spacers N/A 2000
Oil Pressure Switch New 110
Original Door Card Gromets (See Door Rubber) New as above
Original Door Card Pins (See Door Rubber) New as above
Paint Thinner New 20
Painting N/A 25000
Painting of Seat Sides N/A 200
Painting of Steering Box N/A 100
Panel Pin Gromets New 100
Payment of Tokens N/A 7850
Pedal Set New 650
Pirelli P600 225/55ZR16 (x4) New 0
Piston Pin Set New 550
Piston Ring Set New 900
Plug Wire Set New 300
Plugs New 200
Point Set New 120
Purchase Of Beetle Used 28000
Rear Canvas New 1000
Rear Seat Re-upholstering N/A 1500
Refinishing & Cutting Windscreen N/A 1000
Repair of Electrical Systems N/A 60
Repair of old Generator N/A 250
Rubber Matts New 0
Samad Bond New 110
Steering Wheel New 1300
Suspension New 5000
Tail Lamps New 1000
TSW Imola 7.5x16 (x4) New 40000
Valve End New 600
Valve End Guide New 250
Velcro for rear seat New 35
Velcro for rear seat (Rear Cover) New 200
Vinyl for Doors 2.25 Meters New 250
Vinyl for Front Seats 5 Meters New 475
Vinyl for Rear Seat (Base rest) New 50
Vinyl for Rear Seats 4 Meters New 380
Volt Meter New 200
Wire Cover (Fibreglass) New 1500
