If you near Ohio and looking for a project, you can buy my 67. I am tired of looking at it not running in the garage. Motor overheated last summer so it needs a top end rebuild to get it running. It has 5 new tires, new generator, and new front brakes. The ball joints do not have that many miles on them. All lights and everything works on the car, and the battary is still good. Basically you just need to fix to motor and you are ready to cruise. Make me an offer that I can't refuse and it is yours. For an extra $50 you can have a tow bar.
If you are looking for a near total to restore.... you'll be in for more than you bargain for! You are maybe looking at at minimum just for all the new parts... considering the motor needs overhauling and the floor pans and heater channels are shot.... about $5- 8k and alot of work.
If it is your first aircooled project, it might be best to spend the initial $$$ and get a good platform to start with and only have to do minor reconditioning.
just my .02
if you think I am kidding... my 69 was a $400 junkyard special with a trashed motor and heater channels and floor pans. 8.5 years later and something like $6-7k later (probably more than that)... didnt get to finish it because of Hurricane Katrina, but if have seen my web pages on all the work, you'll see what you could be in for if ya get a clunker!
To late for mine. It sold yesterday after less than 24 hours on the Samba. Guy is picking it up on Monday. It might be a while, but I will be back in the aircooled saddle someday.
Thanks Chris. I hated to sell it, but life, house and wife have other priorities at the moment. Even thought there are all of those fancy web based forums out there, this one has always had the best people on it. You and Jan and Speedy Jim and the rest were always willing to give a hand with advice when needed. And I have not replied to the other thread yet, but congrats Jan & Kidd on the new addition to your family. Take care everyone....You guys are the best!
Heck of a deal Bill. :/ This is Alvin Johnston in AZ I had the sister-car to yours remember?
My '67 was given to my youngest son and he quickly went through all the cranks I had (#1 rod bearing everytime) then prob'ly sold what was left of it for drugs or something. :/
Since I had no engine stuff left gave away my dunebuggy and everything else VW ...except for my VW-special tools. :)
Funny I'd show up here after all these years to read about you selling yours etc and it not running and all. :/
Mine was called "the junk heap". :)
If I hadn't given it way, I swear it'd be uglier than ever but still be running and of course handling good. :)
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Anyway, the other day a gal mentioned her 72 bug and how it wouldn't idle etc after getting it back from the mechanic and was asking those with clean fingernails but got no answers. Of course you wouldn't ask the easy-going flakey-guy but the "flake" over heard it anyway...
"does the carb have a 34 on it?" "yes :)" "yeah, heck :/ those things are either sweared-by or sweared-at" "i'm one of those that mostly swears at'em :)" "the deal is they were designed to have the lower;) throttle plate closed and air for idling is through a hole in the throttle plate and there's a large screw (jestering ~1/2" diameter) to adjust the air... not the usual opening-slightly-of-the-throttle-plate" "never felt like I got them to work right so tended to swear-at the sorry suckers ;)"
The guys with the clean fingernails changed the subject. (had UltraBlack under mine that day;)
So here I am looking for information, all my books are geared toward the older 30 and smaller carburetors. I'd like to reveiw 34's before messing with it. :)
Anybody got a website to recommend or something? :)
Alvin!! LOL It took me quite a few minutes to remember (memory going the way the rest o' me is...) but now the name is familiar after how many years??
Welcome back. Stick around.
Rob and Dave have a whopper web site (bigger than mine!) and there is a carb section.
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Speedy Jim
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"I have no use for a car which has more spark plugs than a cow has teats!" Henry Ford, when advised that Chevrolet was introducing a 6-cylinder engine.
I read the 34 carb stuff last night and it was exactly what I was looking for. :) The other stuff they want you to do like adjusting the valves, was already planned, BTW. ;)
Too bad about Bill's '67, huh? :/ At least it didn't get stolen? ;)
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