TheSamba.com :: View topic - 1964 beetle under 5000 miles baja it or save it?

Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:18 am

aight here is my delema i have a 64 sunroof beetle that has like under 5000 miles on it cause it was crashed in the sixties and stored since. it will need a new front clip which i have and a left floor pan and the passanger heater chanel other than that there is no rust and the engine still is seized but no problem. i am 19 and been a beetle fan all my life i grew up with them me and my dad wrenching on them. the thing that is cool is i havbe all these parts from our old baja that we sold the body and pan and kept the rest so i have a 63 type 2 tranny,the reduction boxes and john johnson reduction box set for no wheel hop so uyou can get bout 3 inches of lift and a crap load of good parts. i have wanted to make a baja for a while but its not in me to butcher a under 5000 mile car for it can anyone help me or give input on weather it is right to baja it or not. oh it still has the original tires to

Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:29 am

look for a late model. you'll be much happier with IRS. and i'm sure theres plenty of people looking for that bus redux setup, you might be able to sell it pretty quickly.

Fri Mar 18, 2005 10:56 am

save it.

ditto on HBB's advice.
If you sell the project and all your swing axle baja parts, you'll have the funds to build a killer IRS baja, AND someone else will have a time machine to restore. win/win all the way around.

Fri Mar 18, 2005 2:03 pm

eh is there like any year in pitticular that is great for irs. and is it possible to put reduction boxes on irs? like i want the best affordable parts and like i have lots of metal fab skills to make a killer ride by moddy stock stuff. any input will be greatly appreciated

Fri Mar 18, 2005 2:23 pm

early IRS cars with the dual spring plates are usually a good start. and as far as i know, you cant run redux boxes on IRS. they solved that probelm for the lat model busses by gearing them way down

Sat Mar 19, 2005 2:38 pm

Restore it, You want your baja to have an IRS rear end. :)

Sun Mar 20, 2005 11:00 pm

How come there is no option 3?

Sell it off to a vintage boy and finance a baja.

Fri Mar 25, 2005 1:35 pm

i say sell it and go buy a baja. or you can do an irs conversion like im in the middle of doing. ill post pistures when im done about the irs thing on my thread http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=740739#740739

Fri Mar 25, 2005 1:38 pm

he already didnt take our advice, nor is he going with IRS

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=107049

Fri Mar 25, 2005 1:40 pm

ehh oh well. maybe my irs conversion tips and experience could help him out if he ever wanted to go that way

Fri Mar 25, 2005 5:15 pm

I say cut it up and convert it to ball joint front end for proper street handling.Ha-ha.

Sat Mar 26, 2005 3:23 pm

eh thaks for the help but i chose to baja cause my city is kind a crappy for bettles