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Mon Jul 18, 2005 9:35 am

I picked up this little gem Saturday afternoon. It's a 1967 with a 1600DP single carb. The tub is really solid. Anyhoo I will be wearing out the search function and asking my share of stupid questions... 8)

Mon Jul 18, 2005 11:06 am

Welcome to the cult...

if you ever want to upgrade rims... let me know, would like to buy/trade for your Craggar/Raiders.

Great guys here --- Hamburger is an Excellent Moderator.

T.

Mon Jul 18, 2005 12:12 pm

I am actually looking for a set of steel wagon wheels with mudding tires to replace these SS Cragers with Street tires. What do you have to trade?

Mon Jul 18, 2005 12:58 pm

What's your Email Address... I have a set of 4 bolts... VERY low use... (10 miles)... can also throw in more stuff to sweeten the deal.

Mind telling the clan how much this set you back?

Tim

Mon Jul 18, 2005 1:26 pm

thrown_hammer@yahoo.com

Send pics. I assume under the chevy adapters are 4 bolt hubs. It still has all wheel drums.

I paid $1,050 for the beetle w/ an extra hood and engine cover. Engine has a fresh top end, and the trans is a rebuilt unit.

Mon Jul 18, 2005 1:51 pm

Hammer, if it is running stock drums, they are 5 bolt.

Tue Jul 19, 2005 4:49 am

They look like 5 bolts under there. I didn't have time to pull a tire and look. On a side note I found out that if the idle selinoid isn't hooked up that may cause your car to not idle...... :roll: I also put a SWEET tractor flapper on the stinger. No more baked bean can for me! :D

Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:43 am

I don't think that's a '67, as a '67 didn't have an external gas filler door.

Does it have IRS or Swingaxle tranny?

Tue Jul 19, 2005 5:56 am

The title says its a '67. Any other clues? I know the '67 was a one year car but don't know what to look for....

Tue Jul 19, 2005 6:31 am

Well, post some more pics if you can. Does the VIN# on the title match the VIN# on the tunnel? What is the VIN# on the tunnel? It could be a later body on a '67 pan, who knows?

Also, is it swingaxle or IRS? It's hard to tell from the picture, but it looks like it has 4-bolt drums instead of wide-5. If the drums are wide-5, you should be able to see the adapters and lugs in between the spokes of the Cragars.

Is the dash all metal?

Tue Jul 19, 2005 8:38 am

Looks like a 70s shell to me... whatt about the vins... are the door front dash and/or tunnel numbers matching your title?

I'm waiting to get the promised rim pix back...

Tim

Tue Jul 19, 2005 8:43 am

Nice man,

LOL Look s almost exactly like my car. Mine is a 67 also and I have a set of the exact same rims, mine just happen to be rustier than crap

Tue Jul 19, 2005 8:44 am

Jeez,

I need to post some newer pics than that its about 2 years old. I will try and take some pics tonight or this weekend and post them

Tue Jul 19, 2005 9:22 am

Wow They are twins separated at birth! :lol:

Wed Jul 20, 2005 8:12 pm

if it were stock I could give you the rundown on a few things to identify the year, but since my ol' 67 is the only one i ever looked much up on, i cant help ya...

One thing also- it looks like that panel is primered. Maybe somebody wanted an external filler & replaced that panel?

Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:18 pm

Well the Vin on the pan matches the title. If anyone wants to decode the vin# it is: 117384848

Seems at best to be a '67 pan with a later body?

Fri Jul 22, 2005 9:22 am

Confirmed! A guy over at the Pelican 911 tech BBS decoded the VIN and it is a '67. With a later body appearantly.

Fri Jul 22, 2005 9:24 am

are there any VINs on the body? inside, beneath the lower drivers side corner of the windshield, drivers side door jamb, or in the trunk?

Fri Jul 22, 2005 9:29 am

I couldn't find any on the body. I will look closer today. I looked in all the places you mentioned. Where would the "exact" location be in the trunk?

Fri Jul 22, 2005 9:41 am

somewhere close to here