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Fri Jul 04, 2008 5:29 am

I'm just kind of curious if anyone is looking for any parts as I have a full albiet rusty 62' t3 ghia that i'm parting out.

My question is IT seems as though the scarcity of parts may/may not drive people away from restoring these cars and I curious if it has?

I've found bumpers are hard to come by ad well as good doors and trunklids/decklids as well as all the switches and everything that is only for the t3 ghia.

This isn't a for sale ad because I don't have everything stripped. There willl be an ad at that time, I'm just shining the flashlight in the water at the moment :P

Fri Jul 04, 2008 6:54 am

A friend of mine is building one, Patrick Friel aka 2manytoys here on The Samba. I'm sure there are some bits & pieces he may still need.
Starting a thread like this is good. Way to look out for Samba members.....

Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:24 am

I've got a '64 I'm in the middle of. Shell is done, pan and chassis parts will be painted over the next couple of weeks and I'm finalizing my parts selection for the car as a whole. I have everything I need plus spares, however some parts can not be found anywhere in NOS or nice used condition and just need to be restored as they are.

Do the Type 34 community a favor and make an attempt to not break your car for parts, just yet. Throw it out there as a complete unit, with a fair price and a ton of pictures and see how well you do. If it's really a '62 and if it's really complete, then there's a lot of unique parts, as this is the first year for the car. You may be surprised at the lengths some folks are willing to go to restore a first year model.

Give it some time, THEN part it.

Fri Jul 04, 2008 7:25 am

place an ad for the parts you do want to get rid of and people will flock to your ad.

Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:22 am

Thanks for the comments fellows. We're really looking to help some people out with parts as far as doors/decklid,hoods seats, door panels, and a whole bunch of other pieces.

The actual car we've bought is a restored 62' Finishing touches as in, glass, and a few other odds and ends need to be completed.

The parts car, as I've found is VERY Rusty on the driver side. Very far gone and I thought my oval had rust :roll:

Stay tuned for the whole scoop and pictures to boot!!!

Fri Jul 04, 2008 10:51 am

PICS!

Fri Jul 04, 2008 11:08 am

The rusty car is not a '62. Looks like a 64-65 model. My guess would be 1964. Post the VIN # if you want a more exact date.

It looks like it has a lot of good parts on it. Very nice.

The freshly painted car looks really nice. Congrats on the find.

Fri Jul 04, 2008 1:18 pm

Thanks, I figured it was later than 63' since it has the heater levers and different interior panels.

Fri Jul 04, 2008 2:05 pm

i'll take the knobs for the seats and the dash knobs...im running type 1 stuff right now.and the mirror (even if it broke)oh and the karmann script.i need it badly! thats if you dont need these parts and there available. :D

Fri Jul 04, 2008 2:27 pm

if that rear bumper center blade is free from rust and pits im interested

Fri Jul 04, 2008 2:51 pm

Over the weekend I'm stripping it so after that I will def have some ads up there is a good pair of bumpers though that will be for sale. Complete minus some minor pitting.surface rust

oh and there is a spare rear view mirror too

if there are arts you need don't have to clutter the thread. send me a pm :wink: 8)

Fri Jul 04, 2008 5:03 pm

Oh yeah a 64. Id strip it. That body looks pretty bad.

Fri Jul 04, 2008 5:06 pm

baked beetle wrote: Over the weekend I'm stripping it so after that I will def have some ads up there is a good pair of bumpers though that will be for sale. Complete minus some minor pitting.surface rust

oh and there is a spare rear view mirror too

if there are arts you need don't have to clutter the thread. send me a pm :wink: 8) Where are you located?

Fri Jul 04, 2008 5:18 pm

Medicine Hat.

Hey Everett, I just checked out your old car photos in the gallery......nice car for sure. I have a question. When you pop the decklid, right down by the latch mechanism (on the 64') there is a sweet ass grill louver type piece mounted, and there is nothing in the 62' is that correct?

I might have to get a pic.

Fri Jul 04, 2008 5:29 pm

these things

they are tight as shit when you stand back and see the whole grill 8) 8)

no mounting tabs at the rear for the 3 screws to mount though.

Fri Jul 04, 2008 5:31 pm

baked beetle wrote: Medicine Hat.

Hey Everett, I just checked out your old car photos in the gallery......nice car for sure. I have a question. When you pop the decklid, right down by the latch mechanism (on the 64') there is a sweet ass grill louver type piece mounted, and there is nothing in the 62' is that correct?

I might have to get a pic.
Yes, 62s don't have those grilles.

Fri Jul 04, 2008 5:43 pm

What about these transmissions. They said this baby could do 90 no prob.... I'm going to pull the motor out of the parts car to lighten it up a bit so i'll check it out when it's up to see what kinda numbers are on it ......I'm wondering how the tranny in there would do bolted up to a dualport in my 61' beetle........that has a full syncro trans and grinds in every gear. lol

Fri Jul 04, 2008 5:51 pm

A '62 will do 90 mph but I wouldn't say "no problem" to hit that speed.
A '64 will do 90 a bit easier.

4th gear is the same ratio at 0.89 but the '62 Type 3 does have a lower final drive ratio - 4.125 : 1 for the Type 3 vs. 4.375 : 1 for the Beetle.

They are more comfortable at 70 or so:

Fri Jul 04, 2008 5:58 pm

Awesome. good to know. Thanks alot.

next question....would amber lenses be correct for the little side light near the front of the door? I have a couple that are white and red at the tip and a couple ambers..........also have the same deal with the front signal lenses....a couple good ambers and a couple that are clear......a bit more faded.

I'm thinking the ambers are the right choice, perfect contrast to the blue paint :) :shock:

Fri Jul 04, 2008 6:12 pm

EverettB wrote:
They are more comfortable at 70 or so:

that's quite abit of weather you're about to drive into...