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Thu Apr 29, 2004 7:53 am

Good morning all,

I just bought a 74 SB that my bank had for next to nothing. Runs good, no bad visible rust, etc. I am wanting to restore this and have no clue where to start. What is a good resource on the process of restoration? Oh, I also have two great assistants with this project (my 9 and 13 year old sons)! Should be loads of fun. :D

Thanks for your help!

RazorBug

Thu Apr 29, 2004 8:16 am

Take a look at my 74 Beetle's Resto site. It's not quite stock, but gives you some ideas.

And remember to have FUN.

http://www.glenn-ring.com/resto/

Thu Apr 29, 2004 11:51 am

Glenn,

I read through your website on Tuesday or Wednesday! VERY NICE!! I showed it to my 13 year old and he said he wants our Bug to look that nice.

Thanks,
RazorBug

Thu Apr 29, 2004 9:09 pm

Razorbug,
Welcome to theSamba.
These forums are a great resource.
Click on the Search button, and define a search for the topic you like.
You will most likely get many results to help you on your way.

Just pick a topic and search away!
By the way, click the "search for all terms" to limit your search to more relevant results.

Fri Apr 30, 2004 3:59 pm

Get the Bently manual. Also do some internet surfing! www.superbeetlesonly.com is another good site for strut cars. 8)

Fri Apr 30, 2004 4:44 pm

quick question...what bank has a super beetle laying around? Do they repo them or what? seems a little odd/random to me :roll:

Fri Apr 30, 2004 5:51 pm

Add superbeetles.com which is different from superbeetlesonly and aircooled.com -look at the links shown at those sites

Fri Apr 30, 2004 6:09 pm

"I read through your website on Tuesday or Wednesday! VERY NICE!! I showed it to my 13 year old and he said he wants our Bug to look that nice. " As long as you don't look like the owner, you will be okay!

What you see on Glenns resto pages is what a bunch of us guys begged him to do for years after he logged a million miles on it. Actually we just bugged him to paint it and as you can see, he went a little above and beyond.
Kurt

Fri Apr 30, 2004 7:34 pm

vwkurt wrote: "What you see on Glenns resto pages is what a bunch of us guys begged him to do for years after he logged a million miles on it. Actually we just bugged him to paint it and as you can see, he went a little above and beyond.
Kurt

Thanks Kurt.

True... i got sick and tired of people telling me to paint it. But once i got started... it was hard to stop.

When you do your car, remember to have fun.

Mon May 03, 2004 5:30 am

To All,

Thanks for all of the suggestions. This will give me loads to read before getting started.

I didn't question the bank why they had it, I just offered about half of what they wanted for it and they took it. :D

Monday morning, got to get to work.

Thanks again,
RazorBug