| 66beetle |
Tue Jun 08, 2004 10:40 am |
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| Has anyone ever successfully made a vert decklid for a '65/'66 Beetle using a stock '65 decklid and a decklid from a later bug, like '71/'72? The shape is a little different and I wonder if it's possible to make it work. |
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| Kubel Nick |
Tue Jun 08, 2004 11:02 am |
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| Weld in the factory louvers off a factory vert lid onto a standard lid, it's semi-commonly done |
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| 66beetle |
Tue Jun 08, 2004 11:27 am |
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| If I had a factory vert decklid I would just put it on the car. I don't, and that's why I'm trying to make one. |
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| jnr356 |
Wed Jun 09, 2004 6:02 am |
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| csp shop sells the vents on their own |
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| 66beetle |
Wed Jun 09, 2004 2:13 pm |
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| csp shop???? |
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| jnr356 |
Thu Jun 10, 2004 6:50 am |
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try
www.customspeedparts.com
they're in germany,they speak english and are very helpful |
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| rcowan |
Thu Jun 10, 2004 11:13 am |
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| Are they in their on-line catalog? I can't seem to find them..... |
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| 66beetle |
Thu Jun 10, 2004 7:20 pm |
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rcowan wrote: Are they in their on-line catalog? I can't seem to find them.....
Neither could I. |
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| Glenn |
Thu Jun 10, 2004 7:22 pm |
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My friend made this decklid.
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| jnr356 |
Fri Jun 11, 2004 7:19 am |
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| sorry,try www.csp-shop.com |
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| 66beetle |
Fri Jun 11, 2004 9:10 am |
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jnr356 wrote: csp shop sells the vents on their own
Do you mean these? http://www.csp-shop.de/cgi-bin/shop2/shop_main.cgi...0722a&pn=0
These are just vent grill covers. They are not the vents themselves. |
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| jnr356 |
Fri Jun 11, 2004 5:59 pm |
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sorry,don't know how to post a link
the part number is
827 025 009 engine lid conversion 102euro a pair |
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| Downtown Brown |
Sat Jun 12, 2004 7:33 am |
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| The early 60's Vert lids are 5 slots with a total size of 6"x3"-- one on each side. This does match the 1970 Beetle Sedan rear deck lid (USA) |
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| 66beetle |
Sun Jun 13, 2004 10:12 am |
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Looks close enough to me.
"Real" vert decklid: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=77851
'70 decklid: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=61456
Besides, mine's a '66, not early sixties. The point of all this is not to recreate a "Factory" vert decklid to the exact enough to be used on a stock restoration of an early 'Vert. The point is to provide additional cooling for the big-ass motor in my hardtop '66 without resorting to decklid standoffs, which I don't like. As long as it doesn't look like a hack job, I don't care if it's not "correct". |
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| Scott Faivre |
Thu Jun 24, 2004 10:09 pm |
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What about the CCC fiberglass units? They are awesome quality. I'm using their W vert lid on my early vert.
http://www.creativecarcraft.com/engine.htm
Scott Faivre |
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