72 baja bug rebuild project

luckyvw13 · Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 8:32 am Post subject: 72 baja bug rebuild project

i just bought 2 bugs yesterday for $200 bucks. one a tree had grown up and around it and is pretty rusted but has a new interior and a good engine. and i plan on using the other one for the body and pan and turning it into a baja. any suggestions on what to do and not to do? its my first bugs Shocked

rubsterob · Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 8:46 am Post subject:

Congrats.
Pictures or it didn't happen Wink

here's how to post pictures
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6

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chubby53 · Posted: Mon Nov 08, 2010 7:16 pm Post subject:

of coarse the book, baja bugs and buggies. and then do lots of searching and reading of old and current posts. i could personally right you a book on what i would do.
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rubsterob · Posted: Tue Nov 09, 2010 8:42 pm Post subject:

im sorry heres the link
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6
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luckyvw13 · Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2010 9:38 am Post subject: updated pics of 72 project!

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carlos_magnum · Samba Member Joined: April 21, 2009 Posts: 475

Great find. Good luck on your project.

luckyvw13 · Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 1:42 pm Post subject:

heres the tree around my bug Shocked

where i found it

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larryvance66 · Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2010 4:56 pm Post subject:

Cut it up, idex the rear suspension and do acheap coilover to raise the front then go play. Everthing else will take time and $$$. But will be some of the best times you can have leagally! Wink

P.S. You'll want bigger than stock wheels and tires too.
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bajaanyone? · Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 10:45 am Post subject:

i would suggest cutting a putting some adjusters in the front. then throw some bilsteins or kyb shocks on it. whatever you do. STAY AWAY FROM EMPI COILOVERS
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luckyvw13 · Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 11:18 am Post subject:

ok sweet ya i think im gunna go with kyb shocks

luckyvw13 · Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 9:17 am Post subject:

got new doors yesterday cause mine are way rusted and weak, also got some 60's tail lights and a new pedal assembly and a front end and a Off Road Volkswagen Desert Dueler Exhaust(worth $200 alone) i got it all for $100 Twisted Evil

and i got a new pan and chasis for $50 haha

chubby53 · Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 1:21 pm Post subject:

careful, before you know it you'll have a shop full of parts lol
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luckyvw13 · Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 1:34 pm Post subject:

haha its all good im used to that. my last project was a 95 pathfinder. i bought a parts car and completly tore it apart and everything was in the garage this time im only buying what i need (or if its a good deal lol) and putting it in a specific place haha but we'll see how that ends up working

chubby53 · Posted: Mon Nov 15, 2010 4:03 pm Post subject:

don't get me wrong, xtra parts isn't a bad thing. You never know what you'll need or end up needing down the road. like this one time... i broke my shifter off at the base(don't ask me how) so i had a friend tow me home went to my parts found another and was on the road again.
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luckyvw13 · Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2010 9:13 am Post subject:

ya when ever you can pick up extra parts for a great price i always try to get them it saves money in the long run and frustration

luckyvw13 · Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2010 10:04 am Post subject:

sweet just found a complete baja kit for $50 going to pick it up later today Twisted Evil

luckyvw13 · Posted: Thu Nov 18, 2010 10:04 am Post subject:

so i got the baja kit yesterday for $50 and some rubber hold downs now just need to get ahold of the guy who said he had some deep rims for $125

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