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davebuckholts Samba Member
Joined: February 06, 2004 Posts: 2173 Location: South GA
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 10:01 am Post subject: 66 RHD japanese beetle..... |
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Picked this up a few weeks ago.
Going to need pans, some RHD headlights, RHD interior rearview mirror, rear glass, taillights and I want to get a matching pear-shaped driver's side exterior rearview. Plan to get a ragtop grafted into it also.
Car is pretty solid otherwise. Was undercoated and rustproofed. There are holes where the rustproofing was sprayed into the channels and then plugged.
Anyone with links to Japanese, UK and Australian sites?? |
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drscope Samba Member
Joined: February 19, 2007 Posts: 15273 Location: Baltimore, Maryland USA
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 11:04 am Post subject: |
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Unless you are going to be driving on the right side of the road you don't want RHD headlights. _________________ Mother Nature is a Mean Evil Bitch! |
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tb03830 Samba Member
Joined: December 02, 2009 Posts: 1045 Location: Leavenworth, KS
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 11:33 am Post subject: |
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drscope wrote: |
Unless you are going to be driving on the right side of the road you don't want RHD headlights. |
^^Agree. Illegal also in most states. _________________ "Sic Vic Pacem, Para bellum - Pray for peace, prepare for war."
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Dustin B Samba Member
Joined: March 29, 2007 Posts: 1017 Location: hesperia, Ca USA
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 11:38 am Post subject: |
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Dose it have the third vin plate on the engine fire well? _________________ Wanted Victoria motors licence plate frame.
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davebuckholts Samba Member
Joined: February 06, 2004 Posts: 2173 Location: South GA
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 12:17 pm Post subject: |
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drscope wrote: |
Unless you are going to be driving on the right side of the road you don't want RHD headlights. |
Good thought! Hadn't considered that, thanks.
sixty7bugin wrote: |
Dose it have the third vin plate on the engine fire well? |
I'll check. Where is it located on the firewall? |
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andy_t Samba Member
Joined: July 19, 2008 Posts: 142 Location: 29 palms
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 12:33 pm Post subject: |
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Where were the Japanese Beetles built? Are they shipped from Germany or did the come from Australia?
Andy |
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henry roberts Samba Member
Joined: February 24, 2003 Posts: 1274 Location: australia
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 4:32 pm Post subject: |
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i can't say where it came from but that beetle wasn't made in australia.
we kept the small pre 65 sized windows until the end of the 67 model. we also kept a lot of other older features until then.
this is the australian site with the highest traffic.
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/index.php |
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davebuckholts Samba Member
Joined: February 06, 2004 Posts: 2173 Location: South GA
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Henry. I would have loved a small window car, but this will do just fine! |
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anthracitedub Samba Member
Joined: June 20, 2007 Posts: 3241 Location: Michigan
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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that hood is gangsta…someone put some time into that. |
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Boom Samba Member
Joined: September 29, 2007 Posts: 1119 Location: Houston by God Texas
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Posted: Fri Jul 08, 2011 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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a buddy of mine has a japanese beetle but his is left hand drive, his is a 58 and has the japan tag on the right side engine compartment firewall.
why would his be left hand drive but have the documentation but yours is a rhd later model _________________ Ovals are Overrated.....Click to view image
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Dustin B Samba Member
Joined: March 29, 2007 Posts: 1017 Location: hesperia, Ca USA
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 12:46 am Post subject: |
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What makes you think this is a japanese beetle? I have a 59 japanese LHD bug and the third vin is located to the right of the fan shroud on the firewall. _________________ Wanted Victoria motors licence plate frame.
62 og paint L469 type 1
61 og paint L31 DD panel type 2
64 heilite viscount tent trailer
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davebuckholts Samba Member
Joined: February 06, 2004 Posts: 2173 Location: South GA
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 9:24 am Post subject: |
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sixty7bugin wrote: |
What makes you think this is a japanese beetle? I have a 59 japanese LHD bug and the third vin is located to the right of the fan shroud on the firewall. |
Well this was in the glovebox......
It's an owners/workshop manual.
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Dustin B Samba Member
Joined: March 29, 2007 Posts: 1017 Location: hesperia, Ca USA
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Posted: Sat Jul 09, 2011 9:43 am Post subject: |
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davebuckholts wrote: |
sixty7bugin wrote: |
What makes you think this is a japanese beetle? I have a 59 japanese LHD bug and the third vin is located to the right of the fan shroud on the firewall. |
Well this was in the glovebox......
It's an owners/workshop manual.
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nice dose it have the third vin plate? It should say yanase tokyo japan on the top. _________________ Wanted Victoria motors licence plate frame.
62 og paint L469 type 1
61 og paint L31 DD panel type 2
64 heilite viscount tent trailer
71 sears clamshell trailer
I <3 Brazilian busses
Original paint and patina extravaganza http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=187156 |
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Boom Samba Member
Joined: September 29, 2007 Posts: 1119 Location: Houston by God Texas
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davebuckholts Samba Member
Joined: February 06, 2004 Posts: 2173 Location: South GA
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 6:39 am Post subject: |
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sixty7bugin wrote: |
nice dose it have the third vin plate? It should say yanase tokyo japan on the top. |
Unfortunately, the third VIN plate is not present...Did ALL Japanese import models have them?
I need to send off for the birth certificate I suppose. |
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Dustin B Samba Member
Joined: March 29, 2007 Posts: 1017 Location: hesperia, Ca USA
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 8:01 pm Post subject: |
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davebuckholts wrote: |
sixty7bugin wrote: |
nice dose it have the third vin plate? It should say yanase tokyo japan on the top. |
Unfortunately, the third VIN plate is not present...Did ALL Japanese import models have them?
I need to send off for the birth certificate I suppose. |
as far as I know thay did but it wasn't attached very well. Just screws and only through the tar bord. Not the steel fire wall. I've seen the third vin on a couple 67's if you get the birth certificate i'd like to see it. I haven't got mine yet. _________________ Wanted Victoria motors licence plate frame.
62 og paint L469 type 1
61 og paint L31 DD panel type 2
64 heilite viscount tent trailer
71 sears clamshell trailer
I <3 Brazilian busses
Original paint and patina extravaganza http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=187156 |
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67buggybrandon Samba Member
Joined: April 27, 2011 Posts: 192
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Posted: Mon Jul 11, 2011 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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I've got some questions.
Why does the hood have the slots in them? Sounds like a weird idea if you have to drive in the rain.
What's different about right hand drive headlights? Thanks |
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davebuckholts Samba Member
Joined: February 06, 2004 Posts: 2173 Location: South GA
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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2011 5:23 am Post subject: |
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67buggybrandon wrote: |
I've got some questions.
Why does the hood have the slots in them? Sounds like a weird idea if you have to drive in the rain.
What's different about right hand drive headlights? Thanks |
The louvers in the hood are custom. And it does let water in. Just a styling thing, sorta old school hot rod.
The RHD headlights point to the left, while LHD headlights ppoint to the right.
The tar board is not present in the engine compartment. That's too bad.
I'll send off for the birth certificate soon.... |
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davebuckholts Samba Member
Joined: February 06, 2004 Posts: 2173 Location: South GA
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Posted: Mon Jul 25, 2011 4:52 pm Post subject: |
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So I've started tearing into this car.....
Going to need pans and looks like a drivers side heater channel.
Ziebart didn't work...
Pan ledges are fgoing to be fine to mount the new ones on them..
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vwfanatic67 Samba Member
Joined: July 19, 2003 Posts: 427 Location: Warner Robins, GA
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Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2011 4:44 am Post subject: Rhd |
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looking good dave. I have the glass you need just let me know. popouts too if you want. _________________ "white trash but worth every cent"
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