Type1VDub Rebuild/Restoration (pic heavy)

Type1VDub · Last edited by Type1VDub on Fri Aug 22, 2014 3:40 pm; edited 1 time in total

Ok yall, Ive been at it with the beetle working on it here and there for a couple of weeks. I just wanted to start by own build thread. Ive only had this car for a few weeks now but its already starting to come around.Ill add some pics periodically with progress and questions that may come up. I am doing this build for my mom.

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This is the day I got the car.

The car looks better in the pictures than it really does, so remember that.

Got it home. Bought it in SanAntonio drove to Austin

Started with tearing out the old carpets to see how bad those floor pans actually are

Previous owner said he rebuilt the generator well it wasnt a week before that thing took a shit

Replaced it with a rebuilt Bosch unit with lifetime warranty

Next I did a disc brake conversion on the front and new shocks
and started tearing apart other things to see how bad the rust is

Previous owner did a shit job with some rustoleum and sprayed everything on the hood handles trim and all. We soda blasted the hood to see how bad it was but the hood came out perfect.

Found some cancer in the door pillar which will be a pain to fix correctly I still working on that

Removed all the old insulation, that was nasty

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Type1VDub · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 2:52 pm Post subject:

I will rebuild this engine for my next build but we went ahead and ordered a 1776cc longblock from Scat (crossing fingers its not gonna be junk) and a A/C Kit from aircooled.net.

Here are pics (I know there still in the shipping wrap) new running boards and bumpers from JBUGS, Seatbelts from WolfsburgW,

And the new interior some from TMI, New wood wheel from Jbugs.
Just trying to spend some time on the body getting it ready to go to paint, Its going to be a drab olive green ( I think thats what we want)
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Type1VDub · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 2:57 pm Post subject:

Decided to same some time on the prep work and got two new fenders one front and one rear

The Pans were really in decent shape except for the battery box but went ahead and got both brand new pans
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Tim Donahoe · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 3:00 pm Post subject:

Watching and waiting here.

Air conditioning in a bug.

That's cheating!

Tim

Type1VDub · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 3:04 pm Post subject:

Brian · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 3:22 pm Post subject:

Paint those fenders as soon as you can. They rust fast.
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talljordan · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 3:36 pm Post subject:

What floor pan is that? A lot of the brands are probably worse than what you have now since the metal is so thin (Zitto). The consensus on here seems to be Wolfsburg West are the absolute best. And the orange ones from CIP are tolerable.
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Type1VDub · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 3:41 pm Post subject:

Type1VDub · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 3:42 pm Post subject:

Type1VDub · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 3:45 pm Post subject:

talljordan · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 4:03 pm Post subject:

It would be an awful shame to cut up good WW pans, they are as thick as original. If you are putting in the effort anyways might as well do the whole pan. That's just my humble opinion though.
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Wanted: Male computer diagnostic plug end

Type1VDub · Posted: Fri Aug 22, 2014 4:09 pm Post subject:

superbeetlesauers · Posted: Sun Aug 24, 2014 9:54 pm Post subject:

This is probably a dumb question but how did you manage to hide your fuse box? Laughing

My 73' Super would look a hell of a lot better if I didn't have all of the clutter.

Type1VDub · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 2:56 pm Post subject:

Recovered the rear seats today, maybe do the fronts tomorrow
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caffeinebean · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 3:53 pm Post subject:

The fuse box on a Super is inside under the dash. On a standard it is elsewhere! (In the front hood) There is a panel that most supers are missing that goes from the fusebox to under the dash to cover the wiring.

Tim Donahoe · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 3:59 pm Post subject:

Hey, is that seat covered in "Saddle"?

It looks like my new TMI covers.

Tim

Type1VDub · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 5:14 pm Post subject:

6slammed8 · Posted: Tue Aug 26, 2014 6:14 pm Post subject:

Tim Donahoe · Posted: Wed Aug 27, 2014 12:23 am Post subject:

Type1,

Wolfsburg West sells this felt kind of material to wrap around the edges of the front seats--like stock. I cut the material into 8-inch strips and spray glued them to the front and side edges of the bottoms of the front seats. Then I did the same to the front side edges of the backs. I had some foam stuff that was taped on the rear edges of the backs, so I didn't wrap that part.

You really have to turn the back covers inside out, except for the top--and, first, line the top with a plastic bag (so the TMI cover will slide down and be positioned easily).

There is also a YouTube Wolfsburg West video that shows you how to do the front seats. Just Google something like, "How to upholster seats in a VW bug". That should get you in the neighborhood.

I got the Saddle because the swatch in Jbug's catalog made it look a bit darker. But I ended up liking the color, so I installed them.

I also used new Wolfsburg West horsehair (coconut fiber/latex) seat pads.

Tim

Type1VDub · Posted: Wed Oct 08, 2014 1:01 pm Post subject:

Finally got my 1776cc long block in from scat. They took forever to get this thing together!!!

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