'67 euro Cal-look RHD

[Notablecarrot3]

Hey y'all!!

I finally thought it was time I posted my bug here!

My first aircooled vw, and first car full stop. A '67 euro bug!

I bought it in the UK even though I now live in France, and drove it 800 miles back home only 2 weeks after getting my 'accompanied' licence at 16 years old!!! The trip back went very well, no real problems apart from a squealy wheel bearing, one wiper broken (and of course, it was raining!) and an overtightened handbrake!

I'm 17 now, I've had the car for 7 months, so some things have changed. I'm a huge fan of original cal-look, but in a bid not to devalue my car too much I'm keeping it more simple, not dechromed or anything, just some matt black t-bars, no chrome on the running boards and a dechromed dash (not me)
It's also lowered on 2 litre porsche 914 alloys (replicas) and a load of other more subtle mods, indicators in the headlights instead of on the wings, '68 doors, don't know why, bought it like that and a few other things like the exhaust.

First of all I raised the back up, scraping isn't really my thing, I changed the pos scat shifter for an go hurst, much better! and sorted out all minor scratches and details.

The bigger works have only just begun with a bit of work on the engine. It wasn't running too great, so hauled it out and found the nuts for the heads all trashed and weren't holding. So I've sandblasted the heads, got new nuts, all new exhaust gaskets cos it was blowing and while it's out I'm doing a lot of repainting and tidying up!

Here's how I got it and the trip back

The joys of 1 wiper!

scrape

and scrape

How it was a few weeks ago…

With it's baby!

The interior before my hurst shifter arrived

and the hurst

In the snow, I'll probably be getting rid of the deckled standoffs...

And it now

I'm going for a full black look with the engine, everything going black apart from the carb, I don't want to have to dismantle it

Here's just a few parts I've finished renewing

The rest will come as they're finished!

Hope you like it!!!

Sorry, maybe too many photos, but I found so many I liked huh!
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[LeviMan2001]

That thing looks NICE! Love the interior.
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this is absolutely gorgeous nice work



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[Keldog]

very nice brah and there can never be too many pictures.

[abs_1600]

Very nice car man!!! Perfect interior!

Lowering the front suspension make it even better
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[Notablecarrot3]

[Notablecarrot3]

A few new pics of newly painted/restored parts...

My chinese 009 distributor redone bosch screamer style!

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[Notablecarrot3]

I received my new steering wheel earlier today and fitted the boss kit, then took a pretty picture

And I spent all morning paintstripping the firewall behind the engine back to 43 year old og paint. I was rather surprised by the condition too, and no rust in sight!!!
I've still got a bit more cleaning up to do, but it's nearly there, then ready for paint and it will be covered up in savanna beige.

I got all the rest of the parts for reassembling my engine, so I may well start that tomorrow
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[Notablecarrot3]

Got the engine in yesterday morning, took about 3 hours after getting it jammed on the inner wing that's all bent out of shape. So that was a chance for me to repair something like Jeremy Clarkson would!!
With a hammer

Anyway, I nearly got it all back together apart from a few bits like the fan shroud, 2 pieces of tinware, the generator and the carburettor.

I'm really pleased how the whole things looking
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[Notablecarrot3]

A new interior shot taken at home

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[Juice C]

I love that steering wheel. Oh , and the rest of the car is pretty nice too!

[Notablecarrot3]

Thanks, here's a couple more photos

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[Lefty60RHD]

Looks Great. I wish Mine looked half as good.
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[iaccy]

those pictures look like they could be in a magazine, nice!
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[69 Jim]

Very nice ride.

[Notablecarrot3]

Thanks guys, since you seem to like it here's a few more pics, and it's starting to change a little bit. I was fed up with my aluminum trim down the sides and hood, so the side ones have been repainted in black, it has virtually the same gloss/satin effect as the fender rubbers and imo it looks really cool. The hood trim has been deleted to take it more back to stock, as it's a euro '67 standard model it shouldn't have chrome on the hood. I'm now just waiting for a good opportunity to repaint it.

A couple of pics from it's first big trip out since engine rebuild.

Then a couple of the black trim.

Hope you still like it with the black, I guess it will be a little bit more controversial.
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[69 Jim]

Oh yeah.

[Notablecarrot3]

A new pic, showing off my dechromed hood with black handle and badge.

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