Came home with a '75 standard sunroof bug today!

[Franklinstower]

I haven't had a bug since circa 1990, plenty of other aircooled busses, 914, 911 though.
Stoked to have found this! Been driving by it for 10 years in my neighborhood. Finally talked to owner, who said the fuel pump(?) Quit in 2014 and it hasn't moved since.
Still FI intact...pan looks solid, 👌
I'll be checking in for advice from time to time to get this running!

First wash before my wife sees it!

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[pernest]

Nice!

[FunkyOldPatina]

That's cool, love the colour!

[vamram]

Nice!! Hope you're keeping it FI!
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[gt1953]

Looks like the factory color....how bout some more photos like engine and interior.
Now your wife can see how clean it is.
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[Franklinstower]

All right more picts.

I had to strip the interior today. The rear window has been leaking for god knows how many years...It was saturated by the parcel tray. Puddles by the battery and rear floors. Surprised there wasn't more rust. So far one small rust hole all the way through in the battery tray only. I had the original tar boards still in tack. Sunroof opens nicely, but skips teeth upon closing.

A little cleaner wax and the Miami Blau is coming back nicely! The seats are absolutely toast, I need replacements....Any one with a set in the PNW?

Appears to be all original paint. No damage to the front, a few fender dents and one small door dent. Original bias spare holds air!

Speaking of which, the drivers door is full of water, okay to drill a small hole for drainage?
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[Lingwendil]

There should be some drain holes at the bottom already, might just need to clear them?
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[Zundfolge1432]

Great pics I can almost smell that VW. Later 70s cars starting to gain some respect it seems. I had a 74 and a 73 both Marina Blue many years ago and now got a 74 yellow bug.

[Rome]

When I was a teenager in the mid 1970's I really liked Miami Blue. It was the color of my dad's fuel-injected '75 Audi Fox sedan. When it came time to paint my dull grey '62 Beetle, I chose Miami blue and painted it with Martin-Senour acrylic enamel outdoors with a rented air compressor and spray gun.

Now to your fuel pump: I have no experience with the fuel injected engines, but... back in 2004 I drove my Fastback to the Type 3 Invasion in Hershey, PA. The tech team was attempting to get a locally found "barn find" fuel injected car started. They traced power to the fuel pump which was also up front near the fuel tank, but the pump did not work. One of the experts tried switching the 12 V and ground jumper wires at the pump, hoping that the "reverse shock" would budge the internal pump vanes. And it did! With a few more such shock pulses, the pump ended up working again when reconnected properly. So I suggest you try this first on yours; it costs nothing.

Looking forward to updates on your getting it running and driveable.

[whobba]

Aww yeah, now we're talking. I love the late FI beetles (I have a '76 and a '77).

Looks like a great project bug. '75 was the first year for FI and there are a couple things that are different. I think they have a temp sensor 1 where later models didn't.

Post updates!
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[heimlich]

That's nice looking.

In the trunk there is a hose missing that goes from the fresh air down under the car. That goes missing and causes the trunk to rust right above the master cylinder.

On the drivers side floorboard it looks like you got some water. While you have the seats out you might inspect the brake lines that travel there. They rust quite easily when water gets into the car.

You may also want to check the drain tubes on the sunroof to make sure that doesn't fill with water. There's 4 tubes coming down.
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[Franklinstower]

I just got window seals ordered, the rear seal was leaking badly. All the sunroof drains are cleared. I got all new fuel lines and vacuum lines coming. Cleaned and sealed the fuel tank. I'm going to work on brakes tomorrow.

Pans have some holes, not too bad, but bad enough I can't decide what to do. Here is the worst of it:

Suggestions? I don't think it warrants pan replacement, but maybe some cut and weld at those spots...or something else. Like All Metal filler to get me by for a while?

I plan to treat with ospho, apply some master coating and top coat.
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[heimlich]

It all depends on what your plans are for later.

A temporary quick fix is what ever you have available to you that is laying around. I have fiber glassing laying around so I use it for a temporary fix.
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[pernest]

I agree. Ospho, wire brush, fiberglass and paint As long as its still structural, that's what I'd do unless I was striving for a concours restoration.

[Q-Dog]

Fiberglass will only hold moisture and make what is left rust faster. I've seen it too many times to count.
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[HaggardMelon]

Very cool! Glad to see it's going to a new home and will get some attention. I've always wondered how fuel injection would be on one of these. Haven't experienced that personally. I think that's the same color as the original for my car.
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