1968 "red tomatoe" project" beetle

walter kandetzki · Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 5:33 pm Post subject:

havent done too to much,got the pistons/jugs and a head on my 1641 single port and i also got my birth certificate..found out it had a red interior which is strange ( says it right next to the red line i put)

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walter kandetzki · Posted: Tue May 01, 2007 1:34 pm Post subject:

body is off and the chassis is going out to have a new floor put in and a new pan...also found this number on the beam (covered it with tape for now)

walter kandetzki · Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 10:27 am Post subject:

chassis is back.i gotta undercoat the new pan and undercoat over the stuff on the tunnel and drivers pan.

gostros · Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 7:30 am Post subject:

AJ Quick · Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 11:39 am Post subject:

That is a clean bug!

Plymouth a Super Bird?
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walter kandetzki · Posted: Thu May 31, 2007 1:11 pm Post subject:

yep,its a superbird

walter kandetzki · Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 6:33 pm Post subject:

body is out to have some panels welded and undersides painted so i can drop the body on the pan.found a factory marking while removing the undercoating.

walter kandetzki · Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2007 6:26 pm Post subject:

got this NOS vdo guage panel and this used clock (needs the glass replaced but it works) for my 68 bug (which i have to paint red).also found a thermostat cable for the air cleaner....

walter kandetzki · Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:30 pm Post subject:

well its been a good while since ive worked on the 68 (been working on my jetta getting it the way i want it)..i painted the transmission ford engine gray (it would get that white chalky stuff all over it all the time soo i needed to protect it)...

walter kandetzki · Posted: Sun May 11, 2008 7:26 pm Post subject:

wow its been a long time since i posted on this.havent really done anything since all the dough has been in my jetta.im still waiting on my axel tubes and im trying to get the body back so i can have it stripped of paint then having more bodywork done.getting axel bearings n all soon and i also got some NOS fender beading for it (i gotta find a 4th one soon)

walter kandetzki · Posted: Sun Feb 15, 2009 1:07 am Post subject:

its been awhile since i updated again..well i got the body back and i didnt like the bodywork..quarter panel was welded on with the new panel welded behind a piece of the old one and bondo slapped all over it and instead of fixing the rear apron.it was bondod..may have to buy another quarter panel and have a good body person fix it Confused

walter kandetzki · Posted: Thu Nov 12, 2009 8:41 pm Post subject:

managed to pick one of these up on samba for my bug.it was an accessorie for my 68

Green_Lantern · Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:25 am Post subject:

Making good progress! I'm interested to see what your jetta looks like... Mk3 or 4?

walter kandetzki · Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 3:14 pm Post subject:

its a mk4.mods to it right now are 20th ae rear brakes,euro front bumper strip,hella e codes (soon retrofits with audi rs6 projectors),13pd flywheel,msd ignition,gruven parts tensioner pulley (motor is a 12v vr6),bfi stage 1 trans,stage 2 dogbone,billet coolant pipe,oil pressure guage,tdi .756 5th

bnam · Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 6:56 pm Post subject:

looks like the gravel guard goes the other way -- fat end towards the body and tapers towards the wheel opening.

walter kandetzki · Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 9:07 pm Post subject:

i have not done a thing to this car in awhile...took the beam off to rebuild it and never did anything...i in a way thought about selling it...i turned into a watercooled freak...own two waters now...

walter kandetzki · Posted: Thu Aug 25, 2011 9:40 pm Post subject:

parted out my mk4 jetta (almost done).keeping my mk3 as my daily and once i finish selling stuff off the jetta im going to redo the chassis again.get a new steering box,get all of the brake lines and master cylinder and other parts and work on the chassis.going to go with a 1641 engine but im keeping the stock carb,correct muffler and all of the tins and thermostat on it.my buddy wanted my mk4 jetta wheel so i traded him for these ORIGINAL empi sprint stars.keeping the car bone stock minus the motor and these wheels.all of em are 4.5 wide (other 3 are not in pics).i may polish the silver area or repaint it silver.keeping the black part though

walter kandetzki · Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 6:55 pm Post subject:

started stripping the beam down to repaint it right and stripped the framehead (well started).found these numbers on the beam as well

walter kandetzki · Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 10:57 pm Post subject:

picked up a formula vee shifter locally for 15 bucks.its not even rusted or even really pitted.just real dirty and needs a good cleaning.i have the plastic base..just missing the boot.i do have the shift knob to but its worn out

got brake lines and some grommets

should i replace the drivers floor?it doesnt have holes but its getting crusty...the seat rails are messed up (in red).i cant decide if its a good idea or not..if i do i will get a wolfsburg west pan

walter kandetzki · Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 8:06 pm Post subject:

after hours of wire wheeling and getting all of the surface rust paint off i got my first coat of master series on.what a PITA...


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