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AlteWagen Troll

Joined: February 23, 2007 Posts: 8635 Location: PNW
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 4:57 pm Post subject: Hood prop question |
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What was the cut off for the early type hood prop?
I thought it was this style (below) for 56-61 but not sure
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stale air Samba Member

Joined: August 23, 2007 Posts: 5451 Location: Senoia Ga, formally NorCal
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 6:59 pm Post subject: Re: Hood prop question |
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derluftwagen wrote: |
What was the cut off for the early type hood prop?
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Hey Derluft, both my 58, and my 61 have the style like what is pictured above. Both ones I know are original to the cars. _________________ WANTED: Henry Veale Santa Rosa plate frames
WANTED: Brittsan Motors Fresno plate frames
WANTED: Any Georgia plate frames
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Slow Steve Samba Member
Joined: October 23, 2008 Posts: 715 Location: Midlothian, VA
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 7:17 pm Post subject: Re: Hood prop question |
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stale air wrote: |
derluftwagen wrote: |
What was the cut off for the early type hood prop?
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Hey Derluft, both my 58, and my 61 have the style like what is pictured above. Both ones I know are original to the cars. |
I've also got this one in my 56. _________________ BarryL wrote:
100 years from now when they have reverse atom regeneration attractor technology perfected and in a hand held back yard mechanic's price range, someone will dig up this thread and go, "What were those guys thinking? The whole thing was all there just waiting to be re-atomized. Funny how easily they cut them up back then."
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AlteWagen Troll

Joined: February 23, 2007 Posts: 8635 Location: PNW
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 7:47 pm Post subject: |
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All of the cars Ive owned had this style
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/pix/3057493.jpg
oct 55 vert
sept 55 sedan
nov 58 vert
1959 export
1959 export
1960 export
1960 euro
1960 euro
1961 export
1961 export
I bought a 55 4 tab hood with the other type attached so I thought it might be a early/late thing.
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Volumex Samba Member

Joined: October 11, 2007 Posts: 532 Location: Sarnia, ON
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 8:00 pm Post subject: |
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Apologies to the poster, but I made a local copy of these and can't find them on the gallery to give credit to who posted them.
1954/55
56/59
60/61
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AlteWagen Troll

Joined: February 23, 2007 Posts: 8635 Location: PNW
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Posted: Tue May 10, 2011 8:55 pm Post subject: |
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PERFECT!!
Thanks. |
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flymanx Samba Member

Joined: February 24, 2006 Posts: 158 Location: Tampa,FL
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Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 1:10 pm Post subject: |
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X2 _________________ Life is one big road with lots of signs. So when you riding through the ruts, don't you complicate your mind |
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Deh Shark Samba Member

Joined: December 09, 2006 Posts: 705 Location: U.S. Virgin Islands
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Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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Talk about attention to details!!! Good job!! _________________ AH TIYAD AH DAT DEH BAI!!!
Organize folks are just to lazy to look for stuff!!
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stale air Samba Member

Joined: August 23, 2007 Posts: 5451 Location: Senoia Ga, formally NorCal
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Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 3:12 pm Post subject: |
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derluftwagen wrote: |
PERFECT!!
Thanks. |
Ya, that is awesome info, thanks! But what sucks is the fact that now I know that the one one my 61 is wrong.  _________________ WANTED: Henry Veale Santa Rosa plate frames
WANTED: Brittsan Motors Fresno plate frames
WANTED: Any Georgia plate frames
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AlteWagen Troll

Joined: February 23, 2007 Posts: 8635 Location: PNW
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Posted: Wed May 11, 2011 3:30 pm Post subject: |
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Volumex wrote: |
Apologies to the poster, but I made a local copy of these and can't find them on the gallery to give credit to who posted them.
1954/55
56/59
60/61
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Those look like ad photos. I added them to the regular gallery so the links dont die in the future. Thanks again!! |
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BulliBill Samba Member

Joined: July 09, 2004 Posts: 4699 Location: St Charles, MO
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Posted: Tue Jul 16, 2024 2:50 pm Post subject: Re: Hood prop question |
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Can anyone out there with an original 1956-57 Oval Beetle confirm if a 1956-59 hood stay/prop uses one or two 14mm hex head "shouldered" M 8 bolts to attach the top part to the front hood and the bottom part to the body? I just posted a WTB ad for one of these bolts in the classifieds. I'm pretty sure that two of these shouldered bolts are needed?
Thanks for any conformation, and/or help finding one of these little buggers...
Bill _________________ I'm looking for these license plate frames for my fleet:
Coeur D'Alene - Lake Shore Volkswagen
Mission VW - San Fernando
Thornton VW - Stockton
Thanks for any help! |
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finster Samba Member

Joined: May 26, 2012 Posts: 9374 Location: not far from the madding crowd
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Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2024 6:29 am Post subject: Re: Hood prop question |
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x2 according to the parts list - item 33 - this is the july 56 book but the oct 57 has the same entry
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BulliBill Samba Member

Joined: July 09, 2004 Posts: 4699 Location: St Charles, MO
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Posted: Wed Jul 17, 2024 7:10 am Post subject: Re: Hood prop question |
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Thanks "finster",
I have the same parts book and that's why I suspected that two of those shouldered bolts were needed on a late Oval Beetle. I only have one here, and just needed one more for my front hood. I've also got a unmolested June of '55 Sunroof here, and I suppose I could prop the hood open with a long stick to support it and then remove it's lower and upper prop rod bolts to discover whether I needed one or two of those bolts, but the parts book made me feel pretty sure that two are used for the prop rod/stay. Thanks again for your post.
Bill _________________ I'm looking for these license plate frames for my fleet:
Coeur D'Alene - Lake Shore Volkswagen
Mission VW - San Fernando
Thornton VW - Stockton
Thanks for any help! |
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