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gazbill Samba Member
Joined: October 22, 2012 Posts: 11 Location: portland
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Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 12:21 am Post subject: 1966 Tiki Bug Build Thread |
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Here is a picture of the bug progress so far:
I recently found a 1966 bug in a field.
The guy I bought if from had left it there since 2001. It had been donated to charity, and the Salvation Army had decided it was too much work and gave it away to him. As far as I can tell it hasn't run for 12 years or more.
All of the windows were out so the interior has rotted out and the car is full of tepid water
I paid 450$ tow included.
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gazbill Samba Member
Joined: October 22, 2012 Posts: 11 Location: portland
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Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 12:42 am Post subject: |
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As a donor I have a 1971 Super Beetle that has been my daily driver for the last 11 years. Everybody makes fun of me when they see me driving it, so I I'm going to part it out...and try to forget all the times I've had broken down on the side of the road.
After looking the vehicle over, about the only things I can take are the floorboards, the front windshield, and the engine, the rest of the parts dont match up, or are just flat out not useable.
I got laid off several days ago, so the already tight budget went to zero. |
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gazbill Samba Member
Joined: October 22, 2012 Posts: 11 Location: portland
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Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 9:49 am Post subject: |
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Cleaned it up, put the window glass in, threw a few sandbags in the front to lower. Splurged on some chrome trim.
Did not have any money left for an interior, so I found some bamboo from the neighbors yard and fashioned some seat covers and a headliner. Put a bag of white sand on floor to simulate beach.
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62RagAZ Samba Member
Joined: August 14, 2011 Posts: 147 Location: Peoria, Arizona
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Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 10:15 am Post subject: |
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love the bamboo idea, i think your crazy with the sand  |
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grandpa pete Samba Member

Joined: July 06, 2008 Posts: 6426 Location: St. Petersburg, FL
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phononocd Samba Member
Joined: April 14, 2011 Posts: 53 Location: Arlington Tx.
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Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 6:40 pm Post subject: |
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Hey, whatever floats your boat...or... beaches your whale... never mind
Nice project though! |
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eggman95 Samba Member

Joined: October 05, 2004 Posts: 268 Location: Jersey City, NJ
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Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 9:29 pm Post subject: |
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Sandbags to lower the front, and sand inside the car to "simulate the beach"?
Some one take this car away from him, it doesn't deserve this torture. _________________ Henry |
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das skiver Samba Member

Joined: November 01, 2010 Posts: 145 Location: Tucson, Arizona
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Posted: Fri Jun 28, 2013 10:44 pm Post subject: |
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LMFAO.
I love it. |
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gazbill Samba Member
Joined: October 22, 2012 Posts: 11 Location: portland
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Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 12:16 am Post subject: |
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Using the two engines from the donor car, and the new bug, I cobble together something workable.
I started selling off parts from the donor vehicle to fund the additional parts needed.
- 1600 dual port cleaned up, 12 volt conversion, used engine shrouds that go with vehicle, scrounged up and old school thermostat, tossed the 009 distributor in the trash, electronic ignition, reamed out jets on carburetor and advanced timing. Now it runs on E85 or moonshine.
Its alive!....sort of...swing axles leak from both ends, electrical is a nightmare, needs brakes all around, all fuel lines leak...the list goes on and on. |
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Joey Samba Member

Joined: August 12, 2005 Posts: 5376 Location: Nova Scotia - Canada
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Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 5:56 am Post subject: |
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Is that a hole in the tunnel by the shifter?
Bamboo looks cool. Not sure about the sand on the floor though... hit a few bumps and that stuff will be everywhere including your eyes! _________________ Joey
‘60 Kombi - '74 Bus - '79 Panel - '65 Beetle |
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gazbill Samba Member
Joined: October 22, 2012 Posts: 11 Location: portland
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Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 10:14 am Post subject: |
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Joey wrote: |
Is that a hole in the tunnel by the shifter? |
It is a hole! I assumed it was supposed to be there for some reason or another. Maybe a previous owner needed to get in there and access something? |
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gazbill Samba Member
Joined: October 22, 2012 Posts: 11 Location: portland
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Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 10:37 am Post subject: |
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Cut down some more bamboo for a roof rack. Early version of this looks like I put a bundle of twigs on top of the car!
I also went to the fish store and got a fish tank background for use as a sunscreen.
Now I can leak around town in style, and track sand on all my friends carpets. |
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jzjames Samba Member
Joined: September 27, 2007 Posts: 1921 Location: Windy Point, WA
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Posted: Sat Jun 29, 2013 10:39 am Post subject: |
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hows the heater channels? Looks good keep working on it. |
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gazbill Samba Member
Joined: October 22, 2012 Posts: 11 Location: portland
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Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 10:38 pm Post subject: |
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I found an 8 track player at a surplus thrift store for $.50 and installed it.
Now I'm rocking out to Simon and Garfunkel. I also made an 8track to mp3 adapter so i can play my more modern exotica downloads. |
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gazbill Samba Member
Joined: October 22, 2012 Posts: 11 Location: portland
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Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 11:12 pm Post subject: |
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I was also experimenting with having a dual fuel E85 and biomass gasification system.
I had already successfully used a venturi pump to lower the boiling point of alcohol to evaporate flammable gases from low quality fuels like vodka, but the expense of running your car on essentially beer averages out to be minimum 30$ a gallon...not very cost efficient.
Because of this, I cobbled together this contraption with some ammo cans, piping and a few other misc pieces for essentially nothing.
This carbon neutral biomass gasifier can run on any flammables with a carbon and hydrogen base. This includes plastic, compost and wood.
After a bit of tweaking I was able to get it to idle and drive around on charcoal, but had some reservations about burning ash getting into the engine. So I found an old motor oil drum and fashoined this bong like device that is supposed to cool and filter at the same time!
...And then the vacuum pressure of the engine collapsed the barrel bong and sucked water into the engine bending push rods for cylinder number 2.
Macht nicht little tikiwagen.
I had to pull the motor and replace the pushrods and tubes. It cost me a whole 15$ |
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panicman Samba Member

Joined: December 18, 2011 Posts: 2368 Location: Canby, OR
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Posted: Tue Jul 02, 2013 11:54 pm Post subject: |
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I hope soon that these cars and the parts will become hard enough to find that people will choose to "tiki" 1990's civics and fiestas. |
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xam1 Samba Member

Joined: January 24, 2009 Posts: 25 Location: Finland
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Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 1:29 am Post subject: |
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Dr. Emmett Brown, I presume? Nice work, and something very different for a change! |
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Ian Samba Moderator

Joined: August 28, 2002 Posts: 4958 Location: 713
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Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 8:46 am Post subject: |
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gazbill wrote: |
I was also experimenting with having a dual fuel E85 and biomass gasification system.
I had already successfully used a venturi pump to lower the boiling point of alcohol to evaporate flammable gases from low quality fuels like vodka, but the expense of running your car on essentially beer averages out to be minimum 30$ a gallon...not very cost efficient.
Because of this, I cobbled together this contraption with some ammo cans, piping and a few other misc pieces for essentially nothing.
This carbon neutral biomass gasifier can run on any flammables with a carbon and hydrogen base. This includes plastic, compost and wood.
After a bit of tweaking I was able to get it to idle and drive around on charcoal, but had some reservations about burning ash getting into the engine. So I found an old motor oil drum and fashoined this bong like device that is supposed to cool and filter at the same time!
...And then the vacuum pressure of the engine collapsed the barrel bong and sucked water into the engine bending push rods for cylinder number 2.
Macht nicht little tikiwagen.
I had to pull the motor and replace the pushrods and tubes. It cost me a whole 15$ |
GO ON, GO ON...TELL ME MORE _________________ All your Buses are belong to us.
Love and good roads!
IN LOVING MEMORY OF ROB CRESS 1968-2012 & KEN CRIMMINS 1957-2024 |
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50ate Samba Member

Joined: September 22, 2007 Posts: 1171 Location: PNW
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Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 10:06 am Post subject: |
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This is so utterly stupid.... But the guy is obviously very intelligent so i have nothing bad to say... I guess? Go for it.. Does the law have any issues with your alternative fuels? Seems a little home brew to be safe, like what happens if you get rear ended with all that shit on the back? |
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DUBSLIFE5150 Samba Member
Joined: February 19, 2013 Posts: 270 Location: southern california
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Posted: Wed Jul 03, 2013 10:41 am Post subject: |
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the sand is a bit crazy however you gave me a great idea for a roof rack. keep building man! _________________ '72 beetle mutt
stock 1600 dual port engine. |
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