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boxkiteflyer
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That is a cool 'British' car!  I have a 1958 MGA that shares space in the garage with my '57 and '59 Bugs. They get along famously! |
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62ItalianRagtop
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| Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 11:49 pm Post subject: Re: Ressurecting a 1959 Beetle |
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Hi Bug-nut, please can you post some detailed pictures of
- seat
- carpet
- door panels
- headliner
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Thank you
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Bug-nut
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2018 10:39 pm Post subject: Re: Ressurecting a 1959 Beetle |
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| 62ItalianRagtop wrote: |
Hi Bug-nut, please can you post some detailed pictures of
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- door panels
- headliner
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Wow, for some reason your post never showed up in my list, nor did I get the email notification I’m supposed to get. I’m really sorry! If you still need them I can get you some photos of the seats and door panels, however my headliner is not original (it’s been replaced with the later “perforated” style) and I don’t have carpet, but instead the rubber floor mats. To help me get you the right photos, what exactly are you needing to see on the seats and door panels?
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Bug-nut
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2018 10:49 pm Post subject: Re: Ressurecting a 1959 Beetle |
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Well everyone the car show season is upon us! Last month our local mall cruise-in restarted for the year, and I was finally able to attend last Friday. Enjoy!
The Bugeye Sprite isn’t mine, in fact this was the first time I’ve ever seen it at this show. They sure are neat looking though 
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62ItalianRagtop
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| Posted: Mon May 07, 2018 11:08 pm Post subject: Re: Ressurecting a 1959 Beetle |
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| 62ItalianRagtop wrote: |
Hi Bug-nut, please can you post some detailed pictures of
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- headliner
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Thank you |
Wow, for some reason your post never showed up in my list, nor did I get the email notification I’m supposed to get. I’m really sorry! If you still need them I can get you some photos of the seats and door panels, however my headliner is not original (it’s been replaced with the later “perforated” style) and I don’t have carpet, but instead the rubber floor mats. To help me get you the right photos, what exactly are you needing to see on the seats and door panels? |
Ok, thank you.
I would like to see correct color and pattern of og seats and door panels.
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Bug-nut
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| Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2018 11:24 pm Post subject: Re: Ressurecting a 1959 Beetle |
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Well I thought I’d give you guys an update on my solid state voltage regulator expelriment. In short, it’s dead. I went to start it today (after I drove it last Thursday evening) and the generator light wouldn’t light up. Pulled the bulb, found it was burnt out, and so I replaced it. Started it up and then the light wouldn’t go out  Uh-oh. So I pulled the regulator cover and immediately smelled that wonderful smell of burnt and hot electronics. After removing it from the generator and taking it apart I found a transistor that has exploded and several spots where the solder has shown signs of overheating and has actually flowed around. I kinda expected this however it did give me quite a bit of useful service before dying and was something fun to tinker on. So needless to say I’m now looking for an original Bosch regulator to put back on it, I’ve had my fun with it but now it’s time to go back to OG. So here’s a question or two for you guys. My Beetle was built in April of 1959, however it has a December of ‘59 engine in it. What amperage generator should it have on it? I looked at the stamping on it and it is a EG 7V 45 generator (7volts 45 Amps correct?) part number is 111903021F. What size regulator should I install on it? I found a couple of 7v 45amp ones on the classified pages and actually emailed the sellers but I wanted to check with you guys that this size is indeed the correct one to install before buying one or two. Thank you for your help!
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thechief86
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| Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2018 5:56 am Post subject: Re: Ressurecting a 1959 Beetle |
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Flycutting will change the combustion chamber volume, and raise compression ratio. If it is done, I would do all four chambers in both heads to keep it even.
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Bug-nut
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| Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2018 12:40 pm Post subject: Re: Ressurecting a 1959 Beetle |
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My replacement regulator came in today, and I got it installed and so far it seems to be functioning perfectly.
Also here’s some pictures 62ItalianRagtop, I hope they are detailed enough? (I know, my headliner is not original and it looks pretty rough, one day I’ll replace it with the correct one)
Also I don’t really have much history about the car, I know it’s the correct color however it has been repainted at least once in its life. So I imagine they may have changed some interior parts as well. The rubber floor mats are new, I bought them from WW. They actually fit very well and have held up nicely!
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Tommy59fjord
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2018 5:48 pm Post subject: Re: Ressurecting a 1959 Beetle |
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Hi, bug-nut,
I've been watching your thread for several months and admiring your beetle... I also have a 1959 fjord blue bug. Once I get the time to rip into it I'll starta thread... it has its original 36hp and paint-I plan on a preservation type restoration similar to yours I turned fifteen 15 this summer so I want to finish it by the time I get my license.
wish me luck!
Tommy in Fl
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62ItalianRagtop
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| Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2018 11:19 pm Post subject: Re: Ressurecting a 1959 Beetle |
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Hi, bug-nut,
I've been watching your thread for several months and admiring your beetle... I also have a 1959 fjord blue bug. Once I get the time to rip into it I'll starta thread... it has its original 36hp and paint-I plan on a preservation type restoration similar to yours I turned fifteen 15 this summer so I want to finish it by the time I get my license.
wish me luck!
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I look forward your post
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Bug-nut
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| Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2018 8:06 am Post subject: Re: Ressurecting a 1959 Beetle |
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Hi, bug-nut,
I've been watching your thread for several months and admiring your beetle... I also have a 1959 fjord blue bug. Once I get the time to rip into it I'll starta thread... it has its original 36hp and paint-I plan on a preservation type restoration similar to yours I turned fifteen 15 this summer so I want to finish it by the time I get my license.
wish me luck!
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That is awesome to hear! I also look forward to your upcoming thread!
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Bug-nut
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| Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2018 10:19 am Post subject: Re: Ressurecting a 1959 Beetle |
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So after many months of searching I finally managed to track down a replacement right-hand sunvisor for my Beetle. I also bought a complete thermostat and venturi ring assembly to install on my car also, seeing as how mine has been missing ever since I got it. So now I get to pull the engine again. Yay!  So while it’s out I’ll use the opportunity to go ahead and thoroughly wash and clean the engine, inspect the exhaust system and J-tubes, replace the exhaust gaskets, and clean out the pre-heat pipe on the intake manifold. I also need to try to replace my choke cable, it’s been getting very stiff and hard to work lately. That will be fun!...
Gonna clean and repaint everything and also test the thermostat for proper operation. I also have to replace the little rubber stopper on the venturi ring.
I’ve gotta try to strip the old paint off the left visor/mirror assembly some previous owner painted on there. Hopefully the chrome underneath is in decent shape.
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| Posted: Thu Nov 08, 2018 12:15 pm Post subject: Re: Ressurecting a 1959 Beetle |
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Nice score on the right hand visor. They are getting, as im sure you know, very hard to find in nice shape. 
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swharris
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2018 1:21 am Post subject: Re: Ressurecting a 1959 Beetle |
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Good you got the 36hp thermo rod. They are different from 40/1500/T3 etc.
Always liked the small big window cars. Congrats. |
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Bug-nut
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| Posted: Sat Nov 10, 2018 9:22 pm Post subject: Re: Ressurecting a 1959 Beetle |
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Alright here’s a progress report from today. After much struggle and some careful drilling I was able to get the roll pins that hold the visor rods out of the mirror casting. Then I used some Cistristrip to help soften and remove the silver-gray paint on my existing left hand visor/mirror assembly that a previous “restorer” painted onto it. I also was able to get a lot of the warpage out of the left hand mirror. I then used some aluminum polish on the metal bits then some plastic polish on the visors. To reassemble them I found some small tapered roll pins at the local Ace Hardware and installed them with a drop of blue locktite. I didn’t want to use something more permanent incase I get the chrome parts replated one day (the same “restorer” used some fine steel wool or sandpaper on the chrome to help the paint stick. Why oh why?!?! But regardless I’m very happy with the results Next project? Cleaning and repainting the thermostat control assembly and ordering some new exhaust gaskets and a new choke cable in preparation to pulling the engine.
Another reason I love Volkswagens. I love how they stamped the “VW” symbol on almost all of their original parts
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Rome
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| Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2018 7:24 pm Post subject: Re: Ressurecting a 1959 Beetle |
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Visor revival looks great.
Have you tried using the plastic polish on your blinker and taillight lenses, to clean off surface oxidation and thereby increase the light output? |
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Bug-nut
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2018 7:19 am Post subject: Re: Ressurecting a 1959 Beetle |
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Visor revival looks great.
Have you tried using the plastic polish on your blinker and taillight lenses, to clean off surface oxidation and thereby increase the light output? |
I have used plastic polish in the past on my 2003 Celica I used to own; it worked great and I very much recommend it. However I have not used it on my Beetle. The blinker lenses are new from WW and my taillight lenses are glass
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Bug-nut
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| Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2018 11:25 pm Post subject: Re: Ressurecting a 1959 Beetle |
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So today was the day! Pulled the engine out of my ‘59 to do some maintenance and to install the thermostat/venturi ring assembly. While I had it apart I went ahead and removed all the tin, cleaned everything, and checked all the head nut torque. I also cleaned out the carbon and gunk in the heat riser pipe. Inspected inside the intake and exhaust ports for cracks (didn’t see any) and the exhaust valves all look normal and are all the same color. Tomorrow I need to source new transaxle rubber mounts and attempt to replace the choke cable. Hopefully that will go okay and not be too difficult...
I was rather surprised at how clean and relatively oil-free the engine was!
I adjusted the ring per the shop manual’s instructions and then to test it I took a heat gun and fully extended the thermostat and then checked inside the fan, it has about 1/8” between the fan and the venturi ring. When the thermostat is cold the ring is pulled up snug to the fan shroud. Hopefully I got it right...
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