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Big Bill
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 Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2021 6:35 am Post subject: Re: Duncan's 1966 Ruby Red Beetle Thread |
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| It can very difficult to find a 67 wiper motor, and expensive. I just changed the complete wiper setup in my 67 motor, arms, mounting bracket as the PO had hacked in a late 70s VW unit in and it wasnt working any way. I could not find a complete 67 unit , but was able to find a 69 model that is almost identical, fit perfect and works well. Wolfsburg West does offer a 12 armature that should fit in your motor that you have now they also have the new rubbers you need and E-clips and bushings. |
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Mr.Duncan
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| Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2021 12:38 pm Post subject: Re: Duncan's 1966 Ruby Red Beetle Thread |
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Got some nice repair photos for the front and rear window Rust areas.
Front:
Rear:
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fly2kads
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Location: Roanoke, TX
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| Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2021 9:28 pm Post subject: Re: Duncan's 1966 Ruby Red Beetle Thread |
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| Good looking repairs. I want to learn how to do that at some point. |
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smeag
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| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 6:14 am Post subject: Re: Duncan's 1966 Ruby Red Beetle Thread |
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| That looks niiiiiiiiice |
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diablosandwich
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| Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 6:19 am Post subject: Re: Duncan's 1966 Ruby Red Beetle Thread |
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Awesome repairs!
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Mr.Duncan
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| Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 11:12 am Post subject: Re: Duncan's 1966 Ruby Red Beetle Thread |
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Picked it up from the body shop today.
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Mr.Duncan
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| Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 3:45 pm Post subject: Re: Duncan's 1966 Ruby Red Beetle Thread |
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Oh the joys of rust.
Took the fenders off today to dig into some body rust.
The upper rear fender areas may need some metal to be replaced.
Ground down the rust.
Rear bumper mount has some rust too.
Front apron has some bondo, looks to be a few dents, nothing major.
Rear heater channel box looks good.
I'm gonna need to patch up the front wheelhouse area where it's spot welded to the heater channel.
I ran a borescope camera through the heater channel, everything looks surprisingly good.
And in the defrost hose connection to the heater channel we find a Pen and screwdriver.
As the beetle sits today, coated the bare metal with primer.
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Busstom
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| Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 1:59 pm Post subject: Re: Duncan's 1966 Ruby Red Beetle Thread |
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Nice work on the rust repair of the windshield aperture.
In this pic of your wheel well, do you know what that empty hole is for, between the 2nd and 3rd fender-mounting nuts? (The snipped off turn-signal wiring is basically pointing right at it.) My '65s have these but they are empty, I'm wondering if they were just tooling holes at the factory. |
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Mr.Duncan
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| Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 2:01 pm Post subject: Re: Duncan's 1966 Ruby Red Beetle Thread |
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| Busstom wrote: |
In this pic of your wheel well, do you know what that empty hole is for, between the 2nd and 3rd fender-mounting nuts? (The snipped off turn-signal wiring is basically pointing right at it.) My '65s have these but they are empty, I'm wondering if they were just tooling holes at the factory. |
My guess would be a tooling hole, or body jig hole. It shows no signs of anything else being used.
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Mr.Duncan
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| Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 3:54 pm Post subject: Re: Duncan's 1966 Ruby Red Beetle Thread |
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Made a laminated copy of the Sale ticket from 1966.
I can't make out much of the cursive writing though, if anyone can tell let me know.
I think its:
Leatherette $30
Change oil / OS RV (Out side Rear view mirror?) $4.45
67 XXX XX / White Triso? $35
Clean Upholstry / Punch out windows $24
xxxx xx
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1966 Java Green Std Beetle (sold)
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rcroane 
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| Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 4:40 pm Post subject: Re: Duncan's 1966 Ruby Red Beetle Thread |
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I think it's White tires, 67 Inspection Sticker and Push Out Windows. I also see Install Lug Wrench which seems odd.
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iowegian
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| Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 5:00 pm Post subject: Re: Duncan's 1966 Ruby Red Beetle Thread |
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| rcroane wrote: |
| I think it's White tires, 67 Inspection Sticker and Push Out Windows. I also see Install Lug Wrench which seems odd. |
That's what I also see.
It looks like the car was a used Demo after the '67s were out, thus the $150 discount.
The words:
"change oil"
"67 inspection sticker"
"clean upholstery"
"install lug wrench" are grouped in a bracket, most likely as a no-charge dealer prep note.
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rcroane
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| Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 5:03 pm Post subject: Re: Duncan's 1966 Ruby Red Beetle Thread |
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| iowegian wrote: |
| rcroane wrote: |
| I think it's White tires, 67 Inspection Sticker and Push Out Windows. I also see Install Lug Wrench which seems odd. |
That's what I also see.
It looks like the car was a Demo, thus the $150 discount.
The words:
"change oil"
"67 inspection sticker"
"clean upholstery"
"install lug wrench" are grouped in a bracket, most likely as a no-charge dealer prep note. |
I thought the "install lug wrench" was kind of odd. Missing from the tool kit? Or was there another lug wrench option available? And I was wondering why the oil would need to be changed and upholstery cleaned....the demo explains those.
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Mr.Duncan
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| Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 5:27 pm Post subject: Re: Duncan's 1966 Ruby Red Beetle Thread |
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I'll have to agree about the Demo model, along with the oil change etc. Makes sense for being sold in 10/4/1966 late in the year.
Maybe the lug wrench was missing and they needed it to come with the car. Still interesting!
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Mr.Duncan
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| Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 5:38 pm Post subject: Re: Duncan's 1966 Ruby Red Beetle Thread |
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I wanted to upload better photos of the documents that came with the car.
VW dealer catalog.
Owners manual.
Paperwork keeping track of monthly car payments, till the loan was paid off.
Service booklet, along with gear shift pattern sticker.
Customer card.
Sun visor flap info card.
1967 Texas Registration receipt.
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Mr.Duncan
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| Posted: Fri Feb 19, 2021 4:17 pm Post subject: Re: Duncan's 1966 Ruby Red Beetle Thread |
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Box of Wolfsburg west goodies arrived today.
Repair metal!
So I'm really torn about the heater channel.
It looks great externally, and internally.
However the carpet securing channels rusted out, the bug had decorative sill plates installed, which seemed to trap dirt/water/rust between the carpet/carpet channel.
It's pretty rusty right on top. You can see the gray center heater channel section laying on the ground.
Might just wait and see how it looks after soda blasting.
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scrivyscriv
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Mr.Duncan
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| Posted: Sat Feb 20, 2021 10:10 pm Post subject: Re: Duncan's 1966 Ruby Red Beetle Thread |
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| scrivyscriv wrote: |
My 67 sunroof bug is about the same with the carpet retainers... Good heater channels all the way, but the carpet retainers are rusting out in a few spots. If I'm reading the WW site correctly.. I think this is the replacement sheet metal for just those strips.
https://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=111801121 |
I think I may go that route with the carpet strip you linked. After more digging and grinding it looks like I'll only need to replace about 3 square inches of upper heater channel. That's not enough to justify replacing the ENTIRE channel.
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Mr.Duncan
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| Posted: Mon Feb 22, 2021 6:57 pm Post subject: Re: Duncan's 1966 Ruby Red Beetle Thread |
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Did a little more work today gutting everything out of the trunk, marking and tagging each bolt/item.
Someone wrote "93" in the trunk with a yellow wax crayon. I assume that might be an inspector?
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mukluk
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| Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2021 12:30 am Post subject: Re: Duncan's 1966 Ruby Red Beetle Thread |
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That's a common location for factory wax pencil markings. Could very well mean M-code 93, which is the option for pop out rear quarter windows on a Type 1.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/mcodest1.php
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