TheDiamondDrake's 1972 Super Beetle

[TheDiamondDrake]

Greetings volks, this is my first air cooled VW. It's a 1972 super beetle. This has been sitting for two years since I overheated the engine. Two months before I melted it I had spent all winter installing a new wiring harness. >:
Here it is a picture of the side of it with the engine out and under a tarp.

Since then, and a few cars later, I have much more experience/understanding with cars altogether. So two weeks ago I picked up an engine + tranny for $1200 that I found at a car show here in Daytona. I bought a 1000 lbd wire frame lawn cart from Harbor Freight to put it on so I can bring it into my apartment and work with it.

My plans are to remove all of the stuff except the long block, clean, inspect, paint, and replace if necessary. Eventually, I'll bolt to my super and hopefully get a few years out of it as a daily driver. Stay tuned, I'll post updates.

Here are some images of the motor after I put in on the cart.

[TheDiamondDrake]

Since my other engine is 76 miles away from my apartment, I decided to rebuild the on on the engine I have here. I've never rebuilt a carburetor before so it's my first time.

The air filter was clogged and the chrome was rusty so I ordered a new one along with the carburetor rebuild kit. The carburetor kit didn't come with a float, but mine looked okay so I reused it. Seals were okay, but the bolts weren't the right length so I reused my old ones.

I soaked it for a day in carb cleaner then blasted it with brake cleaner. In hindsight I should've let it sit in evap-o-rust for a few days, but I didn't buy any until afterwords when my father suggested it. The manifold studs/bolts/nut were removed and soaked in evap-o-rust for two days.

I broke the water/air choke trying to get the bolt off, and then I had to destroy it with a dremel to get the 3-bolt metal holder thing off, so I ordered an electric choke too.

part numbers:

Left: 32/36 DGAV33B1
Right: 01402

Amazon links to part numbers:
Carburator Rebuild kit
Air Filter
Electric Choke

[AutoMechanic]

Nice project so far. . You sure it’s a 1973 Super? This beetle has a flat windshield and supers starting in 1973 had curved windshields. Possibly the vin has been switched at one point.

[vamram]

Nice project but *not* a '73 Super Beetle.
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[Volks Wagen]

Cool, good luck with it. Your dog is checking for vacuum leaks. Hey, room looks like your girlfriend stole your shit.
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[Buggeee]

Looks like fun, enjoy the build
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[TheDiamondDrake]

[TheDiamondDrake]

I took off the intake manifold and the tin. I found that one of the fins is missing and another one is broke over cylinder 3. It sucks but it isn't catestrophic.

I've also removed the transmission, since the one on my super is still okay, and I want to be able to pivot the engine so I can see underneath. The push rod tubes are damaged, so I had to order some new push rod tubes off amazon since I warped them from sitting on the raised edges of my card. So I pulled apart the push rod assembly to check and thankfully my rods are straight.

I have a seal kit on order as well. Now that I have access to the bottom of the engine I'm going to change the oil screen and add an oil filter to the oil pump.

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