1967 Volkswagen Beetle

[97F250HD Dude]

Might as well post a thread for this car too. 1967 Volkswagen Beetle, Resto-mod project

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/IMG_0699.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/IMG_0700.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/IMG_0702.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/IMG_0703.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/IMG_0706.jpg


already replaced the pan gasket, got no pics of the process though. and today i ordered a new wiring harness for it. and headlights are on the way.

[crawler]

Nice. So this one is better than the other one? No rot. lol

I want that steering wheel if you decide to sell it.

[97F250HD Dude]

yeah much better, and a nicer looking year IMO. i may sell the steering wheel later on, but for now its all i got lol

[97F250HD Dude]

head lights should be here soon, and wiring harness has been ordered. work has just stepped up to full time status so i wont be able to work on it much during the week, but i will have more money do do **** to it now.

[Blanco]

Got any example Pics of what your goal is? :shrug:

[97F250HD Dude]

yeah, look at the pics i posted and thats my goal

[Blanco]

yeah, look at the pics i posted and thats my goal
:6: where did you post them?
I'm asking about Pics of others you'd like your finished car to look.
Maybe its slipped my mind but I dont remember seeing them. :shrug:
Link please, If I've just forgotten about them. :o

[97F250HD Dude]

haha i guess i shouldnt try to be a smart ass anymore, what i'm saying is what my car looks like now is pretty much how i want it to look, finished with lights, interior and fresh paint of course. and maybe dropped a few inches. idk i cant seem to find any pics online of how i want mine to look. its all up in my head

[97F250HD Dude]

ok got my head lights yesterday, my wiring harness will be arriving monday. i've got a good lead on a speedometer, and i am buying an adjustable front beam for the car. i'm already getting more done to this '67 than i ever did on my '73 haha. oh and i got a set of pop out side windows for pretty much free. pics of all this coming tomorrow

[Blanco]

Much better looking headlights than your 1st bug.

[97F250HD Dude]

got my headlights in
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/parts001.jpg

got the shifter from my old bug put in too
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/parts004.jpg

wiring harness!
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/parts005.jpg

[97F250HD Dude]

and i've decided to make this a cal-look style bug

[Blanco]

:cooool:

But ar'nt you gonna clean up that rust around the head lights?

[97F250HD Dude]

of course. i've only got those in right now so i can take it down to my house and have it there without the trailer park bitching at me for having a non operating vehicle at my house.

[97F250HD Dude]

my $35 adjustable beam, normally sold for around $150
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/e452ce61.jpg

got the main harness in as well
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/28efcdf6.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/cc91ee71.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/718aa2e4.jpg

[Blanco]

Keep up the good work. :16:

[97F250HD Dude]

honestly i should have this thing on the road in the next few weeks

[97F250HD Dude]

found out from a previous previous owner that the transmission has lost reverse. but i have a line on one from a guy in my volks club. i also picked up a gas tank, tail lights, door panels, and headlight switch from Dale, the same guy. i got the front turn signals and ignition switch and the rear seat bracket and panels free from the guy that owned this bug last year. originally he parted it out and sold it to Dale, who sold it to my other friend in the club Blake. and then he sold it to me since he already has 3 project bugs.

Dale is coming down to my house to have a "garage day" to help me straighten out the front drivers side quarter panel and a fender in a few weeks.

getting a lot done and slowly piecing it back together. pics of new stuff tomorrow when it gets light out

[Blanco]

Reminds me of building a Kit Car.

[97F250HD Dude]

turn signals in!
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/c8f51918.jpg
tail lights are in
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/2e21af1d.jpg
ignition switch, emergency flasher, and headlight switches are in!
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/e2a95175.jpg

off to finish the wiring and clean it out!

[97F250HD Dude]

got a bit more done today and last week when the weather was nice.

door panels are in
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/dd2643a8.jpg

rear seat bottom from my super seems to fit nicely! i've yet to test the seat back since i seem to be missing some hardware :o
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/17bfd52f.jpg

got a gas tank!
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/1439aed3.jpg

got some stuff going on the motor as well. fully painted the fan shroud simple flat black
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/582bb078.jpg

pop outs!
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/be9a0e50.jpg

how she sits now.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/ea996858.jpg


still to do:
finish wiring
swap parts onto adjustable beam and trow it on.
get engine in
eventually find a new trans since this one dosent have reverse!

[Blanco]

Seems your getting alot of work done! :16:

[97F250HD Dude]

i am. a lot more done than i ever did on the '73. should have it on the road in the next week or so. i got promoted at work yesterday, i'm now crew lead for a new crew that will be running around doing property maintenance in denver, so that means i'll now have the $$$ to build up the 1914cc motor that i've been wanting for a while now.

[97F250HD Dude]

its been a little while, but soon after finding out the transmission in it dosent have reverse i took a break from working on it. i have a good replacement trans for it, and the engine has its new exhaust and is ready to be put in too. put in a new brake master cylinder, got seats for it and am in the process of finding the last few parts i need to get it on the road. i dont have internet at home right now (using my girlfriends for now) so it may be a while before i post up again, but when i do i'll have pics for y'all.

[Blanco]

I've been wondering whats been going on with this project.
Thanks for the up-date. :16:

[97F250HD Dude]

hey guys i'm back. i got the engine in a few months ago, was getting ready to get it registered but cant seem to find the previous papers for the plates so i cant transfer them over yet.
about a month ago i came home from work to find a large green sticker on the front windshield. the park was threatening to tow it away cuz it has no plates. I towed to my grandparents house and its just been sitting there since. all i need to finish it is to swap the alt. out with a generator i got, get a positive batt. cable and a volt. regulator. should fire right up. then there are a few other things like tun signal switch and relays but other than that its near done.

[Blanco]

Glad to hear your so close. :D
When you gonna paint it?

[97F250HD Dude]

soon maybe. i've hardly been getting enough hours at work so a lot of things have slowed down due to lack of funds.

[Blanco]

What color you gonna paint it?

[97F250HD Dude]

the same savannah beige that it is right now. i like the simplicity of the color

[Blanco]

the same savannah beige that it is right now. i like the simplicity of the color

Yeah I like it too. :7:

[97F250HD Dude]

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/bug007.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/bug005.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/bug003.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/bug006.jpg

[Blanco]

Why in the world would you swap to the late model headlights??!?!?!?!? :eek:

[97F250HD Dude]

cause i HATE early headlights. this is a 67, and the fenders i put on are 67. the old fenders were 65's. i want this bitch original looking. :079[1]: :p

[Blanco]

I just love the older styled headlights & always have.
To each their own I suppose. :shrug:

[Clydesdale4x4]

steadily coming along...

[97F250HD Dude]

fiddled with it a bit more today. bought a pair of door seals and ordered the rear window rubber. door seals fit great. i think i'll be bringing this back to my house soon, too hard to get motivated to work on it when ya have to drive 30 minutes one way to get to it.

[locopny]

cause i HATE early headlights. this is a 67, and the fenders i put on are 67. the old fenders were 65's. i want this bitch original looking. :079[1]: :p

I hear ya on that. never cared for the old style lamps.
Liked my 69 Beatle the best of all the cars I had. Not a fan of swing axles.

[97F250HD Dude]

just ordered a new front apron and a brake fluid resivoir. gonna have some guys from the local vw club come down and help work on it. i'll post pics of everything soon.

[97F250HD Dude]

pics!!

wrinkled metal on the drivers side
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/IMG_1116.jpg

pass. side
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/IMG_1119.jpg

after i drilled out the front apron
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/IMG_1112.jpg

old apron
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/IMG_1108-1.jpg

new apron!
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/IMG_1132.jpg

after i started beating the wrinkles out on the drivers side, still got some more to go but its looking better
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/IMG_1115.jpg


overall before i started workin on it
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/IMG_1082-1.jpg

how she's sitting now
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/IMG_1113.jpg

[Blanco]

Keep it up dude!
You'll get it done soon enough! :7:

[97F250HD Dude]

yeah i seem to have had a burst of energy to work on this thing. i dont know why i cant get that burst when its warmer out! its supposed to snow tomorrow night.

[locopny]

heat can be your friend when straightening up metal.

make a cheap frame machine...come-a-long, tree, short wood post, couple short chains and/or straps. small propane plumbing torch to apply heat to area. works really good- as I did it to a toyota I rebuilt (sure wish the scanner worked). have photos of the very basic/crude set up that got the front clip to within about 1/8th of perfect.

it only snows when its warm...











ok I don't really believe the last line either....but maybe you can fool yourself into thinking its nice out.

[97F250HD Dude]

well flat towing it home yesterday with a tow bar didnt quite work, front steering issues prevented it. so i just went and rented a car hauler from u haul to get it home.

[97F250HD Dude]

trailer worked beautifully, got it home no prob. first thing i did was put in my new turn signal switch:
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/IMG_1138.jpg

i had to unbolt the steering column to get the wiring thru the grommet into the trunk area. 1 side had the original nut spot welded to the body, the other side was just a nut and bolt, making it rather difficult to undo. so i fixed that the easiest way i could by just tacking the nut on:
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/IMG_1140.jpg
before
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/IMG_1136.jpg

after all that i started fabbing up a bracket to hold the brake fluid resivoir.
this is what i ended up with after about 10 minutes of fiddling
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/IMG_1141.jpg
just used some angle from a table saw stand and tin snips to cut it into shape. just gotta finish cleaning away all rust and paint from the area then i'll be able to weld it in.
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/IMG_1144.jpg

[Blanco]

Looking good! :16:
Whats your guess as to when it will be basically done, with all you have in mind for it?

[97F250HD Dude]

pobably never haha. seriously it all depends on money and what kind of job i can get with a CDL. if i got the money then i can get it painted, lowered, motor built up, brand new interior, new wheels, tires, ect.... but to get it driveable, maybe tonight.

[97F250HD Dude]

got the wiring finished today, and it runs! ok it runs for a minute since the fuel tank isnt in yet and i only filled up the carb bowl. but still, the lights work, it turns over, and it'll be on the road verry shortly

[crawler]

Sweet deal dude. I'm hoping to be at that same point here real soon.

Looking good

[Blanco]

got the wiring finished today, and it runs! ok it runs for a minute since the fuel tank isnt in yet and i only filled up the carb bowl. but still, the lights work, it turns over, and it'll be on the road verry shortly

:awesome_dude: :7:

[locopny]

That is a momentus occassion...I know the feeling well. Congrats buddy!

[97F250HD Dude]

thanks! i was nervous as hell before i connected the batt. looked over my wiring diagrams to make sure i had everything where it needed to be, hooked it up and tested it out. i'm just glad there werent any blown fuses or burnt wires!

[Froggmann]

Or a burnt bug for that matter!

Congrats on the running bug, just make sure you replace that fuel line before driving it.

[locopny]

just make sure you replace that fuel line before driving it.

especailly if its the old woven fiber over rubber line. Too easily hides true condition....usually poor condition.

[97F250HD Dude]

well considering it has no fuels lines in it, it'll be replaced before i drive it. i dont even have the tank in yet.

[97F250HD Dude]

oh and i got it registered yesterday, 5 year collectors plates. wont have to renew untill i'm 24!

[97F250HD Dude]

got the mount welded in
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/IMG_1152.jpg

not the best but it will work for now
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/IMG_1149.jpg

primered up
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/IMG_1157.jpg

everything back in
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/IMG_1158.jpg

rear window is in
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/IMG_1168.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/IMG_1169.jpg

bake feed lines in
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/IMG_1171.jpg

gas gauge
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/IMG_1172.jpg

[Blanco]

I love the simplicity of this car! :D

[97F250HD Dude]

yeah me too. simple wiring, simple everything. got the brakes bled yesterday, ran my fuel lines and put the tank in. filled it up and................drove it around the block twice haha. finally got it going. i did however find a small leak from the output of the gas tank, but i've already got it fixed and hope to be able to participate in the toys for tots cruise that my vw club is having saturday.

[97F250HD Dude]

sale pending, i'm moving to kentucky in a few months, will explain further when i have a bit more time. House and maybe the truck are going up for sale very soon.

[Blanco]

Bummer dude, why you moving?

[97F250HD Dude]

going back to school, getting a degree in agronomy-plant science. Downsizing everything right now. My house is up for sale, and the truck will be for sale right before i leave. gonna use that money to buy my dream truck-Ford F-350 Crew cab long bed, diesel with a 5 or 6 speed manual.

[Blanco]

:WTF: is agronomy-plant science
& what sort of work will you do will your all done with school?

[Clydesdale4x4]

The science of selling/marketing plants and ag related items?

IDK, seemed like a logical assumption, hopefully he posts back up and lets us know.

[97F250HD Dude]

not selling or marketing, but working in a lab developing higher yeilding, more drought resistant crops, new cross breeds, things like that. pretty much a horticulturist/botanist.

[locopny]

paging Dr. Frankenplant?

J/K Good luck on the move and the sale of everything.

[Froggmann]

Well just so you know, if I find an artichoke that looks like this you're gonna be the first person I'm gonna feed it with...

http://sfist.com/attachments/twsf/Little%20Shop%20of%20Horrors.jpg

[Clydesdale4x4]

Loved that movie....

[97F250HD Dude]

haha success! got my house sold!

[Blanco]

haha success! got my house sold!
:pianodance:Whooo Hooo!

[97F250HD Dude]

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/Project%201967%20Beetle/DSC_9766.jpg

Parts to redo the brakes, minus rear rubber lines.

[Blanco]

Awesome to see you still working at it..
I'm starting to really like older bugs, Yet I dont know If I'd Cal-Bug it or Class 11 style it.

[97F250HD Dude]

yeah i got it moved from my old house to my moms house today, got one side done and greased today before rain came back. im trying to get it in some what of a driveable state before i move.

[97F250HD Dude]

just ordered up a turn signal relay, transmission mounts and a few other little things from wolfsburgwest.com. should be here in a few days!

[97F250HD Dude]

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/Project%201967%20Beetle/DSC_9779.jpg
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/Project%201967%20Beetle/DSC_9782.jpg

Fronts are done, waiting on rear lines to get here, then rears are next.

BTW, the old front rubber lines were swollen shut :WTF:

[Blanco]

Swollen shut?!?!?!? :6:

[97F250HD Dude]

Yup, they were so old that the brake fluid rotted the rubber and they got swollen shut. only a little fluid was able to pass through it, explaining why i had such bad brakes on my test drive.

[Blanco]

That's Crazy!
I figure they would completely leak, not swell shut?!!?!?! :6:

[97F250HD Dude]

nope, never had a leak outta them. I thought it was crazy too. but i've got brand new lines, wheel cylinders, shoes and repacked bearings. should last a while.

[Blanco]

Good for you!

[97F250HD Dude]

it was crazy easy to replace it all. literally 5 minutes per side.

[97F250HD Dude]

Well turns out bap geon sold me the wrong shoes and cylinders for the rear brakes :roll: but i did get this from wolfsburg west today:
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/Project%201967%20Beetle/DSC_9788.jpg

turn signal relay is already in the car, too dark for pics right now.

[97F250HD Dude]

Bought a new generator and installed it yesterday, got gas for it and fired it up today. quick timing adjustment got the engine running smoothly. all thats left to get it driving are rear wheel cylinders, get all my ext. lights working, and thats about it.

[Blanco]

:ewg: SWEEEEEEET!

[97F250HD Dude]

yup i'm happy with the progress.

[97F250HD Dude]

ok, well i've been hella busy (just bought 70 acres in eastern colorado) but i've gotten a lot done in the past months.

got majority of the brakes done now, still gotta bleed em.
got drop spindles for it from a guy off craigslist:

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/Project%201967%20Beetle/DSC_0659.jpg

had a local shop press in new ball joints for me, also had to get new bearings and tie rod ends, but they were due for replacement anyways. here is how she is sittin now, i love the slight rake it has now:

Beforeish:
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/bug003.jpg

After:
http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/0807101854a.jpg

http://i123.photobucket.com/albums/o313/93XJdude/0807101854b.jpg

the front end is now 90% brand new parts, should last a while haha.
i'm still battling a problem with the turn signals, but i think i may have figured it out.