Thanks to Mr. Conner aka Slim Jim I'm a proud owner of this '64 sliding Sunroof car. Mr. Conner I can't believe it but its in my drive way thanks so much for parting with her. I'll take good care of her.











The first thing my wife asked me was, "Was it a German Police Car?" So with that I think we'll call it PoPo for now.

Welcome to the small window club! You will have it driving by the next Brusters meet right?

Thanks man, I'm a member of the "Hole in the roof club!" as well.

And no I will not have it ready by Tuesday. I wish but it would take me a while to get the engine together. I may ask you guys to come over one Tuesday night and help me lift the body off so I can start on the pan.

looks like a nice solid base to start from!
Any special plans yet?

hellz yeah. party at bobs house, hahaha. what are your plans for it (stock resto, baja , custom)? what motor u plan for it?

Prolly leave the paint like it is, few things need fixin with paint but yes very solid, Rust repair not needed! Has zero rust, door bottoms look brand new, incredible body. It was Sea Blue from factory, one day it may be that color again. For now it will be as you see it, lower it a bit and add either Sprint Stars or Raders.





Interior I like TMI Brick/Off white.

Baja never, Not something this nice that would be an injustice!

Prolly Custom-Resto, kind of like Oh Bugga, well not so Cal-Lookin.

I really want these wheels on it but they are OG and are not cheap at all. Deep offset rear and shallow up front. Sears Raders

This add on The Samba is for a pair and they are asking $850!

Very nice! Can't wait to see it on the road!

sweet ride!

The Sliding top wouldn't go back very far.....

That was about it.

So today I took some time to look into why it wouldn't open. In the process I learned how the mechanism works.

The top slides back into a pocket like frame....


Remove the two screws you see, there's two more on the other side....


The Pin slides out and the spring keeps it in place nice and tight....

This pin system pivots so when the top is almost closed it rides up on a cam that raises the back of the top, bringing it level with the roof. Simple!

With those simple steps the sunroof is out. The cover that the headliner is glued to slides under the top. By removing the philips screws around the trim pieces you see the cables will come out and you can remove the head liner tray. This is what was keeping the top from opening all the way. The top was hitting the tray.


The tray out of the car....


Now it's just removing and cleaning everything so I can put it back together.
Here's what all the parts look like taken apart....

Thats the crank, all it does is moves the cables in opposite directions. One tooth off and the top will bind when opened. All the guides are plastic and mine will be replaced at some point. I was very careful removing them as not to damage them. I cleaned all the rust off and greased the plastic channels so it would slide nice and free.


The guides on the sides are aluminum.


So now the top opens all the way.....



So that is it, very simple. All the parts need to be greased a bit to help against rusting as you saw. Right now I plan on piecing this car together and get it on the road. I plan on painting the inside black to match the car now but later I'm thinking of a Creamy Beige color with the Brick/Off white interior. Oh yeah lower it, add wheels/tires and make it go and stop!

Bug Jam.... Maybe...

Nice work I always wondered how those worked!

Hope to see it soon!

NICE BUG, I would have some Raders on but the price is too high for me, im satisfied with my mangle chromies for now. I think I have a hole in my roof to but I only notice it when it rains

Amazing what you can do with a computer, who needs to throw real wheels on to see what it will look like!

Too light for a black car... At least that is my first thought