Bonnie, my blue 67 beetle
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Bonnie, my blue 67 beetle
I picked this 67 beetle up a couple of weeks ago. It's been stored at my dad's since then. I'm going to pick it up and bring it home in a little while. I'll be posting pics this afternoon.
bakertim2- Dub God
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Re: Bonnie, my blue 67 beetle
I think you got a keeper.........
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bakertim2- Dub God
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Re: Bonnie, my blue 67 beetle
its a keeper........for a little while
56rag- Dub Nut
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Re: Bonnie, my blue 67 beetle
That's right Jeff. As soon as I get it running, somebody's gonna want it. I just got it to have something to drive til I get Mabeline done.
bakertim2- Dub God
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Re: Bonnie, my blue 67 beetle
Looks pretty solid, Tim
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Re: Bonnie, my blue 67 beetle
It is fairly solid. It needs passenger side floor pan, some spots on the heater channels, spare tire tray, and rear parcel tray repaired. Other than those few items, it's pretty solid. The cool thing about it is, it's unmolested and all original. All the fenders, doors, decklid and front hood are original to the car and it looks as if the bumpers and engine are too. Plans are to lower it with dropped spindles and discs up front and one click in the rear. Do the rust repairs and drive it.
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Re: Bonnie, my blue 67 beetle
Those '67 front fenders are hard to find in good shape, there are a lot of junk copies out there. Plus with all the other '67 only parts, you got a nice unmolested driver there
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Well, I cranked the old girl up this evening. She was pouring gas out of the fuel line below the tank and out the carb. She was also pouring oil out from under the shroud. Looks like I'll be pulling the engine this weekend.
bakertim2- Dub God
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Re: Bonnie, my blue 67 beetle
sweet ride Tim! i might know some that would buy it from you when its done lol
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Re: Bonnie, my blue 67 beetle
Yeah Bob, Hopefully I can get it finished before Y U Buggin weekend. I have to pull the top side of the engine apart to find the oil leak and get new bearings for the disc brakes and get the battery tray, at the very least patched up enough to take it down there.
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Re: Bonnie, my blue 67 beetle
I had a little help tonight and got the top side of the engine torn down. What we found was the oil cooler only had 1 nut on it and the wrong seals in place. I got it all stuck back together. So, maybe tomorrow I can get some gas back in it and crank it again. Drew got the spindles and disc setup put on, also. I can't wait to have my own VW running and driving again.
bakertim2- Dub God
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Re: Bonnie, my blue 67 beetle
wow you guys are making moves!
LB Bedwell- Dub Crazy
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Re: Bonnie, my blue 67 beetle
Look forward to seeing it rolling Tim.
Major62- Dub Nut
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Re: Bonnie, my blue 67 beetle
Me too. I cranked it up again last night and got the same oil pumping out from under the shroud problem. So back to the drawing board. Got to pull the shroud back off and change the cooler back out.
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Re: Bonnie, my blue 67 beetle
After replacing the brake line today (big thanks to Clyde for the part and to all that helped me out getting it in). I got to get Bonnie out on the track. But, when I got off the track I had spun my generator and shorted out the hot wire to the gen. The fan apparently is bad causing a bad vibration which loosened the bolts holding the backing plate to the shroud allowing it to spin. The wire shorting out got my battery hot enough to melt the negative post in the battery (that I just bought yesterday). When I tried to pull the cable loose, the post pulled up through the top of the battery. But, even with all the trouble I had fun today getting to drive my OWN VW to an event, in over a year.
bakertim2- Dub God
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Re: Bonnie, my blue 67 beetle
Tim I have to hand it to you, you stayed cool in that kind of heat glad you got to take it around the track. ( well pretty cool ) Glad you got one rolling. Got a good shot of your car will post it later didnt get many at the track.
Major62- Dub Nut
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Re: Bonnie, my blue 67 beetle
Nice man, I swear this guy around the corner from me had that car in his back yard for a while!! I had wanted to stop for a while but didn't have the time and then it was gone!! I have a 67 myself great ride!!
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Re: Bonnie, my blue 67 beetle
I picked it up From Shawn in Iron Gate off 19/41 about 10-15 miles from AMS.
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Re: Bonnie, my blue 67 beetle
Thanks Randy.
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