Anyone down with Vdubs?

[Cornflake]

I have 2 toys one being my '89 XJ and the other being my '78 VW Super Beetle 'Vert. Now some purists will say my fuel-injected '78 is not a true bug but I've had 12 different bugs over the years and this one has been the most reliable and we've had it in our family since '86 (2nd owners). It's lowered of course and I just got it painted Subaru WRX blue this past winter. Anyone else out there wheel and have any bugs?



http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l248/cstilesiscool/santacopyandstuff059.jpg

[TRNDRVR]

Nope. Not me. :smoker:

[RyanM]

blue punch buggy, no punch back

[ladywolf]

I've got a subie and an XJ and a blazer....call me eclectic.

[EricT]

as long as you don't mind the vdub being watercooled

[Fish'nCarz]

I had a '78 Wolfsburg Van. Brown/butterscotch pudding colored. Sun roof the size of Nebraska. 2000 ci engine. Ebersbacher gasoline heater, 4 speed. It was great until the engine tore itself up starting one February morning at 15 below zero. It was a great car, and had so much ground clearance I could wheel it in northern Michigan on the Forest Service 2 tracks. I'd go around a corner and there would be some hot-rod in his lifted Toyota pu feein' all macho. I'd just idle by in 2nd and wave.

[TRNDRVR]

2000 ci engine.Damn! :scared:

[Matthew Currie]

I had a series of 70's vintage VW buses, including at various times 3 campers. For a while my not-then-yet-ex wife and I and our 3 kids convoyed in a pair of them. I have away my 73 a couple of years ago when I realized it was never going to leave the barn again under its own power. I sitll have a couple of VW engines, though, and an industrial engine mount, waiting for an interesting use. Maybe a welding generator or something.

[Chero-King]

I had a lime green dune buggy with a 1600cc VW in it if that counts? Too bad I got rid of it, I miss that thing.

[johnlv6]

The older ones are classics. I've owned three newer ones...pieces of $hit. I'm not sure why it took three to get me away from them.

[DansGreyMj]

I've owned three newer ones...pieces of $hit. I'm not sure why it took three to get me away from them.


why would u even buy 1

[johnlv6]

why would u even buy 1

If you want an economical car but don't want a honda, they're an option. Don't hold my prior bad acts against me...i won't get another one :D.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y110/johnl24vvr6/Other%20stuff/DSC00486.jpg

[Cornflake]

I've had various air cooled buses, squarebacks, bugs, and this is the only 'vert I've ever had. I've had several bugs that you could drop the clutch and launch the front end up off the ground. Good times. This one that I have now has to be smogged so I'm limited but looking into a turbo for it. I'm currently looking at a '59 split window ragtop bug with original semiphore turn signals. My XJ takes a lot of my toy money though, so who knows if I can trick the old lady into letting me get another bug. She's been stealing my Jeep on a daily basis. Maybe it's time for another XJ?

[riverfever]

Before the move out to Colorado that's all I messed with. Mostly naturally aspirated stuff with stand alone so it wasn't crazy fast stuff but the suspensions were all dialed. Before I left, my brother wanted to play with the drag racing scene. At that point we had a 92 four door that we stuffed a 16 valve 2 liter into with SDS. It dynoed at 175ish at the wheels. Then we picked up a beater A2 Golf. Put an ABA 2 liter in it with another SDS unit and a turbo out of an STI. Stock innards in the motor and stock trans. internals. Since I've been gone he's really taken it up a knotch. Full cage, slicks, coilovers, fuel cell, plexiglass, beefy trans, high compression pistons and a nifty little intercooler system out of Chevy Cyclone. He has a cooler secured to the passenger floor board that gets filled with ice and really lowers the incoming air temps. He even picked up sponsorship with Polk Audio and a local shop. I just heard from him. He made it to the finals at Gateway on Tuesday night for their big import night. He got matched up against a RX7 with 600 at the wheels that was running consistent low 10's all night. The Mazda ran 10.3 and won but Adam ran 11.47. He said the gas is coming soon. Here's a video of that last run. Pretty fawkin' proud of him.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmWlPcskUGI

[Matthew Currie]

I've had various air cooled buses, squarebacks, bugs, and this is the only 'vert I've ever had. I've had several bugs that you could drop the clutch and launch the front end up off the ground. Good times. This one that I have now has to be smogged so I'm limited but looking into a turbo for it. I'm currently looking at a '59 split window ragtop bug with original semiphore turn signals. My XJ takes a lot of my toy money though, so who knows if I can trick the old lady into letting me get another bug. She's been stealing my Jeep on a daily basis. Maybe it's time for another XJ?

Check those years. I'm under the impression they dropped the split window for the oval in 54 and the semaphores in 55, at least in the USA. I may be wrong, of course. VW used to put out a handy little "what year is it" pamphlet. I'll have to see if I can still find mine, but a split window with semaphores would, I think, be a 53 or older. Of course a convertible would not have a split window anyway, but if you mean the one with the full-length cloth sunroof, it would.

ETA Here's a guide: http://fly.hiwaay.net/~jfrohwei/vwac/

[EricT]

one of mine
http://eric16v.baked.net/albums/sp0504/P5070070.jpg

and some video
save as (http://eric16v.baked.net/albums/sp0504/spmini.wmv)

[RVA16v]

http://i7.photobucket.com/albums/y285/Rva16v/DSCF2683.jpg


theres my euro treated 16v rocco next to the xj...sellin the rocco and the rado to fund a new xj for my girl and new parts for me...i like my dubs, have since my first one when i was sixteen, but going fast doesnt compare to going anywhere i want. :) I'll buy another A2 eventually, but for now, i wanna do more to the Jeep.

[Fish'nCarz]

Damn! :scared:

Um, that should be cc.

[Michaelarchangelo]

http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/778000-778999/778384_1_full.jpg

[Cornflake]

That would be a '51 I'm looking at, not '59. Checked it out today in person and the semiphores don't look stock though dude says they are. It's a ragtop not a 'vert like my current one and I think they want too much. Made them an offer so we'll see. If not another XJ might need to join my family :)

[MogifiedXJ]

I like this one...

http://japanese.engadget.com/images/2006/03/VW_Rear_Dr_Open1_PScopy.jpg

http://japanese.engadget.com/images/2006/03/VW_Fire1copy.jpg

http://www.naxja.org/forum/images/icons/icon10.gif

[Fish'nCarz]

I like this one...

http://japanese.engadget.com/images/2006/03/VW_Rear_Dr_Open1_PScopy.jpg

http://japanese.engadget.com/images/2006/03/VW_Fire1copy.jpg

http://www.naxja.org/forum/images/icons/icon10.gif

Hey! It's the Batmo-beetle!

[xjcrawlr]

Lets see.....

Very first car, 16 years old.....Class 5 Baja, lengthend, widened, 2 liter type 4 motor..:D

then the following;
All original 64, crank sunroof
resto-custom 58, first year for big rear window
59 cal-look Ghia
60, 21 window bus
62 double cab bus
68 notchback...cal-look
and lastly a resto-custom 63....with a 2278cc Berg motor and 5-speed trans :moon:

These were the runners, I'm not counting all the parts cars!

[Captain Ron]

If you surf in Mexico, the type II buses used to be the only way to roll.

There can be repaired anywhere in Mexico, I really mean anywhere. In '79 we took a two bus caravan surfing all the way to Puerto Angel, and back. The first engine rebuild was just north of Punta De Mita, a 3 hour drive to the nearest fish camp... A shack in the middle of nowhere with all the type II parts needed to finish the job, and machined heads a day away.

Rebuilding a VW in Mexico is a perfect excuse to surf a spot for a few days more. :D

--ron

[dzolcali]

Love Em, I want to get a 69 beetle and put one of those turnkey souper engines in them with the gynormous turbos. Also wouldn't mind getting a gia(sp?) and putting the disk brake conversion on there as well. Vdubs seriously own all cars on the track in my opinion.

[Cornflake]

ghia :)

[XJflexer]

Chris, nice Bug! That one is a keeper!

You know I don't have any VWs anymore, but I did pick up a '95 Volvo 850 wagon for my daily driver/family hauler. I got it CHEAP CHEAP, too. 136k, power everything, everything works....$2k!! Runs GREAT! Well....I do need to fix the A/C....next year....

[JEEPZZ]

61 Beetle
62 Baja with 140hp Corvair motor (this one was a blast when it ran right)
69 Beetle
69 Baja w/2110
72 Karmann Ghia convertible w/1835

The Ghia handled like it was on rails when lowered. No need for discs brakes on these feather weights.

All long gone but maybe someday a 21 window with safari's and ragtop.

[Fish'nCarz]

Check out this guy, talk about advanced fabrication!!

http://www.vwrides.com/viewtopic.php?t=43&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0&sid=8e97ad9e376e81918afd7a4e4f46f36f

[gone postal]

Diggin' up old thread, but I can't resist VW love!!

On my third now - '07 Passat 2.0T (previously had '03 GTI 1.8T and wife had '03 New Beetle). I know, I know, all watercooleds, but I desperately want an aircooled - just haven't had a garage yet for one. Well, waiting is over!!! Closing on a house either this week or next and will have a garage!! Passat in one spot and as soon as I sell my bike, room for an early 60s aircooled or if my wife gets her way a dune buggy, but that'd be cool w/ me as long as it's VW powered. I'm actually more leaning towards the dune buggy just to take advantage of the FL weather.

[Cornflake]

I've built a few dune buggies. They're fun. Would really like to build a vw powered sand rail next.

[Chero-King]

Heres a pic of our old rail with the 1600cc VW in it.
Fun toy, unfortunately the tranny started to go, and the entire brake setup was shot. So we traded it for the Jeep.
Almost as fun to build as it was to drive. Wouldn't mind getting another one in the future.

http://dunebuggy.com/members/viewPhoto.mp?iPhotoID=2094

[Sarge]

I sitll have a couple of VW engines, though, and an industrial engine mount, waiting for an interesting use. Maybe a welding generator or something.

You wouldn't wanna get rid of a motor cheap would ya? Planning on building a trike.

Sarge

[The_Big_D]

my 03' Wolfsburg 1.8T

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a165/DUB_star/DSC_0023-1.jpg

[XJensen]

I've got a '74 Super w/ the crank sunroof and a 1600cc, all stock for now. This was my first car and it has been sitting for 8 years. I recently pulled it out of my Mom's place and was able to fire it up after replacing the battery, gas, and oil. Still runs like a top and I love it. I am going to drop in a 1914cc in the next year or so!!!!

[motorcityxj]

i dont own one, but i admire them

http://www.ronalusa.com/cars/vw_vanagon/r28_vanagon.jpg

I wouldnt mind a vanagon like the above one with a custom TDI dropped in it, tricked out for some more hp and torque. Sorry its not an aircooled vw.

My uncle was into vw and kharman ghias (and lotus and vettes for racing) in the 60 and 70s. He had some sweet ones. Wish i had some pics of them. The kharman ghias had great bodies.

[jjchgo]

2006 gti and i love everything about it.

cheers,

jj

[TheInstaller]

Growing up my dad had a '74 Ghia. At 16 I got a '73 Super Beetle auto-stick. From there it was one Vdub after another...82 Rabbit, 86 Golf, 87 Jetta, and 97 Jetta. The 97 was the only one I modified, raced, and showed.

Specs (http://www.jwelty.com/jwelty3/jeffkatz-mk3jetta.htm)
http://www.jwelty.com/jwelty3/jeffkatz-97jetta-2.jpg

[Patriot4x4]

Anyone down with Vdubs?

if i had the cash i would be... but too many hobbies as it is. Ol Skool bugs are badass...

[imwally]

I used to have a 71 super beetle. Loved it. I drove it from Cali to texas after high school. Winter time it was great with the little snow we got. It was real good on the ice which we got a lot in winter. Had to get rid of it since I wanted something with A/C. The dealer gave me 1500 for it back in 89. So I think I got a good deal for the trade in. I regret it ever since. It also was pushing a little over 2100 dual carbs.