VW Restoration

[Jessie Brooks]

Hi all,

I don't know if this is the right place to ask. I'm looking to restore my 1968 VW Beetle. Maybe even just so that I can fix the transmission so I can get it to a VW mechanic.

Do any of you have suggestions on books/websites that give you the basics of fixing a VW?

[Al]

You can't go far wrong with the trusty Haines manual (http://www.repairmanual.com/catalog/H96040), you'l probably find one on eBay (http://search.ebay.co.uk/vw-haynes)

There also a restoration book on Amazon which looks appropriate http://www.amazon.co.uk/Transporter-Restoration-Manual-Haynes-Manuals/dp/1859606156

[Case]

oh man theres tons... VW should have actual schematics and manuals u can download and order from them, my father use to race em they are fun cars to work on and you can seriously do lots of modding with em too...

[Jessie Brooks]

Thanks for the reply guys, I'll check out those resources.

I haven't worked on a car since high school and it would break my heart to have to sell it.

Thanks again!

[Al]

Once you do it up maybe you could enter the VW Nepal Rally (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/5352482.stm) (it just coincidentally came up on my Google sidebar :))

[Case]

not before he makes a indash ipod controll unit

[Jessie Brooks]

Hey Case

I'm a chick :cool: And yes I like cars, don't know as much as I would like to though :( Belive me its always been hard to get a guy to teach me more than just changing a tire.

I took mechanics in High School (which wasn't too long ago) so feel I can work on the VW. But I've got get this poor thing running before I can think of pimping it out...

[Case]

dont let it hang over you that your a women... specialy if ur hawt... im telling u hawt women who work on cars that know what they are doing just drive guys nuts :)

but any way VW's are so easy to work on from the old vans to the beetles they are extreemly modular so its a good car to choose to play with... On the monster garage on discovery they did a sweet VW mod

http://www.oceanstreetvideo.com/vwshow/jessejames/2097.jpg

with the new engine they were getting 9 second passes... there are some pictures from that episode here. (http://www.oceanstreetvideo.com/vwshow/jessejames.html)

If i had my own shop or a place to store and work on a car id totaly look for a decent shape VW Van hehe... but the frame and what not to the VW is just so great for moddign all the cutom weird cars of its day are based off the VW's... look at the beast of a engine in this one...

http://www.oceanstreetvideo.com/vwshow/vw-panic-2005/2177.jpg

check this baby out think this is a type 3

http://www.oceanstreetvideo.com/vwshow/vwclassic05/2035.jpg

the engine job on this is sick

http://www.oceanstreetvideo.com/vwshow/vwclassic05/2026.jpg


This one site (http://www.oldbug.com/) sells parts and VW's they have a herbie replica for sale! do a herbie paint job :)

http://www.oldbug.com/belchbug.jpg

but better yet they have the bus's for sale mmm

http://www.oldbug.com/261%20171.jpg

Id love to do a custom job to one of thoes...

[Jessie Brooks]

Well I'd say about 90% of my VW's parts were origional when I got it. So far the work I've done is (with help from a qualified mechanic with things I couldn't do (i don't have a workshop)): replace fuel line, break cylinder, clutch cable, accelarator cable, tires, shocks & clutch fork. I've had the engine replaced with a reconed engine (I couldn't affor anything better :( ).

Oh and had the suspension lowered.

As soon as my sister returns my dig camer I'll post a photo of the VW