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84 400 -> New guy looking at a Super Beetle (10/1/2006 12:01:16 AM)
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Hi i am new here and am looking at a 1974 super beetle and 1973 beetle parts car package deal.
Alittle about me,
I am in college at the moment and still can;t spell so bear with me. I have owned only trucks so far in my life. My 1984 chevy c10 is my baby and no car will take its place. I have rebuilt alot of garden tractors and worked on cars for some time.
Why i like VW
As you can tell i am a chevy truck guy however i have always liked VW. The only car my dad ever bought new was a 198? vw jetta with the 1.8 and 5 speed. We had well over 350,000 orignal miles on it when he sold it and still had the original clutch!!
The reason i am here
My father and i have been searching for a project car for a long time. While my truck is nice it is not the vhical i want to do my first paint job on if you know what i mean. We like early cars that are pre emissions and simple. Also since we live up here in New England rust is a major problem. So finding a good project is hard. Well i have passed on a few now ( 56 olds super 88 i should have bought that one, a 1972 chevy stepside, a 1979 ford f250) My dad wants me to get somthing small that is simple. After missing out on a CJ i did not know what to do. I have always loved theold SB's and thought i would look for one to redo. Now being a college student i have a limited budget to work on so i could not start with a 2,000 dollar car that is running or in nice shape. I plan on doing all of my own body paint and motor/ trans / suspention work. So why not a Beetle? i have loooked at a few and found mostly convertibles which i am not a big fan of. Then this deal caught my eye...... So here is what i know about them. The 74 sper beatle, was torn down for paint that never happend. the body is on the belly pan and the hood front trunk fenders doors are all bolted on and it is in primer. The owner has added fiberglass trunk lid, wider fiberglass fenders front and rear and shaved the stock exhaust cut outs. the car has no motor and no interior but the tranny and wheel and peddles are in it. all the glass is out and in boxes. The 73, is all there with a rotted floor pan. has the semi shift in it and the motor is stuck from sitting not over heating or anthing like that. The floors are really bad and the seats are falling threw the floor. So what my goal is is to get the motor free or rebuild it with some add ons, swap the interior and lights. iwas planning on running ford tear drop tail ights and a preformance exhaust. Then some wide wheels with fat tires. i am going for the hot rod look since it has the fenders and all on it now.
Guy is asking 500 for both and will tow them to my house.
Questions
is this worth it?
Will the 73 motor mount to the 74 tranny?
Will the 73 stuff swapp over or is it diffrent?
also who sells floor patch kit for the bater box and the front passangers side?
Sorry for the long post
Thanks for all the help in advance
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