Juggbug's Lil V-dubbers Project Super Beetle

[JuggBug]

Baldy found this 1971 Super Beetle last week at a local junkyard and scooped it up for $300. He is going to start restoring it for my son. Mind you, my son is only 10 now, so they have 6 years to finish! lol

[mentalVdub]

that's awesome JB!

it's got the original oil bath filter for the carb and everything... how crazy!

[JuggBug]

that's awesome JB!

it's got the original oil bath filter for the carb and everything... how crazy!

Hi Amanda! :wave2:

It also had rat turds in the trunk! We paid extra for those though! :roflmao: LOL

[JuggBug]

Old Skool & New Skool....awwwwwwwwww :wink:

[kcfoxie]

tell your son I am very very jealous. When I was 13 I wanted my dad to get a junker 70s beetle and have it be out project car. Dad didn't have time, nor believed in the "tin can death traps" ... now he drives my 73 every single day to work, and he loves these cars like I do! Alls well that ends well!

But.. take your time. It's a VERY simple car to work on, and be sure to do something fun and custom to it! Have fun and I can't wait to see more pics of it as it comes along! Does it run right now or does it have unknown problems preventing it from starting?

[CyberGreenBaby]

Im jealous too!!
That's so awesome Aura! Get em hooked early! Thats the way to go. ;) And I'm sure he'll be learning while your hubby restores which is also very cool. They're going to have lots of nice memories from the experience! I hung out more with my dad than I did with my mom when I was growing up and I was witness to many an air cooled resto. Mind you I didnt really learn anything because I wasnt allowed to "get in the way" :lol: I guess at the time my dad didnt realize I was as interested as I was. I think he thought I was just trying to be a nudge. I dont blame him. How many little girls really give a crap about restoring old cars? :ha:
So it looks like there are fun times (and probably a couple of frustrating times but thats a given when doing stuff like this)ahead for your hubby and your son! Theyre going to have so much fun and Im majorly jealous :D

[dnyed]

Looks like you and your hubby are turning your lucky son into Dubber For Life! Good work! ;)

[PhoenixRising]

Wow! More pics! And you know, even at that stage, if you wash/clay bar/wax, you will be inspired to do more. I bought a '73 Bug once for $50 and turned it into a show car.

[Beeble]

My son started begging us for a Karmann Ghia when he was about 13. He would read the classifieds every morning and report on the KGs. So after he learned to drive, I found him one and he was in heaven. He learned to do routine maintenance, as well as a lot of stuff that goes with a 30+ yr old car. And he learned to do body work after he backed his mom's car into the Ghia.

He wrecked it, but he still pines for it and he still helps his friends when they have minor car probs. It was definitely worthwhile.

[JuggBug]

Thanks you guys! I'm gonna let my son Yul read all these posts when he gets home from school today! :D He's so excited to be starting this project with dad and my daughter Weezer is going to be helping as much as possible too. It's funny too because my son already has the whole car sketched out with what he wants it to look like when their done...even down the wheels he wants! LOL I thought that was pretty cute....

We had to have it towed here because there were no keys for it. But this weekend we are taking off the ignition cyllinder and having keys made. Hopefully it will at least start, but if not, they are going to do their best to get it going over the next 2 weekends :D

Amy I know what you mean about hangin' out with dad in the garage! I did the same thing working on old Ford trucks with my dad and I always remember what a great time we had. I got lucky because I came 6 years before my brother and when he was old enough to help dad with project trucks, he wasn't interested in anything else but sports. Good for me! :D I kept my rightful place in the garage! LOL

So I guess that we are raising them up right! Little v-dubbers all the way! LOL

[yellowherbie]

How cool. What a cool project!! :)

[bugfreak]

something about when a new one and old one pose together....

awwwwww!!!!

does your son show any interest in getting his grubby little hands on the new one? (i just pictured a guy driving a car that says "JUGGBUG"... lol)

[lil'turbo]

sounds awesome, family bounding vdub style. the only way to go. i think thats awesome these are the memories your kids will remember always. its get that your son gets to be such a big part of his first vehicle. not only will he love it cuz its vw but he will have built it himself.

[The Cheat]

That's awesome!

My stepdad and I brought a 1983 Rabbit GTi back from the dead when I was about 14 (1998). We spent many hundreds of hours on that car, leaving no detail spared. I may not have the car anymore, but my stepdad and I got really close because of it.

So I say let them run wild! :)

[gilligan]

That thing is awsome for $300.00 man it looks like it is almost all there and well taken care of. thats one lucky kid.:) :)

[PunkinBug]

Can you uh, adopt me please? I dont eat much and I can live in small places.

[captbp]

You lucky girl :)
From the pics looks like all the major parts are there, and it doesn't look otherwise crunched, bent or rusty :D

[JuggBug]

My son is jazzed to be reading all your posts! :) The boys worked on it today and found that it might be the original paint. They were VERY EXCITED!! They cleaned it up some more and changed the wheels out to hubby's old Ghia wheels/rims and it looks so much better! But my son informed me and hubby that he's eventually got to have Porsche wheels for BUGHOLE, so we told him to get a job! LOL

[jdesigns]

What a great project for your hubby and son.

It looks like the same color my '69 bug was. Cool! :goodjob:

Post pics of the new wheels! :D

[JuggBug]

I will try to post new pics tomorrow! It looks so much better inside the trunk without all the rat turds too! LOL :moon:

[jdesigns]

huh Huh, huhuh, you said turds huh Huh uhuhuh cool!

[Lnzbug]

Nice:goodjob: All the old bugs around here are rust buckets. I'm moving to Cali:p

[SPIRU]

Fo real, that looks like a sweet deal!

[JuggBug]

Here's something else we noticed today...the front windows are one piece. Is that normal? Or abby normal? :eye::eye: LOL

[Oyveychris]

That looks like the 73 I had while stationed in Guam! Except yours has a solid body! Hee hee...solid body...:D

[vdub1759]

thats gonna look so nice

[JuggBug]

That looks like the 73 I had while stationed in Guam! Except yours has a solid body! Hee hee...solid body...:D

Dirty! lol

[FineExampl]

I so want to be in this family. :cry:
Nobody bought me a Bug when i was 10. I'm a bit jealous.

I wish i never junked my 72. :( Had i known then what i know now about them i would still have it today. Aside from the color and the front windows, and the fact you still have running boards, it looks identical to what i had. I'll have to buy a OG Bug someday. I see no alternative.

[JuggBug]

I so want to be in this family. :cry:
Nobody bought me a Bug when i was 10. I'm a bit jealous.

I wish i never junked my 72. :( Had i known then what i know now about them i would still have it today. Aside from the color and the front windows, and the fact you still have running boards, it looks identical to what i had. I'll have to buy a OG Bug someday. I see no alternative.

Don't you know you are already a part of my family sweetness?! LOL Yeah, he's a lucky lil' punk. But he's always been interested in cars, vdubs in particular, so we figured it's a good thing to keep him busy and some pure clean family fun to boot!

Some of the local vdubbers here have told us that the flat front window is more rare, is that true?

[PhoenixRising]

Here's something else we noticed today...the front windows are one piece. Is that normal? Or abby normal? :eye::eye: LOLNope.

What you are saying, so it sounds to me, is that the 'triangle' windows on the front doors are gone.

Am I right? Then, that means at some time, someone replaced them with one piece windows. Which is a shame, since those triangle's let in a great bit of breeze, and when you don't have A/C, you need all the air cooling you can get.

[JuggBug]

Yeah, that's what we thought. And we live in the desert too! You know how that goes in the Summer.....:(

[pimpadelic]

wow... 300 bucks and it has an engine! very nice find chica... ah, your son'll love it. i loved my first bug...:cry: i miss her so...

[DannyRandomState]

What a score!!!! Which junk yard did you find that at?
And if you need parts go to Unique supply, and tell 'em Danny sent ya!

That is awesome a great starting point too!

:thup: :cowbell:

[Ivy]

That is so awsome! I just told my 11 y.o. daughter about this, she LOVES that idea! And I LOVE this VW....looks like my old one from college.

You're giving me great ideas.......I miss that ole car!

[JuggBug]

What a score!!!! Which junk yard did you find that at?
And if you need parts go to Unique supply, and tell 'em Danny sent ya!

That is awesome a great starting point too!

:thup: :cowbell:

Hubby found it in Coachella, CA. I will have to ask him which one...there's quite a few! I told him about you and he was bummed that you moved to Arizona :( As a matter of fact, I am too! LOL

We will definitely be heading up there to pick up bits and pieces for the BUGHOLE! LOL I will definitely tell 'em you sent us! THANKS! :)

[JuggBug]

That is so awsome! I just told my 11 y.o. daughter about this, she LOVES that idea! And I LOVE this VW....looks like my old one from college.

You're giving me great ideas.......I miss that ole car!

Thanks Ivy! :) I'm hoping that since he's going to be part of the restoration process that he won't drive like a typical teenager.....does that make sense? What I mean is, maybe he will appreciate it more and take good care of it ;)

OMG, just realized that he's going to be a teenager someday....:( :( and :eek: :scared: LOL

[Beeble]

I'm hoping that since he's going to be part of the restoration process that he won't drive like a typical teenager.

You can be assured that he will drive like a teenager, even if he's put a lot of sweat and time into it. It's a fact of life: teens don't have the experience or the ability to think far enough ahead to keep themselves out of problems.

If you make him wait until he's 17 or 18 to drive, it will be better. Our insurance agent told us that the accident rate among kids who start driving at 15 (learner's permit) is almost 100% in the first year. It goes down slowly every year, but there's a reason why males under 25 have the highest insurance rates.

The good news is that body damage is much easier to fix on a Beetle than a Ghia. That's what totalled G's Ghia. If we could have found a front clip, it would have been way more expensive than the car was worth, even with a new engine and tranny, pans and interior.

Sigh. I miss that car....

[DannyRandomState]

Hows the progress coming along?

:)

[JuggBug]

Hows the progress coming along?

:)

Slllllloooooooooooooowly! LOL

BaldyLox and the boy started taking BUGHOLE apart this weekend and it's a big ol' mess! They are having a blast though and that makes a mamma's heart happy! :wink:

I have been taking pics of the progress and I'll post some tomorrow!

Hi Danny! :wave2: Hope AZ is treatin' ya well!

[bugsy98nb]

Nope.

What you are saying, so it sounds to me, is that the 'triangle' windows on the front doors are gone.

Am I right? Then, that means at some time, someone replaced them with one piece windows. Which is a shame, since those triangle's let in a great bit of breeze, and when you don't have A/C, you need all the air cooling you can get.
Oddly thats known as a Cal Look :lol: so its fitting since you live in California :)

[ChristopherC]

Wow! Body looks to be in great shape considering. $300 is a friggin steal. The engine is probably toast but the body is what really matters most. Any bondo on the rear quarter panels? How are the floor pans?

I'm old school so I'm partial to a flat windshield. IMO when VW switched to the curved windshield is when the quality started to go south. The same goes for when they switched from small to large taillights.

I'm quite envious of your find. If I lived nearby you'd need a court order to keep me away from the rebuild project.

Any chance you can post a pictures of the interior?

[JuggBug]

Thanks CC! Nope, no bondo on the rear quarter panels, but the floor pans are in need of some work. Luckily our neighbor is a welder, so he said he's going to hook it up for the young padwan. :D

I wish you did live closer! We are gonna need all the help we can get on this project! We have lots of friends helping but the boys get such great pleasure in taking Bughole apart piece by piece all by themselves, so go figure?! The front fenders came off last night and the bumpers were the night before. :eek:

I like the flat windshield too! It's cool lookin' :cool: There is some debate in this household about the window vents on the side windows though. We're pretty sure that someone replaced the window with a full window and got rid of the one with the side vent :confused: :confused: My son Yul's ultimate goal is the german look, so we'll see what they decide.

I took loads of pics the other night and I will post them by the weekend! :)

[from Margaritaville...]

One of the things I loved most about my old Volkswagens was that special smell of the interior when you opened the door. If we could only get that scent in a can...

[JuggBug]

One of the things I loved most about my old Volkswagens was that special smell of the interior when you opened the door. If we could only get that scent in a can...


Me too! Me too! LOL Only thing that compares to it is the SOUND of the putt-putt engine :heart: We can't wait to get Bughole started up and hear that again! :D

[JuggBug]

So here's the lil' vee dubber happily ripping his car apart piece by piece :crazy: BaldyLox showed him what tools to use and then Yul pretty much took each piece off by himself! Makin' mama proud! :heart:

[PhoenixRising]

Wow, this is cool, watching this. Can't wait to see it done. I hope that is soon, for you all.

[JuggBug]

Yul informed me and BaldyLox last night that this is what he wants Bughole to end up looking like. I gotta keep that boy off Samba.com! :p

[CyberGreenBaby]

Yul informed me and BaldyLox last night that this is what he wants Bughole to end up looking like. I gotta keep that boy off Samba.com! :p
Very nice!! I want one!!!!!! :mad:
Lucky little boy! :cry: Red is my fave color when it comes to OBs! Well red in a hardtop or vert but I would so love a triple white OB vert! I WILL have one one day!!!! :kult:

[nagal]

Yul informed me and BaldyLox last night that this is what he wants Bughole to end up looking like. I gotta keep that boy off Samba.com! :p

That would be nice :D

You should encourage him, having goals is important no matter how much they drain your bank account. :lol:

[JuggBug]

Tell me about it! He's already started doing extra stuff around the yard to help with 'mods'. OMG, he's 10 and he's modding a bug! :eek: What have I done?! I've created a monster! LOL

[Lnzbug]

Ha ha ha You are going to have the best looking yard in town. They say, the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. I think you have created a monster. You should be SOOO proud!;)

[nagal]

He's already started doing extra stuff around the yard to help with 'mods'.


Does he need any help? I will sub-contract with him to get mod parts :D

[JuggBug]

Friday night and he's at it again! LOL

Yul took the front fender off by HIMSELF! :crazy: kid, gotta love 'em! LOL

[JuggBug]

Just some boys goofin' around....again :rolleyes:

[Lnzbug]

Just some boys goofin' around....again :rolleyes:
Hey, that's like...can you spot the 10 differences between pic one and two. Good job Yul :goodjob:

[JuggBug]

More chaos! Now I'm startin' to wonder about this boy....he's likin' the dismantling part a little tooooooo much :crazy: LOL

[xXRockyHorrorsXx]

seems like a pretty good deal to me! I was thinkign about going out to a junk yard and seeing if i could find a pair of rims off of a totalled car.

Hey, you never know!

[JuggBug]

seems like a pretty good deal to me! I was thinkign about going out to a junk yard and seeing if i could find a pair of rims off of a totalled car.

Hey, you never know!

I say go for it! I know there's a junkyard online that's VW exclusive, I just can't find the site again :( I'll keep lookin though....it's got air and water cooled cracked up gems! Rims for you and a whole new Super Beetle for us! :o lol

[JuggBug]

YUL AND BALDYLOX WERE AT IT AGAIN TONIGHT! THEY RIPPED OUT THE SEATS, CARPET, HEADLINER AND MORE DESTRUCTION IS PLANNED FOR THE WEEKEND....:devil:

[LauraLadyBug]

Tell me about it! He's already started doing extra stuff around the yard to help with 'mods'. OMG, he's 10 and he's modding a bug! :eek: What have I done?! I've created a monster! LOL
No, not a monster, just a future obsessive, like all the rest of us! :screwy: :) It will be really good for him and your hubby, a real bonding experience and fun, too. It's all MY dad's fault I'm like I am now, first we kept repairing and maintaining his 67 'Stang, then he bought a junk Subaru, our idea was to make it electric (never finished, but what fun!). I was married and out of the house when he made his "Frankenstein" Jeepstang! Modded tall jeep 4x4 frame with stang engine and tranny! My little brother got to help with that one. Cool pix, keep em coming!

[Angel0910]

That is SOOOOO cool!! I learned how to drive in a '72 red Beetlebug. I also think it's great how hands on your son is. That's going to give him incentive for years to come. :) :bigthumb:

[JuggBug]

Thanks LauraLadyBug and Angel0910!! I promise I will post new pics of the progress this weekend. I think they were planning on removing the engine by Sunday, but it all depends on how hot it is here. Everything just kind of comes to a screeching halt for us here when it's hell hot like this :devil: lol

[from Margaritaville...]

What's so fun on those older Beetles is that you can actually work on them. It's all nuts, bolts, screws and clips. My favorite part of working on those beauties was to use the book "How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive - A Manual of Step-by-step Procedures For The Complete Idiot". It really gave me confidence to start working on cars. It would be a GREAT buy for the junior grease-monkey so that he can follow along with the process...

Hi Aura!!! :yaya:

[lady bug]

My son started begging us for a Karmann Ghia when he was about 13. He would read the classifieds every morning and report on the KGs. So after he learned to drive, I found him one and he was in heaven. He learned to do routine maintenance, as well as a lot of stuff that goes with a 30+ yr old car. And he learned to do body work after he backed his mom's car into the Ghia.

He wrecked it, but he still pines for it and he still helps his friends when they have minor car probs. It was definitely worthwhile.


i want a ghia...i'm so jealous.



juggbug...your son is so lucky. me = so jealous.

[73standard]

Is he going to slam the front end, or bring it down a bit?

[MedfordBumbleBee]

Looks like a great project! I just sold my trusty ole' Volvo wagon 1990 240Dl with 332,000 miles on it and my 9 year old son was PISSED! He was looking forward to driving it when he turned 16. What a great thing for kids to work on. My 9 year old just enjoys kicking my butt at golf.

I miss my 73 super beetle (which was also yellow.. a little faded but still yellow). Love our NB (Yellow of course) but for some reason, my wife won't let me put a Grateful Dead sticker on the back window like my 73 had!

I think you better go down and get BUGHOLE plates for the project car if they are available.

Happy bugging!

Ed

[soccerbug]

Way cool JB! What a great idea for a father-son project for the coming years. Keep us posted on the progress with pictures along the way.

[DannyRandomState]

Dang! If I still lived close I would definitly lend a hand!

Progress looks good. His inspiration looks good also. Heck he might have that done before mine :crazy:

Keep the pics comin

[JuggBug]

Thanks you guys for all your comments!! Yul really enjoys all the nice things you have to say! :)

Yul and Baldy are still having a blast with this one! I wish you did still live closer Danny, we are going to be needing some help when they are ready to put this big mess back together! :crazy: LOL

MedfordBumbleBee.....BUGHOLE plates were ordered about 2 months ago and should arrive any day now! Great minds think alike! :wink:

73Standard.....Yul is planning on a full German look. He said he's not sure how low he will go though.

Sunday should be the day they take out the engine completely. Keep your fingers crossed!

[warren]

nice find, at an unbelievable price, JB---looks like ya'll are havin a great time already with the little red machine...keep the pics coming---can't wait to see how Yul's bug project progresses. :)

wcj

[Drop Top Bug]

How fun! And he has a Hot WV shirt on to work in.. cute! ;)

[DannyRandomState]

Thanks you guys for all your comments!! Yul really enjoys all the nice things you have to say! :)

Yul and Baldy are still having a blast with this one! I wish you did still live closer Danny, we are going to be needing some help when they are ready to put this big mess back together! :crazy: LOL

Well I could always make a road trip or two or three. :crazy: A weekend helping out putting bughole back together. SWEET!

[from Margaritaville...]

Sunday should be the day they take out the engine completely. Keep your fingers crossed!

Let's see, it's about 120* out there today with an overnight low of 92*:eek: . Are you thinking of bringing the "Red Baron" indoors for his engine-ectomy tomorrow morning?...

Hi Aura!!!:compute:

[73standard]

Thanks you guys for all your comments!! Yul really enjoys all the nice things you have to say! :)

Yul and Baldy are still having a blast with this one! I wish you did still live closer Danny, we are going to be needing some help when they are ready to put this big mess back together! :crazy: LOL

MedfordBumbleBee.....BUGHOLE plates were ordered about 2 months ago and should arrive any day now! Great minds think alike! :wink:

73Standard.....Yul is planning on a full German look. He said he's not sure how low he will go though.

Sunday should be the day they take out the engine completely. Keep your fingers crossed!

Sweet. LOL! The guys at HOTVWs sent me that same T-shirt when I was in Kuwait, along with a butt ton of stickers and some magazines.

[JuggBug]

Let's see, it's about 120* out there today with an overnight low of 92*:eek: . Are you thinking of bringing the "Red Baron" indoors for his engine-ectomy tomorrow morning?...

Hi Aura!!!:compute:

OMG! It was 109 last night at 10 PM!!! :eyecrazy: It's almost 7 here and still light, so they said they are going to begin....BUWAHAHAHAHAHA! Wish 'em luck!

Isn't that shirt cute?! It was Baldy's, but Yul kindly pointed out that since he has a Bug and dad has a Ghia, it was silly for him not to have it! :roflmao:

Til next time.....:wink:

[d_merry]

I'm really jealous right now! It reminds me of when I restored my 1961 Beetle...I miss that car SO much!! I totally hate to be nit-picky, but are you sure that's a Super Beetle? I'm pretty sure that Super Beetles had a curved windshield and slats on the front apron under the front bumper making a 'grill' sort of. I could be wrong but that's what I thought...hmm...Either way, I'm so jealous...Baxter and I are so coming and staying the ni...next three years? hehehehe I *heart* you !!!!

[DannyRandomState]

I totally hate to be nit-picky, but are you sure that's a Super Beetle? I'm pretty sure that Super Beetles had a curved windshield and slats on the front apron under the front bumper making a 'grill' sort of. I could be wrong but that's what I thought...hmm...

The Macpherson struts up front is a dead give away. Some supers (early) had the flat glass. Later they were curved.

[Lnzbug]

I'm really jealous right now! It reminds me of when I restored my 1961 Beetle...I miss that car SO much!! I totally hate to be nit-picky, but are you sure that's a Super Beetle? I'm pretty sure that Super Beetles had a curved windshield and slats on the front apron under the front bumper making a 'grill' sort of. I could be wrong but that's what I thought...hmm...Either way, I'm so jealous...Baxter and I are so coming and staying the ni...next three years? hehehehe I *heart* you !!!!

Notice post #46 I believe the lower apron is a dead givaway

[DannyRandomState]

Good eyes Ellen! :eye::eye:

[from Margaritaville...]

OMG! It was 109 last night at 10 PM!!! :eyecrazy: It's almost 7 here and still light, so they said they are going to begin....BUWAHAHAHAHAHA! Wish 'em luck!

Isn't that shirt cute?! It was Baldy's, but Yul kindly pointed out that since he has a Bug and dad has a Ghia, it was silly for him not to have it! :roflmao:

Til next time.....:wink:

How'd that engine-ectomy go, Aura?...

[JuggBug]

How'd that engine-ectomy go, Aura?...

It didn't! By the time it was cool enough to go outside it was too dark to start. I'm tellin' ya...I got toughen those boys up! :devil:

We're supposed to have a 'cool down' here (109 :o ) so we'll just see how manly my men are! :wink:

[Lnzbug]

get their butts up early

[JuggBug]

get their butts up early

You got it! I'll be :moon: :whip: tomorra morning! :p

[Lnzbug]

:goodjob:

[d_merry]

Notice post #46 I believe the lower apron is a dead givaway


*sigh*

Thanks Ln...I AM a blond..that's my excuse:)

[Lnzbug]

*sigh*

Thanks Ln...I AM a blond..that's my excuse:)
figured you were a blond :crazy:

[from Margaritaville...]

Haft vee vreemooft zee kaput motah? - Vell?!

[from Margaritaville...]

Vell! Vee Ahhh Vaytink!!!

(strumming my fingers on the table)

Hi Aura!!!

[BaldyLox]

Keep up the good work, you might see a brand new type 4 engine arrive on your doorstep someday!:)

[bhppy101]

Thats a sweet project Jugg!!!!!! I might just have to pick one up myself.....Yul is inspiring me!;)

[JuggBug]

Dun-dun-dun.....and so it begins....FINALLY! :crazy:

Here's Yul & his 'day laborer'...otherwise known as Grandpa!

[callisto9]

how cool! i want to group hug your family. :D

[Lnzbug]

YAY!!! They're working on it again :clap: :clap: :clap:

[JuggBug]

Aint it great?! It gets 'em outta my house for a while too! :rolleyes:

I think Grampa is gonna bring over a big ol' light tonight too, so they can work after dark when it's a little cooler....you know like 110? :( :D

[CyberGreenBaby]

Woo Hoo!! I wish I could be there to help too!!

I love OBs and *sniff* *sniff* I did have one but not for very long and...and :crying: nevermind...

[Lnzbug]

How do you do it, it's 90 here and I'm melting :bigglasse

[Lnzbug]

I really hate to post this but we bought ANOTHER beetle. I think it's a 68. I'll get more details this weekend. Geez when is it gonna stop?? Anyone want to buy a bus?? We have 3 to choose from :crazy:

[JuggBug]

I really hate to post this but we bought ANOTHER beetle. I think it's a 68. I'll get more details this weekend. Geez when is it gonna stop?? Anyone want to buy a bus?? We have 3 to choose from :crazy:

Well hopefully it will never stop! I want pics as soon as you get your hot lil' hands on it Ellen! Baldy is thinking about buying a Baja, so I don't think you're :crazy: at all! lol

[DannyRandomState]

Anyone want to buy a bus?? We have 3 to choose from :crazy:

:crazy: A bus? Did someone say bus for sale? hmmmmmm, do tell.


Great progress on Bughole. So Yul is sub-contracting out the work, very nice! Looks good, it's gonna be a great V dub once it's done.

Hi Aura! :wave3:

[73standard]

So are they about to drop the engine?
One thing that will really help out if they are is to put in a removable rear apron. The stock one can be used. Just drill out the spot welds that hold it on, and then use a chisel to take it the rest of the way off. This way the engine can be taken out next time without having to jack it up.

[mgwerks]

So are they about to drop the engine?
One thing that will really help out if they are is to put in a removable rear apron. The stock one can be used. Just drill out the spot welds that hold it on, and then use a chisel to take it the rest of the way off. This way the engine can be taken out next time without having to jack it up.Oh come on, it's not that hard! I have done a clutch, pressure plate and TOB in a 66 bug in under an hour, start to drive off. Just gotta get used to the car...

Aura, it is very gratifying seeing the torch being passed. I've had over 20 VW's, all but Oso were air-cooled. I still have a 70 bug that looks a lot like that one, just waiting for me to have the time/finances to put into it. At least my son (red_rock_beetle) has caught the "bug", and is working on his pair of 914's...

Got that alternator installed yet, son? :D

[73standard]

I never said it was hard, it's just a lot easier to grab a wrench and take the apron off than to jack the car up.

[JuggBug]

Thanks you guys! Yul will be reading all your posts tonight before they start working again, so I will make sure he and Baldy read the tip about the rear apron! :)

Tonight it will be Yul, Grampa, Baldy and our neighbor :p It's funny here because we have to 'beat people off with a stick' once they find out we are doing this project. Everybody wants to dig in there and I have to say that Yul is very, very hands on about doing everything himself. He has spent the whole summer reading vdub restoration books.....:D

Progress report tomorrow night! :p

[mgwerks]

Thanks you guys! Yul will be reading all your posts tonight before they start working again, so I will make sure he and Baldy read the tip about the rear apron! :)

Tonight it will be Yul, Grampa, Baldy and our neighbor :p It's funny here because we have to 'beat people off with a stick' once they find out we are doing this project. Everybody wants to dig in there and I have to say that Yul is very, very hands on about doing everything himself. He has spent the whole summer reading vdub restoration books.....:D

Progress report tomorrow night! :pAura, you be sure to tell Yul that there are some of us out here who are grateful to be living vicariously through him in this endeavor - being able to re-live those first experiences working on, building and rebuilding a classic VW. I only wish I were there to watch his joy of new discovery.

[BUGHOLE]

hi me and dad took the engine out mom said she will put pictures on later :) yul

[Shay]

hi me and dad took the engine out mom said she will put pictures on later :) yul


Hi YUL :yaya:

Im happy to see a young V-Dubber around. You are one lucky kid to have parents like yours to get you a bug like that. Have fun with it :banana:

[callisto9]

hi me and dad took the engine out mom said she will put pictures on later :) yul hey yul! nice to have you on here! your parents ROCK! :D:D:D

[Lnzbug]

hi me and dad took the engine out mom said she will put pictures on later :) yul
Hi Yul! Nice OB !!:goodjob: When you're done with yours how about you coming here to work on mine???:p
Great work so far!

[jjones]

http://newbeetle.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=13878&stc=1&d=1147973796

I had to do a double take on this one... does anyone else see what looks like the face of a little critter in the trunk or am I just weird?

[mojo_trixie]

http://newbeetle.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=13878&stc=1&d=1147973796

I had to do a double take on this one... does anyone else see what looks like the face of a little critter in the trunk or am I just weird?

I think it looks like a lil lion cub

[callisto9]

http://newbeetle.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=13878&stc=1&d=1147973796

I had to do a double take on this one... does anyone else see what looks like the face of a little critter in the trunk or am I just weird? looks like a little black scruffy dog.

[JuggBug]

OMG!!!!!!!! We never noticed that!!!!! There's nothing in there, just dirt, but it looks like a little dead animal! Ewwwww, grossssssssssssss! lol

[Ghia_Roadster]

It is very rare to find one that is all stock (even down to the oil bath air filter, like Amanda mentioned) and then to get it that cheap is amazing.

Congrats!

i got mine for about $1,600 and mine was more than too far gone and by looking at my avatar that is what it looked like after about $4,000 that got dumped into it and fell out from under the BRAND NEW FLOOR PANS?!?

[Drop Top Bug]

hi me and dad took the engine out mom said she will put pictures on later :) yul

:wave: Hey Yul - Very cool project you got going on there!

Congratulations :clap:

Can't wait to see more pictures and see your progress!! Wahoo :D

Hi Aura & Juggy :p

[Breez]

Any more pictures to feed my addiction???

Hi Yul! :clap:

Hi Baldylox! :yaya:

Hi Aura! :wave2:

Hi Grandpa! :wave:

Hi Random Nieghbor! :cowbell:

[Lnzbug]

Did you guys stop working on this or what! Get a move on there Mister Yul!!:whip:
I need to see more pics! tell Mom to stop modding Jugg long enough to take some pics!;)

[deeceedub]

Hey Aura--

This is so cool! Three generations of dubbers! :)

We bought a '73 standard for my daughter when she turned 16. Those kids had the best time ever in that car! The guys at California Pacific/J Bugs were great to work with on parts etc. We completely redid the interior and our seat upholstery came from them-- it looked fantastic. The headliner, though, was a major PITA and I don't know if I'd try to do it myself again.

Best of luck with your OB! We need new progress pix! :cool:

[Breez]

I understand that school is important but so's the lil v-dubbers project... update please!:D

[JuggBug]

:eek: Okay! Okay! lol We haven't done much because it's still hot here :( Things probably won't pick up for a few weeks either because this week is the Diddyland gtg and then Toy Jam in Long Beach :)

We haven't forgotten about Bughole though! We just got the notice from the Dmv that his plates are in da haus! Woo-hoooo! :banana:

Pssst......Yul and Baldy have a list of many, many, many things to buy from J Bugs! :scared: lol

[Lnzbug]

:eek: Okay! Okay! lol We haven't done much because it's still hot here :( Things probably won't pick up for a few weeks either because this week is the Diddyland gtg and then Toy Jam in Long Beach :)

We haven't forgotten about Bughole though! We just got the notice from the Dmv that his plates are in da haus! Woo-hoooo! :banana:

Pssst......Yul and Baldy have a list of many, many, many things to buy from J Bugs! :scared: lol
Another place to get parts is JCWhitney.
Am I supposed to feel bad for you because it's so warm??? I think not! Tomorrow is to be a high of 55. Man I hate this time of year:mad:

[PhoenixRising]

Am I supposed to feel bad for you because it's so warm??? I think not! Tomorrow is to be a high of 55. Man I hate this time of year:mad:

55??

What is that?

Current temp: 80 at 0200!

[Fowvay]

Im addicted to www.cip1.com they have great parts at great prices. :)

[Herbie3Rivers]

Since the car's a super beetle. Another place for parts is TopLine Parts. They specialise in only Supers. They have alot of good tips on supers also. THe best advice that I can give is when it comes to the front end. Replace ALL the bushings with polyurethane bushings rather than rubber. Supers have a problem that you can read about on topline's website about "Super Shimmy" which is a problem that just about every super beetle suffers from at one time in it's life.

toplineparts (http://www.toplineparts.com/)

[JuggBug]

Another place to get parts is JCWhitney.
Am I supposed to feel bad for you because it's so warm??? I think not! Tomorrow is to be a high of 55. Man I hate this time of year:mad:

Not warm Miss Ellen, hotter than hell! I wish it was 55 degrees here :( It was 106 here today and it's almost October! :mad:

Can I move in with you and John? :o lol

Keep all the tips coming peeps, we're going to need them when we start back up! I think Baldy's got a list of questions too! :rolleyes:

[Shay]

Not warm Miss Ellen, hotter than hell! I wish it was 55 degrees here :( It was 106 here today and it's almost October! :mad:

Can I move in with you and John? :o lol

Keep all the tips coming peeps, we're going to need them when we start back up! I think Baldy's got a list of questions too! :rolleyes:


then tell baldy to get his :moon: in here and ask himself :p

[Willygood]

Yul informed me and BaldyLox last night that this is what he wants Bughole to end up looking like. I gotta keep that boy off Samba.com! :p

Yul has good taste. Must take after his Mother!

Great looking car to start with! Gee, original paint too. Neat!

Those Porsche rims in the picture remind me of all of the stuff I bought for a friend of mine when he was updating his '74 911 to '80's 911 SC spec (mirrors, turbo whale tale & polished 6's / 7's with the painted centers). Externally, it was a stunner when it was done. Although, I could've killed him when he sold it 8 months after it was finished.:(

I've always liked the Cal-look on an old Bug. Although "cool" doesn't necessarily mean "comfy" when it comes to the solid side glass.:cool:

KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

And post more pics.


Bill

[Herbie3Rivers]

I'm getting ready to drop about $500+ to topline for a bunch of goodies for my 72 Super. I'm going to install a set of their front disc brakes, sport springs, urethane bushings for both the front and rear suspension, a strutt tower bar. My 72 is getting a little bit of a make over. I'm lowering the front a bout an inch just to clean things up a little, and give the car a more aggressive looking stance.

[Lnzbug]

Not warm Miss Ellen, hotter than hell! I wish it was 55 degrees here :( It was 106 here today and it's almost October! :mad:

Can I move in with you and John? :o lol

Keep all the tips coming peeps, we're going to need them when we start back up! I think Baldy's got a list of questions too! :rolleyes:
Aura you are welcome here ANYTIME! Just don't start crying when it's 5 below zero:)

[BusHole]

Hi. My name is Weezer. My mom is Juggbug. This is my bus. My dad got it for me. It's going to be nicer than my brother's beetle:)

[callisto9]

Hi. My name is Weezer. My mom is Juggbug. This is my bus. My dad got it for me. It's going to be nicer than my brother's beetle:)

hey weezer! nice to have you here! i chat with your mom lots and i love your family! looks like you have a family car war going on! good luck to you! :heart: :wave:

[JuggBug]

hey weezer! nice to have you here! i chat with your mom lots and i love your family! looks like you have a family car war going on! good luck to you! :heart: :wave:

Isn't she cute?! We found that bus up in Yucca Valley and just recently had it towed down to Grandpa's house. He is going to start working on it for her while we work on Bughole for Yul. These crazy kids are killin' me! :crazy: lol

[callisto9]

Isn't she cute?! We found that bus up in Yucca Valley and just recently had it towed down to Grandpa's house. He is going to start working on it for her while we work on Bughole for Yul. These crazy kids are killin' me! :crazy: lol

yeah, but when you're done, you're going to have the most adorable family with VWs evuh!

[Lnzbug]

Wow Weezer , you are one lucky camper hahaha. Good luck fixin that baby up. You have to help you know. Lots of fun times to be had workin with grampa :)

[Shay]

Hi. My name is Weezer. My mom is Juggbug. This is my bus. My dad got it for me. It's going to be nicer than my brother's beetle:)

:wave: Hi Weezer

Your mom is awesome :wink: Congrats on the bus :banana:

and AURA YOU GOT QUADRUPLE DUBNESS :crazy:

[Breez]

Another place to get parts is JCWhitney.
Am I supposed to feel bad for you because it's so warm??? I think not! Tomorrow is to be a high of 55. Man I hate this time of year:mad:

hehehehe. no comment... since I am in 70ish degree weather now until next summer ;) see this is the 9 month period that I refer to as PARADISE.:D

[Breez]

Hi. My name is Weezer. My mom is Juggbug. This is my bus. My dad got it for me. It's going to be nicer than my brother's beetle:)


Woo hoo! Weezer, that bus is going to be ROCKIN' in no time!!!

[Mr.Yellow]

Aura, you are the coolest mom ever, to get both your kids project cars. really cool. 2 Koudos.

[PhoenixRising]

Hi. My name is Weezer. My mom is Juggbug. This is my bus. My dad got it for me. It's going to be nicer than my brother's beetle:)Whoa, I had a 1975 Bus that color. Neat.

Good luck!

[Willygood]

Hi. My name is Weezer. My mom is Juggbug. This is my bus. My dad got it for me. It's going to be nicer than my brother's beetle:)

Hey Weezer!

The sister's car is always better than the brother's;)

Neat bus ya got there! Tons of room to stuff a Hemi between the second & third seats.:D

Since Christmas is just a few months away, it's time to start mentioning "air ride suspension" http://www.arnottindustries.com to your Mom & Dad. Oops! Did I say that?

Keep up the good work. Post more pics when you've got them.

[beetle-lover]

nice rides
:o

[JuggBug]

nice rides
:o

Thanks smart :moon:! They are definitely works in progress....

Please remember that both my kids read this thread about my son's Bughole and love when everyone has something nice to say.

[Breez]

nice rides
:o

ummmmmm, okay....

They are nice rides, I know I am super jealous... I would have just :heart: a project VW like this as a kid, and its quality time with mom and dad... I mean, this just totally rocks!!!

Anyways, I hope you just clicked on the wrong smiley face... and if you didnt, you are completely out of line.

Weezer and Yul, I look forward to more updates, I am living through you two, I hope you know :D

[Lnzbug]

Well????? Any updates? You guys better get crackin.... you'll be 16 before ya know it :D

[BaldyLox]

Yul removed all of the pan bolts (underside). Body lift very soon.....pics are coming:D

[CyberGreenBaby]

Awww I didn't know Weezer joined and had a VW of her own! Where have I been??

HI WEEZER!! Nice Bus!! You are one very lucky kiddo. You and your brother, both!! You're parents rule! I wish my parents could have bought me an OB or Bus like that when I was little! :cry:
I was only allowed to watch the old dudes work on the Beetles and Buses! :ha: You guys are going to appreciate getting your hands dirty with these one day!

I can't wait to see the progress on both of these hot rides! :wink:


A Belated welcome to you, Weezer! :wave3:

[Fowvay]

Good thing Dad carries a gun... I'd be terrified to let my daughter near a van ;)

[JuggBug]

Good thing Dad carries a gun... I'd be terrified to let my daughter near a van ;)

OMFG Tom! Don't you think that we haven't already talked about what kind of contraption we are going to come up with so that there is 'standing room' only in the back of her bus! :o lol

[Lnzbug]

OMFG Tom! Don't you think that we haven't already talked about what kind of contraption we are going to come up with so that there is 'standing room' only in the back of her bus! :o lol
Ya know.....she could make a bundle renting out the van by the hour...:)

[JuggBug]

Ya know.....she could make a bundle renting out the van by the hour...:)
LMFAO Orrrrrrr, I could! :crazy: :roflmao:

[Shay]

LMFAO Orrrrrrr, I could! :crazy: :roflmao:


I could just imagine baldylox seeing the bus rockin and...


:shoot: :shoot:

[JuggBug]

I could just imagine baldylox seeing the bus rockin and...


:shoot: :shoot:

:roflmao: He said he's already got the shotgun and the shovel ready....:crazy: lol

[Lnzbug]

:roflmao: He said he's already got the shotgun and the shovel ready....:crazy: lol
Is the secret burial ground picked out yet? I know a place......:D
Mine wants one too :rolleyes:

[Shay]

:roflmao: He said he's already got the shotgun and the shovel ready....:crazy: lol


See I knew there was a reason my dad was so happy to get me a car with a tiny back seat :o


:roflmao::roflmao::roflmao::roflmao:


Hi Aura, Baldylox, Yul and Weezer

:yaya::yaya::yaya::yaya:

[JuggBug]

Is the secret burial ground picked out yet? I know a place......:D
Mine wants one too :rolleyes:

:firedevil Maybe we can get a discount if we do a group burial? LOL

Seriously, there has been much discussion in this house as to whether or not a bus for a teenage girl is really a good thing or not? Now it's starting to all make sense why you're dad was so happy about your bug Shay! I never thought of it that way! :o lol

[BaldyLox]

Next week the body comes off............excited!:D

[Lnzbug]

Next week the body comes off............excited!:D
YAY :clap: Don't forget to take pics :)

[Lnzbug]

:firedevil Maybe we can get a discount if we do a group burial? LOL

Seriously, there has been much discussion in this house as to whether or not a bus for a teenage girl is really a good thing or not? Now it's starting to all make sense why you're dad was so happy about your bug Shay! I never thought of it that way! :o lol
I even offered my girl Chip! Nooooooo she wants a bus :rolleyes:

[Mazzzja]

Gosh! :eek: howcome I've never seen this thread? :o
Your kids are very lucky Aura!
A nice Beetle for Yul and an awesome hippie style bus for Weezer.
Don't you worry about the :o 'bus-for-girls' thing, if you raise her well, she won't do anything you wouldn't do :ha:

[JuggBug]

Yay! :banana: The boys worked on Bughole today even though it was freezing :moon: outside (68 degrees:o ) and even managed to get the body off with help from the neighbors!

http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p254/JuggBug/?action=view&current=bugholebody008.flv

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p254/JuggBug/th_bugholebody008.jpg (http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p254/JuggBug/?action=view&current=bugholebody008.flv)

[JuggBug]

And some more pics......

http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p254/JuggBug/?action=view&current=1165792650.pbw

[Shay]

Yay! :banana: The boys worked on Bughole today even though it was freezing :moon: outside (68 degrees:o ) and even managed to get the body off with help from the neighbors!



Woman 68 aint cold :rolleyes:

is that you laughing in the video???

:roflmao:

you have the voice of a ten year old and the laugh of a 50 year old :p

[JuggBug]

Woman 68 aint cold :rolleyes:

is that you laughing in the video???

:roflmao:

you have the voice of a ten year old and the laugh of a 50 year old :p


68 is almost freezing, right? :o Yeah, that's me laughing! I've been told I have a very wicked laugh....:firedevil Fitting, wouldn't you say? lol

[BaldyLox]

What a great day....We pulled the body off the pan and placed it on my neighbors flatbed truck. Next week we'll put it on saw horses on the side of our house. I will remove the tranny soon and begin to work on the pan. I am very excited and nervous about this project. More pics to follow.......:D

[Breez]

What a great day....We pulled the body off the pan and placed it on my neighbors flatbed truck. Next week we'll put it on saw horses on the side of our house. I will remove the tranny soon and begin to work on the pan. I am very excited and nervous about this project. More pics to follow.......:D


PICTURES NOW please!

[JuggBug]

PICTURES NOW please!

Their on here lady! You just gotta skip back a page....;)

[Breez]

I missed the video!!! whoops!!!

Is that your laugh aura???:rolleyes: :D :p

[JuggBug]

I missed the video!!! whoops!!!

Is that your laugh aura???:rolleyes: :D :p

It is! :devil: Isn't that video cool?! Yul is still a little blue though. I think it was kind of shocking to see Bughole all torn up like that today...poor little guy :( We keep telling him that now things should move along nicely, but I don't think he believes us! :rolleyes:

[BaldyLox]

I can't stop watching the video, it's so cool!

[Breez]

I can't stop watching the video, it's so cool!

You are too cute London!!!

Any progress on Weezers bus???

[FineExampl]

Dude....Aura's laugh is straight up New Yawk man. :lol:

[BaldyLox]

The greatest machines:D ever created!

[Shay]

The greatest machines:D ever created!


Now where are the pics of Bughole and Bushole :rolleyes:

[Ghia_Roadster]

if you need any body work done to it im going to start on my bug preety soon. im located in arkansasand VERY reasonable on the body work side.i also rebuild engines too!

[Lnzbug]

Anything new here? I want updates!

[Ghia_Roadster]

yeah, me too!

[KatWoman]

Me three! :lol:

[red_rock_beetle]

up:D dates would be cool

[Ghia_Roadster]

we want updates!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:D :p :o

[Ghia_Roadster]

its been nearly a year...any news?:confused:

[CyberGreenBaby]

its been nearly a year...any news?:confused:

Nearly a year?

It's been over two years! :cry:

[Beetlescott]

And some more pics......

http://s130.photobucket.com/albums/p254/JuggBug/?action=view&current=1165792650.pbw

Aura, you have the very neatest family! I love Weezers bus, that is where my heart is, I have always loved the buses, I have owned 4 of them in my life, a 71,76,79(twice)and an 80. Unfortunatley, I didn't get the pics or video :( Can you re post for me? Thanks!!! Beetlescott

[NaplesTurboS]

I want more pics:bubb: