Presenting El Diablo's "Beelzebug"

[El Diablo]

Okay, so I had wanted to wait until I had something more than a stock 1999 1.8t GLS, but I could not wait to feel the warm, beloved confusion - that space cadet glow!

Anyhoo - No mods as of yet, but first off are new wheels. Then perhaps a paint job - keeping the color and possibly adding a few black stripes (maybe even painting the hood black! Whatcha think?) I have had the car for six weeks, and have spent nearly every day (and every dollar) just getting it to run right. I bought it from a used car dealer who knew absolutely nothing about Beetles. Thanks to the Org, I have fixed every problem it had by myself and saved hundreds! In the past six weeks, I have.....
Changed the Coolant Temp Sensor (ridding myself of that annoying blue temp light, which for some reason also caused my oil pressure light to blaze and beep after driving for about 20 minutes, but only when the RPMs dropped below 1500).
Swapped out the MAF (car kept stalling randomly. That solved the problem)
Cleaned the throttle body
Changed the Fuel Filter
Put new tires on it
Replaced my vacuum lines
Rear brake pads

So, ladies and gentlemen of the Org, (please excuse the crappy photos. Cell Phone camera), I now present to you, Beelzebug! Everyone, this is Beelzebug! Beelzebug? This is - everyone!

[gypsy73]

Hi Beelzebug!

I love your beetle's name, Beelzebug, that rocks.

A black hood, roof and hatch would look great.
How about some horns?

Impressive list of maintence you have done yourself.
Mucho respect for people who DIY.

[Lnzbug]

Beelzebug sure looks . You'd never know it was a 99. Post some more pics !!

[El Diablo]

I called him Beelzebug not only because of the color, but also because I swear sometimes it is possessed! I certainly thought that when I bought it. It had to have much exorcism performed, but is doing much better. Here are a couple more crappy pics from my cell phone. (The green bug belongs to a co-worker. It is a 2000 1.8t. Mine is in much better shape but has higher miles). Oh, and don't mind the mess in Beelzebub. Road trip to Sanibel Island last weekend, and tomorrow I am drving him from Melbourne, FL to Nags Head, NC. Haven't had time to clean her up. Luckily, the picture quality is poor so you can't see the thousands of insects on the bumper, mirrors and windshield!

[El Diablo]

Anyone know a good way to fix this? This is one of two issues which are currently outstanding on Beelzebug - the other being I had to disconnect the motor to the spoiler because the drivers side cable is somehow stuck in the metal tube. Only one side goes up. Makes a hell of a racket.
Anyway, if someone knows a good fix for the door vinyl, lay it on me!

[Oyveychris]

Swwwweeeet color! And I love the seats! We should meet up and I'll help you with the door issue.

[El Diablo]

You are in Orlando, right? As I mentioned above, I am going to NC this weekend to pick up the kids. Should be back on Sunday. The kids will be here until the 27th. We will, of course, at some point, be coming to Orlando. I already have some free tickets to Wet and Wild!

[Oyveychris]

Cool! You are about 45 minutes away, right?

[El Diablo]

Yeah - thereabouts.

[El Diablo]

This is Beelzebug last weekend at Sanibel Harbor. It was so hot, I had to turn the AC on full blast and open the doors just to cool that black interior off!

[callisto9]

car looks great! kudos to you for doing all those repairs yourself! nice job!

[El Diablo]

Thank ye kindly!

[ghostRder1]

Nice! Post more pictures if possible!

[PhoenixRising]

Nice car!

[aimeejo]

nice bug! way to go on doing all the repairs yourself! and it is great that the org helped you out so much. i love this place!

[KittenPoker]

That is one awesome name!!! So happy you rescued Beelzebug and gave him (I assume it's a him) a good home .

[El Diablo]

Just wanted to note - took Beelzebug from Fla to NC (and back) this past weekend. THe car has 96,000 miles on it, and I have to say that when I bought it, I would have NEVER trusted it to make that trip. After all the repairs I have made, however, he made the 1,600 mile trip with no problems. He did not complain once, and got close to 37 MPG WITH the A/C on pretty much the whole way!

[Growler]

dang dud,e you sure you didnt swap a TDI in that thing while you were doing all that maintenance?

that is some awesome mileage out of a 1.8t! Congratulations!

[El Diablo]

I shoud also note that it did not burn a drop of oil!

[El Diablo]

Well, I finally borrowed a camera from a friend and thought I would get some real pictures. First, some pictures of today's ultra mod, which I am very happy with! I just put these beautiful, brand new Riax "Seca" 16 inch hot rims on him! How you like me now?