One other thing I failed to mention is that I remember when I first signed
on the list, it was on my Amiga 1200 computer. We still have it and it
still boots up however the hard drive fails to be recognized. I know when
we converted to using the PC, the Amiga had emails on it from the PINE
I never knew you were from Australia! Or for that matter anyone on
this list.
Id be therowing up a new thread with a link to see the story of an
Aussie bug we rescued here in Karachi.
Stay tuned folks!
Please tell us more about this Karachi find!
Erin
Erin!
I stand corrected, you are not from aussie land, only you gal is.
Still Im sure folks would enjoy the Aussie bug rescue story.
Asad
Thanks for the kind words Asad. :) I saw many bay windows Kombis there (as
they call them) with roo bars on them. Probably more
I think Erin has a good point,
We all now take the www for granted now. Casually browsing thru we dont
remember days only a few years ago when VW knowledge could only be tapped from
book/mags or local eccentric old timers who talked only after a lot of
pampering.
I remember
Erin,
I think I posted the link on this list. If not, my bad, I was supposed to.
Will try to keep updating this thread with pics and more info. Have to
downsize a few pics plus take some closeups of the rear view mirror with the
kangaroo VW logo. It is carefully stored in my bedroom
Excellent!
I was going to ask some things on the lines of this topic today.
Today I got two antennae. These are made in China and fit to the post 67
beetles on the cowl on the LHS. Got one for my daily driver 68 and the other to
keep as spare. These are cheap and the only non VW
Volks!
Have a question about the tarboard firewall insulation. Im sure Bert
would be interested in this.
Many years ago my brother Suleman made a very lucky find by locating an
NOS firewall insulation tarboard. He purchased it and we put in on the 68 daily
driver. It was of
Asad,
More than likely the very cheapest version. I just did the replacement on
an original 3rd owner 67 yesterday and instead of buying the $80
resoration quality firewall from cip1, I bought the cheaper
stuffalmost paper thin, and they could just roll it up and put it in
the shipping
Guys,
Is it possible to bolt on a complete late 60s engine and gearbox onto a
59 bug?? My bastardised-to-the-core 59 rag project came with such a package.
I remember people say that early engine BAYS were different. Now the 59s
engine bay has been cut in two areas almost in
Guys,
Want to share something! Its perhaps the most original 66 bug in
Pakistan. The kid got it as a present from his grandfather!!
The new owner was thinking of customising this rare gem but thankfully I
knocked some sense into him before it was too late.
Enjoy the pics at:
Thanks for the quick reply.
Yes I think you are right. So what I have is aftermarket and could not
be regarded as original. Seems like Id have to make do.
I think you are right about the thickness. I could measure the new
one is lying on the back seat of the daily
I made an interesting local discovery today.
The local VW spares shop coughed up some NOS towel rails!! There were only
some odd pieces, five rear towel rails and three over riders of the pre 67
type. Not in perfect shape but very very good.
I examined the towel rails but could not
Oki,
I found a chrome shift rod at the scrapyard. The scrapper had no idea what
VW it came off but we have stong suspicion over a type 3 Variant. I saw the
same shifter on thesamba a while back (missed the link) and it was also
advertised as coming from a doubtful source.
Its chromed and
I would love a stable of RHD VW's!
No Quarter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: What a gem! And it's RHD too. All all
your vehicles RHD in Pakistan?
Erin
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the same could be said of usa--- look at school shootings and etc.
- Original Message -
From: No Quarter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 8:48 AM
Subject: Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug
You know Asad,
Ah so I do see you are a RHD country! Your English is really good too.
How'd you learn to type it so well?
I guess for anyone, it's what they are used to growing up with. I find that
since I'm a right handed person, that I can find the little notches for the
gear shift pattern easier.
be careful the thin non original stuff does not get sucked in wards and
block the fan opening.
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From: asad ishaque [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 7:01 AM
Subject: [vintagvw] Firewall insulation
Volks!
Have a
Ah yes!
Thats something to look out for.
I will search for a better material and use this new firewall as a template to
cut out a set. Alternatively if I have to go with this cheap repro, I should
make sure that all those pointed strips on the firewall are holding down the
material well.
Marc,
Thanks for your valuable input on this.
I gather from a 'smaller engine compartment opening' the opening you see
in the horizontal plane if the engine is out of the car? Or is it the opening
in the vertical firewall plane?
The bastardised 59 has a post 68 rear clip
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:48:11 -0600
From: No Quarter [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug
this would have been Feb 1997/1998 time frame. The list
had only been online for a few years then.
Erin
By a few years you mean 10 right? I know I was on the list
when I was in
Indeed its a gem.
Im just very happy that my 'gentle persuasion' made the kid change his mind
and decided to keep it original.
Yes, all our vehicles are RHD. We drive on the 'wrong' side of the road
too!!
Asad.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu Date: Thu, 21 Feb
Suleman is doing well,
He is still in California, driving Mercs instead of VDubs. Well at least
he has not gone off German metal. He is still a listee but nowadays just lurks
due to lack of time. Im hoping he'd read these posts and chip in.
Im glad that you saw the pictures and
In the process of changing over to 35PDSIT carbs on a 1600DP engine,
I could not get the idle even up to 850 rpm. No adjustment of the
two idle screws helped.
Then I measured the compression on the 3/4 side and found values like 75/75.
Long ago, I had purchased the gauge set to do a leak-down
Please calibrate your gauge. It sounds like the gauge is malfunctioning.
With 8.5 compression ratio, you should read 110-120 psig.
Tom Potter
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jack Dinan
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 11:12 AM
To: [EMAIL
I did notice that 'indexing pin' on the pre 67 shifters.
I think that is what keeps them from rotating. The post 68 ones can be
rotated as you mentioned.
So for fitting the chromed example Id have to cut n file...now Id
put that on the back burner, unless I experiment
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=250217982440ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:MOTORS:1123
Thought this might interest some of you looking to do an engine conversion on
your bus.
Erin
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Erin!
Im delighted you like the pictures. Hope the other listees do too.
Its amazing how a quaint little car acts as an Ambassador of Peace!
I understand that with what the media projects its only normal for the
rest of the world to imagine the worst. Ive heard of
Volks,
While I am trying to make people see the better things Pakistan has to
offer let me mention two websites worth visiting:
www.vcccp.com
( For classic car lovers in general. We have an annual show which is coming up
next month in Karachi)
www.vwcop.com
( The most organised
nose cone and hockey stick. the hockey stick has a short piece of it
sticking out the end of nose cone-the shift coupler bolts onto it.and if not
a 1960 only frame(the beetle) you need the bus front rubber mount. 1960
beetle you would use the 60-67 bus nosecone,hockey stick and 1960 only
That sounds like the U.S.
Tom Potter
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of asad ishaque
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 1:38 PM
To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List
Subject: Re: [vintagvw] 1998-2008 VW Bug
... Then there are the
Asad,
With respect to the gauges, the range seems to be OK, but you did not mention
the sweep i.e. the arc the needle swings through. I try to find gauges with
270 degree sweep; this gives a more precise reading. Many of the cheaper gauges
have a sweep of only 30-45 degrees.
Tom Potter
I'm having some problems with my stock fuel pump and
am considering yanking it for a Facet pump I have
laying around the shop. Last time I ran it was on a
pair of IDAs without a regulator. I'm pretty sure I
need to regulate the flow to the 30pict, just not sure
how much. 2lbs? 3lbs? Anyone?
Guys,
Today I spent some time roaming around the local spare parts market. I am
considering buying some aftermarket gauges to mount along with an tachometer I
got a while back and a type 3 VDO clock in a custom made console for the 68
bug. The usual shopkeeper was not present or he would
Asad, your comment about wondering how he could shift with his right
hand in a LHD drive car was amusing - my wife and I honeymooned in
Barbados, which was RHD and drive on the left. We rented a little
car called a Mini-Moke, and I had the same (opposite) concern.
Turned out it was
I think the first time I signed up would have
been back in
1993/1994 when Geoff Melnychunk invited me to the list.
I remember when you first showed up on the list. Was it an
orange bug? I think the first server vintagvw was on was
run by the navy. I know we've talked about this before,
but
Thanks Bert, Nick, and Chuck for your responses; very enlightening.
I suspected the antennas were dealer installed, but was surprised at
the reasons given. Mine is of the single mount variety and is at an
angle. I like being able to reach it from the drivers seat.
Brian
- Original Message
On Thu, 21 Feb 2008, DR Wahlgren wrote:
I remember migrating from the ramva Usenet group
(rec.autos.makers.volkswagen... ?)
Aha! How could I forget! rec.autos.makers.volkswagen.aircooled
There was a watercooled group, too. Their acronym, nicely enough, was
ramvw :)
On Thu, 21 Feb 2008, Peter Perez wrote:
I'm having some problems with my stock fuel pump and
am considering yanking it for a Facet pump I have
laying around the shop. Last time I ran it was on a
pair of IDAs without a regulator. I'm pretty sure I
need to regulate the flow to the 30pict,
You guys sure are making me feel old with this talk of ramva, Usenet,
Pine /sniff, etc. Remembering devouring the newsgroup posts on a
286 with a 1200baud modem. Assembling binaries into 256-color GIFs
of classy ACVWs. Aye, sonny, those were the days. GUI? Feh.
Joe Clark
65 Beetle Vert
That HAD to have been a snug fit, particularly with
the early H rear apron. Even a freshair-40HP won't
fit without a little trimming of the rear engine tin.
Perhaps someone had already done this on your engine?
--- wlarryglick [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Back in '68 or '69 when I knew very little
I used to run a Commodore 64 with a 300 baud modem, using dialup to access
our local university. The text files would scroll up the screen so slowly
that I could literally speed read them. :)
Ah, for the good old days, with punch cards, and the hiss of modems. :)
Phil
still living in the '80s.
The II shift housing will have a casting number of 211
301 205 + something. The earliest ones (`60-`62) had
8mm mount stud holes, after which they were enlarged
to 10mm...with an early housing, I'd use the 10mm-stud
mount and drill out the holes rather than look for the
weaker 8mm-stud mount. A
Hi Joe
LTNS
I unsubbed years ago but then some kind of a restore-from-backup put my
name back on the list.
You guys sure are making me feel old with this talk of ramva, Usenet,
Pine
Usenet's still around, but very spammy.
I still use pine often :-)
Wouter in South Africa.
i signed up on the vintag vw list because an 18 year old girl that had all
the clowns on ramva sniffing after her,told me i had bad spelling,bad
sentance structure,bad english and on and on. her name was jennifer. i told
her ok,then you answer the questions asked on this list that i have been.
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