I've been doing a lot of thinking about making a light duty truck that
wouldn't cost as much as a good used single cab. Beetles are still
relatively easy to find and cheap to get parts for so I'm thinking of making
a light duty beetle pick up.
I posted about this idea several months ago and
NQ,
Forget the clutch tube part...much easier to go hydraulic...save yourself
the time and energy of matching it and then making a cable as well.
I too think they are a little to small to be usefullwould 12-18
really make that much difference?
How about using two pans to make one that is
Or a Vanagon, like I have for hauling and camping...
Mike B.
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From: Dave C. Bolen
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 2:40 PM
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Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Making a Beetle truck?
NQ,
Forget the clutch tube part...much easier to go
Thanks for the words of wisdom Dave and for the congrats on getting married.
My wife is very tolerant of my VW habit and wants a restored Beetle for
herself. :)
My reasons for making a light duty hauler out of a bug is that I have ton of
bug stuff and bugs laying around and it wouldn't be too
But you won't have a one-piece original clutch cable. And the cobbled
together one WILL fail.
BTDT,
Mike B.
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From: No Quarter
Sent: Tuesday, March 01, 2011 6:33 PM
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Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Making a Beetle truck?
I shy away
A cobbled cable will fail but teleflex cables can be used and I also have
the name of a company that had a nice article in Farm Show magazine and they
will make you any custom cable of any length. So I already know where I
could get the custom cables made...not a problem.
Erin
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Congratulations from Wisconsin on the marriage. May you have all the
happiness my wife and I have had in the last 35 years.
If you extend the chassis, how about making it such that Bus cables fit
without cutting? I've used large size US brake line to install a clutch
in an auto stick shift
Erin,
Google out Kaefer Pritsche Beutler for a beetle-based pickup made in
Switzerland from 1962 to 1973. Lots of pictures in various sites that will
pop up in your browser.
Not as neat as your sketch, though ...
Bert
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From: vintagvw-boun...@lists.sjsu.edu
hi gang:
vw tried to use a beetle frame and gave up. that is why they added the beams
and stuff under the floor on the bus. 64-67 bus is a 1 ton (2200lbs.)
payload.
why not find a bus 64-67 panel or kombi and use that with only 2 front seats
and an empty cargo area. it will do 65-70 with 1600
That's the whole problem Bill - where do you find them anymore?
Also, with VW, I'm sure they were trying to carry x amount of weight and
the Beetle just couldn't handle that kind of weight. Admittedly, even the
factory upgraded the reduction box nuts from 36mm to 42mm.
I'm talking a light
I looked at the T3 pickups and they don't look too bad either. They already
have the pancake engine back there which is a great space saver. I agree
that doing a 2L T4 engine would be the truck conversion. Or since there is
extra room, how about doing a Subaru conversion? :)
I have a new
That's actually what I've done for many years Brian - used a trailer behind
my bug. I've towed it to Chicago and back with my bug. I've hauled
engines, parts, rubbish, etc. It's just that it gets old hooking up the
trailer and taking it off all the time. It's worked well for me in the past
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