exactly ,if early ones got punched in rear then the decklid bumps over riders when opening/closing the rear decklid. ----- Original Message ----- From: "marc vellat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, June 10, 2007 9:27 PM Subject: Re: [vintagvw] 63 decklid on 67 bug
> Interesting, Bill. I thought I remembered seeing `67s > with both types of overriders - assumed that some had > had the bumpers replaced, didn't know that early ones > lacked the offset from the factory. It wasn't > mandatory to clear either decklid, but it was > definitely a nice touch that gave a little extra > margin in the event the bumper got punched in a > little. > > --- Bill May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> only 67's built after jan 1,1967 have the sloped >> rear 67 over rider tubes. >> early and mid 67's used the 66 and down style tubes. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Cox SMTP west" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: "Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" >> <[email protected]> >> Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 8:15 AM >> Subject: Re: [vintagvw] 63 decklid on 67 bug >> >> >> > Tammer, >> > >> > And the rear bumper - a '67 only part - has the >> two center over rider bars >> > (towel bars) bent slightly down to clear the '67 >> only deck lid. Whether >> > the >> > '63 decklid will clear is doubtful. :o) >> > >> > HTH, >> > Larry in Scottsdale >> > "Always learning" >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Chuck Kuecker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > To: "Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" >> <[email protected]> >> > Sent: Wednesday, June 06, 2007 4:35 AM >> > Subject: Re: [vintagvw] 63 decklid on 67 bug >> > >> > >> > The '63 lid is longer and might not clear the >> center section of the >> > bumper. > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Get the Yahoo! toolbar and be alerted to new email wherever you're > surfing. > http://new.toolbar.yahoo.com/toolbar/features/mail/index.php > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
