Bert,
As long as it has taken you and all the travails that you went through, I
am glad you are happy with it!
I don't ever remember seeing you advertise any pictures????
And I totaly agree...they are not making any of them any more...so
even super beetles are gonna get pricey at some point.
Cheers, dave
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Enough sunlight reaches the Earth *every* hour to meet the world's
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On Sun, 29 Nov 2009, Bert Knupp wrote:
Tim,
In an otherwise sound vehicle, I'd say go for a new set of floor pans and
restore the car. That's what I've done with my '70, anyhow. Plan A was to
do a pan replacement without removing the body. It can be done by somebody
with a good shop and the right tools (I had neither). Plan B was to do a
body-off restoration. I've taken that route, and replaced the
firewall/luggage compartment also (it, too, was badly rusted out). I had to
pay a local jackleg $300 for the new floor pans and $150 for the rear piece,
but I've gotten a sound car out of it. While the body was off I
disassembled it, stripped it, did lots of sanding, and then had it
professionally painted. If I had had an indoor working facility I could
probably have done more myself, but ... .
Some purists contend that no vehicle newer than the 1967 is worthy of a
restoration. With the passage of time I think that maxim has to be reviewed
and revised. They ain't making any more of them. Ever. And my '70 is now
a beauty to behold.
Bert Knupp
Nashville, Tennessee
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[mailto:vintagvw-boun...@lists.sjsu.edu] On Behalf Of Timothy Osburn
Sent: Sunday, November 29, 2009 9:20 AM
To: VW2; Buskatiers; VW1
Subject: [vintagvw] What to do?
The day I hoped would never come is fast approaching.
Last week I pulled back the carpeting and removed the back seat from my '70
Beetle and discovered (actually I knew, but didn't realize the extent of the
horror) that it's about to become a Fred Flintstonemobile.
I have owned this car for about 12 years and has been my faithful daily
driver ever since. I rebuilt the motor and had new floor pans installed (a
hack job) when I first got it.
Scary rust rot all over and a transmission that is being very difficult (
synchronizers gone in 1st & 2nd) have forced me to consider getting rid of
it. What would you do?
Fortunately, I have my '56 Euro ragtop and my Westy, so I'm not out of the
air-cooled biz.
I'm in the Kansas City area. The motor itself is still strong (71k) with no
oil burning. I wouldn't hesitate to drive it hundreds of miles on the
interstate. I don't want to give it away, but am interested to see if anyone
in the VW community would even offer something for it.
Pics available.
Tim Osburn, Head Mechanic, Ralph Spoilsport Motors.
Home of Fine, Old Volkswagens and....Grand Canyon Nut.
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