1965 VW bug *update: pics! pics! pics!*

[x136]

I'm thinking I'll do a nice interior (carpet, insulation, etc...)

Wolfsburg West carries really nice, restoration-quality interior bits, if you want to go nuts.

Or, if you want to be like one of the previous owners of mine, you can fill in crevices with expanding foam insulation. 

[TiAvenger]

I had/have a 65 (its been my dads since 1970

My parents also have a 66

Skip the porche motor though, they are pricey to work on...

12 volt is a nice upgrade, its done in the 65, also get a compfire ignition... 50 bucks, no points or timing again...

http://www.cbperformance.com/ is 5 miles from my house, if you want to go really wild......  (They have a bus that wheelies  )   make great heads, and are fairley cheap.

[TiAvenger]

http://www.cbperformance.com/catalog.asp?ProductID=286

[Le Pirate]

http://www.cbperformance.com/catalog.asp?ProductID=286

very pretty!

[TiAvenger]

Btw,  I would recommend a engine upgrade if it doesn't have one all ready.  The 40 hp 1200 while reliable (mine had 467k miles on two rebuilds) has no ummph what so ever.  I put a 1600 dual port with a mild .283 cam in it (gas saver) cost about 1400 bucks (turnkey) 

It will cruse all day at 75 and still gets in the high 20's low 30's .

I'm hoping to get it back from my dad and doing a resto custom with a 1835.. Its down to the pan right now awaiting paint....

wrenching on bugs is fun, cheap, and a good way to spend an afternoon with a six pack! 

[Le Pirate]

brought her home today 









the rest of the pics are on flickr if you want to check them out:
http://flickr.com/photos/26655176@N03/

I also have the original bill of sale from 1965 


Let the work begin

[Scottish]

Er..... start with sandblasting and sealing it, before it goes any further. my .02 

[Le Pirate]

Er..... start with sandblasting and sealing it, before it goes any further. my .02 

yeah...sandblasting is top on the list.


apparently the guy drove it for a while, then parked it in 2001 to start the restoration...got part of the way done...pushed it outside and forgot about it 

the reason why it's rusty on the outside is because it's been all sanded down and then has sat

[eltristo]

Nah.  Just clear coat it and call it the Holstein Bug.