Finally got into an aircooled ride!

[Mark Henry]

Originally Posted by genrex

That reminds me... if you hit a bump and the front wheels vibrate a lot, then you probably need a new steering damper. That's an easy fix.

Does the tweeze like it?

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Yep...forgot that, it's been a while since I did a front end job

[Heel n Toe]

Good looking ride, Sid. You are gonna have lots of fun driving and tinkering on it... congrats on snagging it.

And remember... even after it gets hot, you can bring her out at night to terrorize the locals.

For some reason, I'm craving a mint Tic Tac right now.

[Geronimo '74]

Nice car Sid!
We love it!

[livi]

Excellent, Sid! Thats a very classy ride. I would love to have one like that. Should suit doc fluffer perfectly.

[porsche4life]

Originally Posted by genrex

That reminds me... if you hit a bump and the front wheels vibrate a lot, then you probably need a new steering damper. That's an easy fix.

Does the tweeze like it?

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She hasn't ridden in it yet, but she's excited about it!

Originally Posted by Mark Henry

Yep...forgot that, it's been a while since I did a front end job

Thanks for the tips guys! I need to get the snapon midrise lift unpacked so I can get this thing up in the air to get it straightened out.

Originally Posted by Heel n Toe

Good looking ride, Sid. You are gonna have lots of fun driving and tinkering on it... congrats on snagging it.

And remember... even after it gets hot, you can bring her out at night to terrorize the locals.

For some reason, I'm craving a mint Tic Tac right now.

Yup, there are only a few months a year where it doesn't even cool off at night here, but I'll survive those!

And ya, the green is different, and I wasn't sure until I saw it in person, but I really like it.

Originally Posted by Geronimo '74

Nice car Sid!
We love it!

Originally Posted by livi

Excellent, Sid! Thats a very classy ride. I would love to have one like that. Should suit doc fluffer perfectly.

Thanks guys! You both need to get over to AZ once rick moves out here and we'll have a party in the desert!

[Heel n Toe]

Hey, '69... the year we first landed on the moon... so I think that means you've got to get a bud to moon somebody out the back window sometime.

That's like a cooler, updated version of a pale green that was a fairly common factory color on VWs in the '60's.

[Tishabet]

Nice ride! I miss my old bug (73 standard), you're giving me the hankering to start watching ads on thesamba again...

[onewhippedpuppy]

Awesome Sid! I have very fond high school memories of cruising around in a buddy's Beetle. Hard to beat the fun to cost ratio there.

[billybek]

I like the old centerline look wheels.
They are totally like late 70s early 80s retro...
I had a 68 that was pretty sloppy in the steering department.
Pulled the steering box and the 4 bolts that hold the cover on were loose!
Nice looking ride.
The aircooled cars seem to smell the same. Oil and fuel. Intoxicating!

[fastfredracing]

Originally Posted by Les Paul

Drop this in and you're good to go

Or one of these



Actually looks good the way it is. Nice grab Sid!

[kach22i]

Originally Posted by porsche4life

'69 bug!

Awesome, and congratulations.

[VINMAN]

Nice score Sid! Miss my Bugs

[weseeeee]

Great looking car. I got a soft spot in my heart for those things. Enjoy it!

[Shaun @ Tru6]

Cool car Sid, you've got to get a surfboard on top of it.

[FLYGEEZER]

Way too cool! Nice find, congrats .

[BeeMaster]

69 that should have a 1500 single port engine and the first year for IRS CVs.
Looks like it is in good shape. Have fun with it. They can be a lot of fun stock to.

[Mark Henry]

Originally Posted by fastfredracing

Or one of these



Actually looks good the way it is. Nice grab Sid!

The porsche fan on a type 1 engine is more bling than performance.
My bug used to have the 120hp Gene Berg engine that's now in the '67 bus, this new engine should be around 180hp in street configuration.
I've had a '67 bug or bus since high school, I seem to attract that year for some reason.

Read my signature

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by fastfredracing

Or one of these



Actually looks good the way it is. Nice grab Sid!

Just out of curiousity, what does something like that cost?

10 grand? 20 grand?

[spuggy]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

Just out of curiousity, what does something like that cost?

10 grand? 20 grand?

Mid-way between the two figures, if you can settle for a turnkey 155 HP. It gets closer to the second figure the closer to 200 HP you want to get, and you almost just add them both together for a 2.9 liter 250 HP Type 1.

Pricing

[Seahawk]

Originally Posted by porsche4life

Sadly, tis not a 911, but a '69 bug!

That is so very nice to see. Seems we have all had one or two.

Enjoy. I'll be in Phoenix in May. I want a ride.