The 1966 VW Beetle Forum

[quote=KKV270 post_id=13871 time=1646326421 user_id=1650] Haha- thank you for the polite correction...Apron. Can you believe it- in all my years of forum world (this being the first), I have never been successful in posting a pic... always too large (off my phone). Well, with your encouragement, I w...

Yeah, pictures would be helpful. Most everything on these cars are repairable. Here in the US, we call an upron an "APRON"

Here's a link to a photo of what the switch (by Hella) looks like.

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/374045.jpg

There is an adapter that screws onto the back of the speedometer and the speedometer cable screws into it. It has a wire that would run to the backup light. This only works while in reverse, and works poorly unless a little bit of speed is generated. Kind of like the concept of a bicycle light that ...

Reviving an old thread, but can you clarify

obfuscurity wrote:The "upper loop" is supposed to fit inside the upper-inside part of the door lip.

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Yeah, my financial status doesn't allow for an alternator at this time, but maybe in the future. I'm leaning towards mounting the VR on the fan shroud like most do. I'll post an update here when I've completed whatever it is I end up doing.

darzoom wrote:How did it turn out?

I haven't done anything yet. Ordered a new VR and am waiting for the weather to warm up a bit since my work area is outdoors...

Thanks darzoom. I think I'm going to try mounting it if not in the same holes from the prior VR, I'll at least try covering them up. Someone had suggested using nutrserts, which is probably what I'll do.

If the wires to the engine compartment are missing (strange the engine builder would cut them out), you can open the loom under the seat and add wire as needed to the engine compartment. The VR will determine the needed connectors. For some reason the guy rebuilding my motor thought my bug was a la...

Thanks for the info. Yes, the car in The Samba is mine. This will by no means be any kind of show car, and I wasn't planning on putting new wiring, but unfortunately my motor rebuilder didn't give me the wiring portion of the VR, so now I'm stuck with the task of figuring how to wire the new VR (on ...

Has anyone relocated the voltage regulator from the engine area to under the rear seat? I know that my '68 had it under the rear seat from the factory, but I just had my '66 bug's motor rebuilt and received it back without the voltage regulator and was told I need to install one under the rear seat....

I also plan on machining out the plugs on the cover to add zerk fittings if the need ever arrises to need to add more. Hopefully it will not though! That's a great idea! Kind of makes you wonder why they didn't come with the zerks already! Thanks for the progress pictures. Makes learning by example...

That's some good work! Was there a specific thickness you're using for the steering box gasket? I had read that if you're making your own, it shouldn't be too thick. Also, will you be filling it with oil or grease? I've read threads that say grease is recommended although they're normally filled wit...

Lots of people, including myself, have posted links to your story on facebook. Hopefully you'll get some kind of lead with the more exposure. As for LoJack, I had it on my Jeep Grand Cherokee for over 10 years when I lived in East L.A. (where I grew up), but it was never put to the test because it w...

Did you ever tackle the rust situation on this?