The 1966 VW Beetle Forum

aaronh wrote:Cant wait to see it finished. I know what you are saying about time I got three kids and full time job it sucks sometimes.

I hear ya. I got 2 kids and 2 jobs. Time is always lacking, just gotta find a balance and take things slowly.

Hopefully this weekend I will have some time and motivation to get some work done; main goals for the weekend: - get my wheels back from the body shop - get front apron at least tacked into place - measure and order my seals for the steering box - reassemble wiper assembly and other smaller items - ...

Why "Volkswagen" on the hood? For 66 it said 1300? Just wondering. That would be a question for the PO. Decklid I got from the guy I bought the car from, was either a pre 66 lid and the po didn't change the emblem... or it was ditched at the same time they put in the 1641. I do no know.. ...

Too hot to do much recently. Added some webbing the frame and burlap, foam and a test fit of one of the lower covers. Need to add some batting and attach the cover to the frame. small progress but progress none the less http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/metallicastar/Bug/20150817_171504_zps334e...

Just a quick overview of my "plan" to make a little more sense of my flurry of photos Suspension Airkewld 4" Narrowed beam Airkewld shocks all around Airkewld drop spindles All new front suspensions components, tie rods ball joints etc Rear 3.5" drop plates prefer not to mention ...

I still have a bunch of photos I haven't uploaded.. that should go before this.. but I will update that as soon as I upload them: More parts collection / organization and Parts getting cleaned / sandblasted painted etc http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/metallicastar/Bug/20150722_180320_zps1bjtl...

darzoom wrote:a lot of nice work you have done there. Keep it going.

Thank you sir

so decision was made after i measured the front beam that it was time to upgrade. The costs of making the current front beam "up to par" for a while until I was ready for a narrowed beam did not seem worth it IMO. I opted for just biting the bullet and dealing with all the suspension and w...

I got tired of looking at the car the way it sat.. if it was original paint I would have considered keeping it as is.. but this car was resprayed at least twice before I took possession of it. Original color appeared to be white, then a heavy flaked lime green, then the flat black.. anyways http://i...

So the back story.. When I first bought the car it had no decklid, clutch cable was on its last leg, horrible stinger faded shotty paint job, aftermarket steering wheel, rusty chrome tins, etc etc. Body and pan were in fairly good shade from what I could tell at the time, matching numbers on them, e...

Just as another mini intro; I'm Kevin. Not new to VW's.. just still semi new to Aircooled VW's. My Mk4 in its prime: http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/metallicastar/MK4/juice%20an%20wires/IMG_20101003_112707.jpg http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a368/metallicastar/MK4/juice%20an%20wires/_DSC049...

Hello, I'm Kevin and have been a part of the watercooled side of the vw community for a while now ~11 years or so. 2 years ago I got the opportunity (and space) to pick up a beetle from a close friend of mine. Heres a few photos of how it was then and now. Currently under the knife again, will be po...