Down south buggin

Stickman · Post by **Stickman** » Sat Mar 08, 2014 8:50 pm

Hello from north GA. Well they say timing is everything and today is a a big day. I took the plunge and bought a 66 to add to my collection. What sold me on it was reading your website and gaining great knowledge which was just yesterday. I picked up a multicolored bug that surprisingly enough is in pretty dang good shape. In fact I may have stumbled on a diamond in the rough. Look forward to gaining great knowledge from all you 66'ers. Do you think I got ripped off at a thousand if everything is there with minimal rust but it does obviously need to be gone thru and the motor was apart in a box?

hercdriver · Post by **hercdriver** » Sun Mar 09, 2014 4:47 pm

A thousand for a running car? That's collectable? It's hard to find any car that runs for a thousand.

I think you got a great deal. The VW hobby is still relatively affordable compared to other collectable cars. Welcome to the gang.

Let's see some pictures.

Stickman · Post by **Stickman** » Sun Mar 09, 2014 7:19 pm

Still on the struggle bus trying to figure how to upload pics. But I will try and send some. Thanks for the reply.

Stickman · Post by **Stickman** » Sun Mar 09, 2014 7:21 pm

Motor is with the car but not in it.

hercdriver · Post by **hercdriver** » Mon Mar 10, 2014 6:33 am

Sounds like you've got some work ahead of you. If you're totally new to the air-cooled world, there's no time like the present to learn. You are the best mechanic for your car.

I'd suggest cleaning and inspecting your engine while it's out. (you'll want to find out why it was pulled).

To help that process, you'll need......

The Bible
http://www.amazon.com/Volkswagen-Beetle ... anual+1966

Nice to have
http://www.amazon.com/Keep-Volkswagen-A ... gy_b_img_y

If you need to rebuild your engine
http://www.amazon.com/Rebuild-Volkswage ... gy_b_img_z

Great technical advice
http://www.itinerant-air-cooled.com/

Great general info
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/

darzoom · Post by **darzoom** » Tue Mar 11, 2014 7:45 am

Not sure where you are in North Georgia. If you need parts Herrell in Carrolton Ga has most of what you might need.

Stickman · Post by **Stickman** » Thu Mar 13, 2014 12:26 am

Thanks folks. Not new to the vw world but new to 66's. Yeah the motor was out because he said that he heard a "ticking". In fact it's been out and the car has been untouched since 99. But I'm really jazzed about the minimal amount of rust on the car. Got a little in the battery box area and a minimal amount in the package tray area behind the rear seat. The car is tight!!! I see why ya'll like this year so much. Thanks for the help and encouragement. I will keep posted for words of wisdom and will also post pics as soon as I can figure out how. Lol

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