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cdnwillyg
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Newbie from Alberta Canada

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Hi I'm new to the beetle community but have some skills as I am just completing a Triumph Spitfire project.
I am about to acquire a 66 Beetle with a 75 donor. The PO has started the IRS conversion with the intent of using the FI 1600 and trans axle from the 75.
Is this a good modification or should I strive to get it back to original? I have read that the FI can be somewhat troublesome as they age. I see conversion kits are there to have carburation instead.
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darzoom
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The IRS is a better setup suspension wise. The VW FI is problematic and there are many others out there that will work. There are also kits to convert back to a carb that include the electric fuel pump. I converted an FI to carb and did not look back.
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Welcome to the forum ...I'm just east of you in central SK. Working in a 66 that I hauled back from Rosebud a couple of years ago. Let's see more pics of you project ...how's the interior?
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Nice to see fellow Canadians here.
Post interior....wish I had an interior! This was a stalled project and the PO removed all most all the interior. I had nice seat frames no fabric, no headliner, do have 1 door card no carpet. I like to think I have a clean slate to work with here. Complete dash with original radio(nice), and steering wheel.
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So, it looks like the car was originally ruby red, with the cream / off-white interior. I have 2 red parts cars (66's) the same as that. One I will use some parts off for my 66 Bahama Blue project ...the other I will sell on to someone looking to do a rebuild. No engine in it though.

By the way, you will likely eventually want to know what that switch-hole is to the right of the ash-tray: most Canadian 66's ( I am told ) came with a factory-installed Webasto gas-fired auxiliary heater (installed in the rear, above the transmission) and the control switch (a white knob with a dark green center) was mounted there beside the ashtray. All three of my 66's have it, but one I owned back in the day didn't ...not sure why.
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Okay I was wondering what the thing sitting under the cargo shelf was, and now I know what is missing in the dash, thanks.
As I go thru this project and the parts that came with it, I now realize that there is a lot missing. The 1600 doesn't seem to have its heat exchangers...man are those pricey! I have the swing transaxle which seems to be rebuilt but no 1300 engine so really not sure what to do here.
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