Greetings from Berkeley

OakBehringer · Post by **OakBehringer** » Wed Jul 25, 2012 12:32 pm

Just picked up a beautiful '66. Have some oil leaks and a lot of corners to un-cut from work done by the PO, but all the important parts are there and she seems to be doing great.

This is my first Beetle, but I'm no stranger to air cooled engines as I own/have owned many vintage Japanese motorcycles.

Cheers,
Adam

Blue Baron · Post by **Blue Baron** » Mon Aug 06, 2012 11:45 am

Yep. Looks like a few bits of hardware are missing, but a great start.

Post by **jmartini** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 8:34 am

Love that bahama blue! Nice looking ride!

OakBehringer · Post by **OakBehringer** » Wed Aug 08, 2012 3:25 pm

jmartini wrote:Love that bahama blue! Nice looking ride!

Thanks, me too. It's def my fav Beetle color, I'm so glad I was able to find one.

Engine was leaking like Deepwater Horizon. Had to pull the engine.

As it sits now, going out of town for a week.

No major problems, just needs a lot of seals (oil cooler, pushrod tubes, etc). Engine is a 40hp 1200 with a 69mm crank and 85mm pistons. So... a 1600 in soft alloy for me. Not exactly ideal, but I'll make it last a few years.

Cheers,
Adam