1966 Beetle from Malaysia

pupjoint · Post by **pupjoint** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:47 pm

I got this RHD 66 Feb this year in Malaysia. Have been a beetle driver since 1995, had a RHD Zenith Blue 68. Sold it in 2005 to look for early models, but due to work and $$$, I dint manage to get any till last year. I got a RHD 70 Savannah Beige. Never was a fan for late models, so when I saw this 66, I grabbed it.

Car is solid with original floors, only had to patch the rear sections, no time for pan off, will remove the body when I decide to repaint in the original colour, but for now I will just use it as it is and take care of all the rusts first.

Pics to follow.

pupjoint · Post by **pupjoint** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:50 pm

original colour is L360 Sea Blue, Platinum interior with the usual 66 1 off specials. ...a lot are torn and broken though...

missing some chrome trims, no jack, no manuals, 1 original key, ignition changed b4.

pupjoint · Post by **pupjoint** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:51 pm

pupjoint · Post by **pupjoint** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:51 pm

this part is not rusted!!!! i like it!! can see the original Sea Blue colour though

pupjoint · Post by **pupjoint** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:52 pm

now the bad parts

lousy repair job under the battery tray

some minor welding on this area before

pupjoint · Post by **pupjoint** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:53 pm

poor paint job, but that's what i will be driving aorund in!!!

i got 2 keys , 1 is original and the toehr for the iginition, which i think has been changed before

pupjoint · Post by **pupjoint** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:54 pm

ground whatever i could with the brass wires, sprayed generously with rust remover and inhibitor

pupjoint · Post by **pupjoint** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:54 pm

after spraying

more pics

pupjoint · Post by **pupjoint** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:57 pm

pupjoint · Post by **pupjoint** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:57 pm

did some spring cleaning

pupjoint · Post by **pupjoint** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 8:58 pm

slowly, doing some touchups to get it in proper running around.

...not the preetiest, but it moves at least!! painted with ZInch Chroimate primer to prevent further rusts

i remvoed the runnibg boards, they are thrashed, but glad i found my heater sills are rock solid!!

pupjoint · Post by **pupjoint** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:01 pm

oh yea i joined exhuast crowd!! LOL....fitted this to my stocker....cant stand those tiny pea shooters, plus hard to get german ones that lasts , ones i can find are usually rusted before i fit them

still not sure if to put some fancy chrome tip through the original cut out or just some rusty pipe

pupjoint · Post by **pupjoint** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:02 pm

not everything is as rosy and perfect as i had wanted them to be, found an old bad accident repair. still trying to figure how this part was damaged, as there are no visible damage found on the door or heater channels?? , looks like someone punctured this part with a forklift!!!

opposite part which is undamaged

nevermind i got a replacement panel ready to be grafted on!!!

pupjoint · Post by **pupjoint** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:02 pm

dashboard will be all stock standard. no mods. gauges maybe. my black vdos.

pupjoint · Post by **pupjoint** » Tue Sep 29, 2009 9:04 pm

spoilt section removed. this part was actually bashed and cut out by previous repairers who dint bother to use their brain to repair a simple dent.

compare with donor piece