My '70 patina

[Nico86]

No it can't be, the battery is new from last year 

I have had a brand new battery go bad after sitting over the winter. Try taking the battery out of your daily driver and hooking it up to the bug if it works that means your battery is bad

I would check the battery first as well. During the last few years I've had a lot of problems with batteries refusing to charge on different cars, even recent ones. If you have a battery charger or if you can borrow one, you will see if it's the battery or the car.

Seems they are only selling crap now, most of the time they are dead after less than 3 years only. And troubles with brand new ones after a few months only are common  On the diesel Golf MkI, with the rough winter we have here, I have to replace it every 2 or 3 years, eventhough I'm staying away from supermarket cheap batteries. I'm buying Varta or Fulmen ones but they are still not the best. Stay away from Fiamm batteries, I had one that was dead after 18 months.

[Flow]

I don't think so because if the battery is charged, it will work for sure ! But if the issue comes from somewhere else, it will work only until there is no power inside anymore...

[Caleb0101]

I don't think so because if the battery is charged, it will work for sure ! But if the issue comes from somewhere else, it will work only until there is no power inside anymore...

check all of the connections on the alternator.

[Flow]

Hello everybody !
It's been a long time since my last post here... The reason is simple, my car has been sitting on a parking for nearly 3 years now due to multiples issues. But this time is over, the beetle is gone for some treatment to a well known french motorist : new discs brakes, new gearbox, new electricity, new fuel line and a new 1600cc engine.
So at this time the car as gone through a big cleaning, sit on 4 new tires, front has 135/15 Toyo and rear has 215/65 Cooper Cobra. Inside, there is now a big mirror like back in the 80's   and a rollcage.
Can't wait to put my hands on the steering wheel again !

[Good-Old-Ragtop60]

Hey, great News! 
Sounds good. Is that Rollcage made by the german Company "Matter"?
 Still love the look of your Bug!

Tobi

[Flow]

Thank you ! You're right, it's an old Matter rollcage from 1997 or something like that...

[JeeWee]

cool car, enjoy the ride!

[Flow]

Okay ! The car is nearly done !!

She looks like trash right now but a lot of things have been made, and that's what is inside that matters the most   
New front discs brakes
Completely new wiring
New gearbox 8:33 with a long 4
New engine : 1600cc with 40 Dellorto and some other parts that I will detail later because I understand shit about engines 

[VWGlassee]

That’s one nice looking engine 

[Flow]

Thank you ! We tried to give it a little 70's vibe... Can't wait to try it !!

[nicolas]

Thank you ! We tried to give it a little 70's vibe... Can't wait to try it !!

that came out really well. only I would prefer to see a dynamo instead of a alternator to have it even more 70's. the exhaust looks super though. 

[Flow]

Thank you !! The exhaust is an aftermarket black Ansa, cut and placed on the left then painted white 

We used modern parts from the basis of a used engine that I bought. Apart from the paint, we just replaced what was too old, so I understand your comment. I'd love to have a Magneto for exemple, but the engine builder said it was too complicated for a daily use, and I respect what he says because he knows and I'm an ignorant 

It doesn't mean that it will not evolve later, with maybe a nice old pulley or something like that !

[Flow]

She's having a nice company during the time of her cure ! 

By the way she lost almost all her blue paint on the top during the last years in the dry and sunny weather...

[Nico86]

Nice to see you still got the car and it's still alive! I thought maybe you too abandoned the VW ship, as it seems it's been trendy lately 

Great progress and upgrades, hope you are enjoying it on the road again now!

[Flow]

And it's done, the car is back on the road. Really happy with the work made by Slymotors. Now I need to make it reliable, then drive it a lot and a lot and a lot... And maybe a little bit of cleaning could be nice 

[Nico86]

Nice to see it back on the road! How's the engine going?

[Flow]

I'm so thrilled to drive it again !! 

Had some minors issues with the oil pump and the gas pump as they were old and not working for some years. So we went for new and better ones.

Now the engine runs very well, just as I wanted. It's perfect for the modern traffic, a lot of torque, enough power to overtake when I want and 130 kph at 3000 rpm on the highway 

[Nico86]

Sounds fun! What are the engine details? If it's okay to share 

[VWGlassee]

Now the engine runs very well, just as I wanted. It's perfect for the modern traffic, a lot of torque, enough power to overtake when I want and 130 kph at 3000 rpm on the highway 

Sounds good! What more does one need 

Yannick

[Flow]

Sounds fun! What are the engine details? If it's okay to share 

Ok so I repeat what I've seen but I don't know shit about all of this 
Gearbox : 8x33 with a longer 4th
Cylinder head : Mahle 90mm
Camshaft : CB Perf 2232
Valves : CB Perf Big Foot 31mm
Carburetors : Dellorto 40
Exhaust : Ansa

I don't know if I forgot some important parts...

We had issues with some parts so we switched for a bigger oil pump, an electric fuel pump and an electronic ignition. We kinda lost the "old school" look for something more efficient

[Flow]

I finally had the time to do some cleaning inside the car and add carpets in the trunk. It's so much better ! I like the idea to have an "old looking" car outside and something very clean inside