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Senfsepp
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« on: September 16, 2013, 21:41:39 pm »
Hi Guys, My name is Sebastian, I'm 28 years old and from Germany. I would like to show you my 76 bug.

Bought with 18 and drove it the first years original,  due to the small budget  Wink Then lowered it back and front and fitted polished Baby Fuchs rims:

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« Reply #1 on: September 16, 2013, 21:52:32 pm »
Then finally after some years, the old and lazy 1,6liter engine was removed forever  Grin
Finshing the engine bay for some nice look:

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« Reply #2 on: September 18, 2013, 06:53:10 am »
That's a nice looking car! Even the lower rear end looks right with the later wings and lights. Tell us more about that engine - looks impressive so far!
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« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2013, 18:11:23 pm »
Hey Neil, thanks for your feedback.

Engine has 2.332 ccm, 94mm cylinder, 84 stroke, H rods, FK87 cam, straight gears, 48 IDF Weber

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I was driving a CSP transmission with a longer fourth gear, really good for 50hp, but no HD side plate, no super diff, no welded syncho hubs, original driving shaft, so sold it...

The new one with 3,44 axle ratio to increase second and close the gap to the third gear, here a comparison between old and new tranny:
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Ready to go in

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Senfsepp
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« Reply #4 on: September 19, 2013, 19:48:29 pm »
Some Autometer units to keep an eye on everything

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« Reply #5 on: September 21, 2013, 14:32:33 pm »
Some safety changes, Kerscher disc brakes front and back.
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Exchanging the salami slice tyres into 195 back and 175 front:
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« Reply #6 on: September 26, 2013, 16:24:35 pm »
Last winter I started to work on the rusty body, Have not expected that removing the jack support is causing such big holes  Shocked
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« Reply #7 on: September 26, 2013, 21:34:43 pm »
nice beefy late looker! good with the repairs, and nice engine!
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« Reply #8 on: September 27, 2013, 09:39:36 am »
The floorpan needed a little bit of repair:
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« Reply #9 on: September 27, 2013, 10:15:41 am »
Same on the passenger side, but not as bad as the driver side:

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« Reply #10 on: September 27, 2013, 16:42:47 pm »
Looks supicous underneath the rear wing..

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Some old repairs done on the body:

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Always good if the previous owner knows how to repair rust holes properly, just welded the new sheet metal over the rusty area  Angry

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Cut out everything and do it right

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Senfsepp
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« Reply #11 on: September 27, 2013, 16:50:07 pm »
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« Reply #12 on: September 27, 2013, 18:40:21 pm »
The rear ends where the bumber is mounted are in a bad shape

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« Reply #13 on: September 27, 2013, 18:46:52 pm »
I built a little helper to keep the car moveable without a gearbox and rear axle:

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Really helpfull, with a brake to secure and easy to move in all directions

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« Reply #14 on: September 27, 2013, 19:08:25 pm »
Neat.
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« Reply #15 on: September 27, 2013, 20:56:28 pm »
This is going to be a nice looking late model!

Sebastian do you work for Edy? And is the 2332cc a Remmele Engine?

Regards,
Rob.
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« Reply #16 on: September 27, 2013, 22:02:10 pm »
Yep,nice looking car.What color is it?Love it.(and those rust repairs,I've seen it all with my son's late model   Sad
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« Reply #17 on: September 28, 2013, 11:52:02 am »
I love it  Smiley i like your big engine... i´ve a late model too, but i drive withe the stock mill around  Sad greetings from austria Matthias
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« Reply #18 on: September 28, 2013, 15:22:32 pm »
Thanks for all the comments so far, really appreciate  Smiley

Hey Rob, yes you're right. That's a Remmele engine, but I do not work for him.

Peter, color is called Panama Brown, of course original and apart from the wings never repainted.

Matthias, thanks. Your bug is also really nice. Red fits a bug so well and looks awesome with the gasburners!

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« Reply #19 on: September 28, 2013, 15:41:22 pm »
some nice work there Cool

 Just an observation, it looks like you got the pushrod tubes the wrong way round, it looks like the small end is to the head and it should go towards the case, I could be wrong if my eyes deceive me, I haven't got my glasses on Shocked Grin

cheers Richie
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« Reply #20 on: September 28, 2013, 15:54:31 pm »
Hey Richie,

your eyes do not need any glasses, you're right, it's wrong  Roll Eyes

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I have to anyway remove the oil sump soon, then I should turn them in the right direction.
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« Reply #21 on: September 28, 2013, 18:50:03 pm »
Who from VW had the brilliant idea to fill the c-pillar with this strange foam keeping the humidity at the bad protected body  Angry

And that's what happens: Shocked

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Rust holes starting from inside.

Removing the foam piece by piece with a metal rod  Wink

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Senfsepp
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« Reply #22 on: September 28, 2013, 21:07:24 pm »
Further repairs...

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« Reply #23 on: September 29, 2013, 09:20:47 am »
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« Reply #24 on: September 29, 2013, 14:08:03 pm »
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« Reply #25 on: September 30, 2013, 22:35:59 pm »
I hate that foam crap, I'm STILL scraping it out of my '73 Super.  Angry

Nice work.
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Senfsepp
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« Reply #26 on: October 02, 2013, 17:44:08 pm »
And that's the consequence of the foam inside, when using an angle grinder with a steel brush it looks like a Swiss cheese  Shocked

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I did not want  to remove it complelety, thought its gonna be never as smooth as before this angled section. So welded it by pressing a piece of aluminum from the inside against the welding, not to shoot bigger holes in than before

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Will be smoothed with some tin / filler later on...
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« Reply #27 on: October 27, 2013, 17:58:49 pm »
Some metal forming forming, like deep-drawing to make the appearance more original:

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« Reply #28 on: October 27, 2013, 18:07:31 pm »
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Engine bay primed and fillered

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« Reply #29 on: October 27, 2013, 18:10:55 pm »
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