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General Forums => Classifieds => Topic started by: colegobin on April 18, 2008, 11:01:07 PM
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My 1962 Beetle Project
I have completed the chassis which was sand blasted and painted with epoxy primer and acrylic enamel gloss black. Premium pan halves with jack support were welded in. New parts include; front beam spindle to spindle, all bearings, E-brake and other cables, seals, shocks, brake shoes, wheel cylinders, hard and stainless steel braided brake lines, brake hardware, steering damper, urethane transmission mounts, and bump stops. The papers are currently in my name. The car was my daily driver before I parked it for this resto. The transmission has a super diff and stronger side plates, also new gaskets and seals. The motor is a 1600 DP with the solex 34. Again this was my daily driver with a lightened flywheel added. The motor just needs detailing to match the chassis. It has a euro max exhaust and comes with good heater boxes to replace the J-tubes. The wheels are Empi 5 spokes I bought from another car with 1 of the tires being wore off on one edge of the tread. Also have stock wheels and tires with a spare to paint matching the car.
The body is extremely solid and in great condition. The heater channels, door posts and wheel wells are in perfect shape. The body was painted and when it was assembled the color didn