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General Forums => Air Speed Lounge => Topic started by: vwshawn on March 09, 2009, 08:12:30 PM
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Advice needed,
What parts do I need to do this for my 65 beetle?
Thanks,
Shawn
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All your light bulbs, Generator or Alt in 12 volt, I will assume your running a 1500 to 1600 engine, So if your tranny is a 6 volt and has never had a 12 volt flywheel you will need to remove some extra material from you tranny, and change the bushing for the starter.
You either need a 67 wiper motor or a volt a drop, Or you can just have a really really fast wiper motor that you might need to change every now and then. 12 volt flasher, and 12 volt starter, Or like the wiper motor, have a really fast starter for a while!!
My uncle lester just fires up a dual port and shoves it into a 6 volt tranny, Its kinda funny to watch, but works like a hot damb!!
(do not try this method, Lester is a little F&$&## up)
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And dont hook your original radio up!! Unless it has a 12 volt selection dial on it, some of them do.
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The Volvo station wagon from '79 to '86 rear window wiper is 12volt and can be modified to work
they look the same style just have a different mounting bolt pattern
not hard to adapt
cheers
hank