Anyone know anything about VW Beach Buggy's? *Started!!*
10-05-2006, 03:41 PM
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Anyone know anything about VW Beach Buggy's? *Started!!*
My Bro in law has one in a lock up that he gave up on after having twins boys and wanted me to see I could get it going.
I take it they are just VW Beetles underneath? Anyone recommend a web site of fourm to read up on them? Passion Buggy or something
I take it they are just VW Beetles underneath? Anyone recommend a web site of fourm to read up on them? Passion Buggy or something
10-05-2006, 03:46 PM
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10-05-2006, 05:11 PM
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Aye there just beetle floorpans,engine,box,from axle and all that is still there with a fibre body chucked on. Same applies for most 550 spyder,356 roadster/speedster's.
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11-05-2006, 01:49 AM
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Might wanna flush the rad if its been stood for a while.
crank it over by hand first (well not hand, breaker bar
), get oil pressure up and get everything lubed 
maybe fire a little half cap of petrol down the carb 
11-05-2006, 09:54 AM
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quality, my dad hired one when i was about 12 on holiday...i fookin loved it, it was in black and my dad kept saying how it wouldnt cruise, it just wanted to pull away with him 
11-05-2006, 09:58 AM
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Roberts 
Going to see it after work today, it was put away 8 years ago
because it was running on 3 cylinders and he didn't know what to do with it or have the money to fix it 
It has a VW camper van engine 1300cc or something just under 12**cc and is a 2000GP means fuck all to me
Going to see it after work today, it was put away 8 years ago
because it was running on 3 cylinders and he didn't know what to do with it or have the money to fix it It has a VW camper van engine 1300cc or something just under 12**cc and is a 2000GP means fuck all to me
11-05-2006, 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Paul Ripley
Roberts
Going to see it after work today, it was put away 8 years ago because it was running on 3 cylinders and he didn't know what to do with it or have the money to fix it
It has a VW camper van engine 1300cc or something just under 12**cc and is a 2000GP means fuck all to me
Going to see it after work today, it was put away 8 years ago
because it was running on 3 cylinders and he didn't know what to do with it or have the money to fix it It has a VW camper van engine 1300cc or something just under 12**cc and is a 2000GP means fuck all to me
Get it running & we'll go round one night and BORROW it
11-05-2006, 10:25 AM
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Right just had a look and after removing the lot of crap and boxes that where on top of it I managed some shit mobile phone pics There was no light other then a beaming ray of sunlight on the bonnet 
Is this what you call a barn find
Hope to get it out and have a proper go at it over the weekend
There was no light other then a beaming ray of sunlight on the bonnet Is this what you call a barn find
Hope to get it out and have a proper go at it over the weekend
11-05-2006, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by vroooom ptssssh
Looks in pretty good nick. . was the "ray" of sunlight a pun or something?
It looks heavily wax oiled underneath but until I get it out god knows the condition
12-05-2006, 03:11 PM
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Got it started! 
Bit of air in one of the tyres, New battery, set of leads/sparks a fuel hose which had perished and general lube up and it started... well after we had sorted the firing order as we had made a school boy error and took the leads off without rememebering where they went
It was bloody loud!
Pulled out of the lockup
After I got the windowlene out and brushed it down
My bro in law drove it 6 miles to a better lock up and it was spluttering and popping the whole way at 20-30mph We think its over fueling so now I've gotta do some homework on the carb anyone got any pointers??
Bit of air in one of the tyres, New battery, set of leads/sparks a fuel hose which had perished and general lube up and it started... well after we had sorted the firing order as we had made a school boy error and took the leads off without rememebering where they went
It was bloody loud!
Pulled out of the lockup
After I got the windowlene out and brushed it down
My bro in law drove it 6 miles to a better lock up and it was spluttering and popping the whole way at 20-30mph
We think its over fueling so now I've gotta do some homework on the carb anyone got any pointers??
12-05-2006, 03:31 PM
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Someone I know used to have one of these in black, we went out for a cruise with it. The gimp had a huge playboy flag hanging off the back of it!
His had a raised back part where you could sit down looking over the top of the front seats - was really scary when he pulled away quickly (well as quickly as it can go lol), we had to hold on tight to the roll over bar!
Stupid thing is - we never got pulled over in it despite the fact it was so bloody unsafe!
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His had a raised back part where you could sit down looking over the top of the front seats - was really scary when he pulled away quickly (well as quickly as it can go lol), we had to hold on tight to the roll over bar!
Stupid thing is - we never got pulled over in it despite the fact it was so bloody unsafe!
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12-05-2006, 03:42 PM
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These were designed for use on the beach though - I wouldn't want to try driving quickly over a sand dune in one of those things!
It does grab people's attention though - I recommend carrying Super Soakers and soaking birds with white t-shirts on!
It does grab people's attention though - I recommend carrying Super Soakers and soaking birds with white t-shirts on!
12-05-2006, 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by andyhardy
These were designed for use on the beach though - I wouldn't want to try driving quickly over a sand dune in one of those things!
It does grab people's attention though - I recommend carrying Super Soakers and soaking birds with white t-shirts on!
It does grab people's attention though - I recommend carrying Super Soakers and soaking birds with white t-shirts on!
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