Anyone here have an aircooled bug?

[Joey Link]

I've been toying with the idea of picking one up for years. It seems like there's extensive aftermarket support and they're cheap and easy to purchase, work on, and modify.

[CrazyB]

Used to own a 66, lots of fun to drive and work on.
Main thing is to make sure the boddy does not have much rust as this things are prone to rust.
here is my 66 I sold to get my e30

[JasonC]

search in the VW picture thread. I think bender has one.

[318isbmw]

Both my parents as well as my aunt had them and ran them until they all got totalled, dad had his all through college and 4 years afterwards, and my mom's lasted another 3 years after college. We tried to find one w/o rust for me, which was hard to find and ended up with an e30 instead. Good luck with your search, there's lots of them out there, but its hard to find one cheap i good shape.

[willybustaE30]

i gotta a bus. 65 standard walk-thru. owned it for 18 years.

[RobE30]

Had a '56 bug, '63, '64, '66 busses, '64 bug, '67 bug (current), '68, '70, '71 and a '74 bug. They can be addictive. Check for rust (obviously) but other than that there is a HUGE aftermarket following. My friend has a bug that is running mid 10's w/ a non-turbo motor :D That car is scary on the street. Check out www.thesamba.com for some great resources. Good luck and have fun

[whodwho]

67 ghia
65 bug
66 bug
71 bug
72 bug
75 bug
69 sqback
70 sqback
67 bus
72 bus
stock powered Veep
turboed 2 liter Veep
60 VW powered Fiat 600

[mattdk318i]

ive got 14 at hand. Let me know if you dont find one on the left coast

[hugh jass]

i had a 69 that left me stranded on I5 after it burned the number 1 piston. engine only had 13k on it. i sold it shortly after that and vowed never to get another air cooled vehicle again.

[Joey Link]

Had a '56 bug, '63, '64, '66 busses, '64 bug, '67 bug (current), '68, '70, '71 and a '74 bug. They can be addictive. Check for rust (obviously) but other than that there is a HUGE aftermarket following. My friend has a bug that is running mid 10's w/ a non-turbo motor :D That car is scary on the street. Check out www.thesamba.com for some great resources. Good luck and have fun

Geez, with a non-turbo? What's he have done to it? What's the displacement?

[RobE30]

2275 cc engine (stock was 1600cc w/ a 69mm stroke and 85.5 pistons) 84mm crank and 94mm pistons, massive headwork (serious porting and welding), 58mm dual weber carbs (stock was a single 34mm solex), big cam, homemade header setup and a close ratio trans. It is REALLY fun to drive. It's like driving a super fast go cart that'll go sideways when you stomp on it.

[RobE30]

ive got 14 at hand. Let me know if you dont find one on the left coast

Do you have any door panels for a '64 ish bug?

[Wh33lhop]

2275 cc engine (stock was 1600cc w/ a 69mm stroke and 85.5 pistons) 84mm crank and 94mm pistons, massive headwork (serious porting and welding), 58mm dual weber carbs (stock was a single 34mm solex), big cam, homemade header setup and a close ratio trans. It is REALLY fun to drive. It's like driving a super fast go cart that'll go sideways when you stomp on it.

Vids. We need vids.

[Joey Link]

2275 cc engine (stock was 1600cc w/ a 69mm stroke and 85.5 pistons) 84mm crank and 94mm pistons, massive headwork (serious porting and welding), 58mm dual weber carbs (stock was a single 34mm solex), big cam, homemade header setup and a close ratio trans. It is REALLY fun to drive. It's like driving a super fast go cart that'll go sideways when you stomp on it.

Wow, that a pretty small engine for running mid-10's, he must have known what he was doing! I've seen people with turbocharged 2275cc engines running high 11's. Any idea what he has invested into the drivetrain?

[RobE30]

Vids. We need vids.

I am poor and don't have a video camera. He has not had the car out for a few seasons. He got distracted by starting his own machine shop and dealing w/ a very sick child (leukemia) who has since passed on.

I'll try to get you a "build list" for the engine trans along w/ prices