My wife's new car..

[opiate69]

last saturday, I went up and picked this little beauty up for my wife.. I've given it a pretty complete tune-up, but I'm still having a few problems getting it to idle right.. I think the fuel pump may be shot.. fortunately, we already have a basket case '71 we can pull parts off of..

[sazemisery]

1. I had a '71 sedan but it was white

Looked just like that. Loved that car. Friend of mine brought it back from Great Britain when he left the military.

[opiate69]

6. I'm kind of developing a love/hate relationship with it..

So far, I've replaced the generator, plugs, plug wires, distributor cap, rotor, battery and intake manifold gaskets.. and it still isn't wanting to run quite right yet.. but we paid $1500 for it, and I've seen ones in worse shape go for 2 and 3 times that. There's a few VW clubs here in Western Washington, and they do day cruises all spring and summer long, so we'll be getting in on some of that action for sure.. especially this one: http://www.cruiseforthecure.net/

[JVS]

2. cool

[opiate69]

21. thanks, JVS.

[Pierre.Suave]

3. That is cool, but...

what is it?

[opiate69]

4. It's a 1972 Volkswagen Type 3 Squareback..

[Pierre.Suave]

5. Cool

thanks for the reply.

I would like an older car someday myself. I enjoy working on them.

[Longhorn]

7. How cool is that?

Classic style and I love the color! Have fun!

[opiate69]

10. Thanks!.. I think finally, we found a smoking deal and were able to jump on it..

we're constantly having friends of ours finding just ridiculous deals on stuff, but as for us? Not so much..

[fizzgig]

8. that is so rad!

can i take it for a spin? :D

[opiate69]

9. LOL.. as soon as I get it running right.

well, after my wife does first. :D

[fizzgig]

12. *happy dance*

:rofl:

oh yeah, btw, i love your sig line :D

[opiate69]

14. I saw that episode of Family Guy and was like..

"Yup.. there be my new DU sig line!"

[fizzgig]

15. i bust that one out for grins sometimes

:D

[Oeditpus Rex]

11. Suh-WEET!

And you got it for $1,500? Man, that puppy looks cherry! :thumbsup:

I'd love to have a Beetle of that vintage, or a Karmann Ghia, and the know-how to trick it up.

[opiate69]

13. right on.. here's the site you'd want when you're ready to look for a bug or ghia..

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/
But, holy hell, Ghias are expensive! I'm kinda hoping to get one for myself next year though.. here' a Ghia in 'Frisco for $2900. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=547860

[CreekDog]

16. Would love to pop the hood on that baby

:wtf:

[opiate69]

17. LOL.. OK..

Here's the front:


and here's the back:


And he re's the back under the deck:

[JVS]

18. It is my understanding that the squareback models suffer from engine ventilation difficulty...

in ways that the beetle does not. Are you going to add anything to help prevent this?

[opiate69]

19. Yep yep..

it's already got an extra layer of insulation over the deck lid, but we're going to go one further and get a new seal set for the deck lid, and put another fairly thick layer of rubber under the carpet back there.. then, I hope to find a battery operated CO monitor to keep inside the car to check and make sure it's not venting into the passenger compartment.

[JVS]

23. But what about getting extra air to the engine as well?

[opiate69]

24. ooooh.. THAT kind of venting..

I'll probably have to poke around some of the VW forums and see what some of the better options are...it's the first air-cooled car I've ever owned, so I'm a little skeptical about it's ability to keep cool.

[CreekDog]

20. Hehe, I know

Growing up we had a VW 412. Like this one:

[opiate69]

22. sweet! Those are pretty rare now-a-days.

[lligrd]

25. I Used To Have A Green One

Actually, it was my parents but it was what they used to let me drive. Brings back fond memories.

[opiate69]

26. the other one we have is "extension cord orange".. ugly as hell..

but I wish we could have got it running..

[Critters2]

27. I learned to drive in one of those, a blue one!

My folks bought a used blue VW wagon for my two sibs and I to drive. My brother started out with it, then went to college. Then it became mine, until I went to school. Then it was my sister's. I loved that car! Called it "The Blue Max". I think the reason I've always been partial to small cars is that I learned in that VW.

And we drove it to death. A great car!!

So, I approve!