1976 standard bug

[Nick475]

looks great nick keep up the good work cant wait to see it on the road!

Thanks joe! I'll bring it up to rascals once it's running and mostly safe to drive hahaha

[Belvader]

can't wait to see more i love old beetles

[kittenpuncher]

looks great nick keep up the good work cant wait to see it on the road!

[Nick475]

got the right side done today!

disassembled:


everything on (minus shock)


didnt get to finish left side though because i started to strip the last bolt on the hub and i didnt want to do any more harm than i already did. so ill try again with an impact gun tomorrow. also have to redo the right side and add in some more grease. more updates soon

[Nick475]

made some good progress today even though i didnt really know what i was doing at first haha.

heres a picture of all the old stuff. (except for shock which i had just replaced)


new parts yay


had to cut off sway bar clamps cuz they were not budging at all


dang tie rods and trailing arms man... they took forever to get off. luckily i had rented a tie rod puller. it was a real life saver.


my doggy trying to help out


by end of day, i got both sides mostly done with most parts replaced


still gotta get these hubs disassembled so i can install the drop spindles.




thats all for today! should be more updates later in the week

[Nick475]

Looks sweet, Nick! LMK when you're working on it, I'd love to help out.

yeah dude for sure

[93ScoobMonkey]

Looks sweet, Nick! LMK when you're working on it, I'd love to help out.

[Nick475]

On the brightside, at least you're not using your friends mothers garage


If you ever need help, I'd love to swing by during breaks!

hahaha true that. and sounds good dude. ill keep you updated

[FunfGang]

On the brightside, at least you're not using your friends mothers garage


If you ever need help, I'd love to swing by during breaks!

[Nick475]

Hahaha suuuure

[Daffy]

Build the second one and then give it to me

[Nick475]

So excited for this, Nick!

yeah dude, once i sort out all these parts in my garage, ill be able to get things going. lets just say my mom isnt happy about her garage




thats the seats out of a new beetle in the second pic^^^ you up for making some adapters stuart?

[FunfGang]

How much did you pick it up for?

$1300 and got the bug and a garage full of parts.

So excited for this, Nick!

[Sama]

How much did you pick it up for?

[Nick475]

So ive picked up a new car for the winter, well, new to me. its a 1976 standard bug with a 1600 dual port. picked it up for 1300 and got the bug and a garage full of parts. and i literally mean a garage full. i could probably build 2 bugs out of all the parts i have lol.

anyways, on to the pictures yayyy.

on the trailer:



at home:







so ive got a long way to go. ill post updates as often as possible. enjoy!