1972 VW beetle restoration

1972 VW beetle restoration classic car restoration of a barn find 1973 VW beetle 1300 workshop diary

My daughter is in Greece on holiday. Three beauties parked up.
10/01/2025

My daughter is in Greece on holiday. Three beauties parked up.

Typical, my other beetle needs a Bosch voltage regulator, just like the one under the seat of the scrapped beetle. I lov...
10/01/2025

Typical, my other beetle needs a Bosch voltage regulator, just like the one under the seat of the scrapped beetle. I love buying stuff twice.

Sad day. There wasn't even any room on the scrap man's truck, ENRi had to be towed backwards to windsford.
20/08/2024

Sad day. There wasn't even any room on the scrap man's truck, ENRi had to be towed backwards to windsford.

I'm too embarrassed about the damage to let the neighbours see it. I'm waiting for insurance assessor
20/07/2024

I'm too embarrassed about the damage to let the neighbours see it. I'm waiting for insurance assessor

Whether I keep or sell the car, the jobs keep trickling in...brand new rear light bulb holders. I still have the passeng...
09/07/2024

Whether I keep or sell the car, the jobs keep trickling in...brand new rear light bulb holders. I still have the passenger front seat tilt mechanism to fix, and the front windscreen rubber seal.

Considering selling ENRi, so put an advert on classic car weekly to gauge interest.
09/07/2024

Considering selling ENRi, so put an advert on classic car weekly to gauge interest.

McDonald's accessories in orange, and my new fuel sender gauge working fine....notice mileage is 19000, hmmmm?
10/06/2024

McDonald's accessories in orange, and my new fuel sender gauge working fine....notice mileage is 19000, hmmmm?

Time for a bit of wheel braking upgrade at the front and spruce up the rain backing plates. Inserting the new wheel bear...
31/05/2024

Time for a bit of wheel braking upgrade at the front and spruce up the rain backing plates. Inserting the new wheel bearings was easy too.. lucky me

The fuel gauge sender lasted 52 years, i'v had my monies worth don't you think?
12/03/2024

The fuel gauge sender lasted 52 years, i'v had my monies worth don't you think?

Back under cover...I do expect alot by just jumping in to it to do school run, only to find out front indicator bulb gon...
01/03/2024

Back under cover...I do expect alot by just jumping in to it to do school run, only to find out front indicator bulb gone, and the fuel sender now isn't working.

Just changing the rotor arm alone made a huge difference to cold start...I have new cap and leads and triple core plugs ...
01/03/2024

Just changing the rotor arm alone made a huge difference to cold start...I have new cap and leads and triple core plugs from a power spark beeyle tune up pack to install when it stops raining

Working driving lamps, and a little trick to keep damp out of my front indicators
16/11/2023

Working driving lamps, and a little trick to keep damp out of my front indicators

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