[Vwdiesel] 1.5 beetle

[Just Joe]

Just my 2 cents... Off the top of my head the '69 Beetle was the first
Independent Rear Suspension Beetle with 4 bolt wheels.  The '68 was the only
year that had 4 bolt wheels and swing axles.  '67 still had the old giant 5
bolt pattern wheels.  I think the '69 was the last year for the smaller
front turn signals... They grew in size in '70.  '70 also added cooling
slots to the engine lid.  I think the headrests on the seats were still wide
like in '68.  But it's still a front torsion bar suspension "real" Beetle
with the "body on frame" design which the Beetle had for decades, not a
Super Beetle with the McPherson strut front ends which make the front of the
car more unibody contruction.  A rusted out Super Beetle is junk, where as a
rusted out regular Beetle is salvagable.

So you can guess my next statement.  I've owned 3 air-cooled VW's in my
life.  If it's still in relatively good condition, why would you want to
butcher it to death by hacking a water-cooled engine and radiator into it?
Sell or trade the diesel engine for an air-cooled engine and save this
little guy!

Joe



-----Original Message-----
From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
Behalf Of adamo robison
Sent: Monday, October 10, 2011 12:18 PM
To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
Subject: [Vwdiesel] 1.5 beetle


i have a 69  beetle sitting here and a 1.5 Na just sitting here.  any chance
they'll go together. bug transmissions  have relatively extensive gearing
options upon rebuild???

kennedy adapter plate?




has anyone bought from a guy in san diego ? area who advertises on
craigslist for vw tdi. or any other td tdi suppliers.



thanks again

 		 	   		  
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