Today was a fun packed event in the garage....
Tip Never buy those crappy Brazilian running boards, they are rubbish.
I you do you will spend hours drilling and banging to get them to fit, how
can the sell such crap... Anyway, enough of that. I fitted them and they look
OK.. After all the time spent on them I went onto the brakes.. bleed the rear
drums and then painted all the rear hubs.
Once that was done I fitted the rear wings with that new beading that I got
the other day, they look nice to.
Next was the wiper motor... as the bug is now 12v, it was a bit hard wiring
it up. Done it in the end, after a bit of smoke from the motor, managed to get
it running... only one speed. Never mind, that's all part of an old bug..
Pictures to come...
Finished off the electrics today, installed the headlights, indicators and
horn... and guess what, they all worked fine. Once that was done it was time for
the wing beading. I bought a roll of beading long enough to complete all the
wings.
The horn ring looks really cool, chrome on a black steering wheel and it
works....
Next step is the rear wings
Working on the electrical section of the bug. Wired up rear lights, replaced
the horn wires. That was the difficult bit. I'll insert a wiring diagram of the
horn circuit later. Once that was done it was time for the front lights, these
had to be re-wire from the fuse board, straight forward from the electrical
circuit in the Haynes manual.
I also bleed the front brakes and adjusted then, working a lot better now!!
Well the new year is here, now the snow has gone I can get on with the
restoration of the bug. BArrrrrr Hummm BUG. I spent a couple of hours in the
garage this afternoon working on the ignition system and trying to get the bug
started. I still have not finished in the boot of the car, so the petrol tank
has no fuel in it. Taking this into account, I made use of a glass jar to feed
the engine its juice.
A fresh battery was place in the bug... all wired up correctly, checked
everything with the Haynes manual and photos that I took. Once i was sure it was
all fine I cranked her over. Turning nicely but not firing. I checked out the
plugs for gas, they were wet. No spark at the plug.
I followed all the ignition checks in the Haynes manual and found that the condenser
had failed. I replaced this with a spare. This time around she fired up straight
away... a few coughs and splutters.. quick adjustment to the dizzy and that got
her running smoother. Now that she runs I'll work on the rest of the electrics.
So for the first time in 4 year the 66bUg moved under her own power, out of
the garage and into my driveway... yes.. :-}
Once that was done I refitted the carpet on the drivers side...
Refitted the coil, dizzy and air filter. Once these where in place i replace
the engine lid... and what a hard time I had. It looks straight forward but it's
not. That spring is a real headache to get it place... this is what finally did
to get it in place.
Tip Engine lid replacement
Fit the engine lid and engine lid spring together.
1. insert the engine lid spring into the locating hole in the top of the
engine lid.
2. align the engine lid with the bracket in the engine bay, taking care to
insert the engine lid spring in place. (engine lid open)
3. Secure the engine lid in place with the 4 x 10mm bolts...
Easy when you know how!!
