1967 VW Beetle - FULL RESTORATION

1967 VW Beetle - FULL RESTORATION - How BAD is it??

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Жыл бұрын

Taylor and Ben pick up a pretty original '67 Beetle from a customer looking to have it completely restored. How bad is it? What will it take to get it back on the road?

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@wickedwerks Жыл бұрын

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@5150mxVW Жыл бұрын

i was saying boards, boards on the unload and then you edited out the muffler scrape haha...

@wickedwerks Жыл бұрын

Edited out it slipping off the ramps too 😂

@wickedwerks Жыл бұрын

Did he?! I wanted him to zoom in on it! 😂 - Ben

@philcappellini2820 Жыл бұрын

I never realized the amount of one year items on a 67 bug. I have never had one, but now I am kind of thinking it would be cool to get one........NO it wouldn't be!!!!!!! Thanks for the video!!

@jorgelynch1371 4 ай бұрын

yes it would be! Get one!

@Jayvans_Super Жыл бұрын

Unload was scary lol. One of my favorite channels, very entertaining. Like a KZfaq Gas Monkey Garage, without the money lol

@wickedwerks Жыл бұрын

Genuinely lol’d, thank you 😂

@robertdavis1255 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experience with great comments.... remarkable that you could replace or repair such a vw.... cheers from Australia 🦘🦘😊

@bugnamedVelma Жыл бұрын

Learning a lot. And I'm not usually a very attentive student with car issues that go beyond driving and putting the gas in. You guys make it entertaining and Taylor's knowledge base and diagnostic skills are amazing. Sorry Ben. You're strong with the great comments, though the funniest line (my opinion) in this one was Taylors and was something along the lines of "might as well be British." Again, apologies to Ben.

@markkerr7866 Жыл бұрын

I might as well be British ! HAA. Too funny.

@curranhouse Жыл бұрын

lets see more of this one.... got all the usual bodges.. going to be a great project!

@wickedwerks Жыл бұрын

There will definitely be more! Thanks for watching

@vwcoco Жыл бұрын

Wow 67 not roadworthy,terrible previous repairs but atleast saved from being scrapped. In the best place . Good luck !!

@harryharker9564 7 ай бұрын

The is a vid on Jason's Chanel of him welding this floor in I think.

@harryharker9564 Жыл бұрын

Like Ben I really like this one even the sound of it,but I don't know why!

@jefflocke8042 Ай бұрын

1968 = 1500 same deck lid and I believe same transaxle. I owned both years.

@VwRosstorations Жыл бұрын

Gotta love a 67..but then I am biased 😂👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@sizzlinbacon9718 9 ай бұрын

1998 MB C230? Holla if you’re interested. It’s been sitting for 9 years. 🙁

@richvw1974 Жыл бұрын

Ya that needs a bit of metal work.

@jonpeters2700 Жыл бұрын

The hinge pins most likely are worn and may need to be replaced. My first car was a 67 VW Beetle.

@johnmphoto Жыл бұрын

Maybe the holes in the floor were for ventilation? At least that is what I told myself when I had some in the TR6. HA!

@DavidSmith-ss1cg 11 ай бұрын

My second car was a Beetle I bought in the student union at my college for $50.00; it had a "Yield" sign for the driver's side floorboard, and it was easier to replace the wiring harness(and ground all the lights and accessories) than to make sense of the rat's nest of wires near the back of the speedo cluster. It had a gasoline motor under the front lid(for a heater; the car was originally from Canada) and when I got gas, other drivers would ask me what it was, and I would tell them it was the engine.

@GT.Bugger Жыл бұрын

I've never understood the hype around 1 year only bugs. Just seems like more hassle to me. Looks like a typical bug, all the rust in all the usual places..and bad patches too.

@wickedwerks Жыл бұрын

I agree! I was so resistant to getting a Bug partly because I’ve never heard ‘one year only’ so much in my entire life 😂 Seems like a complete pain in the backside to me - Ben

@vintage76vipergreenBeetle Жыл бұрын

I remember that bug from Jason channel. Are you going to sell stickers also, down the road?

@wickedwerks Жыл бұрын

Yes! Need to get some more printed soon. Handed them out like Candy last year 😂

@Constantijn1200 Жыл бұрын

Nice content guys! Am I mistaken, or is that a regular anti-roll bar on the rear suspension? Won't that actually be dangerous on a swing-axle beetle? When cornering, the swing-axle design will make the outer wheel want to jack up the car. If you overdo it, the wheel will even 'tuck under', lifting the entire rear and narrowing the track. Body roll actually helps to prevent that. As i understand it, improving the handling of a swing-axle car requires a Z-bar, which does the opposite of a regular anti-roll bar. A while ago I discovered that my dad's (European) '67 beetle actually has a rear Z-bar fitted from factory (although it is designed with a lot of play, so it doesn't interfere much with the suspension during normal driving).

@wickedwerks Жыл бұрын

Yes, I believe you are correct. It’s definitely going away. It was unnecessary with the vehicles ride height and the custom is keeping it low.

@67VWForever 10 ай бұрын

I would just find a 66 to 68 pan or go IRS pan that only needs possible pan or pans it will save you lots of headaches..

@stevepimentel1225 Жыл бұрын

Hello from Steve's aircooled LLC

@wickedwerks Жыл бұрын

Hey Steve! Thanks for watching, hope all is well

@Mikefngarage Жыл бұрын

swiss cheese but it is fixable. For $$$$......I hope they are willing to invest a bit of money.

@VWJawbreaker Жыл бұрын

First! I’ll get to work in about 20 minutes 😂

@wickedwerks Жыл бұрын

It’s Monday, you can be late. I think it’s a federal law 😂

@VWJawbreaker Жыл бұрын

@@wickedwerks I’m already at work, just taking a “break” 😂 It doesn’t look horrible honestly. The Sickxty build I’ve been doing was way worse lol You got this buddy!

@wickedwerks Жыл бұрын

@@VWJawbreaker it’s really not bad! Guy pretty much wants to replace everything anyway. Way less custom work than the Sickxty 😂 thanks man! Looking forward to the next Sickxty video!

@mtozzy11 Жыл бұрын

There's a serious amount of boggy on that. Interesting with your 67's having alot of one year only stuff, our were pretty the same 62 - 67

@wickedwerks Жыл бұрын

Yeah, the changes between markets were wild.

@mtozzy11 Жыл бұрын

@@wickedwerks ohh yeah plus VW made bettles and T2's here in Australia along mk 1 golf Passat and square backs

@wickedwerks Жыл бұрын

@@mtozzy11 do you know if you guys got 1300 dual port motors over there?

@Menticknap Жыл бұрын

It's a Scrapper!

@666tokarev Жыл бұрын

What happened to your hand man?

@wickedwerks Жыл бұрын

About three days after I got the stitches out if my right hand, a faulty double hung window guillotined the end of my left middle finger off 😂 shattered the bone, completely removed the nail. Had to get everything pinned back together

@vintage76vipergreenBeetle Жыл бұрын

@@wickedwerks 😮

@666tokarev Жыл бұрын

@@wickedwerks damn it man! Take care of it and get that oval done!

@Mikefngarage Жыл бұрын

I think one of the heads is loose....

@wickedwerks Жыл бұрын

Yeah we noticed that 😂 thankfully customer seems to be leaning towards a bigger motor anyway

@Mikefngarage Жыл бұрын

just starting to come loose.

@Mikefngarage Жыл бұрын

probably pulling a case saver. common on the older single relief 1500 cases.