1972 VW Full Body Off Beetle / Bug Restore
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- Family heirloom restore of a 1972 VW Air Cooled Super Beetle
Paint: www.eastwood.com
Primer:
- Eastwood Epoxy Primer Gray Gallon 1:1, 50244ZP
- Eastwood Epoxy Primer Catalyst Gallon 1:1 50245ZP
Paint Basecoat: Eastwood Blue Pearl 4:1 13563ZPA
Paint Activator: Low VOC Urethane Activator Qt Slow 50310ZP
Clear: Eastwood 4:1 High Solids Urethane Premium Show Clear 15351ZPPKG - Авто та транспорт
I used to have an old VW camper bus, it leaked oil like a sieve. I replaced the engine and tweaked it with aftermarket header and exhaust system. It would lift the front end off the ground on take off after all the mods were done. I had to sell it because my wife was afraid to drive it, I on the other hand loved it. To this day that was one of the worst decisions I believe I ever made. I always loved the original VW smell.... Good memories
And for some reason my car has that oil smell, well at least I know it still has oil in it!
Another one saved ...THANKS for doing it. Technically very well done, congratulations.
What a great job in restoration. Bob and Justin are smiling. Awesome 👍
This was great; I feel born again just by watching this! Take care and enjoy that car.
sometimes i cry remembering my vw 72 it was a carplan where i work. i really miss you vw. thanks for this upload.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I have a 71, and you did exactly what I want to do. Same process, same paint color, same interior color, same roof rack, everything.
I spent a lot of time on UA-cam learning how to do many steps, my goal was to embed clips of key things learned / tops and tricks that also tried to make the video interesting. Although it is a somewhat simple car, it does require you to learn lots of auto skills AND patience!!! If I never see a soldering iron again...
Damn, you weren't kidding when you said restoration. You did a great job.
John, thanks a bunch for nice note, turns out this was only the beginning, "Timothy is working on the bug" has become a typical response from my wife when someone is asking where am I! But everyone loves the bug and it's a blast to drive, well worth the effort. You got a bug or getting one?
excellent job....it feel to foot of the heart...nice work with nice editing like a fairy tail
Thank you very much!
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Great restoration!!! That family would be super proud of that.
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Saludos desde Brasil 😎👌, tu auto vw estas full man, very 🙂, wonderful 👌⚠️
Having unlimited amounts of cash sure helps a full restoration,nice job.Well done.
Not sure I would do it again, but it was a family thing and something they will enjoy, and better not wreck it but I know that day will come, the next dollar is on them! Thanks for the compliment, very much appreciated.
Another one of the many cars I wish I had never sold... Cars now have no soul.
Great work , the Käfer deserves it !
Looks amazing 👏 😍. As a child my mother had a 1976 super beetle, hers was also yellow and when she had it restored painted it blue also. I loved that car and it started my wanting of VW beetles. They're great cars and I think everyone should at least have the opportunity to drive one sometime in their life
I was never a beetle owner or driver until inheriting the 72 Super.
Like you it has grown on me, am pretty protective of it.
Now living in an apartment and its a pretty frequent that a resident has bug stories to share with me, there's lot's of goodness around these bugs and feeling more like the right thing to have saved it.
Awesome restoration, of the 1972 Volkswagen Super Beetle, right down till the engine.
A Trocar carros antigos da de 20 a zero. São Paulo Brasil
ganz schön gw.vw.gerettet.
Awesome restoration. Save it and keep it in the family.
That's the plan!
Really no rust?
Nothing to weld?
The last beetle at this condition I did see 25 years ago. Unbelievable find.
Congrats from Germany
It's a 1302, super beetle they call the 1303
1302 is the best version they ever did produce.
Personally I would swap to 1600ccm and the latest rack and pinion steering you will find at a 1303
I have to thank my brother and son who were previous owners and did excellent car care. It fell to me to honor their efforts, I never could have pulled off the metal work. Then things really changed... I fell in love with the bug, as do a lot of people that see it, and we have plans to take it with us wherever we go, staying in the family for the foreseeable future and on me to keep it rust free, challenge accepted.
Complimenti per il vostro restauro ✌️🎉
Saludos desde Asunción Paraguay.
Love it💖
O M G. do you have detail videos? I just resurrected my 72 super from 10 years of storage. (parents bought it a month before they got married in '72. sold it to me for 2 dollars.) and thinking it may be a good project for the middle schooler and i to spiff some things up on it. ✌
I spent a lot of time on UA-cam getting help on how to do things, there is a ton of video on redoing most parts of the bug, after doing it once and spending another year tweaking things, would do things a lot different, looking back the videos online are right, it was me that needed the experience.
Very cool! Anyone in this video from Kaua’i , Hawaii? There was a KQNG radio bumper sticker in the window!! Awesome video!!
My brother spent a month there writing checks for Iniki when he owned the bug, there is a post here from a guy that was a DJ at the same time my brother was there, small world.
I cant understand why you painted it
BLUE????
Should have been 100% yellow ...
Nice job though
I get the perspective about keeping it original, but once we started changing other stock things like upholstery all bets seemed to be off. We have talked about returning it to Yellow, and like the modern improved yellows, could still happen.
Beautiful work! I have a 72 super that needs the same treatment…. When can I drop it off?
Since the bug hit the road, realized a bunch of things I would do diff, do I want to do it again, probably, will I? Hmmmm..
Beautiful I did the same thing on my late Big Brother 914 Porsche Keeping in the family is worth more then anything
Very nice amateur restoration guys!😎😘🤗😊
Yes, thank you
The 1962 bug was the first bug to have a gas gauge. Before than you had to check your gas tank with a torch in your hand. Sometimes things got pretty hairy.
I saw a 72 yesterday where the previous owner closed up the external filler and redid a filler inside the trunk, the owner uses a dip stick. In my case spent a lot of time calibrating the gauge and bench testing as much as I could, am about 3 gallons off such that it reads more than there, would rather the other way round, but if under 1/4 time to fill, so far with that mental adjustment am ok, the speedomoter is off by 5 MPH using GPS, feel like gauge wise bug is dialed in.
my father bought one in germany in 1969, VW eng suggested to get 1300 body and 1200cc engine.
Did the car make it to the US? I beefed up the cylinders to handle adding the AC, but even with it on, we still keep up with traffic, this bug ain't done yet!
Just now seeing this video. Been working on a bug off and on for way too long. I see you're actually located locally to the Richmond area as well. :)
And then moved to Florida, there is quite a bit more support here for old VW's, I found a guy that helped me with all the things we did not get done in Richmond. Now its dependable and gets a lot of waves and stares, I have learned to keep an eye open for someone trying to get my attention to tell me about their bug of years ago while waiting at a traffic signal.
An old chinese saying tells. Memory paints with a golden brush. Guess that's true. This was my first car and in my memory seems I was happy with it. The trues ist that this car was jus a pain in the a..
Totally agree, we have a point where we will stop working on it, and send to my brother to keep in the family, at the moment we are having more fun that not, but there will be a day...
One of the best auto reno videos I've seen. You could have easily gone much longer, perhaps over two episodes. Loved it!
Funny you say that, I placed some pics and vids as a nod to a "how to" but also tried to make it interesting, there is a ton of work just in the wiring, but BORING!
Frankly, I congratulate you on this creativity and the Beetle car deserves all this work ... it did tremendous work ... Greetings from Riyadh.
Thank you very much!
Beautiful job
Can you give me the code blue color ? I like it
I want color my beetle vhith the same color
Thanks
Check description, I added the code and where to buy it. Good luck with the paint job!
Love your Beetle, love your video! Just subscribed you! I'm a VW guy myself in Aus, you can have a look at my Beetles if you click on my V logo and please return the faver! Cheers!
Thank you for the nice comment, subscribed and looking at your videos now!
@@CapnTimbo Thank you !
Did you do any rust repairs to the body or chassis? Most of my work is unseen under body and frame repairs
After close inspection there was very little rust, reasons, garaged a lot of its life, very good undercoating, lots of love and care by our family owners. If there was a lot of the bug rust, I would never have got this done, something for someone with great metal and welding skills and the tools.
¿The Music is Copyright? is Beautiful The Music & The Video ❤❤❤❤❤
I used royalty free music from UA-cam here: ua-cam.com/users/audiolibrarymusic
Wow, great job. Can I ask how much was the cost all in all for the restoration?
Good question, I am avoiding totaling it up,, never done this before and made some mistakes that cost me extra, would certainly cost me less if doing it again.
А стёкла верёвкой парни ставить не умеют. 😁 Классное видео, классный автомобиль, классный результат!!!
Спасибо, мой друг, это было дело любви.
Would you be up for the challenge of restoring another one and if so how much would you charge?
Andrew, at this time we our doing a mobile lifestyle, once we are back in a house then would love to work on another bug.
Awwwww I love this I have a 1970 bug and I did restoration on it and its beautiful,,,,thank you so much for sharing we miss our bugs!!!
Glad you enjoyed it
Waooo, felicitaciones tengo uno, que trato de mejorarlo pero con poquito tiene un color amarillo que no me gusta, yo misma le hago cositas para verlo mejor es mi sueño tenerlo restaurarlo totalmente, antes soñaba con el lo veia en las calle y quedaba lela, ahora ya lo tengo y sueño verlo lindo
Entiendo cómo te sientes, salvarás tu auto porque aún funciona, eso es mejor que restaurar un auto que no funciona y no sabes qué se necesitará exactamente para restaurarlo. Buena suerte, espero que consigas pintura nueva y quede preciosa.
De onde vcs são vc e o Fusca
Excellent work! Congratulations. I love the Beetle.
Back in 1970, I learn how to drive in a similar model.
Thank you
All the best
Glad you liked it Mario! Turns out the engine case has been a bit too stressed over the last 300k miles, so we replaced it with a new one and added a well balanced fly wheel, 125 rockers, filter and V1 zinc oil, purring like a kitten and driving that air conditioner with no issues.
Wow! That looks GREAT! What polishing compound did you use on your windows, and hubcaps?
I used this stuff on everything (i sound like a Franks Hot Sauce add): www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PA2LMD2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Wow, you did an amazing job with this car. Beautiful!
Thank you very much! It's a bunch of fun to drive it and get honks and waves, but knowing I saved some family history gives me the biggest joy.
I have a 1973 Super Beetle and want to restore it like this except I am going to leave mine the original yellow color because in my state it is a big process to get the color changed on the registration and title and cost a $90 retitling fee so I am going to keep it the same color. I just have to get it running first I am a mechanic and have no clue what’s wrong with it lol.
Ha, when I took in the title it had the wrong year and the guy at the DMV was pretty cool since they cannot look up the VIN for much. He pretty much asked me what to put on the title when doing the transferring, and done! I think we Google the weight and some other stuff. I hope you DMV will be flexible.
@@CapnTimbo yeah mine is titled already since I am going to leave it the same color I won’t have to worry about it but everything is good I actually figured out what was wrong with it and got it to run.
Quedo poseroso y esos carros valen lo q ud pida en mi poder tengo uno amarilli hace 4 años hermoso....
Es un tesoro familiar, ¡el valor está más allá de lo que alguien me pagará!
Wow , great job , specially the color combination blue out side and off white inside my best combination .
It took us a while to decide, ask lots of friends, it helped us
Oh, wow ... !!!
Молодец классно ок
Beautiful!!! I love it, I'm working on my own beetle and it's a car that brings people together
Tonali, good luck with your restore. So true about bringing people together, I have noticed it also triggers something in bug lovers, I was leaving our parking garage yesterday and two young ladies yelled "I Love You Car", little kids stare. Thought it would strike a chord with older crowd, no so. Gotten in the habit of giving people a little horn toot, glad I got the horn working!
Wait how can it be a 1972 if the gas ca- oh nevermind.
Am curious if you are referring to the aftermarket breather cap? I seem to have a blockage in the relief tube from the collector under the hook and is having a hard time venting and pulling air, once I get that figured out can probably go back to the original cap.
Awesome !!!!!!!! VW guy here.
ESO SI ES AMOR A UN BOCHITO! PERFECTO.
Got to be one of the only 1302's/super beetle's that's ever been bare metalled and hasn't been completely rotten!! Good job
So so very true, without welder I was at the mercy of what was underneath, I have another video of a method to repair the welded fender nuts that tear out without welding, fenders not blown off yet!!
Out here in the West we cut the front and back ends off the Bug. Cut and twist the front end suspension. Get a thick gage piece of sheet metal for a skid plate. Buy a tri mill exhaust for starters and end up having a heck of a lot more fun than driving and old stock Bug around. But now days old VWs are getting hard to find. Bajas in their day was the way to go.
Dang, that is way beyond my level, I saw in Hilo HI they really beef them up and race them, impressive work ya'll do to customize these Bugs, I bow to the experts!
@@CapnTimbo People around here do that a lot. But I live in the middle of the Mojave Desert. Old VWs are hard to find and now the buy those Polaris RVRs or a Jeep like I own. Today is a perfect day to get out there. Seventy degrees and light winds.
@@CapnTimbo It is beyond my level too. My brother is an old VW mechanic. I used to watch him and his friends. Back in the begining it was very primitive but still loads of fun.
It looks almost brand new by the end.
It sure is starting to feel like that since I barely drive it and keep it covered, it will be a daily driver in the near future and then the bug will get a chance to not just look good but become the work-horse it was designed to be.
So inspirational. ❤
I love this video. I done know anything about restoring a beetle however I’ve always wanted to. I had the opportunity to purchase a’73 super beetle. It’s in rough shape but I think I’ll be ok. Want to know if the 72 and 73 are the same vehicles. If not have you done anything on a 73 SB.
Ricola, I knew nothing about beetles when I inherited it. I have seen on VW videos that 73 had some minor changes on the beetle that mostly look cosmetic on the interior and maybe the front shield was more curved. The improved the front end suspension on the 73, the 72 being known for the super beetle shimmy that would develop from one part going bad and taking the rest with it. Suppliers today are using better materials for the bushings. If you do work on a bug, read the reviews and try to get the better parts as they probably last longer, but also fit better, fit seems to be an issue with various parts. Get ready to bend or press a few things. One thing is for sure, I know every nut and bolt on this car now!
Not enough for me to just 'like' this video, thanks for posting man it's a beautiful, joyful thing 👍
Thanks Gerard, the family really appreciates saving a memory from our lost owners, but as we drive it up and down the A1A in Fort Lauderdale, a lot of people come up to the car to tell me there bug stories, always smiles and fun chats. The real surprise, kids love it, they always get a toot toot of the horn.
beautifulll congratulation - work like a German; Greetings from Germany
Danke! I learned a lot about the beetle (Europe) / bug (US) from historic videos, this was a journey well beyond turning wrenches for sure!
Parabéns pelo trabalho excelente e pelos profissionais competentes que trabalharam na reforma maravilhosa deste carro, Deus continuará abençoando toda equipe.
Ese fue un comentario muy agradable, y gracias por su aprecio por el trabajo de amor puesto en este auto, representa a las personas que amamos y extrañamos.
The result can only be described as excellent .... sure brings back memories - I had 4 bugs ...
Dang! You did an amazing job on that bug!!
Thanks Gorilla Man!
Very good gob !!!
I had a 69 blue bug when I was 18 and I loved it! I had to get a daily driver and the new owner got in an accident with it and smushed it. I can't wait to get another blue bug like yours again to share with my son!
Jordan, recently I was looking a utube vid of a vw get together and was amazed how many are still out there and in really good and tricked out shape, although you might have to settle for a garage find, but if you do, good luck on the save, these little bugs get a lot of attention that I did not see coming.
Fascinating!!! I can only dream of that ever happening to my 70 bug. Right now, I'm just glad that I can still drive it to work and back home.
The way these bugs are if you are waiting for it to break down to give it the overhaul, it may never happen.
brilliant. Well done
Parabéns pela restauração, ficou perfeita.
Parabens....suspenção dianteira e trazeira diferente dos VW AQUI NO BRASIL...
Bem, este é um 72 que mudou do 71, possivelmente isso ou a VW fez alterações locais nos carros quando construídos para acomodar as peças que eles poderiam obter ou mais.
very nice.
What a wonderful job!! May you enjoy it for many years to come! 😊
What a great job. Love it
What a great job and now the car looks so cute.
If you kept your video, only 8, 9 minutes,
but made more videos,
we would have the opportunity to learn more.
More to come! 2 more: 1 on the electric latch I made for the trunk, and I added a three gauge panel that required cutting dash metal while the car is still together, soon!
Awesome job, love the outcome 😍👍
Nice and very good work .
Thank you! Cheers!
well done .
Saw the KONG radio sticker on the back window in the beginning, car was from Kauai?
Funny story, the car spent most of its life in Seatle, my older brother spent 4 weeks in Kauai after Iniki doing insurance stuff and brought back the sticker, the funny thing is there is an earlier post here from a DJ at that radio station at the same time my brother was there.
@@CapnTimbo nice work BTW, hopefully you are still enjoying your ride. I have a 66 bug on Kauai and appreciate watching the vid. ✌️
Thank you for the kind words, there is a little bit more to the story, I inherited the car from my son when he passed and did not know what to do with it, not a car rebuild guy. My wife and I were on Maui and I was walking and happened across a rebuilt 66 in a parking lot and was curious. Eventually found the owner working in a restaurant and he motived me to rebuild the car. 2 years ago in Maui I found him again and let him know he was my inspiration. Hawaii been my happy place since 1987, respect, respect, respect for your world Bradda! Will be in Big Island soon and this kane is jonesin for some dakine that will broke da mouth!!! Fudakake chicken....
Sweet, just the way it should be done.
Thanks a bunch, just a joy to drive and the smiles from everyone makes it all worth it!
Maquinas hechas para toda la vida,, como un minguerra Jeep,👍🙏🤔
¡Estoy totalmente de acuerdo!
@@CapnTimbo aquí en Bogota Colombia he manejado un '66 de un amigo,, aprendí cositas de el , cómo es desvararme, , ellos son de darles cariño y mantenerlos mecánicamente de bien,,soy amante de los Autos Clásicos ,,
👍👍👍👍👍
Macchina meravigliosa,un lavoro perfetto!
Beautiful
Eu como sou apaixonado por fusca , fiquei maravilhado com essa reforma , ficou um sonho , uma verdadeira obra prima , é um privilégio quem pode ter um , no passado eu tive uns quantos , claro que um a cada época , e era bem feliz . O trabalho de vocês ficou magistral , parabéns e obrigado por compartilhar essa maravilha da restauração desse gigante automobilístico .
Gracias por tus amables palabras, espero que tengas la oportunidad de hacer esto algún día.
Great video, you did a wonderful job on the bug and editing..... loved it
Thank you 🤗
Very nice bild car i loved it nice colar bleu to ;) i was 15 wen i drove it im now 58 ;) greetings from the Netherlands and stay save Chiel
Glad you enjoyed it!
Hi Timothy you are welcome and yes i did man ;) i love the older cars and bike's to ;) if recently sold my car i had him for 25 years a Opel Record from 1967 and my harley from 1989 pfff if lost my job ;( i wish you a nice day or night and stay save greetings from the Netherlands Chiel
What a truly superb, well made video, showing a superb detailed step by step restoration. Very impressive and very nice work. A joy to watch. (What color blue is it ..plz.) Shane. :-)
Thanks Ian, the paint and clear coat info are in the comments.
More then great looks, it’s the memories attached with it and I felt them!!
Thank you Zubair, I think the rest of our family was surprised I would even do this, then thought I was crazy along the journey, and now happy the Bug rides again. You never know how the story will unfold!
Timothy H hey buds I’m sure it must have been a challenge to start from a scratch till final product and I must say u have done a great job!! I’ve been trying to start my own project but don’t find the time...
938 like. amazing
Another video completely ruined by the awful racket banging away.
Do these people not realise that the spoken word would be nice to hear?
Wow, buen trabajo, excelente vw Felicidades!
¡Muchas gracias por mirar y por el agradable comentario!
@@CapnTimbo Estoy aprendiendo mucho de su video, mañana entra mi vw sedan 1998 a pintura y luego vamos poco a poco con los detalles!!
@JACR Me alegro de que estés obteniendo valor del video, algunas de las tomas que usé eran cosas de las que se habla en línea y quería mostrar cómo lo logré.
Hey quick question I have a 1970 VW bug that I am restoring and I was wondering how you got the driver seat out. I got the passenger seat out no problem but the driver side seat is refusing to move it goes forward a little bit then stops as it is about to come off. Anyway advice on how to get it out fully?
Funny you should ask, I just pulled it a couple days ago.
In the inside of the driver seat right rail by the shifter and and just behind the slide adjustment handle, and you will want a flashlight, is a piece of spring metal on the underside of the rail keeping the slider from coming.
If you have two people this works best, one person takes a regular screwdriver and press down on the metal keeper on the end towards the back seat, you will see that it will push down, then another person is on the driver door side and pulls on the slider release and moves the seat forward to clear that keeper. If one person when try to slide the seat the screwdriver tends to slip off, but if you keep at it you can get the seat to clear enough to then go to the driver side and slide it the rest of the way off. Passenger side way easier...
@@CapnTimboThanks for the advice!
This is awesome! My favorite part was seeing the VW go for a spin at the halfway mark with the doors and trunk off! Thank you for sharing and well done video! Rob
Thanks for watching Rob.
The super trained eye will notice the engine bouncing at the stop sign, forgot to add the Bowden tube, NEVER forget it or you will rattle your teeth out.
Nice beetle! BTW do you have the color code for your beetle?
Check out the description, I got it from Eastwood.
Thanks for the info!!!
Love the video and the car! What color is the exterior color?
Thank you. The paint is Eastwood Sub Zero Blue Pearl 4:1 Basecoat, I did basecoat and clear as the hope is we will be spending time near beaches and the clear will really help protect against salt air.
@@CapnTimbo thank you , it turn out great!!
Great video!!!!!!! Great work!!!!
Thank you, but why oh why am I still working on it every weekend? Because everything I did not get around to in the rebuild, like the bearings, are reminding me they are almost 50 years old, I would do things a bit different next time...
Muito lindo! Amei!😍❤️❤️❤️