Vw BAJA Bug Revival : SWAMP RAT Rescue - First Wash - First Start - Will it Drive? - Part 1
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- Опубліковано 15 жов 2024
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Wow, that door really did shut in a nice solid way. It’s funny how Josh being so young, was trying to check to see if the motor was seized up!!
That was really a good find in all honesty. So you just Gotta mess with the brakes a little bit, check the charging issue. I would say that was a, win/win. Have a great day Jason!
only a serial VW owner understands that door closure feeling 😎
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So true !
Oh yeah. 😁👍
Dear B 95
👍👌👏 Yeah. I drive Mercedes for nearly 40 years now and I'm definitely used to car doors that shut like bank safe doors. But I definitely love this Baja swamp rat bug. Especially the frog seats and the engine/muffler sound.
@@Chr.U.Cas1622
Mercedes doors are even better.
Oh the memories, I drove a 69 baja bug in high school back in the 70's, sir... my last was a 69 meyers manx :)
awesome :)
Jason those Baja Bug conversions look great and are soooo much fun to drive. Sort of what I did with my '59 when it was only 10 years old after bad front accident damage, no Baja kit available here in Australia then, so I made my own "chopper" version, great fun bug...
Custom , nice👍
I like Baja bugs-they scream fun times!
sure do , Josh and I just ripped it around the back acre :)
Nice score Got a check the doors always that’s the best sound in the world the sound of an old vintage car door shutting like that you know when the door shut so perfect like that it’s been well taken care of and preserved to the best of its ability. I feel your pain I have the disease myself and sometimes I get a little bit of flack for what I bring home but I always tell them it’s a disease and I can’t help it
Great work Jason I love the Swamp Rat. BIG THUMBS UP
thank you Brian👍
Seriously!!
How could Jen not love the swamp rat?!
Oh that stinger is the music of my people!!
Keep up the great work brother!!
Big thumbs up (from an old school Ford guy) from Australia!
Love anything with wheels and chrome bumpers!
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thank you Shane
I had. 69 beetle had to have engine rebuilt every spring. Then had a 73 Thing. Loved both vehicles but had to sell when we moved. Miss those cars. Nice to see someone reviving the VWs
every spring ? hmmmm .....thank you Clayton it's been a fun 6 years reliving the 80's :)
Glad you saved that one! Looks and sounds great. Long live swamp rat!
5150 love the swamp rat,,,,,, my sister had a 69 bug that I used to drive it all the time love the Volkswagen.... Love the snowflake lights front and back.... I’m glad to see you’re learning a little bit more about electrical.....When you get done and things get up and run and you get all your problem solved....Go back and take a thin layer of axle grease or bearing grease and smeared on the connections of the frame... If you’re not gonna jump batteries around cover the top post with Grease,,, ,,just to skim keep the acid fumes from making post all shitty ...... today do it on all my vehicles all my equipment going to probably the last 25 years longer than that maybe 30 Learned it from an old wrench on a big project we’re down on the shoreline stringing wire and poles for the high-speed rail back in the late 90s take care junkman do
thank you Safety Bacon , yeah , I pull batteries a lot but I will do the grounds . Thank you for the tip
And to think you had a Baja, now you have another Baja, Swamp Rat, I enjoy that Josh your assistant is making a thorough check on Swamp Rat, I think Josh should have the honors, to start it,and see what it is to drive a baja,👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Killer paint job, that’s “textured” paint on the stump 😂🤙love it
thank you Marci , I will remember that one when they break through come spring ...
Dude! That’s sick!!
You need to paint it metallic sparkle green, add some KC roof mounted lights and a long ass flag. Keep the swamp rat logo!! 🤘🤘
Monster kfx. So nice to hear when the 12 year olds comments. Keep watching and you may have one some day "dude."
Joseph Jakubec I’m 55, I have all I need and more dude.🤘🤘
👍 , is Tomac just counting down the days to A1 ?
5150mxVW I think everyone else just stepped up their game. He had to work hard for the Supercross title, maybe he’s just tired or mentally not in it. I’m surprised how well AC is doing. The remaining races are going to be brutal! Have a good weekend! 🤘🤘
@@monsterkxf after the DNF's I think he won the next overall but needed to win again and didn't . so I think he might of calculated points for the year scenarios & the risk vs reward and swapped the Team Kawi factory 450 module to the Vet mode one :). You too
It's quite cool 👌. So nice to see a car where the wheels aren't stuck and it actually drives. Cheers
and floors too :) , thank you
@@5150mxVW Wow! Even better 👍 😄
I accidentally transported a mouse around in my 73 for a year. I hadn't looked in the rear cubby for a while and the car was parked for all that time. I discovered him after I got the car running because I went to pull my registration out of the glove box and the mouse had chewed the whole thing into a nest. 😂
oh man..... ! I can't tell you how many registrations I've seen chewed up
Awesome find! My Wife says the same thing. I’m not a big Baja fan, but that one has personality.
thank you David , much appreciated
'Better not bring home a VW'. Well, then bring home a Jaguar
and she smiles. (And a bunch of bucks too) lol
Nice find. And it sounds like an earthquake.
haha, I have enough electrical nightmares with the simple Beetle electrical , no need for a Jaguar lol
That's another false rumour. Jaguar are good. Unless you have one of those that "fix" them.
Mustie1 specials ha ha ha ha few video's worth knocking around that place for him. Love the graphics on that car, and that door opening & closing is unreal. yeah i would of bought it too for that.
there was M1 stuff galore there .....all kinds of trucks , atv's , sleds , snowblowers , mowers , motorcycles , heavy equipment yada yada yada ....thanks BMX'r
Well you got the Swamp Rat running Sweet got a glimpse of the yard pretty soon you'll be hanging bugs in trees and parking the Ghia's on the roof!!!; )👍👍👍👍👍🧒
hahaha , yeah , I had to push some cars out of the corner of the driveway for the tree work .....
great kid, seems very smart:) love the Vws!
I think Josh really likes this one! Time for a vacation to Florida so we can take it for a spin in the swamp! =) Nice find man!
You need to tow it with the swamp dragon
Yeah , I might need to do that , and leave it there because you need a Bug . Swamp Rat and Swamp Dragon .
Text: " dont come home with another bug"
"Here it is, tucked away in the back" HAHAHAHAHAHAAA!!!!
I don't ask, I just come home with cars. It's easier that way :-) Our wives will never understand.
Cool Bug ( Swamp Rat) , I would have brought it home too! You did the right thing
Ain't that a man?? Muddy Waters.
I feel as I've seen this one before! Jen, E-🦸♂️loves it. 😄
Great find Brother. VWs have aways had doors that shut solid.I have owned 13 Beetles and one late model bus. Iv always said you could find a VW gone to rust and if the only thing standing was a door and post? It would shut and latch like new vault door. Great find. I would take the snow flakes if they are real and put them up and throw something that will work on it. You may find a whole bug that needs them. After all the Baja is nice but it will look good with anything that works even a pair off a Super beetle . A nice bug of the snow flake years thats whole but needing them lights would be a better use for them. We all know. Things like them get harder to find every year and they as we all know hang there on the fender begging to take a hit from anything and everything
Well, it's not just a VW. I'd say it's your new pet rat. Look what I found Jen! Can we keep it? Awesome car J.
haha, thank you Russell
You are a brave man to bring something home that says Swamp Rat on it !!! Reminds me of some of my purchases. My wife once used the word “Beautiful “ twice in one sentence over one of my great buys. She said “Beautiful, just f’n Beautiful !!! Boy I miss those days......LOL!!
haha! ..." beautiful , is it sold yet ? "
5150mxVW Oh yeah, that one is long gone. But as I remember she appreciated it a little more when I made $400 profit off of it!!
It's really nice to see this one still has life left - looks & sounds presentable, & with a good scrubbing, the Rat'll smell presentable too. I'd drive it, esp. w/gas pushing $2.50/gal. in my city.
thanks man , I am pretty happy with it , minus the electrical :)
That’s a sweet ride buddy the 69 was a great car swamp rat is a really great name
thank you TBC , floors are solid , I think it was a FL car at some point
5150mxVW heck ya bud that’s going to be a good one ☝️
Please tell us that next video will be a compilation of your wife's reactions each time you come home with a car
This is the right first car for Josh
Love it. I got to sit in Herbie at a car show and my uncle worked at a VW dealer so he and several of the mechanics made off road "buggies" that we beat on in the Wisconsin muddddddyyy woods.
thank you , fun stuff I bet :)
Great find!! Perhaps the herd only gets to 13 now! Haha love your work 5150
thank you AB , I might need to run the revised list of 16 by you , busy week lol...thanks man👍
@@5150mxVW hahaha, I'd be hopeless and would never get it to 16...
Love the swamp RAT...THAT IS ONE REAL COOL BUG MAN..SHOULD BE A REAL BLAST TO DRIVE..😨😱👽👌👏
thank you John , there are a few clips of it in the snow here if you want to check it out :
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Josh has a great attitude and spirit. Love his enthusiasm for Bugs.
I've seen Howard on Old Car Alley clean the corrosion off of connectors by dipping them into some Sno-bowl, toilet bowl cleaner. The corrosion comes right off, and look like new. It really works.
I use my baking soda blaster.
thank you for tips Guys
I like ! Can still be a good runner for a long time to come ! And do not fiddle with that door latch - swear t is from a Caddy LOL
thank you Henry , it's a solid car , very happy ....will do :)
recently found your channel, I have had numerous standard and supers but never a BAja. Nice find!! now I need to look for one.
Thanks Mike , check out the barn find vid with the red T Bird , i rip this thing in the snow some . Good luck on the search
Swamp rat is the name of most of Big Daddy Don Garltts dragsters, I know of at least 37 different dragsters with that name, but he would add a number.
man , i've passed his museum numerous times when going to race Mx in Gainesville , never checked it out , wish I had .
@@5150mxVW yeah, I guess it's still there, but I've only been to Florida once, and didn't have time to stop. My lady has been, but I don't think she really appreciated it. (before we were together. She used to live not far from the museum.) I think you can appreciate the fact he came up with and or pushed for putting the engines behind the driver. Now it's standard, but back in the day those nitro engines sat right in front of the driver, which he thought was very unsafe... and he was right. I don't know that he invented the idea, but he pushed to get it allowed by the NHRA. Funny how all the rule making bodies of the racing world are killing the sports. Now all the cars in just about every racing field are the same thing. NASCAR is dead because of their bs, hell make em run really stock cars, not purpose built 300K cars with 100K engines still running carbs. They killed prostock in the NHRA, with their silly rules... and lack of TV coverage too. I do recall one door slammer race they showed... the guy in the far lane LITERALLY got his doors blown off, both of em. I bet he never lived that down.
LOL Always wanted one of those! Drove the wheels off a yellow super-beetle. Too bad they quit making them.
Nice car and I love how Josh gets right to check the engine! Thanks for sharing! 👍
thank you Jean-Pierre
I had a 65 between 67 Baja in Aus back in 76 it had a corvette back clip off sun roof with guttering red in color twin port 1600 the whole shebang. It was in a car magazine before I owned it. A real head turner better than the one you have. Cheers
I think this one is my favorite of your fleet. Super cool.
Minus the dirt bikes of course... those are my favorite.
thank you SS !
That thing would be a lot of fun out on backroads and in the country. great job on the cleanup!
thank you , Josh and I were buzzing it around the back of the property , it is fun :)
Down here I go to the car wash and fill up a 5 gallon bucket with the green tire cleaner and take it home Cheap
up here they call that stealing😂....jk
Had a friend back in the 70s had this guy paint a mural on the side of his van and his challenger and then took it to the car wash and as soon as he sprayed the van, the mural blew off. You should probably wait a week or so before you take it to the power washer! I can still see the look on his face as it peeled off with the water.
well that wasn't very smart !
5150mxVW we all told him to have someone spray a clear coat over the murals but he was so proud with them he didn’t do it. Some of us watched this guy do some murals and he didn’t even scuff the paint so it would adhere to it. The guy did mostly motorhomes and trailers and vans. I wonder how many people this happened to. He was a retired old boy that was traveling across America painting murals and moving on. Only in town for a couple of days. I remember his name was DYSON. We gave Brian a lot of shit for having a DYSON on his van and challenger. It coming off was the cherry on top! He was pissed!
Hey man Kevin here from Australia.
Great find this is guna look great with a little love. You should do a mini series on bringing back the swamp rat.
Maybe your wife can help sounds like she's lost her way a bit when it comes to VW'S.
Anyhoo thankyou so much for sharing man you guys stay safe and stay well.
✌ Peace.
Thank you Kevin , good idea , watching me take a 'machete' to the wiring harness on 'friday' should be a good vid , thanks , 'Jason' .😁
Would love that for a daily driver car .
No u wouldent i promise
For a "price", am $ure Ja$on will part with it ... He can apply the $ale price to a pre 1968 classic that will more please Jenn ... Happy WIFE = Happy LIFE ! Slainte' ! Cheers !
@@subarulegacy4203 why is that ?
I too have a daily driver, a 1966. It's got a built 2110 , new transmission, Ansen wide 5s for wheels from the 60s. I've been thru every part on the car including what's in the tunnel. It's not a bug , it's a virus. I am 70 and have the my 63 that my dad bought new , it's a built show car driver hot rod. A 58 Gaia also on a trailer in the garage, that one hadn't been out in years .
Thats a keeper ! fix and enjoy the swamp rat
thank you Manie
Damn, that's just a super fun car! How could you not love it!!??
thank you
Really makes me miss my old Baja......
time for another John?👍
Absolutely love it. This thing is RAD! I wish I owned it.
thank you Roger
Really cool it wont take much to tidy that one
thank you , I agree ...I hope :)
What a great find ! Myself, am more of a "factory" built/spec air cooled Volkswagen guy/aficionado ... Almost sacroligeous to desecrate vintage air cooled Volkswagens ... On this particular "build", have to say I really like it ! Slainte' ! Cheers !
A totally different kind of "SWAMP RAT" than those in quagmire of Washington DC !
Thank you Marc , me too , 1st one I ever drove
Love the baja Jason , Jen will come around soon to Like it :)
thank you Coco , I doubt it haha :)
woow
those are the original rear belts i need for mi bug, congrat! nice bug
thank you Vw Lover
Love the sound of a stinger exhaust...you have to own one at once in life
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You know wives really don’t mean it when they say don’t bring another one home! Mine is over here denying it....but we know
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I could just smell the mold when you popped that door open!
I can't believe there are too many VWs left around your neck of the woods. I assume you have one set of snowflakes that you swap over before pulling the car into the driveway? Another fun find, thanks for sharing.
not sure what you mean about the tail lights ?.....thank you
Just watch this video for the second time. I love this car. ❤️
thank you
I'm not usually a fan of Baja style bugs but for some reason I really like that one. That motor sounds real tired though. Could just need a valve adjustment. I know they're popular for Baja bugs but i'd definitely ditch that header/stinger.
thank you Shane , i'll check the valves and do a compression test ....I gotta side with Tiger on this one haha.....they make a lot of cool exhausts for Baja's...not in the budget yet :)
"Jen, I've bought a house!" "What? Where? How much?", "Erm...I dunno, but you should hear the front door close...awesome" I do love a Baja, though. Make sure you put one of those rattly, tinkly tractor exhaust hinge things on it, though =;-))
haha, luckily I have the 66 Westy
love youre chanell-youre back round music,sounds alot like the marshall tucker band-AWSOME
Looks like Josh’s 1st car.
Dear 68 V.K.
Yeah, I instantly thought the same! 😁
Best regards, luck and health.
he thinks 16 means 440 Charger😂
Dear @@5150mxVW
LOL 😂😁 Or at least that wonderful beasty black power bug i guess? By the way: Over here in Germany one still has to be 18yo to drive a car solo.
Best regards, luck and health to all of you.
Yikes!
Getting the herd down to 12 is a lot tougher than first thought! Even harder now as the Swamp Rat is cool
i've allways wanted a baja bug looks sick. nice work.
thank you Fez
Hey Jason....You made it home. The Rat is cool and in good shape. Your thr pro Jason I have confidence in you Good Luck pls keep the vidios Rolling. Thank's Jason!!!
Thank you Jim, much appreciated 👍
nice find, i need one , someday i hope i'll have a baja bug
thanks , in the meantime you have the killer Ghia :)
why this car of all of your cars was the cleanest even though it goes in swamps is impressive, didn't even need to pressure wash it 😂
haha, you might be right , I actually hand washed this one ??!!?? Awesome thumbnail Zak
Saw that you were down my way driving through that nice valley on rte 8!
👍 , nice route with the river too
Always love your videos love seeing you and your son have fun together take care
thank you Mary , you as well
Nice Bug Santa will purchase if price is right!
Sweet Baja bug; looking forward to seeing more videos on this one.
thank you Rick , i appreciate it
Thank you!
Love it !!!! What a MACHINE !!!
thank you
Nice start... 👍 100% keeper.
thank you
What difference dose one more vw make. Very cool car
I like the way you think , thank you
found this cleaner called Awesome at the dollar store. shits Awesome!
i gotta try it , thanks
13:14 SHE'S ALIVEEEEEEE!!!!!!! 💪🤙
👍, thank u
Awsome, great find😁👍
That sound😍😍
Sweet car. Looks like it belongs down here in Florida.
thanks Ron , I think it was in FL at some point
Need to bring that to our Bug Jam in Florida!
almost took a red eye last year ....lots of MX memories at ole Dade City :)
a like that swamp rat,its cool.its a keeper
thank you Mika
Pretty cool Jason you’ll have to find you’re a bigger spread there pretty soon 🤣
thanks Will , haha....that was a glimpse , a drone shot would be .....lol
That's the best vw you have brought home so far. 👍
thank you , that all is about to change😁
@@5150mxVW
Oh boy.
The VW Baja Bug is my favorite.
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@@5150mxVW And you've fired her up. Congratulations. 👍
Not a fan of the stinger exhaust, but I must say the rest appeals to me!
thank you Mike👍
same here..they went out of style way back in they day they came out.
Man, had a stinger on my bug !
Another nice find,when you've fixed it you're in the money (can't keep it).....................................
Car is ready to carry you to Sea of Cortez, go soon bring little one
That baja is so cool!!! Hope you keep it
thank you , I ripped it in snow this week , fun
Jason that is one cool Baja Bug! I knew Josh would like it also. The body is in great shape and does the passenger door close as good as the driver's door? Great find!!!
Thank you Dave ! Now why would you go and ask a question like that and rain on my parade? Of course it doesn't😂.
@@5150mxVW sorry!!!
Great find, man !! I always wanted a baja, just never got around to it. Thanks for the video !
thank you for checking it out,, I never had one either
Love it looks like another keeper ✌️✌️✌️✌️
thanks HB👍
i thought you looked familiar i have seen you before on mustie 1 i have been watching the cr build that a tuff one nice video s
hi jason thats a cool baja love the name swamp rat these are vws to have great fun with love the videos
thank you Thomas , much appreciated
Most of the cars you're saving is my favourite and dream car the cute beetle,,their are so beautiful i wish i have 1
Hard to tell the year!! Lol pan must be in good shape since the doors still shut! Have a 72 SB!
I forgot what year it was . 68-71 I thought . 69 rings a bell . It was solid , sold it for basically what I paid
Big thumps up !! Long live the Swamp Rat.
thank you Rob
Great find! Thanks for the great video
thank you Wade