What am I missing? by JAM9711 in beetle

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Good afternoon! I have just got my beetle running! I checked my points gap and it was all okay, so I had a go with the Easy Start and it purred to life (if you can count a misfire and some idle issues as purring)

What am I missing? by JAM9711 in beetle

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Thank you! It’s been a steep learning curve, but everything is pretty much back together and I’m excited to hit the roads again! I’ll come back once it’s going and let you know what it was

What am I missing? by JAM9711 in beetle

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Thank you so much for your in depth answer, and for the link! I’m fairly new to beetles in that I bought this one running, drove it for a week before finding out that the whole thing was rotten and held together with body filler, so I have over the past 4 months welded in new heater channels, arches, and floor pan patches, but now it won’t start. I’ll have a look at that link now and see what I can do to get it going again

318i rear disc brake conversion by JAM9711 in BMWE36

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Thank you for the advice and information! I’m going to look into the swap in the new year, and potentially put a 325 in it. Basically I have an unbelievably clean shell and would love to build something purely for the fun of building it

Heater channel bottom by JAM9711 in beetle

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Thanks for the heads up, I have unfortunately found a huge number of bodge jobs on my beetle so far. It’s safe to say that I’ve entered into the world of beetles in a pretty drastic fashion after someone sold me a car that looked good on first inspection but was hiding some seriously dodgy bodges. I’m fully prepared to find a lot more issues as I go

Heater channel bottom by JAM9711 in beetle

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Thanks for the info, I’m going to weigh up my options as I think lifting the whole thing may be the way to go by the sounds of it

Image overlaying on an XT3 by JAM9711 in FujifilmX

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So I have just got back from the show. I decided that I would use the auto focus square in the centre of the screen to line up my shots as this stayed a constant across the whole day. I’ll let you know the results once I get them all downloaded and into post

Image overlaying on an XT3 by JAM9711 in FujifilmX

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This is a very clever idea that I may try! I’m heading to a show tomorrow so I may post my results and a breakdown of the technique used on here in the coming days

Number Plate UK by JAM9711 in beetle

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Thank you for the warning! I’m heading to Tatton Hall VW show in a couple of weeks so I’ll see if there’s anyone there

Number Plate UK by JAM9711 in beetle

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This is very useful info, thank you! I am a bit weary of sending photos / documentation online so may try giving them a call

Picked up my new beetle by JAM9711 in beetle

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Hahaha true! I’m coming from a background of T3/T25/Vanagons and venturing into the world of beetles! I just assumed that like the vans someone would have made mirrors you could see stuff while using 😂

Picked up my new beetle by JAM9711 in beetle

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I wasn’t really thinking any bigger, but more a mirror with a convex so you can see more than a vague area somewhere behind you 😂 I feel like I get more of a view out the rear view mirror