Speed153

Hi, I have just bought a 68VW bug that has a fiberglass flat bed body kit on it and need to know who made the kit,{ ie the company} n if they still available?. also I was told it has a bus motor but looking in all the magazines n bug books i have got from library now of them look like my motor.
This is my frist VW of any kind and could use all the help I can get !!. HELP please



Speed153

vicsvw

You will need to post a photo. There are hundreds of fiberglass kit cars that are no longer built. Check out this page and tell us a little more about it. See-> http://www.1800vw.bizhosting.com/0.new_to.vws.htm

bluebug

Does the engine have a spin on oil filter, the vans had one?

Doug Rodrigues

My first new car was a '68 VW bug and I also worked as a line mechanic at a VW agency way back then. No, the VW's of 1968 didn't have a spin-on oil filter, but only that almost worthless strainer screen on the drain plate.

bluebug

All beetles through all years only had the strainer on the drain plate. Speed153 said he thought it had a bus engine in it. The later model buses came with a type IV engine and they had external spin on oil filters. Somebody may have put one in.

Doug Rodrigues

A type IV engine would require a pretty big shoe horn to fit into a bug engine compartment.

bluebug

Not really, I am putting one into my 72 Super. All that is required is to adapt it to an upright fan. You can see how at www.massivetype4.com.

Doug Rodrigues

Wow, I stand corrected. Never seen anything like that before. Who sells the engines?

bluebug

Raby's Aircooled Technologies in Cleveland Georgia. You could just get an engine out of a Porsche 914 or 72 or later bus, rebuild it yourself and install it. Clark