What I wondered about is how it didn't rust away to nothingness after 40 years. That forest looks like it gets lots of rain, and probably snow as well.
The beetle engines had a small oil cooler(maybe 10% of total oil flow) up in the fan housing. The 1966-1996 911 engines could rightly be called "air and oil cooled". Much bigger oil cooler, cooled all the oil flow. All engines are ultimately air cooled, some just have a pesky water radiator and such as a middle man.
Time to get back to Porsche's true roots and go all electric, again.
I suppose I can't be too smug. My engine only takes about 3 quarts, but my Magic Transmission is awash in nearly 2 gallons of Proprietary Mystery Stuff (that I hope I never have to change).
I've never been a fan of vans, not just VW's, but any of them. We used to call the Beetle a "Snow Porsche", because they handled so well and provided excellent traction.
I've owned over a dozen beetles and two busses. The bus is not as good a vehicle, not by a long shot. My 1972 bug could make it up hills in the snow that my mom's 1987 front wheel drive Toyota Tercel could not.
What gets me about that video is how beautifully it is produced.
When I first got interested in Sambas years back, I started looking around on the Web and saw one for $6,500 that was really nice, all the gaskets replaced, original 23-window setup and safari windshield, 1600-cc motor, 12v electrical, etc. That seemed a bit steep to me so I looked around at some others which were way higher than that. Henghnhngnh? So I went back to the first one and saw that I had misread the price by an order of magnitude, and it was really $65,000.
If it's burning oil, ur doin it rong. They are 4 stroke engines. I have a 1999 air cooled beetle (hecho in mexico) that passes 1999 california emissions. Yes, it still burns gasoline, but it does it at 33 mpg. Not bad for 1930s tech.
first vee dub I rebuilt, a 1968 bug, had been out in the rain for 2 years. One of the pistons was rusted to the cylinder, I had to use a sledgehammer to break them up and apart. Put in new pistons, cylinders, rings for $90 and it ran like a swiss watch.
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VW microbus? 1970's? The prior owner was reeeaaaallly high and simply forgot where he parked.
"Hoarders," French edition.
What I wondered about is how it didn't rust away to nothingness after 40 years. That forest looks like it gets lots of rain, and probably snow as well.
No salt probably helped.
looking at the video, the body and chassis on that thing are going to need some work
I'd just clearcoat it and leave it as is.
Nothing a little detailing and armor-all can't cure.
An air cooled boxer engine is a thing of beauty
"Air" cooled, hm?
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I saw another where somebody just took a hole saw to the drain hole, captioned "Somebody owns a Porsche!"
The beetle engines had a small oil cooler(maybe 10% of total oil flow) up in the fan housing. The 1966-1996 911 engines could rightly be called "air and oil cooled". Much bigger oil cooler, cooled all the oil flow. All engines are ultimately air cooled, some just have a pesky water radiator and such as a middle man.
Time to get back to Porsche's true roots and go all electric, again.
I suppose I can't be too smug. My engine only takes about 3 quarts, but my Magic Transmission is awash in nearly 2 gallons of Proprietary Mystery Stuff (that I hope I never have to change).
| "The Volkswagen." |
*Sigh*
I decided to trade in my go pro Hero for a go pro Villain. Fits my personality better
Stand or fall, I know there shall be peace in the valley
https://youtu.be/ptxwWt2JeGQ
I've never been a fan of vans, not just VW's, but any of them. We used to call the Beetle a "Snow Porsche", because they handled so well and provided excellent traction.
I've owned over a dozen beetles and two busses. The bus is not as good a vehicle, not by a long shot. My 1972 bug could make it up hills in the snow that my mom's 1987 front wheel drive Toyota Tercel could not.
What gets me about that video is how beautifully it is produced.
When I first got interested in Sambas years back, I started looking around on the Web and saw one for $6,500 that was really nice, all the gaskets replaced, original 23-window setup and safari windshield, 1600-cc motor, 12v electrical, etc. That seemed a bit steep to me so I looked around at some others which were way higher than that. Henghnhngnh? So I went back to the first one and saw that I had misread the price by an order of magnitude, and it was really $65,000.
Rebuilding a 40 year old oil burning engine qualifies for an Emerging Technology Grant in Texas.
If it's burning oil, ur doin it rong. They are 4 stroke engines. I have a 1999 air cooled beetle (hecho in mexico) that passes 1999 california emissions. Yes, it still burns gasoline, but it does it at 33 mpg. Not bad for 1930s tech.
Oh all right: a petroleum-distillate burning engine.
I'm not touchy about it. WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I'M TOUCHY ABOUT IT!?!?!
Oh.
I had a 1972 fastback for a while. Type 3 engine was not as well behaved as the type 1
first vee dub I rebuilt, a 1968 bug, had been out in the rain for 2 years. One of the pistons was rusted to the cylinder, I had to use a sledgehammer to break them up and apart. Put in new pistons, cylinders, rings for $90 and it ran like a swiss watch.