65 Bug Traded for a Double Cab

edragndean · **Joined:** Sat Apr 21, 2012 9:15 pm **Posts:** 208

edragndean wrote:

When I bought it, 1991 -- $750. Ended up having a bad motor, didn't find that out 'til later.

Wrong front fenders, dented up hood, fixed quarter windows, cheesy pop top sunroof.

Arcata, California. This was my second VW. Sold the first to help fund college.

edragndean · **Joined:** Sat Apr 21, 2012 9:15 pm **Posts:** 208

Daily driver through college.

I was thin !!! :thumbs:

Rockin' a fanny pack... at least I had gotten away from the hippy tail...

Got a better hood. Sacramento Bug-In circa 92.

edragndean · **Joined:** Sat Apr 21, 2012 9:15 pm **Posts:** 208

Got tired of using the bug as a daily commuter around 1995, and put it in the garage. Tinkered with it, collected parts, etc until I could afford paint job 2002.

New fenders, hood, removed the pop-up sunroof and found lots of bondo and rust, so I installed a Streetbeat fiberglass ragtop.

edragndean · **Joined:** Sat Apr 21, 2012 9:15 pm **Posts:** 208

Was going for the 80s look. Even in early 90s, it was hard to find genuine Rossi headlights and Italian Vitaloni Baby Turbo mirrors.

edragndean · **Joined:** Sat Apr 21, 2012 9:15 pm **Posts:** 208

Shaved turn signals. "Cat Eye" signals cut into the bumper blade.

Rossi Headlight buckets.

Vitaloni Baby Turbo mirrors, color matched. Billet running boards.

edragndean · **Joined:** Sat Apr 21, 2012 9:15 pm **Posts:** 208

Initially the car wasn't lowered, after about 2 years, I had Franklin's VW Werks give it the treatment.

4 inch narrowed, dropped spindles, disc brakes.

edragndean · **Joined:** Sat Apr 21, 2012 9:15 pm **Posts:** 208

edragndean · **Joined:** Sat Apr 21, 2012 9:15 pm **Posts:** 208

Dynamat throughout the interior, 460 watt dual amplifiers (installed on rear of rear seat), 8 inch sub, 2 6x9s, and 2 6" kick pods.

edragndean · **Joined:** Sat Apr 21, 2012 9:15 pm **Posts:** 208

Other details
* Sewfine front seats, headliner, door panels, and rear seat cover - black and grey two tone tweed.
* Japanese BRMs -- first run reproductions, better quality than current versions.
* Custom painted gauges
* Basic 1600 single port motor...
* Battery cutoff switch

-- traded straight across for a 1963 double cab... September 2010

Redjames · **Posted:** Thu Jan 08, 2015 5:39 pm

Nice!

65 Bug Traded for a Double Cab

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