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Posted by: Mark Henry Jun 20 2014, 06:16 AM

Some have asked for the details on my new bug so here she is...

and it does have 914 content;)


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Posted by: arkitect Jun 20 2014, 06:24 AM

Cool bug, I'd like a bug one of these days.

Dave

Posted by: Java2570 Jun 20 2014, 06:25 AM

Mark, that's a great looking Bug!

Posted by: Mark Henry Jun 20 2014, 06:54 AM

1967 I've had since the late 80's.
I budget restored her once and drove it all through the 90's. At it's glory then it was red and had a 2007cc Gene Berg kit engine. A real blast to drive
by the end of the 90's she was real ratty and I parked it in storage at the end of the 1999 season.

I kept meaning to get back at it, collected parts but could never get my ass in gear... probably due to the fact I had acquired my 914.

A few years back I painted it and did the chassis then stopped again. Also I had bought all the bits for a 2.6 Liter engine for my 914 then got bit with the /6 sickness.
So I had this expensive T4 engine hanging around.

Then I decided that I wanted a 5-speed.....I had all this stuff from my 914...etc.

Finally I had to say to myself "Mark...just get the fucking thing done... dumb ass!"

So here it is

Specs car

1967 standard beetle, Nason paint, new heater channels, NOS front fenders, new rear, NOS front apron
late IRS pan w/new floors
3" narrow on the front beam, adjusters and CB lowered spindles
NOS ATE front disc brakes, type 3 rear drums.
modified transmission tunnel and mounts
Every mechanical part is new, at least half of it is NOS
New interior, exterior rubber, trim, etc. (too much to list.)
EMPI GTV gauges (alone worth about $2K to a collector)
914 Fuch rims, Michelin 155/15 fronts 195/65-15 rear

Engine
Type 4 case, low mile VW replacement case
78mm welded crank, stock flywheel, balanced, ARP through bolts
102mm LN nickies, JE pistons
CB rods
RAT cam, LN ceramic lifters, manton PR's, 911 adjusters 1.7 rockers, custom spacers
914 heads with 44mm X 38mm valves, ARP head studs
Cooling system, Homemade, all metal DTM copy/ stock shroud hybrid, CSP pulley
SDS fuel injection and crankfire ignition, with 46mm modified motorcycle ITB's on type 4 manifolds, WMS O2 meter, Seimans Deca 55lb injectors
A1 header and muffler
full flow remote filter
Custom rear engine bar

Transmission
901-911 transmission with 914 gearing, freshly rebuilt at the Dr.Evil clinic that I hosted
911 shifter, modified pan mount, modified shift rod, new bushings


I'll add the missing details as I remember them and I'll add some more pic's later.

Posted by: Mark Henry Jun 20 2014, 07:24 AM

Thread on how I did the motorcycle TB's

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=210004&st=0&p=1862114&#entry1862114

Posted by: Chris H. Jun 20 2014, 08:43 AM

Niiice. '67 is an awesome year. Bet that thing is fast!

Posted by: jrrhdmust Jun 20 2014, 08:51 AM

Very Nice! I am just about finished (OK are they ever really finished?) with my 71 Super. I added a freeway flyer trans, since the reverse syncro went out. While the engine was out, I added dual EMPI carbs, 30mm oil pump, and higher capacity sump, added German Thermostat. I am not sure I would go with dual carbs again, but that is another story. I have one shift rod bushing to go, and she will be back on the road.

I still need to pull apart and completely rebuild the front end, and when I do that I want to lower it.

Posted by: walterolin Jun 20 2014, 08:53 AM

Nice work, Mark.

Once owned a red '67. It was my second one, first one was a black '59 convertible, wish I still had both of them.

Posted by: Mark Henry Jun 20 2014, 09:08 AM

QUOTE(Chris H. @ Jun 20 2014, 10:43 AM)

Posted by: Mark Henry Jun 20 2014, 09:32 AM

Build shots (not in any order)


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Posted by: jmill Jun 20 2014, 09:51 AM

Beautiful bug. I still miss my 62. Out of the 30+ cars I've owned, it's the only one I seriously regret selling. Sigh....




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Posted by: Chris H. Jun 20 2014, 01:50 PM

Convertible trunk lid...sweet. I had a few bugs way back when...had a '67 in Java Green. My favorite was a '64 sunroof. Wish I never sold that one... Also had a '72 super pretty close to Signal Orange.

Posted by: Mark Henry Jun 20 2014, 02:55 PM

QUOTE(Chris H. @ Jun 20 2014, 03:50 PM)

Posted by: Chris H. Jun 20 2014, 05:36 PM

REALLY!? Wow that looks very good. So did you just buy a '70-'71 sedan lid and graft the vents from it or did you cut those vents out of the existing lid? Either would have been tedious work!

Posted by: Mark Henry Jun 21 2014, 06:58 AM

Nah...it wasn't that bad of a job, most part just took me a day.
Yep, I took the vents out of a early 70's lid I had hanging around.

Posted by: Chris H. Jun 21 2014, 10:10 AM

Looks great...look at the inside of the lid....can't even tell. The placement is perfect.



Did you have to trim the rear valance to get the type 4 to fit?

Posted by: Mark Henry Jun 21 2014, 10:27 AM

Compared to the amount of work I put into the all metal DTM copy/Joe Cali/stock VW hybrid fan shroud, the decklid was a walk in the park.

Posted by: Chris H. Jun 21 2014, 11:58 AM

Oh you MADE that? Yeah that's a lot of work. Form AND function.

Posted by: Elliot Cannon Jun 21 2014, 12:03 PM

1967. The best year bug. Like everyone else, I wish I still had mine.

Posted by: rpg5553 Jun 21 2014, 12:52 PM

Mark, Great looking bug sure can see where you have put a lot of work into it.
I have a 57 oval which is a change from driving the teener. I get it out about every weekend for my senior coffee at McDonalds.
Keep them on the road

Ronnie G

Posted by: Mark Henry Jun 21 2014, 01:05 PM

QUOTE(Elliot Cannon @ Jun 21 2014, 02:03 PM)

1967. The best year bug. Like everyone else, I wish I still had mine.

Posted by: Mark Henry Feb 14 2016, 08:53 AM

A few members have asked about my 1967 VW Beetle since I posted the homemade DTM pic, so the easiest way to show you is to bump this thread.
My bug has 914 content all through it, Fuchs, heads and other engine parts, fuel pump, 914 gearing, shifter and other 914 parts I bet I'm forgetting about.
I have many pics on the build and a few other threads on certain parts of the build, so I'll try to link them here.

My home made TB set-up build is here http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=210004&st=0&p=1862114&#entry1862114
Paint job http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=85134&st=0&p=1045953&#entry1045953
Mash of different stuff but a good pic of my tranny http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?showtopic=206178&st=0

Also if you have a beetle or any aircooled VW post a pic, I like to see how many of us started our 914 obsession with the old bugs.

Posted by: 914forme Feb 14 2016, 09:30 AM

Not old bugs, I have been a Karmann junkie all my life. First car I purchased was a 73 Ghia. Borrowed tons of Porsche parts, it was a sleeper you could only tell if you looked from the back. 5.5" 914 rims.

I sold it, and hate the fact that I did It funded my current 914.

I now have dreams of finding one, and doing a Subaru conversion, 944 brakes, one of them fancy suspensions from the west coast, and well AWD. Thinking that will be my retirement car. My wife does not get it. :headband:

Like most cars in my life, I have not photo documentation, this 914 build has been the only one I actually have taken the time to document. I have restored and rebuilt many a car / truck / and van through my life. Never took a single photo of any of them.

Posted by: Mark Henry Feb 14 2016, 09:34 AM

QUOTE(914forme @ Feb 14 2016, 10:30 AM)

Not old bugs, I have been a Karmann junkie all my life. First car I purchased was a 73 Ghia. Borrowed tons of Porsche parts, it was a sleeper you could only tell if you looked from the back. 5.5" 914 rims.

I sold it, and hate the fact that I did It funded my current 914.

I now have dreams of finding one, and doing a Subaru conversion, 944 brakes, one of them fancy suspensions from the west coast, and well AWD. Thinking that will be my retirement car. My wife does not get it.

Posted by: mepstein Feb 14 2016, 09:36 AM

My wife grew up driving a Ghia so she gets my 914 thing. Luckily for me.

Posted by: Mark Henry Feb 14 2016, 10:25 AM

More engine parts


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Posted by: PotterPorsche Feb 14 2016, 11:03 AM

Nice 67 bug!! I still have 3 vws. That's how I was introduced to the 914. Friends in high school had 914 's and I had my ghia. I would help them with brakes all the time.

My twice a week 58 Karmann Ghia lowlight daily driver.

Posted by: r_towle Feb 14 2016, 11:49 AM

4 in the barn....and two 356's.

Started with beetles...didn't we all?

Posted by: Larmo63 Feb 14 2016, 05:34 PM

Ghias, bugs, busses, a squareback, 356s, check……I've had a bunch of them too.

My 914s are just an extension of all the cars in the past.

Posted by: wndsnd Feb 14 2016, 06:07 PM

Nice work Mark. Awfully nice bug.

Wish I was closer to get a ride