1965 Beetle Build

Well I have decided to put my Z track car build on hold while I work on this mess: [URL=http://s1089.photobucket.com/user/MrValentine1383/media/Mobile%20Uploads/20141019_155537_zpsbhhgrdvw.jpg.html][/URL]

Hoping I can slap it together and flip it with enough profit to help build the track car.

Looks like there will be a couple hours of work involved with this build. Keep us posted.

I look at that and see 10-15k that needs to get spent. Plus about 1000 hours of my free time.

How much can you sell a bug for?

Granted I am talking a full restoration to pretty much new condition, but still, how do you make money on something that needs that much labour?

I have made decent coin assembling cars from that stage when the owner brings it to me and wants it assembled. I have never made money assembling one on spec.

In reply to NOHOME:

I see them like this on CL occasionally where they are pretty much complete and ready for paint and assembly(or already painted sometimes), then the owner loses interest and sells is for $2000.

Not sure if this is the case here though, took me a minute to figure out the thing sticking out the front of the trailer is the pan...

There is no profit in that car except as parts. Oval window maybe but a 65 as a start I wish you luck.

Got it for 500$. Seller is a good friend and wanted it gone. Not doing anywhere near full resto. Pretty much just slap it together and get it gone.

How much do you expect to get for a slapped together midyear bug? Serious question, I don't mean to rag on you, just trying to see the logic. Has the market on the lower end of driver grade bugs gone up that much since I looked last?

Not expecting much. Last one that I remember being involved in that sold here went for 5k if I recall. That wasnt a resto either. We just got it running then sold it, didnt even hose it off. The trendy kids around here eat them up.

Ah, local market differences, carry on then.

I know a guy that is on his third "donor" beetle tryign to finish teh first one. Each one has been so rusted out that it has been difficult for him to finish his resto..

Good luck but I'd never put "beetle" and "flip for money" in the same sentence myself.

This beetle was kept in agarge so very minor rust. And yea market differences are nice when they work in your favor .

Got the beetle inside so I can work through the winter

Im off work next wednesday and Im hoping to get quite abit done then.

Quick update with no pictures: Got all surface rust taken care of and found no structural rust which is nice. Next step is rebuilding the engine. Anybody have tips on this step?

Don't just slap in some new bearings and rings with no machine work like my BIL did when he "rebuilt" his.

Ended up getting a new fully built case from a friend in my local Z club. Traded some carbs for it. Ordered a new set of cylinder jugs and pistons along with shocks and empi wheels. About ready to begin assembling this thing.

JacktheRiffer wrote: Ended up getting a new fully built case from a friend in my local Z club. Traded some carbs for it. Ordered a new set of cylinder jugs and pistons along with shocks and empi wheels. About ready to begin assembling this thing.

i find it so amazing that you can do that for the vw. For a porsche? ordering some jugs and matching pistons is 2 to 5k. alone...

They seem to be bringing more money these days. There are fewer and fewer nice examples than haven't rusted out or been turned to Baja's...

This one is so clean I still think im not seeing something. Only bad spot was about the size of a quarter.

This will give ypu and idea of the value of the '65 Beetle in various stages or repair and condition:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/search.php?submit=yes&keywords=1965&type=text&stype=all&username=&yearfrom=&yearto=&pricefrom=&priceto=&model[]=&section[]=1&wanted=show&zip=&zipdist=0&state[]=&usaregion=&country=&sort=date&sort_order=DESC&submitButton=Search

Around here in New England, the pre-1968 Beetles always bring good money and that one shows a TON of promise ! !

Be sure to take pictures as you go, a photo-log of the ressurection will go a long way when selling it. Buyers LOVE to see what went into the car that they're getting.

Best of luck ! A Beetle reconstruction is ALWAYS a lot of fun, they go back together easily and the parts (new and used) are everywhere.

We're doing a VW dune buggy and a '66 Walk-Through VW van right now, got a Ghia "roadster" coming in in the early Spring that needs the roof put back on.

TC

Since you have it all apart could you take a few measurements for me ?

CarKid1989 wrote: Since you have it all apart could you take a few measurements for me ?

what measurements are ya lookin fer Kev? I'll shoot you a message on FB

Cleaned up the front suspension this weekend. Thankfully it was in pretty good shape. Only one bad bearing which is way les than i was expecting. Ill have pics up when i get home.

More pictures!