I’m currently putting a 71 super back together. These videos have been a life saver thanks so much! Especially the video on putting the door back together

@Sam_Mebane

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to be a help John!

Can't wait until the day I'm at this point with my 1971 SB. Seems so far away....

@MangaMan0917

3 жыл бұрын

Piece by piece brotha

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Do you guys have any sway with the manufacturers of these panels? I'd really like to see the internal panel made from some sort of vinyl that won't warp if they get wet. If a window seal gets bad and you have a heavy rain it destroys the masonite. It shouldn't cost any more with the price of wood based products now.

@Sam_Mebane

Жыл бұрын

We don't which is why we installed a plastic water barrier behind our panels (starting at about 2:35), just like VW did. In fact, most all auto manufacturers still put a water barrier in behind door panels to this today.

This helped me out lot! Ty

What mil sheeting was used as a water barrier?

@Sam_Mebane

Жыл бұрын

No idea, it was just plastic sheeting that we had at hand. 6 mil is usually the minimum recommended thickness for a vapor barrier.

What's the point of the spring behind the window crank? My 74 doesn't have one and it seems to work fine, yet I see them advertised when I look to buy new cranks.

@Sam_Mebane

2 жыл бұрын

We really wish we knew...VW put it there, so do we, but to this day we still haven't found a good reason for them!

@lunarpking

2 жыл бұрын

@@Sam_Mebane Fair enough, I figure I'll just keep ignoring their existence and call it a day.

Awww, you're going to sell the car when you're done? I kinda thought you'd take it to shows or something to advertise your company

@Sam_Mebane

3 жыл бұрын

The videos are the "advertisement", we need to fund the next build!

Looking good When you get done with a car you should raffle off tickets and donate the money to charity

@Sam_Mebane

3 жыл бұрын

Love the sentiment.

What's the asking price?

@Sam_Mebane

3 жыл бұрын

Bidding starts at $60K, LOL! The car isn't done yet so we haven't quite decided.

Sorry, wrong. Super beetle where first produced in model year 1973. So it´s a normal beetle

@Sam_Mebane

2 жыл бұрын

Sorry Borge, you were (not where) misinformed by someone. 1971 and 1972 Super Beetles have a "flat" windshield (which is actually slightly curved) just like the Standard Beetle. The 1973 Super Beetle was the first Super Beetle to come with the larger very curved windshield and a very different dashboard than the Standard Beetle. All Super Beetles have McPherson Strut front suspension which is the major difference between the Super and Standard. "The more you know!"