Chas, Didn’t those early Beetle engines only have about half a dozen bolts in them?, making a total removal of said engine a piece of cake to remove from the body, thus making repairs very easy?.
Jim.
Lincoln .7
The aircooled engines have 4 bolts holding it to the gearbox, all you have to do is remove the wiring, throttle cable, fuel pipe, heater cables (not often fitted) a bit of tin around the engine, lower it on a trolly jack and thats it.
I have taken one out in about an hour.
World record is 1 minute and 4 seconds for an engine CHANGE in a Beetle.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gKF6dcKjLJo
The car I regret getting rid of was a ’64 VW Karmann Ghia T34, it was I think the 8th oldest remaining in the world and one of the first RHD ones made, had 38,000 mile on the clock when I got it.
This is it.
http://www.hallvw.clara.net/events/volksworld02/volksworld02.htm
http://www.mad4wheels.com/webpics/hires/00006621%20-%201964%20Volkswagen%20Karmann-Ghia%20coup%C3%A9%20%28%20Type34%20%29/1964_Volkswagen_Karmann-Ghia_coup%C3%A9_%28_Type34_%29_001_0805.jpg
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