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by rays66vw
Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:10 am
Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
Topic: Engine number vs. VIN number
Replies: 8
Views: 8863

More photos as promised: http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y164/ChrisBrame/P1080217.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y164/ChrisBrame/P1080212.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y164/ChrisBrame/P1080222.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y164/ChrisBrame/P1080226.jpg http://i5.photobucket.com/a...
by rays66vw
Mon Nov 17, 2008 10:00 pm
Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
Topic: Engine number vs. VIN number
Replies: 8
Views: 8863

Update: Well, we charged the battery and it held the charge, and the engine started on the third crank so our mechanic, Jimmy, drove it around to his unit here and started in on the brakes. Master and drums are good; wheel cylinders and shoes are bad so we'll replace them. When I pulled out the batt...
by rays66vw
Wed Nov 12, 2008 6:16 pm
Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
Topic: Engine number vs. VIN number
Replies: 8
Views: 8863

Engine number vs. VIN number

OK, the '66 has been delivered; pictures coming soon! - First tech question: The VIN is 116 881XXX and the engine number is F0800XXX; in other words, the VIN is about 80k higher than the engine - is there still a chance that it's the original engine, or is the difference in numbers too great? I'm as...
by rays66vw
Mon Nov 10, 2008 9:28 pm
Forum: My 1966 VW Beetle
Topic: New member/Another '66 Beetle rescued
Replies: 5
Views: 8995

New member/Another '66 Beetle rescued

Hello, new guy here! My best friend/boss Ray just got a '66 VW 1300 in Bahama Blue: http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y164/ChrisBrame/rays66VW.jpg He got it for a bid of $1800 at the Los Angeles County public administrator estate auction last Saturday. According to the stack of old registrations we f...