Greetings from Estonia

Teet · Post by **Teet** » Wed Mar 07, 2007 2:38 pm

Good evening (yes, evening...)!

I am glad I found your homepage. I must tell it has quite a lot of useful info - and forum consisting of (mostly) '66-beetle owners makes feel like I've won on lottery

My name is the same as my nickname - Teet. Me and my '66 beetle are located in Estonia (no, it's not "Elbonia"

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some pics about my beetle (to whom I got introduced last summer):
http://teet.luarvik.org/v/1_Limbazi/dscf3432.jpg.html
http://teet.luarvik.org/v/1_Limbazi/dscf3434.jpg.html

in the very same album there are pics from aircooled VW meeting that took place in August last year in Latvia.

some pics from the day my beetle was brought to my backyard can be found from there: http://www.beetle.ee/foorum/viewtopic.php?t=760
at that time it had "rested" for 6..7 years in some (fortunately well-ventilated) garage (some previous potential buyer had made some garage-photos: http://www.beetle.ee/foorum/viewtopic.php?t=257#1300). Engine was ok after replacing battery, oil and petrol; the brakes got new pads + wheel-cylinders: and on the road I was.

my beetle was born on 04/04/1966 and originally it was white. The plan is to give it back the original interior and exterior by summer 2008. Also the electric system needs to be converted back to 6V and the motor being probably fom early '70s (the cable near flywheel indicates it: http://teet.luarvik.org/v/volksutykid/dscf4176.jpg.html) I am hoping to replace also. I hope both US '66 and European '66 are similar enough for us being able to share knowledge about what detail is authentic and what is not - in my "rollback" I am intending to use German parts mostly, but unfortunately there are some pieces with what there seems to be "Brazilian option only". But ok, I will not bother you with such detail right in my first post

BR,
Teet

Post by **jmartini** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 3:44 am

Hello Teet and Welcome to the forum! It's great to have a member from Estonia!

Your beetle looks like it was very well taken care of nby the previous owner. I can tell from the pictures you took of the inside, that the floor up front looks very solid, and the exterior seems to be in very good shape.

I understand the desire to restore it to it's original interior and color scheme. My Beetle still had the original color but needed to be repainted but my interior had been done in a grey velour and a mohair headliner had been installed, so I had all of that replaced and I don't regret it at all.

Good luck with the engine rebuild and the return to the 6 volt system. Be prepared for the change in horsepower and the drop in voltage. You will notice a big difference at night when you turn your lights on - the 6 volt systems just don't light up the road the way the 12 volt systems do but I still love my 6 volt set up anyway. There are quite a few people on this site that can help answer your questions I'm sure.

Once again Welcome and Great to have you as a Member!

Regards,
John