'68 fenders on a '71 superbeetle?

[tazbo28]

muahahaha it can be done!! well on a later-model super that is....check out this members ride!!!! even the hood is pre-67. just takes a good welder.

[oasis]

Well, I am not going to repeat what I already said. But there is still plenty of work to be done.

The front track of a 1967, 1971 and 1975 standard Beetles are 51.4, 51.6 and 51.5 inches, respectively. The front track of a 1971 and 1975 Super Beetles are 54.1 and 54.9 inches, respectively.

If fiddling around with the welding so the parts fit together is the definition of a "good welder," then so be it. That picture already looks unnatural even to a technoklutz like me. Even welded such that it would be strong enough not to fall apart, I don't see any advantage to it apart from the How-Bout-That Factor.

[The Pirate]

Wow factor or not the idea behind mods like this is to combine features of year models that the owner likes. I own a 74 Super that I plan to put 65 style fenders on the front. Why because I like the countersunk headlights behind the glass. Will I use fiberglass pre-made fenders for this? Probably not as I prefer metal. Will it take a lot of time and work to do this? You bet but it will be totally worth the time. To me.

Might as well ask why bother at all an just buy a new car.

[oasis]

Originally Posted by The Pirate

Wow factor or not the idea behind mods like this is to combine features of year models that the owner likes.

No kidding.

Originally Posted by The Pirate

Might as well ask why bother at all an just buy a new car.

I didn't ask anything. It was your post that had all of the questions when you were interviewing yourself.

If you're going to be offended by me, make sure it was something I said rather than your defense mechanism kicking into gear. The answers I gave were honest and accurate. I was trying to be helpful. After that, you can put up a 40-foot mast and sail your car down the interstate if that's what you want to do.

[The Pirate]

Naw tried that. Not enough room to tack back and forth with the wind. Plus with a 40 footer you have the terrifing possibilty of just blowing right over.

[oasis]

Good one.

[ricola]

Originally Posted by tazbo28

muahahaha it can be done!! well on a later-model super that is....check out this members ride!!!! even the hood is pre-67. just takes a good welder.

Which member's ride is this? I've always had a yearning to build a standard early body style with chopped super roof and curved screen...
Rich

[oasis]

Originally Posted by ricola

I've always had a yearning to build a standard early body style with chopped super roof and curved screen...

I don't know the exact details as I am at work away from my references but there was a curved-screen standard Beetle made for the South African market for a few years ... around 1976 or so. Oddly, I think it was called a Super Beetle or a Super Bug in that market even though it was not a Super in the 1302/1303-strutted sense.

It may be cheaper to locate one and have it imported. Best of all (I would think), it would be RHD.

I can find out more details if you like.

[tazbo28]

hey there guys,

havent had the funds to try out my fender idea yet. also i cant remember exactly which members ride that was. i was just looking through the memberrides section and happened to stumble upon it. but it does look pretty rigid to me. ive been welding for only about two years now, and i really dont see the difficulty being through the roof on this type of project. about the track of the car being an issue, i could hardly see why. these types of things have always been modified on custom cars. if you do everything right the first time then you wont have to bite your nails later. thats how i see it. i think that any change in the tracking might affect handling in the turns but if you know how to do a proper alignment and understand the concepts of caster, camber and toe-in/out then you shouldnt have any probs. and you can always expiriment with these things after the work has been done. i just believe that if a full-on fiberglass tube chassis car can be made to ride like a stock vw then this shouldnt be very hard.

after looking at my options i decided that i might try to first see if i can do all the work simply by grafting pieces of the standard fender onto the super fender that are different. this being the sloping part towards the bottom front. i think i might have to widen the standard front apron to fit.