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VW 1600 Resotration

  • Writer: Yousef AL Jamal
    Yousef AL Jamal
  • Dec 16, 2019
  • 2 min read



Volkswagen translates to "people's car" in German and is an automaker founded in 1937 at Wolfsburg. The car itself had its round shape and air-cooled, flat-four, rear-mounted engine. As time pass by the evolution of its models leveled up and became the largest automaker by worldwide sales in 2016 and 2017. Since then, I am a fan of this vehicle. Base on my information the spare parts nowadays are rare and hard to find. The alternative resolution is to refurbish the old dead models, recycling spare parts and machined build. With this alternative, we came up with a working vintage car and a conditioned engine. After a series of tests, it is about time to do the bodybuilding and detailing. Since we rarely get into some parts, recycling is very useful. There are old dead models that we can use to restore some parts and it works. It may take some time but it is fulfilling when you are halfway to the progress of the project. The team is working very hard on gathering details and pictures on how the vehicle looks like when it was first launched. Their goal is to at least alter the nearest form of the vehicle itself. There are challenges in the alteration process that made the team decide to stop. Fortunately, with the help of the Vintage Car enthusiasts, motivation and eagerness were there. From mirrors, tires, lights, bumpers, step boards, and other accessories were sent at a low cost. While the team is collecting the needed parts, the painting job team came in to associate the colors. Then we are ready for the big day to fully restore and detail the vehicle itself, the Beetle 1600. The Dual Port Volkswagen engine is the most dependable and economical replacement Volkswagen engine available today. With the introduction of the dual intake port cylinder head, improved carburetor, oiling, and cooling designs, there was a significant increase in performance and reliability over previous models. This version, with few changes, would power the Beetle through the end of its German production in 1979 and then in Mexico until as recently as 2003.


 
 
 

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