We Bought an Old Sand Rail for $700. Will it Run?

Welcome to the Barn Brothers! Levi and I are working hard to grow all of our social media platforms and we would really appreciate all the support! This sand rail was a big step up from the normal small engines that was work on. We learned a lot and had a blast getting this VW 1600 scootin'. Love yall bye!

[@backyardbuggies939]

Nothing is more fun then a VW buggy

[@anthonymunoz6013]

Having cut my teeth on VW's, we had 4 and an engine out about every weekend. Calling all the issues out before you all figured them out was nostalgic. I could still probably reassemble from pure memory. When they are tuned and running well, I found them to be reliable and tanky. Easy to keep running. Even had on the fuel pump went out on with a 30 mile commute to school and back. Climbed hills with a full carb, coasted down hills with motor off, popped the clutch at the bottom and ran up the next hill till the carb ran out. Refilled, rinse and repeat until I got a new pump in. Fond memories.

[@spannersautoandcomputerser1649]

Same here 1989-1998 - air cooled years for me. Then water cooled thereafter

[@thebarnbrothers]

That is awesome!

[@AcmeAce]

3rd gear to compression start. It's not going to run because it's way out of time adjust distributor. back fireing is wrong timing

[@louskunt9798]

My man!🫡

[@percaholic3290]

Do you have any knowledge on 305s. I'm 18 just inherited a 1985 k5 Chevrolet blazer i got it running perfectly I'm curious on how to replace the entire distributor system

[@MikeAnderson-uj3oo]

I would pay 700 for this all day long. I love those 70s sand rails. I remember seeing these when i was a little kid. I always thought they were super cool.

[@thebarnbrothers]

We’ve always liked them too. Neat machines.

[@ChasRebel420]

Not mention. The tires, are worth, at least three times that.

[@MarkStebbins-xx7ee]

These guys here would learn a lot of they would watch Vice Grip Garage.

[@culturedredneckgarage3784]

Nice rail! I have that same frame - it's a late 70s / early 80s Chenowth short-back sand rail. They are super fun to play around on and fairly easy to work on once you get the hang of VWs. Great vid!

[@thebarnbrothers]

Thanks for the info

[@walkingthruyourdata-6019]

Chenowith comes to mind. Those buggies were the sh8T back in the day. rediculous amounts of money for them.

[@MarkStebbins-xx7ee]

Use a Emery Board to clean the Points.

[@tylerwhittaker4853]

They are the easiest motors to work on

[@thebarnbrothers]

Super easy

[@MikeAnderson-uj3oo]

Im pretty sure these VW engines are the next step from working on Briggs and Stratton engines. From there you progress to the small block chev.

[@nelashharinarain3394]

Great video. Looks like you guys are having lots of fun. Keep it up.

[@therarebreeds77therarebree7]

shit's cool. Dude looks like Lt. Dangle. Funny guys. cool projects

[@thebarnbrothers]

Thanks! Fun projects to work on.

[@winstonpratt604]

Loving the Truly At Home Content things ain't meant to come together so ez sometimes 😉🤙

[@thebarnbrothers]

Thanks mate! Just learning as we go.

[@darrellroeters4951]

Good buy

[@76vetten]

Fun video. That buggy was from my era. They were really fun. The latest and greatest cars are insane.

[@WorthlessNickores]

Cool cart!

[@thadmoose3316]

I remember sand rails actually most far as I member buggys were adjusted to stall if throttle couldn't be pushed some for safety.... like flipping it😅

[@thebarnbrothers]

Interesting!

[@jesterj1443]

This was so funny..! I love VW sand rails.

[@thebarnbrothers]

So do we!

[@micahhenry4998]

That clutch not gonna last long the way you letting out on it

[@thebarnbrothers]

It wouldn’t “grab” if I let it out any other way. Probably a worn clutch

[@heartsky]

I'm glad my first car was a 1967 VW bug, otherwise I might not have learned persistence or that German engineering was so wonky. I fell in love with the wonkiness and then got a '64 baja, a '68 transporter, and my last VW was a '81 diesel rabbit pickup. There's nostalgia watching this, but I'll never own another bug, don't want to deny any newer enthusiast the opportunity.

[@thebarnbrothers]

Love it

[@doobyboy21]

Great content and awesome people in this channal !

[@thebarnbrothers]

Thanks mate!

[@RyleyMoVaughn]

I live in Washington to! Looks like your timing was out 180 lol cool stuff

[@haywirerc]

Lol this is a great video!😂 it’s like new!

[@thebarnbrothers]

Brand new

[@AtomicFruitloop]

new favorite automotive channel

[@essexdavenorton]

Yes man you need to do a will it run 😊

[@davidcorder95]

Heck yeah they fun

[@cringram1003]

The comments are full of genius minds.

[@thebarnbrothers]

Genius minds and grumpy folks who forgot what it’s like to have fun

[@tristanburr2857]

Yoooo this was awesome. Wish we could have a 30 min video once a month or something with a new build, or I. This case upgrades! Would love it watch that.

[@thebarnbrothers]

We are planning on making more KZbin content! We also post on the other platforms as well.

[@stewcullom5259]

Kevin, when you go out today can you pick up some M&Ms? Thank you.

[@demplik3455]

omg, i love these buggies!

[@thebarnbrothers]

They are friggen sweet

[@Origingoods]

Legendary

[@cdoublejj]

$700!? thats called highway robery. EDIT: i'd be pissed about altering the deal, just say what you want in the first place.

[@johnshea5898]

Put a starter in from an automatic it directly bolts in don't have to worry about that bushing in the nose it's all self-contained. Just like a GM

[@moesauto]

Yall are hilarious

[@stevethompson5092]

New subsciber here!!!! You guys had rolling!!!??

[@alvaroalvarez1451]

What was wrong with the old starter motor? It was spinning already

[@kennethwade23]

Awesome job guys I feel your pain I'm working on getting a 55 vw 13.oocc back together

[@Ratpackapunch]

haha shes a doozy great sand rail

[@paddyfitz71]

Is this the first time to drive stick asking for a friend 😂😂😂😂. Keep up the entertainment guys keep scooten n booten

[@thebarnbrothers]

First car was a 1995 ford ranger manual. This clutch either has issues or it’s meant to catch at the high rpm 🤷🏻

[@sampettit1172]

Bug engines are the easiest mothers emoters ever to work on

[@kerryfilgasjr5757]

It’s probably got a 6v ring gear on the fly wheel which like higher rpm fir take off

[@thebarnbrothers]

That would explain why it wouldn’t catch at low rpm

[@Mary-xr4iq]

I'd like to have that sand rail

[@Volkswagen.123]

I have a nineteen eighty buggy too

[@jonlambshead5115]

Did You Know That These Motors Came Out First With A 6 Volt Starter, Which I Think It Should Have In It, The 12 Volt Starter You Are Using Would Have Too Much Strength . That's Probably Wouldn't Help With The Stripping Of The Flywheel Gears ( Teeth ) If It's A 6 Volt Alternator It Won't Keep Your Battery Charged

[@Swfmco.]

Now you bring it to the sand

[@micro4329]

Instead of starter fluid you could o just put a gas rag over the carb that way no risk of locking the motor up or possibly popping a piston. Piston

[@carl5536]

Starters ain't cheap..You said you had 400 dollars worth of stuff in that box, I believe it cause parts ain't cheap anymore..Those bug engines use to run kinda like 4ever..In the 70s you wouldn't believe the rail buggys people tried building with bubblegum welds and whatnot..Those were cool buggy frames like you have but the Billy Bob back yard builds, naaaahhh. Horrible and nowhere near bein safe and that's why we don't hardly ever see a bunch of em cruising around in the summer..Everybody had 1 until the goof troop got together and started building horrible buggys so they took em off the roads cause they were considered unsafe although the 1 yall have is built strong cause people could buy em already put together or some assembly required but they were safe and reliable..I use to put fat tires on the rear and 70s on the front and do mine up like a drag car and it'd pull the wheels bad coming outa the hole lol..The 70s was so cool and gobs of fun..I haven't seen any bug's like that for quite a bunch of years...At least 45 years or less cause 80s is when the poleece started taking em off the roads but not every state banned em, I'm really not sure about em taking the bug's off the roads cause people went through a faze in life and they were everywhere..People traveled state to state and everything. If you had a bug you most definitely had the females around cause they loved em lol..I'm miss that part most of all cause girls were fun and we had respect and everything for em..Those that didn't treat em right got their heads cracked lol..Stay young as long as you can and enjoy every inch of life cause it's gone in the blink of an eye..Good luck with the bug in the future..

[@jasondunnewold4946]

Love the disc golf basket. Y’all play or just a roadside pick up?

[@thebarnbrothers]

We play

[@charleswilliams8197]

I'm going to say that you need to adjust the valves just do it okay thanks Charles Williams later on jelly beans

[@myname663]

Why is there 2 of you? Im not even that drunk yet!

[@TheAirforce14]

Put an ls in it and call it a day

[@gearhead383]

All right no way in hell you gave $700 for that sandrail

[@thebarnbrothers]

Yes way

[@mikewilson7132]

ALL THE WORK YOU DID YOU COULD HAVE PUT THE OTHER ENGIN IN

[@Michael-qe8hq]

Is the flywheel on the spare engine good???

[@thebarnbrothers]

Didn’t come with a flywheel :(

[@richardbarros8176]

Ride the clutch much?

[@cooperc842]

3:47 😂

[@BSConservativeGOAT]

Those tires alone are worth 700

[@saludahead]

You went to the parts store, and got no points?

[@HaroldTerranceMerryman]

Tear it down reboot it all

[@vwclub3]

Put your hand over the carb wile it's running will suck all the junk threw and a new carb is $100-200

[@robbie2759]

Really enjoyed the vid got a sub from me

[@thebarnbrothers]

🫡

[@TalonCandelaria-xx3no]

bro has tabaco in his mouth while talking😂

[@Kroooza]

that starter couldve been fixed easily.

[@Baroque_Back_Mountain]

That moment, when you first turn the key, and nothing happens….and for a split second, you think 😳 …we just paid $700 to haul away someones trash 😳 Also….I’m not very good at Mathin’ but ….isn’t it now, the $1200.00 Sandrail? 😳 …..i mean its still a worthwhile project, but i just know that some of your audience has Mathed, Before. 🤷‍♂️

[@tonywilliamson5353]

Fuck me it’s a beetle engine. The easiest engine to get going . Would of had it going in an hour

[@sampettit1172]

That’s a 60s mod

[@AffectionateMountainVolc-xd9jg]

That's a first model 1600 duel port already in it!! Not a 1200

[@thebarnbrothers]

We figured that out eventually 😂

[@sampettit1172]

How the heck did you get one that cheap.

[@thebarnbrothers]

Fb marketplace skills

[@drunkchicken8636]

Bolt that motor down. It's not supposed to move.

[@thebarnbrothers]

The tranny strap was a wee bit lose

[@PoppyPuppySpitMorgan-vy6ul]

I think ​@@thebarnbrothersit's cool they made it run but yeah that motor should be bolted down

[@birleytyer2632]

Can see you've never driven a standard. Nice by though.

[@thebarnbrothers]

Clutch would stall out if we shifted normally. Had to rev it up that high to get it to engage, so it’s probably a clutch problem and a carb problem.

[@user-zz5jg5xq8v]

I'm only like 10 minds into the video and I've nerve worker on vw but it sounds too me like silent is out of time the way it is hitting the compression and back firing there the carb

[@thebarnbrothers]

We figured it out eventually 😂

[@michaelhartzell9758]

Its amazing how one age of people vs snother age are so far apart in their knowledge of vws. Im interested in how you get it to run, and how many mistakes youll make vs the lack of actual of mechanical skills a proving it. I guess ill start doing heart surgery and film it!

[@thebarnbrothers]

It was a fun project. We learned a lot and certainly made some mistakes along the way. Good luck with your heart surgery! 👍🏼

[@bubbasteamchannel120]

26:28 derrrr 🧠

[@HOWTOFIX-hj4mg]

I’m pretty sure it’s not a 12v it’s a 6v

[@thebarnbrothers]

12 v coil on it

[@Trenboloneenjoyer332]

bro thats gta 5 like buggy

[@georgemerritt2468]

Is too much Starting fluid. Hold The gas pedal. wide open and show fire.

[@williamtarwater8871]

Why are you going so slow? Rev it!!

[@GrumbleB]

What in the world are you goofballs on..... Lemme git sum...🤣😂😂😂

[@thebarnbrothers]

Just havin fun knackering on some engines that’s all.

[@GrumbleB]

@@thebarnbrothers You boys living the good life there... Never stop knackering with the fellas...💯👍 💯👍

[@naterally2176]

bet you found out they only drive straight at any real speed

[@pitbullgamer8116]

And no the air cooled VW engine has to be the easiest engine to work on

[@aarongrabowski3775]

I have to agree. Although the Chrysler “ tower of power “ was pretty damn simple.

[@gearhead383]

I'll trade you 3 4 wheelers a Yamaha warrior a mini bike and a go-kart for it

[@thebarnbrothers]

Appreciate the offer! But we are keeping it for now.

[@kevinellam6710]

L😮😅😊K"$ LIKE t MUCH !!! ... .. . ❤ It ... .. . LATER ! .🤠

[@dustyoz87]

U definitely don't know how to drive a clutch that's for damn sure

[@thebarnbrothers]

Haha

[@M.TTT.]

give im a break, ol chap

[@spookyfizz]

Oh now I get it.. These redacted boys are from WA, that explains it. If you were from OR, you'd be chooching up HWY 26 to Mt. Hood. Just Kidding, You can't drive sand rails on Mt. Hood.

[@tylerriddle9502]

You stole that for 700$

[@thebarnbrothers]

It’s one of those “too good of a deal to pass up on”

[@spianydaro1990]

Engine is not tight two

[@user-ps8pw6js3n]

Volume Das auto

[@user-ps8pw6js3n]

Volkswagen *

[@MrToddduet]

You are riding the clutch you are going to burn up your clutch doing that. Go learn how to drive a stick shift car.

[@chadscatharsis3287]

I pretty much hit subscribe to EVERYONE but the whole "scootin" thing and trying to make every interaction a punchline instead of just being yourselves I don't know just don't think I could sit through that for another video. Kinda sucks to cuz looks like ya got some cool projects. Good luck though!

[@thebarnbrothers]

Goodbye Chad we will miss you

[@JoAlpha-tu7ov]

What is in all of your mouth,under cheecks

[@brianscott9861]

Really guys, not interested

[@thebarnbrothers]

I appreciate you taking the time to let us know that. Make sure you like and follow so you don’t see us anymore 🫡

[@user-vr7jp8ol6q]

Dude!! I liked it. It's got me wanting to go do some SCOOOOOTIN'!

[@MichaelWilliams-vb6wr]

Thats all thats wrong with it needs to be held at about 5grand and snatch 3rd gear it should clean out

[@bluflame5381]

Idc if we agree on a price they ain about to go up especially 200 extra $ that guy just scammed you lmao

[@thebarnbrothers]

It was a shameful day 😂

[@poopjeans1135]

All I see is another wannabe offroad youtuber, making the already expensive parts market even worse.

[@thebarnbrothers]

Sorry mate! Just having fun working on projects.