What did WE FIND WRONG when a 1969 Volkswagen Beetle Chassis was disassembled? Relics? Issues? Lies

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[@andrewfrasquillo2271]

Good morning Pete, the fact that you not only show what is incorrect but what is supposed to be the (thread and pitch) is great! Remember it is not the cars fault that someone did not take very good care of it. Awesome video great teamwork.

[@gamadmike3197]

I need to come dumpster diving at your place. Wow good eye. So if you three had my Allison I just found sitting in vines for 40 years With fla sand all over, sun light thru the tube , maybe I could get it by tomorrow. Plus I wound never put the wrong bolt in. Ct your a good man but these guys are Elvis, Wow is all I can say. Thanks you tube for the recommend

[@charliemessenger6537]

Dig the real time filming. Less than an hour and its stripped and the pans are out. Oh, it's called a flare nut wrench. Hehe. Thanks as always, Pete.

[@edwardjager]

I prefer this format over the shorter videos. Being a novice seeing a visual aid to what i have read about working on this frames and the beetles overall the visual aid with burst of explanation was really helpful and showed me ways of teardown and a process for ideas i haven't tried or thought of. Thank you for making this.

[@AirkewldVWs]

Thanks for the feedback Edward!

[@antaklugom7389]

Since I dont have any IRS Pan, I really like to watch this Video. But I already have All the SA to IRS Conversion parts including the Jigs I made by using an IRS Pan for the ' Mold . Very few IRS Beetle imported to my Country. Even the 1974 also came with Swing Axles. I bought an IRS Rear HalfCut imported Beetle from Japan about 10 years ago. Now its rare to find such Imported Halfcut or even just part coming in to my Country.

[@mattwilliams3504]

Pete, The format is awesome. I say run with it! Thanks.

[@jbytuna]

Very interesting. I had a 56 and a 69 VW bug. Too bad I rolled the 56. I had put in a newer synchro 1st gear transmission, and got the nose cone for a VW bus to put it on the 56 bug. Love these cars. Just a step up from working on lawn mowers. Pure joy to work on.

[@AirkewldVWs]

Very nice mod John!

[@fromthebeginningofvankind28]

I thought the format is great. It was cool doing a "once over" on the pan to see what kind of history this pan has had. All the "wrongs" it has endured over the decades. Also, it is what alot of us out here come across when dragging a dub home to resurrect it! Good job my friend Pete! :)

[@fromthebeginningofvankind28]

Also I think that explaining what is wrong and what it should be is a great thing to do

[@duanefarts7278]

Cool video! This is going to be a big help on my 1969 Bug!!

[@georgevg3593]

Muchas Felicidades Joven Por Su Canal. Saludos Cordiales Desde Mazatlán, Sinaloa, México. ..

[@xtreemnitro]

as always great video. i can watch your videos all day lol!

[@jedschleisner8960]

I wanted to see how you removed the rear drums while not on the car. Cool video! Thanks Pete!

[@olddirtybaston]

Very informative and educational thanks

[@artstirneman3358]

Like the video, Pete. You guys just showed again, many hands make light work. Here I thought that you guys were going to find all kinds of trash and treasure, but it looks like you got to work on a pretty decent one. Thanks again for the info and entertainment!

[@AirkewldVWs]

Thanks Art!

[@johnfisher7716]

My 70 has those supports on the rear of the pan as well...surely adds significantly more support. GREAT Vid by the way...

[@dragndly]

Impressive work guys!

[@eduardorodriguez3262]

Nice wheels what size Great vid again by Los Pros👍

[@gamadmike3197]

Thank you God, I'm 59 and want to learn , Hope I live a long vw life.

[@tracygrant7226]

Good work

[@dunebuggy1286]

Been there done that.

[@dunebuggy1286]

When I did mine, I sandblasted mine. When I tipped it up to let the sand fall out a coal chissel fell out of the chassis fork. Why it was in there I'll never know.

[@jamesmullendore1134]

Great stuff

[@geoffreygreenman699]

Rad video, Pete.. My daughter's 72 tunnel had basically the same thing where somebody cut into it with an air chisel or something on the driver's side just in front of the shifter.. I'm still afraid to cut it out square and look in there.. I know your inspection plates are generally located up by the witch's hat on the passenger's side, so I'm curious as to how you fixed that up.. Looking forward to the follow up video..

[@AirkewldVWs]

It wasn't as bad underneath, actually a decent repair. However the air chisel, WoW, any other tool would have been better.

[@SouthWestCafeRacers]

Trust me. This looks the picture of perfection compared to my 63 chassis?? Hahaha. Curently stripping mine to shorten for 356. Most is beyond repair, so really just keeping the centre beam and then ordering new everything. :( My loss.......your gain!!

[@AirkewldVWs]

Ain't that the truth. How I would love to be the fly on the beer when these guys decide to chop stuff up.

[@MF-rn5os]

That was a long video and very informative

[@AirkewldVWs]

It was not the funnest video to make. Borderline hate. Not my jam.

[@Pinzpilot101]

Guys.....all of that Bending?? I'm really surprised that you didn't fab up some kind of body trestle that would bring all that work up to waist height??....I refurbed a Landrover Chassis and I started off with it on 'jack stands'. and after the first few hours on my knees and bending... I thought...NO! there has to be a better way....I simply made up a couple of trestles from old wood I had around, lifted each end onto the trestle and from there on I was working at just above waist height.....think about it...your back will thank you when you are in your 50's 60's.

[@AirkewldVWs]

Chassis builds are less than 1% of what we do so investing in something like that is a mute point. We are tough. But I agree, if we were doing this for a living day in and day out, we would have something higher and less stress on our backs.

[@jeffinillinois]

Thats 100% mint condition in Michigan and Illinois!

[@AirkewldVWs]

Oh WoW!

[@b-lopez394]

Just wondering why, you guys did not pressure washed the chassis before you guys brought it in a nice clean shop. It could have save some time removing parts by not digging the caked up dirt.

[@AirkewldVWs]

Don’t own one my friend

[@brianwillerton8659]

Didn't all the Beetles in '69 change over to the IRS suspension? I would've thought that innovation was a natural stock change. I don't know squat. I have the IRS rear end on my assembled three wheeled Motorcycle. Because of my low center of gravity, I can drift on it...

[@AirkewldVWs]

Thanks for the comment Brian. All Beetle in the states had IRS after 69, you are correct. The had some Auto-Sticks in 68 that had it first, but who has an Auto Stick...

[@andrigtmiller]

I've never seen a Beetle with the front brake line bracket being straight up and down. They are always slanted. Have you ever seen one that was straight?

[@AirkewldVWs]

We have, not common, but we have. More miles, more stories. Less miles, more Original looking parts.

[@chrisbenn8691]

'69s were not manual. Someone has swapped a clutch tube into a semi auto, hence the bush mechanics on the tunnel. I have a '69 too. Will check those braces on mine.

[@AirkewldVWs]

Appreciate the comment Chris. 1969 were made in both manual and stick.

[@chrisbenn8691]

@@AirkewldVWs True, but manuals were swing axles. Semi auto had the irs. All good 👍.

[@AirkewldVWs]

@@chrisbenn8691 and Auto sticks came out in 68

[@FixinBugsNStuff]

Yea CT you got called out. 😅

[@paulhaggard8237]

Does Airkewld need to remove the body to bag my bug front and rear?

[@AirkewldVWs]

It makes it easier but it can be done with the body on

[@johnpowers1343]

That's not the bowden tube. The one that had a bend is the bowden tube.

[@AirkewldVWs]

They are both referenced in the industry as bowden tubes.

[@lost_in_gravy]

Actually, the condition of the pan halves doesn’t really make a swap inevitable. I would always try to keep as much of the original metal as possible, especially considering the, (not so) „skilled“ welding you guys showed in the resto of the 62 pan. Just because it looks welded, doesn’t mean it is. You can’t top the factory spot welds with a Mag welder. They used spot welding for a reason, and that reason was not only money. Bunch of hacks.

[@AirkewldVWs]

Damn. You took the time to watch the films, wrote a paragraph for a comment, then you dis us? The trifecta in modern society! We will take it! 😘

[@lost_in_gravy]

@@AirkewldVWs If you prefer to regard my criticism as a diss - so be it. I’d like it to be seen as an encouragement to become even better. You make awesome parts and chassis, and you know it. Why not go the extra step to deliver untouchably great workmanship? You’d reach god-like status in no time.

[@AirkewldVWs]

@@lost_in_gravy "Bunch of Hacks" is encouragement? Brings me back to the days of my dad beating the crap out of me for a blade of grass in the flower beds.... Appreciate the reply either way. I would prefer to stay away from god-like status, we are perfectly happy in our lane that we are in. We are always improving, daily, but thinking were hacks, man, that's a tough one. Then again, there will always be someone better in every line of work.

[@Mr69volks]

Was this a running and driving car ? Did film taking body off?

[@AirkewldVWs]

The chassis was delivered as is

[@vernonsmith7247]

I'm confused

[@AirkewldVWs]

Aren't we all Vernon?

[@larrysloan9296]

Boring

[@AirkewldVWs]

We appreciate your viewership Larry!