hi guys~
wow....till now only i notice there's such thread in LYN!!!
i'm a beetle owner too~

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Added on May 11, 2008, 11:00 pmanyone here happened to be in MMU cyber?
i'm organizing a Beetle gatherings,from 2 different forums of beetle i joined,
ofcaz it's a self made gatherings,no bizness or anything involved,just want to make all of us know each other more,and,for u guys here,let u know that u are not alone...
there's plenty of beetle drivers out there...
who's interested?
it's planned on june 6th,as the next day is Yang Di-pertuan Agung's DOB.
so everyone should be free right?
venue is Old Town Cyberjaya,yet to be confirm,need to ask for ample parking space from the manager,so that we can take good shots.
but that's the best place i can get in mind.

anyone interested?u only come n pay for ur own drinks n food,ofcaz la,i'm only a student...
if can sms me also i would like to have u guy's number!!
thank you~!
0162181739,0129117978 whichever convenient

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Added on May 11, 2008, 11:02 pmanyone interested to view more pics of my cars,and more beetles owner i've personally met,please view
http://ww3.yuwie.com/blog/?id=612824&y=2008&m=5
http://ww3.yuwie.com/blog/?id=612824&y=2008&m=4

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Added on May 11, 2008, 11:12 pm2300 for a 1.2cc engine?bro,i'm afraid u got conned....
1.2cc nowadays ppl like disposing them,2300 u might even get an1.6cc engine but needed for overhaul..
i changed my engine to 1.6 when i bought it so i dono the price alone,but my fren changed to 1.6cc WITH gearbox and alternator (basically whole half cut) only costs him 4.5k~ oh ya,with installation.
sori bro~

anyway if u're looking for a local vw forum?i know,please pm me..not sure if can advertise here,and do let me know if u prefer chinese interface or english,or both.

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Added on May 11, 2008, 11:18 pmmy guesses is not the alternator..
is the car ok now?
hard to start up may be a few things,most frequently is a cold engine,well if u say it's hard to start back after u drove for a drink,then it's less likely to be the cold engine,
therefore,my guesses are the tuning,the mixture tuning,and the idle speed tuning.
idle speed tuning i can do for u,the mixture tuning,better get to a proper shop.
anyway if this two still doesn't help,try check the starter/ignition,look if yours is an old Bosch starter.some say that the old Bosch starter gives these problems.
if that's not the problem,might need to check with ur manual and see if ur distributor fits with the engine.
anyway it's really less likely to be alternator as it's only for charging the battery.
even if u have a dead alternator,but full charged battery,u could start off ur engine smoothly...that's wat my bug was dealt with not long ago...
if that's the case,it'll drain your battery as it's discharging it instead of charging.

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Added on May 11, 2008, 11:20 pmmay i know the details especially the name or location of the shop?
thanks.

This post has been edited by askar_lcy: May 11 2008, 11:20 PM

hey,sorry that i logged in late...
so how was the event?
did it went on?
caz i din hear anything from my klang friends..
anyway,do post up ur beetle's pic!!
i would love to see it..
and u wana sell it?Pm me the details yeah,i might be interested or my friend would.
rear bumper,well...i know a guy is selling a NEW bumper,front n back for rm250,but mind u that's the soft one,not like the original one very hard.
anyway that guy claims that soft is better,caz if it met with accident,the soft bumper would deflect the forces to else where and yes ofcaz the bumper will bengkok,but then it wont hurt the body.
ours it's tough,but if meet with serious accident,the bumper has little damage,but the car body is worse.

hey,Bug-o-rama this year will be on around August,and yea it's at summit~!
maybe we can meet up!
please give me ur phone number(pm) and June 6th there will be a gathering organized by me.would like to see u all coming.
should be alot of bugs coming too~!

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Added on May 22, 2008, 6:41 pmupdates~
PD Trip of 15 Volkswagen Beetles and 1 Volkswagen Bus!!!






Me and my CAR~


for more photos please go to~
http://ww3.yuwie.com/blog/entry.asp?id=612824&eid=380492

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Added on May 28, 2008, 2:01 amnext event would be cyberjaya gathering~!!!
JUNE 6TH,
CYBERJAYA OLDTOWN
8:30PM

CONTACT :
CY 0129117978

This post has been edited by askar_lcy: May 28 2008, 02:01 AM

u said 1 year old?u must be mentioning the new beetle...

beautle...do u wana join us in our gathering??
some of the bugs in the bug'o'rama also might be coming.

it's this friday night 8:30pm at cyberjaya old town..
give me a call or sms me if u wan.
0129117978/0162181739 whichever convenient.

june 6th cyberjaya gathering...
21bug n 3 kombi attend...total more than 30 person came.
i'm happy that the gathering i made have such turn out.
thanks.

my Bumblebee

Herbie

bug o rama winner

sky blue Van

Ragtop ‘64


This post has been edited by askar_lcy: Jun 13 2008, 07:47 PM

yay...since someone replied..i can upload more pics...caz before this was prohibited...can't post too much photo together....

June 6th Cyberjaya gathering..
i posted about the gathering here about months...
too bad u came here too late..
it'll be great if u and your friends came too!!!
where n whn was ur gathering with friends?
my previous thread,u can see a white shirt guy giving speech..
that was me giving welcome speech

This post has been edited by askar_lcy: Jun 16 2008, 12:22 AM

raptor clans...r u a bug owner too??
welcome to the club!

Zipee...where are u located?
isit a chinese wedding or malay or indian or any race wedding? just ask..not racial yah.

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Added on June 18, 2008, 12:24 amgood good...get more friends in here and make this thread heat up...
for sure we can meet after your bug is ready!
June 22nd is world wide bug day...
anyone who have bug please drive it out~!!


This post has been edited by askar_lcy: Jun 18 2008, 12:24 AM

in d workshop??
u rebuilding it?

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Added on June 19, 2008, 12:26 pmhey guys..i'm looking for superbeetle...
anyone selling or come across it please let me know...
else...anyone selling beetle with big round tail light (post 72) cheaper than 8k also please let me know..
buying for project.

This post has been edited by askar_lcy: Jun 19 2008, 12:26 PM

bro shariff...
u saw my posts wat..
yours is a big tail light n post 72 wat...
y dun u pm me???

ipoh bugfest:
12th&13th July dataran Ipoh

we from kl are heading north on 12th July Saturday morning at 6.45am
Gathering point is Tol/ R&R Sungai Buloh by 6.30am

anyone interested to join our convoy please call :
me : 0129117978

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Added on July 14, 2008, 8:33 amlooks like people in low yat don't have any interest on these cars at all??!!
sigh...

This post has been edited by askar_lcy: Jul 14 2008, 08:33 AM

QUOTE(GameMonster @ Jul 16 2008, 08:20 PM)
dunno johor's bugfest still got or not?
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i heard that johor's chair person for the bug organization had passed away.so there's no person who are willing to take up the responsible (which the main concern is no $$$ )

QUOTE(maxking85 @ Aug 9 2008, 11:31 AM)
Hello there,i juz saw this forum...my fren guide me to here since i got a red VW bettles year 1965.but now it juz "sleep" at my johor home since my dad passed away..now i try to continue my dad's dream and try to make it "wake up" and make it a "legend"again.....
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hi,glad to see that another person want's to make beetle alive.
well,i can tell u that there's no where beetles cant reach.it's the common vehicle used in WW2 and it travels over the globe.there're Danish who traveled from Denmark to Beijing for olympics if i did not mistaken,thais drove to hanoi,m'sian drove to thai etc etc...okay well maybe u can say their bugs are very good condition,but as far as i'm concerned,my bug went to ipoh once,kuantan(my hometown) twice,seremban once,port dickson once and klang every weekend almost..i'm in cyberjaya MMU. my bug condition is very bad as i did not spend money on performance YET.what i'm trying to say is,have faith in your bug.i have friends from batu pahat and JB who traveled to kl for bug-o-rama last month.
btw,if u want to have recomended vw workshop,i can ask my fren to source out for u in JB.there're 3 or so i heard.


QUOTE(neomab @ Aug 28 2008, 10:56 PM)
Hi guys! I love VW beetles. The classic ones la. Not the new ones. eww. I dont have one though. You see, I'm 18 and i just got my license last year. I wanted to get one but my parents object la. they say the price of maintaining it will be hell. Haiz.... Any advice?
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why not?i have a friend who's only 16 and he has a VW already despite of having license yet.he's already learning how to fix small small stuff on it.tell u what,if you really love this car that much,get books about it and study it.alternatively if you're in KL u can let me know i photostate for u,but u pay la.i bought the book for RM99,and i also photostated a book from my fren which costs me RM25.i made a mistake for not studying first before buying and i get alot of regrets after buying despite of still having fun driving the VW.u must learn alot so that u don't get cheated and u're better when bargain in price.
as for maintenance.so far i had spent about less than 1k for maintain.i service the car my self and fixed the problems more than three times when it went dead on the road.i can tell u it's relatively easy to solve VW problems IF you're diligent enough to study the book.cheers.



QUOTE(moo moo @ Sep 12 2008, 12:21 AM)
hi there everyone! i'm new here. recently me and my sis have bought over my grandpa's 1973 beetle (cos he's selling it but me and sis has got some sentimental values with the bug).. so we decided to restore it and make it shine again.
to tell u the truth, i know nuts about the beetle so any kind soul here can guide me through the restoration works? i need to know if there's any reputable workshops in MLK or KL that i can go to. prefer MLK cos the beetle is stationed there.
my sis wanted to convert it to an auto.. dunno whether izzit possible or not.
things that we plan to do: replace rusty+broken parts, upgrade air conditioner (dunno feasible or not), change all necessary parts

thx for reading btw
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hi moo...very happy to see another (two) person interested in keeping VW alive.
and very happy too because you (two) are the few girl i know who love n own vw (one more is here too who replied u earlier on.) well,i have a fren in seremban who drive VW and he's a very friendly guy.he could teach u alot too.but first of all is your car stalled or still movable?
when i bought this car i also know nothing about this car.i still remember that i made myself looked stupid when i ask one of the seller i visit "how about the water?will it boil quickly?" the seller laughed at me and say "bro this is an Aircooled!"
then i joined alot of VW fanatics in a few forums and i did some read ups on the net and now i know abit to keep my volks alive.i've not been to MLK's any VW gathering but during july or june there was a bug fest there so i'm thinking it ain't hard to find a good shop there especially there're alot of old shops around.also,u are lucky to stay in MLK becaz there's the VW spareparts shop and it's the supplier for MOST parts to the KL shops in JLN Ipoh.
actually i'm planning a visit to that shop sometime before raya.so if u don't mind u could leave me your contact and let me (and my fren who're a VW fan too) to take a look at your vw.

prices,hard to tell before we actually see your car.

air cond.for 1.2cc...neh neh...not enough power unless u don't mind crusing low speed.but then IF your tuning and some modification is right,1.2cc COULD be more powerful than 1.3cc.yes,don't doubt wat i say. tongue.gif
1.6cc,go ahead caz mine with a/c and felt no different after switching it on.BUT STILL have to mind your tuning. smile.gif

auto shifts,well,DO IT IF YOU HAVE FULL SETS OF PARTS KEPT IN YOUR GARAGE ALREADY.
no joke,it's worth every cent to do it if u have the whole complete sets.but IF YOU DON'T,dont ever think about it as it could cost more than a running bug u could get on street.but anyway the auto shifts isn't like the modern auto cars.
well,the originals ones had 4geears,N,R,1,2.N is when u kept the car stalled,R ofcaz reverse,1 is for pickup and once u reached 50KMH u have to switch to 2.well,the only different is that u have 2forward gears and no clutch pedal.
VW auto shifts uses a sensor which sense the engine giving much torque to the gear then only it enables the gear even when u already leave it on 1.so it means,a very "slow" reaction on pick up.
it means when u stopped at traffic,by the time it gets green light,u put your gears on 1 and stepped on accel pedal,it had to wait for 2 or more seconds before the gears actually get intact and move forwards.
so when you're driving and VW original Auto ,please step on gas before it turns green...hahahhahaa brows.gif

well due all respects i really hope that VW can be alive among us teenagers and to let you all learn more about VW why don't u all join these forum?
english and alot to learn/buy : www.volksriders.org (aka mostlymyvw.com)
chinese vw with china and hk pros : http://carivw.forumz.cc


bought an engine with my friend to be a project.
we decided to open it up and do an overhaul on it...

it's the first time for us.but everything must have a breakthrough...so we used a half day to drop the engine from the car...and taking it out gave us a hard time..(man it ain't light!!)



so the dismantling starts...everything is so easy to take out..hahahaha..


(if you don't know,this is the fan housing plus air filter plus intake manifold.)

rocker arm taken off

cylinder head taken off

and cylinder itself being taken off...

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Added on October 4, 2008, 9:59 amhey guys....if u all want to know more about the progress...please bump...
well....caz i can't post anything more the [IMG] limit already over...


This post has been edited by askar_lcy: Oct 4 2008, 09:59 AM

the pistons after being sand..blocks being modified a lil.

valve grinding before and after...

special tools for valve spring locking

valve adjustment

this is how the engine looks like now.

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Added on October 9, 2008, 10:35 pmGuy's,there's a meaningful things would like you all to take part in..

quoted from other places:
"a drive from KL to Malacca, each car pays RM 30 and all funds collected are given to MAKNA in their research and support of cancer patients and their families. All cars welcome , new or old, am trying to get a few sponsors to help ease the petrol costs and maybe a goodie bag. pls support or help in anyway you can, pls call me or e mail me for more details...thank you..
Mr.Robby - 012 377 6776

6th Dec Putrajaya to Malacca 9:15 am....till 5.15 pm.

if you cant make it for this event but would still like to donate, pls
Address your donation to:
MAKNA (Majlis Kanser Nasional)


BG 03A & 05 Ground Floor,
Megan Ambassy.
225, Jalan Ampang,
50450 Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia
Tel:+603-2162 9178 Fax:+603-2162 9203
Payable to MAKNA

thanks, minimum RM 30 or more if you wish, if you would like the Goodie bag, if any pls contact me with your receipt from MAKNA


Thanks "

this was written in our beetle forum,initially a group of beetle would be joining this event,so it'll be a great chance for u guys who owned beetle to convoy together.
cheers.

This post has been edited by askar_lcy: Oct 9 2008, 10:35 PM

fentul...u're slow half step...
i've just sold 5rim and 4hub cap today...

will help u find,please let me know your location and phone number.
thanks.

oi soyabean...post your precious beetle pic here..hahahha..
long time no chat already,how are u?
(or do u even rmbr me? )

lol..
just for fun just for fun...
yesterday had just started the engine...
but the dynamo already dead...sigh...can't charge the battery..
but the engine's sound was really nice~!
prod of the results.
MAKNA drive u going?come la haven had the chance to come out yum cha also.

oi rkjsoo...drive safely....

yeah me and erique26 overhaul ourself.
we used alot of plastic cups to store those bolts and nuts then label them up we took out from which place.yet we still lost a few screws...but no sweat,just go and buy them.anyway they're all old and rusted,actually if really wana make performance better buy new one.

oh btw,i've done alot of mistake here...
first of all,should've took video when open the engine,then when put it up,follow the sequence how we dismantled the engine.
and 2nd mistake is those aluminium tins,we tot they were annoying and useless,so we did not put them back in...
end up i read on books they're essential for air flow even just a tiny lil piece.so rmbr never throw anything from your engine...these german build them for a reason....lol...
u wana overhaul your engine?
come let's do it together...i'm feeling fun for it~
well anyway my original 1.6cc engine now's on the floor...
but might not be touching it so soon until i go malacca lai kam wah and/or thailand bangkok to get some performance part for it.
i think i want to make it a performance engine.
(maybe a 2.0cc? hehehehe)
if u happen to know any piston suit for 2.0bore,please let me know ok?
oh btw,ur dad sells car rite?
any lubang to get anymore engine?

thanks kaiyikjr...
but i guess most of us already know that place
anyway mlc lai kam wah supplies alot of stuff to them.if u have chance go mlc and check them up.
oh btw are u new here?
maybe u could post some photos...
and there's a useful vw forum...
volksriders.org
check it out

yo yo u two...
the shop name is LAI KAM WAH lo.....
i mentioned few times liao..
lol...
yeap i'm from mmu cyberjaya...how u know?we met before??
anyway soyabean...errrrrrr....u're not the one studied in KTAR or UTAR last time?maybe not ur dad your family do something related to cars??
oh no i think i really easy to forget things already...
Fentul,where your car located?
if KL there's a few place which can do quite good resto work,but then,depend on how u want it done and most importantly... $$$$
mlc i not sure but seremban i have friend there i can ask for u.

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Added on October 10, 2008, 3:14 pmoh and yeah saturday half day,sunday close.the mlc spare parts shop.LAI KAM WAH.

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Added on October 10, 2008, 3:16 pmby saying parts,which parts exactly?
most of the thing we used back the old ones.
some thing we get from Volks Europa Pandamaran Klang,some we get from see soon.
now altho the engine is up,but i'm going to mlc lai kam wah after my final exam.
and year end might go to thai....to get alot alot other parts.

This post has been edited by askar_lcy: Oct 10 2008, 03:16 PM

walao..
i where got angry...
ooo your fren has golf?!!!wow...intro him to me..i wana test drive...
ok ok when i go to mlc i'll find u...
and see your dad's car as well..
bukit beruang?