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BugNerd Samba Member
Joined: April 25, 2016 Posts: 42 Location: Yorba Linda, CA
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Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 12:45 pm Post subject: What bracket/shield/guard thing is this? |
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I had a pair of these mounted to the rear bumper brackets inside the fenders. They look like some kind of gravel guard or heat shield, but I don't see them protecting anything. I've search the net far and wide, but I can't find anything that looks like it, and not knowing its name or purpose makes any additional search a challenge. Any insight you can provide would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Tucker
_________________ Tucker
1969 Beetle, 1776cc, manual conversion (done by PO), Bosch 034 SVDA, 34Pict-3, 2.5" drop spindles w/disc brakes, DIY 4” narrowed beam w/Airkewld adjusters, 205/65R15 out back and 175/55R15 up front on EMPI GT-8s.
1974 Kombi Safare Custom Camper NUGGET that needs everything
My YouTube build videos: School St. Garage.
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'73 VW Bug
'79 VW Bus
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Q-Dog Samba Member
Joined: April 05, 2010 Posts: 8688 Location: Sunset, Louisiana
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Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 5:13 pm Post subject: Re: What bracket/shield/guard thing is this? |
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It looks a little like the bracket that holds the trans oil tank or the vacuum tank on an autostick beetle. _________________ Brian
'69 Dune Buggy
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BugNerd Samba Member
Joined: April 25, 2016 Posts: 42 Location: Yorba Linda, CA
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Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 8:39 pm Post subject: Re: What bracket/shield/guard thing is this? |
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We have a winner! It's for an autostick vacuum canister. There's one in this eBay auction mounted to the can:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vw-Beetle-Autostick-Vacuum...mp;vxp=mtr
Wow, what a pull, Brian. Thanks!
Now if anyone knows why my manual Bug would have two, one on each bumper bracket, I'll rename my oldest kid after you. _________________ Tucker
1969 Beetle, 1776cc, manual conversion (done by PO), Bosch 034 SVDA, 34Pict-3, 2.5" drop spindles w/disc brakes, DIY 4” narrowed beam w/Airkewld adjusters, 205/65R15 out back and 175/55R15 up front on EMPI GT-8s.
1974 Kombi Safare Custom Camper NUGGET that needs everything
My YouTube build videos: School St. Garage.
Sold with sadness:
'73 VW Bug
'79 VW Bus
Sold with joy:
'99 VW Beetle TDI (all I miss are the mpgs) |
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vamram Samba Member
Joined: March 08, 2012 Posts: 7275 Location: NOVA
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Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 8:44 pm Post subject: Re: What bracket/shield/guard thing is this? |
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BugNerd wrote: |
We have a winner! It's for an autostick vacuum canister. There's one in this eBay auction mounted to the can:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vw-Beetle-Autostick-Vacuum...mp;vxp=mtr
Wow, what a pull, Brian. Thanks!
Now if anyone knows why my manual Bug would have two, one on each bumper bracket, I'll rename my oldest kid after you. |
It's been converted to manual. His name will be VICTOR. _________________ Eventually, "we are what we pretend to be.’”
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BugNerd Samba Member
Joined: April 25, 2016 Posts: 42 Location: Yorba Linda, CA
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Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2016 9:16 pm Post subject: Re: What bracket/shield/guard thing is this? |
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vamram wrote: |
It's been converted to manual. His name will be VICTOR. |
Lucky me. My oldest has VICTORIA as a middle name. I'll inform her of the slight edit in the morning.
Just dug into the service manual. One was for the ATF tank and one was for the vacuum canister.
The conversion theory makes sense. The engine is an exchange 1600, and there was no year-correct deck lid with the Autostick script on it. Anything else peculiar that would let me know this used to be the automatic? _________________ Tucker
1969 Beetle, 1776cc, manual conversion (done by PO), Bosch 034 SVDA, 34Pict-3, 2.5" drop spindles w/disc brakes, DIY 4” narrowed beam w/Airkewld adjusters, 205/65R15 out back and 175/55R15 up front on EMPI GT-8s.
1974 Kombi Safare Custom Camper NUGGET that needs everything
My YouTube build videos: School St. Garage.
Sold with sadness:
'73 VW Bug
'79 VW Bus
Sold with joy:
'99 VW Beetle TDI (all I miss are the mpgs) |
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Q-Dog Samba Member
Joined: April 05, 2010 Posts: 8688 Location: Sunset, Louisiana
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Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2016 5:06 am Post subject: Re: What bracket/shield/guard thing is this? |
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An autostick will have a hole in the passenger fender well where the neck for oil tank went through. Oil fill/dipstick was inside the engine compartment while the tank was under the fender. _________________ Brian
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BugNerd Samba Member
Joined: April 25, 2016 Posts: 42 Location: Yorba Linda, CA
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Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2016 9:54 pm Post subject: Re: What bracket/shield/guard thing is this? |
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Confirmed. The hole is there.
I also just noticed the Autostick shift pattern on the ashtray (never looked closely), as well as some wires on the passenger fender well hole and the transmission, one of which is likely a temp switch. _________________ Tucker
1969 Beetle, 1776cc, manual conversion (done by PO), Bosch 034 SVDA, 34Pict-3, 2.5" drop spindles w/disc brakes, DIY 4” narrowed beam w/Airkewld adjusters, 205/65R15 out back and 175/55R15 up front on EMPI GT-8s.
1974 Kombi Safare Custom Camper NUGGET that needs everything
My YouTube build videos: School St. Garage.
Sold with sadness:
'73 VW Bug
'79 VW Bus
Sold with joy:
'99 VW Beetle TDI (all I miss are the mpgs) |
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sb001 Samba Member
Joined: May 19, 2011 Posts: 10399 Location: NW Arkansas
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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2016 8:12 am Post subject: Re: What bracket/shield/guard thing is this? |
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Kind of too bad it wasn't left an autostick, but what's done is done-- drive it and enjoy it! _________________ I'm the humblest guy on this board.
1969 autostick sedan, family owned since new
1600 SP engine
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BugNerd Samba Member
Joined: April 25, 2016 Posts: 42 Location: Yorba Linda, CA
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Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2016 11:15 am Post subject: Re: What bracket/shield/guard thing is this? |
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sb001 wrote: |
Kind of too bad it wasn't left an autostick, but what's done is done-- drive it and enjoy it! |
Yeah, it's a bit of a mystery. The whole drive train was replaced (it has an exchange 1600, not the original 1500, and the manual tranny), and based on my research, the engine (and likely the trans) was swapped out within just a few years of its birth. Fire? Abuse? Who knows.
I'm just trying to bring the little guy back to life, give it some dignity, and have some fun. Hasn't run since 2003! _________________ Tucker
1969 Beetle, 1776cc, manual conversion (done by PO), Bosch 034 SVDA, 34Pict-3, 2.5" drop spindles w/disc brakes, DIY 4” narrowed beam w/Airkewld adjusters, 205/65R15 out back and 175/55R15 up front on EMPI GT-8s.
1974 Kombi Safare Custom Camper NUGGET that needs everything
My YouTube build videos: School St. Garage.
Sold with sadness:
'73 VW Bug
'79 VW Bus
Sold with joy:
'99 VW Beetle TDI (all I miss are the mpgs) |
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toddgsanford Samba Member
Joined: January 21, 2003 Posts: 441
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Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 12:57 pm Post subject: Re: What bracket/shield/guard thing is this? |
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active atf light in instrument cluster as well |
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