What We Did To Otto

Al and I did a lot of work to this truck. Here's a list:

• Replaced brake cylinders, shoes, rubber hoses, master cylinder.
• Replaced swing lever pivot shaft and bushings.
• Rewired mass quanties of wiring harness.
• New front turnsignal lenses and rear tailight lenses.
• New wheels and hubcaps (from the junkyard of course).
• New tires (Pirelli P3's, 165-15)
• Replaced home-made 40 gallon gas tank with the proper stock model.
• Replaced Rabbit shift knob with a more appropriate model
• New engine rubber (twice now. Don't buy the cheap stuff)
• New battery
• New accelerator and clutch cables
• New (from the junk yard) right rear brake drum. The old one wouldn't come off and we had to take the whole reduction box apart, and take the assembly to a machinist to drill it off.
• New (from the junk yard) rear bumper and apron.
• Fabricated bike mounting hardware to mount to the bed.
• Replaced beetle speedo with a 1967 bus speedo.
• Replaced windshield and rear window rubber.
• Lots and Lots of new light bulbs.
• New rubber pedal covers and knee knocker.
• Engine: New oil pressure sender, spark plugs, wires, condenser, rotor, cap, fuel pump, air cleaner, fuel hoses, fuel filter, thermostat. Removed and cleaned carb.
• Fixed heater duct tubes, replaced heater cables.
• Found and installed one of those front belly pans that protects the pedal mechanisms.
• Greased front wheel bearings.
• Cleaned and lubed front axle.
• New front tie rods from the junk yard.

This took us about a year to do, working weekends and long summer nights. But it was worth it!