Am assuming this is about the old, air-cooled one. Basically the body shell is bolted to the floor pan, so if you remove the carpeting and rear seat you should be able to see some bolt heads. If you undo these it the body should begin to separate. The body isn't that heavy, four guys can lift it off no trouble - but make sure it's loose before you start straining. Removing the fenders first is a good idea.
To install a floor pan in a VW beetle, first remove the seats and floor carpet. Also remove heater tubes, battery and rear support. Finally, arrange the floor pan and tighten the pan bolts.
Although, they are both Type 1 cars. The floor pan for the Thing is different than for a Beetle. One might fit on the other, but it won't necessarily be a perfect fit.
It signifies that the body was built by Karman coach building workshop. The floor pan and drive train are pure VW, but the bodys were made by Karman body works. The design was done by Ghia.
No. The Supers were slightly longer to pass the US DOT collision regs.
The body and frame (pan) is constructedof steel on the classic old Beetles.
To remove the whole body off the pan, there are bolts that run along the edge of the body where the body meets the pan.
in the front under the spare tire and on bthe floor pan under the ack seat
the floor pan could be sagging due to rot around the heater channel. common cause.
2 different locations. You can see the VIN on the left side of the windshield and under the rear seat stamped into the floor pan in the middle.
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You have to remove the pan and valve body.
If you remove the transmission pan, it is the part bolted to the inside of the transmission.If you remove the transmission pan, it is the part bolted to the inside of the transmission.