Bella - 1958 Australian Beetle

Thats the same one as I used on my split fuel gauge ...and recently on lisa's karmann ghia clock ....what are you using it for?

Wipers. It said I can use it on wipers but some people have said they're not idea. But - I'm only planning to use the wipers for MOT day, so hopefully it won't be used much!

I've since moved it off the sticky wotsits and screwed it down, as (like you said) they're supposed to get quite warm.

You'd better check (as I'm nearly alway's wrong) but I always had the impression this voltage dropper was nowhere near man enough for wipers ,

if you decide to find out ....let me know how you get on I'd really like to know what its capable of

I've tested it, and the wipers do work with it fitted. Not particually fast - but then again I don't supposed they would be on 6v! They go about the same speed as our Split does on 12v tho

I've always used adjustable voltage droppers... Then you MULTI speed wipers...

Shamrockez wrote:

I've tested it, and the wipers do work with it fitted. Not particually fast - but then again I don't supposed they would be on 6v! They go about the same speed as our Split does on 12v tho

looking at it tho' ...it does seem like its too small .....cool , hope it lasts a long time as this would be ,another bargain find

Well the amount I'm planning on using the Bug and the wipers is minimal so it should last a while

It should be at least a 75 Watt resistor (about 1 ohm). What's written on it?

You can get those resistors cheaper from somewhere like RS i would imagine.

As someone said they're not the ideal way to drop your voltage down.

no idea, I'll have to go and look

To Do list:

* Fit 12-6v wiper converter
* Fit pass side running board
* Tighten driver's side running board
* Fit pass side front wing
* Tighten driver's side rear wing
* Tighten driver's side semaphore
* Fit and wire in pass side semaphore
* Fit pass side rear light
* Fit popouts
* Fit windscreen
* Fit rear screen
* Wiper arms
* Connect acc cable
* Tighten clutch cable
* Tidy underbonnet wiring
* Screw in driver's inner door handle
* Get driver's door to shut to 2nd click
* Tighten bonnet
* Fit bonnet catch
* Tighten decklid
* Fit rear valance
* Fit rear decklid lock
* Fit front wheels
* Fit driver's side rocker cover
* Fit M/C to resovoir hose
* Bleed brakes
* Adjust brakes
* Hope engine still works
* Do timing etc.

* MOT


Got the pass side running board on:


Put her back on the floor, and when Steve got home we fitted the rear screen:

that list is getting shorter

Yep! With both of us working on her all weekend we'll hopefully get it down to just a couple of things


MOT might only be a couple weeks away now but then again i've said that before

This is such a cool car.............I am genuinely jealous roll on the MOT

You can't be jealous - you have some ace motors at home!

I can be gready and jealous at the same time

fair enough!

To Do list:

* Fit 12-6v wiper converter
* Fit pass side running board
* Tighten driver's side running board
* Fit pass side front wing
* Tighten driver's side rear wing
* Tighten driver's side semaphore
* Fit and wire in pass side semaphore
* Fit pass side rear light
* Fit popouts
* Fit windscreen
* Fit rear screen
* Wiper arms
* Connect acc cable
* Tighten clutch cable
* Tidy underbonnet wiring
* Screw in driver's inner door handle
* Get driver's door to shut to 2nd click
* Tighten bonnet
* Fit bonnet catch
* Tighten decklid
* Fit rear valance
* Fit rear decklid lock
* Fit front wheels
* Fit driver's side rocker cover
* Fit M/C to resovoir hose
* Bleed brakes
* Adjust brakes
* Hope engine still works
* Do timing etc.
* MOT

Got a few more bits crossed off. Got the engine lid tightened up - still fits crap but the hinges are pretty past it so I don't think we're gonna get it any better! Drillled some holes in the inner wings to fit the rear valance and fitted that too.

Spent over 3hrs getting the exhaust to fit - it's never coming off again!!!!

Having a few problems with shocks tho - the tie rod hits the driver's side one when turning left and the rear shocks have no travel left So looks like we'll be having to raise her tomorrow for MOT purposes then sort out the shock problems afterwards. Will this solve it?

Got the driver's side popout properly fiitted:






And the decklid and bonnet tighted - so a few things off the list! We're half way through fitting the other popout. Hopefully after lunch we'll finish that and get some signs of life from the engine!

List isn't looking too bad!


* Fit 12-6v wiper converter
* Fit pass side running board
* Tighten driver's side running board
* Fit pass side front wing
* Tighten driver's side rear wing
* Tighten driver's side semaphore
* Fit and wire in pass side semaphore
* Fit pass side rear light
* Fit popouts
* Fit windscreen
* Fit rear screen
* Wiper arms
* Connect acc cable
* Tighten clutch cable
* Tidy underbonnet wiring
* Screw in driver's inner door handle
* Get driver's door to shut to 2nd click
* Tighten bonnet
* Fit bonnet catch
* Tighten decklid
* Fit rear valance
* Fit rear decklid lock
* Fit front wheels
* Fit driver's side rocker cover
* Fit M/C to resovoir hose
* Bleed brakes
* Adjust brakes
* Hope engine still works
* Do timing etc.
* MOT

I like the 'hope the engine still works' on your list

of course it will ....its a dub

I wish!!!! She turned and tried to fire every now and then but didn't splutter into life

I think perhaps the dizzy is out, but I dunno enough about engines to get it right! I think we may have flooded her, so we let her rest for a while, then it started raining so we had to fetch Joey in - so dunno when we'll get the chance to try again!

I take it back - she lives!!!!!


Vid to come when my batteries have charged

Nice work guys..

I'd like to take the credit for it, but we can't Jim (Tofufi) ran me through setting up the dizzy on msn whilst I was sat behind Bella with the lappy

The first time we tried her she made a MASSIVE bang tho!!! And a couple flames I screamed quite loud We think it was fuel built up in the exhaust from us trying her earlier. We tried her again and she fired up lovely and was idling fine

Gonna go get a video of her running in a bit

Here's a small vid of the engine running - except as soon as it started it was almost out of fuel and quite promptly stopped Battery needs charging now!

https://s14.photobucket.com/albums/a309/Shamrockez7/Bella2/?action=view&current=PIC_0136.flv



She did idle much faster than that and ran quite nicely on her own when we first got her to run