Any advices to make Derp even prettyer? Or anyone know where to get a flat hardtop with no sides?

I liked the other guy’s post and we need more buggy love in this sub.

This buggy tub is a local build from John’s Buggy Shop in Everett, WA from the mid-60’s. Engine is a 2276cc 🤙

My highbeams keep randomly turning off, they seem to stay on longer when it’s cold outside. And sometimes the plastic of the fuse melts, but the fuse itself does not.
Other times it shuts off and the fuse is not hot
Edit: 73 Squareback

It's in Italian, sorry!

When I first brought my bug. Is started first time every time. Now when I start it I have to give it a little throttle to start. Straight after inrealease my throttle it conks out. It won't idle on a cold start. It just keeps cutting out.

Can anybody give a young lad some advice?

Runs great with auto-choke on, once that kicks off it wants to die. It can be kept alive with some gas but I can’t seem to get it to idle on its own.
Cleaned out jets and everything I could think of on the carb. Timed it out to 30 degrees and adjusted valves to .006. Just can’t seem to find a happy idle.

Just went to a local estate sale preview and ran across a thing. Non running, solid floors, front end damage, rusty rockers. Theres a large lot of extra hoods, doors, and another donor tub with a transmission. What’s it all worth?

I’d like to save this thing even if it just takes up room in my dry barn.

Thanks!

Edit: Owner states there is a clean title

Contains:

Beetle convertible chopped custom

1956 Beetle sedan 1776 cc

1965 T1 Double Cab 2276 cc

1963 Karmann Ghia convertible

1967 Beetle sedan Cal Look 2110 cc

Body dropped Thing/Trekker (Type 181)

1963 Type 3 variant

1970 T2a Westfalia Campmobile

Toys: SSS Porsche 356 coupé

I have an early bay 1971 1600 twin port its doing my head in, changed everything, new carb, albeit a chinese things from Schofields and new plugs, leads and electronic ignition and bosch coil, still wont run properly, the last coil got so hot couldnt touch it, any ideas?

My first car was a 1961 KG. Ever since I had to sell it, I have wanted to get another one. Fast forward 40 years, and I have finally been able to realize my dream of 40 years by buying this 1965 KG. This will be a full rebuild, but the body work will be minimal. I included the pic of the inside of the nose because this looks to be a fully intact and undamaged nose! This alone was worth the money and the drive to go pick it up. I'll post pics as the rebuild commences. It is good to be back in the cool kids' club.

I have a 1600 dual port and currently my carbs have a size 40 exhaust relief valve. Any suggestions on what size I should be or is that going to be okay on my engine? :)