Hello group, my name is Jerry. I have recently bought my first VW>beetle. It is a 72 Super. I have bought some rims, and a bugpack>exhaust, I also have an Empi shifter, center console, and some 2">lowering springs on the way. I do have a few questions, it has a>30/31Pict carb on it with an adapter place, the carb looks brand new,>and it runs ok, although I did have to do a bit of tuning after I>removed the broken, rusted, and cracked stock exhaust, and replaced it>with new stuff. I ordered a 34Pict off of ebay, used, I will rebuild>it then put it on, should I expect better performance? Also I get a>shudder sometimes when I take off and let the clutch out, it is much>better if I rev it up more, what would this be? it shakes the whole>car.

There is no rust on the body at all, but there is what I would>call a crappy paint job, but everybody else likes it because it is>shiny, and there is evidence on some removable sheet metal parts of>some body work. Is there anything else I should be looking for in this>car? everything electrical seems to work, at least most of the time.>The brake lights didn't work when I got it, it blew the fuse the>instant you turned the ignition on, so I move it to another circuit,>and now it seems fine.>

Thanks for any advise in advance>I am sure you will be hearing plenty from me in the months to come>Jerry>