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Sun Nov 01, 2009 8:01 pm

I sat around and watched too much football today, so I didn't get the beam out of the car. But at least I got the new vertical/diagonal braces welded in. I know it's not the ideal location vs. making the tube meet the A pillar, but I didn't want to cut more holes in the body.

Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:13 am

Looks like you put a coat of black on that bender too. I don't remember it being painted when you had it at my place in April...

Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:19 pm

See what VW's do to your memory? It came black the day I bought it... :lol: :lol: :lol:

Sat Nov 07, 2009 5:05 pm

I spent the day removing the suspension, steering, and beam. I used the rust remover on the beam and got is ready for paint.

Before:

After:

Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:02 pm

Thats going to look awesome when all done, nice choice of color. :D

Sun Nov 08, 2009 6:32 pm

Nicksan wrote: Thats going to look awesome when all done, nice choice of color. :D

MY GODMAN if you had only seen the number of solid tow vehicles that got traded in at my workplace as a "clunker"

Sat Nov 14, 2009 2:48 pm

Woo hoo!!! A free weekend! Two days to work on the car... I can't stop saying how much I like this Must For Rust stuff. It really does make it a lot easier.

BEFORE

AFTER

It's official. I HATE weld splatter/berries... :evil: Such a pain to clean up! here are a couple shots after cleaning up the welds a bit.

It's really starting to look good with some primer on the cage! Makes it feel like a new car all over again. Except without all the rust...

Sat Nov 14, 2009 5:41 pm

Good stuff. It's amazing what you can get when you just keep nibbling away at it.

Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:19 am

I am feeling a little blue today... okay, REALLY blue!!!

Sun Nov 15, 2009 6:25 pm

where does one find this Must For Rust stuff?

thanks in advance

Sun Nov 15, 2009 6:27 pm

opps duh, found it on your previous post.

Sun Nov 15, 2009 7:04 pm

:shock: You'd better keep the over-spray away from the new washer and dryer!
Nature's Patina is nice and all, but you're car deserves some paint. Keep it coming!

Sun Nov 15, 2009 7:43 pm

I just keep telling the wife it's a reflection... 8)

Sun Nov 15, 2009 7:44 pm

amazing what a coat of paint will do!!

Sun Nov 15, 2009 7:57 pm

I had to put the beam and front bumper in place to see how it looks... man, that's a bunch of blue!!! I hope all the other components tone it down some when assembled... :shock:

Sun Nov 15, 2009 11:01 pm

Skidmark wrote: I had to put the beam and front bumper in place to see how it looks... man, that's a bunch of blue!!! I hope all the other components tone it down some when assembled... :shock:

it will all tie in great once the hood is back on... is that a light on the kick panel there? either way... there will be one on my car tomorrow...

Mon Nov 16, 2009 7:01 am

Those are amber side lights for the turn signals. I had to use 12v bulbs as load lights to get the "no load" blinker to work. It was made for LED's, but 25 LED's wouldn't make it flash. I had to use those for the load to make them work.

Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:22 pm

Skidmark wrote: It's the Lowrance GlobalMap Baja 540C - waterproof and shock resistant for off road use. 480 x 480 5" color screen. I should have it wired in and functional tonight or tomorrow, will post a pic of the screen when on...

heyaheya.... did you need to buy a seperate antenna?

Sat Nov 21, 2009 7:26 am

Nope - I never take it out of the dash... kinda permanent. It wouldn't come out easily. Thanks anyway!

Sat Nov 21, 2009 8:12 am

Skidmark wrote: Nope - I never take it out of the dash... kinda permanent. It wouldn't come out easily. Thanks anyway!

My question was.... was the unit plug & play from the box, or was a seperate antenna needed to make it work? As i have researched this product, the net keeps advising me of a needed antenna....