| cwrisley |
Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:39 pm |
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Hey...Lets see some progress, huh!
Last time we talked, you had all sorts of parts comin'. Anything accomplished? I wanna se your hack....I mean....trim job on that front end.
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| Spunpuppy |
Sat Jul 26, 2008 2:17 pm |
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Okay here we are - after the trimming has been done before any primer or paint - all the rats nest of wires has been addressed.
and now the interior floor pans after treatment and paint. these will be covered with sound proof and carpet so not too concerned with looks here.
dash is next - waitin on gauges
and finally after paint to the front end. Purty!
Next project - The pillar, gonna need motorbreath for this one. Of course when things calm down a bit - btw, good luck on the new job bro.
Might even bribe with some brews and steaks ( yeah I said it ) real meat ! to do the rear torsion while we are at it. who knows though I may have that done b4. sorry I'm gonna miss ya all on the 2nd. I can only bust ass only so fast. |
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| motorbreath53 |
Sat Jul 26, 2008 4:06 pm |
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Looking Great Paulie.....
And i'm all in on helping with the pillar... just give me about a 1-2 weeks for this "wind knocked out" feeling to go away... :roll: hopefully....
...till then, just keep on doing what your doing.... and don't spend so much on new gauges and whatnot that a motor passes you by... warning lights alone have gotten me through at least a handfull of desert trips....
That said... anyone got a good running dual port motor for Paulie? Or even just a 1600 short block... ( I can donate some dual port heads that have been sitting in my storage...)
What all do you need? We know your brakes are good...so:
Motor
clutch
Wiring
tires
seatbelts? |
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| runslikeapenguin |
Sat Jul 26, 2008 6:01 pm |
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| one thing i noticed, those Avis style adjuster might cause trouble, keep an eye on them |
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| motorbreath53 |
Sat Jul 26, 2008 7:41 pm |
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The adjusters'l be fine... and if needed, we can do up some neat bracketry to support em....
OR...
You could just run em till they break, then stick an A-Arm front end on and procede to EMBARASS a certain piece of Green Lawn Art...
...now, after that comment, if you hold really still, you can almost hear Chris sobbing like a 5 year old girl.... |
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| cwrisley |
Sat Jul 26, 2008 10:43 pm |
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motorbreath53 wrote: You could just run em till they break, then stick an A-Arm front end on and procede to EMBARASS a certain piece of Green Lawn Art...
...now, after that comment, if you hold really still, you can almost hear Chris sobbing like a 5 year old girl....
Hahaha.....Coming from the guy with the stocker 1600. That a single port...oh, duel. What a big boy you are!
Nice work Paulie. Its lookin....well.....familiar! :lol:
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| cwrisley |
Sun Jul 27, 2008 10:23 am |
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http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/pts/767523561.html
http://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/pts/766678127.html |
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| auslander |
Sun Jul 27, 2008 11:53 am |
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| Very nice car , as far as the motor goes, if your capable i would take it apart have a machine shop inspect it and machine where needed, have the heads rebuilt, have the case full flowed slap it together and put it back in the car. If you want some more power slap some 94's on there. |
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| Spunpuppy |
Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:25 pm |
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| cool - thanks for the props gentlemen. inspiration here only encourages.... patience I have Danny. Whenever your ready. Yes, needs. Engine or a good recommendation for rebuild shop. Would hate for those heads to go to waste. seats and seat belts. Lots of choices still shopping around for price. but like u said. need to focus on the engine for now. wiring is here waiting on that fuse panel you recommended through summit to arrive. then its a matter of doin' the dirty work. suppose I'll at least start it and swap it when it comes in. Tires are also en route - fronts anyway - still haven't decided what I'll throw in back yet. Honestly despite the engine hold back i cant wait to get the interior done and completed. Oh yeah and a fuel tank Wrisley has a line on some that fit the rear package compartment, we're lookin into it will have to take a trip northward to get them but exciting as well. love road trips. |
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| cwrisley |
Fri Aug 01, 2008 10:30 am |
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The wiring isnt too diifcult, as long as you have Danny on speed dial!! I got the same fuse box and have yet to hook it up, we should have baja play date. Ok that was lame.....
Serioulsy, look into the cost of a rebuild vs. the cost of a "new" motor. Ive been seeing some cheap long blocks on craigs. Weve got to get yours runnin' now!! |
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| Spunpuppy |
Fri Aug 01, 2008 12:02 pm |
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play date - eeewwww :shock: [-X
think your right, been seein a few here and there. questions to the forum though? will upper end parts from my h series 1500 fit on a 1600 block? |
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| DTMRacing |
Fri Aug 01, 2008 12:44 pm |
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Check out the parts trader, there is a guy always selling rebuilt VW motors, I think its Kline VW.
http://sandiego.craigslist.org/esd/pts/777756913.html
http://sandiego.craigslist.org/ssd/pts/775691158.html
If you got the cash!
http://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/pts/777655598.html |
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| Spunpuppy |
Mon Aug 04, 2008 6:41 pm |
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| whew!! too much - lookin to spend about 500-600 bucks initially I think I have a grand so im tempted to do a 1915 Ye Ha !!! but I do need seats still. |
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| cwrisley |
Mon Aug 04, 2008 8:15 pm |
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| Forget seats, if we both had 1915s we could really beat up on a certain smurf-colored baja!! All kidding aside (but I wasnt kidding), get that thing running first. You have "decent" seats that will hold you in the car for now. And we still dont know the true condition of your tranny, so get ready for a possible hurdle there too. Stoked to hear that the fundage is there for it though, we'll find ya something. |
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| motorbreath53 |
Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:05 pm |
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cwrisley wrote: Forget seats, if we both had 1915s we could really beat up on a certain smurf-colored baja!! All kidding aside (but I wasnt kidding)......
EH HEM.... EH HEM!!!
suck on this one time son...
....by the time you're both running... there will be no more cotter pins to fall out of my car.... and its on like saigon! |
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| T4rail |
Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:07 pm |
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you need to have cotter pins before any can fall out :lol:
sorry i had to :shock: |
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| motorbreath53 |
Mon Aug 04, 2008 10:58 pm |
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T4rail wrote: you need to have cotter pins before any can fall out :lol:
sorry i had to :shock:
well ghot damn... sounds like everyone is just all kinds of "preachy" with the cotter pin this, and cotter pin that....
....that ones gunna be a pain in the a$$ to live down isn't it? Not to worry... i'll do plenty more "gomer-pile", FNG, Rookie type things on the next trip :roll: |
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| T4rail |
Mon Aug 04, 2008 11:03 pm |
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| ya i really shouldnt be talking....my break down took the longest to fix for one thing and second i do alot of noob things too |
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| Lotrat |
Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:07 am |
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motorbreath53 wrote: T4rail wrote: you need to have cotter pins before any can fall out :lol:
sorry i had to :shock:
well ghot damn... sounds like everyone is just all kinds of "preachy" with the cotter pin this, and cotter pin that....
....that ones gunna be a pain in the a$$ to live down isn't it? Not to worry... i'll do plenty more "gomer-pile", FNG, Rookie type things on the next trip :roll:
I got your Christmas present already. $4.99 at Harbor Freight!
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| T4rail |
Tue Aug 05, 2008 12:12 am |
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Lotrat wrote: motorbreath53 wrote: T4rail wrote: you need to have cotter pins before any can fall out :lol:
sorry i had to :shock:
well ghot damn... sounds like everyone is just all kinds of "preachy" with the cotter pin this, and cotter pin that....
....that ones gunna be a pain in the a$$ to live down isn't it? Not to worry... i'll do plenty more "gomer-pile", FNG, Rookie type things on the next trip :roll:
I got your Christmas present already. $4.99 at Harbor Freight!
haha hes gonna hate us :lol: ....all in good fun though...right :shock: |
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