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Mon Nov 16, 2009 7:25 pm

still grinding paint and rust. I'm on the front passenger wheel well now. Tight space

Mon Nov 16, 2009 8:20 pm

Beetlebaum wrote: Tried to start it.
Nothing happened. :cry:

Well...didya eventually get it to start?

And today I decided I didn't want to have a metal dash, tired of all the holes it had. So I went to put the plastic dash back on, since it's still in good shape. But in order to do so, I had to remove the speedo to get the bezel out, and the glove box retaining ring. When I pulled the pad out, I did just that, and pulled it out. But to go back in and fit right, all the dash stuff has to come out. Then it got dark, and I had to stop working for the night. I also realized I REALLY need a glove box latch, since my passengers get tired of the glove box door opening on its own accord all the time.

Oh and the other day I used a crappy can of spray paint on about a third of the hood to keep rust away, hopefully it hasn't started rusting under the primer that I already had on it. Looks like crap since the can had a mind of its own and made all sorts of spots and whatnot. Oh well, the car couldn't look much worse, what's one more color?

Mon Nov 16, 2009 10:37 pm

Got my stock windshield washer working just by hooking up all the parts. Put the spare time pressure at 42psi and I'll check it in the morning to see if anything has leaked. Adjusted the nozzles with a needle to squirt onto the right places.

Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:28 pm

Ceramic coated tri mil exhaust, camber adjusters, and an alignment :)

Tue Nov 17, 2009 7:26 pm

Paint, Paint, and more Paint

Tue Nov 17, 2009 9:59 pm

thought seriously about trading it for an AMC Eagle.

Tue Nov 17, 2009 10:43 pm

Moved the fuel filter out of the engine compartment and under the car. Checked the spark plugs. Adjusted the distributor.And I just installed a passenger-side seat belt lock to replace the broken one.

Going shopping for some basic parts this week. :)

Wed Nov 18, 2009 7:58 pm

mschulze wrote: Paint, Paint, and more Paint

x2 \:D/

Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:02 pm

Rattle canned half of the car to see how it would look Burgundy. Too dark for my taste so on to the next color!

Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:07 pm

Took her for a 56 mile run today. First time for me and the ol'girl...been tinkering with her since I got her three weeks ago....been sitting since 1999.....first long trip was a great one!!!!!

Wed Nov 18, 2009 9:56 pm

the Younger's 74 std is now day and night road worthy.
tail lights are functioning, after removing some oxidation and replacing one brake-light bulb.
drained the tranny fluid (po had put ATF fluid in) - still howls running through 1st and 2nd, and less in 3rd and 4th.

after an adjustment on the accelerator cable, it's a good little run-about car.

Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:38 am

I finished the installation of my BN2 gas heater in my '71 Super a couple of weeks ago and thought I'd share some photos.

This is a BN2 which has been "hotrodded" by Ark Mirvis with electronic controls for fuel and ignition.
In the first photo you can see the basic installation. Some of the unusual items are a circuit breaker which has been soldered to a blank fuse, used in place of the overheat fuse. This proved to be very convenient in the previous installation, though I have not had an overheat yet in this installation.
Also visible is a solenoid which operates the reset switch. When this heater is idle for a few days, it will not always fire on the first attempt because fuel drains back into the tank. I much prefer to do this reset from inside the car. I have considered a small check valve with a very low cracking pressure, but this setup has worked very well for a couple of years.
The exhaust pipe is 1 1/2” copper pipe, connected to special adapter fabricated by Ark Mirvis. The pipe is wrapped with “firesleeve” which never
gets too hot to touch. At the lower right, you can see the fuel and ignition control modules, as well as the coil. Barely visible on the fuel control module
is a white circle which surrounds a small access hole for a potentiometer for fuel mixture adjustments with a small screwdriver. Here’s a closer view of the reset solenoid.

The heater is controlled bt a 7 day timer which allows 3 events per day. It also has a provision for manual on-off. The knob to the left of the timer controls a thermostat. Just above the timer you can see the small bulb poking through the speaker grille which is the actual temperature sensor.

Here’s a couple views of the whole thing all buttoned up.
That blue object is a USB drive with MP3’s for the radio.
On the advice of James Dagg, a frequent Samba contributor, I decided to draw return air from the trunk, rather than from the cab. This eliminates the need for a couple of big tubes and a big hole into the cab. It was good advice and I'm very happy with the heater's performance.

My original trunk liner was torn in several places, but it is held together very nicely with this Home Depot carpet runner attached with 3M 77.
The home made guard protects the fan from grocery bags, and the custom wood box for "junk in the trunk" is kept in place with velcro hook.
Many thanks to Jim for his help with this project.
Best to all, Mondshine

Fri Nov 20, 2009 6:15 pm

Just finished rebuilding the hazard switch in my 71 Super. After tracing all the wires, looked in and saw the bottom of the relay had separated from the case. For once an easy fix

beetlepete
71 Super (almost)

Sat Nov 21, 2009 12:20 am

well, today i drove my date to the movies, then i came home and she helped me connect my reverse lights. :)

Sat Nov 21, 2009 6:58 am

Schnitzel wrote: ...she helped me connect my reverse lights. :)

I LOVE when that happens....

Sat Nov 21, 2009 7:59 am

took off the front apron

Sat Nov 21, 2009 3:41 pm

Schnitzel wrote: well, today i drove my date to the movies, then i came home and she helped me connect my reverse lights. :)

i wish :?

Sat Nov 21, 2009 4:36 pm

Put all three thousand (24) bolts back in the axles. Had to rob almost all my spares as some dope (PO) had buggered up the 12 point sockets in most of them. Nephew helped me bleed the brakes for the last time, almost no air at all came out, solid pedal now. Found out my tie rod end threads are beat up so now i have to chase them before I can button up the steering.
Made a nut and bolt dude with mostly VW junk and a welder.

Sat Nov 21, 2009 4:50 pm

Is it kinda sad that I can tell what most of those parts are that you used to make that?

Sat Nov 21, 2009 11:08 pm

got done peeling the GLUE that holds the front apron to the spare tire well. that shit is tough. inventing a better way