| Bearkiller |
Fri Mar 05, 2010 10:35 pm |
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I've lost track of how many Bug projects Steve and I have been involved in. We now have 7 Bugs between us. The latest is my '74 we got off craigslist, running and registered for $500. The kid we got it from started to Baja it by sawing the stock fenders and rear apron. Yesterday we had tires installed. The fronts are new Wrangler A/T's for $160 and the rears are used GeoStar's $80. Today we cut the front apron for the Bug eye from the '62/'70 Baja from this build http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=349837&highlight= then swapped the beam from this build http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=4188186#4188186 Tomorrow we'll finish installing the new ball joints and try to sort out the sputtering carb. Here's some pics:
Pic from craigslist ad
Tires being installed
Home and ready to go to work on it
Butchered stock fenders removed
New 235/75-15
Used 31-10.50-15
My $5 Bug-o-rama rear fenders
Getting ready for the big cut! Front fenders off the '62/'70
Steve makes the first cut
What would a Baja build be without a Saws-All
My turn!
TaaDaa!
Cut and turned beam off the '66
Bumper off the '62/'70
As Steve was pressing in the first ball joint this bolt snapped and hit Steve in the ear! No blood just painful. Ouch! More tomorrow........ |
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| chubby53 |
Fri Mar 05, 2010 11:43 pm |
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| who ever cut the stock fenders cut like i do, nice and straight haha |
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| simmbad |
Fri Mar 05, 2010 11:48 pm |
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| Hope the weather holds, I we can have in on the road by Sunday. |
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| Nixon984 |
Sat Mar 06, 2010 12:34 am |
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| wow I'm pretty close to you.. I saw that bug on craigslist too and was actually thinking about going to go get it. I'm glad it went to a good home though :D |
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| 4macramfan |
Sat Mar 06, 2010 6:14 am |
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| well maybe we can "finally" get someroad time in instead of drive-way time time, eh Kenny? |
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| Bearkiller |
Sat Mar 06, 2010 7:24 pm |
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Steve replaced the ball joints and packed the bearings. We broke out the Saws-All again and made room for the the Bugeye pieces.
Hey! How did my bike get in the frame? |
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| simmbad |
Sun Mar 07, 2010 12:43 am |
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Looking good, now we just need to paint the fenders and hood.
plug in the lights and get some turn signals on it.
Should have it drivable again on Sunday. hope for no rain |
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| Bearkiller |
Sun Mar 07, 2010 7:59 pm |
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OK. Today I broke out the rattle cans and laid down some satin black on the fenders, nose and hood. Steve thrashed on the wiring installing LED taillights and trying to sort out what the PO had done to the wiring. What a mess!
I installed the front sportbike turn signals and spotlights off my Valkyrie.
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| simmbad |
Mon Mar 08, 2010 12:51 am |
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Yes another bug with wiring problems. Oh well one more day of work, good thing these things are easy to work on.
We found a number of melted wires, and new wiring just laid out on the flooring...
Monday should be a great done to wire the bug.... |
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| baja72 |
Mon Mar 08, 2010 8:05 am |
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| She is looking good. After you get the wiring fixed there's only one thingleft, road or off-road trip. |
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| 83_WabbitGTI |
Mon Mar 08, 2010 12:37 pm |
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| Something to be said for satin black..... Bravo! Looking good so far! |
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| simmbad |
Wed Mar 10, 2010 11:10 pm |
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| Well finally done with the wiring, just waiting for Kenny to post the photos and videos |
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| Bearkiller |
Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:09 am |
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Here are a couple before and after pics and some vids of the shake down run. I ordered an exhaust last night and Steve has a roll cage for it. Next stop, offroad baby!
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=103520348
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=103520348
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=103520608
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=103520837 |
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| pafree |
Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:21 am |
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| great backyard/frontyard build. the wiring look greats and simple (the way it should be) hard to tell from the video but RPMs seem a bit high or timing too far advanced. i am sure your still testing. are you going to reindex the rear a little higher? |
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| simmbad |
Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:17 am |
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Yeah, we found a vacuum cap that was rotted and sucking air, the PO had wired the choke half open.
A bit of tuning still to be done but it running a lot better now. |
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| Bearkiller |
Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:24 pm |
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Installed coil over rear shocks and a 55W back up light today
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| chubby53 |
Tue Mar 16, 2010 9:40 pm |
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| your back up light is brighter than my headlights! lol |
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| Bearkiller |
Wed Mar 17, 2010 1:45 am |
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chubby53 wrote: your back up light is brighter than my headlights! lol
:lol: I was gonna install two lights but I dropped one and it broke. Can't wait for someone to try and tailgate me one of these nights! :twisted: |
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| chubby53 |
Wed Mar 17, 2010 1:59 am |
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Bearkiller wrote: chubby53 wrote: your back up light is brighter than my headlights! lol
:lol: I was gonna install two lights but I dropped one and it broke. Can't wait for someone to try and tailgate me one of these nights! :twisted:
just remember cops like to get up on your ass just to read your plate. that would be bad to hit him with your back up lights. i have a buddy that flashed an oncoming car with his brights thinking their brights were on, they flashed him back, then he flashed him his kc's then they flashed him their blue and reds, he got a nasty ticket. |
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| vindeta |
Wed Mar 17, 2010 4:56 am |
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Bearkiller wrote: chubby53 wrote: your back up light is brighter than my headlights! lol
:lol: I was gonna install two lights but I dropped one and it broke. Can't wait for someone to try and tailgate me one of these nights! :twisted:
is that a bad sign that one broke when you dropped it??
awesome build. no huge budgets or crazy performance parts, just using what you have and making a bug rock.....it looks good man. |
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