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Mon Jan 16, 2012 2:22 am

Had a little get together. Here is my bug:

I was however careful enough not to leave my battery expose :D

Mon Jan 16, 2012 3:51 pm

Hose clamp the filter. Replace it every couple of months. As long as it is clamped down and in good shape, it will be fine.

Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:26 pm

webberjames95 wrote: Had a little get together. Here is my bug:

I did this back in high school, but I used cheerleaders 8)

Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:31 pm

1964volksman wrote: Hose clamp the filter. Replace it every couple of months. As long as it is clamped down and in good shape, it will be fine.
Ever seen the brass nozzle pulled out of the carb because of the added weight of a fuel filter? I have,and I'll never have a filter in the engine compartment again. There is a factory filter in the tank and the pump that are way more efficient than those cheap paper filters.

Mon Jan 16, 2012 5:31 pm

bugguts wrote: webberjames95 wrote: Had a little get together. Here is my bug:

I did this back in high school, but I used cheerleaders 8)

You lucky son of a gun. Soon enough once i get it out at my highschool :)

Tue Jan 17, 2012 9:11 pm

Starting to get stoked buying parts and junk

Tue Jan 17, 2012 11:42 pm

For the love of all that is holy,don't buy junk;)

Wed Jan 18, 2012 12:36 am

bugguts wrote: For the love of all that is holy,don't buy junk;)
:wink:

Fri Jan 20, 2012 2:12 pm

Cant get much done on the bug for now. Seeing as Washington is in a state of emergency due to snow. Trees everywhere. Western washington is not prepared for thid. Oh and no power either. Blah

Fri Jan 20, 2012 3:13 pm

Great '67. Congrats on your purchase. Take a look at my '67 site. I have a lot of info that might help you along. I've been through most of this stuff.

http://1967beetle.com

Fri Jan 20, 2012 3:41 pm

You're buried in snow? Time to do the E-brake slide ;)

Sun Jan 22, 2012 10:43 pm

Alright. So popped off the front wheels today and i noticed the speedo cable in like "Glued" in through the drum to the center caps things. Whats it supposed to look like. I m trying to take the drums off. Thanks

Sun Jan 22, 2012 11:08 pm

assuming they didnt change it from earlier models... It should just have a square end on the cable with a slit around it for a tiny circlip going through the dustcap. Someone probably pulled it and lost the clip and figured they would do the next best thing :shock:

Mon Jan 23, 2012 9:49 am

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=409289

That might help.
The squared end mind be stuck in the dust cap. It might take some persuading. To really get a good look at it you might have to clean it all off really well. The Cable is squared at the end and fits through a square hole in the dust cap. Do not forget the circlip.

Tue Jan 24, 2012 5:26 pm

Little update...

Bought two matching fenders. Couldnt stand the horn grills in different spots... Yes they are both repros but they were dirt cheap and no rust :) Here is one:

Got to it:

Halfway:

Finished but didnt take a picture. Doing the other one soon..

Changed turn signals up

Before:

After:

Slow and steady :)

Thu Jan 26, 2012 11:09 pm

Okay. Got busy today cleaning really well and putting bumpers together:

Painted rear mounts:

Before:

After: How can i get rid of the corrosion?

Dash pictures:

How can i get the guage face plate off? I used a paint scraper to wedge the other chrome. But the guage wont move. I wanna clean behind it.

Gonna made the right height this low :) just kidding

Fri Jan 27, 2012 12:34 am

thanks mom! :D

I'd say they cleaned up nicely 8)

Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:14 am

Awesome 67 dude. I had one, loved it. I miss that style dash, lot different than my 71.

Good to see some more younger folks like myself tinkering on dubs, my old friend had a tan 67, full resto, man he hated that car everytime something needed adjustment. He gave it to me like 10 times saying, "here, fkkk it, I don't even want it anymore!" Haha.

Keep it forever.

Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:19 am

webberjames95 wrote: Okay. Got busy today cleaning really well and putting bumpers together:

Painted rear mounts:

did you mark them left and right when you removed them??? original brackets,not tubes are 4 different part numbers. . they are not both brackets are the same. there is nothing wrong with asking "does it matter if i" before doing something. you are welcome to pm me if you don't wish to ask on here.

Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:25 am

webberjames95 wrote:

How can i get the guage face plate off?
open front hood. remove wiring cover. look at rear of gauge for a knurled nut hold a brige piece. unscrew the nut. at top of tank is a round cover over sender. pry edge up with flat screw driver. with cover off yo take the cable from gauge to sender and pivet it upwards to free ball on end of wire. now pull gauge towards front seat. done.
did you tear the rubber boots holding clips for chrome on dash?? i cannot find new ones so i hope you did not mess them up.