Greg's '63 Ragtop Build

silvertonguedevil · Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 5:04 pm Post subject:

Thanks man.
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EA812 · Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 6:25 pm Post subject:

EA812 · Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 6:27 pm Post subject:

silvertonguedevil · Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 11:15 pm Post subject:

I also saw a picture of several "Herbies" lined up during filming and one of them had a "W" decklid with snowflake taillights.
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1965 Patina Bug

silvertonguedevil · Posted: Wed Nov 24, 2010 11:16 pm Post subject:

nimbus · Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 7:00 am Post subject:

Very cool to see the the kids enjoy the project. Keep up the good work.
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Motomazzo · Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 8:09 am Post subject:

silvertonguedevil · Posted: Thu Nov 25, 2010 9:09 am Post subject:

Hey man, thanks for popping in. I've really been enjoying your build also!
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1965 Patina Bug

silvertonguedevil · Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 9:19 pm Post subject:

Ok.
Have I mentioned anything about how much I love Craigslist? No? Well check this out. Tonight I went to a guy's house and bought a small load. ALL of this stuff is brand-new, still in the box or plastic-wrapped and he even provided receipts for every piece of it. I bought the following:
-Bentley Manual
-Steering Gear Box
-Master Cylinder
-Steering Dampner
-Axle Beam Seals
-Front Beam Grommets
-Front Wheel Cylinders
-Rear Wheel Cylinders
-Front Brake Shoes
-Rear Brake Shoes
-Front Hardware Kit
-Rear Hardware Kit
-Front Rubber Brake Hoses
-Rear Rubber Brake Hoses
-Front Brake Drums
-Rear Brake Drums
-Front Inner Wheel Bearings
-Front Outer Wheel Bearings

Total amount of receipts all added up: $898.90

Total amount I paid: $240.00

Man do I love Craigslist!!
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1965 Patina Bug

silvertonguedevil · Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2010 9:39 pm Post subject:

And so not a whole lot in the way of progress this week. I was able to get the passenger side pan half all trimmed, paint stripped and all of the holes drilled for spot welding done. I had big plans but they kinda fell on their face as I had a bunch of other stuff to get done. It's all fine and dandy however as my Weld-Thru Primer didn't show up like it was supposed to anyway (damn Eastwood's). I will get the other side ready to rock on Friday and should hopefully be ready to start welding on Sunday. Sorry for the boring pics.
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With the pan in place, I laid underneath the car and used a Sharpie to mark the braces so I would have good placement of my drilled holes

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I know the original holes were 1.25" apart but I went 1.50". I figured this would be plenty good enough. I'm glad I did because I was way sick of drilling holes...

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1965 Patina Bug

silvertonguedevil · Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 8:22 am Post subject:

Mike Fisher · Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 9:45 am Post subject:

So, the Sharpie mark is the edge of the original pan? Then you drilled through both pieces? Looks like you will be finished with pans soon!

P.S. Paying 26% is excellent for New Parts!
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silvertonguedevil · Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 1:20 pm Post subject:

The sharpie mark is the edge of the original brace with all pan remnants removed. See next pic.....
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silvertonguedevil · Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 1:23 pm Post subject:

This is where I made the sharpie marks from. I made them from underneath the car.

CUCARACHA · Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2010 6:05 pm Post subject:

Nice proyect and the kids are having lots of fun ! i have two daughters and all the want to do its paint my cars pink! keep up the good work! Cool

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Endangered Species · Posted: Tue Dec 07, 2010 10:01 am Post subject:

Nice work, also its nice to see a father and son's at work side by side...good memories being created...I have my first child on the way and its a boy, I can't wait for the memories...
Keep up the good work...

silvertonguedevil · Posted: Sat Dec 11, 2010 7:46 am Post subject:

Nothing really picture-worthy happened yesterday but I did get the driver's side pan half all trimmed, paint stripped and drilled. Everything is ready now and all I have to do is weld both sides in. Stay tuned.
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1965 Patina Bug

bandi · Posted: Tue Dec 14, 2010 8:22 pm Post subject:

This is too cool, I started wrenching on Bugs with my dad when I was 7... on a ravenna green '74 Beetle. The car had been sitting in a driveway by my school for a couple of years (I drew a picture of it on my first day of kindergarten), and one day my best friend came into class and said "THE GREEN BUG IS FOR SALE!!"... so I ran out of class, said I had a headache and phoned my dad at work to come and get me... because of a "headache"

He wasn't too happy about driving an hour to come get me because of a car... but a week later when I came home from school, guess what was in the garage?

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That's me 20 years ago with a '71 Super parts car... where I REALLY learned how to take apart a car!

I'm actually a mechanic working for Volkswagen now... and I own 15 aircooled Bugs Smile

silvertonguedevil · Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 7:42 am Post subject:

Cool story. I'm really hoping this gives them not only an appreciation for old VW's but also just an interest and some knowledge about what makes a car work and how to do some repairs. I spent my childhood helping my dad out in the garage restoring cars so I'm just passing it down.
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1965 Patina Bug

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