JP Kustoms ...... What's Fresno James up to lately?

OvalTeenAZ · Posted: Fri May 04, 2012 11:10 pm Post subject:

So you gonna have that ghia done for classic weekend broski?

Need some slow stock cruising cars... Wink

fresno james · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 11:10 am Post subject:

^^^ Not this round ...... Crying or Very sad

But we did make it out there ... Wink

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More to come later ...... Boy do I have a good ..."MacGyver" story to tell you all Shocked

Stay Tuned !!! Smile

JP

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lovethatconvertible · Posted: Tue Jun 12, 2012 12:16 pm Post subject:

Can't wait to read all about it.

fresno james · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 12:54 am Post subject:

Ok ..... So I told you all I'd give you a good story and I aim to please ... LOL Laughing

So on the way down to L.A. for the Classic weekend we take the 99 south and over a huge mountain pass and steep grade commonly known as " The grapevine ...

This in itself is always a challenge when driving any car let alone a 36 hp VW ... Shocked

Then add in the fact that there was a MAJOR fire in the pass that created a bunch of traffic and a major mess of the cars from all the soot in the air from it along with being hard to breathe for quite a few miles .... Brick wall

But , all things aside , We managed to make it through before they completely shut down the pass ... Thank goodness !!! Smile

Once we got over the hill and dropped back down into L.A. the traffic was horrendous !!! Shocked

What normally takes an hour trip took us about 3 hours to make it to the host hotel ... Rolling Eyes

But it was cool .... We finally made it and we were greeted by seeing a TON of barndoors in the parking lot !!!! Very Happy

It was a pretty amazing sight to see actually ... Anxious

But when we pulled in Russell had been driving Spanky 56 ragtop and he had noticed a noise that sounded like a rattle from an engine tin so we proceeded to open the decklid.... that's when the .. "Fun" began you could say ... Shocked

So I can't seem to find a pic of the damage itself , But in a nutshell the idler pulley of my serpentine belt system had exploded the bearings out of it and was barely wobbling around on the end of the shaft that connects it to the slider piece that adjusts the tension of the belt .... Shocked

Knowing I wasn't going to find a replacement very easily or be able to hunt down bearings on the weekend and not being familiar with the area , I started to brainstorm what kind of a "fix" could I come up with to get us around town and to the show on sunday where I figured I could find something or another serpentine system all together ... Anxious

So if you look closely , You will see a skateboard wheel as my make-shift idler pulley ..... Surprised

So Jake who owns the bagbug happened to have a skateboard with him in is truck and I used a wheel off of it along with a longer bolt and miscellaneous nuts & washer combo to achieve the adaptation to the original sliding mechanism .... Wink

I was pretty proud when I turned the key and started the car ... IT HAD WORKED !!! Dancing

So on sunday I found a Scat system and purchased it as their idler pulley and slider are a direct match for the BMD system that I have on Spanky .... What a Rush you could say !!!! Shocked

Here's a few pics of the cars @ Octo and the ClassicS Smile

ENJOY !!!

Thanks to Jim K (aka Banzai Kg) for the great pics !!!! Smile

Here's a few more from Octo also ....

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And here's a pic of all of us ready to head out for home on monday from the host hotel .... What a weekend !!!!

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That's about it for now , I also got to chase down the busfarmers barndoor caravan when they came through on thursday down the 99 , That was AWESOME to witness !!! Got some good pics in my gallery...
feel free to take a look Smile

JP

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lovethatconvertible · Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2012 10:07 pm Post subject:

Nice repair there, on the Fly. Your Beetles are looking Good. Nice to see the other pic's too. So did you put that Skateboard Wheel in your Toolbox or did you have to give it up? What's the Story on that Fan Shroud on Bagdbug? Look's Cool

specialed · Samba Member Joined: August 31, 2004 Posts: 1

OK I'm hooked! I can't believe you have been in my back yard the whole time. Your stories are great and I am very inspired by your success. I hope I can meet you soon as I too am from the valley and though I may not have the same skills, we do share the same interest when it comes to vw's. Thank you for your inspiration. Very Happy

fresno james · Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 1:34 pm Post subject:

fresno james · Posted: Mon Jun 18, 2012 1:51 pm Post subject:

fresno james · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 2:00 am Post subject:

Here's a quick pic or 2 of the idler pulley / damage Vs. the newer style with a much bigger / improved bearing....

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Sorry they r kinda blurry but I think you can still get a decent idea .... Wink

Let's see how long this one lasts.... Rolling Eyes

JP

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jvulich · Posted: Tue Jun 19, 2012 6:58 am Post subject:

That must be a version 3 pulley. I still have my original which I changed before it blew up and my one on the car looks like your new one but smaller...

fresno james · Posted: Fri Jun 22, 2012 3:22 pm Post subject:

lovethatconvertible · Posted: Wed Sep 19, 2012 5:17 pm Post subject:

OK, did you get all busy in life and love and forget all about us? WTF? Come on man we know your doing something Cool, let us in on it Guy>

AlteWagen · Troll Joined: February 23, 2007 Posts: 5407

I thought James was working in Sac at TRP. I thought I remember him working on Rich's oval vert.

jvulich · Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 6:59 am Post subject:

He might still be recovering from his car accident.

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Car Accident?

jvulich · Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2012 8:59 am Post subject:

He and Pam were making a left turn into a friends driveway from a county road when a drunk tried to pass them on the left in a Ford F600 company truck, t-boning him on the drivers side and pushing the car about 150 feet. They walked away with bumps, bruises and a lot of residual soreness but Precious was destroyed.

fresno james · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 5:50 am Post subject:

^^^ Thanks John for the update ... Cool

Well it's been 7 months since the accident and we are both still in a decent amount of pain from this whole ordeal ... Brick wall

Our lives have been filled with ALOT of chiropractor /therapy and doctors visits you could say , and we STILL are not yet even close to feeling "normal" yet ...

But we are hanging in there and getting around the best we can for now Smile

I think people look at us and think that we must "be fine" ... I wish that were true....
We both still hurt quite a bit , limiting us, and it flat out SUCKS !!! Brick wall

Anyhow, enough whining ..... We are truly VERY lucky that we walked away from this .... Might not look that bad , But it was bad to us in so many , many ways ... and our poor "Precious" Crying or Very sad

^^ That dent in the door going out was from under my armpit / shoulder blade ... OUCH !!! Shocked

The guy was doing about 65 mph or so when he hit us with his F-450 dually work truck with solid steel bumpers ... Shocked

He then drove with us stuck to the front of his truck about a half a football field down the road and almost pushing us off the embankment on the side of the road where would have without a doubt flipped/ rolled over ....

It was literally 6 inches or less where we stopped at the edge of the road to the embankment.... Shocked

Car is DONE !!!

It's literally bent like a taco front to back and the force of the hit was so hard that it broke the trans nose cone area and rear cradle mounts causing the motor to temporarily "jump" out of it's home .... axles to break the cv's , and literally bent / twisted the torsion bar area and irs mounts at the pan horns rendering the pan useless also.....

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Here's a few more .... RIP "Precious" Ghia ..... We will miss her dearly Crying or Very sad

Sorry for such a bummer post , But in a way it felt good to finally "Let it Go " .... Rolling Eyes

There is still a ton of BS to deal with in the situation ..... But we do have a pretty good lawyer .... Wink

So keep your fingers crossed , & Thanks for all the support !!! Cool

So that's "What Fresno James has been up to lately " ... LOL Wink

Stay Tuned ..... I'm not done just yet !!!!

FJ Surprised

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Bugboy209 · Samba Member Joined: April 21, 2004 Posts: 444

Well JP glad to see that you guys are ok was going to call you after the news but don't have your # anymore I know we have had our issues with each other but I'm glad that you and Pam are doing better,cars are replaceable but lifes are not...well take care Pimp
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tirekicker · Posted: Fri Feb 08, 2013 2:21 pm Post subject:

Glad to hear you and Pam walked out of this. Hoping for a full recovery.
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