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grandpa pete
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home made metal brake;
Two large vice grips hold the metal onto the workbench between two pieces of metal angle ; bend metal to what angle you need
this is how I bent the recessed dipstick holder
The type6 rear bumper extension is on hold . I need to locate a local shop that has a four foot wide metal brake . I have the metal and it's all marked . I just need to bend it to go in place...The taillights are ready to go on as soon as I get the bumper extension on
until then I am starting the wiring ; windows ; and doors
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63 two fold rag
66 sedan delivery Type 6
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grandpa pete
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mkriglet ; Lookout here I come 
Thanks for the FANCY photos
I'll need all the help I can get 
looking a little bare..
.p.o. made a fuse bracket in the trunk...I will use it so I don't have to crawl under the dash to check fusses[img][/img][img][/img]
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66 sedan delivery Type 6
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mkriglet
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| One wire at a time. Just chip away and soon you will be camping in it. |
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SBD
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| grandpa pete wrote: |
| I need to locate a local shop that has a four foot wide metal brake . |
Check with shops that do heating and AC duct work. 
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"Just $99 down and $64 a month for 36 months buys you a brand new Volkswagen Beetle!"
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| I wouldent waste $ or thyme on building a small motor. build it big so it dosent have to work hard.remember it's only as fast as your foot alows it to be unless you build a small turd then it just stinks as it squishes up through your toes when you step on it. |
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grandpa pete
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Thanks SBD I wouldn't have thought of that
Mkriglet ; no "chipping away " time left . I only have 6 weeks until my " One Year Build Thread " expires
I was looking at mkriglets photos and realized that one of those " P. O. " holes that I welded up is for the speedometer cable 
Silly Grandpa
Just ordered $326 in widgets from Wolfsburg west........ 
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66 sedan delivery Type 6
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SBD
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| Thanks SBD I wouldn't have thought of that |
The only reason I know about it is because I have a friend who works at a shop like that and they're always doing little jobs like that on the side, as well as small production work that has nothing to do with HVAC, when things are slow.
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"Just $99 down and $64 a month for 36 months buys you a brand new Volkswagen Beetle!"
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| I wouldent waste $ or thyme on building a small motor. build it big so it dosent have to work hard.remember it's only as fast as your foot alows it to be unless you build a small turd then it just stinks as it squishes up through your toes when you step on it. |
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Steve22
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Just found this thread, awesome work! I'll watch until it's finished 1 year mark or not.
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GüteAndTite
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mkriglet ; Lookout here I come
Thanks for the FANCY photos
I'll need all the help I can get
looking a little bare..
.p.o. made a fuse bracket in the trunk...I will use it so I don't have to crawl under the dash to check fusses[img][/img][img][/img] |
this bracket is for when A/C was installed ina car because it covered the fuze block partially. weird that your car doesnt have a/c, maybe the install was started and never finishedl. have some NOS a/c parts lying around in a barn somewhere?
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Bashr52
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| Looking good! One question though, why start wiring now before the car is painted? |
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eyetzr 
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| GP is probably tired of pushing the car/van/delivery vehicle around. Are we keeping the current 2 tone look? |
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grandpa pete
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"NOT Painted "
that was two days ago 
yesterday I painted the dash
Hey Benfish do you recognize the dash knobs
Today I painted the trunk and started running wires
only have 6 weeks left
eyetzr ; purple and silver
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63 two fold rag
66 sedan delivery Type 6
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=569619&highlight=sedan+delivery
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Bobnotch
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"NOT Painted "
that was two days ago
yesterday I painted the dash
Hey MR Bill65bug do you recognize the dash knobs
Today I painted the trunk and started running wires
only have 6 weeks left
eyetzr ; purple and silver |
Looking good Grandpa. I think if you could string a couple of days in a row on the wiring, you'd have it finished. 
Good talk on the phone last night.
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71 Notch ...aka Krunchy; build pics here;
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=249390 -been busy working
64 T-34 Ghia...aka Wolfie, under construction... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=412120
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mkriglet
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| Let the fun BEGIN! Out of my whole build I think the wiring was the most fun. |
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grandpa pete
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I've got a secret weapon when it comes to wiring
ME
13 years at New England Telephone Company ; working on all kinds of crazy electronics.......
Do you know where the voice comes from that says " that number is no longer in service " or
......".Please deposit 50 cents more "
AND
I have the bug me video on rewiring a bug
the only thing stopping me is waiting on WW order with the new fuse panel
Hey bobnotch you will like this one.........
..Because the taillights are going to be in a removeable rear bumper I decided to wire them through a TRAILER plug....easy in and out
I didn't have any problem fitting the bug engine wires onto the type3 engine .almost everything fit..one wire needs a little stretching
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63 two fold rag
66 sedan delivery Type 6
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Donnie strickland
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Bobnotch
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Hey bobnotch you will like this one.........
..Because the taillights are going to be in a removeable rear bumper I decided to wire them through a TRAILER plug....easy in and out |
That would be how I'd do it, if I were installing them into something removable.
Personally I like wiring, as it's easy once you know what you're doing.
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71 Notch ...aka Krunchy; build pics here;
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=249390 -been busy working
64 T-34 Ghia...aka Wolfie, under construction... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=412120
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grandpa pete
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andk5591
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With all of you on the wiring being fun - I LOVE doing it. Only project that I am not enthused about the the current one because I have mental block on reading the newer format wiring diagrams for a 73. Gonna have to get a tutorial from Ashman40 when I am ready.
Pete - you are kicking ass - project is looking really good. LOVE stuff that is out of the box.....
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Woodie 69 VW woodie (Hot VWs 7/12).
"John's car" 64 VW woodie - The first ever
Maxine 61 Cal-look bug - Cindy's daily driver.
Max - 73 standard Beetle hearse project - For sale
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grandpa pete
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I got all the wires figured out AND most of them hooked up
Couldn't use a couple of the used pieces I had ( couldn't read the terminal numbers off the used headlight switch and the newer dimmer relay wasn't even close )
Need to clean and install spedo to hook up those wires
NOTE ; Aggrivated at Wolfsburg West for sending out ANOTHER 66 fuse panel that isn't correct. I had read a couple of months ago about another Samba member getting a 66 fuse panel missing a terminal. I assumed that they corrected this in house....THEY DIDN"T......fortunately for me ; I had a piggyback clip in my shop . Most hobbyists would not have this part available
HEY WW FIX THIS ...STOP sending these out ..........
60,000 views as of noon 8/2/14
You can see in this photo that the first fuse on the left has TWO connections on the back
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63 two fold rag
66 sedan delivery Type 6
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grandpa pete
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How to wire a bug
Bug Me video ; laminated enlarged color wireing diagram ; new Wagon Works harness with directions ; clean freshly painted dash 
NOTE to andK5591 ; Check out the 71 wiring diagram for the same vehicle , still old style drawing most of the wireing will be the sama through 73 . any changes should be obvious
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