1969 Baja Bug - TX Build

[warwgn]

Done yet???

[sailtexas186548]

haha I wish!

was out of state for work for three months and been playing with boats all summer. soon!
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[warwgn]

That is too funny, I got side tracked with a boat too, just got an 86 Sea Ray Seville. Had to put a new floor in it and lots of odds and ends, but been using it a lot lately and it was well worth the $500 I gave for it and the trailer.

[warwgn]

seems we are staying on pace with each other

[sailtexas186548]

Yeppppp haha

Still have mine tucked away in the garage, it will get finished one of these days!
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[sailtexas186548]

well photobucket killed this thread too. When I migrate my photos over I will try to fix the thread.

this project is not dead though, updates soon I hope!
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[pullstart]

aint that a bunch of crap... so many free sights from sponsors/ads and they still want to charge us..
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4 seater Appletree buggy, road legal with 002 IRS, 3x3 Appletree kit, 6" over Dan's beam with 10" towers and Fox 2.0 shocks, '00 Subaru EJ25 with KEP stage 3 clutch and KEP adapter plate.

my build page: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=662104&start=0

[gunslingertom]

[sailtexas186548]

After much delay, I am back in business!
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[rwf8ball]

Looking forward to more progress, as I am in Texas as well Arlington to be exact. And will be starting a Baja project soon😁

[sailtexas186548]

Couple pics of the car as it has been for a while now:

Pulled the body off the pan and welded up a ton of random screw holes and the body trim holes. Keeping with the body work theme, I knocked the welds down and that's it haha - the body is a lumpy mess anyways!

Also did several oshpo/pressurewash treatments with some wire brushing to convert the rust on the pan. A slow process but it's working well:

Sitting overnight with more ospho rust treatment on it

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[sailtexas186548]

Tonight I wire brushed and scraped the pan after letting the ospho treatment sit for a couple days. Turns out this pan has been painted a couple times and had some carpet glued down so I'm slowing getting through layers of paint and glue, as well as rust. More holes are popping up as I go haha!

I am finally getting to shiny metal and thin enough rust to actually convert it with the ospho. I'm also getting to the point that the brake lines and pedals need to come out so I can get into the areas under them. The ospho acid is helping remove the glue/paint as well as convert the rust as I go.

The pictures are a bit boring and repetitive but if you look close you can see progress!

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[Buggeee]

That chassis is cleaning up nicely. I love phosphoric acid. It's going to look great in fresh paint.
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1966 Sportsmobile Camper https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...mp;start=0
72 Super Duper http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=672387
(adopted out) 61 Turkis Pile https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=728764

[sailtexas186548]

Yeah it's finally starting to look good, I'm excited to get paint on it!

Before and after Another round or wire brushing and ospho. Also removed the brakes and pedal assembly to get the remaining areas. Glad I did because the brake lines were very brittle and snapped like twigs!

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[terryly]

Happy to see you back at it
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2180cc MS3PRO sequential fuel and spark 42mm IDF style Throttle boddies
Calgary Alberta Canada
Terry Lytle

[warwgn]

Oh Snap, look who is back in action!! I been doing a little on mine again as well, looks like the finish it race is back on

Now I better figure out how to post photos again......

[sailtexas186548]

[sailtexas186548]

So I'm in and out of town working but every time I get a day at home I am doing something on the Baja.

I wire brushed the top of the pan one last time, and I think it's done being "rust converted" at this point. I am going to start pulling g the rest of the parts off (beam, transaxle, rear suspension, etc And keep going with prep/repair for paint.

Pics!

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[warwgn]

hell yeah,make it happen

[Buggeee]

I'm into the phosphoric acid as well. Do you have an efficient method for dealing with the white powder residue at the final stage before paint, or is mechanical removal (wire brush) the only answer? I've had limited success reactivating it with a light spray of the solution one last time, followed by a wipe down with a rag and letting that dry again - but wondering if there is an easier way especially for those tight areas.
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1966 Sportsmobile Camper https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...mp;start=0
72 Super Duper http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=672387
(adopted out) 61 Turkis Pile https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=728764