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Offroader5 Samba Member
Joined: June 16, 2016 Posts: 27 Location: Apache Junction, AZ
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Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2016 11:36 am Post subject: Re: Aquired a '67... |
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Confirmed the replacement rear apron is a rear section from a 67...with the OG latch bar 😎 Decklid is in great shape as well with correct latch. Have OG popouts and OG window regs that just need some TLC and will be right as rain.
Seat sliders were cut a bit to install the different seats. I knew this..and knew i would need i get replacements..but the structure is still there that i can get measurements from before pulling them and welding in new. |
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grandpa pete Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2008 Posts: 6426 Location: St. Petersburg, FL
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Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2016 1:25 pm Post subject: Re: Aquired a '67... |
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Offroader5 wrote: |
Only parts that worry me only because im not a body guy...is the slight wrinkles inside the front apron and the wrinkled drivers side engine bay panel. Not sure if a hammer and dolly can do much..or if it needs pulled a bit. There is a replacement rear apron inside the car..not sure if its the correct 67 one..the one on the car obviously isn't. |
Wrap a chain around a tree and put tension on the front end with a come along while you hammer and dolly the dents ...easy if you a little patience . _________________ 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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Offroader5 Samba Member
Joined: June 16, 2016 Posts: 27 Location: Apache Junction, AZ
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Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2016 2:34 pm Post subject: Re: Aquired a '67... |
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grandpa pete wrote: |
Wrap a chain around a tree and put tension on the front end with a come along while you hammer and dolly the dents ...easy if you a little patience . |
Yeah..was just talking with the buddy today that gave me the car. We came to that same idea. Car has t-bars on it now and will make for some good sacrificial anchors to pull with |
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flyboy161 Samba Member
Joined: December 26, 2009 Posts: 2091 Location: Perry, GA
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Offroader5 Samba Member
Joined: June 16, 2016 Posts: 27 Location: Apache Junction, AZ
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Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2016 6:01 pm Post subject: Re: John's Aquired '67... |
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Finally got this car all cleaned out. Mice had made a home of it and stocked up on cactus and horse manure Also appears there may have been a litter or two of kittens had inside..but two of them didnt make it Here are a couple interior shots.
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flyboy161 Samba Member
Joined: December 26, 2009 Posts: 2091 Location: Perry, GA
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Offroader5 Samba Member
Joined: June 16, 2016 Posts: 27 Location: Apache Junction, AZ
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Posted: Tue Jul 12, 2016 11:01 am Post subject: Re: John's Aquired '67... |
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I'm now officially confused about front beams. I'd like to go 4" narrowed, but I'm getting mixed info from what I'm reading all over the web. Will I need to modify the body to fit a 4" narrowed beam or not? I've seen info that goes both ways...some say and show that they've had to, but other places I see people have had zero issues fitting the 4" beam. |
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grandpa pete Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2008 Posts: 6426 Location: St. Petersburg, FL
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Kloster Samba Member
Joined: March 07, 2012 Posts: 48 Location: riverdale, ca.
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Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2016 1:07 pm Post subject: Re: John's Aquired '67... |
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I have a 4 inch narrowed beam from Airkewld on my 67 and it fits no problem. |
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stale air Samba Member
Joined: August 23, 2007 Posts: 5148 Location: Senoia Ga, formally NorCal
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Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2016 2:02 pm Post subject: Re: John's Aquired '67... |
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flyboy161 wrote: |
Nice! Solid car |
x2! _________________ WANTED: Henry Veale Santa Rosa plate frames
WANTED: Brittsan Motors Fresno plate frames
WANTED: Any Georgia plate frames
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Offroader5 Samba Member
Joined: June 16, 2016 Posts: 27 Location: Apache Junction, AZ
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Posted: Sat Jul 16, 2016 4:03 pm Post subject: Re: John's Aquired '67... |
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Spent a couple hours this morning pulling the fenders and all the body/pan bolts. She's ready to be lifted off and onto the body dolly. Just have to wait till a buddy or two can come by and help. Then..i can finally start on the chassis cleanup and rebuild. Want to get the chassis turned around quickly so i can concentrate on the body and getting it out to paint.
Good news is all the body bolts came out no problem. But..i will need to get some fender nutserts to reweld a couple in and will also need to drill out and retap several.
After fender removal, i found that there is a small amount of bondo in a couple areas of the passenger front quarter. Front fender there also had thin layers...but i plan on trying to get some real front fenders..so no biggie. |
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Offroader5 Samba Member
Joined: June 16, 2016 Posts: 27 Location: Apache Junction, AZ
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Posted: Tue Aug 02, 2016 3:12 pm Post subject: Re: John's Aquired '67... |
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Ha, funny story where I made the body dolly WAYYY too tall. Buddy and I tried and tried, but we couldn't lift it up that far. Had to trim a bit off the top. Finally have the body off now and the chassis in my "garage" and ready to tear into.
Have a front beam on the way. It's an Old Speed 4" narrowed & adjusters with a set of matching leafs.
I've decided to just spend the cash on having the chassis media blasted and powder coated. I was going to do the stripping/cleaning by hand and just re-coat using POR-15, but after seeing how nice the PC'd chassis come out and for how little I can have it done...I decided it was worth it. It would have cost me over half the cost of the blast & PC to just buy the POR-15 products. I found a place that will blast & PC for $250. |
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Offroader5 Samba Member
Joined: June 16, 2016 Posts: 27 Location: Apache Junction, AZ
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Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2016 8:56 pm Post subject: Re: John's Aquired '67... |
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Well, just like sooo many others...I have no clue what trans this is. Only bit of info I am finding is that possibly once the numbers reached 10 million, is when they started putting the letter codes in front of the number. And supposedly this was around '68. So, if that info is correct, this may be the original '67 trans... Also not sure what the P stamp is on top of the bell housing.
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TinCanFab Samba Member
Joined: April 04, 2006 Posts: 2743 Location: Waterford, California
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Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2016 5:59 am Post subject: Re: John's Aquired '67... |
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Looks like it's really coming along, I read a few posts up about cleaning the body from mice nests. Did you do the heater channels really well? In the bus forums, some people jack the front end real high and blast water through the defrost and foot vents to flush any garbage out the engine side. You can rig up a sprayer to soak it with some bleach too. I just wanted to give you a heads up before you send it off to paint. You wouldn't want to finish the car and get some nasty funk the first time you use the heater, or maybe when the car is all sealed up on a hot day. _________________ Check out my truck brought back from the dead... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=420762&highlight=sprayed+blood
They're never really ever finished 58 rag build...
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=658092 |
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Offroader5 Samba Member
Joined: June 16, 2016 Posts: 27 Location: Apache Junction, AZ
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Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2016 6:39 am Post subject: Re: John's Aquired '67... |
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Hmm...good point. Better to check than assume the channels are clear. Once I get the pan stripped of parts and ready for the media blaster...I'll throw it end up and clean those out.
Spent a couple hours last night stripping all the tar board from the tunnel and all the old seam sealer...man that was a mess.
Found this picture on Pintrest...not sure if its anyone on here...bit I'd love to see more photos or a build log. This is the same color combo I'm shootin for..black wheels and all. Only with a bit taller stance in the rear and bigger meats out back.
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TinCanFab Samba Member
Joined: April 04, 2006 Posts: 2743 Location: Waterford, California
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Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2016 7:58 am Post subject: Re: John's Aquired '67... |
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Yeah, you never know what kind of urine and poop soaked garbage could be plugging those channels and will hold moisture against the metal. I would start with compressed air to get any blast media out and bigger debris so the water won't gum it all up. I haven't seen evidence of mice in my project car, but I think I'm going to flush them out anyway. The body heater ducts have been disconnected for decades so who knows what critters have crawled inside!
I dig the light body color with dark wheels, contrast colors are nice. If I ever lowered my light grey single cab, I'm going with black gas burners. _________________ Check out my truck brought back from the dead... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=420762&highlight=sprayed+blood
They're never really ever finished 58 rag build...
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=658092 |
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Offroader5 Samba Member
Joined: June 16, 2016 Posts: 27 Location: Apache Junction, AZ
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Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2016 12:42 pm Post subject: Re: John's Aquired '67... |
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Should I worry too much about this crack I can weld, but being cast, I have never done the pre-heating and welding needed for it. Not sure I could do this myself and know it was done right.
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Offroader5 Samba Member
Joined: June 16, 2016 Posts: 27 Location: Apache Junction, AZ
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 1:48 pm Post subject: Re: John's Aquired '67... |
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HA...a coworker just gave me this toy "classic VW 1967". Guess the Chinese don't know that the transaxle/engine is in the rear Oh...and that 67 didnt have the outside gas filler door...
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KTPhil Samba Member
Joined: April 06, 2006 Posts: 33875 Location: Conejo Valley, CA
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2016 2:17 pm Post subject: Re: John's Aquired '67... |
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Offroader5 wrote: |
Should I worry too much about this crack I can weld, but being cast, I have never done the pre-heating and welding needed for it. Not sure I could do this myself and know it was done right.
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This would worry me. You can see the offset at the bottom, so it is moving with load. I'm not qualified to fix it, either, but I would look into it for sure. |
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