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MOON BUGGY Samba Member
Joined: November 01, 2011 Posts: 174 Location: NC
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Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2014 5:58 pm Post subject: |
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Made and installed rear seat.
Watermelon and dune buggies 2 of My favorites.
_________________ "Dune Buggies and Watermelon Rock! .” (MOON BUGGY) |
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wythac Samba Member
Joined: August 02, 2004 Posts: 2791
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Posted: Mon Sep 22, 2014 10:16 am Post subject: |
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Drove the piss out of my buggy on fire roads all day. Last 90 degree day my area is likely to see for many months. Going to clean it up today and put it away....time to spend some time working on it.
I did get all the way through the driving season without a single issue that required me to take it off the road for repairs. My philosophy is that during the warm months I don't take on any projects that require me to disable the car, unless it is an issue which will strand me or damage the car in some way if I don't attend to it. |
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joescoolcustoms Samba Member
Joined: August 08, 2006 Posts: 9054 Location: West By God Virginia
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Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2014 8:23 am Post subject: |
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Had a super fun day yesterday! Left the house at 5:55 AM, in the dark, met up with a fellow Buggy buddy, drove the the VW and Porsche Reunion in Cincinnati OH. The show broke several records for attendance, swap meet, car count and was a really nice event.
Beautiful Drive, 424 miles round trip. Bruce and Winnie Meyers picked the Best Buggy. Mine! Very cool and a treasured trophy.
Picked up a few items for future buggy builds in the swap area, then looked like Sanford and Son on the trip home.
A all aluminum 2 inch body lift for a buggy length pan by "Up-Your-Bug".
A complete set of Porsche 914 seats with tracks and recliners.
_________________ Bad News Racing 2018 NORRA 1000 3rd in Class
Best Day Ever Racing 2022 NORRA 1000 2nd in Class and first All Female team to complete the race
Everyone is gifted. Some just do not open the package.
Looks like it was painted with a live chicken,polished with a brick and buffed with a pine cone |
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Bennym777 Samba Member
Joined: April 07, 2013 Posts: 223 Location: Mexico
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Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 12:16 pm Post subject: |
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Rebuilt engine...painted. New dash with gauges and new steering wheel.
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Bennym777 Samba Member
Joined: April 07, 2013 Posts: 223 Location: Mexico
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Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 12:21 pm Post subject: |
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Rebuilt engine...painted. New dash with gauges and new steering wheel.
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monomanx Samba Member
Joined: September 25, 2004 Posts: 715 Location: Southeast
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Posted: Thu Oct 02, 2014 6:22 pm Post subject: |
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Benny,
That engine looks much nicer with the black tins and nice silver parts! |
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doubravsky Samba Member
Joined: July 30, 2014 Posts: 133 Location: Riverside, CA
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Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 10:49 am Post subject: |
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Changed the exhaust..... quieted it down a bit for the family
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doubravsky Samba Member
Joined: July 30, 2014 Posts: 133 Location: Riverside, CA
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Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 10:50 am Post subject: |
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And replaced the steering box
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doubravsky Samba Member
Joined: July 30, 2014 Posts: 133 Location: Riverside, CA
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Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 10:51 am Post subject: |
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And added the little tray thingie....
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RedBaronofRedBud Samba Member
Joined: July 05, 2013 Posts: 505 Location: Southeast Missouri
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Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2014 3:13 pm Post subject: |
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You're gonna love the basket. It comes in very handy and looks good too! _________________ Or you can call me………Tim
My two pennies…your mileage may vary
I’m not a complete idiot, there are parts missing |
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Bennym777 Samba Member
Joined: April 07, 2013 Posts: 223 Location: Mexico
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Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2014 11:27 am Post subject: |
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Where can I buy a basket? |
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RedBaronofRedBud Samba Member
Joined: July 05, 2013 Posts: 505 Location: Southeast Missouri
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Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2014 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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Bennym777 wrote: |
Where can I buy a basket? |
Fleapay, Moore parts source, amazon, pacificcustoms, cip1... _________________ Or you can call me………Tim
My two pennies…your mileage may vary
I’m not a complete idiot, there are parts missing |
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frizzardking Samba Member
Joined: May 09, 2011 Posts: 575 Location: BUFFALO N.Y
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Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 6:51 pm Post subject: El tejon Manx |
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Well the past few days I have been getting the El Tejon Manx ready for Manx on the Banx I pulled the seats out to have them re padded and had new covers put on them and the frames painted , so while the seats were out , I POR the floor pans and the underbelly of the chassis , it had not been done in 45 years and was showing a little surface rust , and we know how the salt from the beach run sticks too your buggy, Oh and of course I forgot to wear gloves and had black hand for three days !
I also installed front lap seat belts into the buggy , and got my seats back today , they look awesome!
Also while I had the seats out I waxed the inside and outside of the tub , it does shine!
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Q-Dog Samba Member
Joined: April 05, 2010 Posts: 8688 Location: Sunset, Louisiana
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joescoolcustoms Samba Member
Joined: August 08, 2006 Posts: 9054 Location: West By God Virginia
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Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2014 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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I needed to make a few small changes to the Puzzle Manx for the up coming trip to the North Carolina Outer Bank Islands for the MOTB '14 event. Chassis needed greased up front, re-indexed in the rear, lower rear shock bolts sleeved so they would not rattle, brakes adjusted, body sanded and buffed, good general cleaning.
In addition, on the ECVW trip to CA and back, my 2165 engine did not have the breathing system set up correctly and would puke oil out of the over-fan shroud breather tank, then get sucked into the cooling fan and sprayed about. The left head was catching the windage off of the crank and pushed up the push rod tubes filling the valve cover, then pressuring it up the Valve Cover (VC) tube into the breather tank.
A long time ago, racer Muffler Mike studied the same problem and came up with an innovative solution. He sealed the left VC, then tapped the rear bottom and routed a oil line into the front of the sump. His idea was to take the pressurized VC and push the oil back where it is needed, the sump. After testing, it worked really well for him. So, I bought a different set of VC's, had a plate welded to the bottom, tapped it for a -8 AN fitting and ran it to the sump. After several HARD pulls to 70 MPH, no oil mist.
Next, the muffler. The trip west will let you know if you like a loud exhaust. I no longer do and need to change something but hated the thought of buying a new header. wvbowtieman came up with a sweet idea for his Manx he is building and I tested it for him. Installed a $ 25.00 turbo tube from Summit Racing and a mandrel bent 90* ell to exit. Makes it quieter when cruising, but gets LOUD when the skinny peddle is pressed hard.
Late in the afternoon, the day turned out decent and I had to try these modifications before just taking off for the OBX, so, some back road West Virginia driving was in order. It is a pretty fall right now.
The old muffler system was a downward pointing collector and into a SS Super Trap. I guess since it exited in a 360* pattern, I heard it forward.
I need to re-pack the tools, install the soft enclosure and we are ready to leave for the OBX early Tuesday Morning. _________________ Bad News Racing 2018 NORRA 1000 3rd in Class
Best Day Ever Racing 2022 NORRA 1000 2nd in Class and first All Female team to complete the race
Everyone is gifted. Some just do not open the package.
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VOLKSWAGNUT Fastest VW Belt Changer
Joined: October 14, 2007 Posts: 11053 Location: Flippin' a Belt........ .... Off-n-On ... NC USA
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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2014 6:04 am Post subject: |
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Hey Joe... what's the inside of the turbo tube look like?
Typical baffled bomb's?
I need a pair to tone down a car with limited space..
_________________ aka Ken {o\!/o}
Its your vehicle- stop askin' for approval-do what YOU like for cryin' out loud
Better to roll em' how you want and wear em' out-than lettin' em' rot out
Its about the going not the showing
Rebuilt to drive not decorate
WANTED: Local Eatin' Joints, Triple D for TheSamba contributions here http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=570510
Search "VOLKSWAGNUT" on YouTube since you cant watch a "certain" BELT change video round here
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joescoolcustoms Samba Member
Joined: August 08, 2006 Posts: 9054 Location: West By God Virginia
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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2014 6:32 am Post subject: |
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It is a offset pass through inner tube with baffles.
Here it is from Summit Racing:
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/jex-att12s-3 _________________ Bad News Racing 2018 NORRA 1000 3rd in Class
Best Day Ever Racing 2022 NORRA 1000 2nd in Class and first All Female team to complete the race
Everyone is gifted. Some just do not open the package.
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vdubyah73 Samba Member
Joined: July 05, 2003 Posts: 2541 Location: somewhere in Texas, my house has wheels
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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2014 6:36 am Post subject: |
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The noise from the loud pedal is most likely your carbs barking. Especially if you have dual two barrels
Bill _________________ burning down the house
73 bounty hunter, sold.
'77 transporter, junked had crotch rot.
Dubless, but have a CPR built stroker waiting for a new to me Beetle
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VOLKSWAGNUT Fastest VW Belt Changer
Joined: October 14, 2007 Posts: 11053 Location: Flippin' a Belt........ .... Off-n-On ... NC USA
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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2014 6:41 am Post subject: |
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I've been looking at those... just have yet to see the inside of any..
When I worked at an exhaust shop we could get baffled bombs for 12 bucks each.. and they worked well... They were basically glass packs with an internal dual split tube chamber...
Id hate to spend the coin and be the same noise level as my current baffled steel Case tractor mufflers...
. _________________ aka Ken {o\!/o}
Its your vehicle- stop askin' for approval-do what YOU like for cryin' out loud
Better to roll em' how you want and wear em' out-than lettin' em' rot out
Its about the going not the showing
Rebuilt to drive not decorate
WANTED: Local Eatin' Joints, Triple D for TheSamba contributions here http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=570510
Search "VOLKSWAGNUT" on YouTube since you cant watch a "certain" BELT change video round here
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Deh Shark Samba Member
Joined: December 09, 2006 Posts: 704 Location: U.S. Virgin Islands
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Posted: Wed Oct 15, 2014 7:53 am Post subject: |
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Ready for paint..
_________________ AH TIYAD AH DAT DEH BAI!!!
Organize folks are just to lazy to look for stuff!!
55 3 fold Ragtop
Manx Dune buggy 2387cc |
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