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drpete Samba Member
Joined: May 04, 2004 Posts: 773 Location: NorCal
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Posted: Mon Jul 21, 2014 9:30 pm Post subject: |
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iamdonquixote wrote: |
nothing special or pic-worthy but topped off gear oil, greased front end, replaced spark plugs, cleaned front underside, fixed horn wire and installed new pedal pan. |
Sounds special to me.....and ready for the road _________________ Happy to be alive. Hey Dad, Mom, wish you were here to see all this.
Pete Keesling
Driving a VW every day..... |
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TimmyH79 Samba Member
Joined: June 18, 2013 Posts: 88 Location: Houston, TX
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Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 11:18 am Post subject: |
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Found the absolute last piece I needed (for the time being at least) for my resto - the driver's side sliding door pop-out latch!
_________________ '66 SO-42
Previous:
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UZI Platinum FUBU
Joined: February 08, 2002 Posts: 13335 Location: phila-DELFT-ia
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 5:44 pm Post subject: |
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that is a very odd and rare piece. congrats! _________________ Extravagant Lifestyle
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mannys66: South Philly Van Club, only the most influential and freshest van club in the vw scene |
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Cuņado: Chrome will get you home!!!!!!!!!! |
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Big Bill Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2005 Posts: 1782 Location: Santa Rosa, Ca
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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Changed a rear wheel seal, and axle boot. Also adjusted brakes, and clutch.
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Big Bill Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2005 Posts: 1782 Location: Santa Rosa, Ca
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Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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Check out that OG L-87 in the wheel wells.
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BulliBill Samba Member
Joined: July 09, 2004 Posts: 4561 Location: St Charles, MO
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Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 6:19 am Post subject: |
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Big Bill wrote: |
Changed a rear wheel seal, and axle boot. Also adjusted brakes, and clutch.
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Nicely beveled brake shoe ends! Good job Bill!
Bill Bowman
p.s. You going to Solvang this year? We're coming out for it! _________________ I'm looking for these license plate frames for my fleet:
Coeur D'Alene - Lake Shore Volkswagen
Mission VW - San Fernando
Thornton VW - Stockton
Thanks for any help! |
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Big Bill Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2005 Posts: 1782 Location: Santa Rosa, Ca
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Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 7:35 am Post subject: |
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Iam hoping to go Bill, would be nice to see you again. I saw in your thread about the bevel it really does help. These shoes were actually already beveled out of the box |
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64 ragtop volks Samba Member
Joined: October 01, 2012 Posts: 540 Location: EARTH
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Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 4:11 pm Post subject: |
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got the painter to get off his butt today. rims for my 13window 7"wide deepdish.im using short axels |
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NAES Samba Member
Joined: September 10, 2003 Posts: 2109 Location: AREA-52 Southern Killafornia
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Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 7:45 pm Post subject: |
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64 ragtop volks wrote: |
got the painter to get off his butt today. rims for my 13window 7"wide deepdish.im using short axels |
pretty dope! Looking forward to the finished product. _________________ Barndoor Mafia
Box On Wheels
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orangebug60guy Twin #1
Joined: June 28, 2003 Posts: 1516 Location: South Hadley Mass
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Posted: Sat Jul 26, 2014 1:33 pm Post subject: |
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TimmyH79 wrote: |
Found the absolute last piece I needed (for the time being at least) for my resto - the driver's side sliding door pop-out latch!
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sweet. Where did you get it? I need one for my slider. _________________ Arachibutyrophobia- Fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of the mouth.
Coprastasophobia- Fear of constipation. |
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Ran When Parked Samba Member
Joined: September 26, 2013 Posts: 781 Location: Birmingham, AL
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Posted: Sun Jul 27, 2014 8:50 pm Post subject: Clean |
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I spent half of the day cleaning out the bus. The inside and outside are now "clean". The cleaning is one of the many things I have to complete before I can get it into the garage in a parking place. Getting it off the four jacks is up next.
Here's a before and an after shot. I had about 10 pounds of wet of rust and crap come out.
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64 ragtop volks Samba Member
Joined: October 01, 2012 Posts: 540 Location: EARTH
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Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 4:10 pm Post subject: |
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clear coated ready for tires |
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zuggbug Samba Member
Joined: June 17, 2008 Posts: 3479 Location: Anderson SC
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Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2014 6:16 pm Post subject: |
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Killer Ike _________________ SOUTHERN INTEGRITY AIRCOOLERS
58 15 window
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SCZ9-1-1 Samba Member
Joined: May 20, 2003 Posts: 716 Location: Santa Cruz, CA
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Posted: Wed Jul 30, 2014 9:42 pm Post subject: |
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Took my rear bumper, mounts and splash pans to the powder coater today. Took a engine block and other parts to get checked and cleaned up to start an engine build up. Removed front bumper and mounts and realigned driver's door sag. |
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Big Bill Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2005 Posts: 1782 Location: Santa Rosa, Ca
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Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 4:59 pm Post subject: |
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So Iam driving home last night I hit a pothole and the front end starts to make a weird noise. Stop to check it out but cant see too much in the dark, when I got home I got a light and see that I lost a top, front shock bolt. WTF! So anyway I check out an aircooled shop in Santa Rosa no luck but he tells to try Gary at Sonoma VW and he did have one. I lucked out and the bolt just came loose and fell out, didnt screw up the threads or break off. Just wait until I talk to the guy who changed the shocks(Oh wait that would be me )......................
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drpete Samba Member
Joined: May 04, 2004 Posts: 773 Location: NorCal
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Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2014 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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Some my best conversations are when I'm talking to myself.... _________________ Happy to be alive. Hey Dad, Mom, wish you were here to see all this.
Pete Keesling
Driving a VW every day..... |
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Big Bill Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2005 Posts: 1782 Location: Santa Rosa, Ca
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Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 6:52 am Post subject: |
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drpete wrote: |
Some my best conversations are when I'm talking to myself.... |
Ha ha yes you know that we have talked about those on the phone. |
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iamdonquixote Samba Member
Joined: January 28, 2003 Posts: 2037 Location: M*ssholia
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Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 12:11 pm Post subject: |
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orangebug60guy wrote: |
TimmyH79 wrote: |
Found the absolute last piece I needed (for the time being at least) for my resto - the driver's side sliding door pop-out latch!
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sweet. Where did you get it? I need one for my slider. |
you were right about the "Klingon" starship |
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Daddybus Samba Member
Joined: June 15, 2000 Posts: 1651
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Posted: Fri Aug 01, 2014 11:11 pm Post subject: What I did for the Daddybus over summer vacation |
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What I did on my summer vacation...
-Basic tune up
-Welded/repaired broken bowden tube bracket on the tranny
-Renewed (L) CV joint seal--leak fixed
-Welded a tow hitch (re-positioned a mounting upright and added an anti-rattle bolt)
-Fab'd a bracket and mounted a back up light (the Daddybus is an early '67)
-Restored and mounted a AAA plaque (era correct)
-Installed a NOS steering box (filled with cornhead grease)
-Installed a steering lock ignition (extended the stock ignition wires)
-Installed 3-way switch in old ignition switch hole--fog lights=up, driving lights=down)
-Replaced a worn left front tire and realigned the front end (toe was knocked out).
-Fixed the clunking noise in the front end (2 wheel studs were contacting the caliper) by grinding the studs and facing the caliper followed by gloss black hi temp paint
-Adjusted the drag link
-Reworked the pedal pan to fit the TRW steering box
-Added a demarcation block with separate strips for the starter battery (#30 Red/Black) and the deep cycle "house" battery (Red/White)
-Re-wired the auxilary fuse block on the passenger side (starter battery: #30 foglights/driving lights 3-way switch, #30 fog light relay, #30 driver light relay; house battery: 12v outlet/cb, radio/12v outlet, interior lights
-installed a demarcation block for ground and ran new ground wires for auxilary gauges, 12v outlets, light relays
-Fab'd a mount for the fog light & driving light relays
fog lights (orange L, orange/black R)
driving lights (green L, green/black R)
-Installed fog lights
-Installed grills on fog lights
-Installed driving lights
-Installed grills on driving lights
-Installed VW Safety Man on license plate topper
-Installed flag holder on license plate topper
-Installed a gas filler flap inside the filler neck to keep the gas from sloshing out when I make a left turn
I still need to install the kick panels, a rear fog light, and a Dash mounted (above the oil temp gauge) LED that comes on with the auxilary oil cooler fan.
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Big Bill Samba Member
Joined: June 21, 2005 Posts: 1782 Location: Santa Rosa, Ca
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Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2014 6:23 am Post subject: |
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Wow Busdaddy, quite a list. You did more on your vacation that most do the whole time they own a bus. Could you give us any info on the new steering box? |
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