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jaransonT3
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Location: Dearborn, MI
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Pulled the batteries from Sophy and from Jill's Type 34 and got them both on the float chargers for the winter.
I also dug out a bunch of cooling tin and parts to send out to Brian Fye for his engine build.
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65 misty
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| Painted and cleared my type 3 square |
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reay
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Took Red for a drive - new carbs, re-jetted to match the big engine-it just flys!
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68 Karmann Ghia Sunroof / auto T345
66 Standard Microbus T221
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belgianboxer
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Joined: March 10, 2007
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Location: Belgium
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| Posted: Wed Dec 03, 2014 7:24 am Post subject: |
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| reay wrote: |
Took Red for a drive - new carbs, re-jetted to match the big engine-it just flys!
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If Red drives as good as she looks, you'll be okay  |
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Beechboy90
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Joined: November 11, 2006
Posts: 67
Location: Bradenton, Florida
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| Posted: Fri Dec 05, 2014 9:39 pm Post subject: First Drive |
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Today my lovely wife got to drive "Gertie", the Squareback that we purchased, for the first time.
She is used to a Honda fit, but strip away the luxurious interior, the radiator, the horsepower, the newest gadgets, the sound system, and a smooth ride, and essentially it is the same thing!
So today.. WE DROVE HER!!
Then while starting to deep clean the interior, I found this..
First I would be saddened that the last oil change documentation was in 1988, but the crazy thing is, this is the current & operational odometer reading.
It appears only 1100 miles were put on her since 1988, which explains why she is still in such great condition!
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chaosisme
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Joined: August 29, 2005
Posts: 1256
Location: Orange County, Ca
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Replaced my headlight switch and cleaned my fusebox.
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'65 1500 S [quareback]
'68 FI Sunroof Squareback
'70 Westy
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ataraxia
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Joined: March 19, 2010
Posts: 4504
Location: Illinois
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Began the mock up process on my 1500 S to make sure that I have all of the correct parts/hardware before pulling it all off to make it pretty.
Next up is taking it all apart, fixing the issues and getting it painted/powder coated/plated.
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Mike Fisher
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Joined: January 30, 2006
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Location: Eugene, OR
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Waiting with the Oregon Bus Club for the 62nd Springfield Christmas Parade to start. We each threw $20 worth of candy to all the kids! 
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69 FI/AT square Daily Driver
66 sunroof,67,70,71,71,71AT,72,72AT,73 Parts
two 57 oval ragtops sold
'68 Karmann Ghia sold
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Donnie strickland
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Joined: December 21, 2009
Posts: 2403
Location: Moody, AL
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Put a big dent in my left front fender and ruined my headlight ring, by backing into my mailbox THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR TEN GODDAM YEARS 
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Bobnotch
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| Donnie strickland wrote: |
| Put a big dent in my left front fender and ruined my headlight ring, by backing into my mailbox THAT'S BEEN THERE FOR TEN GODDAM YEARS |
Hey, it could be worse, you could have hit your WIFE's car and put a dent in it.  You'd never hear the end of that one. 
It's like I told my son a couple of months ago, you hitting something parked in the driveway wasn't the 1st time, and it won't be the last time something got hit in the driveway. About 5 different vehicles have been "bumped" in the driveway since I've living here (almost 27 yrs), and ALL of them have been hit at night (no yard light out there).
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Bob 65 Notch S with Sunroof
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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68vwfasty
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Joined: March 26, 2014
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Location: Portland, OR
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Time to buy a yard light Bob.
But you are right about driveway accidents. I backed out of the garage and took my mirror off my Mazda MX6 by hitting my wife's open driver door. Two cars at once, efficient! |
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Stuartzickefoose
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Joined: February 07, 2008
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Took out the neighbors trunk with the side of my sisters car in the dark once....
Then took out my left corner on my bus in broad daylight last month.... damn poles!
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Mike Fisher
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Our son backed into a light pole at Best Buy with my square! It cost him $330 to have my bumper & overiders straightened out & re-chromed. 
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Donnie strickland
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Location: Moody, AL
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| Bobnotch wrote: |
| Hey, it could be worse, you could have hit your WIFE's car and put a dent in it. You'd never hear the end of that one. |
That's the same thing my wife said...I told her I wouldn't have minded if it was her car, since insurance would have paid to fix that...
The problem I have is that there's nobody around here who will do paint jobs and small body repairs like this. All the shops are insurance-only places, and they won't even talk about fixing something like this. It's not the first time I've experienced it, but it's still aggravating.
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Mike Fisher
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AKK in Hazel Green, AL will fix/paint it.
https://www.facebook.com/VWRestoration?pnref=lhc
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Tram
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Location: Still Feelin' the Bern- Once you've felt it you can't un- feel it.
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| Stuartzickefoose wrote: |
Took out the neighbors trunk with the side of my sisters car in the dark once....
Then took out my left corner on my bus in broad daylight last month.... damn poles! |
Quit hating on the Poles.
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Tram
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| Mike Fisher wrote: |
| Our son backed into a light pole at Best Buy with my square! It cost him $330 to have my bumper & overiders straightened out & re-chromed. |
When did this happen?
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Donnie strickland
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They will, but they have a big backlog right now (including a certain Sea Blue N model Notchback), and this is my daily driver...I was hoping for something a little closer to home so it wouldn't be out of commission so long. I'm still looking around though.
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Bobnotch
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| Time to buy a yard light Bob. |
Nah, don't want the "criminals" to be able to see what they're stealing. A friend of mines dad lost an outdrive for his boat that was parked under 1 of those bright lights. They had all the light they needed to see what they were doing.
Around here, you just need to pay attention to what's in the driveway, and where it's parked. But, sometimes the drunks just can't see that well in the dark. 
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Bob 65 Notch S with Sunroof
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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Bobnotch
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| Bobnotch wrote: |
| Hey, it could be worse, you could have hit your WIFE's car and put a dent in it. You'd never hear the end of that one. |
That's the same thing my wife said...I told her I wouldn't have minded if it was her car, since insurance would have paid to fix that...
The problem I have is that there's nobody around here who will do paint jobs and small body repairs like this. All the shops are insurance-only places, and they won't even talk about fixing something like this. It's not the first time I've experienced it, but it's still aggravating. |
So how bad is it really? Got any pics? Basically you look for the point that's holding all the metal in, and then you reverse the impact.
I guess that's part of the reason I do my own body work. Well that, and I can't afford to pay someone to do it. 
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Bob 65 Notch S with Sunroof
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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| "Friends are God's way of apologizing for relatives." |
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| People keep confusing "restored" and "restroyed". |
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