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PostPosted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 3:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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^ thanks!

So I just went out and messed with my front brakes, and re-charged the beam with grease.

Hopefully now the front brakes won't lock up so easily, and the front suspension won't creak.

I actually spun the car 360 in traffic the other day. fun.


I have $1175 so far, hopefully by summer I'll have about $2500-$3000

Also, I found a pic of a beetle that is 'EXACTLY' what my beetle's going to look like when I finish it.

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(But about an inch lower in the rear.)


Yeah my brakes used to lock up like that too, drum brakes do that I think unless they are perfectly round. I have the same problem with my vespa. I would highly recommend switching to discs.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 3:33 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

TENNESSEE wrote:
^ thanks!

So I just went out and messed with my front brakes, and re-charged the beam with grease.

Hopefully now the front brakes won't lock up so easily, and the front suspension won't creak.

I actually spun the car 360 in traffic the other day. fun.


I have $1175 so far, hopefully by summer I'll have about $2500-$3000

Also, I found a pic of a beetle that is 'EXACTLY' what my beetle's going to look like when I finish it.

Image may have been reduced in size. Click image to view fullscreen.

(But about an inch lower in the rear.)


Yeah my brakes used to lock up like that too, drum brakes do that I think unless they are perfectly round. I have the same problem with my vespa. I would highly recommend switching to discs.
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PostPosted: Sun Feb 24, 2013 3:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Went down to get another block and some other stuff, apparently the dude has decided to raise the price of blocks from 180 to 250 so I was pretty bummed about that. He's supposed to have it ready tommorow.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 4:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Yeah my brakes used to lock up like that too, drum brakes do that I think unless they are perfectly round. I have the same problem with my vespa. I would highly recommend switching to discs.


Once I have the money, maybe by august, unless something else needs to be repaired/replaced I'll probably be going to front discs.
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 05, 2013 8:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Went to a show this weekend, picked a centernount idf manifold for 20 bucks. Its got the preheat tube that goes up in between the runners so I'm hoping it'll work ok til I can afford dials.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 09, 2013 9:40 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

New car!!!

Not mine, but my Mom's, to replace her destroyed E150 van.

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Also, I got a cool "new" fog light. And I'm in the process of replacing my door panels, int. handles, and window cranks.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 3:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Took the engine out of my friends bus the other day, I didn't kniw his parking brake didn't work and we didn't put anything under the wheel so as soon the engine broke free it started rollin away lol.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 14, 2013 3:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Took the engine out of my friends bus the other day, I didn't kniw his parking brake didn't work and we didn't put anything under the wheel so as soon the engine broke free it started rollin away lol.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 8:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I like the skateboard/engine dolly rig. Good idea!
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 16, 2013 12:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

time to break out the simple green and scrub brushes.

I learned that if you use that rattle can VHT paint that you can get at the autoparts stores on the heater boxes, it makes cleaning the oil off them MUCH easier.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 3:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I like the skateboard/engine dolly rig. Good idea!

Me too! Laughing
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 12:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Haha yeah I used to use it for bombing hills. Its actually a mountain board with regular trucks on the back and the huge mountain board trucks in the front. That thing was scary fast and never got speed wobble. It also has carpet on it lol
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 8:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Anybody gonna make it to bugapaluza?
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 8:11 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Anybody gonna make it to bugapaluza?
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 17, 2013 5:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

new webers!!!

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 22, 2013 5:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Awesome! I bet your car will be very quick. Very Happy
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 10:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bugapaluza was a blast, ill try to find some pics later to post up, I also picked up another weber and manifolds for pretty cheap.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 26, 2013 10:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Bugapaluza was a blast, ill try to find some pics later to post up, I also picked up another weber and manifolds for pretty cheap.
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 09, 2013 5:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well ive been mia for a while. Fixed my car finally omg. Check my thread for the details on what happened Smile
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PostPosted: Sun Jun 16, 2013 6:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Well ive been mia for a while. Fixed my car finally omg. Check my thread for the details on what happened Smile


Yeah, same story here. I literally JUST got those carbs on, and just got done moving into a new house.

Also just ordered some new Nankang tires. Smile
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