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Goshen
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Location: Miami. FL & Cartagena
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The body shop says that my car should be ready this friday.. so in the meantime i have been putting together all the components together so when the car is at Marshall Painter's shop for the final build.
Just have to paint the small panels like the following dash pieces where the gauges will go... not an easy task to cut the grilles but i recommend anyone who is doing this to use a Dremel rotary tool and some small cutting discs.
Trimming the LH grille to accept the VDO 3 3/8" Tach
Here is lining things up and some more trimming to do
Here is the finished product.. now to take the tach off and prep the grille for paint. I recommend putting a piece of hard plastic like the ones werksberg sells to seal the back properly and limit gas fumes.
This is what it will look like with the chrome moulding pieces in it..
Here is the right side panel with the fuel and oil pressure gauge
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Goshen
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Location: Miami. FL & Cartagena
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Final primer, Sealing and paint will go on this afternoon
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Goshen
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| Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 5:49 pm Post subject: |
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Here is the preliminary base coat being laid on it.
Spies Hecker Basecoat and Spies Hecker Clearcoat.
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Goshen
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The next photos i shot with my Samsung Galaxy S4
in the paint booth.. of course the lighting is not the best but maybe tomorrow or Sunday I will get photos in the sunlight.
Roof
Rear Apron
Engine Bay
Rear Window Cutout
Left Rear Quarter Panel
Roof
Drivers side threshold
Left Front Quarter
Dash view LH Door Cutout
Interior Roof RH
Rear Luggage Area
Front Windshield Area
Under Hood Fuel Tank Area
Front View into Fuel Tank Area under hood
Front Apron
Rear LH Inside
Inside Roof Headliner Area
Under Dash Steering Column Area
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Goshen
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| Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 6:48 pm Post subject: |
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Here is a short video shot of the bug in the spray booth with my Samsung Galaxy S4
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Goshen
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| Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2014 6:53 pm Post subject: |
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Ok..
Now I am done for the night...
It's time for Shabbes
Shabbat Shalom
See you on Sunday
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Goshen
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The fenders were painted today... some imperfections like dirt and a single hair strand... i guess it will come out in the buffing.
This one has the single strand of hair.. can you see it ?
Right side front fender:
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Goshen
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Got the hood today all wet sanded and buffed. A small fly or mosquito flew onto the hood when it was being sprayed and Angel grabbed it but only the insects body came up and the legs stayed on the paint.
I was almost out of SPIES HECKER paint and a quart would have cost me about $140.00
Like the movie The Mohicans " Let it lie"
So the legs of the mosquito are still there.. oh well.. it buffed out pretty well.. just a little mark of the legs.
The small parts like hood springs, decklid light housing, Glove box lid, Decklid hinge brackets, Ash tray lid and rear tail light housings, Dash grilles
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Goshen
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Goshen
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I continued working on the dash panel that will house my gauges..
I placed the ABS plastic piece i cut out from one of those empi speaker panel deelies...
Rear looks good... now waiting on the spin lok from www.egauges.com
There is the finished product... now have to paint the black plastic piece in the same blue.
Cutting the right side dash grille
Here is the end result for both sides of the dash grilles
I got the Rader Wheels in from CIP1 in a matter of 5 days which is fast...
It had a little scratch but Kris from CIP1 was able to take care of me.
Like my other EMPI wheels i am going to apply these JP Blue decals to my center caps.
So it will look something like this
I went with the Bolt on chrome valve stems instead of the standar rubber ones on the left.
Here is what it looks like with the custom Junction Produce Chrome valve stems
1/4" thick Spacers i will need for the front wheels
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My '64 Pan Meyers Manx Dune Buggy "Lady in Red"
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My '67 Split Window Bus project :
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=634144
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Goshen
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Fast67Bug
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Car is looking great keep up the good work.
Dan
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Goshen
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I got my wheels in and they were a great deal
These are 17" x 7" Rader Style wheels from CIP1 @ $209.00 each and the shipping was superfast in less than 5 days for only $87.00 total shipping.
I am thinking of using this as the center since the bug is Maseratti Gran Turismo Blue Oceano
These are the Junction Produce valve stems.. these are black and chrome but i ordered blue and chrome via ebay from China so they should be here anytime now
I bought brand new tires for $240.00 mounted and balanced
205/40/17 Front
215/40/17 Rear
I bought the 5th wheel spare in 15" x 5" with a Nankang 135SR15 tire so it would fit under the hood.
I did a mock up of the front wheels to see the fit because the gas tank is off the bug and doors so there is no weight up front
This is what the same wheel looked like on a 66 Narrowed 3" beam Adjustable
Love the look and the stance..
Just to see how it will come together
This the reason why i believe i will go with a Narrowed beam
Cant wait to have it all together
I also put together the Glove box lid
I did a swap of my stock beam to a 2.5" Narrowed adjustable beam and did a write up on it or DIY: How to remove your beam step by step
Here is the lowered beam i just bought used from a fellow Samba member:
Dallas DuPont
Here is the DIY thread i started:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5...highlight=
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My '64 Pan Meyers Manx Dune Buggy "Lady in Red"
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My '67 Split Window Bus project :
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=634144
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Goshen
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it's coming along...
today i installed the front hood and had an issue with the hood seal... where are they making this stuff ?
China ?
Well my shoes are made in China too !!
Anyway .. i made the mistake of putting on the hood before putting on the seal... i didn't have a friend that could help me out so i had to get my brother to come over and give me a hand and this was the only time that he had available.. a mere 10 minutes so i had to get what i could get... so on went the hood and the seal later.. since i could not get it the corner with the rubber nipples to go thru i ended up just bolting them on.. check it out !!
I also used Werksberg's Mexican rubber seals... i love these.. they are great.. now just have to mod the latch with some shims and longer bolts.. i may just remove the Chinese hood seal all together... too much rubber.
The following are some selfies.. i opened up the holes from the '67 to '65 bug ones.. in other words stepped them up to accept the wider stainless steel moulding from Wolfsburg West.
Some of the shots were done with Instagram Effects
I used some of the leftover mexican rubber to protect the spare tire wheel from getting scratched.
Instagram photo
Instagram photos
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Antenna fitment
How low can you go ?
Last but not least
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My '67 Split Window Bus project :
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=634144
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Type1pos
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| Glad you found Marshall! Definitely one of the best out there in this area where some people are so quick to rip ya off. Your bug looks awesome and the color is beautiful, good to see you are finishing it and not selling it! |
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