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jmattp Samba Member
Joined: November 09, 2002 Posts: 263
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sixfootdan Samba Smartass
Joined: February 13, 2002 Posts: 4848 Location: \Lo*ca"tion\, n. 1. The act or process of locating.
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Posted: Tue Oct 21, 2003 9:05 pm Post subject: |
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Do what? _________________ Schrodinger's cat walked into a bar and it didn't.
GO SEAHAWKS!!! |
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6d6vdub Samba Member
Joined: August 08, 2003 Posts: 449 Location: Jacksonville, nc
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Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 7:18 am Post subject: |
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Are you talking just about welding up the pans or the full monty? I'm breakin it down like that but weldin the pans on with the body on so i can match up the holes. |
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SouthernYankee Samba Member
Joined: September 22, 2003 Posts: 437 Location: Rock Hill, South Carolina
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Posted: Wed Oct 22, 2003 5:16 pm Post subject: |
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Lol, ditto. I once changed the driver pan with the body on too. No, looked nothing like the pic above. It was done with a jigsaw, a chisel, a hammer, 5 blood blisters, some sheet metal screws, and some liquid nails.
It was in no way a pro job, but it worked fine. If your doing a frame-off resto, then go for the gusto. If you just want the damn pan slapped in there like the majority of us, just cut, clean, drill, caulk, screw. |
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volksaddict Samba Member
Joined: August 19, 2003 Posts: 1724
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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2003 4:49 am Post subject: |
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more like how it should be done. When he's finished He'll have a pan thats like new. And no liquid nails involved. |
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coad Samba Scapegoat
Joined: September 12, 2002 Posts: 7552
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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2003 5:27 am Post subject: |
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No that photo is obviously a crude fake.
Besides the fact that his shirt and arms are completely spotless (no grease or blood stains), there are several things missing-- in a REAL pan replacement there would be 1. at least 6 mismatched extension cords snaked around the floor 2. at least 1lb of assorted rust flakes and enough metal fragments to make a pipe bomb 3. the contents of at least three metric socket sets on the floor, and 4. every power tool the guy owns including several that make no sense whatsoever but he used in desperation anyway (belt sander, electric blender, etc.)
Still not convinced? Study the photo one more time-- do you see a single beer can? No? Case Closed it's a fake. |
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SquareTone Samba Member
Joined: July 10, 2003 Posts: 1204 Location: Jenks, Oklahoma
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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2003 2:28 pm Post subject: |
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Exactly what is that guy pretending to weld on that brand new rust-free thing that looks like a VW pan?
Maybe he's actually just using the welder to burn so holes through it so it drains properly and lets in plenty of fresh air. |
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Major Woody Samba Enigma
Joined: December 04, 2002 Posts: 9010 Location: Portland, OR
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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2003 2:58 pm Post subject: |
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LOL @ 66ghia. Other items missing:
1. Chunks of tarboard
2. BFH
3. Journey poster on wall
4. Shrapnel from exploding angle grinder disc
5. Cold chisels in every size and shape imaginable
6. Seats stacked against wall |
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coad Samba Scapegoat
Joined: September 12, 2002 Posts: 7552
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Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2003 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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3. Journey poster on wall |
Damn, I knew a Journey Poster added horsepower during an engine rebuild, but had no idea it was necessary for bodywork! |
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6d6vdub Samba Member
Joined: August 08, 2003 Posts: 449 Location: Jacksonville, nc
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Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2003 2:46 pm Post subject: |
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The more chrome you have the more horsepower also. Atleast that's what i heard. |
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SouthernYankee Samba Member
Joined: September 22, 2003 Posts: 437 Location: Rock Hill, South Carolina
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Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2003 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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Very good post 66Ghia/70SC! I'm glad I'm not the only one who operates like that! |
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bljones Resident Wit
Joined: February 08, 2002 Posts: 2377 Location: ontario canada
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Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2003 7:05 pm Post subject: |
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and duct tape. gotta have duct tape.
lol at blender. BTDT. don't ask. _________________ OG JHC
Author of Original Rant #1
"It stingd itself to dead... now that is control on you"
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SouthernYankee Samba Member
Joined: September 22, 2003 Posts: 437 Location: Rock Hill, South Carolina
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Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2003 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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What else can I think of?
Wife's hand towel now covered in oil and blood?
Butter knifes bent outa shape by being used as flathead screwdrivers?
Gas can and tub to wash hands in?
Muir book, VW Trends and internet how-tos printed out and scattered about? |
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Chillkoot Samba Member
Joined: May 09, 2002 Posts: 556 Location: Big Lake AK
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Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2003 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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Sad thing is.. that is how I keep my work area...
loss money when I gotta waste time to find stuff/ shit is dirty/ broke.. cluttered up...
I spend I would say 45-60 min a day cleaning my work area, better then spending 2 hours looking for the number 15 torx.. _________________ While we all hate POH ... Don't be Apathitic to CURRENT owner hacks.
Fiberglass is for boats... Rustoleum is for your lawn mower! |
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coad Samba Scapegoat
Joined: September 12, 2002 Posts: 7552
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Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2003 5:59 am Post subject: |
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You could send the team from CSI Las Vegas into my garage and they wouldn't be able to find either a 13mm or 10 mm socket if their life depended on it. On the other hand I have started filling a coffee can with 14mm sockets. I swear the 10's and 13's mutate into 12's and 14's in the middle of the night-- it's like invasion of the body snatchers out there.
I also have dozens of quality wrenches, but whenever I need either a 10 or 13mm the only one I can ever find is that rusty little 3 inch piece of crap Hazet that came in the factory toolkit. That thing follows me around the shop like a dog. |
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Bobnotch Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2003 Posts: 22358 Location: Kimball, Mi
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Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2003 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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Damn, I wish my garage was that CLEAN. I swear I have the dustiest garage in town. Must be from all those flakes of rust flying about when doing floor pan work (I live in the salt belt). I think I figured out my problem, no Journey poster, just half neeked women. _________________ 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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People keep confusing "restored" and "restroyed". |
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bljones Resident Wit
Joined: February 08, 2002 Posts: 2377 Location: ontario canada
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Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2003 11:30 am Post subject: |
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This thread shamed me into doing some much-needed shop organizing. as i put things back in the rightful places they haven't seen since there were three beatles alive, I realize I have only FIVE jackstands! I've always bought them in pairs! Do jackstands practice cannibalism? And why do rolls of MIG wire spontaneously unravel when unsupervised, and snare everything within fifteen square feet of the welding cart? _________________ OG JHC
Author of Original Rant #1
"It stingd itself to dead... now that is control on you"
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Dexter Samba Member
Joined: September 08, 2003 Posts: 3 Location: Right behind you!
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Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2003 12:08 am Post subject: |
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That's actually Randy Bowen(yes, THAT Randy Bowen)'s shop in Colorado Springs. That place is always immaculate. It's awesome. He's welding in the seat rails, actually, not the pan. In addition to being a helluva drag racer, Randy is a helluva good guy and a great mechanic. |
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humfrydog Trained Attack Dog
Joined: June 27, 2003 Posts: 529 Location: reno,nevada
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bljones,yes you are correct that jack stands come in pairs.if you now have 5 the answer is obvious.in one of the pair you bought there was a male and female and they have mated. now you have offspring.watch them closing and you will end up with six!! then you might want to seperate them or your gasrage will be over run with them.those things breed like rabbits and when they are in heat they eat #10 #13 sockets and jack handles! _________________ Somebody stop the world spinning.I think I am getting dizzy.
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BORIS Samba Member
Joined: March 06, 2001 Posts: 75 Location: DURHAM, ENGLAND
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Posted: Fri Nov 07, 2003 5:50 pm Post subject: |
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If i have a weekend in the garage doin some work, saturday morning is usualy spent siftting thru the rubbish to find a space, and saturday afternoon is spent sitting on a pile of wheels thinkin when or why did i buy this! by saturday night me mates are round all looking at all the the stuff i've found! I get up midday Sunday and wonder why nothing gets done!!! |
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