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videoguy009 Samba Member
Joined: March 31, 2008 Posts: 711 Location: Saint John N.B. Canada
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Posted: Mon Oct 13, 2014 3:09 pm Post subject: |
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The wheel should fit.Make sure you select the hub adapter for beetle 60-73. I have a 15 `on mine and it works fine. _________________ 1971 Super Beetle |
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VWest77 Samba Member
Joined: May 18, 2009 Posts: 290 Location: Saskatchewan
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Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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Alright! Body is off pan now, and I will be taking all the parts to be sandblasted tomorrow.
I'll now start stripping the pan and will have it blasted and powder coated. _________________ 1973 Thing 1600 T181
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videoguy009 Samba Member
Joined: March 31, 2008 Posts: 711 Location: Saint John N.B. Canada
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Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 3:27 pm Post subject: |
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How did you make out with your steering wheel? _________________ 1971 Super Beetle |
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VWest77 Samba Member
Joined: May 18, 2009 Posts: 290 Location: Saskatchewan
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Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2014 9:35 pm Post subject: |
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videoguy009 wrote: |
How did you make out with your steering wheel? |
I haven't bought the wheel yet. I'll let you know when I do. Thanks for the reply. _________________ 1973 Thing 1600 T181
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VWest77 Samba Member
Joined: May 18, 2009 Posts: 290 Location: Saskatchewan
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Posted: Tue Oct 28, 2014 5:57 pm Post subject: |
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Alright! Got the body back from sandblasting. Looks pretty good. One surprise was that I noticed some front end damage that I wasn't aware of (see last two pics)
They weren't finished with the doors, fenders, and lids... So I'll pick them up tomorrow and find out what the final bill is.
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Shoyrtt Samba Member
Joined: August 21, 2010 Posts: 1009 Location: Redlands, CA
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Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 10:14 am Post subject: |
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All of a car's "dirty little secrets" are revealed after media blasting.
What are your plans to seal it now? |
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GI Joe Samba Member
Joined: April 28, 2005 Posts: 2012 Location: Athens, TN
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VWest77 Samba Member
Joined: May 18, 2009 Posts: 290 Location: Saskatchewan
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Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 9:03 pm Post subject: |
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Shoyrtt wrote: |
All of a car's "dirty little secrets" are revealed after media blasting.
What are your plans to seal it now? |
The plan is to this weekend seal it with some kind of epoxy based primer. I'm not sure what the product is exactly. My friend is leading the bodywork portion of this build. He's an autobody tech.)
I'll let you know when I find out. _________________ 1973 Thing 1600 T181
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VWest77 Samba Member
Joined: May 18, 2009 Posts: 290 Location: Saskatchewan
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Posted: Wed Oct 29, 2014 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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GI Joe wrote: |
Man, that sucker is Solid!! Aside from the crunchy nose, looks like a simple resto!! |
Yea! I was pleasantly surprised at the minimal use of putty, and minimal rust on this car! Could have been way worse, that's for sure.
Got the rest of the pieces back today...
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VWest77 Samba Member
Joined: May 18, 2009 Posts: 290 Location: Saskatchewan
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Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2014 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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Hey everyone,
So I'm helping out prepping for epoxy sealer.
Problem is, 3 of the four fenders have the undercoating still. (Sandblasters didn't want to warp them trying to remove it)
What do you use to remove it? Chemical stripper?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks.
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Bashr52 Samba Member
Joined: July 16, 2006 Posts: 5666 Location: On an island in VA
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Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2014 3:34 pm Post subject: |
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I used a heat gun and an air scrapper when I did my car. It took a while, but it came off clean. |
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VWest77 Samba Member
Joined: May 18, 2009 Posts: 290 Location: Saskatchewan
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Posted: Sat Nov 01, 2014 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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Bashr52 wrote: |
I used a heat gun and an air scrapper when I did my car. It took a while, but it came off clean. |
Alright. I'll have to try that.
Thanks.
We got the body primed today. We'll finish up the rest of the panels on Tuesday. So I'll have to get those fenders ready by then.
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VWest77 Samba Member
Joined: May 18, 2009 Posts: 290 Location: Saskatchewan
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Posted: Tue Nov 04, 2014 7:11 pm Post subject: |
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Bashr52 wrote: |
I used a heat gun and an air scrapper when I did my car. It took a while, but it came off clean. |
Heat gun and scrapper worked great. Thanks for the tip.
All the panels are getting primed tonight, then on to the fixing. _________________ 1973 Thing 1600 T181
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VWest77 Samba Member
Joined: May 18, 2009 Posts: 290 Location: Saskatchewan
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Posted: Tue Nov 11, 2014 5:17 pm Post subject: |
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Today I started working on the front end.
Everything went well, but I wasn't able to remove the tie rod ends/ball joints. I tried the methods from müir's book. I'm thinking I might need to invest in a puller.
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GI Joe Samba Member
Joined: April 28, 2005 Posts: 2012 Location: Athens, TN
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VWest77 Samba Member
Joined: May 18, 2009 Posts: 290 Location: Saskatchewan
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Posted: Wed Nov 12, 2014 9:26 pm Post subject: |
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GI Joe wrote: |
Did you try a pickle fork?? You can buy them at your FLAPS, relatively low cost.
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Yea that's the plan, buy a pickle fork, or some kind of pitman puller/tie rod puller. Whatever I can find locally. _________________ 1973 Thing 1600 T181
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VWest77 Samba Member
Joined: May 18, 2009 Posts: 290 Location: Saskatchewan
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Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 6:37 am Post subject: |
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Removed transmission.
AV 25 09 3
Now I'm planning on getting the pan fixed up. There's some rust spots where the jack points are. I'm going to have those welded, then have the pan blasted and powdercoated.
what do people normally do with front and rear suspension pieces? Wondering if I should strip them down and have them powdercoated... I know some use POR15. What would you suggest? _________________ 1973 Thing 1600 T181
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citroen Samba Member
Joined: February 28, 2010 Posts: 1578 Location: louisville ky
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Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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Hers is the way the( Domeck Brothers) Ron and Me do it We remove all the parts every nut and bolt sandblast all the parts replace all the parts that wear out and give them a good coat of paint. We are not very happy with powder coating. If you want to see pictures of how we rebuild them go to our Website http://kubeltreffen181.com for over 1200 pictures of how we restore Things.
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VWest77 Samba Member
Joined: May 18, 2009 Posts: 290 Location: Saskatchewan
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Posted: Wed Nov 26, 2014 10:45 pm Post subject: |
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citroen wrote: |
Hers is the way the( Domeck Brothers) Ron and Me do it We remove all the parts every nut and bolt sandblast all the parts replace all the parts that wear out and give them a good coat of paint. We are not very happy with powder coating. If you want to see pictures of how we rebuild them go to our Website http://kubeltreffen181.com for over 1200 pictures of how we restore Things. |
Thanks for the reply. Should I bother powder coating the pan then? Or would you just paint that as well? And what kind of paint? Other then blasting, is there any other prep you do to the suspension pieces/pan? _________________ 1973 Thing 1600 T181
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videoguy009 Samba Member
Joined: March 31, 2008 Posts: 711 Location: Saint John N.B. Canada
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Posted: Thu Nov 27, 2014 5:17 am Post subject: |
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I would use Por15 on the pans as well as the suspension pieces but do not get any on the bushings. _________________ 1971 Super Beetle |
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