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October 15, 2009	• Received 5th Bus wheel and front emblem back from powder-coating
September 25, 2009	• Replaced clips on 5th 8.60 Bus wheel
May 14, 2009	• Transmission blew first and reverse gears. Truck is parked for a while. Arg!
May 11, 2009	• Received dealer packet from previous owner
April 23, 2009	• Installed original rear seat base hardware • Installed rear door strap mount • Installed correct S-shaped exhaust tip
April 10, 2009	• Extracted Sealing Wax Red mirror arm from frozen hinge, installed on truck. Thanks to Joe for the grinding and tools.
March 31, 2009	• Located some original seat base hardware
March 22, 2009	• Installed a few extra fuel pump base gaskets to bring the fuel pressure down from 5 psi to 3 psi to see if it will help the Bus start quicker when hot. • Installed new antenna • Installed new wiper shaft seals, greased/oiled wiper shafts. Noticed I need a new driver's side shaft - it's shot. • Fixed passenger side wiper linkage, it was bent. • Installed SWR driver's mirror arm. • Installed bare passenger side mirror arm until I can free up the one I located below • Spent a little more time trying to remove the mirror arm from the hinge seen below - no luck yet • Installed driver's side headlight bucket in the driver's side - Bus previously had a passenger side bucket on both sides. • Installed new headlight to body seals - both sides • Repaired passenger side front parking light - it had stopped working • Checked all lights and signals
March 11, 2009	• Installed new Optima battery with new battery strap.
February 4, 2009	• Located Sealing Wax Red mirror arm from the passenger side of another Bus.
January 20, 2009	• Located 5th 15" Bus wheel dated 8.60
November 25, 2008	• Generator light came on. Loose generator brush spring. Hopefully fixed. Swapped regulator to more original-looking black style while troubleshooting problem.
November 21, 2008	• Installed new pop-out window body seals
November 11, 2008	• Installed new taillight lens and chrome surround I acquired recently. • Installed replacement voltage regulator. Voltage output is back up to the correct 7.4v.
November 3, 2008	• At local VW show • Driving around
November 1, 2008	• Driving around • Painted hubcap centers
October 30, 2008	• Mounted wheels and bumpers. • Reinstalled driver's side rear panel • Cleaned up holes and installed rear seat backrest stops
October 29, 2008	• Picked up wheels and bumpers from powdercoating. • Re-mounted tires on wheels. • Assembled bumpers.
October 24, 2008	• Dropped off wheels for powdercoating. • Made some bumper spacers
October 23, 2008	• Got new 8.60 wheel ready to powdercoat. Installed new clips.
October 22, 2008	• Flattened rear seat driver's side panel
October 20, 2008	• Flattened rear headliner panel
October 19, 2008	• Located one 8.60 wheel
October 16, 2008	• Finalized bumper parts and fitment, dropped off bumpers for powdercoating
October, 2008	• Installed rebuilt carburetor
July/August, 2008	• Got bumpers back, purchased various reproduction bumper parts from Wolfsburg West
June 13, 2008	• Cleaned up and installed decent used mirror I found at the OCTO show - June, 2008 • Hooked up 6v hot start relay
May 27, 2008	Received misc, parts order from Wolfsburg West • Installed driver's side front window divider bar with new rubber • Installed new driver's door handle spring • Installed new front door handle rubber • Installed new rubber seat rests for front and rear seats • Installed new rear door rubber
May 15, 2008	• Stripped and cleaned up a Sealing Wax Red divider bar for the driver's side front windows. Original was missing.
May 12, 2008	• Dropped off bumper blades for straightening
May 11, 2008	• Tore down set of bumper for restoration
April 27, 2008	• Installed a bunch of missing door panel screws
April 24, 2008	• Installed nice used original driver's side wing window latch to replace broken original
April 21, 2008	• Installed missing spring in passenger sliding window latch • Set used driver's wing window latch I found at Kelley park 2008 in some rust breaker to loosen it up
March 12, 2008	• Replaced spring in passenger outside door handle. • Assembled correct 1961 driver's door handle using a stack of '61 door handle parts I located recently. • Re-keyed driver's door handle to match rear door handle.
March 9, 2008	• Freed up front wing windows with some PB blaster, I might need them this summer. • Oiled carburetor linkage.
March 8, 2008	• Reinstalled battery and battery cables and fired up rebuilt carburetor. Replaced worn out electromagnetic idle jet with fixed g55 idle jet. Tuned carburetor.
March 4, 2008	• Recieved rebuilt carburetor back, installed it.
February 21, 2008	• Installed rear seat floor mat that I bought recently and arrived today.
February 20, 2008	• Removed 30 PICT-1 and sent it out to be rebushed/rebuilt.
February 19, 2008	• Installed replacement gas door latch, original was missing cover
February 16, 2008	• Removed rear turn signal brackets from inside rear cabin
February 14, 2008	• More misc. clean up
February 10, 2008	• Polished and waxed decklid • Cleaned up vintage plate frame • Installed license plates • Fixed choke operation, installed replacement choke
February 8, 2008	• More misc. buffing and cleaning of right side • Got plates and registration • Installed Deluxe front seat until I can find a nice original grey one
January 31, 2008	• More misc. buffing and cleaning of left side
January 29, 2008	• Removed junk non-VW mud flaps • Removed rearmost headliner panel - it's warped and cracked • Removed lights on roof • More misc. buffing and cleaning

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