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Everett's 1965 Type 34 Log
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June 8, 2003 • Sold at VW Classic 2003
June 4, 2003 • Installed new passenger window crank
• Reinstalled repro upper dash
May 4, 2003 • Ripped out original owner's wood rear seat platform
• Installed new rear seat, hinges, and upper seat hook
• Misc. interior clean-up
May 1, 2003 • Located and installed new dipstick
April 30, 2003 • Installed new rear view mirror
April 18, 2003 • Installed new driver's armrest, reinstalled driver's door panel
April 17, 2003 • Got another order of parts
• Cleaned up new driver's arm rest
April 7, 2003 • Got the first of a few order of parts
• Installed new driver's turn signal lens
March 27, 2003 • Adjusted heater cables
March 26, 2003 • Synchronized carburetors
March 21, 2003 • Working on getting some of the missing parts...
March 20, 2003 • Degreased engine and transmission
• Started poking around with a screwdriver near the rust bubbles on my left rear fender.  Woops, there is some rust damage:
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March 19, 2003 • Cleaned off driver's door sealant a bit
• Cleaned and straightened rear air intake, installed lower seal
March 18, 2003 • Tightened driver's wing window so it will stay open at highway speeds.
• Removed door panel
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• Repaired window crank threads using a file
• Removed previous owner lower door panel customization and cleaned up door panel
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Before
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After
March 17, 2003 • Adjusted brake and clutch pedals
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• Repaired driver's side fresh air control cable
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• Corrected self-parking position of wiper motor
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• Repaired trunk light
• Replaced taillights with correct bulbs
• Cleaned up brake and turn signals lenses, replaced a few bulbs
• Cleaned and repaired license lights
• Ripped out a few more extra wires that went nowhere
• Adjusted idle, checked dwell
March 16, 2003 • Tore out extra wiring, dash lights, and other non-stock items
• Drilled out hacked dash mounting brackets
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• Set valves, fixed valve cover leak
• Repositioned oil temperature gauge under dash
• Installed wiper switch and rewired per factory diagram
• Corrected fuel gauge and dash light wiring
• Set timing
• Corrected regulator wiring
• Removed incorrect oil pressure sender, installed VW unit
• Correct engine compartment warning light wiring per factory
• Correct generator dash light per factory
• Installed 12v fuel gauge
• Cleaned up gas cap
• Set rear axle nuts to correct torque, checked rear brake shoe adjustment
• Adjusted e-brake
• Corrected fuel overflow hose
• Corrected fuel sender wiring
• Corrected dash column alignment
• Correct steering wheel installation
• Cleaned up fog light lenses
• Corrected after-market ignition switch wiring 
• Corrected Volt-A-drop wiring for wiper motor
• Reduced idle
• Installed new fuel hose under gas tank w/filter
• Removed fuel filter in engine compartment
• Installed spare fuel tank as the non-stock sender above had damaged the original tank
• Removed non-stock fuel sender, installed new fuel sender
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March 14, 2003 • Tore out hacked dash and broken radio, leaving a big hole
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• Installed temporary driver's window crank
driversdoorpanel.jpg (63579 bytes)
• Removed previous owner turn signal repair
turnsignalarm.jpg (53881 bytes)
March 13, 2003 • Misc. cleaning
• Stripped out some previous owner foam padding and garbage
• Installed correct pedal plate
• Fixed accelerator pedal
March 12, 2003 • Purchased.

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