WVDriver |
Mon Aug 19, 2024 9:26 am |
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Thought I had an alternator issue because the idiot light was coming on periodically. Turned out that the idiot lights were wired up backwards. Corrected that problem but that left me with an oil pressure issue. Installed a new oil pressure relief valve and spring to fix that issue. One of the idiot light bulb holder electrical legs was broken, so I ordered a used speedometer off of ebay. The plastic portion on the ordered holder fell apart in my hand when I removed it but the electrical connector was good. I drilled out the rivet holding the connector in and transferred it to the plastic holder on my speedometer. |
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TOTSKI |
Tue Aug 20, 2024 2:34 pm |
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I drove it to the beach. Perfect weather here at SF 😎🌞
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slave1pilot |
Tue Aug 20, 2024 3:37 pm |
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far rider wrote: Nice work. When you paint the car will you do interior and exterior at the same time?
Yes I did
can't really tell in the pic though
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indianpeaksjoe |
Wed Aug 21, 2024 7:17 pm |
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I upgraded to KC Gravity LED headlights for Jeep TJs. They are bright and have a nicer pattern than the VintageCarLEDs I had before. The VCL headlights were not bad, but these are nicer. The VCL ones look more stock, but my baja is far from stock looking.
More pics here: https://robonza.com/beetle/index.php/2024/08/22/kc-7-gravity-led-headlights-on-66-beetle/
-Joe |
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far rider |
Thu Aug 22, 2024 6:57 am |
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Used a cable, long enough to reach the far end of the tank , to Roto
rooter my ‘61 tank. You can see some of the crud and scale knocked off after one pass. |
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indianpeaksjoe |
Sun Aug 25, 2024 10:20 am |
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Woohoo I got emergency lights set up using my flashers.
More pics here: https://robonza.com/beetle/index.php/2024/08/25/adding-emergency-flashers-to-66-beetle-baja-bug/
-Joe |
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trektider60 |
Wed Aug 28, 2024 5:36 pm |
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Not many miles on the new carb; runs great on the road. Last two trips to town with a few different stops and the carb was flooded after setting 5 minutes. So I finally got a fuel pressure gauge and found 4.5 psi. Got the pressure down to 3.0 psi with the addition of 3 more gaskets. Seems much better now. |
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indianpeaksjoe |
Sun Sep 01, 2024 7:27 am |
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I loaded up the mountain bike and hit the trail.
-Joe |
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EverettB |
Sun Sep 01, 2024 11:21 am |
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Cool pics with the MTB, sweet bike too |
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indianpeaksjoe |
Sun Sep 01, 2024 6:05 pm |
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Thanks Everett. This is the furthest I drove the beetle since I (yes, totally me) caused a stalling issue with a mod I made incorrectly. So you know, the bike wasn't only for riding the trail, but possibly to ride home if it broke down :lol:
Everything went great, only peddled on the singletrack !
-Joe |
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far rider |
Mon Sep 23, 2024 5:44 am |
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Got it painted. I’ve been stressing but it came out pretty decent. I can only add- the work is in the prep. Hours and hours of sanding. Also I sprang for the Harbor freight black widow HTE gun- $180. But glad I did
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indianpeaksjoe |
Wed Sep 25, 2024 8:37 pm |
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Awesome work far rider.
I painted my lower fenders with bed liner, the rocks on my road are destroying them. So far this is working.
-Joe |
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indianpeaksjoe |
Wed Sep 25, 2024 8:53 pm |
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I parked it the other day to walk out the next morning with oil leaking from the passenger side trans area. I tightened the hose clamps on the boots and hope that’ll fix it. Ordered new ones too, because I have a hunch that won’t work :)
-Joe |
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indianpeaksjoe |
Mon Oct 07, 2024 6:26 am |
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The hose clamp tightening did not help, but split boots from JBugs made for an easy fix.
More pics here: https://robonza.com/beetle/index.php/2024/10/07/new-boot-scootin-new-axle-boots-that-is/
-Joe |
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bandi |
Tue Oct 08, 2024 8:01 pm |
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Well, haven't had much time to work on my own Beetle(s) but I did realize the Fuchs wheels from my daughter's Playmobil Carrera 2.7RS fit on her Beetle.
I feel like this is important stuff.
If only they could bring out a 356 so I could put some slotted steelies on a Bug. |
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far rider |
Wed Oct 16, 2024 12:14 pm |
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Ran a new wiring harness. Didn’t go smooth but it’s in. |
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far rider |
Thu Oct 31, 2024 10:14 am |
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Painted the gas tank. Used Max-Flex Victory blue satin. Closest I could find to a blue-grey. It’s actually a little lighter in color than it appears |
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AirHead1966 |
Thu Nov 14, 2024 6:54 am |
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Added a backup wire for the front hood latch release in case the primary wire ever fails or jams. The new wire is under the car, tucked away in the wheel well but can be pulled out through an existing drain hole when needed. |
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benthere7575 |
Mon Nov 18, 2024 1:06 pm |
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rewired for 12v, but I can't find a diagram of how to wire the potentiometer that's mounted behind the speedo. I also can't find a diagram of how to wire the oil pressure gauge. It looks like the previous owners cut the wires to these devices and pulled the leads, so I can't even match wire to for the voltage reducers. |
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shum |
Sun Nov 24, 2024 11:14 am |
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Time to replace the original front shocks, only 57 years on these. :) Nice Sunday project.
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