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Sat Oct 27, 2012 3:50 pm

Picked it up on St. Patricks day(Hence the name) for free from a lumber yard. Pretty rusty but it ran and had a clean title.

Did not take alot of pics in between but I hacked it up, Primered it, and bought an 8" beam extender from Larwence here on the samba. No red wheels here so I'm testing out some light blue.

Its a 40hp but the motor has no compression in #2. Minor setback but I have a line on a good longblock.

Sat Oct 27, 2012 4:19 pm

Cool, but I think Patty's wheels should be shamrock green!

Sat Oct 27, 2012 4:50 pm

Thanks, I have a green sparkle steering wheel and if I use it I'll change the wheels I would like some old slot mags in the rear and some salt discs up front. I got lots of time til summer.

Sun Oct 28, 2012 3:27 pm

Light blue is the new black. I have always dug those style of rear wheels. Where did you get the club plaque? Dig it man. :D

Mon Oct 29, 2012 5:05 am

vaughn bros. wrote: Light blue is the new black. I have always dug those style of rear wheels. Where did you get the club plaque? Dig it man. :D

Thanks, The wheels and tires were off a 70's pontiac at the wrecking yard and the plaque I bought from a website called O'Brian truckers. http://www.obrientruckers.com/

Mon Oct 29, 2012 6:05 pm

Fabbed up some aluminium tail light brackets.

I rolled my own tach scoop to mount on the hood and I built a visor. I guess working in a sheetmetal shop helps.

Fri Nov 09, 2012 7:09 am

Was going to mount a Tach in the hood but I have this cool old vacuum gauge I'm going to use instead. The fuel tank is in the rear so I can use the old fuel line in the tunnel as a vacuum line.

Fri Nov 09, 2012 9:10 am

Tach in the hood was planned, for Operation X as well.
I guess great minds think alike 8-[

You'll get more action out of a vacuum gauge.. :lol:

Nice visor..... looking good... Fun isnt it... ? :twisted:

Fri Nov 09, 2012 6:37 pm

VOLKSWAGNUT wrote: Tach in the hood was planned, for Operation X as well.
I guess great minds think alike 8-[

You'll get more action out of a vacuum gauge.. :lol:

Nice visor..... looking good... Fun isnt it... ? :twisted:

I started a volksrod years ago and never finished. I've been kicking myself til I got this bug, hope to have the motor back in this weekend.

Fri Nov 09, 2012 6:43 pm

sixfootdan wrote: hope to have the motor back in this weekend.

Post some pics when you get the motor in. :)

Sun Nov 11, 2012 5:41 pm

Well the free longblock I got has a stripped out sparkplug hole on #4. I guess it could be a good sign that it was a runner til someone stripped it out. Going to pull the head and decide weather to helicoil it or put another used head that I have on it.

I also started to get my hood mounted vacuum gauge installed. Just the rough hole now but i'll clean it up.

This ismy bottle opener that has a door pop switch hidden behind it. No solonoids in the door yet but the beer opener is 100% operational. 8)

Sun Nov 11, 2012 6:58 pm

MAN.... :x

Again great minds or maybe creative thinking minds must think alike...

I have 2 bottle openers in the works for Operation X one on each "B" Pillar...
I guess now I wont use them... You beat me to it....... well shit.... :?

Well done... :wink:

Sun Nov 11, 2012 8:34 pm

VOLKSWAGNUT wrote: MAN.... :x

Again great minds or maybe creative thinking minds must think alike...

I have 2 bottle openers in the works for Operation X one on each "B" Pillar...
I guess now I wont use them... You beat me to it....... well shit.... :?

Well done... :wink:

We are over a state and a half away so its legal for you to install a beer opener. Next is a stock steering wheel that has been stripped of its plastic an is getting new spokes, Stay tuned.

Mon Nov 12, 2012 7:25 am

sixfootdan wrote: We are over a state and a half away so its legal for you to install a beer opener. .

Nahhhhh....... Its been done already... :wink:

Mon Nov 12, 2012 8:06 am

sixfootdan wrote: I also started to get my hood mounted vacuum gauge installed. Just the rough hole now but i'll clean it up.

This is going to look wild. Did you use DP90? It looks good and even(flat black). :D

Mon Nov 12, 2012 4:01 pm

VOLKSWAGNUT wrote: sixfootdan wrote: We are over a state and a half away so its legal for you to install a beer opener. .

Nahhhhh....... Its been done already... :wink:

Bottle opener? Why not put a custom bottle dispenser on there somehow. It would definitely be something different.

Mon Nov 12, 2012 9:52 pm

It's rustolium 2 time coverage canyon black. I think I got lucky getting a good pic of the paint, got a lot of rework to do but thanks.

Sun Nov 25, 2012 11:25 am

Well after going to Vegas over Thanksgiving and avoiding the whole "family thing" This is all I bought for the Volksrod and will be for awhile. I blame the damm roulette wheel and the sports book! LOL

Tue Nov 27, 2012 8:37 am

Installed my hood mount vacuum gauge last night.

Tue Nov 27, 2012 8:42 am

Thats a better update than the keychain ........ =D>

Looks really good.