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Thu Apr 03, 2014 12:21 pm

Not to ruin your party, but NEVER paint car and doors/hood/fenders at different time/day! Your doors are darker than the body :(

Nice car.

Thu Apr 03, 2014 12:55 pm

'69Custom wrote: Is that a crooked license plate?
No, but your face is :) "

I remember that line that a young Nicholas Cage delivered in the movie Valley Girl.

Thu Apr 03, 2014 1:00 pm

Disc wrote: Not to ruin your party, but NEVER paint car and doors/hood/fenders at different time/day! Your doors are darker than the body :(

Nice car.
I didnt paint the bug... It was a body shop that did that but he said he will correct the problem or i will take him to court..

Look, ive had some sh** with body shops starting with this scum named David Hernandez of Oldie Goldie Restorations.

I have already gone through the consumer protection department and two hearings of which he lost both times.. Now im in the final phase where its restitution that i am requiring of him to pay.. He will lose again.. He should pay me the money he took from me or it will get more costly for him.. Im not playing games.. I worked hard for that money

Do a search on the samba and see how many people he has screwed over... Took me for $1,450.00

Body shops take a deposit then flip the script at which point you are screwed because they have your deposit

Thu Apr 03, 2014 1:01 pm

Sorry hear that :(

Mon Apr 07, 2014 7:34 am

Installing the Tweed headliner from Sewfine..
I bought the conversion headliner that is literally a one piece and I thought it would be hard to but it was actually quite simple plus Carol Werner and Mike provided some great support when i needed it.

Putting on the JUTE insulation on the roof.. do not use Quick Roof up here.. you will regret it.

First things first is to install the JUTE insulation padding on the pillars

Separating the clips carefully

Headliner going in.. the bows are on tight.. being careful not to tear the tweed fabric

Laying down the Jute material.. $4.80 a Yard and I used up 4 yards

The Binder clips i bought at Office Depot for $17.00 for 144 pcs
It was cheaper this way than buying individual boxes 12pcs to a box
Honestly I didnt need them.. you would for a vinyl headliner but not for the tweed because it sticks quicker than vinyl.. so if anyone wants to buy these from me.. I have them.

when you get some adhesive overspray use Precleaner to remove it because it will not harm the paint... great stuff

Installing the new window.. only had 2" to go and then my cousins husband tried to help.. I told him to palm it and he used his fit instead. . Broke it on the first hit...
Shit I was pissed off...

I installed the rear window just fine after 3 attempts.. the trick is to use "Soapy Water" around the edge of the seal and the cutout on the bug
Makes it a whole lot easier to get the sucker on.

Mon Apr 07, 2014 7:38 am

More pics of the headliner

I picked up this neat cover for the door hinge pin
from TTM VW WERKS

Mon Apr 07, 2014 7:50 am

I covered the wiring cover in Couio

Tue Apr 15, 2014 6:07 pm

Here are some more pics of what i have done to the bug
Pardon the sequence but i cannot recall the order

Hydraulic Aircraft Lines for the Full Flow oil pump

Found a way to cover up this ugly door hinge pin rod that is threaded

a Yankee .. I am

Cuoio Interior like the Maseratti

Tue Apr 15, 2014 6:30 pm

installing the carpeting on the backside of the rear seat.

Instagram Selfie

I received a Participant Award at Show N' Shine XXXI
People really loved the paint on my bug..

It rained all friggin day... torrential rain put a damper on this show...

That's my wife in the background trying to keep dry... too much rain fell.

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Wed Apr 16, 2014 7:49 am

The color combo looks good. What material are on the seats?
The wheels standout against that blue. I am surprised you kept your side windows open with the rain. Nice build.

Wed Apr 16, 2014 8:47 am

floridaguy wrote: The color combo looks good. What material are on the seats?
The wheels standout against that blue. I am surprised you kept your side windows open with the rain. Nice build.
Thank you...
It was after the 2013 Maseratti Gran Turismo that i used the same color scheme.
The matetial is vinyl but later will opt for leather because it sits better and less sticky in Florida humid weather.
I had no choice with the windows open because i couldnt install them since the outer scrapers that i received were the wrong ones sent so i had no choice but while i was moving it wasnt that much of an issue. My co-pilot (Wifey) dried things up with the chamois..
When we got to the park at the show it was torrential rain downpour so i put plastic on the doors.. So all was cool.

Sun Apr 20, 2014 7:18 am

Wed May 14, 2014 2:53 pm

I had bought some chrome clear fog lights a while back but decided to go with Hella driving lamps.. one up front and one in the rear..
Now what to do with the Chome glass fog lights ?
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....... >>>

Make it into a STOP Lamp
So i bought Gasser red vinyl window tint from China on ebay and this is the end result.. for $15.00 i have plenty to do a few more Stop lamps.. this stuff is not applied like regular window tint but it has a strong adhesive and i used a heat gun to stretch into place.. check it out !!

BEFORE

AFTER

Thu May 15, 2014 4:51 pm

really nice job!!!

Mon Jun 02, 2014 3:06 pm

Here are some additional pics i took within the last couple of weeks...

I entered in a car show and won 2nd place Best of Show in my class 1960 -1969
I had to compete with muscle cars and other vw's

I made these dash toppers and they will be made available on the samba for about $89.00 Introductory price approx ...
so get your orders in now before the price increases

Here are some of the pics of the show

The interior

The motor built by Marshall Painter VW

It was a bright and way too sunny hot day but my wife was under the umbrella

The Trophy

Other pics

Sat Jul 19, 2014 10:50 pm

I have been having some issues with my oil pressure reading between 80-100 psi

I believe that at this point it may be a mismatched pressure sending unit not compatible with the VDO oil pressure gauge

so i was running 15W-40 Diesel oil and some other guys suggested going with a thinner racing oil and also to change out the Scat HD oil relief springs and run stockers since i have a 32mm gears HD oil pump.

Well here are the work details... i was blowing Fram oil filters...

I made a custom bracket to run this huge K&N 3001 Racing Oil Filter.
I had a FRAM HP1 before on the old bracket and it was way too low

I made a template out of cardboard with the holes as to where they should go and i tapped the upper ones for clearance issues that i may have

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Here i am pouring the Valvoline VR1 10W-30 RACING OIL

I ordered the VDO Pressure Sender 10-180 Ohm & VDO Fuel Tank Sending Unit from www.Egauges.com

VDO pressure Sender $32.20
VDO Fuel Tank Sender $36.60

Total for both $69.00 FREE SHIPPING !! You can't beat that .. I have ordered from them in the past for Genuine VDO in fact all the gauges that i have in my bug I got from them...

Here is the link:

www.egauges.com

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List Price: $38.10
Our Price: $32.20
Savings: $5.90
Manufacturer: VDO

Product Code: 360-086

http://www.egauges.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=360-086

Fuel Tank Sender

Here is the scan of the Egauges website for this awesome deal:

Wed Aug 06, 2014 1:04 am

Beautiful Beetle!
Great Color Combo!

Wed Aug 06, 2014 8:06 am

Omega65 wrote: Beautiful Beetle!
Great Color Combo!

Thank you

Wed Sep 03, 2014 4:44 pm

I installed this horn because my itty bitty horn is not enough to get the people's attention who just insist on texting and driving.. not paying attention they drive into my lane almost hitting my beautiful bug.

Here is my 1967 Maseratti Turismo Blue Oceano Bug
It has '66 panels but its a '67

Wed Sep 03, 2014 5:08 pm

I just installed my stereo system and it sounds awesome