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Mon Apr 15, 2019 6:57 am

Malanthius wrote:

This price looks like a tune-up on a modern car.

Can anyone imagine plunking down 1/5 the cost of a modern car these days?

Mon Apr 15, 2019 9:54 am

Malanthius wrote: ZEKE65 wrote: No hair board stuck to the floor pans? Wonder when they started that. My 65 took a day of scraping to get to the floor boards. Beautiful car! Nice find. right? Check out the battery tray!

That is exactly what your floor boards are supposed to look like. And, your car looks super dry, so congrats.
Keep up the good work, and keep the updates coming. 8)

Tue Apr 16, 2019 8:40 pm

Started restitching my rear seat top. Threading has started to deteriorate. but leatherette is still soft! Plastic piping is also mostly soft. There are a couple of spots where the round part of the piping has started to break away from the part that's sewn to the leatherette. Not too noticeable.

Wed Apr 17, 2019 8:02 am

Finished the rear seat. Now I can use it without worrying about it getting worse!

Thu Jun 04, 2020 10:00 am

Finally finished repainting my bug. The interior was left untouched. 99% of the seals remain original as well.

Thu Jun 04, 2020 1:09 pm

Looks awesome.

Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:01 pm

Evil Clown wrote: Put hot water, bleach and soap in a sprayer, and tape off inside with plastic,
and it should clean that ceiling up with a brush...test small area 1st of course :idea:
(LET BLEACH SIT AT LEAST 10 MINS)
Rinse...Happy time :D baby wipes work a lot better buy a box at costco

Thu Jun 04, 2020 8:01 pm

Malanthius wrote: Finally finished repainting my bug. The interior was left untouched. 99% of the seals remain original as well.

nice 59 .

Fri Jun 05, 2020 6:48 am

damn thats a nice car. i look forward to seeing your progress.

Fri Jun 05, 2020 10:04 am

If your venturi ring is still rubbing, double check that the rubber bump stop is still on the fan shroud, They always rot off.

Fri Jun 05, 2020 2:52 pm

Nicely done! Love the fact that you've restitched the seats and are trying to preserve it. Originality rocks! =D>

Fri Jun 05, 2020 7:58 pm

What a great find and a gorgeous car!

Sat Jun 06, 2020 5:24 pm

TinCanFab wrote: If your venturi ring is still rubbing, double check that the rubber bump stop is still on the fan shroud, They always rot off.

Yes this! Also, if you do need to end up replacing the stop, the correct one is pretty thin, about 1/8”. If I’m not mistaken, it’s the same piece that they use to plug the rear apron holes; although I’ve seen several with the much thicker plugs, around 1/4-3/8” long (like the bump stops for the glovebox door). The thicker ones will work, but I feel that it puts more stress on the thermostat when it’s cold and closed so I used the correct thinner one. I’m sorry I don’t remember which thread it was that discussed the proper rubber bump stop, but i do know it is on here, I believe in the oval forum.

Sun Jun 07, 2020 7:04 pm

TinCanFab wrote: If your venturi ring is still rubbing, double check that the rubber bump stop is still on the fan shroud, They always rot off.
It's not rubbing anymore once I adjusted it so maybe it's still there. I'll have to look for it because I had no idea it existed! Thanks!

Sun Jun 07, 2020 7:11 pm

Thanks for the kind words all! Pulled the motor again this weekend. First rear main seal did not stop the leak. Sleeved the flywheel as it was groved. Took it for a nice cruise and it was bone dry when I got home! Runs like a champ!