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Mon Jun 17, 2024 7:18 am

this guy now is 21

and will inherit the car behind him as his first car...so I though is time to do some necessary repairs...I will be dropping randomly the work I do around it on here....

Mon Jun 17, 2024 7:58 am

perello wrote: this guy now is 21

and will inherit the car behind him as his first car...so I though is time to do some necessary repairs...

On the car, or to the kid?

:wink:

Mon Jun 17, 2024 8:00 am

KTPhil wrote:
On the car, or to the kid?

:wink:

kid got TLC overdose already :wink:

Mon Jun 17, 2024 5:08 pm

I'm trying to figure out the free social security and first car at 21.

Tue Jun 18, 2024 12:57 am

heimlich wrote: I'm trying to figure out the free social security and first car at 21.

haha hint: look at the international section

anyway first hing was to remove the old rusted half floor pans

and make obvious the different rusted spots

Wed Jun 19, 2024 12:47 am

so, after cutting out the rust, slowly welding back heater channels

and wheel wells

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Thu Jun 20, 2024 1:04 am

some more welding, the patch parts available in the market are not that great....also I dont fully understand the inner of this section...

Fri Jun 21, 2024 9:48 am

Great, come and do mine, I've been putting it off for ten years as I drive my 72 standard daily!

Tue Jun 25, 2024 1:50 am

jarmchairpilot wrote: Great, come and do mine, I've been putting it off for ten years as I drive my 72 standard daily!

hahaah on my way!

i jumped to check the front, removed the spindles, lower ball joint dust cover was ruined so time to replace

while there checked if spindles were straight

Tue Jun 25, 2024 9:02 am

perello wrote:

What is going on in that picture? Looks like you have stuff held together with a car jack.

Tue Jun 25, 2024 10:19 am

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What is going on in that picture? Looks like you have stuff held together with a car jack.

Tue Jun 25, 2024 10:22 am

You use that before you replace the ball joint or after?

Tue Jun 25, 2024 10:28 am

heimlich wrote: You use that before you replace the ball joint or after?

to get the spindle off and then back in

Tue Jun 25, 2024 11:10 am

perello wrote: heimlich wrote: You use that before you replace the ball joint or after?

to get the spindle off and then back in

OK. I understand now. I always replaced the ball joint with everything attached to the car. It looks like you are going through everything to make it tip top shape.

Wed Jun 26, 2024 12:51 am

heimlich wrote:

OK. I understand now. I always replaced the ball joint with everything attached to the car. It looks like you are going through everything to make it tip top shape.

I was talking about replacing the rubber dust cover

to replace the ball joint I need to remove the torsion arm and use a 20 ton hidraulic press...how you do that attached to the car?

some candy

Wed Jun 26, 2024 6:31 am

perello wrote:
to replace the ball joint I need to remove the torsion arm and use a 20 ton hidraulic press...how you do that attached to the car?

I have a ball joint tool. There are cups that fit over the ball joint.

Here's a newly made tool. I have one specific to the VW one now but you can get the general idea from it.

Tue Jul 23, 2024 3:26 am

some progress, I did remove the transaxle to clean and replace boots, i like the seamless type

Taking out axle bearings

also fitted firewall tarboard, guess its the jbugs thick version...I did all possible mistakes

Tue Sep 03, 2024 4:02 am

the work is going on, I am replacing the front beam... too rusty, and took the opportunity to
check the steering box

The roller was pitted so I replaced with a new one

and cleaned all parts

thanks to the incredible Tom thread on type 3 section, the resto end up looking good

Tue Sep 03, 2024 8:14 am

That roller is definitely pitted. Where'd you get the replacement?

Thu Sep 05, 2024 8:28 pm

looks like you got the right tools!
proceed :)