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sportin-wood
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 Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2024 8:17 am Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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Does anyone else follow "5150mxvw" on YouTube? He rescues old ACVWs and gets them running. He's been trying to dig out this 15 window bus for a while, slowly making progress.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnFB_zBFOVA
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cdennisg
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| Posted: Sat Oct 26, 2024 9:49 am Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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Just watched him pull a ratty 56 single cab out of its three decade resting place.
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bandi
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| Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2024 3:00 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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"So how do I adjust the door gap?"
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oprn
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| Posted: Sun Dec 22, 2024 7:11 am Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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I would suggest... with a floor jack under the A pillar.
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Rome
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| Posted: Sun Apr 27, 2025 4:38 am Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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Seen in the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) forum a few years ago. I went back to its post year 2022 in this thread but did not see it.
And similarly-
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bandi
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| Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2025 6:10 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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OldSchoolVW's 
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| Posted: Tue Jun 10, 2025 6:49 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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Driver's door hinges are probably rusted solid thanks to that dryer vent.
Looks like something Derek Bieri would take a run at ... if it wasn't an ACVW. 
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scottyrocks
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| Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2025 5:20 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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Does this tree make my ass look fat?
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KTPhil
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| Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2025 9:46 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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| scottyrocks wrote: |
Does this tree make my ass look fat? |
The tree is asking, "Does this Beetle make my trunk look fat?"
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scottyrocks
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| Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2025 10:09 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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NJ John
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| Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2025 6:22 am Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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I thought the trunk was supposed to be in the front?
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bandi
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| Posted: Mon Jun 16, 2025 6:12 pm Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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| OldSchoolVW's wrote: |
Driver's door hinges are probably rusted solid thanks to that dryer vent.
Looks like something Derek Bieri would take a run at ... if it wasn't an ACVW. |
Hah.... I was thinking of him when I dragged it home. Hinges definitely required some soaking and a bit of heat cycling before I tried to open the door.
https://imgur.com/a/lives-KoHvHxv
Only took about 20 minutes to get it running, though. That surprised me as it's been parked since the early 80s. However, I have not tried to move it under its own power, the driver's seat is held in by carpet.
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pondoras box
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| Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2025 5:45 am Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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| bandi wrote: |
| OldSchoolVW's wrote: |
Driver's door hinges are probably rusted solid thanks to that dryer vent.
Looks like something Derek Bieri would take a run at ... if it wasn't an ACVW. |
Hah.... I was thinking of him when I dragged it home. Hinges definitely required some soaking and a bit of heat cycling before I tried to open the door.
https://imgur.com/a/lives-KoHvHxv
Only took about 20 minutes to get it running, though. That surprised me as it's been parked since the early 80s. However, I have not tried to move it under its own power, the driver's seat is held in by carpet. |
He did an ACVW recently. And he’s ventured into the land of maple syrup and Timmy Ho’s before so yeah I can see it.
https://youtu.be/bg3R1QYliko?si=AeuIA5fXl8KeKUnX
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chickengeorge
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| Posted: Tue Jun 17, 2025 11:22 am Post subject: Re: VW's Rotting Away, Sitting In Fields, Returning To Earth... |
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| Rome wrote: |
Seen in the Antique Automobile Club of America (AACA) forum a few years ago. I went back to its post year 2022 in this thread but did not see it.
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Wow... That's a 68 or 69, so best case it has sat there since new, which would be 57 years. Can a tree trunk grow that big around in 57 years? |
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