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slave1pilot
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Location: Yuba City CA
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 Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2025 2:52 pm Post subject: Re: My 63 body on a 59 pan Herbie project car |
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Finally got Ol’ Herb put back together
Wasn’t in a hurry (which is always good)
Replaced the oil cooler seals and removed the adapter and oil psi gauge
Hopefully I got the leak fixed
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sportin-wood
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Joined: September 12, 2010
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Location: Texas
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| Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2025 4:29 pm Post subject: Re: My 63 body on a 59 pan Herbie project car |
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Such a clean looking motor! Hopefully she's leak-free!
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slave1pilot
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Joined: February 22, 2010
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Location: Yuba City CA
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| Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2025 5:48 pm Post subject: Re: My 63 body on a 59 pan Herbie project car |
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Well
That’s not it
Wonder if my oil Pressure gauge is garbage and leaking from the crimp
I ordered a new one . This time Im getting a Beck Arnley
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mukluk
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Location: Clyde, TX
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| Posted: Sun Jun 22, 2025 5:57 pm Post subject: Re: My 63 body on a 59 pan Herbie project car |
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Check for a bad distributor seal where it goes in the case as well.
Car's looking good. 
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slave1pilot
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Joined: February 22, 2010
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Location: Yuba City CA
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| Posted: Wed Jun 25, 2025 4:18 pm Post subject: Re: My 63 body on a 59 pan Herbie project car |
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Thanks
I ordered a new engine seal kit to get the Distributor seal.
I'm gonna replace that as well just to be sure.
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slave1pilot
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Location: Yuba City CA
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| Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 2:04 pm Post subject: Re: My 63 body on a 59 pan Herbie project car |
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I replaced All of the seals and stuff
The oil leak has slowed
I think It’s a break-in /overfill situation
Gonna monitor it
Anyway
More little improvements
Replaced the ivory escutcheons on the door handles and window cranks with light grey
The ivory crank and dash knobs are gonna be replaced at some point
I think silver beige is the correct color
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Thoughts
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Käfer2
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| Posted: Sat Jul 12, 2025 11:23 pm Post subject: Re: My 63 body on a 59 pan Herbie project car |
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Correct color of escutcheons, door handles, window cranks, dash knobs as delivered would be (for De Luxe Models):
- 7.63: ivory
8.63-7.64: silver beige
In my opinion silver beige could better a better color-match, but is not original |
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slave1pilot
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Location: Yuba City CA
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| Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2025 10:10 am Post subject: Re: My 63 body on a 59 pan Herbie project car |
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Yeah, my whole car isn’t “original” lol
I’m trying to get that Herbie look.
Ibought all ivory because I assumed That’s what I was looking at in screen.
It turns out I iry Was too bright and too much contrast
Silver grey is more accurate to the look I’m after.
[img]https://movie-screencaps.com/the-love-bug-1968/page/47#foobox-1/171/love-bug-disneyscreencaps.com-8452.jpg?ssl=1[/img]
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slave1pilot
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| Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2025 1:13 pm Post subject: Re: My 63 body on a 59 pan Herbie project car |
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Ol’ Herb took my granddaughter and her bff out today to visit a piece of my childhood
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67rustavenger
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| Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2025 2:01 pm Post subject: Re: My 63 body on a 59 pan Herbie project car |
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Ol’ Herb took my granddaughter and her bff out today to visit a piece of my childhood
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Nice!
You're old if, you remember two for a penny candy back in the day.
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slave1pilot
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| Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2025 2:13 pm Post subject: Re: My 63 body on a 59 pan Herbie project car |
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I am Old
I went There in the early 70’s
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67rustavenger
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| Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2025 11:31 pm Post subject: Re: My 63 body on a 59 pan Herbie project car |
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| slave1pilot wrote: |
I am Old
I went There in the early 70’s |
I know, we're all getting older by the day.
When you moved from Tehachapi to Yuba City, You went back home.
The penny candy post is the first hint that you made that move. Really neat thing to do.
I sometimes wish, I could move back to some of my younger youth cities.
Sadly, they are way out of any affordable price range to follow that desire. 
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Cheap parts are gonna disappoint you.
Buy Once, Cry Once!
There's never enough time to do it right the first time. But there's always enough time to do it thrice.
GFY's Xevin and VW_Jimbo!
2003 Astrovan? GFYS again, Xevin!
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