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Wasted youth Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2012 Posts: 5134 Location: California's Hot and Smoggy Central Valley
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Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2017 2:00 pm Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe resurrection |
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That's great! Nothing like a cruise around the neighborhood to keep the motivation up. Nice work! |
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KentABQ Samba Member
Joined: September 11, 2016 Posts: 2406 Location: Albuquerque NM
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Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2017 4:50 pm Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe resurrection |
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YEE haw!!!
That first drive is the greatest, isn't it?!? _________________ -Kent-
1976 Riviera, 1.8l FI chrome yellow VAN - "Chloe"
"I must say, how can you be in a bad mood driving this vehicle full of vibrant color.
Cars of today are so bland in comparison. It's like driving a celebration!" ---WildIdea
Bus ownership via emoticons:
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notchboy Samba Member
Joined: April 27, 2002 Posts: 22463 Location: Escondido CA
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wcfvw69 Samba Purist
Joined: June 10, 2004 Posts: 13389 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Tue Aug 29, 2017 9:51 pm Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe resurrection |
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Feels great bringing something back to life..
Nicely done. _________________ Contact me at [email protected]
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Decades of VW and VW parts restoration experience.
The Samba member since 2004.
**Now rebuilding throttle bodies for VW's and Porsche's**
**Restored German Bosch distributors for sale or I can restore yours**
**Restored German Pierburg fuel pumps for sale or I can restore yours**
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**Restored Porsche distributors or I can restore yours** |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12861 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 7:38 am Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe resurrection |
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Thanks guys! Yes, it's great to be able to at least move it around (especially since I can now get it on a lift.).
Today's update is not as entertaining, just some more paint removal from the leading edge of the roof.
_________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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Pinetops Samba Member
Joined: March 24, 2007 Posts: 2987
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Posted: Thu Aug 31, 2017 11:34 am Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe resurrection |
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Looks better and better. _________________ "A rolling bus gathers no rust." |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12861 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2017 8:10 am Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe resurrection |
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Thanks Pinetops!
Saturday I went back out to the Parts Pig & liberated the front beam & other parts.
It was a lot easier getting out than putting it in.
Since I had to remove the shifter linkage to get the beam out, I took that too & decided to clean up & grease up the shifter & linkage.
Here's the slop in the original.
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And after.
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_________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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lil-jinx Samba Member
Joined: August 14, 2013 Posts: 1109 Location: New Brunswick,Canada
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12861 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Fri Sep 08, 2017 3:16 pm Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe resurrection |
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The transformation of the Crusty Pig or the crap that I put my car through?
Today I tried to sort out the horror that is the electrical system, so much was butchered, spliced & disconnected. I got all of the ignition wiring sorted & the turn signal switch reconnected only to realize that the turn signal relay is bad. The good news is that I now have head lights, high & low beam & the side markers work. Unfortunately, in trying to sort out the dash lights, I now have to figure out why the oil pressure light no longer works. I'd post pics but I don't think anyone wants to see the carnage that is the wiring system. _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12861 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 7:53 am Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe resurrection |
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Here's today's Crusty Pig Pig update, I prepped & painted the rest of the wheels.
And today some parts showed up so I can finally make it road worthy.
I had to get the battery tray, I don't know how much longer that dry rotted 2"x6" is going to hang in there. _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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lil-jinx Samba Member
Joined: August 14, 2013 Posts: 1109 Location: New Brunswick,Canada
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Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 12:23 pm Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe resurrection |
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What's amazing is,you find a pile of dung under a tree and discover that there is a decent bus hidden under it, and all it took to find it was about 3 years work done in 6 months.
As for how you treat your car,I understand why you put the beam in it,it is too awkward to tie it to the roof. _________________ https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=620186
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=668799
1974 Bay Westfalia. she likes to be called Ethel.
1968 Dune Buggy
1974 parts bus
A smart man learns from his mistakes,a very smart man learns from other's mistakes. |
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VAEV1993 Samba Member
Joined: January 17, 2014 Posts: 153 Location: Harrisonburg, VA
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Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2017 1:24 pm Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe resurrection |
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This is awesome! Keep it up! _________________ 1993 Weekender - Hula
2002 Golf TDI
2017 Golf Alltrack |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12861 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2017 3:42 pm Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe resurrection |
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VAEV1993 wrote: |
This is awesome! Keep it up! |
Thanks, I plan on it.
lil-jinx wrote: |
What's amazing is,you find a pile of dung under a tree and discover that there is a decent bus hidden under it, and all it took to find it was about 3 years work done in 6 months.
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I don't know about decent, but after seeing your project, it certainly seems so.
As far as three years worth of work in six months, I'm thinking it's more like three weeks worth of work spread out over six months, but I just chip away at it as I can. My goal has been to "lay hands" on it every day & just do something to it no mattter how insignificant, & ultimately it has all added up to a running, almost driving beast.
Today I focused on getting the lights working better.
I removed the front turn signal lenses & cleaned them.
I think that I found some sort of primordial ooze in there.
Then I removed the corroded bulbs.
Then cleaned the contacts, my battery post terminal brush works quite well for this.
Then I used some aluminum ducting tape to freshen up the reflector.
And then reassembled it all & sealed the gasket with some black RTV, not proud of it but it'll do until I can get new ones.
_________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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notchboy Samba Member
Joined: April 27, 2002 Posts: 22463 Location: Escondido CA
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12861 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Thu Sep 14, 2017 11:27 am Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe resurrection |
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notchboy wrote: |
The turd gets a little more polish every day |
The Crusty Pig is proof that you really can polish a turd, just as long as it has dried up first.
AHHHH! WHAT THE F%#£?!?
I definitely jumped back & maybe even screamed like a girl.
I then used the aluminum ducting tape again to revive the reflector & installed a LED bulb.
Running light.
Brake light (actually turn signal, but same difference.). Mo betta.
_________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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metz Samba Member
Joined: March 31, 2005 Posts: 280 Location: Norway
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Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2017 10:07 am Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe resurrection |
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Resurrection is definitely the word. Keep it up! I dig following this thread. _________________ 68 panel
64 ghia coupe |
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Gonzo1970 Samba Member
Joined: July 10, 2013 Posts: 178 Location: Belleville, IL
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Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2017 2:22 pm Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe resurrection |
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Been there, done that... Multiple times.
Headlight had a bunch, both taillights.. Lost count of the ones above the headliner..
I even had two blow out of the exhaust system when I fired it up.. lol
Good job! I may be having my "first drive" this weekend if all the stars align.
-Gonz _________________ Sometimes the lights all shining on me
Other times I can barely see
Lately it occurs to me
What a long, strange trip it's been |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12861 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Fri Sep 15, 2017 4:13 pm Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe resurrection |
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Gonzo1970 wrote: |
Good job! I may be having my "first drive" this weekend if all the stars align. |
Thanks Gonz & good luck on the first drive!
metz wrote: |
Resurrection is definitely the word. Keep it up! I dig following this thread. |
Thanks Metz! That's a hell of a compliment considering how your bus is shaping up, the Crusty Pig wants to be like yours one day (but it ain't happenin', at least not on my watch. ).
Today I spent another couple of hours stripping some more paint.
Check out what a difference the LED bulb & reflector rejuvenation makes, the left side is done, the right side is next.
The difference is even more impressive at night.
_________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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Gonzo1970 Samba Member
Joined: July 10, 2013 Posts: 178 Location: Belleville, IL
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Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2017 7:29 pm Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe resurrection |
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Sold me on LED's right there.
-Gonz _________________ Sometimes the lights all shining on me
Other times I can barely see
Lately it occurs to me
What a long, strange trip it's been |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12861 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2017 9:51 am Post subject: Re: 1968 Deluxe resurrection |
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Gonzo1970 wrote: |
Sold me on LED's right there.
-Gonz |
The only downside is that the LED's lower draw causes the flasher relay to flash rapidly as if there is a bulb out, I'm going to wire in additional relays to get the flasher working properly, but then I won't get the rapid flash to know if one of the bulbs isn't working.
Today I checked the fill level of the steering box.
And then tracked down the grease nipples on the front beam
Cleaned them & pumped two tubes of grease in to displace the old goo.
_________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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