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Doodlebugg Samba Member
Joined: March 26, 2008 Posts: 64 Location: logianville GA
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2018 9:07 am Post subject: Front clip replacement |
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My 67 has been in a couple front end crashes in the last 50 year's I'm looking to replace from the door foward I have a complete clip cut at the windshield post an heater channel not wanting to cut the post. Any advice or threads on removing from the quarters .thanks |
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57BLITZ Samba Member
Joined: June 12, 2012 Posts: 2385 Location: DEEK - U.S.A.
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Posted: Sat May 19, 2018 9:49 am Post subject: Re: Front clip replacement |
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Very good info on that repair can be found in the Bentley 1200 manual . . . "The Big Blue Book".
The repair on your '67 is very similar to the earlier Bugs. _________________ Jesucristo es mi Señor y Salvador! |
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Mike Fisher Samba Member
Joined: January 30, 2006 Posts: 17970 Location: Eugene, OR
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Posted: Sun May 27, 2018 3:59 pm Post subject: Re: Front clip replacement |
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I have seen a Lazer Level used to project accurate vertical/horizontal cutting lines, but most use a stepped splice for a stronger weld. _________________ https://imgur.com/user/FisherSquareback/posts
69 FI/AT square Daily Driver
66 sunroof,67,70,71,71,71AT,72,72AT,73 Parts
two 57 oval ragtops sold
'68 Karmann Ghia sold
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Doodlebugg Samba Member
Joined: March 26, 2008 Posts: 64 Location: logianville GA
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Posted: Fri Jul 06, 2018 4:22 pm Post subject: Re: Front clip replacement |
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When u think u have all the spot welds u dont |
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dodgerodder Samba Member
Joined: April 25, 2010 Posts: 170
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Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2018 10:19 pm Post subject: Re: Front clip replacement |
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Doodlebugg wrote: |
When u think u have all the spot welds u dont |
Boy is that the truth! Especially where the firewall meets the quarter.
Rapid fire machine gun spot welding for sure! _________________ My 66’ build thread:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=699235 |
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