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TeamChili
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 Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:21 am Post subject: Re: Bradley Resurrection |
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A power antena, SEW FAUNSEH.
Numbers, numbers, numbers. |
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TeamChili
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| Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:24 am Post subject: Re: Bradley Resurrection |
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Pulled the AC compressor.
They used heater hose. HEATER HOSE!!
I just...
Heater hose, WTF?!?
That said the compressor spins freely. |
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TeamChili
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| Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:29 am Post subject: Re: Bradley Resurrection |
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So I pull the right carb/intake, and I have this thought...
I'm new to air-cooled VW's, so there has to be a word for this.
But I suddenly realized it would be so much easier to work on the engine if it were out of the car. |
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TeamChili
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| Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:32 am Post subject: Re: Bradley Resurrection |
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A quick question:
Do the bottom tins look complete? |
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TeamChili
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| Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:34 am Post subject: Re: Bradley Resurrection |
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Based on my knowledge of 1980's movies, this car was involved in some kind of "Snobs Vs. Slobs" event. |
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jspbtown
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| Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 6:43 am Post subject: Re: Bradley Resurrection |
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Your best bet would be to separate the body from the pan. Based on what I see you have a full gut and rebuild job ahead of you.
There is NOTHING worse than trying to fix wiring while the body is on the pan. Plus refurbishing that tired motor and pan will be SO much easier with the body off. |
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TeamChili
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| Posted: Wed Nov 08, 2017 12:58 pm Post subject: Re: Bradley Resurrection |
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Well, with the weather getting colder the motivation to go out to the garage is getting lower.
But not gone.
Got the engine on a stand.
Working on getting the tins off. The screws aren't wanting to come off.
Aside from the Dan Savage method of Patience & Lube, any tips for removing stuck tin screws?
Bad news / good news: the thermostat is F'd / who ever put it together knew enough to use a thermostat.
Teammate got our new passenger floor installed. |
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TeamChili
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| Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2018 11:41 pm Post subject: Re: Bradley Resurrection |
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Hi Claude!
The snow is retreating so it's time to get back into the garage.
Of course as soon as I get the wheels on it, I'm jacking it back up into the air.
(Don't worry, there's a jack stand. It's being blocked by my giant head.) |
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TeamChili
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| Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 4:11 pm Post subject: Re: Bradley Resurrection |
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My friends hipster obsession with tobacco pipes has proved useful.
I used his pipe cleaners to get the shmutz out of the cooling fins. |
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SBD
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| Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2019 8:10 pm Post subject: Re: Bradley Resurrection |
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So what ever happened with this project?
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halfassleatherworks
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| Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2019 8:34 pm Post subject: Re: Bradley Resurrection |
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| TeamChili wrote: |
Pulled the AC compressor.
They used heater hose. HEATER HOSE!!
I just...
Heater hose, WTF?!?
That said the compressor spins freely. |
It was just mockup
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slalombuggy
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| Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2019 9:39 pm Post subject: Re: Bradley Resurrection |
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That's not heater hose, that's old double weave AC hose, look how thick it is inside the cloth weave. Heater hose is barely thick enough to cover the cloth
brad |
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didget69
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| Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2019 7:13 am Post subject: Re: Bradley Resurrection |
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... you found Lance's socks.
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