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Angus II
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Location: Mammoth Lakes Ca. 93546
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 Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2019 5:12 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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Hello,
Notchboy, what 15" wheels are those?. What years did they come off of?. |
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notchboy
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Location: Escondido CA
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| Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 4:34 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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| Angus II wrote: |
Hello,
Notchboy, what 15" wheels are those?. What years did they come off of?. |
The fun for all that begins here.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=8981373#8981373
I still need to have the lug holes to opened up. These later 15" rims took a 12mm nut as opposed to the 14mm stock hole on the stock rims. I'll be having that done beginning of this week with some custom awning brackets I need to have done to install this.
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1964 1500 S
1964 T34 S Convertible
1977 Westfalia Camper pop-top |
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Angus II
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Location: Mammoth Lakes Ca. 93546
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| Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 7:18 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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Hello,
Thanks... |
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KnockOut_Vw
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Location: Whittier, California
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| Posted: Sat Mar 16, 2019 8:07 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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Well it wasn’t today but.... I recently took my westy to lizard Motorsorts in Downey. For one thing I’d like to start by saying Richard is the coolest dude ever but I digress he did a complete rebuild on my 2.0 and on top of that new tie rods, front and rear shocks, brakes front and back, new fuel sending unit & fuel pump, clutch kit, dual carb rebuild, and new ignition switch(I’m sure I’m missing something else too!). I get her back this next week if all goes according to plan. I haven’t had it on the road in 4 years so this year I threw all my tax money at it so I can take my family out camping again. This is the first time I’ve been back on the site in a long time it’s good to be back
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Volswagon
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Location: Knoxville, TN
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| Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 4:46 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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Welcome back, I got mine going again a year ago.
Took me 9 years to get to that point.
Today is our 1st day of spring at Latitude 36, 12:01 hrs. of sunlight.
I'm dropping at all out to install a fresh tranny this week.
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KnockOut_Vw
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Location: Whittier, California
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| Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 12:58 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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| Volswagon wrote: |
Welcome back, I got mine going again a year ago.
Took me 9 years to get to that point.
Today is our 1st day of spring at Latitude 36, 12:01 hrs. of sunlight.
I'm dropping at all out to install a fresh tranny this week.
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Feels good to be back! Also that’s awesome what year is your bus
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Fozzy
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| Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2019 1:57 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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Wiring restore.... the fun has started... by fun, I mean tiny little cuts all over from the sheet metal and stabby things
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this is the bug I've been looking for..
71 Tin Top Westy
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Fozzy
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| Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2019 12:25 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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I have been working on things on the bay window to get it ready to slap back together and enjoy. Not looking to do some concourse restore, just working on making things work properly and getting rid of some of the typical rust areas as well. I knew that I was going to have to do the front floor, looking now at a patch on the passenger floor and probably most of the driver's side floor. I bought a mig welder, leased a bottle of 75%-25% argon ($50 for a year) tank and have began experimenting with mig welding. I got one tiny hold welded up and ground flat.. so that was my first official "fix".
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veskovici
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| Posted: Thu Mar 21, 2019 4:36 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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Reupholstered front seats on my double door sunroof/poptop kombi.
Friend tailored and did all sewing but I actually did all stretching and tightening on the seat springs and frames- dont feel my fingers
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Davydomes
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| Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2019 5:56 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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| veskovici wrote: |
Reupholstered front seats on my double door sunroof/poptop kombi.
Friend tailored and did all sewing but I actually did all stretching and tightening on the seat springs and frames- dont feel my fingers
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Great job - both of you 
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Davydomes
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| Posted: Fri Mar 22, 2019 5:56 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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| veskovici wrote: |
Reupholstered front seats on my double door sunroof/poptop kombi.
Friend tailored and did all sewing but I actually did all stretching and tightening on the seat springs and frames- dont feel my fingers
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Great job - both of you
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"Mum, Dad ………. I'm Bay"
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lil-jinx
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Fozzy
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| Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2019 5:26 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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Well, its getting serious, I fought like hell to remove a bit of rusty floor. It didn't go too well and I need more practice and more patience when using a spot weld cutter.. It was awful! The smooth bits it went better.. how in the world do you find spot welds under the rusty bits?? I removed the doors so I could have more access.. but this seems to be growing in scope rapidly
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65 Sedan..
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Mispeld
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Location: Jacksonville - Coastal NC
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| Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2019 6:04 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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I purchased a stool console thing that sits between the seats a while back and someone recovered it with some blue material that doesn't match anything. I went to remove the fabric to replace it and look what I found under It! Original material! 
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NorCalWeekender
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Location: East Bay, CA
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| Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 12:38 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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Since buying my 71, I've been doing a lot lately. Got the shifter issue sorted (someone put the lockout plate on upside down), got all the doors locking (working on the unlocking part), and started to correct a number of issues in the engine bay (long list, easily a couple weekend's worth of work).
But during the interim (and while waiting for some rain to pass), I've been working to build the history of the vehicle. It appears to have spent its whole life here in the Bay Area and I've managed to contact two previous owners (outside of the one I bought it from) and have received some interesting stories!
So my question is how far down that rabbit hole do most of you like to go?
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"Eventually, we sold to a guy for $500 who towed it away to live in it in his parents' driveway. We didn't think it would ever avoid the junk heap on that day." -The 3rd Owner, 1995 |
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Angus II
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| Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 2:13 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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Hello, Good question.
I guess I'm lucky. I only had to talk with the guy I bought it from.... |
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NorCalWeekender
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| Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 6:20 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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| Angus II wrote: |
Hello, Good question.
I guess I'm lucky. I only had to talk with the guy I bought it from.... |
You are lucky. My best guess on mine is that I'm the 6th or 7th owner. 
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"Eventually, we sold to a guy for $500 who towed it away to live in it in his parents' driveway. We didn't think it would ever avoid the junk heap on that day." -The 3rd Owner, 1995 |
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Angus II
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| Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 7:41 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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Hello,
Well, heck then; you're the lucky one. Your under dash wiring pictures didn't look bad at all then... if you are the 5th-6th owner.
That bus has been passed around like a cheap and easy date... watch where you put your fingers... and, don't lick any stamps you find. |
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NorCalWeekender
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| Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2019 10:00 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bay recently? |
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| Angus II wrote: |
Hello,
Well, heck then; you're the lucky one. Your under dash wiring pictures didn't look bad at all then... if you are the 5th-6th owner.
That bus has been passed around like a cheap and easy date... watch where you put your fingers... and, don't lick any stamps you find. |
Hahaha! Right? Well, I know there's some wiring that needs help. Some fuse corrections...I'd never seen a yellow one until now. All in good time. Full tune up and stuff in the engine bay first this weekend. Then I can get to the rest.
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notchboy
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