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 Posted: Thu Dec 17, 2020 12:22 pm Post subject: Re: 57 Single Cab repair from Austria |
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Nice. Will you come and do mine when you're finished?
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Huetti_1989
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BarryL
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| Posted: Fri Dec 25, 2020 6:42 pm Post subject: Re: 57 Single Cab repair from Austria |
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| I see your ball. Kewl how you saved the headlight bucket grease pens. |
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Huetti_1989
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Huetti_1989
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chrisflstf
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| Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2021 11:03 am Post subject: Re: 57 Single Cab repair from Austria |
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| The aftermarket door wedges are crap. But you can flip them left to right and get more miles out of them |
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Huetti_1989
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Jack-Fatboy
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| Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 9:32 am Post subject: Re: 57 Single Cab repair from Austria |
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Absolutly TOP level  good luck with finishing truck. |
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BarryL
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| Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 6:46 pm Post subject: Re: 57 Single Cab repair from Austria |
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| Huetti_1989 wrote: |
| The fuel tank hits the side when in right alignment and fully opened, normal? |
Yes and can be bent by over zealous pump-jockey. |
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j.pickens
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| Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 10:02 pm Post subject: Re: 57 Single Cab repair from Austria |
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| BarryL wrote: |
| Huetti_1989 wrote: |
| The fuel tank hits the side when in right alignment and fully opened, normal? |
Yes and can be bent by over zealous pump-jockey. |
Also our new fangled primer and paint systems make for a much thicker paint layer.
The thicker paint will fill that tight gas door gap.
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djfordmanjack
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| Posted: Fri Jan 08, 2021 9:28 am Post subject: Re: 57 Single Cab repair from Austria |
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Christian, maybe you can stick some self adhesive, high density foam band on the inside of the gas door, in the gap right next to the hinge. maybe 3-6mm thick. that way the foam will rest against the hinge before the door actually touches the opening ( not opening all the way).
This is what I use, available from Hostra company/ Industrial Rubber and hardware. it is called Zellkautschuk ( natural rubber) and it is water repelling, not soaking and quenching like usual cheap foam.
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Huetti_1989
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| Posted: Mon Jan 11, 2021 11:16 pm Post subject: Re: 57 Single Cab repair from Austria |
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| j.pickens wrote: |
| BarryL wrote: |
| Huetti_1989 wrote: |
| The fuel tank hits the side when in right alignment and fully opened, normal? |
Yes and can be bent by over zealous pump-jockey. |
Also our new fangled primer and paint systems make for a much thicker paint layer.
The thicker paint will fill that tight gas door gap. |
| djfordmanjack wrote: |
Christian, maybe you can stick some self adhesive, high density foam band on the inside of the gas door, in the gap right next to the hinge. maybe 3-6mm thick. that way the foam will rest against the hinge before the door actually touches the opening ( not opening all the way).
This is what I use, available from Hostra company/ Industrial Rubber and hardware. it is called Zellkautschuk ( natural rubber) and it is water repelling, not soaking and quenching like usual cheap foam.
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Now i adjust it a little bit out and realized that it don´t hit the side, it is tight but it worked, i want to keep it like factory, so it it would hit someday, no matter. thanks.
I built a extra wiring harness for the extra flashers front and rear and emergency switch as i need for legal street registration, i hope it works. I want to keep the old little Semaphore switch to control them.
Also cleaned the wiper engine and the Hardware.
-Christian
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My 1957 semaphore Single Cab:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=605363&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
MY 1967 Sparsamba:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=757182
My 1954 Deutsche Bundespost Barndoor:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=621802
My 1961 SO34 Flipseat Westfalia:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=716285
My 1991 Westfalia California:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=650751 |
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Tvättbjörn
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| Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2021 12:24 am Post subject: Re: 57 Single Cab repair from Austria |
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| Huetti_1989 wrote: |
Lot of cutting.....
But i found a new cutting Tool (only a hobby tool) what can cut really exact and without bend the panels.
-Christian
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How is your Blechnippler holding up after all that use? Do you have a model number ?
thanks |
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Huetti_1989
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mandraks
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| Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2021 7:32 am Post subject: Re: 57 Single Cab repair from Austria |
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| Tvättbjörn wrote: |
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How is your Blechnippler holding up after all that use? Do you have a model number ?
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you mean NIBBLER? Nipple needs a completely different set of tools 
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Huetti_1989
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chrisflstf
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| Posted: Tue Jan 12, 2021 11:58 am Post subject: Re: 57 Single Cab repair from Austria |
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| Did you get approvwl from Dr Best to use your toothbrush that way? |
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Huetti_1989
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V-Dub Guy
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| Posted: Thu Jan 14, 2021 5:56 am Post subject: Re: 57 Single Cab repair from Austria |
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This is all the fun stuff now...like putting jewelry! Looking very nice.
I see light at the end of the tunnel...keep it up |
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