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SevenOaks
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Location: Friendswood, TX
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I’m mostly a bus guy but I have just added this Bahama Blue ‘66 bug to the herd. It has a replacement DP 1600 (AH case), after market carb (EMPI) and Pertronix distributor. I may replace the carb and dizzy with rebuilt OG at some point. The first thing I did was remove those silly eyelids. There are a few very minor issues but I’ll get those cleaned up pretty quick and then my wife will probably lay claim to it. 
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Airstream65
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Location: Tulsa,Ok
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2021 2:43 pm Post subject: Re: My New 66 |
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| Very nice! |
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aa390392
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Joined: March 28, 2007
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Location: So.Cal
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2021 3:12 pm Post subject: Re: My New 66 |
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Nice example of 66, was it on TS?
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Big Bill
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Location: Santa Rosa, Ca
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2021 3:33 pm Post subject: Re: My New 66 |
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Very nice, I love how careful the driver was off loading it from the transport.  |
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Zundfolge1432 
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2021 3:43 pm Post subject: Re: My New 66 |
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| Judging by what we see in the garage it appears you are a VW guy😀 |
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SevenOaks
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Joined: April 24, 2012
Posts: 264
Location: Friendswood, TX
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2021 4:43 pm Post subject: Re: My New 66 |
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| aa390392 wrote: |
| Nice example of 66, was it on TS? |
No, this one was found on classics.autotrader.com. I wasn’t having much luck with thesamba ads (getting no responses when I inquired) so I started doing google searches and this one popped up.
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irvanm
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Location: Lawrence, Kansas
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2021 6:31 pm Post subject: Re: My New 66 |
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| nice car, great color. |
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67rustavenger
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Location: Oregon
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| Posted: Wed Jul 21, 2021 7:46 pm Post subject: Re: My New 66 |
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If the wife claims the 66. You're gonna have to choose which T2 gets relegated to the driveway! Lol.
I really like the color of your 66. Congrats!
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SevenOaks
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Joined: April 24, 2012
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Location: Friendswood, TX
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| Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:26 am Post subject: Re: My New 66 |
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| If the wife claims the 66. You're gonna have to choose which T2 gets relegated to the driveway! Lol. |
Actually, no. A few years ago when I acquired the single cab I built a new garage just for the VWs (and a shop) and then expanded my home brewery in the now empty bay of the attached garage. After getting bitten by the bug bug I figured I could rearrange the brewery enough to fit a beetle into.
Here she is in her new home and a couple of more pics.
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Erik G
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Location: Tejas!
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| Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 10:06 am Post subject: Re: My New 66 |
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nice car, hope to see it around. a guy in pearland not on here I don't think just brought in a nice 65 as well
my first car was a Bahama blue 66 with a 1600DP |
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Russ1967
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| Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 10:54 am Post subject: Re: My New 66 |
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Nice find! I see it's a California car.
That guy was careful backing it off the trailer. 
What transport company did you use ? |
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SevenOaks
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Location: Friendswood, TX
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| Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 1:31 pm Post subject: Re: My New 66 |
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| What transport company did you use ? |
The broker I use is 4 Corners Transport. I used them before to bring the single cab here from Florida. Fast and competitive quotes and great communication.
fourcornerstransportservices.com
(360) 210-7665
The actual carrier this time was Transport VIP LLC - (832) 402-3243. They picked up in Southern California on Friday and delivered here in the Houston area on Monday. Jorge did a great job!
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lhd65bug
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| Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 3:21 pm Post subject: Re: My New 66 |
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| Nice find; looks a nice car inside and out ! |
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iowegian
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Location: Somewhere between Dubuque and Keokuk
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| Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 4:59 pm Post subject: Re: My New 66 |
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!966 is a fine vintage.
Over the years I've owned quite a few '66 automobiles---- a couple of Beetles, 2 '66 Lincolns, an Olds 98, a couple of Corvairs, a '66 T-Bird---maybe some I've forgotten.
And I got married in 1966 (still am).
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SevenOaks
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Location: Friendswood, TX
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| Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 11:48 am Post subject: Re: My New 66 |
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My first opportunity to get under the car was this morning when I did a valve adjustment. Much to my surprise and delight I discovered that the engine has been full-flowed
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grvwsic
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| Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 2:14 pm Post subject: Re: My New 66 |
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I envy the work area that you have.
My driveway is not big enough.
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ShortyMedlock
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Location: Central Wisconsin
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| Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 2:37 pm Post subject: Re: My New 66 |
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Looks like a nice car...
When I was hauling vintage cars across the US and Canada i saw lots of guys tear up stuff by simply being jerks.
I had one claim in three years on a custom Ghia aluminum bodied MB 280SL... the front valance was damaged. I had pix to show the damage before I loaded it. Still cost me my $1500 deductible when I turned in the claim to my insurance carrier.
Looks like your delivery guy took care of the car...rare today. |
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Busstom
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Location: San Jose, CA
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| Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 2:52 pm Post subject: Re: My New 66 |
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| My driveway is not big enough. |
Holy sh*t dude, you can have a VW party just by yourself!  |
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SevenOaks
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Joined: April 24, 2012
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Location: Friendswood, TX
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| Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2021 4:45 pm Post subject: Re: My New 66 |
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I’ve completed several small projects as parts have arrived.
I replaced the 3-point non-retractable seatbelts with retractable ones for the front seats and replaced the sun-faded taillight lenses with new Hella lenses and the rusty exhaust tips, too.
When I got the bug the horn was disconnected because when the key was turned on the horn sounded continuously. I fixed that with a new rubber grommet installed when I replaced the ignition switch. Both of those were known issues when I bought it. I also had to run a new wire down the steering column to complete the horn fix.
The glove box now springs open when I push the button with the new rubber bumpers.
I bought a hinge pin mounted side mirror for the passenger side since there was already a threaded hinge pin but the mirror wouldn’t install because the hinge pin would rotate when trying to tighten the nut. So after much research I got a new one-size-larger hinge pin and the reamer bit from Wolfsburg West. I know many have had big issues getting hinge pins out but I was very lucky and mine popped right out using the HF air hammer
My Texas title arrived in the mail today so now I can finally get the car registered.
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sportin-wood
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Location: Texas
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| Posted: Mon Aug 09, 2021 6:22 pm Post subject: Re: My New 66 |
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Looks good!
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