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Schmidts
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Huetti_1989
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 Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2022 1:38 am Post subject: Re: 57 Single Cab repair from Austria |
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| Braukuche wrote: |
| What a thread! Can’t believe I missed it and that I had the good fortune to drive this beautiful truck before I even read the thread. After seeing all the work now I think I would have been afraid to drive it. |
Thank you Dan!
I was very happy to meet you! And very big Thanks again for the help! and also the nice meet at Hessisch Oldendorf again!
| Schmidts wrote: |
| Braukuche wrote: |
| What a thread! Can’t believe I missed it and that I had the good fortune to drive this beautiful truck before I even read the thread. After seeing all the work now I think I would have been afraid to drive it. |
I was the same I was in his village and a few days there, never realised till I got back to Australia, would have loved to catch up.
The truck looks amazing Christian xx |
Thank you, next time you should come to me for a visit!
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Finally seeing it live, what a fantastic restoration, one of the most beautiful SC I ever saw! And really cool to meet you!
Antoine |
Very nic to meet you also! I hope the next time we have some more time for talking!
So the last few days were very busy to get the SC running good for the Testdrive to Hessisch Oldendorf ~1800km and seeing if everything works, so i added a "antirollbar" in front, changed the seal unde the generator (it is still leaking a little...)changed some screws, changed the oil again from the old Engine that sitting in a Barn for decades, adjusted the valves, adding thje tank panels, changed the fuel filter and lines and so on....
here some Pictures of the work done before the Trip.....
the last picture show the Truck ready to start the travel, with all the modifications
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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
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Huetti_1989
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Huetti_1989
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| Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2022 2:09 am Post subject: Re: 57 Single Cab repair from Austria |
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And so we had a very good time in hessisch meet some old and new VW friends (would love to have more time for talking the next time) and see some very cool cars and bought some nice stuff at the swapmeet.
HO22 was the best organized VW show i ever see!
After this very cool weekend we sadly had to start the way Back to Austria...
Anywhere near Kassel after ~100km of driving, the engine starting to make some problems, at full power and full pressed gas pedal mostly on upward street it had no power anymore and i lost speed very quick, on flat streets it gets worked again and so on...
after some dangerous situations we started to find the issue, started with change the fuel filter, tested the fuel pump, installed a gas can on top of the load bed instead the gas Tank, changed every part i bring with me, for example the spark plugs, the cables, the coil, the distributor....
at least after anywhere 6 hours of repair, drove some meters and repair again i completely disassembled the carburetor on the load bed and washed everything, i wasn't able to find any problem but after i installed the cleaned carburetor again it runs good, after some adjusting we went back to the motorway and drove the whole night back to Austria.
Early in the morning the next day after ~18 hours of driving and repairing we arrived back home without sleeping one minute 
here are some pictures of the road trip, the repairs and the parts i bring back from this "holiday"
i hope you enjoyed this little documentation of the Test Driving with my Single Cab
-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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Tizian
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| Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2022 2:55 am Post subject: Re: 57 Single Cab repair from Austria |
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Glad you made it home safely!
I saw your SC at HO. What a nice car and outstanding work! Unfortunately I missed you. I would have loved to chat a bit. Well, I probably missed many others too, as I was pretty hypnotized of all those incredible cars and the special atmosphere.
It was a great show indeed!
See you next time...
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vwuberalles
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bally
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| Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2022 5:39 pm Post subject: Re: 57 Single Cab repair from Austria |
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| vwuberalles wrote: |
I've got to ask... what's going on in that photo with the generator suspended by zip ties? |
That was to hold the Benny up whilst he replaced the gasket. |
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bally
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| Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2022 5:41 pm Post subject: Re: 57 Single Cab repair from Austria |
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Great up date and heresy scores from HO22!
I carry a small can of compressed air in my spares kit which is crest for blowing out muck from carb jets.
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mandraks
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| Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2022 7:36 pm Post subject: Re: 57 Single Cab repair from Austria |
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you rode by my hometown of Schweinfurt  you know where the F&S clutches come from.
have twist off caps made it to Austria?
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Braukuche
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| Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2022 11:52 pm Post subject: Re: 57 Single Cab repair from Austria |
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Great seeing you and Philip at HO and meeting Andreas. Probably had crap in the main jet.
Too bad you didn’t buy a NOS 28 PCI carb at HO for a backup!
Glad that you got it running, but man, what a grueling drive. Great stories for later though..
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1956 Ghia
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1960 Baja Bug
1963 stretched double cab
1962 Golde sunroof Ghia
1963 356 B coupe
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mdege
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Huetti_1989
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Huetti_1989
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| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 4:36 am Post subject: Re: 57 Single Cab repair from Austria |
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| vwuberalles wrote: |
What a great shakedown run! Glad you were able to make it there and back under it's own power.
I've got to ask... what's going on in that photo with the generator suspended by zip ties? |
Yey, i am very happy to make that way with own power, a good test!
-Christian
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| vwuberalles wrote: |
I've got to ask... what's going on in that photo with the generator suspended by zip ties? |
That was to hold the Benny up whilst he replaced the gasket. |
-YES that is right, it still do leaking a little bit, maybe i am to stupid to solve that Problem...
-Christian
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you rode by my hometown of Schweinfurt you know where the F&S clutches come from.
have twist off caps made it to Austria?
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Yes, we have twist off caps here, we called them DrehundDrink, for frutjuce, water and small beers so that Children can open them easy.
-Christian
| Braukuche wrote: |
Great seeing you and Philip at HO and meeting Andreas. Probably had crap in the main jet.
Too bad you didn’t buy a NOS 28 PCI carb at HO for a backup!
Glad that you got it running, but man, what a grueling drive. Great stories for later though.. |
Yes, the next time i may bring a spare carb with me!
It was very nice to meet you again at HO, i will never forget that trip, ant the luck to meet you while hiking 
-Christian
| mdege wrote: |
In somehow missed you and your SC completely.
Glad you made it back safely. And even better on you own power and not on a trailer like so many.
I must be getting old, I would have made an overnight stop either way. |
Next Time we should meet!
Yes, but it was some strong Days weeks to do that trip, now back to work!
-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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Braukuche
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| Posted: Wed Jul 13, 2022 7:25 am Post subject: Re: 57 Single Cab repair from Austria |
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Did you install one of these?
https://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=111115450
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Retirement is here!
1956 Ghia
1959 SO-23 Westfalia
1960 double cab
1960 Baja Bug
1963 stretched double cab
1962 Golde sunroof Ghia
1963 356 B coupe
1963 Notchback
1967 21 window less rusty now |
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Huetti_1989
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Braukuche
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| Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 7:32 am Post subject: Re: 57 Single Cab repair from Austria |
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| Huetti_1989 wrote: |
no, i have one in stock but forgot to install it.
In former time they also don´t have that, so it should work?
But i would install that part at the new engine once it´s ready! |
It’s gotta help. If the rings are worn there’s going to be a lot of case pressure and that oil is going to want to go somewhere. The baffle at least helps keep some of it back where it belongs.
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Go Reds! Smash state!
Retirement is here!
1956 Ghia
1959 SO-23 Westfalia
1960 double cab
1960 Baja Bug
1963 stretched double cab
1962 Golde sunroof Ghia
1963 356 B coupe
1963 Notchback
1967 21 window less rusty now |
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Huetti_1989
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BulliBill
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| Posted: Sun Jul 17, 2022 3:37 pm Post subject: Re: 57 Single Cab repair from Austria |
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I'm so sorry that I did not run into you and your beautiful SC during the H-O weekend. We drove in the "BBT Convoy" (Bob again loaned me his 1958 Double-Door 23-window Deluxe Sunroof Microbus for the Europe trip) from Belgium arriving on Thursday evening, then departing Sunday afternoon to hang out in Wolfsburg for a couple of nights. Was your SC registered in the show downtown or parked elsewhere in town or in the campground? I hope that I took photos of it!
Bill Bowman
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