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kingkarmann
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 Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2022 3:12 pm Post subject: Re: Introducing Joan! |
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She was a very happy lady😎
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| Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2022 2:10 pm Post subject: Re: Introducing Joan! |
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| wipe of with a microfiber towel. |
So few people will do this to achieve a rich, matte rubber appearance. And, to prevent the slobbered-on shmear from being thrown up onto the body from the sidewalls when driving off.
On my '77 Beetle, the Firestone tires would develop a dark brown hue from weather exposure over the winter even though the car has a full cover. Before my first drive of the season, I used a foaming tire cleaner which worked very well as to taking off the "brown". But once the foam had worked and started to dissolve/evaporate, I wiped off the remaining stuff with a towel to just end up with the normal, rich black sidewall color. Purposely no shine on the tires. |
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kingkarmann
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| Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2022 3:52 pm Post subject: Re: Introducing Joan! |
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| wipe of with a microfiber towel. |
So few people will do this to achieve a rich, matte rubber appearance. And, to prevent the slobbered-on shmear from being thrown up onto the body from the sidewalls when driving off.
On my '77 Beetle, the Firestone tires would develop a dark brown hue from weather exposure over the winter even though the car has a full cover. Before my first drive of the season, I used a foaming tire cleaner which worked very well as to taking off the "brown". But once the foam had worked and started to dissolve/evaporate, I wiped off the remaining stuff with a towel to just end up with the normal, rich black sidewall color. Purposely no shine on the tires. |
I wasn’t a fan of Vitalis 
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Trylon
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wheel607
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| Posted: Sun Jul 03, 2022 11:14 pm Post subject: Re: Introducing Joan! |
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| wipe of with a microfiber towel. |
So few people will do this to achieve a rich, matte rubber appearance. And, to prevent the slobbered-on shmear from being thrown up onto the body from the sidewalls when driving off.
On my '77 Beetle, the Firestone tires would develop a dark brown hue from weather exposure over the winter even though the car has a full cover. Before my first drive of the season, I used a foaming tire cleaner which worked very well as to taking off the "brown". But once the foam had worked and started to dissolve/evaporate, I wiped off the remaining stuff with a towel to just end up with the normal, rich black sidewall color. Purposely no shine on the tires. |
My Silver Acura RDX (2018) which I bought new developes this very same brown hue on Michelin tires. I use Meguires tire shine.....I dont like shiney tires either. Just rub it off before it dries and it takes the "brown " away and leaves it a dull black. Good for twice a year. |
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kingkarmann
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| Posted: Mon Jul 04, 2022 7:45 am Post subject: Re: Introducing Joan! |
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Ha!
I was more of a "little dab will do ya" guy!
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kingkarmann
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| Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 6:18 am Post subject: Re: Introducing Joan! |
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OYE!!
You're killin me!!
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kingkarmann
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| Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 6:34 am Post subject: Re: Introducing Joan! |
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Guess I gotta sell.... 
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| Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2022 7:23 am Post subject: Re: Introducing Joan! |
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Guess I gotta sell....
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What a maroon!
He needs to check out the BAT graph on values, going up up up especially for nicely done cars.
Problem is all the flippers have been flooding the market with turds and project cars.
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kingkarmann
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2022 2:59 pm Post subject: Re: Introducing Joan! |
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After discovering the wipers would blow a fuse when switching to high speed I figured the assembly needed some attention.
Although I don’t expect to get caught in a storm like I did last week I want them to work properly.
I removed the assembly. It was covered with a fine coating of 55 years of grime.
A good wipe down then on to disassembly.
Once everything was apart I opened up the gear case and was greeted by old hardened grease.
Repacked the motor with grease and lubed all the moving parts, reassembled and fitted it all back into the cowl.
Once I had all the wiring hooked up I tested it.
Really erratic and sluggish
It seemed like something was binding so I removed the assembly and hooked it up to my trusty 12v power supply.
The motor ran smoothly. I put it back in loosely and tested again with the power supply.
It kept running smoothly.
So… I believe when I installed after the overhaul I over tightened the shaft nuts causing a bind.
I let the motor run as I adjusted to torque. (without the wiper arms)
Confident nothing was in a bind I snugged everything up, put the wiper arms on and hooked up the wires again.
Second time and works like a charm😎
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| Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2022 3:05 pm Post subject: Re: Introducing Joan! |
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Isn’t that satisfying?
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kingkarmann
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| Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2022 10:49 am Post subject: Re: Introducing Joan! |
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It's been a good time to spend in the garage as the weather around here has been on and off again rain.
The emergency flasher knob is supposed to flash when you pull it.
I unscrewed the lens to check the bulb.
Of course it dropped out of the knob and bounced under the seat. Great 
Searching for a few minutes with a flashlight and I finally found the tiny little thing.
I noticed the contacts in the knob seemed spread out to far so I pried them to the bulb would be able to make better contact.
Success! Now everything works in Joan as intended.
I have another special treat for Joan that is to arrive Monday.
Looking forward to sharing 
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Trylon
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| Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2022 11:06 am Post subject: Re: Introducing Joan! |
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Isn’t cool that you can bend something here, twist something there, shave a little off, put a hammer to it, etc. And get our cars working better?
Completely different expectations than working with computers.
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kingkarmann
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| Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2022 1:13 pm Post subject: Re: Introducing Joan! |
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Isn’t cool that you can bend something here, twist something there, shave a little off, put a hammer to it, etc. And get our cars working better?
Completely different expectations than working with computers. |
Hammer is such a therapeutic tool
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kingkarmann
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2022 2:26 pm Post subject: Re: Introducing Joan! |
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When Ghiagirl refreshed Joan back in 2008 a beautiful full set of charcoal German square weave carpet mats were made.
Joan would have had the full rubber mats but no source was available.
Finally, Airhead/KGP&R is offering a near factory correct set of rubber mats.
Joan is now that much closer to how she looked the day she was delivered to Ted Trudon VW😎
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| Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2022 2:47 pm Post subject: Re: Introducing Joan! |
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That just looks right!
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kingkarmann
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| Posted: Wed Jul 27, 2022 9:34 am Post subject: Re: Introducing Joan! |
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I found this photo in Marcdeb's Gallery.
I would love to find or create the circular "open-close" label like the one on Regatta
My creative skills leave a bit to be desired 
Any ideas?
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