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matthew henricks
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 Posted: Tue Feb 09, 2021 9:09 am Post subject: Re: 1964...Diamond in the Rough |
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| Mighty nice! Gives me inspiration. |
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flyboy161
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matthew henricks
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flyboy161
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matthew henricks
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67rustavenger
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| Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2023 6:40 pm Post subject: Re: 1964...Diamond in the Rough |
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Ha! That's what you have been up to.
It is deserving that you and your car are extras in a movie.
The car is just beautiful! I'm sure it will blend well with the other cars.
While filming, whatever the movie is.
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flyboy161
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flyboy161
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| Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2024 8:13 am Post subject: Re: 1964...Diamond in the Rough |
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I didn’t want anyone to think I don’t care about this car. Far from it. Just to catch you up. Film shooting wrapped up in February 2023 for me. Now the movie title is released and it is scheduled for release in July I think. The title is ‘Fly me to the moon’ it should be in theaters then and on Apple TV shortly after that. It is hard to say if my car and I even made it through the cutting room, but it was still a lot of fun.
I retired from Civil Service on 31 March 2024 so, yay me! 32 years was enough. Now I am settling down to more lucrative ventures, like finishing the 40hp engine as seen a few posts up.
Just need to swap a few pieces from the engine in the car and then run it.
Oh, and I also added a 1968 Westfalia to the corral
Anyway, that’s all for now!
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1968 Westfalia
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=792825&highlight=
My father's 1970 Beetle-
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=603879
The 1964...Diamond in the rough
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=612776
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VW_Jimbo 
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| Posted: Mon Jun 17, 2024 8:47 am Post subject: Re: 1964...Diamond in the Rough |
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That’s a GREAT update! It all looks amazing and the free engine! You lucky SOB!
Enjoy retirement and go camping in the Westy!
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GFY's Xevin and VW_Jimbo!  |
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Rome
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| Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2024 9:40 am Post subject: Re: 1964...Diamond in the Rough |
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I'm glad you're keeping the original-style coil bracket, with its enclosed mounting slots in both "ears". The ones on later coils and blue coils that have slots which extend to the edges of each ear shout " '90's aftermarket".
Your intake manifold, especially its smooth and not rust-cratered preheat pipes looks very good. Did you restore it, or find an NOS one? |
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flyboy161
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Blue Baron
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| Posted: Wed Jun 19, 2024 12:28 pm Post subject: Re: 1964...Diamond in the Rough |
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The engine looks great (as does the whole car), but I'm wondering if that's a 40hp crank pulley. It looks '67 1500 ...
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67rustavenger
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| Posted: Thu Jun 20, 2024 4:55 pm Post subject: Re: 1964...Diamond in the Rough |
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Your 40 horse looks great.
Congrats on your retirement.
I dream of the day I can step away from 4am wake ups and hours inside a computer chip fab.
Fly Me to the Moon will be released on July 12, 2024. I'll keep an eye out here for it in theaters. Maybe I'll get lucky and catch a glimpse of your car in one of the scenes.
That split bumper 70 Camaro in the pic above is pretty sweet too. I missed it when you posted the pic a while back.
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I have learned over the years.
Cheap parts are gonna disappoint you.
Buy Once, Cry Once!
There's never enough time to do it right the first time. But there's always enough time to do it thrice.
GFY's Xevin and VW_Jimbo!
2003 Astrovan? GFYS again, Xevin!
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obieoberstar
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| Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2024 6:10 pm Post subject: Re: 1964...Diamond in the Rough |
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| Congratulations!!! |
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