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TheTerribleOne
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Location: Murrieta, CA
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Skidmark
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Joined: June 17, 2005
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Location: Minden, NV
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How do you adjust your toe with the heim welded to the tie rod? At least it looks like it is welded...
I found it way easier on the back to do as much of the gauge wiring on the bench, then install the dash prewired... just a tip.
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HamburgerBrad
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Joined: February 21, 2003
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Location: SoCal
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| How do you adjust your toe with the heim welded to the tie rod? At least it looks like it is welded... |
maybe only one side is welded? early busses only had one of the two tie rods adjustable
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Skidmark
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Location: Minden, NV
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el loco kingo
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Joined: October 02, 2005
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Location: temecula, california
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The tie rods are temporary. i plan on getting a rack and pinnion soon. the heims are the cheap ones and i adjusted them in and drove it around and everything seemed great so i tacked it in place so it doesnt twist. i dont have a jam nut or anything right now.
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el loco kingo
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Joined: October 02, 2005
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Location: temecula, california
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just picked up a new shell for my bug last night.
its a 70 and its in GREAT shape. all sealed up, and the doors are perfect. close nice, and seal up great.
there will be ALOT of work while trying to get this thing on my car. im gonna have to take out the entire cage, and redo most of it. but its going to be nice when im done.
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el loco kingo
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Location: temecula, california
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scratch that idea.
buddys and i were lookin at it... we found out its wayyy too much work. the cage is welded into the pan, and we would have to cut out the whole thing, and redo it to get it in there. so im just going to take off the doors and switch them with mine, and maybe the back window area.
just try and seal my car up a little more. its just too hard to find parts for 67 without getting ripped off.
anyone know if the doors will bolt up? 70 doors with my 67 shell? anyone done it before?
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el loco kingo
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Location: temecula, california
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been working on the car alot in the last few days. planning on making a wing with aluminum sheet metal, and i got three LED lights, one amber, two tail, brake, and turn. just got two HID lights on the lightbar, with the ballasts mounted inside the car. ripped the whole front end apart, new bumper, with 4 hella 500's protected so i can nurf people, and we will be building the shock mounts in two days. ill have some pictures up tomorrow or tuesday. all the work has been done at the BLACKMETALWORKS shop in murrieta. if anyone wants any custom work done, email us. look below for some of the stuff we have done.
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el loco kingo
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el loco kingo
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bajaherbie
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Location: altus, oklahoma
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HEY, YOU FORGOT TO BOLT THE SHOCKS TO THE LOWER TRAILING ARMS.....
oops, i didn't mean to yell 
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baja kid
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Location: sunny san diego!!!!!!
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WOW!!! just skimmed over the thread and all i got to say is nice work man!
and man you sure do get work done hella fast , i was looking at the posting dates and u where like starting irs swap and them only 5 days later you where done!!! no thats some super fast work and then you just painted the car blue like it was nothing!! just wondering do u do all the work or is this kinda like a team project?? wow again from where the car started you have accomplished some major resto with new motors rear end swaps a couple of front ends wow!!! great car man just wished i had fab skills like you very nice work every where and great car 2.   
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dankman
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Now that's a bumper!!! 
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you weren't kidding, were you! |
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el loco kingo
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Location: temecula, california
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hey thanks guys.
we got alot more work done today.. it looks soo much more rad.
ill try to get pictures tomorrow or the next day. i cant wait untill i get the rear LED lights put on. same ones they use on TT's and class 1's and whatnot. ordered the rack and pinnion mounting bracket.. i got a WRIGHT rack and pinnion, with u-joints, good heims with bungs and chromoly tie rods. i cant wait to put all that on. then after this desert season, im going to rip the whole front end off of the car, and go with a 10 inch wider link pin, with 4 inch longer arms, and coilovers.
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el loco kingo
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Location: temecula, california
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WOW!!! just skimmed over the thread and all i got to say is nice work man!
and man you sure do get work done hella fast , i was looking at the posting dates and u where like starting irs swap and them only 5 days later you where done!!! no thats some super fast work and then you just painted the car blue like it was nothing!! just wondering do u do all the work or is this kinda like a team project?? wow again from where the car started you have accomplished some major resto with new motors rear end swaps a couple of front ends wow!!! great car man just wished i had fab skills like you very nice work every where and great car 2. |
thanks dude. all the work me and my friend do at the BLACKMETALWORKS fab shop/ garage.. were taking welding classes right now, so we can get some papers behind our belts.
if you need anything built, we would be more than glad to do it. go to the link below and write us a message.
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runslikeapenguin
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Joined: August 07, 2005
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Location: Federal way WA
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you becoming quite the fabricator man, i remember your little square bumper back in the day. keep it up
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oc_baja
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Anti-Trend
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Hey, El Loco Kingo...
nice job, I generally just lurk around on the forum but great job man, I watched this baja get built and it was like I was there! cool man
BUT.. I have two questions for you,
** Where did you get the clear tubing that you're using as the filler neck for the gas tank?
**AND.. Before you did anything to your blue bug, before you started the class 11 thing, where did you get the tail lights with blue dots? or did it come with them?? If you still have them I'll buy them from you if you still have them, I really dig those.
I'll shoot you a PM too.
If you can, reply ASAP...I'm trying to finish my bug soon!!!
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el loco kingo
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I've done alot more work.. including, new engine, and tranny.
just lost my job at relic, vw parts in lake elsinore, layed off. so ill have more time to work on the car.
im gonna go snap some pictures right now, so you can all be updated.
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joeboxer438
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how much money did you put into that?
because basically gonna try to do the same thing
and where did u start? |
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