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atye Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2004 Posts: 580 Location: Peachtree City, GA
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Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 11:16 am Post subject: I would like to thank my bug's PO for... |
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Anyone have any horror stories that they found later after buying a VW?
I'd like to thank the PO of my VW for: Doing such a great job on re-welding the frame head back on the pan after what must have been a good hit to the front. He did such a great job that the entire beam was moved to the rear about 3-4 inches and he added some sort of homemade reinforcement tubes from the pan to the beam on each side. I ended up replacing the whole pan because that one was so bad.
Who's next?
_________________ Alex
1990 Audi 90q 20v sedan
1998 Suzuki Sport Sidekick
2002 Suzuki Grand Vitara
2005 Subaru Legacy GT wagon 5spd Turbo AWD |
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BrianHulud Samba Member
Joined: June 28, 2006 Posts: 174 Location: Oxnard, Ca
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Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 11:35 am Post subject: |
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somehow getting a fist sized rust hole behind the drivers seat when the rest of the car paint undercoat pan etc was in PERFECT condition...and for removing the Zbar (i just put this back in) |
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justbuggin Resident Brit
Joined: April 16, 2003 Posts: 752 Location: England
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Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 11:37 am Post subject: |
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Thanks to my PO for getting part whay through a disasterous RHD conversion on my 58, before giving up & selling it:
_________________ Rob
www.justbuggin.co.uk
1958 Rag Cal Import
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Paul Wilson Samba Member
Joined: August 30, 2003 Posts: 608
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Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 12:44 pm Post subject: |
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Damn ! You mean you guys buy this kind of junk after looking the car over ? I mean you couldn't tell the beam was push back this far ?
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atye Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2004 Posts: 580 Location: Peachtree City, GA
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Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 12:54 pm Post subject: |
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Paul Wilson wrote: |
Damn ! You mean you guys buy this kind of junk after looking the car over ? I mean you couldn't tell the beam was push back this far ?
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Well, not at the time... believe it or not. I noticed it when i was looking at the loose king/link pins and saw a strip of green paint ahead ofthe shock tower underneath the spray-on undercaoting where the shock tower USED to be... LOL. The body was in pretty good shape and I was looking for a mild project anyway.
I'll tell you about the 3/8 rubber fuel line he ran under the running boards alllllll the way to the back of the car later.
The car is sitting on a 1972 IRS pan now after a "weekend job" that turned into 6 months. _________________ Alex
1990 Audi 90q 20v sedan
1998 Suzuki Sport Sidekick
2002 Suzuki Grand Vitara
2005 Subaru Legacy GT wagon 5spd Turbo AWD |
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xnakx Samba Member
Joined: August 20, 2005 Posts: 237 Location: Under my car
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Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 2:03 pm Post subject: |
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try replaceing a head that was JB welded to the barrels and the barrels JB'd to the case. _________________ -- The Backyard Butcher --
66 Sedan WIP (Work In Progress) |
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71_transporter Samba Member
Joined: July 02, 2005 Posts: 823 Location: Southern Illinois
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Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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wow the jb weld king was in the house that must suck. kinda like the p.o. of my super cutting it into a baja. stupid _________________ Bryan
Old hippies never Die, They just go up in Smoke!
63 Bug
67 Bug
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xnakx Samba Member
Joined: August 20, 2005 Posts: 237 Location: Under my car
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Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 6:30 pm Post subject: |
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after i found what looked to be JB on the case seem i tool a hammer and a chisle to it. I wanted to keep the cam and crank.
i must say that it did not leak at all though when it was running _________________ -- The Backyard Butcher --
66 Sedan WIP (Work In Progress) |
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RareAir Samba Member
Joined: May 11, 2002 Posts: 14576 Location: 18 miles North of the border
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Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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I'd like to thank all the previous owners of all my current rides. They took very good care of them as none of my cars are hack jobs- unless you count my '61 sunroof which I grafted an original Golde sunroof to it but that would be my fault _________________ 1947 Typ 11a
1954 Typ 117
1956 Typ 151
1959 Typ 117
1959 Typ 265
1961 356B
1966 Typ 151
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.FRY Samba Member
Joined: March 16, 2005 Posts: 20 Location: West Lafayette, IN
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Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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I would thank my PO for installing a nice Gene Berg built 1835 in it back in 1991 (PO gave me all of the receipts from this car), and covering the original paint with black primer. Not to mention all of the other Berg parts, like the mid trannie mount, and the rear traction bar, the berg 1.5 qt sump and full flow. I had to get rid of the butt-rock air scoop (on a shelf in my bedroom).
When I found it.
As it sits today.
_________________ Boiler Up.
56 SC.
62 Bug. |
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scottyhoffo Samba Member
Joined: July 01, 2004 Posts: 253 Location: San Diego, CA USA
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Posted: Sat Oct 07, 2006 11:21 pm Post subject: PO and POS |
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I thank whichever PO of my '61 decided to cut the dash to put in an aftermarket radio. Schmuck.
...at least they left the "no gas gauge" dash trim in place. _________________ Scott Hoffman
1961 Beetle sedan
"You've been Volkswagened- passed by 40 hp!" |
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Kris Styes Samba Member
Joined: March 15, 2004 Posts: 712 Location: Freeze Your Ass Off Kansas
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Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 1:58 am Post subject: |
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Our PO cleaned the contacts on the fuse box. When we purchased the car, nothing (I mean nothing) worked. It was a great selling / bargaining point for us.
Spent 15 minutes and $ 15.00 at the mechanics shop making / changing the wire connects to the box, and everything worked!
Some PO work is disastrous, but in our case, it was financially advantageous.
Kris (Kansas) _________________ Nothing to say! |
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Pfc J Samba Member
Joined: March 12, 2006 Posts: 344
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Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 6:02 am Post subject: |
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I'd like to thank my PO for the hack welding job done to my clutch fork with what suspiciously looks to be small bit's of coat hanger, the one bolt holding the master cylinder in, and hand tight axle nuts.
I would like to thank them for not every touching the inside. |
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Alan Willis Banned
Joined: November 22, 2004 Posts: 4181 Location: booted from the SEWR and stalked in here
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Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 6:24 am Post subject: |
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I would like to thank all the PO's that abandon their cars in feilds, so I can get them cheap _________________ die schwarzen Schafe #666 |
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Jason C Samba Member
Joined: June 14, 2005 Posts: 1028 Location: Portland Oregon
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Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 8:21 am Post subject: |
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justbuggin wrote: |
Thanks to my PO for getting part whay through a disasterous RHD conversion on my 58, before giving up & selling it:
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I had a euro 66 that had the same dash. I could never figure out why? The hair brained ideas that some people get. While looking for a junk car with a donor dash, I found my 64 in better condition with good performance parts on it for $300. The dash even still has the radio hole still in tacked. Thanks PO. _________________ Throw me a bone here. All I wanted were
sharks with friggen laser beams attached to their heads.
64 Bug |
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KTPhil Samba Member
Joined: April 06, 2006 Posts: 33875 Location: Conejo Valley, CA
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Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 9:54 am Post subject: |
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The PO of my '65 Bug that used a thick paper clip to extend the clutch cable at the pedal cluster (he connected it at the rear first so it couldn't reach the hook at the cluster--so he then added washers at the rear end under the wingnut). Knifed right through the metal. Did I mention he was proud that he had also rebuilt the engine? I started saving for a rebuild that day. |
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AZ65CalBug Samba Member
Joined: December 08, 2001 Posts: 708 Location: Arizona
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millerje78 Samba Amishman
Joined: October 16, 2005 Posts: 2445 Location: Holmes County, Ohio
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Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:20 am Post subject: |
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I would like to extend my gratitude to all Previous Owners...without them, none of us would have our small wonders. even when they are hacked up, we still enjoy fixing them. _________________ always seeking a better way
my 73 standard project
do your research, consult with experts, and buy quality parts. you won't be sorry |
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KTPhil Samba Member
Joined: April 06, 2006 Posts: 33875 Location: Conejo Valley, CA
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Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 11:41 am Post subject: |
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Yes, I have gratitude for my dad's foresight to buy the '71 fastback new and then hand it down to me... now being restored so he can drive it again. |
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rickcsvdubs Samba Member
Joined: August 25, 2004 Posts: 227
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Posted: Sun Oct 08, 2006 12:08 pm Post subject: |
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smallFRY wrote: |
I would thank my PO for installing a nice Gene Berg built 1835 in it back in 1991 (PO gave me all of the receipts from this car), and covering the original paint with black primer. Not to mention all of the other Berg parts, like the mid trannie mount, and the rear traction bar, the berg 1.5 qt sump and full flow. I had to get rid of the butt-rock air scoop (on a shelf in my bedroom).
When I found it.
As it sits today.
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what did you use to remove the black primer without destroying the paint underneath? i have tried grafitti remover, pledge power dissolver, wet sanding... |
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