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Larmo63
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Joined: May 26, 2015
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Location: SoCal
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 Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2022 6:27 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Rebuilt my headlights with euro lenses (I like them, I know) and finally got the bumpers on after three tries. My painter struggled with bad hardener, he had to strip them twice.
Im having fun with this thing. Next is a humpback cover from Corey and new interior panels.
Im hoping to have most of what I intend to do to done by OCTO.
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61 Mango Green Single Cab
'62 Pearl White Ragtop sedan
'66 Ruby Red Cabriolet
'86 Porsche 911 Carrera
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BarryL 
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Joined: November 01, 2004
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Location: Casa de Oro, California
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| Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2022 6:41 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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| Wowie...that thing just glistens. |
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Larmo63
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Joined: May 26, 2015
Posts: 338
Location: SoCal
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| Posted: Sun Sep 25, 2022 8:39 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Interior panels from WW:
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'62 Pearl White Ragtop sedan
'66 Ruby Red Cabriolet
'86 Porsche 911 Carrera |
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Who.Me?
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Joined: July 14, 2014
Posts: 2210
Location: UK (South)
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| Posted: Mon Sep 26, 2022 11:00 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Broke the clutch cable. 
Bought a new clutch cable.
Fitted the new clutch cable.
I only went out for a 15 minute run round the block. 
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Andy
Looking for info on my truck's history. Are you from Campbell California or nearby. Do you recognise it? ... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=636786 |
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Daddybus
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Joined: June 15, 2000
Posts: 1653
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| Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2022 11:07 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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| Bus went dead with electrical issue. Pulled the Summit Racing CD ignition box, PerTronix module, Summit Racing ignition coil for ignition box and went back to stock...Blue coil, points & condenser. Dumped the oil pressure safety switch in favor of an inertia switch. Less electronics to go bad. Less wiring. Easier to diagnose and fix. Less headaches. |
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mdege
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Joined: January 16, 2018
Posts: 939
Location: Niederkruechten, Germany
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| Posted: Sun Oct 02, 2022 10:57 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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I switched back to the old original fuse box on mine.
My headlights were randomly going out. I noticed, the fuses didn't have proper contact any more. The reason behind it is, that the tabs gut hot and the fuse box plastic started melting.
The new fuse boxes are made of plastic and that melts. The old ones are made of Bakelite and they don't have that issue.
As with most parts it is better to stick with the original stuff.
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1965 21F: Restoration of a former '65 firetruck
1963 Typ3 Notchback project
1988 Multivan Magnum 112i
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Larmo63
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Location: SoCal
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| Posted: Tue Oct 11, 2022 10:06 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Installed Coreys humpback seat covers today
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'66 Ruby Red Cabriolet
'86 Porsche 911 Carrera |
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Mr Margaret Scratcher
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Joined: February 10, 2013
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Location: Cambridge UK
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| Posted: Sun Oct 16, 2022 2:13 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Made some progress on my D pillar:
Easy part:
Tricky part:
Sliced:
Filler piece:
Filler piece wedged in:
Welded to the rest of the bracket:
Painted with bonda:
Clamped up the inner D panel with the engine web bracket:
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Pau
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Joined: April 09, 2002
Posts: 341
Location: Euskal Herria
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| Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 3:13 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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I picked it up yesterday from reduction seals changing and today it had new 205/70 tires. I know it is not stock, but few things are in this Westy. I like them...
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Si ens destrossen les contrades alçarem les barricades !!*!! |
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oakman
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Location: Edge of the Desert, Ca
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| Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 5:02 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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| Pau wrote: |
I picked it up yesterday from reduction seals changing and today it had new 205/70 tires. I know it is not stock, but few things are in this Westy. I like them...
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Looks great! The tires look like a perfect fit. It appears the cat is checking the lugnuts for you too 
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Pau
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Location: Euskal Herria
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| Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 11:59 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Thank you. I was affraid about bigger tires when turning. But it passes very, very well. We will see in mountain when passing big holes or "stones".
It was the first meet between Turbo (the cat) and the Westy. It is funny because he passed a lot of time inspecting this wheel. It was loose when they changed tires and they had to tighten it again... The 6th sens of cats?
Have a nice day!
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GRIFF55
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Joined: September 06, 2008
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Location: SO. CAL
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| Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2022 8:02 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Picking my 55 double door from Washburns.
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Pau
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| Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2022 2:01 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Sorry for posting little things I do on my bus. Maybe not as interesting as some marvelous skills most of you do have (congrats and RESPECT!)
I put new Zanetti mirrors. They are against dead angle. They're plastic, I thought they were going to fit horrible; they are ugly but they give security and confort compared with little round instable repro's. Don't blame on me. I only drove 21windows until now
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cdennisg
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Location: Sandpoint, ID
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| Posted: Sun Oct 23, 2022 8:58 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Interesting mirrors, I kinda like them. I wonder how they would look if the narrow end was pointed out, or down?
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Who.Me?
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Location: UK (South)
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| Posted: Mon Oct 24, 2022 5:26 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Flipped the canopy slats over. Glad I followed the advice on Dropgates.com and chamfered the ends so they could be turned periodically. They'd really sagged, particularly where there are knots in the timber. Much straighter now..
And I made a dash tray mat out of foam fabric. I'm amazed at how much quieter it's made driving. Everything on that tray rattled over every bump.
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Andy
Looking for info on my truck's history. Are you from Campbell California or nearby. Do you recognise it? ... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=636786 |
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perello
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| Posted: Sun Nov 13, 2022 11:23 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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re thread a beaten RG
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Colorado Bulli
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Location: Western Slope, Colorado
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| Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2022 2:03 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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Completed my first complete replace/rebuild of the braking system on my 56!!
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BarryL
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Location: Casa de Oro, California
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| Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2022 7:14 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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| perello wrote: |
| re thread a beaten RG |
How did you build it up before cutting. What all was wrong? |
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perello
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| Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 2:39 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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it was mushroomed
so I needed to first do some facing to get the correct geometry to start threading.
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a smith
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| Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 7:45 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Bus today? |
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it was mushroomed
so I needed to first do some facing to get the correct geometry to start threading. |
WOW! It looks to have partially collapsed the hole for the pin as well. Sledge hammer do that? I can't imagine a puller doing it but stranger things have happened. |
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