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yammi450 Samba Member
Joined: October 04, 2005 Posts: 149 Location: Las Vegas,Nv
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2018 3:56 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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Replaced the parking brake cables in my 66. They were stretched beyond adjustment. Removed most of the old glue from the old headliner, getting it ready for the new headliner. |
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67rustavenger Samba Member
Joined: February 24, 2015 Posts: 9756 Location: Oregon
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Posted: Sun Feb 04, 2018 7:02 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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Nothing on the bug.
But I did mock up one side of my new engine to see if the tins will work out.
They will be just fine.
2180, MOFOCO 050 Monster heads, Web 86b camshaft. And on and on.
And yea I know that I need to clean and paint the #3 cylinder.
Have a great week. _________________ 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! |
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HippyTom Samba Member
Joined: December 18, 2013 Posts: 676 Location: Florida, West Pasco
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Posted: Fri Feb 16, 2018 5:27 am Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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Identified the slight noise coming from the driver's rear wheel as an axle nut that wasn't cranked down quite enough. Roughly calcing the length of my breaker bar and the weight needed to get it torqued properly and the holes to line up, a buddy about the proper weight needed came over and stood on the breaker bar and got it torqued down. Took it for a test drive and no more noise!!! |
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yammi450 Samba Member
Joined: October 04, 2005 Posts: 149 Location: Las Vegas,Nv
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Posted: Sat Feb 17, 2018 2:32 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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Installed WW German hood seal in my 66 beetle. The hardest part was getting ahold of the titties on the corners to pull them through. I’ve been putting it off because I thought it would be a nightmare, but it only took about an hour. |
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JChambers Samba Member
Joined: October 03, 2012 Posts: 1 Location: Roseville
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Posted: Sun Feb 18, 2018 10:06 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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Bought a 67 roller last week and then a 67 parts car this week....getting all the body parts back together, just need to swap the hoods and then push in rear glass.
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Sqrbckguy38 Samba Member
Joined: December 21, 2004 Posts: 415 Location: Tooele, ut
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Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 8:00 am Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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Pulled up my 67 to get the motor installed, had issues with the clutch. Ugh. My flywheel is too big so I had to lower the engine back down and start scrounging around for a different one.
All in all it isn't going too bad. Though I pulled the engine out of my California Clipper car, it had a larger flywheel as well. Still feel really good to be working on my Vw's instead of other cars though.
Oh well, back to my parts pile. I thought a larger flywheel was supposed to fit, same as my 69 and 74. Guess not. _________________ It's not the fall that hurts, it's the sudden stop at the bottom.
69 Square needs love, even after 15 years
70 Fasty former dd, now my daughter's
67 Beetle, Opal |
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lawnplumber Samba Member
Joined: February 03, 2012 Posts: 8 Location: worthington, ohio
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Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 3:34 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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I scrapped all the undercoating off my 67 project and gutted out the interior and scrapped off sound deadner and test a convertible trunk lid, and test for wheels
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Cali_Army_Guy Samba Member
Joined: March 19, 2015 Posts: 2094 Location: Stockton, CA
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Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2018 9:23 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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Adjusted my valves after work. For those of you who are still confused about this I made it crappy quick little video on the easiest way possible to make sure you’re on cylinder #1. I don’t care how my dizzy is installed. I don’t care which way my rotor is pointing. This is the easiest way to check.
https://youtu.be/9YDjbfeRSP0 _________________ 2015 VW Passat Wolfsburg Edition
1966 VW Beetle - Sold |
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MeeferMadness Samba Member
Joined: June 14, 2004 Posts: 305 Location: Eugene Oregon
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Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 6:02 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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Very excited! This Saturday I have the gang coming over to help lift the body onto the chassis for the last time. It will be the first time I have ever seen the car together. It has been over 3 years since I started with a bare body/chassis
Bruce
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lovethatconvertible Samba Member
Joined: August 22, 2008 Posts: 1434 Location: Las Vegas N. V.
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Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 6:55 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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Excellent, Love the color. Looks like you have a nice wood working shop as well.
Post pic's of the up coming marrige _________________ 1960 Convertible |
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Digger89L Samba Member
Joined: May 16, 2013 Posts: 1130 Location: Western Canada (SK)
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Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 7:28 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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I showed this to my wife, and she said you should rotate the body so its facing in the same direction as the 'bottom part'. Women are SO helpful ...!!! _________________ "If you can't fix it with pop rivets, crazy glue and duct tape, or hold it together with zip ties, velcro or magnets, it REALLY is broken." |
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MeeferMadness Samba Member
Joined: June 14, 2004 Posts: 305 Location: Eugene Oregon
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Posted: Wed Feb 28, 2018 10:06 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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Tell your wife that I will just turn the seats around and everything will be fine!
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69807 Location: Phoenix Metro
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MeeferMadness Samba Member
Joined: June 14, 2004 Posts: 305 Location: Eugene Oregon
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2018 8:50 am Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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Exciting day of finally joining my 58 ragtop to the restored pan. Had lots of friends there to help. Very fun day!! Now its onto bolting the body down and installing the engine! Won't be long now to driving day!
Bruce
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Digger89L Samba Member
Joined: May 16, 2013 Posts: 1130 Location: Western Canada (SK)
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2018 10:45 am Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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Uh oh .....I'm in trouble!!! I don't have eleven people to help me!!!! LOL _________________ "If you can't fix it with pop rivets, crazy glue and duct tape, or hold it together with zip ties, velcro or magnets, it REALLY is broken." |
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MeeferMadness Samba Member
Joined: June 14, 2004 Posts: 305 Location: Eugene Oregon
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Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2018 11:55 am Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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It helps to offer good food and drinks! I was surprised that so many came to help. Had a fun time! |
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keary_lewis0303 Samba Member
Joined: March 18, 2003 Posts: 98 Location: St Petersburg FL
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Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 10:16 am Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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Lots of sanding
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Miklo ¡Chale!
Joined: August 27, 2008 Posts: 2058 Location: Antelope Valley, Ca
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Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2018 1:15 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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Installed the front set of original Rostyles on the front of my 66.
On 145/65/15 Conti.
Rear rims will be rehooped.
_________________ ✠Miklo✠
'55 Type1 "Ozma"
'66 Type1 "Charlotte" RIP
Antelope Valley's Mobile Air-Cooled Guru
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As I remember it, lowriding was not one of the criteria that Adolf gave to Dr. Porsche... |
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pilottangocharlie Samba Member
Joined: February 24, 2017 Posts: 83 Location: Newcastle, OK
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Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2018 7:11 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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I got a pair of Cofap front shocks pressurized and mounted to the beam.
I also installed new master cylinder hardware and spacers that came in the WW order I received today. I still need to set the pushrod free play and get the boot sitting over the pushrod properly.
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Fred_e81 Samba Member
Joined: August 31, 2008 Posts: 60 Location: El Paso, Tx
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Posted: Fri Mar 16, 2018 5:06 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Beetle this week? |
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Today I had a set of dual Empi 34 EPC installed. Runs great
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