What did you do to your Bug Today?

[OTTO 1303]

Removed the fuel tank and released the upper steering joint to remove the steering box.

Appears to have leaked a long time ago and has probably been lacking lubricant for years.
Now for cleanup and rebuild.
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74 Super Sun Bug - OTTO
74 Super - DANZIG
74 Super - HERZOG

[OTTO 1303]

Completed steering and front suspension removal.

Everything will be reconditioned and/or replaced as needed, including strut rebuild.
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74 Super Sun Bug - OTTO
74 Super - DANZIG
74 Super - HERZOG

[Ajros]

Power washed the engine bay. Degreased, wiped and rinsed it. Definitely need to give it another pass, but this was my first try after picking up the 74 Super back in December.

While the pressure washer was on I gave it a good exterior wash before driving it around the block.

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1974 Super Beetle

[Lost69Convertible]

Today I tuned my antenna to improve radio reception from 91 to 104 MHz

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1956 Beetle Ragtop: My Father's car
1969 Beetle Convertible: My first car. I loved it, I lost it, and I never got over it.
1979 Super Beetle Convertible

[stagewex]

Ha, Good One.

[Cusser]

Got my 1971 ready for summer (top down, boot on), should hit 90F this week here in Arizona

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1970 VW (owned since 1972) and 1971 VW Convertible (owned since 1976), second owner of each. The '71 now has the 1835 engine, swapped from the '70. Second owner of each. 1988 Mazda B2200 truck, 1998 Frontier, 2014 Yukon, 2004 Frontier King Cab. All manual transmission except for the Yukon. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335294 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335297

[Cusser]

1971 Super Beetle Convertible, mine since 1976.

Today I drove to the $4 self-serve car wash, washed off the transmission (original, has never been out of the car or had its drive axles unbolted), and scraped off 53 years of hardened gear oil and dirt (safety goggles absolutely necessary). Then I tightened all the transmission case nuts I could find. Of course I knocked off the wire to the starter solenoid, but noticed it and re-connected it). What a mess !!!

Then I added GL-4 gear oil, last topped off in 2008.

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1970 VW (owned since 1972) and 1971 VW Convertible (owned since 1976), second owner of each. The '71 now has the 1835 engine, swapped from the '70. Second owner of each. 1988 Mazda B2200 truck, 1998 Frontier, 2014 Yukon, 2004 Frontier King Cab. All manual transmission except for the Yukon. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335294 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335297

[Gman73]

I cut my frunk handle off of my 79 and replaced the extremely wallowed out latch (due to an accident with one of the previous owners.) also ran a choke cable trough the fender as a last result frunk opener upper. realised the spring was collapsed on the part that goes into the latch. will be looking for a stronger spring in the morning.

[Gman73]

oh yeah... also fitted a bus shifter in the SB. its ridiculous

[Lost69Convertible]

I adjusted my valves this weekend.

Any valve that needed adjustment, I completely removed the adjuster screw and lock nut. I cleaned the threads and coated them with engine oil. I also dabbed engine oil into the internal threads of the rocker arm. This makes the final valve adjustment a lot easier for me. No binding.
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1956 Beetle Ragtop: My Father's car
1969 Beetle Convertible: My first car. I loved it, I lost it, and I never got over it.
1979 Super Beetle Convertible

[swede-german2]

Halfway done replacing the seals on both of my pop outs. After that it will be time for a wash, then a drive around the lake!
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'69 Bug (stock daily driver)
'65 Bug (in a state of disarray!)
'64 Bug (in progress)
'74 MILF (upgraded to MIF in '02)

[PiperFixer]

Changed gear oil.
Replaced generator brushes.
Installed the WW de-smell kit.
Cleaned my back up fuse holder and replaced the fuse, still no reverse lights. Probably need to clean the contacts at the bulbs.

[OTTO 1303]

[Lost69Convertible]

I changed my transmission oil. And while doing the job, I could no longer ignore the quarter inch of dirt and oil caked on the transmission. In general I like the engine and transmission a little greasy and oily. But this was too much even for me. So I cleaned it.

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1956 Beetle Ragtop: My Father's car
1969 Beetle Convertible: My first car. I loved it, I lost it, and I never got over it.
1979 Super Beetle Convertible

[BCE56]

Speedo went kaput yesterday.
Cable had disengaged from dustcover. E clip was AWOL...
Snaked the cable thru and snapped on a new E clip.

Found and fixed an annoying rattle in the passenger door.

Two for two!
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=BCE56=

'86 Syncro tintop
EJ22, OBD II early SC adapter plate conversion

Side project: '69 Frankenbug "It's alive!"

[unclewede]

Ordered a new car cover. The existing one seems to have seen too many sunny days. It wasn't designed for the bug, may actually have been from a pickup I no longer own. The other day, when I simply tried to move it more central on the top, split along the seams.

None of the replacements I found had a hole for the antenna. Even when I push it all the way down, it's up a bit and lifts the cover in that area. Rubber dohickey, grommet, ??? so I don't forget to pull up the antenna and can only listen to one station?

[Cusser]

[Lost69Convertible]