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PostPosted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 9:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks, here are some before after pics of the engine
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and the seat from the junkyard. It's amazing what a little bit of duct tape and fishing line can do!

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 22, 2009 9:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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That's awesome! Hope everything else cleans up that easy! Wink
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 23, 2009 5:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

it's hard to believe it is the same car now.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 2:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Under the back seat before and after
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PostPosted: Wed Sep 30, 2009 10:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I replaced the main wire harness a week ago.
I put the motor in recently got it started and worked on the carb (webber) I don't think I'm going to like that carb but I got it to work and took Herbie out for test drive today. I got up to 40MPH so far. I ran it through 4 gears and the transmission seems OK. With a little more tinkering it should run a little smoother but not bad so far.

There is still a lot of body work so far and it doesn't look like much yet but I'm going to take a break for a wile and do some fishing again. This was like having a second job:)

Brent <'00000={

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PostPosted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Well it was fun wile it lasted but the carb gave out around 400 miles. No too bad since I just slapped it back on the engine when we put it back. I just dialed it in as best I could that was all and it sat for twenty years before I got it. That says a lot about the VW engine, it ran good till that happened. I was just telling some one I was going to take it off the road for the winter and then it went.

I have a lot planned for it this winter and started when I go it home. The carb rebuild kit is on its way also. So I got to tow it with the tow bar we got with it for the first time.

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 02, 2010 5:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Decalifornication process has begun!
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 3:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

This year I rebuilt the King and Link pins. Now we are able to drive it on the Highway finally. I also rebuilt and re jetted the Carburetor.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 1:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Great work so far man! Are you going to lower it? im getting a nosebleed just looking at it! Laughing
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 1:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The Kustoms House wrote:
Great work so far man! Are you going to lower it? im getting a nosebleed just looking at it! Laughing


See I like trucks so Its a little lower than I was hoping for:) It would be nice if it were a little lower in the front though, the rear is ok with the sag now that I took the coil overs off.
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PostPosted: Mon Nov 01, 2010 3:52 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

We took Ocho out for one last drive yesterday before putting him away for the winter and to start the winter projects. We went back to the same spot in Somers CT that we got the earlier picture with the foliage in the background. It was kind of weird, lots of people waived and gave the thumbs up. I haven't seen that in a while. I was starting to think people were getting used to seeing our car now since we put 3000 miles on this year. Maybe they were saying good bye:)

During that 3000 miles we were able to take it to the beach two and a half times (a heat riser gasket blew out and I thought it was something worse), the drive in movies four times, our first car show with the car: Cars Are The Stars in Ellington, then to The Litchfield Bug In, Cruising Main Street, Manchester, the CT Bug-A-Fair, Marks Auto Parts CVA cruise, CVA's 2nd Annual Oktoberfest, Cartoberfest in New Hartford, The Transporterfest/VW Day Brookline, Mass and the Connecticut Volkswagen Association’s Fall Foliage Cruise.

As of writing this I already have the engine out and am planning on resealing it, maybe I'll slow the oil leaks down a bit. I'm also planning on finishing up the remaining bodywork to get it ready for paint, hopefully next year.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 20, 2010 8:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

How it looks now

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PostPosted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 8:56 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here is a little patch work on the drivers side door. I was originally planning on replacing the door like I did on the passengers side but I didn't find what I was looking for. I did get the correct windows and vent window frame for it so I figured I would just patch it up. We are switching it from one piece windows.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 27, 2010 11:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice work Brent! Keep it up. Cool
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 02, 2010 7:44 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

shano63 wrote:
Nice work Brent! Keep it up. Cool


thanks!

I finally installed the correct style glove box door. The car came without the door and the hinges were ripped out of it. I originally didn’t realize how available glove box doors were so I spent about an hour making one out of sheet metal. The next show I went to I saw one for 2 bucks. After seeing that I later located the hinges on e bay. Notice the original color of the door and the hinges. They came from two different places. I wasn’t even looking to match them, it just worked out that way. Too funny.
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PostPosted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 12:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Here are some pics of my door repair station. I mounted my vise on the temporary workbench to use the anvil to hammer in the hinge pins. This thread was helpful in doing the pins. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=407587&highlight=

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PostPosted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 9:36 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I just did one of the vent window seals, I would of never found that seal if it wasn't posted here http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=431107&highlight=

I built the jig from pics I saw when researching it on this site. It worked out great and I usually suck at woodworking:)I realized after trimming the seal I forgot the drip rail (the swoosh shaped piece) so I went back and reworked the jig.


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PostPosted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 3:56 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

After seeing silvertonguedevil’s Herbie build thread at http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=439222&highlight= I decided to get some shots of our son helping out on the project.

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PostPosted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

For you people who may or may not be following this poor excuse for a build thread here are some updates. Just incase you thought I gave up on it Wink

I finally did the spring plate bushings. I had them since last year but never got to it just incase it would keep the car off the road too long. Now that it’s off the road to finish the bodywork.

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As you can see here the car is stripped down quite a bit. I removed all windows to fix any rust in the window frames. I removed the headliner. I wanted to keep it but there was a small fire when a spark hit it during some welding in the back. Don’t worry I had a fire extinguisher right by my side so I stamped the fire out with it. Then I painted the interior with a rust preventative and the rear window frames after addressing the rust. It wasn’t too bad off though.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 06, 2012 5:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Since the weather has been kind of cold (until now) I’ve been working indoors buffing body trim and other chrome and no so chrome pieces. The body trim looks good and I’m just one step into it.

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