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Second Air Force Samba Member
Joined: April 10, 2017 Posts: 268 Location: Midwest
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 4:03 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Oval today? |
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I continued stripping the @%Y@Z!^ thick coat of white enamel off the Jupiter grey.......with acres yet to go.
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BadVert Samba Member
Joined: April 11, 2005 Posts: 13
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Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 5:59 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Oval today? |
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Restoring a 57 Vert. Installed new Spacers and installed my back plates.
I have a question..... What is the correct way to wire together the bolts with the holes in them? |
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Tennessee Steinmetz Samba Member
Joined: September 11, 2017 Posts: 17 Location: Ontario Canada
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55type1 Samba Member
Joined: July 26, 2006 Posts: 45 Location: Toronto, ON (formerly Victoria, BC)
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Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2018 7:53 am Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Oval today? |
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I can't say it was just today , but I made some progress on a seat rebuild I've been doing over the winter:
It's my passenger seat, which I've always just kept under an aftermarket seat cover. However the old guide wires were sticking out of it, which wasn't a whole lot of fun for my passengers. So, despite having never done anything even remotely upholstery-related, I decided to tear into it and see what I could come up with.
I painted the outer frames in Rustoleum almond, which seemed to match up pretty well, then took the seat cover apart. While the top was hard and cracking, I wanted to save as much as possible since the rest of the interior is OG. So I grabbed some vinyl with a similar pattern, and managed to use the original top piece as a template.
Measuring and hand-sewing around the wires was probably the most difficult part, especially since the measurements from side to side showed that these aren't actually straight lines - they're just angled enough inwards to provide the contour when it's all together, so it ended up being quite a bit of trial and error.
Once I was happy with the measurements and seams, I got some leather dye from Michael's to try my hand at colour-matching, and while it's lighter in tone than the original I was going for, I used a colour-matching guide from a vinyl repair kit to add a little bit of blue for a darker shade. This is all going to be sealed afterwards so it doesn't rub off, and of course I'm going to try to match it as closely as possible to the rest of the interior.
Sorry I don't have better pictures, but I did use the OG horsehair pad. It was actually in great shape, and even has the original paper tag on the inside!
It's amazing how much better off the bottom half of the seat vinyl was, and since this is a preservation I decided to sew the two together. I don't own/know how to use a sewing machine btw, so this was all by hand... (I may invest in one now though - if nothing else it'll give my fingers a break!)
I'll be honest, it took 2 attempts to sew it together . The first time, I started from the back corner and ended up 0.75" short on the other side... I learned that one the hard way, so for my second attempt I started with the front seam and worked my way backwards on either side. 2nd time's a charm!
And there we go! There are still adjustments to be made since the 0.5" jute padding I got at Lowe's will have to set, and I still have some minor sewing to take care of around the back and corners, but I'd still call it a successful first attempt at upholstery. Now onto the top backrest! |
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Skim Rants Master
Joined: April 15, 2001 Posts: 17081 Location: GFK 31 Year Vet
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Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2018 6:33 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Oval today? |
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Installed s new set of Firestone’s on the 54 today.
_________________ GFK
Samba since before the towers collapsed. Still here.
1953 Kabriolet
1954 Sunroof
1959 Lowlight Ghia vert
1960 Lt Grey Double Cab SMZ LEGIT
1963 Deluxe Turkis Walk Thru 15 Window OG Paint |
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djfordmanjack Samba Member
Joined: June 15, 2009 Posts: 2103 Location: Graz, Austria, Europe
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Posted: Tue Mar 27, 2018 1:39 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Oval today? |
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looking awesome !!! love the color keyed hubcap logos ! _________________ Hotrods, Fords, Veedubs and Triumph Twins !
Barndoor + Kohlruss Coachbuilt and Oval afficionado
52 Barndoor DLX Coachbuild project
55 Wolfsburg panel project, og paint Taubenblau L31
62 Dickholmer, custom color Seeblau L360
63 1500 Notch, og paint Rubin Rot L456
67 1500 Käfer, og paint Lotus weiß L282 w/red interior |
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bugstrk Samba Member
Joined: November 04, 2012 Posts: 12 Location: Albuquerque NM
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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 7:28 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Oval today? |
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looked at it. Thought about it. Then got lost daydreaming about it.
someday might even drive it.
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buggerdman Samba Member
Joined: June 07, 2017 Posts: 34
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2018 2:13 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Oval today? |
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installed a new brake master cylinder, and reinstalled my motor!
Progress is happening. |
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EVfun Samba Member
Joined: April 01, 2012 Posts: 5446 Location: Seattle
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2018 11:31 am Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Oval today? |
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Today I got my '57 Bug out of storage. It spent the last 5 months in my parents garage up here while they spent the winter in Arizona. Today I've been driving the car around, and plan to make it my daily driver for the next 6 months... or more.
To prepare the car for storage I made the last 3 fill-ups using gas without alcohol in it. And then in my parents garage I disconnected the battery ground cable. Today I reconnected the cable and without even charging it the stock size battery easily cranked the car over for the 20 seconds or so required for the first start. There was only a single drip of oil on the floor of my parents garage, about the drain plate area, after 5 months.
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falrey76 Samba Member
Joined: April 01, 2013 Posts: 2 Location: Enghien, Belgium
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Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2018 1:56 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Oval today? |
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I was playing with my 3 ovals during the week.
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fcgadget Samba Member
Joined: August 21, 2017 Posts: 111 Location: Willow Glen, CA
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Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2018 3:42 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Oval today? |
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I didn't shoot it OR set it on fire! |
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fcgadget Samba Member
Joined: August 21, 2017 Posts: 111 Location: Willow Glen, CA
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Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2018 3:43 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Oval today? |
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But I was oh so tempted! |
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donny273 Samba Member
Joined: September 08, 2004 Posts: 50 Location: Massachusetts
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Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2018 6:59 am Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Oval today? |
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Can anyone tell me the correct outer major diameter of a stock late 1956 Type 1 oval air cleaner? I found I have two different sizes that fit the stock carb.
Many thanks |
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aa390392 Samba Member
Joined: March 28, 2007 Posts: 3602 Location: So.Cal
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Posted: Sun Dec 30, 2018 1:35 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Oval today? |
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Having new partial floorpans in my Kab. Purchased thru Vitane in Finland, and new heater supports installed by a very conscientious, and precise friend of mine. I debated and decided the car needed them for prosperity sake....
We decided not to seperate the body .
I will provide pics upon completion
Cheers Thomas _________________ .
getting grumpy & less tolerant!
55 ragtop
56 delux sedan
56 Kabriolet |
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boxkiteflyer Samba Member
Joined: May 22, 2008 Posts: 261 Location: Taylorsville, KY
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Posted: Sun Feb 10, 2019 7:57 am Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Oval today? |
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All seats were re-furbished in brick red with white piping by 'Designs by Bingham' in IN. Hiram did an excellent job! I cleaned the springs and had the seat frames media blasted. A local welder put some missing tabs in place that I cut from sheet stock then a local painter primed the frames. Wolfsburg West's PAINTL75 for the seat frames was used. Waiting for warm weather! |
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JonaWerks Samba Member
Joined: November 18, 2004 Posts: 19 Location: Red Sox Nation
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Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2019 5:58 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Oval today? |
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Rebuilt wiper motor, bench tested and installed!
First time the wipers have worked since 1972
_________________ 57 Ragtop Beetle
82 Rabbit Pickup Diesel LX
14 Passat SE - Totalled
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azbob Samba Member
Joined: April 04, 2010 Posts: 714 Location: Phoenix, AZ
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Posted: Sat Apr 06, 2019 7:39 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Oval today? |
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I removed the front and rear apron. About to go full speed on this bitch.
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Cour6396 Samba Member
Joined: August 04, 2008 Posts: 49 Location: Vancouver, Wa
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Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2019 4:37 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Oval today? |
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Finally received from plating, and watched my son assemble, and install the Hella fogs I found in Germany last fall.
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Suboval Samba Member
Joined: September 15, 2003 Posts: 794
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Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2019 6:14 am Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Oval today? |
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Cour6396 wrote: |
Finally received from plating, and watched my son assemble, and install the Hella fogs I found in Germany last fall.
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NICE!
I love that Horizon Blue! _________________ It all works on paper.
There's two things we learn from history:
1.) History repeats itself.
2.) We don't learn from history. |
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finster Samba Member
Joined: May 26, 2012 Posts: 7839 Location: north o' the border
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Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2019 9:31 am Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Oval today? |
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spent the morning removing mouse nests from inside the lower rear 1/4 panels on both sides! wonder how long they had been there as car was found in a barn in 2001. _________________ "we're here on Earth to fart around" kurt vonnegut
nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect... |
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