My 74 rebuild (in progress - WITH PICS!)

Joel · Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 3:17 am Post subject:

Ive actually got 2 tins of that same colour paint that i was gonna paint my bug in but still unsure as its just such a loud colour
mine has the yellow/gold pearl but also a red flip mixed in too, would be a nightmare to touch up
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benCarn · Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:50 am Post subject:

benCarn · Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 7:52 am Post subject:

paulski · Samba Member Joined: March 29, 2005 Posts: 60

What are the concerns you have about house of kolour?

I've seen some pretty amazing cars done in their paint

HOK Cocoa

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HOK Pagan Gold

benCarn · Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 1:45 pm Post subject:

paulski · Samba Member Joined: March 29, 2005 Posts: 60

Ahhh that makes sense now. I understand where you are coming from. The other concern with it i guess is that i wouldn't want to give it to any old auto repair place due to the cost of the paint, so then you are looking at more dollars to get the right person for the job.

benCarn · Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 2:13 pm Post subject:

Bocho67 · Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 3:51 pm Post subject:

i got my paint from them to...
Black cherry.

in the shade...

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SwitchThrottle · Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 8:48 am Post subject:

Wow....that Black Cherry is stunning. Very cool. A buddy of mine works in a body shop as a paint guy and has access to all sorts of colors. I wanted to paint a jeep metallic orange with a red pearl clear. Inspiration came from a chopper Jesse James did in his early days on Discovery (it was a beautiful mix of orange with candy apple green accents). Their paint is amazing.

EDIT: This may have been the one...

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benCarn

Ok, so I decided to tackle the bumper bracket conversion for my 74 std. Just cant get down with those big shock bumpers. So before we get into a huge conversation about safety and protection, I am well aware of the dangers. Im pretty sure that if my 74 is rollin at 65 mph the stock bumpers aren't going to protect me much more than these guys. So lets not get into that ok? PLEASE? Thanks! Now enjoy the fun.

Let me begin by saying that the front fenders will without a doubt have to be either welded to accept these brackets or you will have to get fenders from an earlier year. Me, I just decided to go with fiberglass ones instead. So much simpler. She's not gonna be a show car so it didn't really matter to me. The fenders should be here in about a week or so, I'll throw them on when I get em to see how it all lines up. Don't give me a hard time about my welds either....it's been on hell of a long time since high school metal shop class. Sad

I used a small old school arc welder that my father in law gave me. It's a 115 volt 50 Amp jobby. I think you can get one from HF for cheap. I had this one lying around and decided to give it a go.

Right now I just have 1 bolt in the bracket to the body just to see how it lined up. Looks pretty straight so far. When the fenders come in and I get the holes made and lined up, I 'll weld 1 more bracket to each side so the bumper cant move up and down on that 1 bolt pivot.

Not too bad if I must say so myself.

Positive and negative comments welcomed...no safety ones though. Wink

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benCarn · Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:41 am Post subject:

So I got the fiberglass fenders in this weekend from Glass-action. Not bad, but not good either. lots of little blemishes and pits. The mold was a bit off, but good thing these guys are a little bit flexible. After mounting the drivers side first, the passenger side went on a lot easier.

Now, the early bumper blade on the late model. I measured the height with some jack stands to see how low or high I would go. I think it sits pretty well where I decided to place them. In the final pic, the bracket is not bolted to the body yet, its just setting in the holes in the fenders. I have to make some mods to the bracket, but not a big deal at all. I should have it done tonight. hopefully! Have a looksy.

I love the way she looks here! Very Happy

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Weezo182 · Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 10:21 pm Post subject:

looking good man, i just picked up a 74 today (my first VW) and cant wait to get to work.

benCarn · Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 12:07 pm Post subject:

benCarn · Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 8:57 pm Post subject:

Here it is..the final product. Smile

The bumper mounts are done. Very Happy

Shes beautiful! Notice on the drivers side fender where glass-action filled in the original bumper mount holes from the mold. I'll have to go back and get that all smoothed out before paint. lame!

Not too far out, not too close. Just right.

Notice I had to remove the horn mount...no problem, I'll move it back and up just a bit. Plus I have to close that hole I made when cutting it out. Embarassed

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benCarn · Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 11:23 am Post subject:

Dropped my Trans so I could replace the mounts and found it a little caked on crud. Not too bad though. Thanks to samba guru Bruce, I'll be replacing one of the gaskets where the nose cone sits. Otherwise the trans looks in great shape overall. Also found the Trans to body seal is torn, so I'll be replacing that as well. Smile

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benCarn · Posted: Tue Aug 24, 2010 9:49 am Post subject:

So I got a chance to clean up the trans a lil bit so I can replace the nose gasket. Didnt turn out too bad, then again, I didnt steam it either.

Under the luggage compartment isnt bad at all. I'll clean it up and Ospho it up. Not sure if Im gonna rhino line it or just throw some paint over the Oshpo. The heater air connector tubes are a bit beat up. The drivers side is chipped pretty badly and the passenger side is completely broken flush with the body. I'll need to replace those with some new ones.

Here is the original from factory Shiftrod Coupling. Still in perfect shape after 36 years. I expected to find it all gone and metal to metal...but turned out to be very nice. Very Happy

Cant say the same thing for the Shiftrod Bushing. This is all that's left of the original. It's all good....I ordered one the other day from CIP. It's on the UPS truck and out for delivery today anyways.

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MSmethers · Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 7:43 am Post subject:

benCarn · Posted: Wed Aug 25, 2010 7:58 am Post subject:


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