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TinCanFab Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2021 9:00 am Post subject: Re: 60 Single Cab Build-Pics |
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vamram wrote: |
Wow, what an incredible thread. Found it on a lark where spencervfee commented on your build and read it start-to-finish. Amazing. I had to steal one of your lines for my signature, just cracked me up! |
Lol! Thanks for checking it out. After I finish building my Bug, I'm going to re visit and upgrade some things on the truck. Stay tuned. _________________ Check out my truck brought back from the dead... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=420762&highlight=sprayed+blood
They're never really ever finished 58 rag build...
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vamram Samba Member
Joined: March 08, 2012 Posts: 7605 Location: NOVA
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Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2021 12:57 pm Post subject: Re: 60 Single Cab Build-Pics |
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Wow, what an incredible thread. Found it on a lark where spencervfee commented on your build and read it start-to-finish. Amazing. I had to steal one of your lines for my signature, just cracked me up! _________________ Eventually, "we are what we pretend to be.’”
Give peace a chance - Stop Russian-Soviet Aggression!!
'74 Super 9/16 - present, in refurb process.
'73 Super - 6/18 - Present - Daily Driver!
'75 Super Le Grande...waiting it's turn in line behind '74.
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TinCanFab Samba Member
Joined: April 04, 2006 Posts: 2743 Location: Waterford, California
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Posted: Fri Jul 24, 2020 6:14 am Post subject: Re: 60 Single Cab Build-Pics |
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I ran out of black screws for the center bracket. They are 10-32 size. You can see the outer brackets are longer than they come from Creative. I just welded short plates to extend them, and drilled the holes in the extended part. If you don’t extend the brackets, you’ll have to drill right through the body seam where the door jamb meets the window frame. They just don’t give you enough meat to mount screws _________________ Check out my truck brought back from the dead... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=420762&highlight=sprayed+blood
They're never really ever finished 58 rag build...
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=658092 |
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ryans65 Samba Member
Joined: February 16, 2016 Posts: 1280 Location: Yulee FL
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Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 11:45 am Post subject: Re: 60 Single Cab Build-Pics |
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Got any up close shots of the rivnuts? I was thinking of doing that to my truck as well rather than welding the tabs.
TinCanFab wrote: |
a little update. After 10 years, I finally put in safari windows. It was getting old being so sweaty every time I take a drive. I use rivnuts to install the body brackets. |
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TinCanFab Samba Member
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TinCanFab Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2020 1:56 pm Post subject: Re: 60 Single Cab Build-Pics |
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RadRod67 wrote: |
I just read all of this from start to finish and took me a few hours lol.
I can't believe the amount of craftsmanship, metal fab, and detail you've put into this. It turned out so good! I can't think of anything I'd do differently. You really blew my mind with the EFI setup and plumbing/wiring.
Thanks for posting all of the journey so far, you should post another video of it running now. I don't think the old link is working anymore. |
Thanks, man. I can't believe I bought this pile of junk 11 years ago and have this cool truck now. I'll have to do some more thread updates when I get a chance _________________ Check out my truck brought back from the dead... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=420762&highlight=sprayed+blood
They're never really ever finished 58 rag build...
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=658092 |
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RadRod67 Samba Member
Joined: August 11, 2012 Posts: 22 Location: United States
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Posted: Wed Apr 08, 2020 2:23 pm Post subject: Re: 60 Single Cab Build-Pics |
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I just read all of this from start to finish and took me a few hours lol.
I can't believe the amount of craftsmanship, metal fab, and detail you've put into this. It turned out so good! I can't think of anything I'd do differently. You really blew my mind with the EFI setup and plumbing/wiring.
Thanks for posting all of the journey so far, you should post another video of it running now. I don't think the old link is working anymore. |
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TinCanFab Samba Member
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TonyB Samba Member
Joined: December 11, 2018 Posts: 173 Location: Kansas
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Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2019 10:52 am Post subject: Re: 60 Single Cab Build-Pics |
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I'm always amazed at the work done by our members here!
That looks awesome! |
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Joseph DR Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2017 8:58 pm Post subject: Re: 60 Single Cab Build-Pics |
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_________________ 1964 Beetle |
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TinCanFab Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Oct 28, 2016 1:41 pm Post subject: Re: 60 Single Cab Build-Pics |
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One thing I really didn't want was a huge muffler, or anything sticking out behind the bumper. If possible, I also didn't want to move anything to get at my valve covers, so I made my own setup.
This is a small flange to a 2" pipe leading to a 2.5" Moroso Spiral Flow muffler. Both ends were cut off and tapered down to 2", since they only come in 2.5" and 3" sizes. I couldn't find anyone running this an an ACVW, so I decided to try it out. At only 4" diameter and no packing to blow out with interesting internal design, it was worth a shot for $65 at Summit.
I would describe it as sounding like a slightly throatier sounding quiet pack and only slightly louder. It's really hard to tell a volume difference over road noise, but that might be because the cab is so far separated from the engine bay in a truck. Zero drone at all compared to the quiet pack and sounds nothing like a rice rocket coffee can exhaust. Once I added a 1 3/4" tailpipe, it stopped looking like one too. Super happy with it. It really just sounds like a slightly less raspy quiet pack. If you like the sound of a quiet pack, this is a great option. _________________ Check out my truck brought back from the dead... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=420762&highlight=sprayed+blood
They're never really ever finished 58 rag build...
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VeeDubWolf Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Sep 09, 2016 8:03 am Post subject: Re: 60 Single Cab Build-Pics |
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Awesome! Happy to hear it! _________________ Two Bugs-
'70 rust-bucket sunroof sedan
'69 PO hack-job special
-Plus a wide assortment of various parts'n'junk |
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cru62 Samba Member
Joined: December 31, 2002 Posts: 4118 Location: Margaritaville.....24/7
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2016 9:26 pm Post subject: Re: 60 Single Cab Build-Pics |
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It's a lot more fun behind the wheel than on a creeper underneath it, huh? _________________ "My biggest worry is that when I die, my wife will sell all my parts for what I told her I paid for them"-Jon
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TinCanFab Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Sep 08, 2016 4:39 pm Post subject: Re: 60 Single Cab Build-Pics |
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cn63bug wrote: |
Can't wait to see this done. This is pretty awesome! |
Thanks, what's holding me back ATM is I'm waiting on an A1 sidewinder header still so I can finish tuning. Before I switch to EFI and mount the rear bumper I really need it in place. I'll be doing something custom for a muffler once I have everything, but I have been driving it. Moved a heavy ass pool table the other day and the whole family was impressed at how well it fit with the flat bed and easy to remove from the side of the bed!
Oh yeah, my engine combo has tons of torque I'm stoked. Took 3000 lbs of scrap steel to get cashed in. Truck hit the scale with a full tank at 2500 even. With me and the load it was 5750. I thought the scale needed to be reset and it wasn't my single, the guy looked at me and said "can they ALL do that???". I really could not tell it was so much weight until I was braking, but with the Porsche discs it was no sweat. I also fit all 3 pieces of a big sectional couch no problem. I literally get out of this thing when I pull into the garage with a smile on my face in love. It's so awesome that I get to use it exactly how I built it, to be a bad ass little hauler.
At In n Out Burger a while back. A guy named Stephen working the drive through was loving it. Turns out this young buck had an early bug. _________________ Check out my truck brought back from the dead... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=420762&highlight=sprayed+blood
They're never really ever finished 58 rag build...
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=658092 |
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cn63bug Samba Member
Joined: August 19, 2011 Posts: 114 Location: Mt. Juliet, TN
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Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2016 8:06 am Post subject: Re: 60 Single Cab Build-Pics |
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Can't wait to see this done. This is pretty awesome! |
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karl h Samba Member
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