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EMPIImp69 Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 4:31 pm Post subject: |
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Took the big goofy 68-70 taillights off and put the smaller ones on. Also got a pair of cone filters from the Kaddieshack for the carbs.
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bajamike560 Samba Member
Joined: December 11, 2009 Posts: 544 Location: Vancouver WA
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Posted: Sun Mar 18, 2012 9:15 pm Post subject: |
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I like the early tail lights much better myself also.
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EMPIImp69 Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Mar 25, 2012 12:09 pm Post subject: |
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Polished up the front wheels and put some bigger tires on. Fixed the brake lights and changed out the glovebox. Almost ready for the road
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bajamike560 Samba Member
Joined: December 11, 2009 Posts: 544 Location: Vancouver WA
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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 3:48 am Post subject: |
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I had a little chuckle with the photos, front end reminds me of the cartoon show with speed buggy in it, got that serious look to it like it is on a mission to get something done.
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EMPIImp69 Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Mar 26, 2012 6:35 am Post subject: |
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Ha, yea I need to remove the hood pin pieces, fill them, paint the hood and apron to match the rest of the car and then put the latches back on. _________________ 1963 Ragtop Bug |
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EMPIImp69 Samba Member
Joined: April 17, 2006 Posts: 3374 Location: Dirty Jersey
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Posted: Mon Apr 02, 2012 5:25 pm Post subject: |
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Ok finally got this thing insured and registered. Fixed the carb issue. Been driving it around locally to work out any bugs it might have before it receives any offroad beatings. Got the oil pressure light working, it had a bad sender. It runs real good, except the engine has this rumbling vibration when in neutral and in gear, but you can only hear and feel it when your inside the car. I'm wondering if the flywheel is out of balance or pressure plate out of balance or something? Flywheel was used and PP was new when I put them in.
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EMPIImp69 Samba Member
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 8:20 am Post subject: |
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Got some wide steelies I may throw on the rear. Anyone have 2 decent hubcaps they want to sell me? thx
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bajamike560 Samba Member
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Posted: Wed May 16, 2012 12:19 pm Post subject: |
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Try www.averysaircooled.com is all I have for ya. Have not had any "stock" VW stuff for a while now.
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EMPIImp69 Samba Member
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Posted: Fri May 18, 2012 6:35 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Mike, I'll have to give them a call. Got the rear bumper on-the license light is temporary. Got front bumper on, welded some tabs on and got fogs hooked up too.
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EMPIImp69 Samba Member
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Posted: Wed May 23, 2012 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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Had some decals made from another Samba member and put them on
Also welded some tabs on for the reverse lights.
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Mack8743 Samba Member
Joined: December 07, 2009 Posts: 289 Location: Waynesboro Pa
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Posted: Thu May 24, 2012 6:09 am Post subject: |
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Now thats a sweet ride like the colr _________________ 66 beetle and 67 baja both projects |
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EMPIImp69 Samba Member
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Posted: Mon May 28, 2012 5:51 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks Mack, I painted the steelies aluminum and pu them on. Took it thru a little mud. Anyone have some 15x7 widened early steelies they are selling? I want a pair for the front
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EMPIImp69 Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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Got some caps for the wheels
Fixed a hacked up radio opening
Patched a quarter for now..channels are shot.
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Constantine Samba Member
Joined: August 19, 2009 Posts: 48 Location: Odem Texas
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2012 7:29 pm Post subject: |
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Looks like it is coming along nicely. |
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EMPIImp69 Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 6:21 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks man, had a chance to take it for some wheeling last weekend, had fun.
Tried on these paddles I picked up..yea I know the one on there is backwards and for the other side Maybe I'll try em next time.
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pafree Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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looks like a fun place to play. the sand tires should work great if you can keep the RPMs up. great job on the other fixes and good you see you having fun with the car. |
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EMPIImp69 Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:07 am Post subject: |
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pafree wrote: |
looks like a fun place to play. the sand tires should work great if you can keep the RPMs up. great job on the other fixes and good you see you having fun with the car. |
Thx Pafree, I have some more action shots and vids I need to upload. Are these paddles strictly for loose fine sand or will they get ruined with gravel mixed sand and dirt? The places we go have some pebbles mixed with sand, not that these tires are new but I don't want to completely destroy them. Also keeping the rpms up can be a chore at times especially in 2nd gear. I was thinking of pulling the engine over the winter to switch to a lightened flywheel, but do you think bajas are genereally too heavy for lightened flywheels with stockish 1600s? thx
Also something like these Terras might be a little more practical for me than the paddles
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pafree Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:31 am Post subject: |
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i would stay away from the lightened flywheels. they are more for drag racers and you wont have the weight to produce as much torque.
not a expert on paddles but i think they are more for straight sanddunes but small pebbles might start to scratch and wear them out. if you are having trouble keeping up RPMs now then when they dig in then the RPMs are really going to go down unless you are hitting it hard.
bigger tires like the Terras will keep you on top but you still need the power to push them when you start to dig in. they do look cool. i tried tires like them when i first started out and they worked great off road but it felt like i was driving a tractor instead of a car.
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bajamike560 Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 2:29 pm Post subject: |
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Like he said, stick to the sand with the paddle tires. You can run them in other types of terrain like you stated, but not knowing how deep they cut them and the age of the casing they more than likely will get torn up.
For a small cc engine I would stay with a stock flywheel, need the inertia to keep from stalling while crawling around.
I have a 12 pound in my car but I am geared to tall to crawl..
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EMPIImp69 Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Jun 21, 2012 6:08 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks guys yea I'll hold onto them in case I ever get somewhere with it with some fine sand. They don't let us drive on the beaches up here either I will save the lightened flywheel for the time I build up a ballsy engine for this thing. _________________ 1963 Ragtop Bug |
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