79 super vert rebuild

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[nickfancher1]

While it's on jack stands replace all brake components, they're the most important thing to have is good brakes, and while the drums are off replace the wheel bearings, they're cheap. Then you can drive it
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1970 Beetle

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Busdaddy is the hero! Did exactly as said and now I have the ability to get into all gears. Third has a little bit, but fourth has a lot of chatter in there though.

Edit: it is grinding going into reverse though

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Hey all! Not gone, just have been waiting for parts. I finally got all new vacuum lines, Bosch points, new plugs installed. Also did a valve job and set them all at .006. Now before all this the motor would fire, tonight after all this it only turns over again. Double checked my points and it is at .016 till I get it running and a dwell meter on it.

Also smelled gas, noticed that it is now leaking gas around the left side fuel injectors.

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Found the fuel leak, rubber hose. Still need to replace those. However, the car fired up tonight. After a quick timing adjustment to get it idling, rpm correct, and dwell set, it runs nicely.

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Back again! Finally getting some parts and things moving forward again.

So new disc brakes all around, new stainless brake lines all around. New ball joints, tie rod ends, urethane bushing throughout the front.

Time to test drive!

Battery was dead, so I charged it a bit and then jumped it. Started right up and after a small warm up period it started to run smoothly. Jumped in, pushed in the clutch and brake, shift to reverse....small chunk and with the clutch pushed in lurched backward and stalled ( I imagine because I had my foot on the brake). Try again, and again, and again. All the same. Try again and try to get into 1st gear...no go. Can't get it into any forward gear now, only reverse after a chunk.

Pressure plate? Throw out bearing?

Remember, this car hasn't driven on its own since 1993. Last time it powered the rear on its own, it was on jack stands too. I could get through the gears at that time.

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Hello all! I can't believe it has almost been a year, and I have almost zero to show for it. Life gets in the way it seems. Wife and I have moved and the car went into storage for a long period. Then when it came back I quickly realized the new garage wasn't up to snuff for working on a car...no heat for winter and no 240 volt outlets. Now as I went to the house it seems the previous owners only ran a 100 amp service, so I am working on upgrading it to make the garage usable.

So the owner and I have talked and it has been decided to outsource the body and paint work. I am still doing the mechanicals though. Hopefully new things to come shortly now.

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And another year gone by. BUT, car has been painted and is back ready for reassembly. New interior, top, carpet, the works basically.

So the bad or disturbing news. Talking it over and after seeing the paint job that was done, the route has changed a bit to make it a bit nicer then originally planned. That means new or highly buffed chrome and repainted engine tins.

The motor ran before being pulled for paint, so I didn't think much of it. But tonight pulling the engine tin, specifically the dog house, the cylinder heads are just packed full of mouse nesting. Can I just blow the clean or do I need to tear it down now?

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A little bit of a update. Slowly working on reassembling the car. All fenders are back on now and working my way through the windows. Top and interior are soon to follow.

Also in the background is a 1972 I’m trying to get running for another lady.