"Helga" Matt's 65 bus restoration thread - Austin TX!

[Longboardluv]

got the rear headliner piece in!

this one took some trimming and a lot of tries to pop in in. It never really went down all the way into the channels. But over all i'm happy! I'll be getting metal strips for where the pieces meet.

[Queen.Bee]

Looks great!!
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'67 13 Window Deluxe
'65 Beetle convertible

[glideking]

Inspirational. Gets me thinking about the interior of my panel.
Kurt
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"The more I get done the less it looks like I did anything"
1959 Single Cab Restoration"Funky Truck"
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5...highlight=
1965 21 Window Restoration Thread (From old photos)
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6...highlight=
1963 Panelvan build "Tyvanosaurus Wrecks"
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=8351639#8351639

[mandraks]

[Longboardluv]

thanks yall!

Since it's starting to look so nice back there i decided to order a set of the little plastic hinge covers. I ended up having to trim them just a bit to make them fit but I'm happy! Now I'm thinking about a putting in a small piece of fabric to stretch over the remaining area. I should be able to reuse the remaining clip in the rear and then make some kind of bow and screw it into that beam.

This week marks the one year anniversary since we got Helga at the Texas VW Classic. Last here I brought her home on a trailer and this year I drive her back! If you see us out there please stop and say hi.

[Queen.Bee]

Looks great!! What are you planning on using for the trim piece to cover where the headliner pieces join? Aluminum strips or wood? A friend suggested strips of birch cut with a table saw to about 1/4 thick and 1 - 1 1/2 inches wide.
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'67 13 Window Deluxe
'65 Beetle convertible

[Longboardluv]

[Longboardluv]

[Longboardluv]

I bought a large BluTooth speaker as my stereo that I've been happy with. It's really loud. I might do a real stereo one day but this is good enough for now. It's the OontZ Angle 3XL on Amazon

finally got my Chum Bucket Sticker!

My fuel guage reads 3/4 full when the tank is full. Seems like this is a common issue. Since I have a new sending unit I figured it would be worth getting one of these repro guages that Wolfsburg West just started making. It looks really good I think. Will throw it in this weekend.

The metal trim pieces are on order from Poland and the should really finish off the headliner nicely. Three of us made an order to save on shipping. Stay tuned for that.

[Longboardluv]

after 9 months I finally installed the speedo cable and it's really accurate!

Link

[BarryL]

[Longboardluv]

[Longboardluv]

got the metal strips all the way from Poland!

They really look nice!

ah yeah!..

[Longboardluv]

Helga has been good, leaking more gear oil than I'd like so that will be a project. I believe I need to remove and reseal the side plates.

I bought the butty's bits throttle kit to help with pedal response

and I've always worried that this little spring is going to pop off

the stock setup

I don't know really what the problem is, it might be that the left side hole is a little oval but the linkage gets in a bind and doesn't move smoothly. I'm going to to keep messing with it but I might have to just go back to stock.

[western auto]

grind the bottom of that lever down a bit to give it some clearance

[Longboardluv]

[Longboardluv]

made a single wheel chock for when camping on unlevel surfaces. When i find some more scrap 2x6 I'll make another.

[Longboardluv]

borrowed a friends A/C Stand to make a copy

easy

took it apart and sanded and poly'd

[Longboardluv]

scored three lanterns from a garage sale!

1957, 1979 & 1971

ended up learning all about them thanks to Youtube and completely tore down the 71 to fix it. Even used vinegar to clear out the tank

I'm keeping the 57 for camping. The other two will find new homes.

[Longboardluv]

for when it's really raining or cold!