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Tim Donahoe Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 9:33 am Post subject: Re: Russian VW Käfer restoration, Mex, 1984 Samtroter Sonderkäfer |
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Well done! The video looked very professional, Anton.
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Posted: Tue Sep 26, 2017 10:28 pm Post subject: Re: Russian VW Käfer restoration, Mex, 1984 Samtroter Sonderkäfer |
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antonb Samba Member
Joined: December 08, 2016 Posts: 239 Location: Moscow/Russia
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Posted: Thu Sep 28, 2017 11:11 am Post subject: Re: Russian VW Käfer restoration, Mex, 1984 Samtroter Sonderkäfer |
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Tim Donahoe wrote: |
Well done! The video looked very professional, Anton.
Tim |
thanks bro! _________________ VW Käfer (Vocho), First registration date in Deutschland: 14/09/1984, Engine 1200.
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antonb Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2017 3:11 am Post subject: Re: Russian VW Käfer restoration, Mex, 1984 Samtroter Sonderkäfer |
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kawfee wrote: |
Well done videos. |
thanks! _________________ VW Käfer (Vocho), First registration date in Deutschland: 14/09/1984, Engine 1200.
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Tim Donahoe Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Oct 02, 2017 12:31 pm Post subject: Re: Russian VW Käfer restoration, Mex, 1984 Samtroter Sonderkäfer |
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Anton, I went to a VW show & shine this past Saturday, and there was a guy there who owned a 2003 Mexican Beetle. He had never heard of your car before, so he looked it up. In Mexico they called it by a different name. It was something like "Red Velvet".
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antonb Samba Member
Joined: December 08, 2016 Posts: 239 Location: Moscow/Russia
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Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 3:59 am Post subject: Re: Russian VW Käfer restoration, Mex, 1984 Samtroter Sonderkäfer |
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Tim Donahoe wrote: |
Anton, I went to a VW show & shine this past Saturday, and there was a guy there who owned a 2003 Mexican Beetle. He had never heard of your car before, so he looked it up. In Mexico they called it by a different name. It was something like "Red Velvet".
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Samtroter kafer means the same such as Velvet Red on english
In mexico nobody knows about this model (except VW`s workers in city Puebla) because did not use it, all 3000 cars were exported to western Germany customers. _________________ VW Käfer (Vocho), First registration date in Deutschland: 14/09/1984, Engine 1200.
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alex857 Samba Member
Joined: December 26, 2010 Posts: 708 Location: Stuttgart/Germany
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Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 4:09 am Post subject: Russian VW Käfer restoration, Mex, 1984 Samtroter Sonderkäfer |
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Hi,
there was actually a Mexican Special Edition sold around the same time which was Alpine White and had the stripes of the Silver Bug Special Edition, furthermore used the same seats as the Samtrote Sonderkäfer:
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antonb Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Oct 06, 2017 11:42 pm Post subject: Re: Russian VW Käfer restoration, Mex, 1984 Samtroter Sonderkäfer |
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alex857 wrote: |
Hi,
there was actually a Mexican Special Edition sold around the same time which was Alpine White and had the stripes of the Silver Bug Special Edition, furthermore used the same seats as the Samtrote Sonderkäfer:
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http://www.sebeetles.com/commemorative_84/
Mexican Edition commemorating 30 years of Volkswagen in Mexico (1954-1984).
‘The model was available in two colours, the first was Volkswagen Alpine White with black stripes at the bottom and a Red Velvet upholstery with sides and backs in Black vinyl inside. The second was Volkswagen Yellow with Yellow Velvet upholstery with side, back and white vinyl interior panels’ – translated from Volkswagen Mexico. _________________ VW Käfer (Vocho), First registration date in Deutschland: 14/09/1984, Engine 1200.
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antonb Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 2:07 am Post subject: Re: Russian VW Käfer restoration, Mex, 1984 Samtroter Sonderkäfer |
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Next one video from autumn meeting.
https://cloud.mail.ru/public/9htB/iuzkirQm2
Just click play button! _________________ VW Käfer (Vocho), First registration date in Deutschland: 14/09/1984, Engine 1200.
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Tim Donahoe Samba Member
Joined: December 08, 2012 Posts: 11739 Location: Redding, CA
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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 9:34 am Post subject: Re: Russian VW Käfer restoration, Mex, 1984 Samtroter Sonderkäfer |
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Nice! How did you get the elevated shot of the green bug as it was moving?
Tim _________________ Let's do the Time Warp again!
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Maddel Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2017 10:04 am Post subject: Re: Russian VW Käfer restoration, Mex, 1984 Samtroter Sonderkäfer |
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Very nice vid Sir! And that's a cool gang there...
If my mind serves correctly you are sort of a digital media designer?
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How did you get the elevated shot of the green bug as it was moving? |
I guess they used a RC drone... |
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antonb Samba Member
Joined: December 08, 2016 Posts: 239 Location: Moscow/Russia
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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2017 10:31 am Post subject: Re: Russian VW Käfer restoration, Mex, 1984 Samtroter Sonderkäfer |
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Yes, u r right!
with DJI Phantom RC drone we did it.
Sorry, but I do not know which program guys used to edit video film. _________________ VW Käfer (Vocho), First registration date in Deutschland: 14/09/1984, Engine 1200.
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antonb Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Oct 10, 2017 10:34 am Post subject: Re: Russian VW Käfer restoration, Mex, 1984 Samtroter Sonderkäfer |
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Tim Donahoe wrote: |
Nice! How did you get the elevated shot of the green bug as it was moving?
Tim |
Tim, its very clear, selfie stick and Drone, we used it in No Fly Zone (cuz too much federal security links on Moscow State University) But we did it well with a little bit conversation with Road Police only, Police did not allowed us to parking on some free squares with issues of some crazy security cases. _________________ VW Käfer (Vocho), First registration date in Deutschland: 14/09/1984, Engine 1200.
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antonb Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 6:44 am Post subject: Re: Russian VW Käfer restoration, Mex, 1984 Samtroter Sonderkäfer |
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Hello to everybody! Once a year the car should present to me a surprise. Last year, the accelerator pedal cable was torn, and in this year I closed the season and driving without charging the battery, paying no attention to the non-burning Gen/Alt. lamp. The car regularly behaved for a total of 7 hours, with the included voltage and a lot of starter launches. The last minutes entering the garage voltage was too low and parking lights shining very dimly
As a result, check the circuit from the control lamp and up to the generator, the opinion has stopped on the relay of the regulator (which is inside the generator) or the diode bridge.
Carbon brushes with sufficiently strong wear, the microchip can not be tested, therefore:
I found replica of Bosch (Mobiletron brand) and installed it you can see comparison between them, and the charging returned! It's good that I did not have to disassemble the generator to replace the diodes.
_________________ VW Käfer (Vocho), First registration date in Deutschland: 14/09/1984, Engine 1200.
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Tim Donahoe Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Oct 13, 2017 11:20 am Post subject: Re: Russian VW Käfer restoration, Mex, 1984 Samtroter Sonderkäfer |
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Nice job.
I just replaced my alternator. I pulled the engine to do it. All is well now.
However, a few weeks later, the alternator bulb connection in the speedometer was working off and on. When the bulb didn't light, my alternator wouldn't start changing, so I replaced the bulb with a Hella brand, as well as a new light socket.
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antonb Samba Member
Joined: December 08, 2016 Posts: 239 Location: Moscow/Russia
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Posted: Thu Oct 19, 2017 4:02 am Post subject: Re: Russian VW Käfer restoration, Mex, 1984 Samtroter Sonderkäfer |
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Tim Donahoe wrote: |
Nice job.
I just replaced my alternator. I pulled the engine to do it. All is well now.
However, a few weeks later, the alternator bulb connection in the speedometer was working off and on. When the bulb didn't light, my alternator wouldn't start changing, so I replaced the bulb with a Hella brand, as well as a new light socket.
Tim |
yes Tim, it was in my case
then I read manual and found the roblem in regulator/brushes. _________________ VW Käfer (Vocho), First registration date in Deutschland: 14/09/1984, Engine 1200.
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antonb Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2017 1:25 am Post subject: Re: Russian VW Käfer restoration, Mex, 1984 Samtroter Sonderkäfer |
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Autumn colors.
The weather today in Moscow is dry and almost frosty, it's time for ride the Bug on Sunday.
Carried out a small repair for the electric in dashboard, adjusted the position of the furnace, checked the oil and brake fluid, inspected the car from below for leaks.
Next week they promise a snow, so I'll wash the beetle and put it to winter until April.
Have a nice day!
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antonb Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Jan 11, 2018 1:37 am Post subject: Re: Russian VW Käfer restoration, Mex, 1984 Samtroter Sonderkäfer |
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Season 2018 is opened!!! Today in Moscow dry weather with -1 degrees of Celsius and so windy looks like April, but we have no problem with summer tires driving in Moscow city center, then spa procedures in the car wash and return to "underground base".
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antonb Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2018 2:08 am Post subject: Re: Russian VW Käfer restoration, Mex, 1984 Samtroter Sonderkäfer |
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Have a nice day!
Till New Year's holidays I ordered from the Netherlands a little portion of original (NOS) parts for my Bug.
Today I unpacked, as a result we have:
— steering reducer (TRW brand)
— a washer reservoir with the motor (OEM VAG)
— fuel sensor (VDO)
— small parts such as bench hammer casing, fuses... etc
— expendables parts for each oil service: gaskets, fuel filters.
The steering gearbox which is available on the car is ok and it regularly works, but the wheel heavy and in it is problems, it dry, in it isn't present lubricant, gasket for gearbox broken and … and I have no desire to restore it.
The washer reservoir now from some Volkswagen now and it occupies a trunk, this tank accurately lays down in a body and doesn't eat so the small available place in a luggage carrier.
The fuel sensor the former owner used not the original which was oxidized (no possible to restore it) and more than once discrepancy in measurement of a fuel level in a tank was noticed, it is better to put expensive, but qualitative thing, especially it is the most difficult of three available sensors in a car.
Other small things for next oil-service.
All spare parts with delivery from Holland to Russia/Moscow cost about 600 EUR.
We will start restore works soon, we will make a part of works in this winter in my underground parking.
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alex857 Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2018 7:15 am Post subject: Russian VW Käfer restoration, Mex, 1984 Samtroter Sonderkäfer |
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Hi Anton,
great pictures you are always posting, thanks! The windshield washer reservoir you bought ist very nice, but you also might consider installing the "original" one with elecrical pump made in Japan which was built in your Samtroter Sonderkäfer. It is a square shaped plastic reservoir stripped to the spare wheel; visible here in the background (sorry for the crappy photo of my fathers Samtroter Sonderkäfer):
Unfortunately I don´t know a source as new but every now and then you find one on the swap markets. |
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