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PostPosted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 3:48 am    Post subject: Re: Buggeee's 1972 Super Beetle Reply with quote

Going to look amazing Buggee. I gotta say, your bubble camper build is equally or more amazing even. I read all of it last night. How do you do it all??? Shocked All I can think of is that you are what might be known in the Marvel Universe as an "enhanced human." Think
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 6:21 am    Post subject: Re: Buggeee's 1972 Super Beetle Reply with quote

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...might be known in the Marvel Universe as an "enhanced human." Think


More like the Star Trek Next Gen universe as "ugly bag of mostly water." Lol. That Playpac was the summer before last so it's more spread out than a quick read would seem. Used to spend hours on end at the soccer fields, basketball games, birthday parties.... now that the kiddos are all declaring independence I'm trying to keep the mind occupied.

Thanks for your encouragement V. It's a fun hobby for sure. I love seeing the results in meat space and am learning alot.
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 6:40 am    Post subject: Re: Buggeee's 1972 Super Beetle Reply with quote

Buggeee gets a ton of help from his neighbors - that's how it all gets done. How did you win them over - free lemonade?
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PostPosted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 8:04 pm    Post subject: Re: Buggeee's 1972 Super Beetle Reply with quote

Wet sanding the build primer with 320 grit.

This is soooo satisfying. Wherever is the big "O" emogi when you need one?


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 4:39 pm    Post subject: Re: Buggeee's 1972 Super Beetle Reply with quote

A little better the second time around. Cool


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PostPosted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 4:59 pm    Post subject: Re: Buggeee's 1972 Super Beetle Reply with quote

Wonderful color! Reminds me of other vibrant colors which Porsche had in that era- and you got some on just in time for "Easter egg colors"!
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 5:57 pm    Post subject: Re: Buggeee's 1972 Super Beetle Reply with quote

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Buggeee gets a ton of help from his neighbors - that's how it all gets done. How did you win them over - free lemonade?


Riiiiiight! Free lemonade w/a couple of shots of Bacardi silver thrown in for that down-home neighborly feel-good effect!
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 22, 2019 8:47 pm    Post subject: Re: Buggeee's 1972 Super Beetle Reply with quote

Sometimes you have to go backwards to go forward.

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 22, 2019 10:24 pm    Post subject: Re: Buggeee's 1972 Super Beetle Reply with quote

Agreed! Nature of the beast!
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 3:43 am    Post subject: Re: Buggeee's 1972 Super Beetle Reply with quote

Now what?
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 5:56 am    Post subject: Re: Buggeee's 1972 Super Beetle Reply with quote

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Now what?


Nothing interesting really. More of the same, under the back end. Chassis black for the underbelly, bedliner for the wheel wells.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 6:50 am    Post subject: Re: Buggeee's 1972 Super Beetle Reply with quote

Lookin good!

I wanted to do bed liner in all those places where you have the green.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 8:14 am    Post subject: Re: Buggeee's 1972 Super Beetle Reply with quote

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The death foam has been routed from its nest behind the crescent vents with Vamram's patented coat-hanger drill attachment tool. About 20 minutes of the 'ol in-an-out with the tool and the cavity is ready for internal frame coating.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 8:37 am    Post subject: Re: Buggeee's 1972 Super Beetle Reply with quote

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The death foam has been routed from its nest behind the crescent vents with Vanram's patented coat-hanger drill attachment tool. About 20 minutes of the 'ol in-an-out with the tool and the cavity is ready for internal frame coating.


I'd be concerned a little of the adhesive would be left on and you would be painting adhesive that might have absorbed moisture. You could burn it out but you have already painted. There are some other way, surely.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 9:25 am    Post subject: Re: Buggeee's 1972 Super Beetle Reply with quote

Buggee, from my expirience, there's no real way to get it all out w/out cutting out the metal. You could hit it from the inside. Or you could roll the dice and soak it w/anit-rust spray, followed by rubberized undercoating and paint. That's what i did on my '72 & '74.
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 11:08 am    Post subject: Re: Buggeee's 1972 Super Beetle Reply with quote

Looking Good!
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PostPosted: Tue Apr 23, 2019 11:42 am    Post subject: Re: Buggeee's 1972 Super Beetle Reply with quote

So the death foam issue has been heavy in my mind lately for my ongoing '71 project. I was leaning towards cutting an access panel from the inside. But I'm also considering your way - spin and poke from fore and aft. I'm still on the fence and need to make a decision soon. My latest thought involved cutting a panel from within, and then instead of welding that panel back it, make it secure but removable somehow for future access.

But the big question is what to fill the hole with. What do you plan to use to prevent noise and fumes from gaining access to your interior?

Also, your tranny looks very clean! On every project I have done the tranny was oily and took hours with tiny tools to clean all the little areas. And I dig that removable rear apron!
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PostPosted: Thu May 02, 2019 4:26 pm    Post subject: Re: Buggeee's 1972 Super Beetle Reply with quote

I LOVE this build! I've had a ton of fun reading through this thread over the last few days. Can't wait to see the continued progress!
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PostPosted: Thu May 02, 2019 6:21 pm    Post subject: Re: Buggeee's 1972 Super Beetle Reply with quote

Tom K. wrote:
So the death foam issue has been heavy in my mind lately for my ongoing '71 project. I was leaning towards cutting an access panel from the inside. But I'm also considering your way - spin and poke from fore and aft. I'm still on the fence and need to make a decision soon. My latest thought involved cutting a panel from within, and then instead of welding that panel back it, make it secure but removable somehow for future access.

But the big question is what to fill the hole with. What do you plan to use to prevent noise and fumes from gaining access to your interior?

Also, your tranny looks very clean! On every project I have done the tranny was oily and took hours with tiny tools to clean all the little areas. And I dig that removable rear apron!


On my '72 I used instapak bags. Crushed to activate and quickly shoved in the access "port" on left and right firewall. Once it finished expanding I cut off the excess with a serrated knife. Before that I did as described above after digging out and "rust proofing" as I described above.
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PostPosted: Fri May 03, 2019 6:06 pm    Post subject: Re: Buggeee's 1972 Super Beetle Reply with quote

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I LOVE this build! I've had a ton of fun reading through this thread over the last few days. Can't wait to see the continued progress!


Me too! Huge thank you for the uplift. Want to see something that will motivate to to get out and do something? Check this madness:. https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=717888

So I did!!! And here is today's installment as pictograph essay:

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Me and the Missus have been gorging on Game of Thrones so that firewall has my mind in a strange place. I'll be glad when the Chris Vallone tarboard has mellowed it out!

I toyed with a removable apron but ended up welding it and am glad I did. This restores a bunch of structural integrity to the back end and doesn't tax my inadequate fab skills. Gotta get it on the road... flowers are blooming.

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Duraglass to smooth the transition for when the lid's up presenting the engine on Wednesday nights. I'll be using the Mexi hood and decklid seals so no c-channels here.

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