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Sharp64
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 Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 6:48 am Post subject: Re: My 1963 "field find". The " matador " from maricopa CA. |
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| slave1pilot wrote: |
TBH, the woodgrain looks too well done to be shelf paper. I'm sure there were die-cut kits back in the 70's for bugs. |
They absolutely did. I have one in my parts box.
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1960 Indigo Blue Ragtop (Blue Barry)
1967 Ghia
1985 Westy Money Pit
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pondoras box
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Location: Eerie PA
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| Posted: Fri Jul 13, 2018 1:03 pm Post subject: Re: My 1963 "field find". The " matador " from maricopa CA. |
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Looks like a good project, I love the picture of the pans with the foot prints in the dirt.
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Looking for anything from Hal Casey Motors out of Hamburg New York, from license plate surrounds to matchbooks.
1961 23 Window (Bobo)
1965 11 Window (Zelda)
1965 13 Window (Lucas)
1957 Oval ragtop
1988 Cabriolet VR6 conversion
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Dkwautounion
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Location: Socal
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2018 2:21 pm Post subject: Re: My 1963 "field find". The " matador " from maricopa CA. |
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Built a body stand today .
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hitest
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Location: Prime Meridian, ID
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2018 3:39 pm Post subject: Re: My 1963 "field find". The " matador " from maricopa CA. |
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| Sharp64 wrote: |
| slave1pilot wrote: |
TBH, the woodgrain looks too well done to be shelf paper. I'm sure there were die-cut kits back in the 70's for bugs. |
They absolutely did. I have one in my parts box. |
From the 1971 VWOA accessory catalog:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/lit/71access/page13.jpg
It's a precision cut kit- and does not wrap over the perimeter of the ashtray- thus it does not easily peel. That's why this one does not look the part to me.
I'm on the hunt for a GOOD kit for my '71- yet all I find are NOS kits with heavily warped or torn from swap wear panels. Folks think they're a $40 item now- because of the box.
The knob is a super-common item. But still neat. Easily made nice again with a beer in front of a good movie on tv.
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I wonder what the nut looks like.
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'62 L390 151, '62 L469 117, '63 L380 113, '64 L87 311, '65 L512 265, '65 L31 SO-42, '66 L360 251, '68 L30k 141, '71 L12 113, '74 ORG 181
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Dkwautounion
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2018 9:53 pm Post subject: Re: My 1963 "field find". The " matador " from maricopa CA. |
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Got the body off and on the stand.
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Pruneman99
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| Posted: Sat Jul 14, 2018 11:52 pm Post subject: Re: My 1963 "field find". The " matador " from maricopa CA. |
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| Wow, quick work! |
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TDCTDI
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| Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 6:13 am Post subject: Re: My 1963 "field find". The " matador " from maricopa CA. |
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| hitest wrote: |
| Easily made nice again with a beer in front of a good movie on tv. |
And who doesn't like polishing their knob with a good movie on TV? 
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Dkwautounion
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| Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 3:49 pm Post subject: Re: My 1963 "field find". The " matador " from maricopa CA. |
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Engine out and the 20 lbs of dirt washed off
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Dkwautounion
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| Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2018 9:33 pm Post subject: Re: My 1963 "field find". The " matador " from maricopa CA. |
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Tore it down and it's still stuck
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Dkwautounion
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| Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2018 8:27 pm Post subject: Re: My 1963 "field find". The " matador " from maricopa CA. |
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Pans cut out. On the side made it pretty easy to follow the lip.
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Dkwautounion
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| Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2018 6:33 pm Post subject: Re: My 1963 "field find". The " matador " from maricopa CA. |
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test fitting of the Wolfsburg west pans. Air chisel highly recommend to get the remaining pan out after you cut it with a sawzall. I feel like I'm heading down the slippery slope of a full restoration , which was not my original intention . |
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VW_Jimbo 
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| Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2018 10:31 pm Post subject: Re: My 1963 "field find". The " matador " from maricopa CA. |
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That is the path you are on. Be careful, it gets really expensive, really quick.
But it also is so much fun converting a car in such disrepair, back to a like new state!
Keep going! Loving it!
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Rome
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| Posted: Sat Jul 21, 2018 11:49 pm Post subject: Re: My 1963 "field find". The " matador " from maricopa CA. |
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Here's another, very popular source for the wood dash vinyl kit- shown at lower left. Per the description by glutamodo, this is from the '69 JC Whitney catalog but I'm sure it was offered for several years later.
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TheDon
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| Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2018 6:56 am Post subject: Re: My 1963 "field find". The " matador " from maricopa CA. |
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| Dkwautounion wrote: |
Tore it down and it's still stuck
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If you mean the flywheel Bolt is stuck, it probably isn’t. You’ll need a torque meister to remove it and reinstall it.
https://vwparts.aircooled.net/Flywheel-and-Brake-Drum-Torque-Tool-Kit-36mm-p/torque-tool.htm
I’ve got one on my “tools to order list”
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Dkwautounion
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| Posted: Sun Jul 22, 2018 12:44 pm Post subject: Re: My 1963 "field find". The " matador " from maricopa CA. |
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| The engine was stuck, after a little tap on the number 2 piston it's free. Down side is the number 2 piston is cracked down the side . |
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Dkwautounion
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| Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2018 8:00 pm Post subject: Re: My 1963 "field find". The " matador " from maricopa CA. |
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Got the pans tacked in. Had to drill a little under 3/8 holes in the pan to get my 110 machine to weld to the chassis correctly . If the holes were 1/4 they wouldn't stick. Also very important to clean the burr off the backside with a grinder so the pan sits flat. Also the Wolfsburg west pans fit great and are worth every penny. |
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Dkwautounion
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| Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 8:55 pm Post subject: Re: My 1963 "field find". The " matador " from maricopa CA. |
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Got the rear air bag kit from airkewld.
notched the spring plates . |
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mukluk
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| Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 9:27 pm Post subject: Re: My 1963 "field find". The " matador " from maricopa CA. |
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| Dkwautounion wrote: |
| Had to drill a little under 3/8 holes in the pan to get my 110 machine to weld to the chassis correctly . If the holes were 1/4 they wouldn't stick. |
Not enough heat or you're moving too fast.
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Dkwautounion
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| Posted: Sat Aug 11, 2018 9:18 pm Post subject: Re: My 1963 "field find". The " matador " from maricopa CA. |
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air bag kit tacked in. just talked with my little home 110 flux core, I'm going to grind the welds down and arc weld it with a nice welder . |
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Dkwautounion
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| Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2018 11:03 am Post subject: Re: My 1963 "field find". The " matador " from maricopa CA. |
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bag kit welded up. por 15 metal prep then por 15 rust protecting coating . |
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