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Ceckert64 Samba Member
Joined: September 16, 2015 Posts: 1931 Location: Manitowoc, WI
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Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2021 5:21 pm Post subject: Re: My 1970 Elm Green Squareback (Joann) |
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Turns out it was not an exhaust leak. I found out that the nuts on the intake runners on the 3/4 side had loosened up. I snugged them back up and there was not more air leak and noise. I also took the time to adjust valves after it cooled off, check dwell and timing. The timing and dwell were spot on still, I don’t think they could have been much closer to perfect. The 3/4 side valves all needed to be tightened a little bit. I think last time I must have had the feeler gauge crooked when checking. They were off by .001-.002. I’ve been setting the valves at around .006 as in the idiot manual. Should I be using .004? It seems to go both ways. _________________ 1964 sunroof Beetle Restoration "Herbie"
“Joann” 1970 Elm Green Squareback
1972 Sierra Yellow Tin Top Westfalia Camper
“Fitz” 1971 Westfalia Poptop |
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vintagecarleds Samba Member
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Ceckert64 Samba Member
Joined: September 16, 2015 Posts: 1931 Location: Manitowoc, WI
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Ceckert64 Samba Member
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andybla Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2021 2:43 pm Post subject: Re: My 1970 Elm Green Squareback (Joann) |
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don't forget to treat the rubbers to expand lifetime! |
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Ceckert64 Samba Member
Joined: September 16, 2015 Posts: 1931 Location: Manitowoc, WI
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Posted: Tue Mar 23, 2021 7:08 pm Post subject: Re: My 1970 Elm Green Squareback (Joann) |
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andybla wrote: |
don't forget to treat the rubbers to expand lifetime! |
What would you recommend treating it with? Armor All?
I washed and waxed Joann today, just a nice photo
Then here is the paint. It is the worst on the hood and it is peppered with these little dots of missing paint. There are these little bumps on the paint and they Sometimes will come off revealing a spot of primer. Has anyone else had this happen with original paint? It’s like the car got mist droplets of something at the factory that is cause the paint to let go in these small dimples about the same diameter as an end of a paper Clip.
_________________ 1964 sunroof Beetle Restoration "Herbie"
“Joann” 1970 Elm Green Squareback
1972 Sierra Yellow Tin Top Westfalia Camper
“Fitz” 1971 Westfalia Poptop |
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andybla Samba Member
Joined: March 03, 2014 Posts: 630 Location: BE
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2021 2:43 am Post subject: Re: My 1970 Elm Green Squareback (Joann) |
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i don't know what your options are over the water, but i guess any with good reference will do
here i'm going to use "nextzett gummi pflege" as i read that it should be good.. |
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old_man Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2021 6:15 am Post subject: Re: My 1970 Elm Green Squareback (Joann) |
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Ceckert64 wrote: |
andybla wrote: |
don't forget to treat the rubbers to expand lifetime! |
What would you recommend treating it with? Armor All?
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Do not use Armor-All on anything.
I've had decent luck with something called Aerospace 303 when it comes to rubber and plastics. I would research what you are trying to accomplish and come to your own conclusions though. Me, personally, I wouldn't bother with any of it with subframe mounts, suspension bushings, and what not. |
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Mr.Duncan Samba Member
Joined: May 12, 2012 Posts: 3542 Location: Houston, TX
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Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2021 6:32 am Post subject: Re: My 1970 Elm Green Squareback (Joann) |
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old_man wrote: |
Ceckert64 wrote: |
andybla wrote: |
don't forget to treat the rubbers to expand lifetime! |
What would you recommend treating it with? Armor All?
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Do not use Armor-All on anything.
I've had decent luck with something called Aerospace 303 when it comes to rubber and plastics. |
This right here is true. Aerospace 303 baby! _________________ (Owner) www.vintagecarleds.com
Red 1971 Squareback Thread
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Ceckert64 Samba Member
Joined: September 16, 2015 Posts: 1931 Location: Manitowoc, WI
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Ceckert64 Samba Member
Joined: September 16, 2015 Posts: 1931 Location: Manitowoc, WI
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Posted: Fri Mar 26, 2021 7:37 pm Post subject: Re: My 1970 Elm Green Squareback (Joann) |
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Today I got the subframe out, took it apart, got the grinder out and put a wire wheel on it. I got off all the rust and then I primed and put undercoat on it.
My ISP order showed up today and I got all the bushings, mounts, and gas tank filler rubber piece.
Yesterday when I pulled the inspection cover off of the tunnel, it was packed with mice nest.
Then I discovered something very, very scary. The one bolt that holds on the control arm had backed itself out on the right side 1/2 and inch and there were barely any threads left holding it on. The factory peenning failed I guess and it started to come out. It was very loose. It looks like it backed out during its early years of use based on the rust. How it should be if the first picture below, the second is how much it backed out. Scary think it might have come out while driving.
_________________ 1964 sunroof Beetle Restoration "Herbie"
“Joann” 1970 Elm Green Squareback
1972 Sierra Yellow Tin Top Westfalia Camper
“Fitz” 1971 Westfalia Poptop |
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Ceckert64 Samba Member
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old_man Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Mar 28, 2021 1:30 pm Post subject: Re: My 1970 Elm Green Squareback (Joann) |
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Interesting. I always used 50/50 dishsoap and water to get bushings on. Let me know how the baby/talcum/foot powder works out. |
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Ceckert64 Samba Member
Joined: September 16, 2015 Posts: 1931 Location: Manitowoc, WI
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Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2021 9:37 pm Post subject: Re: My 1970 Elm Green Squareback (Joann) |
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old_man wrote: |
Interesting. I always used 50/50 dishsoap and water to get bushings on. Let me know how the baby/talcum/foot powder works out. |
The talcum powder worked out good. I used it since that is what it says to use in the manual.
I got to meet DQDan this weekend, very nice to meet him, a great guy! He has a cool collection of VWs. A big thanks to him for the frame head and front axle beam! They are going to help a lot! Thank you so much!
Today, I got the torsion arms, spring plates, pads and a new wheel cylinder in today when I got home from vacation. It turned out one of my wheel cylinders had seized up completely Luckily I had a spare T3 one to put on to replace it. I got all the subframe, spring plate and torsion cover bolts torqued to spec.
I had to cut the end off of my 17mm Allen wrench so I could use it on a socket to get the proper torque on it for the torsion arm.
Here is the subframe by itself with all of the new bushings installed
I found that using a jack worked good to get the spring plate on the stops. I had to add extra weight since the engine wasn’t in yet to weigh the car car down enough.
then assembled and some rust I discovered under the rock guard put on by the factory
New brake parts on with wheel cylinder and pads
Then a bolt broke and the picture gives you a glimpse into the fun. My old friend the T-handle+welder was back
Aiden _________________ 1964 sunroof Beetle Restoration "Herbie"
“Joann” 1970 Elm Green Squareback
1972 Sierra Yellow Tin Top Westfalia Camper
“Fitz” 1971 Westfalia Poptop |
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Ceckert64 Samba Member
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DQDan Samba Member
Joined: October 24, 2016 Posts: 351 Location: Cleveland OH
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Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2021 8:18 pm Post subject: Re: My 1970 Elm Green Squareback (Joann) |
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It was nice to meet you and your Dad, Aiden! He really is a 16 year old kid and he's got a great head on his shoulders. In my line of work I meet 100's of teenage kids (sigh) but none of them have ever had their act together like Aiden! If he was closer I'd pay him good money to work on my cars!
Keep it up, kiddo! |
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Qldelsie Samba Member
Joined: September 22, 2019 Posts: 518 Location: Queensland Australia
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Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2021 11:14 pm Post subject: Re: My 1970 Elm Green Squareback (Joann) |
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You wrote : " I found that using a jack worked good to get the spring plate on the stops. I had to add extra weight since the engine wasn’t in yet to weigh the car car down enough."
Is that what the bags of ???? are doing in the back of the car in the photo ????? When I saw them, I wondered why they were there, then when I read on further, I realised what they probably were !!!!!!
I had the same problem, but never thought of putting sacks of ??? cement ?? Horse manure ???? in the back !!!!
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Ceckert64 Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 6:31 am Post subject: Re: My 1970 Elm Green Squareback (Joann) |
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DQDan wrote: |
It was nice to meet you and your Dad, Aiden! He really is a 16 year old kid and he's got a great head on his shoulders. In my line of work I meet 100's of teenage kids (sigh) but none of them have ever had their act together like Aiden! If he was closer I'd pay him good money to work on my cars!
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It was nice meeting you too! Thank you for the kind words, I really appreciate it. I would definitely help out if I was closer! Thanks again for the parts, I will hopefully be welding in the new front frame piece today.
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You wrote : " I found that using a jack worked good to get the spring plate on the stops. I had to add extra weight since the engine wasn’t in yet to weigh the car car down enough."
Is that what the bags of ???? are doing in the back of the car in the photo ????? When I saw them, I wondered why they were there, then when I read on further, I realised what they probably were !!!!!!
I had the same problem, but never thought of putting sacks of ??? cement ?? Horse manure ???? in the back !!!!
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They are 60lbs bags of cement. I had to use 4-5 and my dad to stand on the rear bumper. It took a lot of weight since there was no engine or transmission in.
Aiden _________________ 1964 sunroof Beetle Restoration "Herbie"
“Joann” 1970 Elm Green Squareback
1972 Sierra Yellow Tin Top Westfalia Camper
“Fitz” 1971 Westfalia Poptop |
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Bobnotch Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 2:47 pm Post subject: Re: My 1970 Elm Green Squareback (Joann) |
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Ceckert64 wrote: |
Qldelsie wrote: |
You wrote : " I found that using a jack worked good to get the spring plate on the stops. I had to add extra weight since the engine wasn’t in yet to weigh the car car down enough."
Is that what the bags of ???? are doing in the back of the car in the photo ????? When I saw them, I wondered why they were there, then when I read on further, I realised what they probably were !!!!!!
I had the same problem, but never thought of putting sacks of ??? cement ?? Horse manure ???? in the back !!!!
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They are 60lbs bags of cement. I had to use 4-5 and my dad to stand on the rear bumper. It took a lot of weight since there was no engine or transmission in.
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Hey, sometimes you have to do what you gotta do. I don't know if a ratchet strap would have pulled it enough. I've found having the engine and trans do make it easier. _________________ Bob 65 Notch S with Sunroof
71 Notch ...aka Krunchy; build pics here;
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=249390 -been busy working
64 T-34 Ghia...aka Wolfie, under construction... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=412120
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Tram wrote: |
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Ceckert64 Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 7:30 pm Post subject: Re: My 1970 Elm Green Squareback (Joann) |
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Bobnotch wrote: |
Hey, sometimes you have to do what you gotta do. I don't know if a ratchet strap would have pulled it enough. I've found having the engine and trans do make it easier. |
Yep! A ratchet strap would not do it. The jack I use to put in the engine was holding up the car at the time so I couldn’t put it in.
Today I finished buttoning up the engine, I adjusted the motor mounts and got them torqued down. I hooked up the electrical. I figured before I hooked up the shift coupler I would clean up the shift rod and replace the bushing. I had a spare from the bus. It is so much easier than on the beetle to replace.
Then I pulled the front axle beam and the rust is bad
_________________ 1964 sunroof Beetle Restoration "Herbie"
“Joann” 1970 Elm Green Squareback
1972 Sierra Yellow Tin Top Westfalia Camper
“Fitz” 1971 Westfalia Poptop |
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