"Menace" '65 Tourist Delivery Build

[Chickensoup]

yeah that was what i was thinking. grind it flush with the nut then drill the center out. it cant be stuck if its liquid


today i disassembled the steering shaft. btw, the shaft itself it supposed to be the grey interior color or black?

another question for yall, why do the inner sections of these hood handles differ? they look the same from the outside.

thia E switch is from a 69. i want to put one in my car like the 66 had. the 66 knobs will thread right on right? heres the one i have that actually works.

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-'85 c10 5.3 LS, 222 cam, long tubes, x pipe, 3 inch spin tech's
-'05 B5.5 TDI Wagon 17in sport rims ;EGR + BSM + ASV Delete, Stage-2 Tune, straight pipe
'65 Tourist Delivery Build
'66 RIP
'69 RIP
Hosea 4:6 "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge"

[Ceckert64]

I think that handle is a 67 only and it is stainless steel with cast end caps on the hood. The other is pot metal that is chrome for 66 down
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1964 sunroof Beetle Restoration "Herbie"
“Joann” 1970 Elm Green Squareback
1972 Sierra Yellow Tin Top Westfalia Camper
“Fitz” 1971 Westfalia Poptop

[Chickensoup]

[Chickensoup]

Well it turns out that im half decent at body work! considering the only body working tools i own are a hammer and dolly set, and thats it

I do have 1 issue! There is this stupid high spot. I circled it and wrote around it in one of the pictures. I tried shrinking the metal using a heat gun and water in a spray gun and it helped but not enough.

and then I fixed what used to be a ding.

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-'85 c10 5.3 LS, 222 cam, long tubes, x pipe, 3 inch spin tech's
-'05 B5.5 TDI Wagon 17in sport rims ;EGR + BSM + ASV Delete, Stage-2 Tune, straight pipe
'65 Tourist Delivery Build
'66 RIP
'69 RIP
Hosea 4:6 "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge"

[Chickensoup]

well ive got the damage looking 96% better but theres still a few minor high spots. maybe i need to shrink the metal more? there also seems to be a large bu very minor low spot towards the bottom of the panel i havent touched yet.

do yall think a shrinking disk will work better than using the heat gun and spray bottle? also, should i be using room temp water or ice water?

and what are yall thoughts on this?

thanks
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-'85 c10 5.3 LS, 222 cam, long tubes, x pipe, 3 inch spin tech's
-'05 B5.5 TDI Wagon 17in sport rims ;EGR + BSM + ASV Delete, Stage-2 Tune, straight pipe
'65 Tourist Delivery Build
'66 RIP
'69 RIP
Hosea 4:6 "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge"

[Chickensoup]

i guess only Ceckert answers my questions lately
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-'85 c10 5.3 LS, 222 cam, long tubes, x pipe, 3 inch spin tech's
-'05 B5.5 TDI Wagon 17in sport rims ;EGR + BSM + ASV Delete, Stage-2 Tune, straight pipe
'65 Tourist Delivery Build
'66 RIP
'69 RIP
Hosea 4:6 "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge"

[sportin-wood]

It seems to me that you'd get better responses on the forums, although I've also noticed that questions often go unanswered....
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Paused 66 project bug
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"Relax, all right? My old man is a television repairman. He's got this ultimate set of tools. I can fix it." --- Jeff Spicoli

[BorisGrishenko]

[calvinater]

We are watching, comments not needed ,only encouragement, are you gonna play mine craft while driving with those displays?
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"Albatross"!

[Kthomas]

I did all the bodywork on my car (engine decisions on 60 ) and then a friend showed up and ran his hand over everything. Thus he proclaimed - THIS IS TERRIBLE ! 😀
I thought it looked really good but I’m not a body man. People who do this kind of work all the time know what to look and feel for. I’ve painted houses for over forty years and can patch a wall but my bonding and blocking skills suck. Part of it is my eyes and lighting. I’ve resigned myself to letting my friend do it.
It seems like you might be a lot younger in which case you may have better eyesight and more drive to finish it out yourself. You Can do it ! 😀

[Pruneman99]

Might help to sand all the paint and rust back to see how much metal you have left.

[Chickensoup]

Displays are for a digital speedometer and fuel guage. Thinking about using or making a custom interface hooked up to an arduino or raspberry pie that allows me to switch between different gauges like oil temp, EGT, A/F, etc.

On the hood I wire wheeled and it's really pitted at the bottom. Maybe if my skills get good enough I can weld on a new nose end.

So far I haven't paid a single person to do any work for me. Maybe it's time I drop the hood off at the body shop and have then fix it lol.

Today i painted the tins, cleaned some stuff up, and fixed a few issues on the engine including the exhaust leak.

Found my only "hoover bit" buried in a bin trying to hide from me. I forgot what it's real name is.

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-'85 c10 5.3 LS, 222 cam, long tubes, x pipe, 3 inch spin tech's
-'05 B5.5 TDI Wagon 17in sport rims ;EGR + BSM + ASV Delete, Stage-2 Tune, straight pipe
'65 Tourist Delivery Build
'66 RIP
'69 RIP
Hosea 4:6 "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge"

[Ceckert64]

Lookin good!

I’m curious how the digital displays will be. How will you get you get the road speed?

Body work just takes for ever and is draining in every way.
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1964 sunroof Beetle Restoration "Herbie"
“Joann” 1970 Elm Green Squareback
1972 Sierra Yellow Tin Top Westfalia Camper
“Fitz” 1971 Westfalia Poptop

[Chickensoup]

ceckert, i was thinking gps, or when i go porsche disc brakes, add a magnet to the backside of the rotor and use a magnetic sensor.

Also, i named the car. which isnt really me because i dont name things or hold emotional attachments to objects.
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-'85 c10 5.3 LS, 222 cam, long tubes, x pipe, 3 inch spin tech's
-'05 B5.5 TDI Wagon 17in sport rims ;EGR + BSM + ASV Delete, Stage-2 Tune, straight pipe
'65 Tourist Delivery Build
'66 RIP
'69 RIP
Hosea 4:6 "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge"

[Chickensoup]

i started disassembling the drivers door. and installing the new hardware.

should i cut this one shorter?

im the only man on the planet to drill a bolt with a flat head lol.

yup. that ones stripped.
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-'85 c10 5.3 LS, 222 cam, long tubes, x pipe, 3 inch spin tech's
-'05 B5.5 TDI Wagon 17in sport rims ;EGR + BSM + ASV Delete, Stage-2 Tune, straight pipe
'65 Tourist Delivery Build
'66 RIP
'69 RIP
Hosea 4:6 "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge"

[Ceckert64]

For the stripped screws, just weld on a small bolt or something to get it off. On a Philips head, you can take a dremmel to make it flathead. Also, you can put a wrench on some screw drivers to allow more force on it.
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1964 sunroof Beetle Restoration "Herbie"
“Joann” 1970 Elm Green Squareback
1972 Sierra Yellow Tin Top Westfalia Camper
“Fitz” 1971 Westfalia Poptop

[Chickensoup]

I ended up just drilling it out which worked well. except the threads are still in there lol. I think i can get a vice grip on it tho.

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-'85 c10 5.3 LS, 222 cam, long tubes, x pipe, 3 inch spin tech's
-'05 B5.5 TDI Wagon 17in sport rims ;EGR + BSM + ASV Delete, Stage-2 Tune, straight pipe
'65 Tourist Delivery Build
'66 RIP
'69 RIP
Hosea 4:6 "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge"

[EVfun]

[Ceckert64]

[Chickensoup]

Today i started cutting out the rot on the firewall, and forming my own repair patches. I think its turned out well so far.

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-'85 c10 5.3 LS, 222 cam, long tubes, x pipe, 3 inch spin tech's
-'05 B5.5 TDI Wagon 17in sport rims ;EGR + BSM + ASV Delete, Stage-2 Tune, straight pipe
'65 Tourist Delivery Build
'66 RIP
'69 RIP
Hosea 4:6 "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge"