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VW_Jimbo Samba Member
Joined: May 22, 2016 Posts: 9879 Location: Huntington Beach, CA
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Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2021 10:08 am Post subject: Re: 1971 Beetle Restoration (The Junkyard Bug) |
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Dude! I saw this and thought about those, “find what is different” in those old Highlights magazines. I see headlights, dentless hood, and a seat, and a …..
Nice job! _________________ Jimbo
There is never enough time to do it right the first time, but all the time necessary the second time!
TDCTDI wrote: |
Basically, a whole bunch of fuckery to achieve a look. |
67rustavenger wrote: |
GFY's Xevin and VW_Jimbo! |
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Lost69Convertible Samba Member
Joined: July 29, 2020 Posts: 436 Location: Rhode Island
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Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2021 10:50 am Post subject: Re: 1971 Beetle Restoration (The Junkyard Bug) |
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… and a gas cap!
(enjoying this build very much ) _________________ 1956 Beetle Ragtop: My Father's car
1969 Beetle Convertible: My first car. I loved it, I lost it, and I never got over it.
1979 Super Beetle Convertible |
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fredybear Samba Member
Joined: March 02, 2004 Posts: 690 Location: Ca
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Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2021 11:46 am Post subject: Re: 1971 Beetle Restoration (The Junkyard Bug) |
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How bout the door handle This is fun. Never thought just slapin it together and rollin it would be so cool
The Bumpers cost more than the car
Another Photo Op
It has fuel. Checkin for leaks |
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fredybear Samba Member
Joined: March 02, 2004 Posts: 690 Location: Ca
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Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2021 1:15 pm Post subject: Re: 1971 Beetle Restoration (The Junkyard Bug) |
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Pruneman99 wrote: |
I appreciate the work on the custom seat frames but it seems to be a lot of extra work. I've mounted similar seats maybe from an RX7? Before and just used the VW seat bottom frame and made some brackets to mount the seat to the frame. It was pretty easy, the seats only needed a few small brackets that I made out of some bed frame angle iron (it's high carbon steel).
The recline and adjustability was definitely nice, and very comfortable for long drives. |
I cant cut up a beautiful seat frame. Its against the rules
and this happened
I got depressed after this and sent myself to the corner.
Now Im Back
Ready to finish
Take off the tracks so as to keep original for future use |
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Lost69Convertible Samba Member
Joined: July 29, 2020 Posts: 436 Location: Rhode Island
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Posted: Sun Dec 05, 2021 1:53 pm Post subject: Re: 1971 Beetle Restoration (The Junkyard Bug) |
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No one puts Fredy in the corner! _________________ 1956 Beetle Ragtop: My Father's car
1969 Beetle Convertible: My first car. I loved it, I lost it, and I never got over it.
1979 Super Beetle Convertible |
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VeeDubWolf Samba Member
Joined: July 12, 2010 Posts: 656 Location: Yakima, WA
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Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2021 7:56 am Post subject: Re: 1971 Beetle Restoration (The Junkyard Bug) |
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Looking better all the time!
Needs to be a tool to cut those chop-saw discs back to round again after that happens... The tiny discs on my dremel just fragment when I mess up! _________________ Two Bugs-
'70 rust-bucket sunroof sedan
'69 PO hack-job special
-Plus a wide assortment of various parts'n'junk |
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Pruneman99 Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2012 Posts: 5013 Location: Oceanside
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Posted: Mon Dec 06, 2021 10:31 am Post subject: Re: 1971 Beetle Restoration (The Junkyard Bug) |
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fredybear wrote: |
Pruneman99 wrote: |
I appreciate the work on the custom seat frames but it seems to be a lot of extra work. I've mounted similar seats maybe from an RX7? Before and just used the VW seat bottom frame and made some brackets to mount the seat to the frame. It was pretty easy, the seats only needed a few small brackets that I made out of some bed frame angle iron (it's high carbon steel).
The recline and adjustability was definitely nice, and very comfortable for long drives. |
I cant cut up a beautiful seat frame. Its against the rules
Ready to finish
Take off the tracks so as to keep original for future use |
I don't understand. I didn't cut them up, only drilled a few holes through them and mounted the brackets to the frame with a few grade 8 bolts. Other than a few holes drilled through the tubing, the seat frame was completely unaltered.
But in your picture you cut the sliders off a seat frame.. |
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fredybear Samba Member
Joined: March 02, 2004 Posts: 690 Location: Ca
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Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2021 5:15 pm Post subject: Re: 1971 Beetle Restoration (The Junkyard Bug) |
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Lost69Convertible wrote: |
No one puts Fredy in the corner! |
I like my corner
BUT
The Junkyard Beetle Be Rollin 8 Spoke Baby.....OOOOOOYeah
We got Drums.. Blasted, etched and now for the primer and paint. How Bout Pink?
Put off the seats for a moment |
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fredybear Samba Member
Joined: March 02, 2004 Posts: 690 Location: Ca
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Posted: Fri Dec 10, 2021 5:40 pm Post subject: Re: 1971 Beetle Restoration (The Junkyard Bug) |
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Insides
Pretty |
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fredybear Samba Member
Joined: March 02, 2004 Posts: 690 Location: Ca
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Posted: Sun Dec 12, 2021 8:18 pm Post subject: Re: 1971 Beetle Restoration (The Junkyard Bug) |
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Pruneman99 wrote: |
fredybear wrote: |
Pruneman99 wrote: |
I appreciate the work on the custom seat frames but it seems to be a lot of extra work. I've mounted similar seats maybe from an RX7? Before and just used the VW seat bottom frame and made some brackets to mount the seat to the frame. It was pretty easy, the seats only needed a few small brackets that I made out of some bed frame angle iron (it's high carbon steel).
The recline and adjustability was definitely nice, and very comfortable for long drives. |
I cant cut up a beautiful seat frame. Its against the rules
Ready to finish
Take off the tracks so as to keep original for future use |
I don't understand. I didn't cut them up, only drilled a few holes through them and mounted the brackets to the frame with a few grade 8 bolts. Other than a few holes drilled through the tubing, the seat frame was completely unaltered.
But in your picture you cut the sliders off a seat frame.. |
You mean like this? Except its not an accurate example. It wouldnt look that bad though
I like the abuse of the custom Back to it
Drilling 3/16 by hand Took awhile
Weld n painting next |
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fredybear Samba Member
Joined: March 02, 2004 Posts: 690 Location: Ca
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Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2021 5:45 pm Post subject: Re: 1971 Beetle Restoration (The Junkyard Bug) |
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Back to the Drums
The Products
One coat and than sanding, cause it must be Perfect
This stuff does have a nice gloss to it Now im gonna use a roller and see what happens |
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fredybear Samba Member
Joined: March 02, 2004 Posts: 690 Location: Ca
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Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2021 5:27 pm Post subject: Re: 1971 Beetle Restoration (The Junkyard Bug) |
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Rome wrote: |
Would the tach have fit into the hole to the right of the speedometer, if you rounded the straight edges slightly? Then you don't have the gauge way down out of direct sight like you have it now, and a target for a passenger's knee bumping it. |
This is why, I cant see the Tach
Whos Rollin Da Fuzz...Who-B
1 Snapper
Shinny Drums
All Crappy Pics |
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Pruneman99 Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2012 Posts: 5013 Location: Oceanside
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Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2021 5:41 pm Post subject: Re: 1971 Beetle Restoration (The Junkyard Bug) |
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fredybear wrote: |
Pruneman99 wrote: |
fredybear wrote: |
Pruneman99 wrote: |
I appreciate the work on the custom seat frames but it seems to be a lot of extra work. I've mounted similar seats maybe from an RX7? Before and just used the VW seat bottom frame and made some brackets to mount the seat to the frame. It was pretty easy, the seats only needed a few small brackets that I made out of some bed frame angle iron (it's high carbon steel).
The recline and adjustability was definitely nice, and very comfortable for long drives. |
I cant cut up a beautiful seat frame. Its against the rules
Ready to finish
Take off the tracks so as to keep original for future use |
I don't understand. I didn't cut them up, only drilled a few holes through them and mounted the brackets to the frame with a few grade 8 bolts. Other than a few holes drilled through the tubing, the seat frame was completely unaltered.
But in your picture you cut the sliders off a seat frame.. |
You mean like this? Except its not an accurate example. It wouldnt look that bad though
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Yes, similar. But I just used 4 little L brackets on each corner on the inside of the frame. You couldn't even see them. |
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Buggeee Samba Member
Joined: December 22, 2016 Posts: 4390 Location: Stuck in Ohio
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fredybear Samba Member
Joined: March 02, 2004 Posts: 690 Location: Ca
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Posted: Tue Dec 21, 2021 5:04 pm Post subject: Re: 1971 Beetle Restoration (The Junkyard Bug) |
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Buggeee wrote: |
Fuzzy Wuzzy Was a Bear |
I Have Lotza Hair
Before and After
OK, Are we ready?
Its time to install the single port, here we go....
O Wait.
Whats that you ask
Its a Single Port Booster Tube. Its Suposta give more power to your single port.
Comes with instructions......
1) Install Single Port.
2) Turn Key
3) R U N
O H - B O Y |
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fredybear Samba Member
Joined: March 02, 2004 Posts: 690 Location: Ca
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Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2021 12:06 pm Post subject: Re: 1971 Beetle Restoration (The Junkyard Bug) |
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KABOOM ........... BAM
HOLY CANOLI
Before and After
DAMN THATS SHINNY |
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Lost69Convertible Samba Member
Joined: July 29, 2020 Posts: 436 Location: Rhode Island
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Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2021 12:58 pm Post subject: Re: 1971 Beetle Restoration (The Junkyard Bug) |
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Wow! Beautiful.
From the junkyard to glitz.
I gotta wear shades. _________________ 1956 Beetle Ragtop: My Father's car
1969 Beetle Convertible: My first car. I loved it, I lost it, and I never got over it.
1979 Super Beetle Convertible |
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VW_Jimbo Samba Member
Joined: May 22, 2016 Posts: 9879 Location: Huntington Beach, CA
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Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2021 3:00 pm Post subject: Re: 1971 Beetle Restoration (The Junkyard Bug) |
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Bright and shinny! Like a Christmas angel!
You just need a clear distributor cap! (Don't do that! That was a joke.)
Looking good! Does it start?
Do I see a second Bug? Maybe a 73 - 77? White primer? Or white paint? _________________ Jimbo
There is never enough time to do it right the first time, but all the time necessary the second time!
TDCTDI wrote: |
Basically, a whole bunch of fuckery to achieve a look. |
67rustavenger wrote: |
GFY's Xevin and VW_Jimbo! |
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67rustavenger Samba Member
Joined: February 24, 2015 Posts: 9663 Location: Oregon
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Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2021 4:23 pm Post subject: Re: 1971 Beetle Restoration (The Junkyard Bug) |
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Freddy, One thing that I see that will give you issues, is.
The left drop rod from the hex bar to the carb is not in sync with the right one.
If you leave it this way, one carb will lead the other when you open the throttle, from idle.
Ideally you want the rods to drop straight down from the hex bar to the carb.
Otherwise for a show engine compartment. Nice job! On a sunny day, your gonna need a pair of these, to look at it. _________________ I have learned over the years.
Cheap parts are gonna disappoint you.
Buy Once, Cry Once!
There's never enough time to do it right the first time. But there's always enough time to do it thrice.
GFY's Xevin and VW_Jimbo! |
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Buggeee Samba Member
Joined: December 22, 2016 Posts: 4390 Location: Stuck in Ohio
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