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General Forums => Member's VW's => Topic started by: kirin on May 23, 2006, 07:34:17 PM
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Prelude:
5 years ago I got given my beetle from a lawyer in Palo Alto. For the longest time I have been wanting to do a proper resto of her. Being a California car she is the perfect candidate.
In the winter of 2003/2004 I tore her apart mechanically and interior wise to do a resto. I managed to finish my beetle for my grad and then put her into storage for year while I moved to Switzerland. It was a hard push but I managed to get her done in time. When I returned in 2005 I didn't actually get to drive her at all that summer. So into Doubledoor she went for a good lowering. Spring 2006 was looking to be an excellent season. Then on my way to a cruise she got rearended. Cosmetically it was only a flesh wound but after friends and family convinced me to do the full monty the game was on....
In this topic it will show basically a blog of the restoration of my beetle. First step will be dismembering her body. Which has already commenced. Tommorow is interior tear down time...
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Here we go! :rockon: :rockon:
Good luck KIKI
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Thanks Steiner. Its a shame that your old bumper got destroyed in the process so is life.
To begin this story lets have a few pictures.
In one of her proudest moments
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Still looking good
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And why we are here now..
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It does also help that I got a 2012.20 dollar incentive from ICBC..
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I'm with STEINER on this one :rockon:
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Way to go Kirin. Get intimate with it.
I got a project of my own going.
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O lad she's merely a flesh wound. Stronger, faster, Seabert the sequel.
And with the down payment from ICBC ( while you recover from the obvious physical trauma you've gone through ) its a nice start.
Hey, all kiddin aside, it could have been a lot worse for you and Seabert.
Be sure to keep the photo diary and keep us posted.
Todd
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Way to go Kirin. Get intimate with it.
I got a project of my own going.
just be sure to wear protection kirin, one of you driving a beetle is enough.
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Love me or hate me I'm still around and hey there may be a mini me running around one day. Nobody in the near future I'm obviously wedded to my projects.
Thanks guys. I definetly do believe I can make this car from a nice beetle to a real looker. I'm pretty much half way there now I just have to return the favour. Fun times come ahead.
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no matter how frustrated you may become and how difficult it may seem at times, make sure you always have fun doing it. good luck kirin.
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Sage advice silas,
This isn't in truth the first car I have restored or started rather. The other car is still in the body shop and will be for a long time. Its not like 70 year old cars rust or anything.
There is a lot of strength and wisdom in walking away when you get angry.
I'm off to pick up Andre the trimmer. Pics up later.
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Who's gonna do the work bud? I am not being a salesman here either. Just wondering. I do recomend someone that knows the VW's. Especially for the collision work. I will be the first to admit that collison repair is my weakest hat. I think Stephan or Ryan or Lanny would be your best bet here man. Let us know and keep us updated.
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Who's gonna do the work bud? I am not being a salesman here either. Just wondering. I do recomend someone that knows the VW's. Especially for the collision work. I will be the first to admit that collison repair is my weakest hat. I think Stephan or Ryan or Lanny would be your best bet here man. Let us know and keep us updated.
Dood you so need to finish all your other jobs... :huh:
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I know that. Just wondering what he is up to. If there were damage to the inners, I wouldn't take it anyways. Not so good with collision work.
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Okay.
Day 1 of full tear down mode. We started dismembering her body.. theres no turning back now
What we started with.
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Seats out
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When it started raining
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Gutted interior
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gutted headliner
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doors down
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Thats how I left her at the end of day one...
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Hey Jason,
My car is going to Man with barn autobody. He is a guy who does rotesserie restos out in the boondocks of ladner. He does fancy restos for all the farmers and is a good guy.
For the collision damage basically all there is the dents. No crinkles no nothing. The decklid took the brunt of the hit and folded like a taco and I guess saved the car strangely..
She's a fighter..
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Nothing really new today.
Discussed plans with the body shop. She is definetly going up on a spit! I did manage to pick up a mint decklid and license plate light so I'm golden in that department.
Tommorow will bring some more progress.
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Can you take measurements of the mounting holes for you rear lights?
I have some blank fenders that need the holes drilled.
Thanks Mark
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I will give it a shot. Obviously the one on the left is hosed but I can do the one on the right for you.
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wow. good luck dude. its gonna be a hellofa car when your done.
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Thanks buddy.
I think we are on the right track.
Currently coming up with some ideas and some revisions and changes to the old seabert.
The list of things include..
Some interior mods,
stance,
tires,
driveline...
and a few things that I can toss in there..
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Okay more progress today.
Doors are officially done. Interior I need to borrow a heat gun. Running boards and the drivers side fenders are off. Finally the front bumper/ lights etc is off. Pics up later. I'm off to pick up some sport seats and to run off to the island and play Armchair psychologist(that ones for you Matt. Please don't have a foaming fit over it!)
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Hmmmmmm looks familiar!
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How deep are your pockets kiki?
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Hey Mowser I like that...
Pocket wise I will find out on friday what I'm doing potentially. Time is the only limit... since money comes with time.
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It's for sale on the samba..... it's only a 1641.
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1641?? WTF????
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that's what I said too.... WTF!!!!
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/det...l.php?id=313886 (http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=313886)
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Change of color??????????????
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No more like go back to the original one. My paint was a shade off and faded to hell so shes gonna be turkis like new again.
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Okay Mid week update.
Actually pics are from the weekend not much has changed.
Dropping off some panels at the body shop tommorow.
Car is coming apart nicely. All that is left is gas tank, front and rear window and yank the engine and and... :wacko:
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Those steelies by your garage door are awesome :rockon:
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Not doing a pan off?
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I am doing a pan off.. Just waiting for the paint shop to give me take off clearance.
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ATABOY...go balls deep with it!
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Got take off clearance by Man with Barn.
Car is going in tommorow if I can get all my stuff together. Will be a long day along with helping my buddy move into his new townhouse. Pics are a coming.
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Double post since the forums are whacky
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Got take off clearance by Man with Barn.
Car is going in tommorow if I can get all my stuff together. Will be a long day along with helping my buddy move into his new townhouse. Pics are a coming.
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Kiki, to you have take off Clearance? ;)
Can you break the steps down even more???
Like... I removed the right rear fender, and then I put the bolts into a coffee can, Mom called me in for dinner, so I washed my hands and got ready to eat, After dinner I took 3 bolts out of the other fender as I got Fender take off clearence... :lol:
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God I gotta watch my writing and think before I write.
I could break it down more hulk. Theres very few step by step restos and why not document the whole story if you can?
Yeah I'm getting cut a paint job deal by selling my body... If it was only that easy :wacko:
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All you need to think is.
She will be rebuilt bigger, badder and stronger!
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Rest well young beetle!
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big project aghead! good luck man. keep the pics coming.
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Thanks guys.
If anybody can identify the car behind mine in bare metal I'll buy you a beer.
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Sure looks like a beemer to me.
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Good identification Mowser,
It is a 73 2800cs coupe.
Cool car thats a project through work.
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The grill is a dead giveaway dude. Even without the actual grill the supports give it away. Now give me my beer. I like Ricards Honey Brown and you can deliver it.
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That can be arranged.
Next time I am in Salmon Arm I will have to stop by and hopefully you won't shank me in the gut.
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it ain't jail. and besides we are rednecks .... we use broken bottles. Oh yeah.... I only drink beer out of a bottle. Cans make it taste like shite.
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Wise man.
Should be coming up soon to yank some stuff out of storage. So be prepared.
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Latest pics
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After a while.. The body is now at the blasters. I'm stripping this pan after I get back from a few days of R&R. More pics soon.
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Looking gooood K-man.
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Long time no update. The body is still at Redi-strip. Apparently there is a backlog and such however we will indeed see how much longer it takes....
I stripped the pan earlier this week and its ready to go to the blaster then come back and get cleaned up. However I need to figure out how to remove the torsion arms and bars. Anybody with tips please msg me. Also I'm beginning to get curious as to what if any modifications I need to do to my car for having a Hi-po drivetrain in it.
Cheers,
Kirin
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Okay so the body is now blasted...
Next step is to cut a big hole in the roof. As Thrasher Bill would say \"Screw preservation! Hand me that Sawzall!\"
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As Thrasher Bill would say "Screw preservation! Hand me that Sawzall!"
I would say that, but I would also take 3-4 inches out of the pillars while i was cutting that big hole in the roof!
:P
:rockon:
ThrasheR
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Trust me Bill its tempting. Looking at the price of chromoly tubing these days I may need to cut as many costs as possible.
How much do you think Amco will give me for that hunk of roof metal? :lol:
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just curious. why are only the inners blasted and not the whole shell?
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looks good Kirin,the shell looks really clean
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That's definitly not a BC Car! Looks really clean!
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Talking to my painter and body guy. It was decided that since the car was sooo incredibly clean it really didn't need a complete sand blast. Redi-strip just attacked the \"problem areas\". Since my car is base+1 paint the original paint is a really good base for more body work since its stuck for 44 years thus far.
Hope that clarifys why we are doing things this way...
-Kirin
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Looking good.
I can only hope that when I get there I have half as good metal to start up.
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Hi Kirin,
Car is looking good!
That brings back many memories of my 65 Beetle (I'm still restoring it!!!)
Redi-Strip does a good job, they have been sold.
John used to run the shop.
Make sure that you put the car in epoxy primer, to prevent it from rusting.
Gotta go,
Shawn
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Since my car is base+1 paint the original paint is a really good base for more body work since its stuck for 44 years thus far.
sorry, you lost me.
imho, bare metal or blasted & epoxy primed metal is the best base for filler/body work. not original paint that has allready been painted over.
if there are 2 coats of paint on that car, original paint and 1 respray, more bodywork and another spray would leave the car with 3 layers of paint.
again, i'm just trying to get a feel for how you are going about this.
btw, the metal that has allready been blasted looks absolutely mint. very nice base to start with. i'm sure you've seen pics of my \"holey\" oval and i must say you're saving yourself a bunch of time by starting with such a clean car.
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well you cold argue that Kirin is being suckered or that its just plain cheaper or that the existing paint has already bonded with the metal and could be sanded and prepped instead of stripping it to bare metal where it may require a zinc wash?! I think thats what the process is called. Someone else would know better but its just karen......
screw paint, its just added weight!
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Well the best as I can understand it.
There are two sorts of paint/ primer bonding. Mechanical and chemical. While 1976bus logic is reasonably on par lets think this through. How thick can a layer of paint be? My car is being sanded down(whats remaining painted) to the original coat. Therefore there is the original primer and paint sealing my car plus an excellent base for the new paint to stick to. While it may not be considered the \"normal\" method its what my painter of 30 some odd years and my bodyman of 15 something years think is best. Overall I think the results will be stunning. And taking the whole car down to bare metal might of been nice it just really didn't need it!
But to each their own.
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Well the best as I can understand it.
There are two sorts of paint/ primer bonding. Mechanical and chemical. While 1976bus logic is reasonably on par lets think this through. How thick can a layer of paint be? My car is being sanded down(whats remaining painted) to the original coat. Therefore there is the original primer and paint sealing my car plus an excellent base for the new paint to stick to. While it may not be considered the "normal" method its what my painter of 30 some odd years and my bodyman of 15 something years think is best. Overall I think the results will be stunning. And taking the whole car down to bare metal might of been nice it just really didn't need it!
But to each their own.
Your painter & body guys have been doing that for a long time. You are paying for it.
Opinions are probably provided in good faith and are always welcome.
If you were trying to create a show car, you probably would spend a whole bunch of money and that would not be an issue.
I look forward to future updates as I may learn something before I make a mistake on my project.
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Actually my goal is to get a bit of press with this car.
However my main goal is to build something up that will last for years and something that I can drive and enjoy a lot. And it will be really clean since how many rotesseried beetles are out there?
-Kirin
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And it will be really clean since how many rotesseried beetles are out there?
-Kirin
since i dont see a difference between pan-off and rotisserie...i can think of quite a few cars. it's really nothing new.
good luck on the project. as long as it remains fun and educational, that's all that matters.
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I think mostly the difference is the ease of working on the under side. I think its a cool concept. I doubt it will catch on but I'm having fun doing it this way.
I hope to learn a lot from this project and carry whatever I can from this one onto my next.... Which I'm hoping will be a bus. But I'm far from that right now..
-Kirin
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I'm pretty sure that's not what Silas meant. He's a smart cat, and probably knows what a rotisseri is.
It doesn't matter if your car is on a spit, or saw-horses, or concrete blocks. Neither of those determine the final outcome, only quality craftsmanship really matters. I can think of more than a handfull of really clean cars here locally that didn't see a rotisseri. It's also not a new idea, it's already caught on, your bug is not the first car to see a rotisseri.
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I'm pretty sure that's not what Silas meant. He's a smart cat, and probably knows what a rotisseri is.
It doesn't matter if your car is on a spit, or saw-horses, or concrete blocks. Neither of those determine the final outcome, only quality craftsmanship really matters. I can think of more than a handfull of really clean cars here locally that didn't see a rotisseri. It's also not a new idea, it's already caught on, your bug is not the first car to see a rotisseri.
Hans single cab has been on one for about 15years and counting ;)
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Going to pick up Seaberts new shoes today.
Pan blasted and came out beautifull.. Just needs a tad bit of metal work to get it up to my standard.
Oh yeah the wheel choice...
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Great looking wheels. Those are going to look awesome.
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Well Kirin, I would not spend too much on that wreck. Why dont you just go buy some Plasticote #362 Rust not Black and call it a resto!!
Looks really good dude!
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Your body/ paint guys are correct. The factory baked finish is excellent once the respray has been sanded off. The rotisserie will help with the finished product. The next time you see a 'restored' car on a hoist, check out the bodywork. 99.9% of cars done on the ground will look pretty poor on a hoist . Stephan Feeg did a great job on DD's 55 by tilting the body almost 90 degrees to prep the underside, a great trick. I'll say it again, mock up, mock up, mock up...
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Hey Lanny,
Thanks for the words of wisdom. Definetly going off of your mock model of building. BTW Neil Macdonald my body guy says hello.
Stopped by today and checked out the pan. Couldn't get any really good photos of it. However it came out nice. There will be a battery patch that has to be fixed. And there was a little bit of a hole in it that blew through. However it should be fixed up soon.
However I did take a few photos today of the wheels.
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Any ideas where I can get the last sticker recreated?
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Your body/ paint guys are correct. The factory baked finish is excellent once the respray has been sanded off.
that's good information.
factory baked finish vs. blasted & primed. i'm not trying to discredit either method, but are they equally comparable or is one method better than the other?
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i love the shift pattern drawn on that sticker.
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Well I've been busy as have the body shop...
First I got distracted by beating on the daily driver...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKAA_7hCct8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKAA_7hCct8)
But most importantly...
My floor pan has been getting a makeover!
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I think it came out pretty well. Plans are to clean up some of the welding slag. Make it look a bit more\"Finished\" And then give it a really nice coat of glossy black!
Cut out the old one...
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Can anyone tell me if the drivers side is raised up to much? It was pretty dented...
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Nother shot of the pan. That tool in the foreground is called a \"Monkey bar\" Or something like that. Good for striaghtening things and such. Pretty cool tool!
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Finally anybody got framehead? :lol:
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The car is looking awesome, looks like everyone is full steam ahead on their projects. i just dropped off my fenders to get blasted and should have the rest of the body there in a months time. ill catch up =)
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Well you might catch up and pass me. But true quality actually takes time.
Good luck with your build Borat!
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No, i dont think ill pass. im looking to win my class at great canadian 2008. i started the build oct 1st. so its going but ill need another 6 months or so to get a feel for how well im doing for time. not rushing anything. spent the last 2 years collecting all the parts i would need. now its full steam ahead. :rockon: i like your steelies.
p.s. seeing the pan in bare metal is very motivating.
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im looking to win my class at great canadian 2008.
they're going to have a \"polished turd\" class at the gcvws 2008?
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no its polish turd
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Ki Ki quality takes time but you couldn't even take off the torsion plates and the left rear brake line before blasting? :huh: Keep up the good work :P
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Har har doubledoor.
Don't think I'm going to let it be that way. My body guy rushed the pan out the door before I could finish up stripping it. Rest assured my car will far exceed rebuilder quality.
And its far from being a finished product...
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Looks like its rolling along nicely man.
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Lookin good Ki Ki
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Lookin good so far Kirin, here' a little inspiration for ya!
http://www.snapriot.com/index.php?pageId=1...e=&search_mode= (http://www.snapriot.com/index.php?pageId=100&id=5744&start=0&lightbox_page=&search_mode=)
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Ok Kiki. You need to relax youngster. I have watched this go on for quite some time now. You post, people throw out a line to bait you, you react. It was really quite funny to watch for the first year. Matt making you spin up at the drop of a hat always was a personal favorite of mine. It is just too easy. You just need to see the trap and don't fall in young feller.
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Are you sure your writing in the right post Slammed bus?
Seriously though I know what your talking bout. Check the history I've calmed down a lot. About Jakub well don't even start with that..
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Don't make fun of Kiki just because he's Emo, make fun of him because it makes him feel accepted
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yay the meds are working!
thank kiki's mom for another job well done.
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Giddy up!
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Holy smokes!
I haven't updated this bit forever.
Well the delay has been waiting for the adjustor to show up from Aircooled.net. Then actually cutting into the pan and making it work has been another adventure all together. The pan will be in paint this evening.... Stay tuned for pics.
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Hey Jason,
My car is going to Man with barn autobody. He is a guy who does rotesserie restos out in the boondocks of ladner. He does fancy restos for all the farmers and is a good guy.
For the collision damage basically all there is the dents. No crinkles no nothing. The decklid took the brunt of the hit and folded like a taco and I guess saved the car strangely..
She's a fighter..
Hey Kirin,
Could you e-mail me his phone and physical address? I am looking at the possibilities once I know where I stand with (ICBC) the claim and getting my car back.
Thanks,
egspot
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Well the pan is home and boy does it look nice. Damn is there ever a lot of hours into this thing thus far(about 45!)
However its home and painted... and looking good.
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looks great
it's nice when things start to come together
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that pan looks super sweet.
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Great job Kirin. What did you use? Are you changing the tranny?
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Hey guys,
Just wanted to explain the 45 hours into it comment. Yes some of that was putting in the battery tray patch. However a lot of it was putting in that torsion adjustor, measuring it out, mocking it up etc. Just cutting out the old tube was a major pain in the ass since theres very little room and they way its built makes it a challenge.
We put in the extra effort to remove some OG welding slag around the frame horns and the torsion tubes. The paint on the torsion tubes is damn near top of the car worthy. It feels more like powdercoat then paint and my powdercoating looks almost dull next to it. Time was also spent banging as many dents as possible out of it and reforming the repop battery tray to make it look correct. I'm really happy with it and I know its as perfect as we could make it besides welding in complete new pans.. or buying a whole new pan.
Paint wise, Standox black epoxy primer went on first followed by some standox real black.
Transmission wise... I have a 72 Canadian standard transmission that will go off to Mr. Tweedle for a rebuild and for some hi performance prepping.
Right now I'm planning to throw a lot of whiteline ground control products and some Konis to help the chassis get and stay grounded.
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Okay so the pans now home. I'm just waiting on some parts to come in. I can't decide whether to use stainless steel brake lines or what?
Any ideas?
Heres some pics...
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Alright long time no update. Also all my pictures have gone down since my picture host decided to change its server. However the pans actually getting partially reassembled this weekend. I'm picking up my cad plated bolts tommorow. The theme running is gloss black, silver and gold. Should be nice and subtle. Pics tommorow.
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y cant i see the pics???
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Cad Plating-Who does it, and what does it cost ?
Who would you recommend?
Thanks,
Shawn
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Hudsons plating
275 West 5th Vancouver
I had nearly every single bolt on my beetle done and it rung in at about 114 bucks. It was done in gold cad by the way.
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Time for some beetle bling!
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man, wish i had saved pictures of this german split i found on ebay germany, nice green with gold accents on the interior ect. was nice
dark colors and little gold touches look awesome
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Basically I'm just making the hardware nice... Anything super visable will be silver or polished or chrome...
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Hey kirin, In those last sets of photos what is the far right piece?
I have two of those and never have pulled one off a car.
Cheers
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It covers up the latching mechanism on the bottom of the hood latch in the foreground....
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So through school and sickness I have finally gotten the beetle bug back. Lack of time and funds have kept me away from putting the pan back together however today I started up the long tedious task of putting it back together. I got the shift rod mostly in. Next all I got to do is fully instally the bushing. I managed to \"Dum-Dum\" down the pan gasket today. I also tore down the front beam, and the steering box.... Also did some other organizing stuff. I'd post pics but its all pretty boring at this point. I see myself spending some serious lootcakes in the very near future to progress this thing along.
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Great doing \"K\" guy. I have not done a thing to mine in a long time. I still wish I could dive right in and give you a hand.
Keep up the good work.
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good job buddy, i fired up mine for the first time in 2.5 years the other day, so i think your ahead.
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So through school and sickness I have finally gotten the beetle bug back. Lack of time and funs have kept me away from putting the pan back together however today I started up the long tedious task of putting it back together. I got the shift rod mostly in. Next all I got to do is fully instally the bushing. I managed to "Dum-Dum" down the pan gasket today. I also tore down the front beam, and the steering box.... Also did some other organizing stuff. I'd post pics but its all pretty boring at this point. I see myself spending some serious lootcakes in the very near future to progress this thing along.
better put the car back together, ive got it as my backround atm before you tore it down
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The cars coming back now better then ever. When shes back on the road you'll be more then welcome to come over for a spin!
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kirin said, I have finally gotten the beetle bug back.
is that like small little
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nope more like if these vehicles are like infectious diseases I got the disease again!
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lol
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The cars coming back now better then ever. When shes back on the road you'll be more then welcome to come over for a spin!
sounds good
everyone who sees my backround thinks the bug looks great, so if its going to be better than before i cant wait
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Just curious what picture is it in fact? Just curious....
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the one andrew holiday took, its one of the ones he has available as a desktop
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Time to bring the thread back from the dead!
I've taken a bit of a hiatus from this project. However I've sorted out a some stuff in my head and am now waiting on some parts from Franklins VW werks and Airkewled....
Also the project has been moved to a new location. With more light and room so its a much better work space....
Pictures coming soon...
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good shit man, hop on it already :P
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Thanks Josh,
I'll send you a PM to get you up to speed on some stuff...
Now to drive back to Kami!
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3 months later...
Car is looking great! I just picked up the paint for it. So hopefully its coming home real soon(Cross fingers). Of course I didn't take my Camera with me to the body shop....
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Yeah I'm not dead....
Long story short is that the BMWs are being sold and I picked up a new daily driver(2007 Rabbit) and refocusing on the beetle. I got some new shots that I'll post up later this week and continue on with this story. Its only taking forever..
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WOW MEN!
Groove eh!
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refocusing on the beetle. I got some new shots that I'll post up later this week and continue on with this story. Its only taking forever..
Sure. Whatever. As if this mythical car even exists. Next your going to tell us it just needs an interior...
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Ken that hurts man! It has a interior it just needs to be put in it and all the parts put back together. Seriously isn't having a 2010 Volkswagen okay?
Oh story on the pics...
Ladyfriend dropped the camara and corrupted all the pictures so I'm going to have to take new ones and wait for Future shop to give my Canon back.
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Jeezus....I thought that my 13 year old's 'the dog ate my homework' was bad...
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Seriously isn't having a 2010 Volkswagen okay?
No not really.
I'd offer to help with your unicorn of a car but you have not mentioned a time, place or brand of beer offered.
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Come on Ki Ki, I want to see some pic's....your project was moving along good for a while?!?! Go buy a camera ;D
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Ok ok, give the kid a break. We all know he sold the car and just doesn't have the cajones to fess up. He probably used the money to buy a nice Toyota Corolla or something.
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Nah, Kirin likes the offbeat imports. He likely got a Daewoo.
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I think he will come around with a finished Bug. It has probably taken a lot of money and effort for him to stop it.
I look forward to it.
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Yeah yeah give me flack.
Unfortunatly during the fall and the spring I'm a full time student. Simply, that leaves little time and money and energy to work on cars.... In amongst all this I'm pushing hard to help my mom get her car done and get my vintage beasties on the road. Plus try to have some life.
No corolla's or daewoos in this fleet. Just a vintage BMW and beetle and a daily Rabbit..
Ken. I have no idea what plans you have for over christmas. But I plan on hammering out my floor pan and getting it back on the ground over the break. IF you want and have time, catch a ferry over and I will feed you whatever Guinness/ winter ale you like and supply tons of BBQ fodder.
Oh the teaser pics...
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Thats it for tonight. As much as I wish I could just pound this thing out over night I can't. I've been working on a 5 year project called my Bachelors degree. 13 months left and I'll be out and looking for a career...
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Good show K man. I look forward to the finished product.
Emilio
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Nice to see some pic's KiKi, Keep up the hard work at school and on the bug!
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Ken. I have no idea what plans you have for over christmas. But I plan on hammering out my floor pan and getting it back on the ground over the break. IF you want and have time, catch a ferry over and I will feed you whatever Guinness/ winter ale you like and supply tons of BBQ fodder.
As much as I wish I could just pound this thing out over night I can't. I've been working on a 5 year project called my Bachelors degree. 13 months left and I'll be out and looking for a career...
Pffft. Bachelors degree. Nice excuse. I think somebody's gettin a wee bit embarrassed to be coming up with these grandiose alibi's. A life, sure sure.
I should indeed have some free time over the holidays. Might want to pick a time now to be sure. I use my holidays to the utmost until closing time.
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I could say I'm just lazy?
I'll message you soon once my exams get set. I need to get over to that thar island soon anyways.
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Kirin
Do you have your bug here in the loops?
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Its in the coast.. I'm in the loops as is my Rabbit.
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Its in the coast.. I'm in the loops as is my Rabbit.
Bunny? ;D
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Its of the red 4dr variety lol
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Big day,
Coming home soon....
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Looking very good KiKi!!!!
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Looking Good!!! Kirin hows the rotisserie mounted on the back? Did you replace the heat channels?
Gary
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The rear is mounted via the rear bumper brackets. Heater channels are original. My car was a low rust Cali version so I got lucky...
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I remember when kiki started this project........................................................................................
And he is still going to beat me. ???
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Yeah it for sure has been a while coming. However life happens and it will be su-weeet when it's done. How long did it take Gary to finish his 67? Yup it took a while but daaaamn is it ever nice. Soon my friends soon!
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Kirin, your car looks great!
Can`t wait til my 65 beetle is done!
Shawn
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Need I say more?
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Looking great K man!
I remember when my car was painted
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Is this thing still around, Or has kirin gone back to the bmw side?? Anyone???
O0
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HAHA.
Actually I just cut up my old '75 BMW 2002. Waaay too rusty so now I'm down to 81 RHD 323I and the bug... And a Kawasaki!
This is turning out to be the worlds slowest respray. The panels for my car were really f'ed up. Fenders didn't fit and finding decent ones is difficult. I think I can almost see the light. Should be right around by the time I go back to school.. Sigh.
Plus side, I've cleaned out a ton of space for working on the beast.. So Lifes good!
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Good work K man.
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Keep us posted with lots of pics!
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Will for sure try. Just been organizing the cad plating and building up a set of turkis running boards. The passenger side fender is a 58 thats been converted over to be a "62" fender.... Hood had a bunch of tears and weird dents.. However the gaps now are nice.
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Need I say more? Finally coming together. Big thanks to Lanny Hussey for an incredibly quick turn around time on the Pan build....
Now just to make everything else match the body work and the incredible pan!
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Lanny told me you are happier than a pig in mud!!!!
I can't wait to see it this summer.
Stephen
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I'm all smiles. Can't remember the last time a car made me feel this way. Lanny's work is outright amazing. Pics don't really do it justice. And the speed that he works at and what gets done in not a lot of time is incredible.
Looking forward to the next step......
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Looks good!
Lets see some pan shots.
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whos 39/40 is that in the background? ps nice car indeed whats your back wheels size? originals? whats suuup?
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The 39/40 is a local Ladner dudes ride. Back wheels and fronts are 15's. All are 5.5 width. 145 width Nankangs up front. 205 70- 15's in the back. I'm going to have to find some spacers since they rub.
Oh and they are flat 4's repops.
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Lanny kicks ass!!!!!
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More pics...
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Hi Kirin,
Your car is looking great!
Coming together nicely!
Reminds me to get going on mine.....
Shawn ;D
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NICE! REALLY NICE!!!!
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Well this post is about a week late.
Brought the car home labour day long weekend. Don't ask about the fender, its a sore subject. It still needs some touch ups/ a polish..
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Lookin great Kiki!!!
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Well this post is about a week late.
about the fender..... we have the time ....do expand ;D
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Well I wish I had a good story but I don't. Left rear didn't fit. Simple as that... Needless to say the fitment issue should of been addressed before it was painted, however it wasn't.....
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Here's an update for you all.....
I'm not dead.
I never sold or finished the car.
Finally its home in my shop and getting the love and attention it deserves.
More pictures and updates to come.
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That looks fantastic , nice work on the repairs , hope to see it out at the shows this year , way to go !!
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Long time man! Good to see ya back at it!!
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Hate to say it again but it's been a long time coming. Finally having a garage that I can stumble out to in my own yard has helped a lot. Even if it comes with all the other home owners responsibilities:P
Anyways started wrenching on it and started getting the wiring harness run. Got to love the sand that is still coming out of the car....
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when mine trailered across Canada and back, there was sand in the same place when I got it home! ;)
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Whenever I think of sand I think of this funny Seinfeld episode:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBaPplviA8o&sns=em
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it is kinda about time you did anything with this car, i will say it does look good thou!!
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You just were waiting in the shadows for the sale of it weren't you Steve-o?:P
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Cleaned the shop, Moved the car to a better position and got the hood seal in and cleaned up all the underhood polishing splatter spots.
Just need to dress the seam and I can call it done.
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and yes I know the gas tank clamp is crooked. Its loose just holding the tank in for transport.
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thats it for tonight. Back at it tomorrow.
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Nice !!
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Very Nice KiKi!
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Decided today was a good day to put the trim on it.
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Looking great! Keep it up!
Do you still have that 2275 or whatever for it?
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No engine yet but its getting a 2275.
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Tonights resto work.
Cleaned the filthy interior, started by pulling the steering column and wheel out of the car, then started cleaning it, and then laid down some sound deadening.
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Did the wood roller last for more then five minutes?
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I have had that one for years. So yes.
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Dudes a ghost for years then BAM out of nowhere major progress! Right on Kirin, looks great man keep at it :rockon: :rockon: :rockon: :rockon:
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Been a bit of a slower week for me on this project, been busy with house work(Yard, exterior work), Looking for real work and the bug has come last. However I have managed to get the brakes bled and functioning for the first time in 7 years. Got a bunch more wiring done and also finished installing the engine bay seals..
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Brought the interior home for it!
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Love it! Great Progress Kirin!
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Stalled out waiting on more parts.... But I mock installed the interior.
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looking good kirin!
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Thanks guys!
I'm waiting on parts and fundage to return to my wallet. Doesn't help that I have a property tax bill next month and I'm unemployed so that leaves me a bit tight. However I will Eat Ramen to try to get this car done by September!
Also some of the damndest stuff is out of stock for this thing. From Master Cylinder pushrod retainer clips(VERY Important might I add) to taillight bezels... At any rate I'm stuck waiting to get the steering back together until my new turnsignal switch and assorted bits show up. I painted the column shaft and have the bearings ready, just waiting on the firewall seal and some other bits..
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Final question. When trying to install my wiper switch I can't get it to not spin with the knob. This brass bit on the switch spins. Is this right or wrong?
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Post a list of parts u still need, I'll see if I have anything laying around... Your soo close after all this time would be good to see it on the road this summer!
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Post a list of parts u still need, I'll see if I have anything laying around... Your soo close after all this time would be good to see it on the road this summer!
I have a lot of parts that I'm going threw in this forty collection I'm selling off , send me a list of what you need and I will get what I can and make you up a package that will help you out and get this beauty finished and shown off at the great Canadian :)
PM me please
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Thanks guys! Really awesome to see the support after all these years!
My goal is to have it ready for my Buddies wedding which is September 20th and my 10 year highschool reunion is right around that time. Reason why I would like the car completed by then is I took it to my High School grad in 2004 and actually we had a cruise with a bunch of members of the Airspeed members. I will come up with a list of stuff and send it off to you guys (Nivag and 69 westy). And if anybody has some stuff that they think could be useful for my build please let me know.
A
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My goal is to have it ready for my Buddies wedding which is September 20th
That's my wedding anniversary too! What a great day :D
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So I need one of these... Its the steering box side of the steering shaft. Mine has virtually no splines left..
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Hey Kirin, Thought I would post now that I've found your build..
I'm going to have to come and check out your garage one of these days..
mike
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Beautiful car
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Nice to see that you made it over from OLC Mike! Always welcome to come over. Its time to move this vehicle back into the limelight.
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So before I win the award for longest running most out of date post lets pick things back up.
Finally rolled the bug back into the shop after a year. Whats changed on it? Uhhh it collected some dust? I also managed to whittle down my ridiculous fleet to just one daily driver pick up and a motor cycle. So I have NOTHING else to work on! And I pledged no stupid impulse purchases until this thing is roadworthy.
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Totally feels like 2 steps forward one step back.
I'm going to try one more thing to it before I yank it out. I have parts on the way that I'm hoping I won't need.
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Nice Kirin
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Decided to pull it out today. Waiting on parts from CIP but might as well get the real ugly part over and done with.
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Its leaking from one of the lower axle flange bolt areas.
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Hoping that a heavy duty axle flange kit and some gaskets and some other sort of gasket material might fix it.