What did you do to your volkswagen today?

I cleaned up the home made side scoops the PO built on the waterbug. They're not perfect but a lot better than before. I filled the low spots with metal to metal filler. I blocked then re-applied filler blocked again. Then used sandable primer. I put several coats and blocked some more. Re-primed and lightly sanded and then painted the scoops. I also filled some molding holes the PO neglected to fill.

I also installed Mexican hood rubber to seal the hood. I love it it's so much easier and seals better.

Washed the bay....in the rain. Def. looking much better. I will have pictures tomorrow as the pictures I took tonight just didn't turn out...

I got the new rear clip welded on the 62 and should have it back on the road soon.

Mounted my reverse light on the rear bumper.........

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Will run the wiring tomorrow.

The Back-up light looks great, Darryl

Grifspop wrote:The Back-up light looks great, Darryl

Thanks!!

I'm gonna have to find a 67 nose cone tho to have them work like I wanted. I don't want to use the crappy reverse speedo switch so I will have to source the later nosecone with the back-up switch. A PIA but thats how I want it. On the up side, I did manage to get the Euro tailights installed today! (and they are working) Not a bad project. I had to run a dedicated line from the master cylinder switch and make some ground straps.(the euro buckets didn't have ground lugs) But they are nice and bright!! The amber flashers just might keep me from getting rear-ended by some cell phone talking soccer mom someday!!

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Drove the bus to work. Almost got run off the road twice by two different asshats who were texting while driving. If it ever happens, I hope the Georgia Dubs will come together for some bail money cuz I'm going to KILL THEM! :Gun:

And if you're guilty of doing it yourself, this thread is your warning. When I catch you at the next light, I'm going to start beating your car with a three cell Maglight because you obviously don't give a crap about your ride or anyone else anyway.


PUT DOWN THE F!%#ING PHONE AND DRIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!

I know what you mean. I'm driving right now and I prefer to email.............that text is for kids.












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emailing while driving is different?

bumblebuggy wrote:Drove the bus to work. Almost got run off the road twice by two different asshats who were texting while driving. If it ever happens, I hope the Georgia Dubs will come together for some bail money cuz I'm going to KILL THEM! :Gun:

And if you're guilty of doing it yourself, this thread is your warning. When I catch you at the next light, I'm going to start beating your car with a three cell Maglight because you obviously don't give a crap about your ride or anyone else anyway.


PUT DOWN THE F!%#ING PHONE AND DRIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Should make them watch this video:

Women drivers. Good thing the steering wheel was on the wrong side. At least they could have gotten their "just jacked up" head bobbing in unison.

Don Hall wrote:emailing while driving is different?

There really is a need for a sarcasm font.

"There really is a need for a sarcasm font. "

As much as I enjoy, encourage and support sarcasm, I gotta admit it when I'm not sure.....thanx
:Laughing:

Pulled some parts off a 70 bay today that is going to the crusher (a buddy of mine had it and told me to get what I wanted) I hope he still has it tomorrow as I want some floor patch panels....
cargo mat
tail lights
some trim
bulkhead panels
seat mounts
kick panel
slider handle
gauge cluster
also found a cool gray hubcap dont know if it is an og bus cap or not
and some fan shroud cooling flaps

Nice score Bryce...

Very nice score, wanna sell that cluster, you know the deluxe one with the clock, not like they are worth anything anyway, who needs a clock nowdays in the age of cell phones, even so will happily take off the plate in mine to make yours stock. Clocks are obsolete, so just for us old farts who grew up with them are into them and your a young fella right? No need for some old crusty clock. Good place to put a tach in if you ask me. Do not pay attention to those guys on the samba or e-bay those clocks are worthless, take my word on this, would I steer you wrong???? (insert imaginary sarcasm emoticon here)
Seriously if you do want to sell, let me know a price. Thanks

Bryce, pull as much metal off that floor as you can. A buddy and I are going to roll out to Carolina to pick up a Bay in the next few days and the guy says it may need some floor patching.

He's going to buy this one...

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=824744

Glenn

oil change.

replaced the big ass MONDO muffler +header w/ a stock setup. much more restrictive but i dont sound like a harley coming down the road anymore.

and a wash..... for the car.

Going to visit my 'dub at the hospital tonight- she's running (possibly purring) again, so I guess I'll be starting to put her back together (woo-hoo ). She really hasn't had much excitment since BAP. It's been too long.
Steve and Val didn't find any real damage anywhere, just some issues with a few pushrods ( whose been messin?), and dirty carbs ( ).

bolted on a rebuilt carb and generator.
Installing 3 point seatbelts as well.

painted my '74 standard today.i thought i used a paint sprayer,but it would appear that i used a pine cone and a handful of nats.

lol, thats happened to me. not sure why that happens, but i guess sometimes the paint is made wrong or something, cause sometimes paint will go on nice and smoothe, and others it will look like sand paper. Just take some fine sandpaper, and sand it down to smoothe it out. just keep getting finer and finer, and the bumps will go away.

FINE GRIT paper! and keep it wet with some water too.

Don Hall wrote:FINE GRIT paper! and keep it wet with some water too.

Oh yeah, forgot about the water. guess i assumed that was a givin, lol. When it happenes to me i usually start with some 1000 grit (to get the bigger bumps out), then the 2000 grit to finish, all while wet-sanding.

Broke it. Snapped the clutch cable in traffic. Tried to drive a bit without a clutch but too many red lights. Was planning on taking it off the road this weekend. Guess I have no choice now.

I brought the 64 patina down from Mom and Dads house.