What did you do to your volkswagen today?

I'll probably put the '67 on the street first, I need to spend some serious money on the '57 to get it the way I want it

Ok well it's good to hear your still working on the 57,I would like to see it again soon

Yeah, still working on the '57, but the '67 should be ready to hit the streets soon, just waiting to get my ball joints pressed in.

Grifspop wrote:Yeah, still working on the '57, but the '67 should be ready to hit the streets soon, just waiting to get my ball joints pressed in.

well hopefully we'll see you at the Cruise-In at Hooters on the 27,March with the 67

I registered O'Bugga for Bug-a-Palüza 12!! Can't wait! If you want to go to a fun show this is it. Camp out Friday and Sat. night.

Yeah I agree Bap is one of my favorites. This is a show not to be miss. As for the camping LOL!!!LOL!!! I know nothing about, but hopefully one day soon I'll find out.

the camping is cheep to 6 dollars a person i like that you cant even stay at the hojo that cheep

Carefully yanked out the original canvas that I tore a few weeks ago. I'm gonna make a custom new one so I tried to keep the old one in as good a shape as possible in order to use it as a pattern.

Well I finished as much as I could of Pedro's spindles. They are clearanced and ready for the press again....but I need one link pin, needle bearing and bushing before pressing the passenger side back together.....
Before and after

The one bad bushing

Also started tearing apart what I thought was a 1600 dp, well I guess it is one but it is built inside a 40 horse case.....I haven't decided what route I am going to take on this one... It is now broke down into a short block....

Put the engine back in the Bumblebuggy. Took it for a spin around the block.

Order a new front tranny mount so I can drive it on the 27th to Hooters.

took the carb off and took it completely apart earlier this week and cleaned it. Put it back together and got it running "decent". This morning I found a spring on the garage floor. Uh-oh, apparently it had jumped out when doing the carb work. It was the vacuum diaphram spring so luckily I just had to remove 3 screws and pop it back in its place. Then fiddled with the adjustments and got it running alot better. My carb has been staying covered in gas and sometimes acts flooded when starting so I check the fuel pressure. It was at almost 5 pounds and should be close to 3. Only had one extra gasket so I put that under the fuel pump, but that only knocked it down to about 4.5. Found an extra fuel pump pushrod and took some material off the top off it to make it a tad shorter. Did that a few times and finally got the pressure to about 3.25.

Took it for a 30 mile cruise to see how well my carb tuning went. I made it back home, so I guess I did ok! Let it sit for about 5 minutes and it fired right up rather than acting flooded, so I think the lower pressure is helping. Greatest part of the drive was getting to put the ragtop back. Haven't had it opened in about 4 months.

Sounds good. Now if we can get you p'tree city guys to get it going again. WOW look how nice it is today and it's Friday. Where's the cruise at

Took the Sandpiper for her first (semi) long road test today.Put about 30-40 miles on her.
Just long enough to find a few things that need to be addressed and she should be good to go for the summer.
Making that statement with my fingers crossed.....

56HAVOC wrote: WOW look how nice it is today and it's Friday. Where's the cruise at

Haha, would have been a good night for it. Hopefully we'll get them going again here shortly.

Johnny wrote:Took the Sandpiper for her first (semi) long road test
today.Put about 30-40 miles on her.
Just long enough to find a few things that need to be
addressed and she should be good to go for the summer.
Making that statement with my fingers
crossed.....

Good to hear Johnny It's buggy weather!

Grifspop wrote:

I'm jealous.... you're 67 has popouts already....

Yeah, I just wish I could find some pop-outs for my '57

fluxcap wrote:
Took it for a 30 mile cruise to see how well my carb tuning went. I made it back home, so I guess I did ok!

I guessed to soon. Me and Kelly tried to go for a cruise today. Drove about 20 miles then stopped for gas. Hasn't idled since. Had to limp it home. Won't even idle for a second and the engine is super hot. I checked the timing right before I left and it was great. I just don't get it, drove perfectly yesterday, and like crap today. Gotta let it (and me) cool down for a bit then see what I can find.

what carb/ engine do you have? Not sure if you have this, but did you check the idle cutoff valve? i had the wire end pop off one day, and wouldn't idle at all. if that isn't it, did ya try taking the air filter off, rev it up, sick your hand over the carb opening, and let it die? that always seems to clear the carb of crap, when my car runs bad. valves, points? just a thought(s).

Bugman114 wrote:what carb/ engine do you have? Not sure if you have this, but did you check the idle cutoff valve? i had the wire end pop off one day, and wouldn't idle at all. if that isn't it, did ya try taking the air filter off, rev it up, sick your hand over the carb opening, and let it die? that always seems to clear the carb of crap, when my car runs bad. valves, points? just a thought(s).

It was the cut-off valve. Just got back from messing around with it. I turned the car on, and pulled the wire and re-attached it and didn't hear the click. So I pulled it out of the carb and hooked a ground wire to the solenoid body, and then applied power. Nothing. did this a few more times and finally the plunger started popping in and out.

Now I'm just wondering if the heat caused it to act up. My car has always ran a little hot, but I've never had an issue like this before. Oh well, bout to take it for a test ride.

Finished busting down the 40 horse 1600dp...... Block looks to be reusable only cut once.... lots of gunk in the case.....c45 cam....shot lifters.....crank has been turned once....piston and cylinders looked fairly new....heads looked newer

pictures in a few

Drove The Bumblebuggy to the Griffin airport yesterday. Met up with Shakey and cleaned up the plane. FINALLY got to fly it and my head has been in the clouds ever since. It was certainly a beautiful day for a buggy ride.

bumblebuggy wrote:Drove The Bumblebuggy to the Griffin airport yesterday. Met up with Shakey and cleaned up the plane. FINALLY got to fly it and my head has been in the clouds ever since. It was certainly a beautiful day for a buggy ride.

CASINO TRIP

Well I went to Lows to get some steel to make my brackets for my fog lights,cause the ones I made before suck. Well I did just like the guys said in The tips and tricks section. And everything went as plan just like they said. But now I can't open my Damm hood So guys where do I go from here cause I need gas bad and can't get in there. So my nice Saturday was a flop. Back to the drawing board. I think I had to many Ginger wine last nite

Do you know the brackets that mount the back-up lights on a '67 Beetle? Try using a set of those to mount fog lights on the front of your '56