Re: My 65 Beetle Leela

by 86vwgti8v Tue Oct 04, 2011 8:53 pm

Replaced the distributor, new points, new rotor button, waiting for a shipment containing condenser and caps, should be here tomorrow....
Drove, and drove it hard, ran awesome! Up hills, hit 60+ mph...
Was running about 45 up a pretty steep hill and POP! NO MORE JUICE!
The distributor popped up, and apperently messed up the cap...had to drag it home...

by Bugman114 Thu Oct 06, 2011 11:27 am

u mean the entire distributor popped up? if so be sure to check the distributor drive gear. if the drive gear popped up as well, it could have damaged the teeth on the drive gear, or the teeth on the gear of the crank

by 86vwgti8v Thu Oct 06, 2011 11:30 am

Yea man, it's all fixed and running for now...

by 86vwgti8v Fri Oct 07, 2011 6:01 am

Drive it about 30 miles yesterday, ran like a champ!
Bring it home turn it off and nothing...acted like it was flooded. Waited about 30 minutes and started right up.

Not sure if the choke is stuck or what, I unplugged it and I will try it again tonight. I had fuel and definatly had spark at the points so I know my coil is good....

by 86vwgti8v Fri Oct 07, 2011 7:48 pm

I was told today before I do anything to replace my starter as it had been acting...

by 86vwgti8v Sun Oct 16, 2011 12:07 am

93 miles logged today, at some point the battery decided it either didn't want to take a charge or generator decided it didn't want to give a charge. But it ran great!

by 86vwgti8v Sun Oct 16, 2011 8:23 pm

226 miles logged in about 24 hours.
The battery was charging today but when the lights are on it doesn't.

Voltage regulator?

by 86vwgti8v Sun Oct 16, 2011 8:35 pm

Got a couple crappy cell phone pics,

also today I got a plate frame (still have to seperate the plate from frame), the seals to install pop outs and a round drivers sideview mirror.

My 65 Beetle Leela - Page 8 2011-10-16_20-25-01_401

My 65 Beetle Leela - Page 8 2011-10-16_20-25-01_401

My 65 Beetle Leela - Page 8 2011-10-15_19-57-36_27

My 65 Beetle Leela - Page 8 2011-10-15_19-58-16_421

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by 86vwgti8v Wed Oct 19, 2011 8:17 am

Got pop outs installed yesterday, pics soon
Been polishing reverse lights, maybe I'll have time to make brackets today.
Before and after
My 65 Beetle Leela - Page 8 2011-10-19_07-42-48_937

My 65 Beetle Leela - Page 8 2011-10-19_07-42-48_937

by loves trim Wed Oct 19, 2011 11:01 am

Im glad to see that thing on the road.

by 86vwgti8v Wed Oct 19, 2011 2:51 pm

Me too man

My 65 Beetle Leela - Page 8 2011-10-19_13-21-59_724

Brackets made

by 86vwgti8v Fri Oct 21, 2011 6:33 pm

Some quick cheesy pics.

My 65 Beetle Leela - Page 8 IMG_5603

by buggin70 Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:23 pm

you took my meat grinder idea lol i had one on my rack the other day haha

by 86vwgti8v Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:25 pm

Lol! Here I was thinking how original it was.

by buggin70 Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:26 pm

i have a old hand crank washing machine thingie too lol

by 86vwgti8v Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:28 pm

Nice!

by buggin70 Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:30 pm

im diggin the car btw

by 86vwgti8v Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:32 pm

Thank you! Im very happy with how it's looking!

by buggin70 Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:34 pm

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1207645

twins! haha

by 86vwgti8v Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:37 pm

I saw that! Kinda steep with the heater channels being gone. Sucks it's that far too. Id have to have it if it was closer

by buggin70 Fri Oct 21, 2011 9:40 pm

haha for sure

by 86vwgti8v Sun Oct 30, 2011 7:49 am

by loves trim Sun Oct 30, 2011 8:46 am

Pics look great sam. I may have to steal one from you to make a poster for the shop wall.

by 86vwgti8v Sun Oct 30, 2011 9:23 am

thanks brougham, Check back in a few before you do that, she took about a hunned moe. May have a better one. Just selected a bunch to upload to the bucket.

by loves trim Sun Oct 30, 2011 9:55 am

What size are the pics? Are they big enough to blow up?

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