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helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body

7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#446124
I had a day off today, so I spent the day stripping some bits and pieces off the smashed KOC beetle and onto the new Custard Tart KOC beetle.

I swapped the front windscreen as it was only two years old, along with the rubber. The Tart windscreen was the original 1971 toughened glass with the original rubber, never been out of the car. There was no rust, and true to originality there was no windscreen sealer. They relied on the rubber only.

Made it a much easier job. Yes I did put a small amount of D-mastic sealer on the rubber when I reinstalled it.

I also swapped the CD player, wiring and speakers as the Tart only had some $79 special CD player that didn't always take CD's into it's possesion. The Koc had a VDO. I know it's not exactly top of the line unit, but Fleur likes it. It is all black too, so looks much nicer in the dash.
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PrettyBlueBug Almost over it...

2,032 posts · joined May 2005 ·

#446187
Nice one! 🙂

penguin ackkkkkk thhhhhpt!

3,383 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#446188
Not bad,
so let me get this straight... in one day you have managed to get the new beetle in better shape than I have gotten my type III in a year.... bugger I am slow 🙁
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oval TOFU Bitte, ein Bit!

2,946 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#446216
I would've spent a day thinking about doing that.... good job dude!
...and Robert's ya father's brother...

pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#446228
frosted eh? our windscreen on our Suzuki is so scratched the wipers won't clean it properly any more, so I know what you mean.👎

BTW, when do they send you back to light duties? I spose your off to a physio at the mo right?
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ruckus Veteran Volks Folk

2,118 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#446244
Hey Pete when do you want me to bring out the manifold?

...also don't forget that I'm on holidays so if there's any heavier stuff you need done, I need the learnin

😀

Midlife crisis Nartispuddlejumper, Bureau of Toxicity

2,282 posts · joined May 2003 ·

#446245
Great work
Can't wait to pic's of the nw beetle when you are done.

Marc
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Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#446247
Good stuff

What did you end up doing with the struts???
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helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body

7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#446254
ruckus wrote:Hey Pete when do you want me to bring out the manifold?

...also don't forget that I'm on holidays so if there's any heavier stuff you need done, I need the learnin

😀
Yeah definitley will need the manifold. I am putting the beetle in to get work done with my mechanic in a couple of weeks, so I could get it fitted then, unless you are keen to give it a go 🙂. We could do it after hours in his workshop in Box Hill.

I don't have a garage at the moment and my tools are in storage, so that makes doing stuff at home really hard now.

The same goes for the struts. I will get the mechanic to pull them out and dissasemble them with the spring compressor, and then I will lower the cups. My MIG is in his workshop, so I can do that there. New shorter inserts are about $80 each, so that's what I will do there.

New ball joints, tie rod ends, bush kit and damper also have to go in. Just too much original stuff on that front end.
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