What did you do on your VW today ???

hellbugged · 2013-03-10T04:53:25+00:00

A passer by commented today " fixing it again".... "Well no, just tinkering" I replied. Got me thinking about what all the other VW freaks were up to as well. Sooooo...... What did others get done today?.... Add a quick run down and add a pic if you like each time you get something done, be it big or small, routine service or turbo and EFI. Today I was playing on the stocka. Changed a stuffed tie rod end for a newie,Greased the front end after wading through knee deep water in this weeks floods, pulled and rebuilt the windscreen wiper assembly happily knowing that would stop the rain, adjusted the brakes and rotated the tyres and fixed a leaking muffler flange. What about you?

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 30 Mar 2013, 7:54 pm

#949459

Congrats Greg.😎

hrastovica Officially Full-On Dubber

361 posts · joined Apr 2009 · 30 Mar 2013, 8:21 pm

#949461

Did narrowed beam reconnaissance at Bendigo today.

HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 31 Mar 2013, 4:45 am

#949478

Craig Torrens wrote:Congrats Greg.😎

Thanks Craig.

Back to-day for more fun....looks like rain, though.🤪

I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!

1916baja Custom Title Time!

1,990 posts · joined Sep 2007 · 31 Mar 2013, 3:15 pm

#949506

Won a $500 voucher for das resto parts at the open day so i got these for the type 3 wagon!

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Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus

5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 31 Mar 2013, 5:33 pm

#949518

Good to see the open day prize went to such a great guy Mick....made the decision whether or not to buy the wheels that much easier hey 😉
Cheers
Al

www.dasrestoparts.com.au

1916baja Custom Title Time!

1,990 posts · joined Sep 2007 · 31 Mar 2013, 5:44 pm

#949519

Sure did al! Thanks heaps mate, really appreciate it!

ian.mezz I never said, I could write or spell

3,913 posts · joined Sep 2004 · 31 Mar 2013, 5:52 pm

#949520

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151824254368356.1073741830.746033355&type=1&l=c380186c10

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car forums. where a lot of peoples good intentions end up taking a good old car off the road forever never ever to see the road again. 🥲

hrastovica Officially Full-On Dubber

361 posts · joined Apr 2009 · 31 Mar 2013, 6:48 pm

#949526

LIFE IN THE LOW LANE wrote:Took the dogs for a drive to Sandgate and let them remove some energy along the waterfront. Cruised home then decided to use it again tonight and upset some bloke in his fully hectic 6 cylinder Turbo diesel Patrol with blow off valve, dump pipe out the side. didn't want me to get in front of him as I had to take the next street to the right so I had to run 2nd gear to redline and pulled 3 odd car lengths on him. So he decided to give me his HID's on full power lol

Guess he got upset hahahahahaha

Apart from that clutch is starting to slip a lil, and gearbox is getting noisier. Might be new engine and box time.......

Love it 🙂

Doug Sweetman Nil Bastardo Carborundum

2,128 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 31 Mar 2013, 9:26 pm

#949552

Rebuilt second kadron and stripped out forty year old headliner....

hrastovica Officially Full-On Dubber

361 posts · joined Apr 2009 · 1 Apr 2013, 4:30 pm

#949634

Gave the front end a clean with paint stripper now have to clean the rust that popped up in a matter of hours... Good one Dom!

Sides Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined May 2007 · 1 Apr 2013, 5:11 pm

#949638

Added a camlock strap to the fire extinguisher mount after a scruit pinged me on it last weekend.

Amazing... have run exact same setup for last 3 seasons and never had a question, then 1 new scruitineer and about 15 of us have to mess around with extinguisher mounts...

VWDCQ vice pres & web dude - vwdcqinc.org.au
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My toys
'70 Hillclimb Bug 'Jezebel' w/- Haltech EFI - http://bit.ly/VwTNtQ
'60 KG Coupe - resto kinda started
01 New Beetle - gf's car, but I turn the spanners

hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 · 1 Apr 2013, 5:59 pm

#949643

Washed the hotty beetle

Super1302 Officially Full-On Dubber

361 posts · joined Jul 2008 · 1 Apr 2013, 7:29 pm

#949663

1916baja wrote:Won a $500 voucher for das resto parts at the open day so i got these for the type 3 wagon!

Nice work, will look sweet

Lucky Phil Wolfsburg Wizard

480 posts · joined Aug 2010 · 2 Apr 2013, 7:07 pm

#949773

Not my vw but somebody else's.
Tore up the dunes down at the Coorong in Cactus II.
Thanks, Paul.
Fabulous weekend!

hrastovica Officially Full-On Dubber

361 posts · joined Apr 2009 · 2 Apr 2013, 8:26 pm

#949793

Painted the trailing arms and steering knuckles in semi gloss black, cleaning up the beam as we speak ready for narrowing 🙂

Also bought Empi GT 5 spoke wheels so looking forward to that delivery 🙂 🙂 Hopefully can have it back on the road by Jamboree!! Fingers crossed!

roverv8bay Officially Full-On Dubber

250 posts · joined Jan 2013 · 4 Apr 2013, 2:02 pm

#950013

Gday all. took the kombi axle down to have it machined down in length to create a drive shaft between hiace gear box & nissan 720 transfer case for my 4x4 bay I am building. Had a look at the modified front spindle's engineering company said 1 should be ready to test fit next week. picked up a new davis craig electric water pump buy using that & remote oil filter give's me & extra 10 cm needed to fit the transfer case in.
ernie

hrastovica Officially Full-On Dubber

361 posts · joined Apr 2009 · 5 Apr 2013, 9:28 pm

#950199

Shiny new Chome Empi 5 spokes arrived by courier today, sat there looking at them for 3 hours before realising i had to put tyres on them 😊

binner Fahrvergnugen

981 posts · joined Jan 2010 · 6 Apr 2013, 10:30 pm

#950341

...slipped a new air freshner under my seat

71 SQ

beetle_nut Wolfsburg Wizard

465 posts · joined Jan 2012 · 7 Apr 2013, 7:13 am

#950364

lowered the rear again🤪

tar76 Custom Title Time!

1,622 posts · joined Dec 2009 · 7 Apr 2013, 9:04 am

#950377

Penatrol the split roof, going to help out a mate do his split today

"Obey your Dreams"!

62 Std beetle.
65 11 wnd Split "The Cross".
6? coming very soon!!!!

Doug Sweetman Nil Bastardo Carborundum

2,128 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 7 Apr 2013, 9:37 am

#950383

Sounds bad ass - do you have a build thread going ?

quote]Originally posted by roverv8bay
Gday all. took the kombi axle down to have it machined down in length to create a drive shaft between hiace gear box & nissan 720 transfer case for my 4x4 bay I am building. Had a look at the modified front spindle's engineering company said 1 should be ready to test fit next week. picked up a new davis craig electric water pump buy using that & remote oil filter give's me & extra 10 cm needed to fit the transfer case in.
ernie [/quote]

Sides Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined May 2007 · 8 Apr 2013, 7:31 am

#950524

Replaced the PLASTIC disptick tube on the gf's New Beetle that had age hardened and cracked into about 7 pices... love how modern engineering those kind of dopey design decisions seem acceptable !!!

🤪

Next job will be replacing the inner tie rod ends...

VWDCQ vice pres & web dude - vwdcqinc.org.au
Join a car club - get car peeps

My toys
'70 Hillclimb Bug 'Jezebel' w/- Haltech EFI - http://bit.ly/VwTNtQ
'60 KG Coupe - resto kinda started
01 New Beetle - gf's car, but I turn the spanners

HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 8 Apr 2013, 7:39 am

#950527

Dave, I'm sure that most car manufacturers have an accountant as 'Head of Engineering'.👍

I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!

hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 · 14 Apr 2013, 10:17 am

#951331

Put a sticker on it 🥷

tar76 Custom Title Time!

1,622 posts · joined Dec 2009 · 14 Apr 2013, 10:25 am

#951334

^👍 Berg

"Obey your Dreams"!

62 Std beetle.
65 11 wnd Split "The Cross".
6? coming very soon!!!!

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 14 Apr 2013, 11:31 am

#951342

^^ Berg 5 speed....even better 🙂 👍

😍😍 the sticker dude 🙂 😍

Matt Berry Motorsports...air cooled advice, repairs and mods Ph 0408 704 662
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nils Fahrvergnugen

971 posts · joined Jan 2008 · 14 Apr 2013, 7:30 pm

#951394

pulled the engine and gearbox. Made room for a couple of extra cylinders

Quit calling rust patina

20bkombi Wolfsburg Wizard

597 posts · joined Mar 2009 · 14 Apr 2013, 8:19 pm

#951416

Built up a torque converter, differential and auto gearbox for my wife's type 3 and installed it to day.
Also installed oil temp and pressure transducers for logging. While I was at it installed a 5 wire wide band O2 sensor.
The wagon hasn't been on thd dyno in 4 years (306hp 12psi), still running like a dream but a bit fat, 10.1a/f's. Might put it on the rollers and see if it makes more by trimming some fuel.

AARON'S SPEED SHIFT AUTOS
Specialising in Vw automatic transmissions, differentials and torque converters
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20bkombi Wolfsburg Wizard

597 posts · joined Mar 2009 · 14 Apr 2013, 8:33 pm

#951432

nils wrote:pulled the engine and gearbox. Made room for a couple of extra cylinders

What engine are you installing??

AARON'S SPEED SHIFT AUTOS
Specialising in Vw automatic transmissions, differentials and torque converters
Stock or modified to suit your application (street, drag, off road)
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Stanley I guess the reward is in the doing of it

4,523 posts · joined Mar 2003 · 14 Apr 2013, 8:43 pm

#951438

Turned a portion of the inside of my case into magnesium chips.