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sugarlips Seriously Crusin Dubber

103 posts · joined Oct 2003 ·

#958741
Did a 90km round trip to pick up a bullbar for my 69 kombi - kindly donated free from a fellow Perth dubber, im a happy camper

vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 ·

#958745
looking at ways to reproduce the factory carpet.

gonna be fun 🤪

71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE

DubbyDo Officially Full-On Dubber

276 posts · joined Jan 2012 ·

#958917
Box of parts turned up from Matt Berry Motorsports, very happy here, was superfast. In fact Matt posted it on Wednesday and it turned up today!! Aweswome

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#958948
I was getting that familiar paddling a canoe feeling when driving my bug again because the seat rail bushings were going to shit.

I originally replaced these in my first 71 Sbug back in 1996 and put them in my Lbug when I swapped interiors so they only lasted 17 years.

I feel so hard done by 😂




But like all repro parts these days the new ones are a lousy fit and being smaller still rock around a bit.
They are ones sold by CIP1, Micks etc.

Has anyone found good quality ones anywhere?
I'll do some ringing around on Monday and try my luck

The originals I bought were genuine ones from Al at Stokers Siding but he has long since retired and shut up shop.

hrastovica Officially Full-On Dubber

361 posts · joined Apr 2009 ·

#958977
Took the old beast for a cruise around the burbs on all the little back streets (I only have an unregistered vehicle permit). Heaps fun, but im looking forward to some real cruising soon 🙂 Unfortunately i will have to wait 3 months to be eligible for club reg, so i will have to make do with these little weekend spins around the neighbourhood til then.

mactaylor Custom Title Time!

1,005 posts · joined Aug 2007 ·

#959052
Joel wrote:I was getting that familiar paddling a canoe feeling when driving my bug again because the seat rail bushings were going to shit.

I originally replaced these in my first 71 Sbug back in 1996 and put them in my Lbug when I swapped interiors so they only lasted 17 years.

I feel so hard done by 😂




But like all repro parts these days the new ones are a lousy fit and being smaller still rock around a bit.
They are ones sold by CIP1, Micks etc.

Has anyone found good quality ones anywhere?
I'll do some ringing around on Monday and try my luck

The originals I bought were genuine ones from Al at Stokers Siding but he has long since retired and shut up shop.
maybe tooleys?
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Sides Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined May 2007 ·

#959057
Kicked her out off the shed to make room for the club's Drag Fasty to get some lovin'....

🤪
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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

TICK Seriously Crusin Dubber

170 posts · joined Oct 2005 ·

#959065
hey joel ,Al still sells parts for a living , try him 0431842569
http://volkswagenspectacular.com/
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rickp Officially Full-On Dubber

200 posts · joined Apr 2010 ·

#959066
Broke out the sewing machine😘 to make a gear shift boot and a handbrake boot for the ghia😂😂



Edit: added pic

WTH cant i hotlink pics from photobucket anymore?

Sides Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined May 2007 ·

#959071
Amazing how when my own race car doesn't need any attention, I manage to find another to work on !!!

Today was front wheel align on the club's Drag Fasty - instead of +1.5 camber and 11mm toe out, the 0.5 and 5mm toe out she has now should help handling a bit.

Tomorrow will be flush and bleed brakes, tappets, oil change, tune up and maybe even fit a kill switch and push starter.

😎
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

bloss Learner Dubber

1 post · joined Mar 2013 ·

#959907
Today we drove to the ACT to pick up a 71 beetle as a run around as the Kombi is having a little resto in the shed

57 oval Oval type 4 Fuel Injected

184 posts · joined Feb 2008 ·

#959909
Took the super for a lap, running sweet, durring the week I reset the tappets, fitted new plugs points etc, tuned the carb, made a new nylon bottom bush for the steering column, that fixed the rattle, came home gave it a wash, gave the OVAL a tub and polished my stainless, good day
1957 Oval type IV
1956 Oval poss project
1954 Oval impossible project
Ass 70's Beetles
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hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#959968
Bloody vws!

Still starter trouble on the stocka. Cleaned battery earth, gearbox earth strap, checked battery and relay.... Got over it and changed starter motor. See how it goes

Decided to do valve adjustment and oil change.

....started getting hotty ready for drags. First step to dig (hammer and screwdriver 😬 ) the bitumen out of the new jaycee sump plate/plug to drain oil and do it's valves.

Sides Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined May 2007 ·

#959974
Took the rear guards off of Jezzi... gave a bit of a clean and a sand and the painted 'em.

Won't know herself now she's all the same colour almost !!!

😀
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

amazeer Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,029 posts · joined Nov 2005 ·

#960033
wash n wax. Found a stone chip on front bumper. Dont know why god invented winter, stones, insects, and brake dust. Cant do the interior because the vacuum cleaner died halfway through doing the loungeroom.

hrastovica Officially Full-On Dubber

361 posts · joined Apr 2009 ·

#960040
Fixed the "Viva Las Vegas Disco Lights" at the back. Took it out for a cruise to Doncaster where i met two more VW nuts (Adam and Vinnie). Top blokes, will definitely catch up for some beers again.

Did i mention the bird shit... ye thats gone now.

hrastovica Officially Full-On Dubber

361 posts · joined Apr 2009 ·

#960041
rickp wrote:Broke out the sewing machine😘 to make a gear shift boot and a handbrake boot for the ghia😂😂



Edit: added pic

WTH cant i hotlink pics from photobucket anymore?
Thats real nice... LIKE! 👍

hrastovica Officially Full-On Dubber

361 posts · joined Apr 2009 ·

#960677
Raised the car for RWC and installed new shocks all round, had a little burn around the burbs (test pilot).

mystery fang Learner Dubber

18 posts · joined Dec 2012 ·

#960776
Went for a drive to bunnings to get some supplies and my accelerator cable snapped.Got towed home,pulled the snapped cable out and then realised the spare cable I had was for a kombi 🙁 haha at least there is beer in the fridge😀
67 Beetle Type1contingent

65standard Officially Full-On Dubber

373 posts · joined Apr 2009 ·

#960777
48,000 mile service, fitted new headlight wiring rubber tube and fitted rear decklid spring after being absent for the last year, then test drove it.
If it ain't broke, fix it till it is!

bug68m Commited Dubber

55 posts · joined May 2012 ·

#960829
put some new front brake callipers on the old d/c set the tappets and went for a cruise🙂

waveman1500 Also rides a Honda

1,346 posts · joined Dec 2009 ·

#960844
Not today, but last Friday night, I started at about 5:30pm to wake up the car from it's 2 year slumber in the shed. I put in a brand new battery and fitted a new Ramflo air cleaner to the single Weber. Then I tried to take it for a test drive, but the throttle linkage failed. I went to a mate's workshop, chopped up the throttle arm and re-welded the barrel nut bracket to a different location. Then we went back and put it on, then tuned up the weber to get it running. Then we went back down to the workshop with the exhaust leaking and popping huge flames.

Then, at the workshop, we changed the oil, took the exhaust off, cleaned up all the exhaust joints, sealed it up with copperseal, put it back together, secured the battery and mounted a fire extinguisher to the floor ready for the VW Club of SA bitumen khanacross on Saturday. Finishing time: 2:35am.



We didn't have time to wash the dust off it, but we made it to Tailem Bend in time for the driver's briefing at 9:30am, and the scrutineers kindly squeezed us in a bit late!
1972 VW S-Bug - For Sale!
1968-onwards Beetle panels and glass for sale

vwvic Seriously Crusin Dubber

192 posts · joined Jun 2007 ·

#961417
Finally got time to see why my bus has been running so rough this week. It has been idling on three cylinders all week, turns out there was a small stick stuck in one idle jet.
Problem fixed 😀
59 beetle,61 beetle,72 dual cab,58 beetle,55 splitty,
65 manx,74 camper,60 Rat beetle.....and many more to come

L7back Slammed & Awesome Dubber

89 posts · joined Aug 2011 ·

#961435
Popped a refurbished Km/h speedo in.

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72 Bay Microbus, 67 Squareback, 59 Deluxe Bug👍:

penguin ackkkkkk thhhhhpt!

3,383 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#961524
Replaced both hand brake cables on the square back and fixed my heater levers so that they will stay in place when I open them (its cold down here in the mornings).
Had a lot of fun getting one of the slotted nuts off so I could get to the mechanisms - but in the end I have a car that I drive and safely park again 🙂-
'Ah, whatever................'

grinderman Officially Full-On Dubber

378 posts · joined Apr 2011 ·

#961548
First day of epic low light kombi rebuild. Buttercup will be a father/daughter project and although we only moved her from the backyard (where it has sat for 4 years) and into a borrowed workshop area, seeing as I'm still shedless.

whathaveidone Custom Title Time!

1,559 posts · joined Feb 2010 ·

#961561
Drained all the water that got in on friday night out!!!!🤪🤪

hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#962075
Finished some rust repairs on the stocka, seal lip at top of bonnet, under windscreen, tail light housings and bottom lip of bootlid. Wierd one in the 1/4 panel forward of the top door hinge😵‍💫

Fluking a colour match after the paint mixing guru went AWOL was sweet

Kicker was putting the windscreen back in, new rubber, chrome strip and installed in the car all first go and under 2 hours. Happy with that!!

rickp Officially Full-On Dubber

200 posts · joined Apr 2010 ·

#963194
took her for a spin to the local auto shop to buy some parts for the wifes car, noticed my horn wasn't working.

went home and noticed i could hear the relay clicking but no sound coming from the horn.

pulled the relay out, pulled it apart and gave the contacts a good clean.. i now have a fully functioning horn 🙂 🙂