adlbeetle66 Under the car.........again!
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Interior all stripped 🥲
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My 1966 Beetle
ptjcmaavw Casual Dubber
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Whats the go????
bushed Wolfsburg Elder
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need any bits
picking up another bus Sun nite ....lol
picking up another bus Sun nite ....lol
want any vw bits old but like me, Made in Germany!!!
adlbeetle66 Under the car.........again!
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👍
adlbeetle66 Under the car.........again!
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Have taken a massive turn in this project, and have decided it will be a body-off-pan RATSTORATION.. 😎
Spent hours on this over the last days trying to get all the bolts out, and here we are 👍!!
Spent hours on this over the last days trying to get all the bolts out, and here we are 👍!!
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adlbeetle66 Under the car.........again!
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Now that this has been done, we can get to everything better to work on it, and the body is flying high so we can weld in the new heater channels easier 🙂
wombatventures Wolfsburg Wizard
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Wish I had garage beams strong enough to do that mate!.
Overall top effort!
Can't wait to see the final results!
Overall top effort!
Can't wait to see the final results!
Dibsy Seriously Crusin Dubber
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That's great Denver, worthwhile in the end but a lot of work.
Keep up the good work Mate !
Keep up the good work Mate !
sander288 "Bolt-on Master"
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That's awesome; one of the best 1 person body lifts!
Makes me want to work on mine
Makes me want to work on mine
adlbeetle66 Under the car.........again!
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Thanks guys...
From removing the body, i need to replace all the floorpan bolts, and the body to chassis seal..
Oh, and put all the horrible sticky gunk back on 😂
From removing the body, i need to replace all the floorpan bolts, and the body to chassis seal..
Oh, and put all the horrible sticky gunk back on 😂
adlbeetle66 Under the car.........again!
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Small update...
Got the chassis out today, and got the water blaster fired up 🙂
Before and after picture 📝
Got the chassis out today, and got the water blaster fired up 🙂
Before and after picture 📝
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adlbeetle66 Under the car.........again!
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As beetlenut said on page one ~ i have now fixed the fuel filter... It runs under the car near the gearbox away from the dizzy...
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adlbeetle66 Under the car.........again!
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More pics...🙂
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ptjcmaavw Casual Dubber
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Body off pan is the way to go!!!!
Mad work for a young guy 😉!
I had to pressure-blast my 76 bug after hurtlin through the mud out the back - but dont think it turned out that clean 😂
Cheers and keep up the good work..
Mad work for a young guy 😉!
I had to pressure-blast my 76 bug after hurtlin through the mud out the back - but dont think it turned out that clean 😂
Cheers and keep up the good work..
adlbeetle66 Under the car.........again!
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Thanks mate. Yeah... loved those pics 🙂
adlbeetle66 Under the car.........again!
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Small update..
Got the rear shockies on...
Got the new floor pan out, and sat it there to see how it looked 🙂
Got the rear shockies on...
Got the new floor pan out, and sat it there to see how it looked 🙂
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bushed Wolfsburg Elder
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secret hideout ...I wanna see a pic here M8
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adlbeetle66 Under the car.........again!
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Watcha mean ❓
adlbeetle66 Under the car.........again!
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Also got another gauge holder in.. 😉
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adlbeetle66 Under the car.........again!
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Oh and some bits arrived for me.. 🙂
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adlbeetle66 Under the car.........again!
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Bit more...
Got the front drivers guard... found more rust 🤖🤖
Got the front drivers guard... found more rust 🤖🤖
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adlbeetle66 Under the car.........again!
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And today.....
2 boxes arrived in the mail for me 👍
Yay! Mirrors!!.
I have originally planned to do the hinge pins, and get the mirrors to attach onto the hinge pins, but sold those, and then decided to go for these...
They are similar to the Porsche 356 style mirrors i think 🙂
2 boxes arrived in the mail for me 👍
Yay! Mirrors!!.
I have originally planned to do the hinge pins, and get the mirrors to attach onto the hinge pins, but sold those, and then decided to go for these...
They are similar to the Porsche 356 style mirrors i think 🙂
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adlbeetle66 Under the car.........again!
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Floor panel all painted 🙂
No its not perfect... but good enough for me 🤪
No its not perfect... but good enough for me 🤪
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adlbeetle66 Under the car.........again!
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Now the fun starts!
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psimitar Son of Jim - Creator of Good
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Doing well dude 🙂
Just a wee note about the placement of the fuel pump gaskets. The one that has the large hole in it actually sits under the plastic spacer and then the one with 3 small holes on top of the spacer. However, getting the spacer/pedestal out is tricky cos it has a long nose that goes down into the engine and the nose engages with a boss inside the crankcase. It's this nose that gets rather stuck in the boss and many times it breaks upon trying to remove and you have to try and extract the rest using a coarse thread screw into the nose's remains. So upto you if you want to go to the trouble. So long as the lower gasket ain't leaking then maybe leave it be 🙂
Just a wee note about the placement of the fuel pump gaskets. The one that has the large hole in it actually sits under the plastic spacer and then the one with 3 small holes on top of the spacer. However, getting the spacer/pedestal out is tricky cos it has a long nose that goes down into the engine and the nose engages with a boss inside the crankcase. It's this nose that gets rather stuck in the boss and many times it breaks upon trying to remove and you have to try and extract the rest using a coarse thread screw into the nose's remains. So upto you if you want to go to the trouble. So long as the lower gasket ain't leaking then maybe leave it be 🙂
madness is in the eye of the beholder 👍
psimitar Son of Jim - Creator of Good
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I had a look on the Glasurit website for you about the L87 paint formula.
There is no green tint used. They use a sepia brown, light blue and a touch of black with the base colour and pearling tint.
Every paint manufacturer will have different pigments that make up their tints that go into the overall paint mix formula and so whatever Supercheap use may have green in the formula but you are also having a relatively inexperienced person mixing the paint for you compared to a paint supplier who's been doing this for years. One gram over the stated formula amount in a 400gm aerosol can easily change the overall colour of the mix.
Try Prestige Paints over in Archerfield. They're the nearest Glasurit stockist to you.
There is no green tint used. They use a sepia brown, light blue and a touch of black with the base colour and pearling tint.
Every paint manufacturer will have different pigments that make up their tints that go into the overall paint mix formula and so whatever Supercheap use may have green in the formula but you are also having a relatively inexperienced person mixing the paint for you compared to a paint supplier who's been doing this for years. One gram over the stated formula amount in a 400gm aerosol can easily change the overall colour of the mix.
Try Prestige Paints over in Archerfield. They're the nearest Glasurit stockist to you.
madness is in the eye of the beholder 👍
grazza7755 Wolfsburg Wizard
458 posts · joined Dec 2010 ·
Just a thought with your ratchet body lift.
What are your plans to lower it?
When you release those ones, it will drop instantly to the ground.
You are probably aware of this, I'm just making sure.
Great work and progress, by the way.
What are your plans to lower it?
When you release those ones, it will drop instantly to the ground.
You are probably aware of this, I'm just making sure.
Great work and progress, by the way.
adlbeetle66 Under the car.........again!
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Thanks. Yes, i knew that, but the bottom one was fine, and an extra one cant hurt can't it? 😉psimitar wrote:Doing well dude 🙂
Just a wee note about the placement of the fuel pump gaskets. The one that has the large hole in it actually sits under the plastic spacer and then the one with 3 small holes on top of the spacer. However, getting the spacer/pedestal out is tricky cos it has a long nose that goes down into the engine and the nose engages with a boss inside the crankcase. It's this nose that gets rather stuck in the boss and many times it breaks upon trying to remove and you have to try and extract the rest using a coarse thread screw into the nose's remains. So upto you if you want to go to the trouble. So long as the lower gasket ain't leaking then maybe leave it be 🙂
adlbeetle66 Under the car.........again!
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Wow! Thanks very much for that info.. Will definitely give them a call! Very helpful information!psimitar wrote:I had a look on the Glasurit website for you about the L87 paint formula.
There is no green tint used. They use a sepia brown, light blue and a touch of black with the base colour and pearling tint.
Every paint manufacturer will have different pigments that make up their tints that go into the overall paint mix formula and so whatever Supercheap use may have green in the formula but you are also having a relatively inexperienced person mixing the paint for you compared to a paint supplier who's been doing this for years. One gram over the stated formula amount in a 400gm aerosol can easily change the overall colour of the mix.
Try Prestige Paints over in Archerfield. They're the nearest Glasurit stockist to you.
adlbeetle66 Under the car.........again!
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Yeah... I was kinda stuck on that one 🙂. Nah, when we were lifting it up, the ratchet strap got full a couple of times, so me and my brother held the weight of the car, while my dad un-did the ratchet strap and emptied it, then did it back up again.. 🙂. I suppose we'll have to do the same when lowering 😊grazza7755 wrote:Just a thought with your ratchet body lift.
What are your plans to lower it?
When you release those ones, it will drop instantly to the ground.
You are probably aware of this, I'm just making sure.
Great work and progress, by the way.