so what is every one trying to finush off on there cars for valla?
i'm trying to finish off the interior on my bay.
should have the hood done this week,Brad has just finished my front seat covers and i'm in the process of finishing off a cupbard/table to hide my battery and fuse box.
and i have just sprayed my roof mount a/c the same grey as my bus, came up like new.
[ Edited on 23-7-06 by kombibob ]
kombibob ·
just have to hinge up the door and trim, it will also have an aluminum top.
hellbugged ·
hiya Bob
I was wondering if there were others doing the thrash this afternoon. it's a ritual for me.
well the racecar is just about done, having vacumned out the two years worth of rat shit changed the turbo water return line, fixed reverse, bled the snotty looking fluid from the brakes and adjusted the swaybars, all that's left there is treating the slicks and washing the car and trailer.....
on my beetle- "bugsmoney" as the missus has labeled it, the rear discs are working, i put on a new steering wheel, drivers door mechanism and striker as well as door seal, the exhaust has been replaced,and respray finally sorted......the final thrash will see it rolling with polished fuchs'😎, headlights refurbished and the interior needs it's first clean out in a very long time....
...run out of time to get the 1776 assembled👎
see ya here😁
bugeyedbabe ·
okay...i love that name...bugsmoney
i had to drop an engine into Edith. Shes booked for tune and brakes. I have to clean her inside and out, tidy her up a bit (kids and crap...argh) smooth over her outside paint (mmm...brush strokes...) and hopefully...hopefully...maybe grab some bling in time to put it on her and head off friday (4th)....
On the other hand maybe I'll just go to valla as is, and pinch the bling off the other peoples rides...😂
cheers
Donna
MISS VDUB ·
I've been working on Veronika, getting her ready.
Mmm nice new clothes! 😉 You'll see what I mean.
-Staggers.
lohoon ·
I am putting a 56 beetle together.I bought the shell off ebay.It had not a nut,bolt,bracket,hinge,nothing!I started 4 weeks ago and had to go away for a week(work commitment) so times running out.So far i have replaced body heater channel bottoms,fibreglassed some pinholes in the pan,painted the pan with por 15,lowered the front and rear,fitted doors,new door rubbers,chased up some gaurds,widened the rears,welded up the blinker holes in the fronts,fitted front bumper,horn.
Type 3 rear drums,fitted new wheels cylinders,hand brake cables,accelerator cable.Motor is in.
Had to chase a few parts up this weekend,found a 57 big window in a farmers paddock and a shooting buggy with a oval dash!Has no roof any moor!got steering column,wiper assembly,rear bumper,ignition and wiper switches,door striker plates.
So left to do...-all of it! Need to bleed the brakes,rebuild the webers,plumb some fuel lines,fit front winscreen,plumb oil lines,fit bonnet and hinges,pass seat,glovebox and the more i think about it the more i seem to come up with.
A big thankyou to 68Autobug who has been helping out by wiring the car.Fanks Lee.
warb ·
fun, fun, fun, ALOT of work has been going into my bus... kombi rescue have been very busy little bees indeed... paddock to pavement in VERY little time.. now i'm into all the fiddley shit like rubbers, mirrors, seats.. etc, blu slip here she comes.. . see you there people!..
bugeyedbabe ·
hey...what about the guy called 'stoppa'....he did the whole chop top thing from start to finish in what seemed like lightening time. Including the engineers reports and rego. I know I'm planning to check it out in the flesh when I get to valla.
I thought polishing & vacuuming was bad enuf...lol
phatratpat ·
😵 I hung a new set of curtains in the bay today
looks fully sick mate !!
other then that i is ready to roll !! 🙄
kombibob ·
what was wrong with your old ones?:P
phatratpat ·
:cussing nothing u said u didnt like the colours 😠
11CAB ·
C'mon boys, we don't want to see a lovers tiff on here......:P
VWCOOL ·
Yeah, I been thrashin', but not just for Valla. Lowered GTMac's WRX/Type 3 front, changed the oil in my Oval and put some work into my other Beetle. It was running rough; found a dud spark plug lead end. That was after trouble-shooting the fuel pump and fitting a new filter. Oh yeah, and I helped check out a DC that GTMac is thinking of buying. A big day, really...
EDIT: the one he bought
[ Edited on 23-7-2006 by VWCOOL ]
barls ·
im trying to get chaos 100% finished well at least to what i want at the moment, but it looks like ill be rolling with out the silvia seats at this stage
Boozer ·
got the cd player and speaker setup from my baja into my kombi, got the fuel guage accurate and i need to paint the bog and surface rust...
blutopless2 ·
finishing touches to the oval to make it more driveable... semaphores are in... harley indicators are on... need to adjust my headlights so she dont look crosseyed.... speaker needs connecting in drivers door...
and just when i thought the engine was sorted.. on the way to work this morning she developed a missfire under moderate acceleration... idle and heavy accel its fine... so gotta figure that one out..
h ·
ive been hookin up the uhf and spotlights and finishing off the interior, now looking for some curtains for the bus..
winerot ·
i put new sliding windows in like yours bob, i like.
my poor old bay needs some attention to it soon.
wally
mscabrio ·
Wash and vaccum
mscabrio ·
blutopless2 wrote:and just when i thought the engine was sorted.. on the way to work this morning she developed a missfire under moderate acceleration... idle and heavy accel its fine... so gotta figure that one out..
Mamma Mia !!!!!!! I thought that she was sorted !?!?!?!
:cry
The neighbours were having a bitch about us and our "damn rustbucket cars" this morning. I don't think that she realised that I was home. She got a big shock when I started talking to the dog
blutopless2 ·
yeah so did i... and the neighbors can go and get..... moved... lol..
koolkarmakombi ·
lolol park one out the front of their place b4 you go to valla with a
'rust in peace' sticker on it lololol
mscabrio wrote:
blutopless2 wrote:and just when i thought the engine was sorted.. on the way to work this morning she developed a missfire under moderate acceleration... idle and heavy accel its fine... so gotta figure that one out..
Mamma Mia !!!!!!! I thought that she was sorted !?!?!?!
:cry
The neighbours were having a bitch about us and our "damn rustbucket cars" this morning. I don't think that she realised that I was home. She got a big shock when I started talking to the dog
mscabrio ·
blutopless2 wrote:yeah so did i... and the neighbors can go and get..... moved... lol..
well maybe it us that needs to move ...... we can move all of our rust buckets (I'm damn insulted that she included my cabrio into this, we all know that it's plastic and plastic don't rust!) onto a nice big property in Werribee south ??????
koolkarmakombi ·
do you live in the new estate shown in 'over the hedge'?
she needs to get a life......
$2.63 homebrand baja ·
Oh my, for once I am not having to touch any tiewire/muffler putty/cable ties/fallieoffie bits, Just some curtains for daisy (too many peeping toms in trailer trash city 🥷)....... I feel a little uneasy, I normally would be fixing stuff and covered in grease by now.... 😵💫
pete wood ·
Heater, I don't want to drive for 6 hours with no heater. 👎
I also need to give Zak a decent bath and detail...coz that will be fun, NOT!:o
MickH ·
pete wood wrote:Heater, I don't want to drive for 6 hours with no heater.
😢😢😢😢😢😂
ColumBUS ·
as you can see in the members rides thread, im trying to get the interior done, as well as sort out a troubliscious brake problem.
HerbieBoy82 ·
Well i thought i was pretty well organised for Valla until i copped a stone chip which has made the existing (25cm) crack in the windscreen now well over half the length of the screen! What are the chances of getting it on the same height as the other??? So rather than take the chance its booked into Windscreens O'Brien's on Monday. Other than that all I've got to do is the bi-annual clean out of the glove box (Tends to only get done the week before Valla).
Brendan.
pete wood ·
Mick H wrote:
pete wood wrote:Heater, I don't want to drive for 6 hours with no heater.
😢😢😢😢😢😂
It's already half done. Maybe I'll go do some more now. 😉
bugeyedbabe ·
want to knwo the funny thing pete..
mine were working...nice and crispy feet....well, they were after i realised i had some (another story)
then JACE works on the car...and clips some wire on purpose (cause edith was being tempermental) *&^%$#) and now no heater....
and i have no idea which wire it was or what i need to do to fix it again....(he said he'd fix it...AFTER valla..)
tinman ·
My Bay went to Andrew Dodd for a complete service and it's now in getting the transmission looked at, brake pads changed and disks machined, brake cyclinder was leaking a little and the inner CV boots needed changing.
Bus will be back tomorrow and it's ready to go.
Can't wait to head up to Valla, it's my first time and I'm taking the Wife and kids with me. The kids are so excited to see all the VW. There 4 and 2.
Dasdubber ·
For a change, all I have to do is pretty much wash the ragtop and fill it with fuel - I am so used to last minute rushes!
So instead I will endeavour to get my brother-in-law's ghia sorted (brakes need some attention, I have to figure out my wiring mishap with the oil temp sender, maybe plumb in an oil pressure sender, re-adjust right rear spring plate height...and maybe a few other bits). Gotta keep busy I guess! 😉
Alan
Joel ·
an engine to get me there would be a good start
my new toy had some slight technical difficulties this arvo
i guess 13 PSI BOOST was a bit too Keen on my part
And so back in goes my 1600.....
oh well atleast i have heaters now LOL
-Joel
crewcabconnection ·
pete wood wrote:Heater, I don't want to drive for 6 hours with no heater. 👎
I also need to give Zak a decent bath and detail...coz that will be fun, NOT!:o
Heater? Been so busy working on trimming and plumbing my bus, I've forgotten to put the quarter light seals in...hope its warm on the way up ... I nearly died of frost bite going to Narooma...lol...but this time I will have WIPERS and HEADLIGHTS too. Luxury.
Just discovered a busted oil pressure seal, so off to the Chief for repairs tommorrow...not much time to finish stuffing about before Valla....still 100 mile an hour tape can fix anything.... What day you going Pete?