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 paladin
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| posted on January 11th, 2009 at 03:10 PM |
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Need a (free) hand with any bug work? Maybe I can help. Brisbane.
Hey all. I'm slowly starting to do some work on my '70 beetle.
I'm a bit of a newbie when it comes to all stuff mechanical and body related. I figure a good a way as any to learn is to assist someone who knows
what they're doing and might be doing some resotration or mechanical work on their own car. So. . . if anyone needs a weekend hand on their project,
please let me know. As I said, I'm no expert, but am keen and friendly and learn fast.
I don't want money or anything - just looking to get my hands dirty. I'm in Kenmore in the western suburbs, but can travel within Brissie.
Thanks!
Craig.
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| posted on January 11th, 2009 at 03:35 PM |
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Im sure there would be a VW club up there in Brisy, they can often be worth joining for the people there.
On the other hand i taught / am teaching myself i found the VW-diy videos to be good starting point on how to pull a motor down (problem being these
videos are from the 70's and alot of the stuff they say you cant do (e.g 40 year old motor just exchange for new case really means rebuild motor.)
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paladin
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| posted on January 11th, 2009 at 03:41 PM |
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posted by eraser
Im sure there would be a VW club up there in Brisy, they can often be worth joining for the people there.
On the other hand i taught / am teaching myself i found the VW-diy videos to be good starting point on how to pull a motor down (problem being these
videos are from the 70's and alot of the stuff they say you cant do (e.g 40 year old motor just exchange for new case really means rebuild motor.)
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Cheers, Eraser! Yeah, I'm wanting to hook up with the Bad Little Buggers club as they seem the liveliest in the Brissie scene. I figure if I get to
Bugs at the Pub in Feb then I can join up there.
Have you seen the Bug Me videos? I bought myself some for Chrissie, and they seem pretty good and up to date. The family who makes them seem good
value. They seem pretty informative to me, even if all I've done so far is watch them rather than try them out  There are previews on their site:
http://www.bugmevideo.com/
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| posted on January 11th, 2009 at 08:01 PM |
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yeah thats them the bug me videos, they were showing how to tell if a motor needs a rebuild or not by showing the bearings, and mine sure did so i
called the VW machining shop and asked for an exchange motor :P (after what i heard on the video) they just laughed haha :P they havent done them for
30 years :P But all good. I have found the videos great (worth getting a cheap dvd player with screen from dick smiths and keeping it next to your car
while working :P) But yeah keep in mind that some things they say are cheap to replace are no longer cheap or easily available :P
But yeah its great if you have a shed just ump on into it there isnt much you can stuff up. And any questions these guys on the board normally have
seen it heard it or done it . So always ask :P
GL
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