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 matberry
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| posted on July 23rd, 2014 at 08:51 AM |
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Presently I have the engine and trans out of my bug, replaced the diff and stuck in some HD axles. While it's on the hoist I've also stripped the
frontend stubs for a king-pin freshen up, some front end support with some modified CSP braces and also a little body work on a ugly bit of cancer
getting attended to......we got a few day's yet before Valla right????
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| posted on July 23rd, 2014 at 09:04 AM |
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Yeah, Matt, it's a big effort to prepare a car for Valla [Raleigh]. Ol' No.8 Beetle is still in the trailer, however I managed to get the dipstick
out and check the oil. The bloody tyres needed a bit of air, so I had to drag the air line out and take off the valve caps.....and screw them back on
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It seemed OK at Wakefield Park a couple of months ago, so I won't muck about with it. 
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!
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| posted on July 25th, 2014 at 12:04 PM |
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Cut out the rusty front bumper mount, welded in new metal.
Found a huge, unexpected rust section under the passenger door, did some surgery - not much original metal left there! The whole section was full of
expanding foam, most of it wet.
Did some panel beating to the passenger door after discovering a crease that was covered filled with putty, the bottom of the door was way outa line
so whacked it with a hammer a few times - now nice and straight (as can be seen in above photo)
Tuned Type IV power - shaking out the rust.
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matberry
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| posted on July 25th, 2014 at 03:51 PM |
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Yeah, Matt, it's a big effort to prepare a car for Valla [Raleigh]. Ol' No.8 Beetle is still in the trailer, however I managed to get the dipstick
out and check the oil. The bloody tyres needed a bit of air, so I had to drag the air line out and take off the valve caps.....and screw them back on
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It seemed OK at Wakefield Park a couple of months ago, so I won't muck about with it.
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I saw this post Greg but chose to ignore it... for a bit anyway...you're such a funny guy. You better be careful your carbs don't
gum up from lack of use....lol
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HappyDaze
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| posted on July 25th, 2014 at 05:05 PM |
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posted by HappyDaze
Yeah, Matt, it's a big effort to prepare a car for Valla [Raleigh]. Ol' No.8 Beetle is still in the trailer, however I managed to get the dipstick
out and check the oil. The bloody tyres needed a bit of air, so I had to drag the air line out and take off the valve caps.....and screw them back on
!
It seemed OK at Wakefield Park a couple of months ago, so I won't muck about with it.
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I saw this post Greg but chose to ignore it... for a bit anyway...you're such a funny guy. You better be careful your carbs don't
gum up from lack of use....lol
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Funny you should say that, Matt. The Doctor told me to "watch my carbs", and now I know what he meant.
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!
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matberry
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| posted on July 25th, 2014 at 05:42 PM |
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posted by HappyDaze
Yeah, Matt, it's a big effort to prepare a car for Valla [Raleigh]. Ol' No.8 Beetle is still in the trailer, however I managed to get the dipstick
out and check the oil. The bloody tyres needed a bit of air, so I had to drag the air line out and take off the valve caps.....and screw them back on
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It seemed OK at Wakefield Park a couple of months ago, so I won't muck about with it.
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I saw this post Greg but chose to ignore it... for a bit anyway...you're such a funny guy. You better be careful your carbs don't
gum up from lack of use....lol
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Funny you should say that, Matt. The Doctor told me to "watch my carbs", and now I know what he meant.
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OZ Towdster
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| posted on July 25th, 2014 at 07:24 PM |
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Don't let body work get in the way of real suspension travel
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| posted on July 26th, 2014 at 09:36 AM |
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getting all the areas to be covered painted with colour matched epoxy, never going to see these areas or be exposed to UV light so 'brush away'
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| posted on July 27th, 2014 at 08:01 AM |
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Fabricated a Tow'd tow bar for the LHD Tow'd to tow it to Valla on monday ,
Don't let body work get in the way of real suspension travel
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| posted on July 27th, 2014 at 08:19 AM |
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A Tow'd towed tow'd ?
Painted some wheels
Adjusted the brakes
Installed new pea shooters
Finished the lowered bumper
Re-wrapped the exhaust
Just got to pick up the race car and give em all a wash now
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| posted on July 27th, 2014 at 09:24 AM |
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New plugs, 5 minutes for the first 3, 20 minutes to fit the cap back on the last one, should have checked that the rubber insert had come out with the
plug socket  makes it damned hard to get the cap on the plug
with the rubber insert still on the plug. Gunna change my name to Richard Cranium.
I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!
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| posted on July 27th, 2014 at 09:06 PM |
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Got the race car on the trailer and down to Valla park
Detailed the 66,67 & 2014 beetles..... Oh and the "car of the day" trophy!
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| posted on July 27th, 2014 at 10:07 PM |
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progress been slow for the last couple of years, been getting tougher and tougher with the cost of living going up so much.
I officially have to put my projects aside now , got news my boss has closed the business and how going out of work in the next few weeks.
job opportunities look very grim indeed! nothing but nursing, child care and accounting 100k radius around my area. hmmm? this sucks can't move
forward at all with my notch. On the bright side I don't have to go to melbourne anymore what a dump! or even worse sydney.
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| posted on July 27th, 2014 at 10:17 PM |
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took the blanket off the beetle, fired it up, drove it out of the shed, turned it around and back into the shed and up onto the trailer, lashed it
down and opened a beer..
all hard work, big day..
Valla prep all but done!
moved onto rum now
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| posted on July 27th, 2014 at 11:10 PM |
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New wheels fitted.
 IMG_0896 by sebastienpeek, on Flickr
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| posted on July 27th, 2014 at 11:34 PM |
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i like those wheels.
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| posted on July 28th, 2014 at 08:40 PM |
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Just needs an altitude drop at the rear now to get it level.
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| posted on July 29th, 2014 at 12:28 PM |
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I reckon just raise the front a little, the rear looks right as it is to me.
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| posted on July 29th, 2014 at 04:23 PM |
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Changed from the Uh Oh 9 distributor to a SVDA distributor, which I assume the car is supposed to have. PICT 3 carby.
Raining too hard to take it for a drive.
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MY68VW
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| posted on July 30th, 2014 at 09:24 PM |
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I need to stop lifting up carpet and taking off panels... 
But at least there's progression.
And with only one panel left to remove there can't be too much rust left to find.
Tuned Type IV power - shaking out the rust.
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| posted on July 31st, 2014 at 08:02 PM |
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Engine finally in just need to re wire and the finish putting on the dual kaddies.
72 super beetle
74 rat panel van
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| posted on July 31st, 2014 at 09:25 PM |
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Today...
Changed wheels, removed visor and roof rack.... Changed engine lids..... And absolutely rang its neck at the Valla lap dash!
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| posted on August 2nd, 2014 at 04:01 PM |
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Fitted a dipstick temperature sender and wired it in. Lo and behold, finally an oil temperature reading, unlike the silly sender unit in the oil
pan.
Tidied up the wiring in the engine bay while I was at it.
Ken
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| posted on August 2nd, 2014 at 06:37 PM |
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Repaired damaged rear bar for the bus, and repaired damaged front bar irons for the Beetle. Picked up a service kit for the Beetle (strainer gaskets,
rocker gasket, plugs, oil.
Also got a set of OHC HLA's for the bus
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| posted on August 2nd, 2014 at 09:38 PM |
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Put a for sale sign on the wench, after 10 years we are parting company, sad day but bought a fat chick cab and can't keep two
I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!
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| posted on August 2nd, 2014 at 11:48 PM |
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Checked my fulcrums, all good and back together
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modnrod
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| posted on August 4th, 2014 at 03:24 PM |
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For 30 years every time I've changed from 2nd into 3rd on these stooopid little cars the revs have dropped a bit more than I wanted, and I'm just
OCD enough for it to still annoy me!
So now, finally, I've done something about it! HAHA! YAY!!!!!
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Craig Torrens
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| posted on August 4th, 2014 at 04:59 PM |
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decided its time to go hillclimb racing again........so I started to get the workshop organised for the buildup
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| posted on August 4th, 2014 at 05:11 PM |
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Bloody hell Craig!
How did you get your dirt floor so shiny and smooth?
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Craig Torrens
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