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| posted on May 23rd, 2018 at 03:37 PM |
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This week first job was to work out why the car was breaking down on me, and then there is the issue of that super tight hub nut.
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| posted on May 29th, 2018 at 09:11 PM |
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This week I attempt to stop the infuriating squealing brakes, and then bleed them all.
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| posted on May 30th, 2018 at 05:20 PM |
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Jeff, is your Porsche colour Blood Orange?
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| posted on June 6th, 2018 at 06:56 AM |
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Jeff, is your Porsche colour Blood Orange?
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No, my 911 is Gluf Orange 
I am in the final stretch with the Beetle build now and this week I got stuck into tidying up the froot.
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| posted on June 27th, 2018 at 07:06 AM |
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My Beetle's rolling resto phase has come to an end. This week I have stripped the entire car down to prepare it for paint.
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| posted on June 27th, 2018 at 05:28 PM |
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So what colour are you going top paint the bug?
Good work not cutting the head light socket off.
this picture should help you with the wiring
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| posted on July 3rd, 2018 at 09:53 PM |
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So what colour are you going top paint the bug?
Good work not cutting the head light socket off.
this picture should help you with the wiring
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Thanks for the pic, that might come in handy. As for the colour, I am going Beat blue over white. I think it should look pretty good.
This week the plan was to clean up the shell of the car and get a coat of primer on it. I say was....
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| posted on July 8th, 2018 at 10:30 AM |
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Hi
Good work, not sure if you are going to do it, but its really easy to remove the wiper motor, it will give a much cleaner finish
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| posted on July 11th, 2018 at 09:36 PM |
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This week I finally get the body of the Beetle in primer.
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| posted on July 12th, 2018 at 07:20 AM |
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Good work, not sure if you are going to do it, but its really easy to remove the wiper motor, it will give a much cleaner finish
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Yep, I just unbolted it from the splines and let it drop down under the cowling. I didn't realise it would be so easy, as on other cars it can be a
lot more involved
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| posted on July 12th, 2018 at 06:45 PM |
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Steering wheel removal tip for future reference..............as the thread is fairly long leave the nut on a couple of turns, that way the wheel
doesnt hit you in the face when it finally releases
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| posted on July 17th, 2018 at 05:01 PM |
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Steering wheel removal tip for future reference..............as the thread is fairly long leave the nut on a couple of turns, that way the wheel
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Good tip 
This week we get the bottom half of the 2 tone paint job on the shell of John Lemon.
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| posted on July 24th, 2018 at 09:18 PM |
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I have finally got the new colour on John Lemon and it looks awesome!
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| posted on July 24th, 2018 at 10:38 PM |
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I agree, that colour does look good
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| posted on August 1st, 2018 at 11:21 AM |
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This week I tidy up and put some primer on the rest of John Lemon's parts.
Does anyone have any ideas on how I can get my steering wheel to work...?
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| posted on August 1st, 2018 at 01:19 PM |
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apart from changing the spline but im fairly sure the supers have a different length in the shaft to the early models. as they take a slightly
different path and use a different steering box as well.
i probably have a standard wheel for a super up at grumbles but not 100% on that.
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| posted on August 1st, 2018 at 05:52 PM |
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apart from changing the spline but im fairly sure the supers have a different length in the shaft to the early models. as they take a slightly
different path and use a different steering box as well.
i probably have a standard wheel for a super up at grumbles but not 100% on that.
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Is the standard early super wheel the same style as the one I have, or is it the ugly plastic one. I really like this old style wheel, so that is what
I am really looking for if I can make it work.
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| posted on August 1st, 2018 at 10:02 PM |
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I have just done some research on what I have, and the wheel I bought was for '74 and newer. It turns out I actually need an earlier steering wheel.
I have reached out to VW Heritage, where I bought the wheel, so hopefully I an exchange it. It will cost me some shipping but hopefully I can sort it
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| posted on August 7th, 2018 at 09:34 PM |
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This week I cut out my runs and get some paint on the doors.
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| posted on August 14th, 2018 at 06:43 PM |
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This week I get all the remaining parts of my Beetle 'John Lemon' painted, but it doesn't all go to plan.
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| posted on August 28th, 2018 at 09:08 PM |
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This week I continue assembling John Lemon. It is not done, but at least now I can now drive it again.
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| posted on September 4th, 2018 at 09:18 PM |
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This weeks Beetle escapades move to doing something about the old ratty wheels and also refreshing the speedo.
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| posted on September 11th, 2018 at 09:12 PM |
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My Beetle 'John Lemon' is really starting to look the part. This weeks task was to do something about the terrible old interior. It is getting so
close to being finished. I love it.
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| posted on September 18th, 2018 at 09:31 PM |
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This week I try to button up a bunch of little things on John Lemon. 1 out of 4 will have to do.
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| posted on September 26th, 2018 at 05:15 PM |
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This week I fix the fuel pressure but I am still suffering with warm start issues. I also install the new gear bushing which has transformed the
shifting.
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| posted on October 2nd, 2018 at 09:57 PM |
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This week I keep attacking my warm start issues by stripping and cleaning up the carb, and then finish some paint correction.
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| posted on October 9th, 2018 at 09:22 PM |
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This is the series final of project John Lemon, and this week I replace the shocks and lower the rear of the Beetle.
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| posted on October 10th, 2018 at 07:26 AM |
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Great job, well done, and thank you so much for sharing
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| posted on October 10th, 2018 at 07:37 PM |
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This is just a quick video trying some of the suggested tests for my warm start issues. At this stage it is still not fixed.
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| posted on October 10th, 2018 at 07:51 PM |
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Great job, well done, and thank you so much for sharing
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