What are you doing to your car these days?

Post general ACVW topics here
Forum rules
If its not ACVW related, post it in Off Topic.
Post Reply
User avatar
Wentzel
Donor
Donor
Posts: 983
Joined: Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:10 pm
What model do you have?: T1 1977,76
Location: Witbank
Has thanked: 6 times
Been thanked: 13 times

What are you doing to your car these days?

Post by Wentzel »

Hi guys,

How's everyone doing? I am on forced leave next week so I will be getting time for some work and TLC to by Beetle. Got a few things I want to sort out, have to manufacture some alu plate for intercooler etc. . . .

What are you guys doing? The "long" weekend?
Oxyboxer Project

Never Ending Beetle Project viewtopic.php?f=23&t=35724
Lolette Spyder Project http://www.aircooledvwsa.co.za/viewtopi ... 23&t=32175
Top
Blitzkrieg
ACVWSA Junkie
Posts: 10784
Joined: Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:41 am
What model do you have?: none
Location: Johannesburg
Has thanked: 91 times
Been thanked: 44 times

Re: What are you doing to your car these days?

Post by Blitzkrieg »

Need to pull the Fasty out the garage where it has been sitting for the past year, put the new rear lid on, clean it out and line up the fenders properly and a few other small things that need to be done so that I can take it to Dirk's place...
If it's too low, you're too old :twisted:
Top
mahleu
Oil Stain
Posts: 154
Joined: Sun Apr 19, 2009 8:48 am
What model do you have?: none
Location: Durban
South Africa

Re: What are you doing to your car these days?

Post by mahleu »

Apart from working (the joys of retail), i've reconnected the choke, found where the oils coming out and given it a wash. Tomorrow i'm going to put some more oil in, and get something to park on so the oil stops causing me grief via my mother in law...

Also on the list is a bit of touching up for a stone chip and hoping my new springs arrive.
Life begins at 80 and ends shortly after in a temporary court on the side of the road.
Top
ZeroAxe
Drive Train
Posts: 3004
Joined: Tue Feb 21, 2006 12:07 am
What model do you have?: FUmobile
Location: It doesn't matter.
Been thanked: 1 time

Re: What are you doing to your car these days?

Post by ZeroAxe »

Blitzkrieg wrote:Need to pull the Fasty out the garage where it has been sitting for the past year,

At some point I have to take the Fasty out where it has been parked for the last 3!!!!!!! years :evil: But I have so much on my plate already, and adding to it every bloody day! :evil:
VW Enthusiast
ImageImageImageImage
Top
User avatar
didiercazin
Drip
Posts: 29
Joined: Wed Jan 14, 2009 2:20 pm
What model do you have?: 57 , 69 , 78
Location: durban

Re: What are you doing to your car these days?

Post by didiercazin »

hey im starting to fit my front csp disc conversion , wish me luck! :D
Top
User avatar
Tony Z
Donor
Donor
Posts: 15008
Joined: Wed Sep 14, 2005 8:33 am
What model do you have?: 2.3L 69; 1302; P/Van
Location: Klipheuwel (near Durbanville), Cape Town or working at sea
Has thanked: 192 times
Been thanked: 488 times
South Africa

Re: What are you doing to your car these days?

Post by Tony Z »

I am sitting here thinking about how much work needs to be done and when the heck am I going to do it
Top
User avatar
Ron&Gill
Full-time Bug Nutter
Posts: 4054
Joined: Fri Aug 29, 2008 4:16 am
What model do you have?: Type 1, 21b, 34, 316
Location: St Lucia KZN/Cameron LA
Has thanked: 1 time
Been thanked: 21 times
Netherlands

Re: What are you doing to your car these days?

Post by Ron&Gill »

Neeeext week, that's now the one after this one, I'll getting stuck into the new front suspension on Gill's bus, new discs and fixing the oil leak on the RGBs... Maybe I'll get around to putting the new exhaust on the Notch and the two new slave cylinders at the back. And I've got to get the Ghia a new sump and it needs another tune. (getting there)
1964 T34 - The Razor: viewtopic.php?f=23&t=10290
1956 T2 1b - Gill's bus: viewtopic.php?f=23&t=10948
1967 T316 - viewtopic.php?f=23&t=10931 & viewtopic.php?f=23&t=15977
2000 beach buggy - viewtopic.php?f=23&t=10915
Top
User avatar
hitlers revenge
ACVWSA Junkie
Posts: 6486
Joined: Wed Jan 18, 2006 11:38 pm
What model do you have?: buggy
Location: back in the 'Fell
Been thanked: 36 times
Great Britain

Re: What are you doing to your car these days?

Post by hitlers revenge »

I have got plenty to do.
In order of importance...
1. replace the rear shocks on my dads old Toyota.
2. remove windscreen and bonnet from my buggy,
3. check all faulty wiring and install new fuse box.
4. Install new windscreen wiper motor and arms.
5. Re-install water works on the buggy (it is nissan powered, sorry) :twisted:
6. If this gets done, I can load my trailor with scrap body parts and take to the scrap yard with my repaired buggy.
Top
User avatar
Dirk
Exhaust Pipe
Posts: 1506
Joined: Wed Mar 19, 2008 11:27 pm
What model do you have?: Beetle, Fasty
Location: Western Cape
Been thanked: 3 times
Contact:
Contact Dirk

Re: What are you doing to your car these days?

Post by Dirk »

Continue stripping Christn. The enigine's comming out tomorrow. The roof lining has to come out as well.
Tomorrow is going to be a busy day, I have to get everything sorted, as I'm hoping to have her picked up for panel beating and spray painting on Monday.
http://djb.co.za" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

`68 Beetle
`66 Fastback
'90 Sunpacer
Top
User avatar
Dutch_Diver
Full-time Bug Nutter
Posts: 4028
Joined: Tue Nov 20, 2007 8:52 am
What model do you have?: 64 bus & 63 Bug
Facebook: www.facebook.com/people/Frank-Van-Hoof/576686903
Location: St Ives, Dorset, UK
Been thanked: 10 times
Contact:
Contact Dutch_Diver

Re: What are you doing to your car these days?

Post by Dutch_Diver »

Flying back from the UK! With lots of toys, books and some parts! :D
"MO" - 1965 Splitscreen bus --> http://www.aircooledvwsa.co.za/viewtopi ... =37&t=9305" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
"BOBBIE" - 1963 Beetle --> http://www.aircooledvwsa.co.za/viewtopi ... 23&t=11338" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Top
User avatar
Tom Bishop
Single Port
Posts: 1205
Joined: Thu Sep 07, 2006 5:04 pm
What model do you have?: A Yellow 181
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1321084423
Location: Cape Town
Been thanked: 5 times

Re: What are you doing to your car these days?

Post by Tom Bishop »

And I am just looking at my thing, Checking if I am a good wire puller or not.
”Experience is what you get when you do not get what you want”
Top
User avatar
SFDT
Oil Stain
Posts: 166
Joined: Sat Mar 08, 2008 12:15 am
What model do you have?: beach buggy
Location: The fairest Cape in all the world

Re: What are you doing to your car these days?

Post by SFDT »

Buggy has a perpetual list that seems to add as you do things. Starting with a tune up , then replace the head lights (The old reflectors are shot) and and and.

BUT 1st have to repair the leak in the bath that a torn overflow pipe caused. (How this happened in a bricked in bath I have no idea)
Top
User avatar
vader
ACVWSA Junkie
Posts: 6465
Joined: Mon Sep 19, 2005 9:17 am
What model do you have?: TieFighter
Location: Help!I don't know where I am. Its dark & I can hear voices...
Has thanked: 9 times
Been thanked: 10 times

Re: What are you doing to your car these days?

Post by vader »

I'm just letting it rest a bit....
"My other ride is your SeatCover! & She loves it!"
Sometimes you'r the statue, sometimes your the pigeon.
"Only the dead go free..." Roger Waters.
"You do not understand the power of the DarkSide" Darth Vader.
Top
Pine
ACVWSA Junkie
Posts: 15033
Joined: Sun Sep 18, 2005 5:54 pm
What model do you have?: Oil on the driveway
Location: Wilderness
Has thanked: 231 times
Been thanked: 233 times
Contact:
Contact Pine
Netherlands

Re: What are you doing to your car these days?

Post by Pine »

rEst or rUst? :shock:
Top
User avatar
SFDT
Oil Stain
Posts: 166
Joined: Sat Mar 08, 2008 12:15 am
What model do you have?: beach buggy
Location: The fairest Cape in all the world

Re: What are you doing to your car these days?

Post by SFDT »

Finally replaced the mirrors with something more solid!

Before
Image
After
Image
Top
Post Reply

Return to “General discussion”