What did you do on your car today?
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hitlers revenge
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Re: What did you do on your car today?
I'll be dropping mine soon, as the ride is very bouncy and the car stands at a very funny angle.
Why do we celebrate the guy that invented the wheel??
Surely we must celebrate the guy tat invented the other three
Surely we must celebrate the guy tat invented the other three
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boxerulez
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Re: What did you do on your car today?
I walked to mine, pulled it out of the garage, drove it to work, drove it from work. Drove around the block just once more before going home on account of its so much fun to drive it. I driver her every day and never a dull moment.
The weekend passed she got a new coil as she left me on the north east expressway saturday night at 22h00 moering the old coil with a spanner to get me home. It worked, and got me to midas on sunday morning where i bought my new coil and fitted it in the parking lot before carrying on to the gf's house for sunday lunch.
Tonight after work, refitted my refurbished roofrack.
The weekend passed she got a new coil as she left me on the north east expressway saturday night at 22h00 moering the old coil with a spanner to get me home. It worked, and got me to midas on sunday morning where i bought my new coil and fitted it in the parking lot before carrying on to the gf's house for sunday lunch.
Tonight after work, refitted my refurbished roofrack.
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BigBear
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Re: What did you do on your car today?
Started Bug Prepped & warmed it up nicely .. Dad drove it to work, want to try and cleanup the paintwork a bit with machine polisher this weekend...
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Re: What did you do on your car today?
Powder coated the bumpers,made the appointment with the cosmetic surgeon and day spa for monday bright and early. Spoke to the guy responsible for my sp carbs,said we can install sooner rather than later. Its looking good. My road trip in september is going to be awesome.
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beetlefanatic
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Re: What did you do on your car today?
Fitted the new CV boots to the Bay. Hopefully I don't have to do that again soon.
Some pics.
Some pics.
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JamesD
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Re: What did you do on your car today?
So I fitted the 40 webers, and my car now runs a sub 10 second 0 - 100 easily. goes uphill at 120 without flinching, even with Buggers longer 4th. and pulls like a a demon on a rope. I think a 1776 and a beetle is a good match...
From fastest to slowest:
Birkin race car, not much is standard
Lotus Elise 111R, almost everything is standard
'75 SP 1600 with a few mods
B8 A4 Avant tdi, towing made easy
Birkin race car, not much is standard
Lotus Elise 111R, almost everything is standard
'75 SP 1600 with a few mods
B8 A4 Avant tdi, towing made easy
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Re: What did you do on your car today?
On the bug - New starter motor
On Ruby the bay - New brake linings all the way round and new cyclinders
- Westy Interior - thanks Bernard you're a champ !
On the Split - stripped out the the H beam to see whats happening with the suspension. Put it back together- non the wiser !
On Ruby the bay - New brake linings all the way round and new cyclinders
- Westy Interior - thanks Bernard you're a champ !
On the Split - stripped out the the H beam to see whats happening with the suspension. Put it back together- non the wiser !
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Re: What did you do on your car today?
Pulled the steering wheel, what a mission ! I forgot to put the spring in it the last time I installed it.
Does anybody know what the use is of that spring?
Also did some tiling inside the bus. Yes tiling.
Does anybody know what the use is of that spring?
Also did some tiling inside the bus. Yes tiling.
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Re: What did you do on your car today?
Splitz, you been working to long hours,Splitz wrote:Pulled the steering, what a mission ! I forgot to put the spring in it the last time I installed it.
Does anybody know what the use is of that spring?
Also did some tiling inside the bus. Yes tiling.
getting confused between Bathroom and Buss, 
sound the same late at night, but are different........... 
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1968 Fastback 2Lt.type4
1972 Low Light Bay Panel Van 2Lt type 4
1975 Fleetline Panel Van 1914cc
2020 MeFusco Beetle Truck 2Lt type 4
1972 FT Hahn SP 1776 cc
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Donovan D
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Re: What did you do on your car today?
Drusky wrote:Tiling
no no no dont think big white bathroom tiles, there are many smaller ones...retrovan wrote: Splitz, you been working to long hours,
Will post pics in my project thread once everything is done.
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Re: What did you do on your car today?
Tried to buff out the scratches and chips from the kitty litter excursion i had last weekend 
But today will be beetle time. Need to find out why the 1 puma isn't cranking properly, find out why the same puma isn't starting once warm (Bosch blue coil, need to check it) and need to make a holding strap to keep my beetle back seat from flipping forward when i brake...
But today will be beetle time. Need to find out why the 1 puma isn't cranking properly, find out why the same puma isn't starting once warm (Bosch blue coil, need to check it) and need to make a holding strap to keep my beetle back seat from flipping forward when i brake...From fastest to slowest:
Birkin race car, not much is standard
Lotus Elise 111R, almost everything is standard
'75 SP 1600 with a few mods
B8 A4 Avant tdi, towing made easy
Birkin race car, not much is standard
Lotus Elise 111R, almost everything is standard
'75 SP 1600 with a few mods
B8 A4 Avant tdi, towing made easy
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splitfan
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Re: What did you do on your car today?
Blew the 2.7 in the beetle on Sunday Havnt even checked what/how .......
Havnt even checked what/how ....... My biggest fear is that my wife sells my cars for what i told her they cost !!
ouch!!