Aircooled VW South Africa

I'll be dropping mine soon, as the ride is very bouncy and the car stands at a very funny angle.

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.

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...

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.

Fitted the new CV boots to the Bay. Hopefully I don't have to do that again soon.

Some pics.

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...

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 !

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.

Tiling Pics or it never happened!

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.

Splitz, you been working to long hours, getting confused between Bathroom and Buss, sound the same late at night, but are different...........

Drusky wrote:Tiling Pics or it never happened!

retrovan wrote: Splitz, you been working to long hours, getting confused between Bathroom and Buss, sound the same late at night, but are different...........

no no no dont think big white bathroom tiles, there are many smaller ones...
Will post pics in my project thread once everything is done.

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...

Blew the 2.7 in the beetle on Sunday Havnt even checked what/how .......

splitfan wrote:Blew the 2.7 in the beetle on Sunday Havnt even checked what/how .......

ouch!!

No ways Thats a bummer