What did you do on your car today?
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jmvv
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Re: What did you do on your car today?
Replaced a seized wheel bearing and damaged stub axle on Petrus.
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vannman
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Re: What did you do on your car today?
started stripping my 69 low light, next week it is off to be soda blasted 
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ZeroAxe
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Re: What did you do on your car today?
Got the engine out the other day. Decided to try and fix another engine and use that instead. Got #2+3+4 spark plugs out(slowly and with difficulty!), checked the piston heads, adjusted the valves and got the plugs back without too much hassle. Blerrie #1 spark plug started stripping the thread when it went back in.ZeroAxe wrote:Put the right rear wheel back on. Took it off the tressle stand and rolled it forward a bit. Saw a nice 'puddle' of oil where it was standing (didnt notice this before as it is like gravel in front of the garage). Not only that, but the fact that this Black Bitch doesnt want to start, the engine hopefully is going to come out tomorrow. Lots to do, including checking the valves that they are not 'sticking'/binding (for a lack of words).........
. Bought a thread repair and thread insert tool on eBay and now waiting for delivery.....VW Enthusiast
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Dirk
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The two halves of Christn's fiber-glass dash are now one 
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Edmond
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I gave my baja a major service today and discovered the steering damper is shot and pissing oil so I need to replace that as soon as I can get a new one
On this past wednesday night I had to replace the distributor in my baja after the old dizzy advance mechanism broke luckily my mom who was driving it is a member of the AA so they towed the car from Muizenburg to Thornton and I could just put my spare dizzy in which was ready to go with points and all
On this past wednesday night I had to replace the distributor in my baja after the old dizzy advance mechanism broke luckily my mom who was driving it is a member of the AA so they towed the car from Muizenburg to Thornton and I could just put my spare dizzy in which was ready to go with points and all
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Dutch_Diver
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Re: What did you do on your car today?
Was going to wash Mo but it's raining here in the UK! 
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dsan
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Re: What did you do on your car today?
ordered some proper german Sachs Boge shocks for the '59 as driving with heavy duty ones on the front is a laugh. Now the next trick will be to try and find some 165/15 tires for the old girl
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beetlefanatic
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K@k! Where are the pics?Dirk wrote:The two halves of Christn's fiber-glass dash are now one
The only substitute for cubic inches are more cubic inches.
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GavinHuart
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Gave her a much needed spit and a polish over the weekend and then went for a drive to see the progress on a townhouse I've bought...
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Clean rust and spray the rim over the weekend refit the tyre on the rim and back on the beetle last night, Just need 6V battery now 
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Ron&Gill
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Ma se hare!lowlight wrote:6V battery now
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dsan
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UPS delivered my new front shocks
this should make the ride 100% better than it currently is with the gabriel heavy duty ones.
this should make the ride 100% better than it currently is with the gabriel heavy duty ones.
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I've washed Mo & Bobbie and booked Bobbie in for the MOT!
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jmvv
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Re: What did you do on your car today?
Replaced the speedo cable.
It's amazing how isolated you can feel from your car if you put foot and that needle just lies there....
It's amazing how isolated you can feel from your car if you put foot and that needle just lies there....
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karmakoma
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R925 for a 6V battery, yep, about right, paid that last year for mine, and on that topic...
This is not what you did on your car today, more like last time you had a free moment and there was some daylight.
Tried to start the old girl. No joy, lights are on but no-one home. Lifted the rear seat, and the 6V batterie's positive terminal had some lovely green foam. Now I am not a chemical engineer, but green means copper corrosion, and sure enough, after wiping away the grime carefully with an old rag (which was promptly dispatched permanently), half the freakin + terminal is gone!
So, I guess I am in for a new terminal, new battery (looked closely and saw a crack in the housing) so... my guess is, battery with crack standing in closed car, generates a little acidic gass from said crack, eats into the copper, and like a fire feeds itself making it worse, that about right?
If I get a gap this weekend, guess what I will be doing.... Got to get her running nicely, 20 June is not that far away!
This is not what you did on your car today, more like last time you had a free moment and there was some daylight.
Tried to start the old girl. No joy, lights are on but no-one home. Lifted the rear seat, and the 6V batterie's positive terminal had some lovely green foam. Now I am not a chemical engineer, but green means copper corrosion, and sure enough, after wiping away the grime carefully with an old rag (which was promptly dispatched permanently), half the freakin + terminal is gone!
So, I guess I am in for a new terminal, new battery (looked closely and saw a crack in the housing) so... my guess is, battery with crack standing in closed car, generates a little acidic gass from said crack, eats into the copper, and like a fire feeds itself making it worse, that about right?
If I get a gap this weekend, guess what I will be doing.... Got to get her running nicely, 20 June is not that far away!