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PostPosted: Tue May 24, 2016 5:41 am    Post subject: Opening tunnel for rust treatment and fuel line replacement Reply with quote

Hello,

Did anyone here open his tunnel from oval yet?
I know there is a topic somewhere wich was documented, but I can't find it any more.
Anyone has experience with this?

Kind regards
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PostPosted: Tue May 24, 2016 6:14 am    Post subject: Re: Opening tunnel for rust treatment and fuel line replacement Reply with quote

Try looking at the topic right above you in the sticky catagory...good images and references.
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PostPosted: Tue May 24, 2016 6:21 am    Post subject: Re: Opening tunnel for rust treatment and fuel line replacement Reply with quote

knaggy wrote:
Try looking at the topic right above you in the sticky catagory...good images and references.


It's not the one I meant. Its a topic where the whole closing plate is removed
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PostPosted: Tue May 24, 2016 7:50 am    Post subject: Re: Opening tunnel for rust treatment and fuel line replacement Reply with quote

... man, I do that a lot... I certainly have my critics, but have supporters as well...

... here's on my '54. When installing a new gas line, from the back, I could not feed it beyond this point and opened it to find the obstruction.
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... here's the clutch cable access, VW forgot to provide.

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PostPosted: Tue May 24, 2016 10:21 am    Post subject: Re: Opening tunnel for rust treatment and fuel line replacement Reply with quote

Have a look at this:


http://www.kustomcoachwerks.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=8630&p=240635#p240635

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PostPosted: Tue May 24, 2016 11:01 am    Post subject: Re: Opening tunnel for rust treatment and fuel line replacement Reply with quote

sunroof wrote:
Have a look at this:


http://www.kustomcoachwerks.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=8630&p=240635#p240635

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It was not this site, but its the same principle !!
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PostPosted: Tue May 24, 2016 8:30 pm    Post subject: Re: Opening tunnel for rust treatment and fuel line replacement Reply with quote

sunroof wrote:
Have a look at this:


http://www.kustomcoachwerks.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=8630&p=240635#p240635

Don


I was just about to post a pic then realized you linked him to my thread haha!

What do you need to know? It's a pretty straight forward job....just a bunch of spot welds to drill and slice across to pop the panel off. Have full access to everything and in my opinion less chance of distorting the tunnel welding 2 or 3 8x8 panels back in on top side. Remember to re enforce the clutch cable tube in a couple spots while in there.
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PostPosted: Wed May 25, 2016 12:00 am    Post subject: Re: Opening tunnel for rust treatment and fuel line replacement Reply with quote

Here's a recent thread in the split forum where someone removes the bottom of the tunnel. Maybe thats the post you're remmembering.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=653310
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