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67rustavenger 
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 Posted: Sat May 28, 2016 4:38 pm Post subject: Re: 1964...Diamond in the Rough |
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Damn!!! That's a great idea. I wish I would have heard that one before I replaced my shift bushing carrier. You should have seen the Rube Goldburg setup that I concocted to get the rod out and back in to the tunnel. What a pain in the A$$.
Have a great weekend.
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flyboy161
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grandpa pete
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| Posted: Sat May 28, 2016 5:58 pm Post subject: Re: 1964...Diamond in the Rough |
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Wow, Pete! I didn't know you were "That Guy". You know, the one who shows you the jam-up, easy-peasy way to do the job....AFTER YOU'RE FINISHED!
Just kidding, That's a cool video, but I dunno; it wasn't that hard a job.
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My intent was to help the next guy . That 16 page thread is a little overwhelming .
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flyboy161
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samstheman
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| Posted: Sun Jun 05, 2016 7:47 pm Post subject: Re: 1964...Diamond in the Rough |
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U got that shinning like a new quarter. Looking great. |
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flyboy161
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flyboy161
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| Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2016 9:44 am Post subject: Re: 1964...Diamond in the Rough |
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If you've read my threads, you'll realize that I'm kind of a stickler for keep it original. Especially when it comes to wiring. We'll just call it my penance for a mid-spent youth hacking up VW's. I have repented now and I won't judge those who alter their cars. So now, it's "keep it stock, keep it original" for me.
However, if I had been a VW electrical engineer, I would have made one change. For some reason, they decided to make the coil positive wire un-fused. A long time ago in a state far, far away....I shorted that wire against the fan shroud. You see, battery power travels around the door drops down to the ignition switch and then goes to fuse one. On the same side of that fuse it continues back along the same route and ends up going through the rear quarter panel to the coil. And then on to the electric choke.
un-fused!!! I think I was doing a choke adjustment with the key on, during a routine tuneup, when the unthinkable happened. The loose terminal for the coil jumped off the choke and hit the fan shroud. In the ensuing mayhem, which lasted all of about 3 seconds until I could get to the key, that black wire melted every bit of insulation off itself and every other wire it touches along the way. Yeah, I was that guy.
But I learned a valuable lesson: Don't do choke adjustments with the key on. But also, in retrospect and after a few years of reading the Samba posts, I achieved Nirvana, and you can too.
It comes in the form of a VW inline fuse holder, used on cars with back up lights.
I go up where the fuse block is under the bonnet. Cut the black wire going to the coil, about 6 inches from the fuse block. Put female spade terminals on each cut end and plug in the fuse holder. Done. Now all that wiring is protected against short circuits in the future.
Some folks put big 70amp fuses from the battery. I am not one of them, but I don't judge.
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My father's 1970 Beetle-
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The 1964...Diamond in the rough
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=612776
My 1958 Morocco Bug-
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flyboy161
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67rustavenger
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| Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2016 6:56 pm Post subject: Re: 1964...Diamond in the Rough |
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un-fused!!! I think I was doing a choke adjustment with the key on, during a routine tuneup, when the unthinkable happened. The loose terminal for the coil jumped off the choke and hit the fan shroud.
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I had the same thing happen a month or two ago. The caveat was that the PO of my car was a sharp guy and had already installed the inline coil fuze near the fuze block. But you wanna a talk about a pucker factor moment, that was it. I thought that I had really f*cked up. Until I remembered that fuze holder under the bonnet.
Keep up the great work on your car.
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wcfvw69
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| Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2016 7:48 pm Post subject: Re: 1964...Diamond in the Rough |
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| So here's a question. Why would my March '64 Beetle have a period correct speedometer that has a 11.70 date code stamped on the back? |
Someone updated the speedometer back in the day it would seem.
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| Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2016 8:43 pm Post subject: Re: 1964...Diamond in the Rough |
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oh no.
It is a genuine VW part...perhaps the dealer did it and set the odometer correctly. I can only hope.  |
Is it the correct year style for you bug or is it a complete 1970 bug speedometer? It seems odd but plausible that VDO would be making the older style speedometers in 1970 still? Maybe it was a repaired unit and then reinstalled and date stamped from the repair?
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| Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2016 6:25 am Post subject: Re: 1964...Diamond in the Rough |
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glutamodo is a contributor in this section as you probably know. Andy is his name and he REALLY knows a ton about 60's beetles and has all kinds of manuals and literature. Maybe PM him and see what he knows?
That speedometer looks correct. The more I think about it, my bet is VDO was still making brand new speedometers that fit the early 60's VW's. That style speedometer was used between 60' and 67' so I guess it would make since that VDO will still make some new ones of that style to replace broken ones.
Having that speedometer is kind of a cool detail for your bug.
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