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PostPosted: Mon Jul 25, 2016 10:38 pm    Post subject: Re: My first Manx type Dune Buggy... a Deal of a Lifetime.. Reply with quote

More of the tearing down process.... I didnt think i was going to go this far.. but oh well more surprises

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Bearings are worn.. you can see the copper
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This was a bitch to remove., it was stuck
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So i used this and some Aerokroil lubricant.
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I think i should get a new dizzy

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Cam coming off and look what i find...

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Surprise.. Corrosion ate up the cam gear

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PostPosted: Wed Jul 27, 2016 9:44 pm    Post subject: Re: My first Manx type Dune Buggy... a Deal of a Lifetime.. Reply with quote

It was a mission to get the phenolic pieces that goes under the mechanical fuel pump.. it finally broke into small pieces that then required to split the
case..

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 03, 2016 8:39 pm    Post subject: Re: My first Manx type Dune Buggy... a Deal of a Lifetime.. Reply with quote

According to a friend he suggests to go with a stock cam instead

I have a good friend Marcelo that offered me this one .. smooth lobes

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 03, 2016 8:59 pm    Post subject: Re: My first Manx type Dune Buggy... a Deal of a Lifetime.. Reply with quote

It's really sad when people just don't take care of a VW..
This buggy sat under a tree outside for almost 5 years....
Look at this steering wheel...
Years ago I bought a chrome steering shaft in hopes that i may use it and the time has come...

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Here is the chrome steering shaft

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Lets mock it up with the stock '64 rusted steering column and tube
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I want to be able to use one these bearings from Empi and see how i can make it work and still keep the tube for my turn signal assembly
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I only need about 10" of a tube for my setup...
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Well I guess Imma' have to put this steering fiasco aside for now .. lets keep looking over at what we have to work with.
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 03, 2016 9:43 pm    Post subject: Re: My first Manx type Dune Buggy... a Deal of a Lifetime.. Reply with quote

Engine Painting...
Here is an interesting read that will shed some light on what kind of paint to use on your block.

"The basic reason for painting your engine to begin with is to protect it from rust and corrosion. But since all paints serve as insulators to some degree, you want to pick a paint that, ideally, will help your engine run as cool as possible. "

http://bobhooversblog.blogspot.co.uk/2006/11/vw-engine-paint.html?m=1
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 03, 2016 10:07 pm    Post subject: Re: My first Manx type Dune Buggy... a Deal of a Lifetime.. Reply with quote

Chrome Roll bar came off..
It was bolted to the body instead of the rear latitudinal frame for safety.
It's crazy but whoever put this buggy together was rushing or was just careless.. what a mess

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These hideous seats have to go and they are on sale on Facebook and soon here on the samba
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Very bad job at making seat rails.. or rather fixed stationary seat tracks .. no movement.
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These Classic '82-'92 Trans AM wheels are up for sale and sold in less than a week on Ebay.. .. they are huge 16" x 8" and 10" wide.. sold on ebay for $400 plus shipping
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PostPosted: Wed Aug 03, 2016 10:53 pm    Post subject: Re: My first Manx type Dune Buggy... a Deal of a Lifetime.. Reply with quote

I sent my heads to be rebuilt at VWAS Shop in Miami and for $98.00 this is what i got back...
there was some damage to one of the spark plug threads so an insert was used to repair the spark plug hole.

Here is a Before and After shot then subsequent pics of the heads.

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PostPosted: Wed Aug 03, 2016 11:05 pm    Post subject: Re: My first Manx type Dune Buggy... a Deal of a Lifetime.. Reply with quote

I am about to remove the body off the pan so i can take to the welder and the body to the body shop for paint.
I will also be getting the pan sandblasted.

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Pedal Cluster looks bad.. will need repair
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Right side front bulkhead area by Napoleon Hat
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Removed Side Pods first before attempting to lift body off pan
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Steering still looks worse now
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 4:25 am    Post subject: Re: My first Manx type Dune Buggy... a Deal of a Lifetime.. Reply with quote

Reading your build thread make me want to get back on my buggy build.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 7:06 am    Post subject: Re: My first Manx type Dune Buggy... a Deal of a Lifetime.. Reply with quote

brettsvw wrote:
Reading your build thread make me want to get back on my buggy build.


I was looking over your buggy build. I want to replace my floor pans because since i am doing all that i am doing what was supposed to have an easy flip i might as well replace the floors..
My question is this... i was told that in order to put other floors there are some measurements that need to be made at an angle to get the pieces to fit.. huh ?
Would it be best to buy the Floor pan halves or just get the floor pan quarter pieces ( 4 total) ?

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or these

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 8:27 am    Post subject: Re: My first Manx type Dune Buggy... a Deal of a Lifetime.. Reply with quote

Cool build.
You mentioned "easy flip" . Be careful how much $$$ you end up into it. The South East has a bunch of buggies for sale at the moment.

All the best with the rest of the build.

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 10:04 am    Post subject: Re: My first Manx type Dune Buggy... a Deal of a Lifetime.. Reply with quote

AMAC1680 wrote:
Cool build.
You mentioned "easy flip" . Be careful how much $$$ you end up into it. The South East has a bunch of buggies for sale at the moment.

All the best with the rest of the build.

AMAC


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PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 1:37 pm    Post subject: Re: My first Manx type Dune Buggy... a Deal of a Lifetime.. Reply with quote

I used full floorpans and cut them in the rear area.

I welded the rear section in first, and made final cuts as I went along.

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I made my welds in the curved areas of the rearward part of the pan to keep it clean in the footwell areas.
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PostPosted: Thu Aug 04, 2016 9:37 pm    Post subject: Re: My first Manx type Dune Buggy... a Deal of a Lifetime.. Reply with quote

brettsvw wrote:
I used full floorpans and cut them in the rear area.

I welded the rear section in first, and made final cuts as I went along.

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I made my welds in the curved areas of the rearward part of the pan to keep it clean in the footwell areas.


And you were able to retain the stock seat tracks .. just what i need to do now is locate a set of low back seats lower portion so i can make my Huyndai Tiburon seats fit like the ones you see here on my bay window bus
These seats have a flat track built into them ...easy to install on my bay since the floor area under the seats is level horizontal whereas the bug floor pans are not but its ok.. I'll make it work

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PostPosted: Sat Aug 06, 2016 11:47 pm    Post subject: Re: My first Manx type Dune Buggy... a Deal of a Lifetime.. Reply with quote

Well today was the day to take it apart until it began to rain..
So here is what i was able to get done today...

I went to WalMart last night and bought a gallon of Rust Oleum Truck Bed Liner .. a whopping 124 oz for only $43.95 which is a deal since it sells on ebay for $118.00

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Time to remove the body off the pan so i can get to work on my buggy..

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I have a video of the finished product but cant be seen since it is on Facebook

.. I will see if i can add it later...

The T-Handle shifter was in bad shape from the corrosion but i Wet Sanded it with 800 grit then 1,000 then finished off with 2000... now for the polish portion is to use a blue stick on the buffer... it was badly corroded.

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Here is the finished product in Before and After

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PostPosted: Fri Aug 19, 2016 4:20 am    Post subject: Re: My first Manx type Dune Buggy... a Deal of a Lifetime.. Reply with quote

Shifter turned out nice.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 19, 2016 9:33 pm    Post subject: Re: My first Manx type Dune Buggy... a Deal of a Lifetime.. Reply with quote

I like what you started with. That's what we call "mint condition" up here in Hellinois.
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PostPosted: Sat Aug 20, 2016 6:15 pm    Post subject: Re: My first Manx type Dune Buggy... a Deal of a Lifetime.. Reply with quote

Coming along nicely. You won't want to flip it once it's done, lol.
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PostPosted: Tue Aug 23, 2016 12:44 pm    Post subject: Re: My first Manx type Dune Buggy... a Deal of a Lifetime.. Reply with quote

Goshen wrote:
I sent my heads to be rebuilt at VWAS Shop in Miami and for $98.00 this is what i got back...
there was some damage to one of the spark plug threads so an insert was used to repair the spark plug hole.

Here is a Before and After shot then subsequent pics of the heads.

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I need some head work done - mind sharing the contact info for VWAS. Also was the $98 per head? Very nice work so far!
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 6:57 pm    Post subject: Re: My first Manx type Dune Buggy... a Deal of a Lifetime.. Reply with quote

prkid424 wrote:


I need some head work done - mind sharing the contact info for VWAS. Also was the $98 per head? Very nice work so far!


$98.00 was for both heads but that was the deal .. you can email them at [email protected]
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