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npbusguy Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 8:24 am Post subject: |
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Anchovy wrote: |
I have all the blanks made up. I will tumble polish them to even out the surface and debur the edges. Next step are the markings:
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Sweet! Now I will have to decide which key tag I will use, the one with the vin number or the Hazet assistant key ring. Jeff, you have single handedly made my life more difficult. |
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Anchovy Samba Member
Joined: August 05, 2000 Posts: 2921 Location: San Diego, CA
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Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:11 am Post subject: |
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npbusguy wrote: |
Anchovy wrote: |
I have all the blanks made up. I will tumble polish them to even out the surface and debur the edges. Next step are the markings:
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Sweet! Now I will have to decide which key tag I will use, the one with the vin number or the Hazet assistant key ring. Jeff, you have single handedly made my life more difficult. |
Thanks Neil, but why compromise. Go with both! |
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Anchovy Samba Member
Joined: August 05, 2000 Posts: 2921 Location: San Diego, CA
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Posted: Sun Sep 06, 2009 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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I got all the tags stamped with the VIN's. I wasn't happy with the first VW logo so I am redoing it this week. All parts should ship by this weekend. I will be at the Vintage Treffen this weekend making them there so hit me up:
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zozo Samba Member
Joined: October 15, 2005 Posts: 5217 Location: South of Ol' San Antonio
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Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 6:02 am Post subject: |
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Anchovy wrote: |
I got all the tags stamped with the VIN's. I wasn't happy with the first VW logo so I am redoing it this week. All parts should ship by this weekend. I will be at the Vintage Treffen this weekend making them there so hit me up:
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There's a PM to you in my outbox requesting a tag. Is your box full? |
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Anchovy Samba Member
Joined: August 05, 2000 Posts: 2921 Location: San Diego, CA
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Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2009 6:51 am Post subject: |
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I have all three of your requests taken care of, thanks! |
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BulliBill Samba Member
Joined: July 09, 2004 Posts: 4561 Location: St Charles, MO
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Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 10:31 am Post subject: |
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So Jeff, have we determined that the numbers on the tag are the VIN number or a key code? I'll have to start collecting all seven of my VIN numbers and get a big order together for you!
It was great to get to see you in the swap meet at the Treffen last weekend.It was fun to see all the Assistant stools there, I LOVE the stool you fixed me up with!
Bill Bowman _________________ I'm looking for these license plate frames for my fleet:
Coeur D'Alene - Lake Shore Volkswagen
Mission VW - San Fernando
Thornton VW - Stockton
Thanks for any help! |
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Anchovy Samba Member
Joined: August 05, 2000 Posts: 2921 Location: San Diego, CA
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Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:05 am Post subject: |
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Hi Bill,
Nice to meet you in person at the VT. I am glad you like the stool.
The key tags were marked with the VIN. I have looked through the gallery and noticed that some of the later vehicles don't have the first three digits of the VIN on their original tag. The tags really get rough as they go later. Here is a 1973 Thing tag:
I can stamp whatever characters you want on the tag. I have had some folks requesting the dealership name, their vehicles "name", the year and model, etc. on the backside of the tag. Here is an example:
I am picking up the final version stamp for the logo today and will be shipping orders on Friday. Thanks for your patience as I work out the bugs. |
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Anchovy Samba Member
Joined: August 05, 2000 Posts: 2921 Location: San Diego, CA
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Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:15 pm Post subject: |
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All the tags are completed and will ship tomorrow. Thanks again.
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zozo Samba Member
Joined: October 15, 2005 Posts: 5217 Location: South of Ol' San Antonio
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Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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Those look friggin' perfect. Great job. |
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Anchovy Samba Member
Joined: August 05, 2000 Posts: 2921 Location: San Diego, CA
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Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 9:06 am Post subject: |
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zozo wrote: |
Those look friggin' perfect. Great job. |
Thanks again for lending me your tag. I am sending it back today along with the other tags you asked for.
Here is Neil's tag which came out nice:
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npbusguy Samba Member
Joined: February 08, 2006 Posts: 1658 Location: Budapest, Hungary
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Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 10:59 am Post subject: |
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Anchovy wrote: |
zozo wrote: |
Those look friggin' perfect. Great job. |
Thanks again for lending me your tag. I am sending it back today along with the other tags you asked for.
Here is Neil's tag which came out nice:
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Jeff, I noticed the really delicate engraving work was completed sometime diring or just after the Treffen. Is it just a conicidence or did Everett's lazer vision have anything to do with this? If so, how do you compensate him for his "other worldly skill"? I have some "projects" in mind... |
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Anchovy Samba Member
Joined: August 05, 2000 Posts: 2921 Location: San Diego, CA
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Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:06 am Post subject: |
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npbusguy wrote: |
Jeff, I noticed the really delicate engraving work was completed sometime during or just after the Treffen. Is it just a coincidence or did Everett's laser vision have anything to do with this? If so, how do you compensate him for his "other worldly skill"? I have some "projects" in mind... |
Mostly correct. The markings are stamped like original. Ev used his laser vision to create the stamps for me...then he tried to erase my memory with one of those pens from Men in Black. I was on to him and blinked at just the right moment. |
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Herbie3Rivers Samba Member
Joined: May 07, 2001 Posts: 1271 Location: Pittsburgh, PA
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Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 2:18 pm Post subject: |
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I'm going to definitely be ordering some along with a custom one for my cars.
I did some digging and turned up these originals. The black one is from an early water cooled car, they were in the glove box of a low mile 77 beetle I bought from the estate of a dealer, the 77s keys still had their tag too. The silver one was in a French/Canadian service manual from 1971 that I picked up at a show a few years back.
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Anchovy Samba Member
Joined: August 05, 2000 Posts: 2921 Location: San Diego, CA
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Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 2:26 pm Post subject: |
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Cool!
I learned from a buyer today that all the VIN digits are not stamped in later tags. I suspected this looking through the gallery.
Here is a tag from a 1965 bug and it is missing the "11" in front of the number stamped on the tag.
I will stamp the tag however you would like.
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crofty Judas of the North
Joined: August 09, 2000 Posts: 19670 Location: Land of Whine and Phonies
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Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:13 pm Post subject: |
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You know I might be mistaken but I thought I saw a few of those screwed to the top of a few carbs I had bought. I'll have to look. I thought it was weird to have that tag on a crab when it had a vin# ... _________________ Your Vanagon sucks, Stop waving at me.
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Anchovy Samba Member
Joined: August 05, 2000 Posts: 2921 Location: San Diego, CA
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Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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You know I might be mistaken but I thought I saw a few of those screwed to the top of a few carbs I had bought. I'll have to look. I thought it was weird to have that tag on a crab when it had a vin# ... |
Hey Crofty,
I've had old carbs with the tags on them. I recall that they are marked with the VW part number for the carb. |
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coad Samba Scapegoat
Joined: September 12, 2002 Posts: 7552
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Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:35 pm Post subject: |
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Anchovy wrote: |
crofty wrote: |
You know I might be mistaken but I thought I saw a few of those screwed to the top of a few carbs I had bought. I'll have to look. I thought it was weird to have that tag on a crab when it had a vin# ... |
Hey Crofty,
I've had old carbs with the tags on them. I recall that they are marked with the VW part number for the carb. |
I thought that's where the factory tied the keys when they shipped out a car. I'm pretty sure that's where they were in the 1970's. |
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IN2VWS Samba Member
Joined: January 29, 2006 Posts: 2521 Location: Australia
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Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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Yep, the carb tags had part numbers on them. Here is a pic of the tag from my '59 Sedan.
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crofty Judas of the North
Joined: August 09, 2000 Posts: 19670 Location: Land of Whine and Phonies
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Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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Anchovy wrote: |
crofty wrote: |
You know I might be mistaken but I thought I saw a few of those screwed to the top of a few carbs I had bought. I'll have to look. I thought it was weird to have that tag on a crab when it had a vin# ... |
Hey Crofty,
I've had old carbs with the tags on them. I recall that they are marked with the VW part number for the carb. |
That makes more sense. I'll double check just for the hell of it- maybe I wasn't seeing all the numbers. _________________ Your Vanagon sucks, Stop waving at me.
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bloovw Samba Member
Joined: April 21, 2007 Posts: 459 Location: Hereford England
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Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 1:30 am Post subject: |
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Anchovy wrote: |
zozo wrote: |
Those look friggin' perfect. Great job. |
Thanks again for lending me your tag. I am sending it back today along with the other tags you asked for.
Here is Neil's tag which came out nice:
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how did you make the vw stamp? could you make me one? |
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