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vwrabbitjunkie Samba Member
Joined: October 01, 2006 Posts: 112 Location: Gilbert, AZ
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Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2013 9:53 pm Post subject: |
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Lookin good. Tan engines seems to be the it thing this year. Mines been tan since 08 though
_________________ You either love the utilitarian approach the VW engineers had in the earlier days, or you don't. If you don't. . . buy a Honda. |
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swhitcomb Samba Member
Joined: November 05, 2003 Posts: 5673 Location: Inwood WV
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Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2013 10:13 am Post subject: |
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Ok, here are some pics:
Stock battery retainer back in place.
Gearshift and pedals powder coated to match her new theme.
I have the correct blue house for the brake reservoir. Just haven't put it in yet. This is how it came when we bought it.
Finally all back together and ready to ride.
1st ride she made me drive.
Then she took it out.
It's amazing how well the top fits when you read the directions.
I noticed on our test drive that the speedo cable had pulled out when I lifted the body. Fixed that, the fact that there were no washers in the clutch bowden tube, the spring that keeps the accelerator pedal down, and a few other things while it was apart. Should be more enjoyable to drive now. _________________ My 71 Ghia Been in my family since 1980
My Patina 66
My 74 Ghia
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swhitcomb Samba Member
Joined: November 05, 2003 Posts: 5673 Location: Inwood WV
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Posted: Tue Apr 02, 2013 9:11 am Post subject: |
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This was last year. Hopefully she'll have even more fun in it now.
I love seeing her smile, especially in a VW.
She took it off roading that day too.
_________________ My 71 Ghia Been in my family since 1980
My Patina 66
My 74 Ghia
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swhitcomb Samba Member
Joined: November 05, 2003 Posts: 5673 Location: Inwood WV
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Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 5:47 am Post subject: |
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Painted her Thing this weekend.
Saturday morning
Sunday night
It's not perfect by any means. She was tired of it being several shades of dull red. This is close to the color she wanted. $3.47 a can. Took just over 6 cans. In a few years I'll do all the body work and put some real paint on it. _________________ My 71 Ghia Been in my family since 1980
My Patina 66
My 74 Ghia
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Vwrascal Samba Member
Joined: December 15, 2005 Posts: 842 Location: Inwood, WV
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Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 6:48 am Post subject: |
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swhitcomb wrote: |
Painted her Thing this weekend.
It's not perfect by any means. She was tired of it being several shades of dull red. This is close to the color she wanted. $3.47 a can. Took just over 6 cans. In a few years I'll do all the body work and put some real paint on it. |
Looks nice Sean! Are you going to do the dash beige or teal? _________________ Jeff
VWCruisers-Virginia
'56 Polar Silver Type 1 Ragtop
'60 Caribbean Turquoise Type 1 |
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swhitcomb Samba Member
Joined: November 05, 2003 Posts: 5673 Location: Inwood WV
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Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 6:54 am Post subject: |
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The 3 panels in beige, the part connected to the body in teal. _________________ My 71 Ghia Been in my family since 1980
My Patina 66
My 74 Ghia
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GodJockey Samba Member
Joined: April 03, 2007 Posts: 240 Location: Lehigh Valley, Pa
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Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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What spray paint did you use?
My engine build has eaten up my budget this year, so like you I'm just looking for one solid color. |
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swhitcomb Samba Member
Joined: November 05, 2003 Posts: 5673 Location: Inwood WV
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Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 2:14 am Post subject: |
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Rustoleum Painters Touch. The color is called Gloss Seaside.
It went on really smooth. I did some prep, but not a ton of it. Feathered and primed any chips or bubbles. Wiped it with acetone. Removed all the rubber, and taped a few things off. I left the fender welting on, since I had planned on replacing it anyway, and didnt feel like trying to remove it and finding that I broke a bolt or spun a nut loosening the fenders. Not yet anyway. That'll come later when I put some real paint on it. _________________ My 71 Ghia Been in my family since 1980
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NOVA Airhead Samba Member
Joined: July 20, 2005 Posts: 5221 Location: Richmond, VA
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Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 5:55 am Post subject: |
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swhitcomb wrote: |
Rustoleum Painters Touch. The color is called Gloss Seaside.
It went on really smooth. I did some prep, but not a ton of it. Feathered and primed any chips or bubbles. Wiped it with acetone. Removed all the rubber, and taped a few things off. I left the fender welting on, since I had planned on replacing it anyway, and didnt feel like trying to remove it and finding that I broke a bolt or spun a nut loosening the fenders. Not yet anyway. That'll come later when I put some real paint on it. |
Good thinking on the fenders. I spent many hours removing mine. Almost every bolt was rusted and snapped off. I had to drill out and retap amost every hole. Really tedious work. Broke lots of drill bits. _________________ Ghia Owner Emeritus |
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swhitcomb Samba Member
Joined: November 05, 2003 Posts: 5673 Location: Inwood WV
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Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 6:11 am Post subject: |
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That's exactly what I was trying to avoid. Now it's one color and she's happy. Only took one weekend. Not even a full weekend at that.
Mike, didn't you paint your Thing with tractor paint? It was your Thing that lead to her owning this one. _________________ My 71 Ghia Been in my family since 1980
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NOVA Airhead Samba Member
Joined: July 20, 2005 Posts: 5221 Location: Richmond, VA
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Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 6:22 am Post subject: |
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Yep. John Deere Yellow rattle cans. Its pretty much an exact match to the original yellow. It came out better than I expected.
The added benefit is its easy and cheap to touch up chips, etc. that I seem to get on the fenders from off road driving. _________________ Ghia Owner Emeritus |
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too_many_projects Samba Member
Joined: March 12, 2013 Posts: 120 Location: Orange County NY
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Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 7:17 am Post subject: |
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O like it, Any plans to change the exhaust? |
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swhitcomb Samba Member
Joined: November 05, 2003 Posts: 5673 Location: Inwood WV
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Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 7:21 am Post subject: |
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Yes. I bought a new Thing hot dog style muffler Novemeber of 2011. It's still in the box in my basement. The trans mounts are shot. Need to change them 1st so it doesn't hit the bumper when it vibrates. _________________ My 71 Ghia Been in my family since 1980
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GI Joe Samba Member
Joined: April 28, 2005 Posts: 2012 Location: Athens, TN
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Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 12:55 pm Post subject: |
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swhitcomb wrote: |
Ok, here are some pics:
Stock battery retainer back in place.
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Is it me, or is that battery hold down reversed? I am certain the bolt portion was out towards the footwell, and the solid mount section was rearward toward the firewall.
Just an observation, that's it.. I'll have to check mine when I get home...
Looks great with the rattle can, always better to have one solid color, wether it's rattle can or Earl Sheib!!!
Enjoy!! _________________ '74 Thing, "Our Thing"....
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4...p;start=60
'71 Beetle RPU
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=8080337#8080337
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Ron Domeck Samba Member
Joined: August 05, 2007 Posts: 1466 Location: louisville Ky
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Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 2:56 pm Post subject: |
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We had this topic before on the battery mount. This is correct for a 73 and most 74's had the bolt at the front of the battery with a flat style hold down. |
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GI Joe Samba Member
Joined: April 28, 2005 Posts: 2012 Location: Athens, TN
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swhitcomb Samba Member
Joined: November 05, 2003 Posts: 5673 Location: Inwood WV
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Posted: Sun Jun 23, 2013 7:44 pm Post subject: |
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Got the wipers back together.
Powder coated the front nose emblem to match too.
_________________ My 71 Ghia Been in my family since 1980
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JayC Samba Member
Joined: July 07, 2010 Posts: 292 Location: Colorado
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Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 7:59 am Post subject: |
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Looks good!
Just curious - did you powder coat the windshield wipers? When I was looking at mine, they appears to have a plastic piece held on by a rivet. I ended up painting rather than power coating because I was afraid the plastic would melt. Of course, I could have just been too nervous
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swhitcomb Samba Member
Joined: November 05, 2003 Posts: 5673 Location: Inwood WV
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Posted: Mon Jun 24, 2013 8:09 am Post subject: |
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They are powder coated. No plastic on these. There was some plastic parts on the connecting rod that were removable, but none in the arm themselves. I did remove the springs so the heat didn't ruin the tension (although they probably would've been fine.) _________________ My 71 Ghia Been in my family since 1980
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swhitcomb Samba Member
Joined: November 05, 2003 Posts: 5673 Location: Inwood WV
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Posted: Fri Apr 10, 2015 12:29 pm Post subject: |
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I was just re-reading this thread and I left something out in my last reply. To make wipers cheaper and easier to find, I cut the hook off some bug wipers and tack welded them to the end. Now it takes cheap autozone Jeep/Bug wipers rather then expensive Thing wipers. _________________ My 71 Ghia Been in my family since 1980
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