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1957 VW Baja Bug
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GeoYota
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Sub'd. 
Excellent learning/bonding project for your kids...well done. My first vehicle was a 1968 Baja Bug, and the hook was set deep.
Baja's, and VW bugs in general are mechanical simplicity personified, and if you aren't relying on it as the DD, just plain fun to work on!
I loved wrenching on weekends, and that car was the inspiration for my first set of metric wrenches.
Where are you sourcing your parts? Not sure of your location, but VW Paradise in San Marcos, CA is an excellent shop/resource.
Paradise Motorsport Website
Keep it up!
Excellent learning/bonding project for your kids...well done. My first vehicle was a 1968 Baja Bug, and the hook was set deep.
Baja's, and VW bugs in general are mechanical simplicity personified, and if you aren't relying on it as the DD, just plain fun to work on!
I loved wrenching on weekends, and that car was the inspiration for my first set of metric wrenches.
Where are you sourcing your parts? Not sure of your location, but VW Paradise in San Marcos, CA is an excellent shop/resource.
Paradise Motorsport Website
Keep it up!
Have been getting parts from Pierside in Huntington Beach as it's the closest to drive to
We made a battery cable the other day and need a couple final parts and it should almost be there just need to do the brakes
Has been fun for sure
We made a battery cable the other day and need a couple final parts and it should almost be there just need to do the brakes
Has been fun for sure
Ground strap on
Exhaust on
Changed the oil
Hooked up the fuel lines and seems to not be drawing from the tank would run if the line was directly in a gas can? So need to see if there is a break in the line somewhere letting in air
Free car wash
Exhaust on
Changed the oil
Hooked up the fuel lines and seems to not be drawing from the tank would run if the line was directly in a gas can? So need to see if there is a break in the line somewhere letting in air
Free car wash
Rain finally stopped and pulled the tank the the soft line from the tank to the hard line was as brittle as can be broken in multiple spots so some new line and got it running
Need a 17mm male socket to fill the trans tomorrow
Need a 17mm male socket to fill the trans tomorrow
Loving this project - and the color!
Me too - daughter actually said "Today was the most fun working on the car"
must be because we are getting closer to driving it!
Filled the trans and found we have a leaky axle seal boooooo
Got the trans set up it was missing a part but put new seals in even used a torque wrench to get it right
We are going to pull the other side to make sure the missing part was only on one side
Should be attacking break lines this week and try and adjust the clutch cable
We are going to pull the other side to make sure the missing part was only on one side
Should be attacking break lines this week and try and adjust the clutch cable
With the short list getting shorter we took the beetle off no-op and got the tags in order
Had the guy who bought the 67 shell off me stop by and he showed me how to fix the handbrake - just took someone who know how the internals go together to get it sorted - also have the interior finally in
Had the guy who bought the 67 shell off me stop by and he showed me how to fix the handbrake - just took someone who know how the internals go together to get it sorted - also have the interior finally in
Maxcustody
Adventurist
great project,looking forward to more progress.............
Tienckb
Adventurist
Man, reminds me of my 1974 super beetle cal bug. 1600cc with dual Delorto 40's. I remember every few thousand miles had to whip out the feeler gauge to adjust the valve and finding TDC on the main pulley. I was 19 then, how fast did 30 years go by. Had so much memories in the bug.
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We realized last night that we will need a new clutch cable as there is no way to adjust the one we have it is too corroded
And we have a bad front left wheel cylinder
And we have a bad front left wheel cylinder
Replaced the clutch cable and wheel cylinder and master cylinder this weekend should hook up the brakes tomorrow and give it another go
So I adjusted the clutch cable yesterday and finished hooking up the brake lines tonight after work
Didn't have time to bleed them but the clutch free play felt right but once in first it wouldn't come out
We wiggled the beetle and it came out shorted the cable and got the free play back to around a inch and gave it another go
https://vimeo.com/135937055
But then it seemed to stick in gear again so I guess it seems the clutch cable is settling in as I need to tighten it some more
Should have time Wednesday to bleed the brakes and give it another go
Didn't have time to bleed them but the clutch free play felt right but once in first it wouldn't come out
We wiggled the beetle and it came out shorted the cable and got the free play back to around a inch and gave it another go
https://vimeo.com/135937055
But then it seemed to stick in gear again so I guess it seems the clutch cable is settling in as I need to tighten it some more
Should have time Wednesday to bleed the brakes and give it another go
Got a battery disconnect switch also so I need to make another cable