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| garage organizing | 09 Dec 2003 19:27 GMT | 8 |
been hard at work trying my best to get the garage in some sort of shape. currently, we have to store all the lawn and garden equipment, 3 vw's, sailboat equipment, other misc. crap, etc., etc. a friend of my wife's wanted a pix of our garage, so i took some to send
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| vw trike / brubaker box | 09 Dec 2003 19:07 GMT | 6 |
I have a 72 that is mech very sound..body has cancer, I have considered converting it to a trike, does anyone know of any kits out there to assist in this. I would also like more info on the Brubaker Box if anyone knows about them.
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| A New Noise - E-e-e-e-e | 09 Dec 2003 17:54 GMT | 24 |
Yesterday, my lovely assistant Inge and I removed the fossilized remains of an air conditioner from the underside of the 71 hippie bus. It was just limpeted to the bottom midway between the front and rear wheels by four bolts, and had a few cut rubber hoses and other assorted
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| f.s.74 beetle term rust case | 09 Dec 2003 15:17 GMT | 9 |
74 std beetle good doors glass and trans have single port engine 1970 code w/carter2bbl prev owner said ran good never heard it good clean nj title will roll on a tow dolly somewhat taken apart asking 200 in clarks summit p.a. if it goes for full boat will give 4or5 boxes of misc ...
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| Electrical woes. | 09 Dec 2003 15:11 GMT | 2 |
my '66 in the past week has decided it doesn't want to charge it's battery any more, the end result being I got stuck at work pushing the silly thing around the parking lot until it fired up. I think I have the culprit identified, but was hoping for some verification
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| OT: back home from Fla. | 09 Dec 2003 14:50 GMT | 9 |
.............Well........I got back home to NY from my dad's funeral in Sanford, Fla. last night. It was a sad experience but life goes on. Shoveling a foot of snow off of my driveway this morning was a good way to put things back in perspective here at home. Call it shock-therapy. ...
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| Reccos for Dad's Gifts? | 09 Dec 2003 13:04 GMT | 43 |
So what's an inexpensive timing light suitable for Dad to get on Christmas that the kids can afford? Might use it about twice a year. And what about that gadget needed to synch two carbs? I'd like to turn the idle down a bit, but hesitate without some means of making sure
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| The good pictures | 09 Dec 2003 06:09 GMT | 10 |
Where did such a good illustration as http://www.oldbeetle.de/intl/pcat/T1_12.html come from? And is there such a picture for the tin bits in my 71 bus? I'm missing
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| Exp'd with gastank sealer? | 09 Dec 2003 04:04 GMT | 1 |
I need to build or have built a diesel tank for my Espar heater. It's gonna be a bit tricky as I need it to slide under the bus and latch in place, then slide out for refilling. I'm thinking of just buying some thin-wall tubing
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| Distributor info | 09 Dec 2003 02:10 GMT | 15 |
Hi RAMVA! Right now I'm using a brazilian stock VW/Bosch distributor in my '73 SB. It it a vacuum advance dizzy similar to other stock units. I'd like to replace it with a new one because it's begining to get unreliable. Where can i get
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| Ping Rocky | 09 Dec 2003 02:08 GMT | 3 |
So is it Inge or Inga? Or BOTH?
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| OT: Fireproof your house!! | 08 Dec 2003 23:32 GMT | 19 |
This is as far off-topic as it gets, however if just one single person listens/learns it could save grief.. The night to last Wednesday my mothers and grandparents hous burned down. My mother and her husband made it out with their dogs, only to see my grand
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| Generator/fan nut torque? | 08 Dec 2003 14:06 GMT | 2 |
How much torque should I apply to the generator to fan nut? Thanks,
 Signature Eduardo Kaftanski | To put a pipe in byte mode,
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| Normal/FI sheetmetal compatibility | 08 Dec 2003 03:32 GMT | 2 |
OK...so I have a slight dilema. I just picked up a 77 bug for parts, was planning on using the side engine seal mounts to repair my 67, only they are different. Since the 77 was FI and the 67 is not, I assume that's why. I am wondering if I can use the FI head tin with non-FI pieces ...
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| '76 Bug Door Reassembly Question? Need Some Help! | 08 Dec 2003 02:45 GMT | 2 |
Help! Getting ready to reassemble both doors on my 76 Bug. What is the proper sequence of parts placement to do this job right the first time? ie...window regulator , then scrapers, then vent. I can figure it out
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