tito
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Post by tito on Dec 9, 2009 2:12:19 GMT -5
kicked Toby b/c i think the starter went out. gotta take the battery to get it charged, just to be certain thats not it. one thing after another.
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Post by LungTube on Dec 12, 2009 15:08:59 GMT -5
Replaced the master cylinder and pass. front hard brake line. Could not get it out of the old M/C. Waiting for the ball and chain to get home so she can start pumping(the m/c dirty birds). Also got a New speedocable. Now I will know how fast I am going.
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chris
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Post by chris on Dec 28, 2009 18:19:39 GMT -5
me and steve have done a good bit on the ghia i will try to get some pics soon
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Post by chrisshu on Dec 30, 2009 0:40:00 GMT -5
me and Jason and his son rebuilt front wheel cylinders (rear are in the mail)...pulled leaky radiator...cleaned and painted front wheel wells...repaired float in carb...removed hacked up cut pieces of spring from drivers side ''by hand''and removed passengers side spring and attempted to match the hack job...
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Post by chrisshu on Dec 30, 2009 19:46:57 GMT -5
laid out parts and tools to reassemble front brakes and it started raining......
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Post by chrisshu on Jan 12, 2010 11:05:29 GMT -5
we still haven't even finished the brakes yet...but there is still snow and ice on the ground so f#@k it....but I can't wait to see how low the front end is when we put it back on the ground.......maybe I shoulda started a new thread for what haven't you done to your car lately..haha
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Post by chrisshu on Jan 13, 2010 3:46:08 GMT -5
ok sat it back on the ground today... the stance is much better pics coming soon...
dropped about an inch and a half
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chris
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Post by chris on Jan 17, 2010 10:29:19 GMT -5
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chris
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Post by chris on Jan 17, 2010 10:51:29 GMT -5
 the start of a linkpin for steves bus |
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Post by LungTube on Jan 17, 2010 13:03:36 GMT -5
Okay so this week sucked Thursday after dropping me off to work Prerna (Prayer-Na) calls me and tells me that there is smoke and noises coming from the front driver side wheel. Earlier in the week I had to replace the axle on that side cause the stub that goes thru the spindle decided to snap off. I have never seen one do this before. I figured the wheel bearing was a goner cause I drove it a day like this. No big deal went to the PAP and got another spindle got it replaced and all is good. So yesterday I went to pick Prerna up from work and on the way home the driver side bearing decided monkey see monkey do and took a dump on me. I can't wait to tare this car apart to build my 4x4 wannabe 79 Rabbit.
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Post by stevecvash on Jan 21, 2010 18:29:22 GMT -5
I finally finished mocking up the top on my bug i hadn't put the filler pieces in but i can get an idea of what its gonna look like, i also got a link/pin beam for the bus and started to work on it, i got the center chunks free to weld adjusters in and I'm about ready to narrow the thing next and i also got some side plates made for it
that's all folks!
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Post by LungTube on Jan 27, 2010 18:26:47 GMT -5
I some how magically make my battery drain and not take a charge of a wall charger and the generator light comes on after I turn the car off and take the key out.
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Post by stevecvash on Jan 27, 2010 18:57:41 GMT -5
in the bug? did you ever get anywhere with those brakes??
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Post by LungTube on Jan 27, 2010 19:38:32 GMT -5
Okay sorry I didnt post this earlier. The brakes finally started pumping up in the beetle. I think I got a bad batch of fluid or something.
Here is my new problem. The Beetle will not charge. I have tested the generator and its charging at 12.5v at idle. I put a battery charger on the battery and it wouldn't charge past 25%. I put the charger on another battery and it charged it. Okay here is the wierd thing about all this. When I turn the car off keys out of ignition the gen light comes on. I poked around today and deleted some stuff and the problem is still there. I notice quite a few sparks when I reconnect the battery cables a little more than normal. I am thinking there is a short somewhere. I drove it in all the rain Sunday
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Post by stevecvash on Jan 27, 2010 23:04:36 GMT -5
thats great about your brakes man, just follow some wires from a diagram and you will eventually find a problem
i helped nick pull the motor out of his new (to him) c-10 to rebuild and then he helped me do a little more on my top, and i also started the patching the floor in the bus under the rear seat, busy day indeed
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