Oklahoma Vw Cruisers

Well it runs, sorta. Raised the right side to install the jumpers on the starter the other day. Left it up overnite, had some oil in the floor, thought trans. boots. So I got the carbs & linkage on today, started up, bad fuel leak. Let it dry, fix leak, start back up, sounds decent, but might have a miss. Throttling with one hand, look under the car, makes the bp spill look tame.........shit. Yank the hotwire, jack the bitch up thinking a busted oil cooler as the gusher was on that side. Roll the creeper thru a mountain of kitty litter to check it out. There's a large gaping hole where the #3 intake pushrod tube used to live, no tube-no rod, wtf. So I guess I'll pull the bitch out cuz it needs a douche extremely bad. Hell, I wuz ready to speed squarely (no pun) down the drive with no brakes in my new car, now no early christmas. That's it for now, got other shit to tend to..............JP

put the springs on the lift gate, only lost one knuckle & little blood. stopped by bethany, picked up a cheesy plastic pushrod tube to maybe slow the gusher from the missing one. will see how the engine sounds when it retains oil & run on four cyls. today. may hafta hook up an emergency brake before the maiden voyage thru the trees....later

awesome!

Well, I went to crowin' too soon. The big blue book don't say which springs are right & left. Hung the door, it came down on my head.Take it apart to change springs, found out why they have a special tool to preload 'em. Snap-on prybar ain't got the balls to do it, so grab the torch & modify a jack handle. Get the springs in, hang the door, the one hinge I didn't replace has a crack,,,,shit. Clean it good & weld it, no go. The bushing is worn that cocks the hinge to the side, so it wants to buckle. Take it apart, replace hinge, then put it back together. you know those little sharp things that hook on headliners, well I found one with the back of a finger, with the help of a spring on the other side that has a lot of tension....shit again. Finally get everything going, then realize the striker is worn out, back to death row to get another one, good one on parts car. That's about it for the day, enough blood & cussin'. Gonna pick up another parts square this morn, before the game........later

Tailgate is up & running in good shape. Put the cheesy plastic pushrod in, pulled the rocker cover to put the missing pushrod in, holy shit batman, someone has stolen the rocker assy & the pushrods. The head looks like it is brand new inside, but the pushrod tubes are coated with years of crud, wazzup? So I round up the parts, torque & set valves, fire it up. Man it runs like a singer sewing machine. Only run about 3 min. , thought I might outta chek the oil (no shit dipstik, you might ort to). Oh yeah, the same thief that lifted the engine parts must have been the sorry bastard that took the lower right bearing outta the front beam, it's gone. Also has the snubbers hacked off, but it looks like if I lower they need to be gone anyway. Well off to chek the oil & back to nascar....later

What a saga!
Guess its good you got that parts car!

Sounds like a typical non-Vw owner car. All rigged up, put it back factory and not much is wrong.

got a '66 parts wagen Sat. Still gotta go to Bryan's & get a big ugly breather to filter the air. Engine sounds great , but has a unknown sound, stethescope don't pinpoint it. Gotta pull the pedal assy, to get the clutch & gasser checked out. then fix some kinda brakes b4 maiden voyage, I got a lot of trees to stop against, but then hafta take the tractor & yank the bitch back up the hill...........gotta go, outta beer.

Bryan in purcell?
Wanna pick up a hood for me?

Well, after not much consideration & quite a bit 'o searchin' on da Samba, the blu bitch is gonna get an IRS. Got a beetle axle now, looks like an early t-3 is outta the question, so irs. Got two late disc front beams, so will be all 4 bolt (sorry Jimbo, sure wanted to try on the BRMs). Well that is the report for now, wish I had more, will later............... BASTARDIZE IT

Thing rear drums, bug front wide 5 front disc.

sounds like a salesman trying to dump some wheels.....lmfao. I think the irs is a better bet with very little neg. camber. Looking at moving the front beam up about 2" or 3", should get it down with some 50's or 60's on the front. if I can get the stance that the ghia has, I would buy it. as is it looks like a coon hunting wagon, pointing at the moon, with no room for improvement. I looked at a bunch of pix today, seems no one can lower a t-3 very much. we will see what happens, we will see. might hire the sawzall samuri..............later

Damn. My notch not low enough?

workin on the rear suspensions today, got the doner t-3 and doner t-1 stripped & all over the drive. findin the stuff to weld up jigs for the brackets. none of the shops has any so I'm choppin up the t-1 torsion housing to rob those, better german shit anyhow. back to work, shrimp cocktail gone & outta beer ...........later

well, dayum. now I either gotta modify some spring plates or pull some torsion bars outta another doner. this thing is bitch. but remember kids to chop, cut, hack & BASTARDIZE

I found another wishbone out back so I relieved it of the control arm brackets. Coulda drove to calif. & picked up some by the time I got these cut out & dressed up..........well maybe to El Reno & back. Damn krauts weld the hell outta stuff. Got some more of my favorite stuff, sandblasting, to do. Still need some old control arm bushings, guess I'll have to rob another wishbone of the control arms. Need em to make the jigs for the brackets. That's it today, plowed till afternoon, will try to do better tomorrow...........later..

Wow awesome work.
Bethany or Bryan for the arms?

I will just rob some from out on death row......just need some bushings is all. need the centers to build jigs with

http://hotimg23.fotki.com/a/216_198/162 ... 448-th.jpg tryin to post pix of progress, shit, I think I got one now have lost the others.

Looking good.

i tried to fix your link, but im not sure if with the free fotki you can hae it embedded.

[img][/ihttp://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/412/p1000445z.jpg/mg] did it work? hell no it dent work, ya'll just hafta take my word for what the hell I been doin. got all the parts blasted, still gotta rob some torsion bars from a parts car. been diggin on the pond with the good weather thats fixin to turn to shit.. . gonna try & make room for the square in the shop b4 winter, hell can't walk thru without skinnin the shins all to hell now, what's another pos gonna hurt. well gotta get the ass in gear & get something done, something.................later

this might help ya out.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=212733

well dang, got the brackets fitted & wuz tackin' em' in & run outta' wire. oh well, gotta lotta other things to get ready. if I can figger out this computer, I WILL put some pix up.......maybe somebody rich will buy me a show car so I don't hafta work on this shit!!!!!!!!!! later edit, looks like this turd is type N there Jim

[img][/img] one pic, I'm workin on more, noon now time 4 a beer.

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[img][/i[IMG]http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h384/gimpy64/032.jpg[/img]mg]I will figger this shit out some day. Been workin on other stuff for a while. Blue waits paitiently for a transplant tho. later

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damn, nice welding, like stacks o' nickles!

Hey Jimmy, how many splines did you do on the front of the square? I got the blue bitch inside to jack around with it some. I gotta change the beam out, got one lower bearing GONE on right side. Still working on the house, got most of the laminate down, got lotsa room now the ol' woman is gone. later, JP oh, yeah, the welding is gorrilla welds, not very pretty but stronger than hell. I can't see quite as well as I used too.

Depends on what tires/rims you run.

I had the front one tooth in the front back when i had the BRMs sat pretty even front and back. then i got the red ones, 2 in front now.

Also go the vin# stuff back!

ok, fired the stove yest., dropped the front 2 outer splines. car looks lots better. that outer bearing WAS completely gone. all rubber seals shot, rubbers on ball joints shot, I suspect the joints are shot too. some monkey had been under there, some of the bolts & grub screws were loose. oh, well, I have 3 front beams so I can probably piece on together, damn brngs are $96 a piece. guess I will pull the motor & rear crossmember today see what else is effed up on this pos. stay warm airheads, later.....JP will give ya a call one eve. about the title Jimmy.......

well , I can't get the other pix to load. got the running gear out yesterday, this is what the subframe looks like. Will start puttin' it back together today.

well, I didn't do much today. got the bastardized sub hung under the car. some of the parts painted. creeper work is killin' my po' ol' back. just for shits & giggles I pried on the flywheel of the engine, didn't think one would run with 1" end play, no wonder the damn thing wuz makin' noise. well it might be close to .010-.012. gotta go get some seals for the stub axles so I can get 'er back on the ground. that's all I know for sure, so c u later......JP CEO/Stella Skunkwerks, Stella, OK.

this damn thing has .047" end play, now I gotta rebuild the engine. hell, I can't lose for winnin', or whinin'. I'm done for the day, time to guzzle beer....JP CEO Stella Skunkwerks, Stella, OK.

well I found out the torsions with the long bars are a real bitch to install. I think I will just remove the quarters to get them tuned.. kinda in the dumps right now anyways, hate winter, it sux. jp CEO, Stella Skunkwerks, Stella, OK

Ditto on the sucking of Winter brother Dubber!!! Hell the only thing I've done to the Tub so far is renew the License Plate!!!!

[img]http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h384/gimpy6[IMG]http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h384/gimpy64/P1000477.jpg[/img]4/P1000476.jpg[/IMG]got the bitch rollin again, gotta take it all apart & grease it up. set the engine & trans. in for a trial run, hadda remove the snubbers (could be used for a cattle dildo I suppose). got 5.60 on the front & 6.00 on the back, will drop some with lower profile rubber. gotta change the front beam anyhow, might give the new one a half a click down, but the tires now won't allow that. well, I broke a nail stuffin the engine & trans. in this morn, so I am bummed out (pissed). Ya'll get to work on something, or am I the only one that works in the winter? Well, I'm outta beer, back to the mine.......later JP CEO Stella Skunkwerks, Stella, OK.

hell, I throwed the engine in faster than I posted these damn pix, so you better enjoy or else.

Whoops, I didn't say anything. Old beam out, nother one ready to install. 'bout all I done today(on the fbs). the late beam is a 412, make it run faster. I will be happy when I master this pic transfer, I am doin' better tho. that's the daily report cuz that's all that happened. JP CEO Stella Skunkwerks, Stella,OK...... Merry Christmas oh, yeah, the rear wheel pic from yesterday, the tires are from Western Auto. They went outta biz prolly b4 alot of ya'll wuz born, kewl, huh?

I remember Western Auto and I ain't no where's near as old as you!!!!!

well, talk about a bitch, put a beam in a t-3. eat me up, but the ol' man prevailed, bolted in place. then the bad shit, bro stopped by to have a beer, work went to hell. so, I will get the damn thing back on the floor tomorrow even if I have to jerk the stands. will try a report tomorrow with a slammed pic, but who knows, don't hold yer breath. Merry Christmas.............JP---CEO Stella Skunkwerks, Stella, OK> msg to da Tub, I got sox older than ewe fat bouy

looking good!

Are you still wearin dem sox or they get a walk off on their own!!!

first pic is stock height with 165 tires, second is with two inside clicks & one outside, lowered 4 3/4". no turning with this setup & wheels. last is with different mangles & 135 tires, has a full 6" drop & will turn. this setting puts it about 2" from the bumpers w/no snubbers. it also puts the front about half inch lower than the rear which has 6.00-15 tires. I had to lift the front of the beam with the little tires. looks like the outside clicks are 2" and the inside is 1 3/8", so I know where to go to tune it where I want. gonna pull the rear qtrs. so I can access the rear susp. cuz I gotta grease the noisy plastic bushings, & I might want to raise it a half inch. I might take a day off to let my wounds heal & think about what the hell I want to do. ..later JP CEO, Stella Skunkwerks, Stella , America I have the sox on today there, rotund one.

Looks like the same setup as the notch.....

Lookin low down and mean (in a good way) !!!!! Does ya wear dem sox w/sandels???

Jimmy, I assume you cut the snubber mounts off. Eric, I allways work in sandals, don't everybody?

i dont remember cutting anything.

Hell, Jimmy, Evil couldn't jump the hood on that notch. getter' down boy, lmao. I might roll the blue bitch out in the light tommorrow & get a shot to see how it looks at this altitude. Gotta keep eye on the new pup, why does a 65 yr. ol' man have kids? dayum! later airheads, JP CEO Stella Skunkwerks, Stella Ok.

I think this is where it will set, at least you can look over the trunk from the seat & not get nosebleed. Got 6.00-15 tires in rear & 135R15 in front, got a conversion chart so I can get wider tires ( same tall) when I score some wheels. Think I will throw this out & put some pans in the Ghia, tired of the bitch cryin' from neglect...later airheads JP CEO Stella Skunkwerks, Stella, OK.

Looking good. Think mine is Alittle taller in the rear.
Get smart car tires up front.

new name, UGLY BETTY. fitz don't it. lmfao. don't know about the back, dumb ass didn't get any reference b4 the bastardization (big word, huh?) took place. just jammed it back together & that's where it sits.

here's what is in the way of my vw hobby, Ugly Betty is out in the cold because of this mess. Just about 124,000 parts to put back in, shee--it. Will start reassembly tomorrow. [img][/i[IMG]http://i1107.photobucket.com/albums/h384/gimpy64/P1000490.jpg[/img]mg]

I will master this pic chit iffin I live long enough, dayum it. JP CEO, Stella Skunkwerks, Stella, Ok.

Yikes!

Ok, ripped the engine apart, ready for a line bore & thrust cut. Gonna do a shade tree on it, tired of pushin the bitch around. Does roll smoother with the cleaned & greased bearings on all 4 corners. po had one front wheel so damn tight it barely turned. still gotta pull the rear torsions & grease, them really do squeak like hell dry. gotta run, outta beer,....JP CEO Stella Skunkwerks, Stella, Okrahoma

Looks great BTW that PO isnt me lol

got the case to Darrel, he's gonna try to resurrect it. (it is a type 1) just hafta buy mains,not anything else. gotta get it where it will move under power, I had two hernia surg. don't even want another one. Put ugly down in the garage so I can work on the ghia, hadda order some plug wires that would work with the mallory dist. It's always something. barns warm now, gotta get my arse in gear & go to work. later .....JP CEO Stella Skunkwerks, Stella OK (totally operated without any gov't subsidity whatsoever)

"Order" Plug wires I can believe my eyes!!!!!

not available locally, they are guaranteed to give me 23 more hp.

Ok, the bitch is back. After EXTENSIVE modifications to the suspension ( with several scrapes, cuts & contusions with considerable loss of money & blud) it is sitting like it should. [img][/img]bottom of the beam brackets are just below the scrub line (illeagle in some states) but who gives a damn. Now gotta tear it apart & make things all good & torqued so if it falls all apart I can say I really tried to do it right. It 's just bout ugly as my first wife, so that makes me want to drink mo beers. But the ghia is sittin cryin for new pans, so I think ugly betty will get her ass outta the shop fer a while. stay safe airheads, later..........JP

Good to have you back and posting!!

gonna make it to the show?

Mine is around that low, my front tow hooks keep the beam from scraping

Dang Gimpy its looking good. Almost as low as my Ghia!

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if you polish a turd, it's still a turd. what if you paint a turd, can you pass it off as something else? drove the pos down the drive today & look what it looked like when I came back (high speed & quick stops do THAT? yes children that will happen to your car too if you get crazy. took longer to post them damn pix than it did to strip the blue bitch. will try to sand some & blast some Sunday when it's warmer, if beer don't get in the way. later kids,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,JP I forgot, Richard T., this square will roll completly under that 4x4 ghia you drive......lmfao

your alive!!!!!! glad to have you back..

chit, chit, chit. three ignitions, not a damn one works. two cylinders split in half, the other is a later model that won't interchange. looks like a '70 column swap is due. been hammerin out dents in the fenders, cuttin out rust too. poor 'ol ugly betty wuz et up with acne, seborriah, psorriasis & a heavy mopped on coat of horrid blue paint. I will prevail if I don't die first tho............later JP ceo. stella skunkwerks tornado alley, ok.

due to the obivious lack of enthusiam on this forum, I think I will no longer post nor read. I know there is more than 4 or 5 aircooled enthusiasts in central ok. There seem to be no cooperation nor comradship amongst the ones that are signed up on here. so I bid adeiu, caio, adios & best of luck......JP hmfic, stella skunkworks

I agree, Gimpy! There is a huge lack of enthusiasm in this forum. It really went down hill once we were booted from the last server. Do you post on any other VW forums??

Hey don't stop posting. You help keep me modivated to finish mine.

I just realized that we were back to the old format. I didn't know if we were posting on this or not. I'm sure I am not the only confused one. Speaking of which you haven't posted on my last build status.

Spring is coming and things will start happening now.

Come on Gimpy. I'm sitting here holding a two month old baby. Even though we thought you might have died under that friggin blue square I still need someone to live vicarously through. If we all coughed up a little cash we could get a shoutbox or similar to liven things up a bit.

What would it cost. I would be willing to give a couple of dollars.

I thought he left months ago? Meh with 276 registered members, im sure at least 50 are spammers, the others, who knows.

I like fried spam on rye with mustard and pickles does that make me a "spammer"!

Jim boy, did you cut the bump stops offen yer front beam? I been lookin', awful close on mine, lookin' at the dropped spindles that Ber has on samba. Got the winder wiper assembly out, did yall know there is more dirt under the dash than will fit in yer eyes? This thing is tryin' my patients & me too. 'Bout to start primin' the bare metal, so tired of lookin' at a chrome square, mo' tired of slappin' on it. Time to warm the porridge, monday is good for it, not cut with too much water yet.........later JP CEO Stella Skunkwerks, Stella America

Hey! Your back. I just pulled off the rubberr bump stops. Berts stuff is too expenive for me.

sad but not so blue now, he hadda' go outside so I could unload the t-2 2k that will be the heart transplant. not much else to say, ghia will be in the main spot tomorrow for a little tunin' & cleanin'. later dudes, JP ceo Stella Skunkwerks, Stella, America

Looking good.
Man those wheel arches look solid!

radiused all I could without major surgery to the air boxes.......

Is that the one I had from New Mexico? If so it's looking great man. Keep it goin. I still need to get around to a get together. Finally got a running driving beetle lol. So some new rubber and she's ready for the long haul. Right now it's just around town. Need to lower it something awful though. Looks like a 4x4 lol. I'll get pics up tonight. Like I said though looking great man keep it up.

Same car, you can't imagine everything that was wrong with this thing. Look forward to see what you scored.

Yeah, you need to trek down someday when it cools a little. I'm tryin to get something goin in the way of a "get to gather" here & there.

Keep in touch with us, we need all the airheads we can muster, later JP CEO Stella Skunkwerks, inna middle of Egypt (next to the Sphynx, can't miss it)

Sorry you ended up with it if its a pos lol. But your doin a great job with it. Gimme about 5 min and I'll post some pics of the one I'm working on now. Yeah I'll be in touch. I still have the same number if you still have it. Can't wait to get some new shoes so I can come meet up with everyone. I wish I would have known about saturday I'd of tried to made it to the show. But soon enough I'll meet up with everyone and be a regular fixture. I'll keep everyone updated. Gonna go start the build thread. Hope you all check it out.

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two pix the limit for me or what? I need an old gas cap (top of it in reasonable shape) to cover the alt. bolt. on this abortion. This is for the t-4 in betty if it ever gets goin'. If anyone has a cap, I will gladly buy you a pint of white port or a 40 to quench your thirst (you must share tho) Update, I have a gas cap now. but need an old rusty tank for the filler neck. Just hate to cut up a good one, but I will iffen I have to.

I want to have access to the alt. bolt so I can turn the motor over for timing & valve adj. purposes. Does that make sense?

JP , CEO STELLA SKUNKWERKS STELLA, AMERUKA