Well tomorrows supposed to be sunny and close to 50. As I was putting my girls to bed, ages 2 and 4. I suggested we work on lady bug car tomorrow. Hopefully I can do my shifter bushings, I'm slowly gathering new parts for my bug, figure I'll do the things I can do in a day,hopefully! Anyone else got vw plans.
Rob
Hooray temps above 20 degrees!
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Glenn
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Re: Hooray temps above 20 degrees!
Maybe i'll take it for a ride and see how many body panels I can chip the paint off of, how many rock cracks I can get in the windshield and if I can run through some potholes and flatten all 4 tires.
Or maybe i'll just go for a walk instead
The roads are the worse i've ever seen.
Or maybe i'll just go for a walk instead
The roads are the worse i've ever seen.
Glenn
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"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"
When you mess with the bull, you get the horns.
Re: Hooray temps above 20 degrees!
A walk would be nice too! As long as I'm not walking to the garage to get a snow shovel and peaking at the rear of my bug!
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AoT
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Re: Hooray temps above 20 degrees!
Well, I did take the bug for a ride!! The wonder turned over on the first crank and took it for a run on OP. Glass intact and rims still round!! Spring fever!!Glenn wrote:Maybe i'll take it for a ride and see how many body panels I can chip the paint off of, how many rock cracks I can get in the windshield and if I can run through some potholes and flatten all 4 tires.
Or maybe i'll just go for a walk instead
The roads are the worse i've ever seen.
When I got home I started the bus and got it out into the sun to melt the mohawk of snow it was wearing. It was a tough winter on the driveway.
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Keep working at it and it gets done!!
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Glenn
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Re: Hooray temps above 20 degrees!
Nice to see it moving again.
Glenn
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Re: Hooray temps above 20 degrees!
I have been rocking the bus since yesterday when my Exploder had a lapse of memory and forgot what it's end of the deal was when I turn the key.
Of course, as usual the bus is happy to be out and moving. After work, I had to run my mom's old treadmill over to a friends house who wanted it. I was actually on Deland, Rob!
If you follow Farmer's Almanac, word is that we have one more storm left for the season. Spring can't come soon enough.
Of course, as usual the bus is happy to be out and moving. After work, I had to run my mom's old treadmill over to a friends house who wanted it. I was actually on Deland, Rob!
If you follow Farmer's Almanac, word is that we have one more storm left for the season. Spring can't come soon enough.
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Re: Hooray temps above 20 degrees!
Had the bus out for a bit today after I put a new battery in it. Have it first in the driveway to take out again tomorrow.
Hey Mike, do you use two batteries in your bus? I was thinking about using the old one as a second and have to look into the wiring of it.
Hey Mike, do you use two batteries in your bus? I was thinking about using the old one as a second and have to look into the wiring of it.
This is the DVG forum. We do not tell people how to post here. Go play in the kiddie pool if you don't like it.
Re: Hooray temps above 20 degrees!
I miss my cars. This weather this weekend is amazing, but I spent yesterday doing an oil change on all the family drivers and rear brakes on my truck. I need to button up a laundry room project If have been working on today.... Hope to escape to the garage for a bit
Bring on spring!
Bring on spring!
Glenn wrote:I have to say, this "gruppe" is so much more than just a car club.
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Deal with it.
Re: Hooray temps above 20 degrees!
Well I did my shifter bushings yesterday, hardest part was keeping an eye on my helpers! The bug happily climbed over the small mountain of snow in front of garage. I then test drove it to the liquor store! Shifts nice. It was good to be outside. Mike u should've drove by chances I was outside or in garage. I could have used a extra pair of hands for a few minutes.
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rob711 wrote: I then test drove it to the liquor store!
Love this!
Glenn wrote:I have to say, this "gruppe" is so much more than just a car club.
MrBreeze wrote: This is the DVG board. The threads flow as they flow.
Deal with it.
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Markus
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Re: Hooray temps above 20 degrees!
We recently had this discussion. If you use a starter battery for your aux bat it will get run down pretty quickly and not recover very well after charging. Its recommended to use a deep cycle. Mike's solution was to use 2 optima yellow tops for both. These are dual use batteries. starter and deep cycle.MrBreeze wrote:Had the bus out for a bit today after I put a new battery in it. Have it first in the driveway to take out again tomorrow.
Hey Mike, do you use two batteries in your bus? I was thinking about using the old one as a second and have to look into the wiring of it.
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Big_kid
Re: Hooray temps above 20 degrees!
Glad to read this! My daily drivers and the buggy all have recent batteries, and I recently came to posses a yellow top. As luck would have it, the deep cycle on my camper is dead, so... looks like I'm spared buying a new battery for it come spring!