Raj R: 73 181 Refurb

Post by **Glenn** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 5:33 pm

Nice OO9

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 5:34 pm

Glenn wrote:Nice OO9

only temporary.

suffered one minor casualty during install, I hope my 019 is under warrenty

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 5:35 pm

open header

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooRykkGRMdQ

Post by **Glenn** » Sun Nov 08, 2009 5:37 pm

Raj wrote:
Glenn wrote:Nice OO9

only temporary.

suffered one minor casualty during install, I hope my 019 is under warrenty

Warranty... yes, but not under "stupidity".

No worry.. everything can be fixed.

Glenn A · Post by **Glenn A** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 8:20 pm

Raj wrote: old motor

Is that a bunch of fuz in the oilcooler? it looks almost blocked in the pic. not good.

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:00 pm

good eye GA. I'll check the old cooler tommorow.

Big_kid · Post by **Big_kid** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 10:24 am

Hey Raj,
I was going through some links looking for a wiring diagram for my donor steering column, and found this tucked away-
http://www.1800vw.bizhosting.com/qa_gasheaters.htm

The conservatory link is now dead, but the other one still works.

I know I don't need to tell you this, but be careful with it.

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Sat Nov 21, 2009 7:12 pm

thanks charlie... I'll check it out when the time comes.

I appreciate it

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 2:00 pm

Its been a while for the old 73. She has graciously stepped aside as the 74 slammed thing came into the picture this past March. She came up her plates. regi and insurance for the 74. Since winter is now upon us, I moved the 65 in winter storage and brought the 73 inside for some love. The plan will be a) repair the rear end damage that occured many moons ago by a PO b) weld in some metal to repair some holes c) and them paint. She will soon again be a driver so it wont be too fancy. I hope. Stay tuned.

AoT · Post by **AoT** » Tue Dec 20, 2011 4:16 pm

Raj wrote:Its been a while for the old 73. She has graciously stepped aside as the 74 slammed thing came into the picture this past March. She came up her plates. regi and insurance for the 74. Since winter is now upon us, I moved the 65 in winter storage and brought the 73 inside for some love. The plan will be a) repair the rear end damage that occured many moons ago by a PO b) weld in some metal to repair some holes c) and them paint. She will soon again be a driver so it wont be too fancy. I hope. Stay tuned.

She'll blossom like a spring flower from all the TLC!

Big_kid · Post by **Big_kid** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 12:14 am

Man... only 2 years in between posts. Now you're starting to be like me!

Looking forward to the pics & progress.

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 12:51 pm

Big_kid wrote:Man... only 2 years in between posts.

Yeah she was the beater for a year, then fell by the waste side while I built the green 74. But shes coming back baby!

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 1:22 pm

I finally was able to play in the garage today, as I took the day off since I'll loose it by year end if I dont use it. The first area I'll tackle is the rear. If you have seen the car it has been rearend at some point in its live. The impact dished inward the rear bumper and apron and wrinkled both 1/4's. It was this reason that I was never planning on redoing this car. I thought about it a bit, and figured I'd give it a whirl..... worse case, I'd hang 74 style ear muffs on it to cover up the 1/4's. The car is going factory white in satin, so the body work wont need to be 'perfect perfect'.

Degreased the engine compartment last week. I'll need to replace all the shelves in here bc they are rotted away.

stress crease in under structure

1/4 damage,Should be flat like my donor clip

relief cuts on creases, done on both sides, and all three sides of beam.

grinded down

Jack

scissor jacks also

Some scrap from my den demo used to keep my vents straight

chains

fuego

Tug tug.

watch the gap

all nicey nice and straight 1/4's. yum.

apron is closer

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 3:19 pm

We want the cammo back !

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 3:27 pm

Tom wrote:We want the cammo back !

Sorry Tom...no mo camo

She's going back to the factory blizzard white

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 6:22 pm

she had love taps in both rear corners

a little heat

yanked the bumper and lid.....getting ready to message the rear apron

volksbugusa · Post by **volksbugusa** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 7:52 pm

raj

great solution in order to complete the repair...keep the pictures coming..Matt

Big_kid · Post by **Big_kid** » Wed Dec 21, 2011 10:56 pm

Hats off to your creative solutions. Innovative, and effective. I like it.

Matts70 · Post by **Matts70** » Thu Dec 22, 2011 10:22 am

Nice job Raj! love the ingenuity with your jack placment, chains etc. Good stuff bro!

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 7:24 am

thanks for the kind words team..... My MO is generally to make things up as a go along; 99% of the time it works!
Appreciate the encouragement!

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Sat Dec 24, 2011 7:28 am

yesterday I tried to tackle the rear apron a bit.

The rear light wiring runs through a tunnel in bw the inner and out wall. The outer wall was dented so I needed to remove the wire before I cut the inner wall. Unfortunately the wire was squished inside from the impact.

better

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 5:56 pm

rot on shelves

snip snip

pesky critters within

parts clips await!

volksbugusa · Post by **volksbugusa** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 8:12 pm

Raj...some great stuff you have going...love the solutions that you have come up with...Matt

williamblanda · Post by **williamblanda** » Wed Dec 28, 2011 8:25 pm

Raj wrote:

I'm siiiinking!

Great work, Raj. Thing's looking great.

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Fri Dec 30, 2011 12:57 pm

Thanks Matt and Blanda. Its kinda a fun little project.

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