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MrBreeze
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Re: End of the season
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.
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Glenn
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Re: End of the season
Dropped the crates off at Yellow Freight and Forward Air. Thanks to Jim Lynch for helping with the trailer and the heavy lifting.
Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"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.
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"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.
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Glenn
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Re: End of the season
I cleaned up my axles today and found one of the CV boots torn and the other on the same axle has cracks. Both on the other side are fine. I'm a bit surprised since they are all 5 years old.
Time to clean the CV, replace the boot and repack with grease.
Crappy photo but you can see some of the cracks.
Time to clean the CV, replace the boot and repack with grease.
Crappy photo but you can see some of the cracks.
Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"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.
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"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.
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volksbugusa
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Re: End of the season
Glenn
The rubber replacement products today are so sensitive to our environment. They just do not hold up.
I am always spraying down my ball joint boots with silicone to slow down the cracking process.
Your axel boots are a real pain to change. But at least when you are done they won’t leak
Matt
The rubber replacement products today are so sensitive to our environment. They just do not hold up.
I am always spraying down my ball joint boots with silicone to slow down the cracking process.
Your axel boots are a real pain to change. But at least when you are done they won’t leak
Matt
Owner of the only known Empi Titelock Rack in the world.Not a Jim Dandy
Matt D'Azzo
Mastic,New York
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Glenn
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Re: End of the season
Matt,
I've done them before so I know what i'm in for. The one with the torn boot needs to disassembled and cleaned. The one with the cracked boot, i'm hoping does not need to come off. If that's the case, i'll slide it on from the other side.
I do have 4 NOS CVs if I need them.
I've done them before so I know what i'm in for. The one with the torn boot needs to disassembled and cleaned. The one with the cracked boot, i'm hoping does not need to come off. If that's the case, i'll slide it on from the other side.
I do have 4 NOS CVs if I need them.
Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"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.
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"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.
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Glenn
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Re: End of the season
I'm going to have the mufflers redone, so the question is, keep them silver or go black?
Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"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.
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"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.
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volksbugusa
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Re: End of the season
Glenn
If I may
My vote is for silver in this case...
Matt
If I may
My vote is for silver in this case...
Matt
Owner of the only known Empi Titelock Rack in the world.Not a Jim Dandy
Matt D'Azzo
Mastic,New York
COME INTO MY GARAGE http://volksbugusa.shutterfly.com/
Matt D'Azzo
Mastic,New York
COME INTO MY GARAGE http://volksbugusa.shutterfly.com/
Re: End of the season
Once you go black ...
I'm not an air cooled snob , I like them all !
Brown wrote:Tom is right!
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Glenn
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Re: End of the season
You go deaf..... (Look it up)Tom wrote:Once you go black ...
Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"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.
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"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: End of the season
Glenn wrote:You go deaf..... (Look it up)Tom wrote:Once you go black ...
Are the Kardasians deaf ?
I'm not an air cooled snob , I like them all !
Brown wrote:Tom is right!
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Glenn
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Re: End of the season
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnDjpUiKBmATom wrote:Glenn wrote:You go deaf..... (Look it up)Tom wrote:Once you go black ...
Are the Kardasians deaf ?
BTW... I just heard back from Jet Hot and they'll be redoing the muffler for free. So it will remain silver.
Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"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.
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"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.
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MrBreeze
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Re: End of the season
Personally, you should go back to pea shooters.
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.
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Glenn
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Re: End of the season
2006MrBreeze wrote:Personally, you should go back to pea shooters.
Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"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.
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"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.
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Glenn
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Re: End of the season
http://www.jet-hot.com/jethot-warranty/Glenn wrote:BTW... I just heard back from Jet Hot and they'll be redoing the muffler for free. So it will remain silver.
They sure do.If you think your Jet-Hot exhaust coating isn’t living up to its billing, we’ll coat your part again for free. If it fails in the first year, we’ll re-coat your part and cover the shipping both ways. If the coating fails after a year, ship us the part, and we’ll coat it and ship it back on our dime.
Yep, we stand behind our work.
Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"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.
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"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.
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Glenn
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Re: End of the season
Before
After
After
Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"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.
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"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.
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volksbugusa
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Re: End of the season
Glenn
turned out real nice..I can not believe the difference...WOW...
very cool...Matt
turned out real nice..I can not believe the difference...WOW...
very cool...Matt
Owner of the only known Empi Titelock Rack in the world.Not a Jim Dandy
Matt D'Azzo
Mastic,New York
COME INTO MY GARAGE http://volksbugusa.shutterfly.com/
Matt D'Azzo
Mastic,New York
COME INTO MY GARAGE http://volksbugusa.shutterfly.com/
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Glenn
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Re: End of the season
Updates:
The tranny is almost done. He's waiting on the differential which is waiting for new clutch discs for the ZF.
It's been determined that the knocking sound is inside the case, so it's coming apart.
The car is still in my garage, Tim is having some issues with permits for the new shop.
The tranny is almost done. He's waiting on the differential which is waiting for new clutch discs for the ZF.
It's been determined that the knocking sound is inside the case, so it's coming apart.
The car is still in my garage, Tim is having some issues with permits for the new shop.
Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"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.
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"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.
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Glenn
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Re: End of the season
Some good news...
The discs for the ZF rebuild came in so the ZF should be on it's way to Gary Berg this weekend. Then it just has to get in line so the tranny is finished.
They found the source of the ticking in my engine, it's the wrist pin on #1. Not sure if the rod needs to be replaced, but the case should not have to come apart. I'll know more after I speak to Art.
The discs for the ZF rebuild came in so the ZF should be on it's way to Gary Berg this weekend. Then it just has to get in line so the tranny is finished.
They found the source of the ticking in my engine, it's the wrist pin on #1. Not sure if the rod needs to be replaced, but the case should not have to come apart. I'll know more after I speak to Art.
Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"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.
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"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.
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AoT
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Re: End of the season
Happy for your good news!Glenn wrote:Some good news...
Keep working at it and it gets done!!