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Raj · Post by **Raj** » Thu Aug 06, 2015 11:37 am

YEAH BABY!

elrockk · Post by **elrockk** » Sat Aug 08, 2015 6:18 pm

got the front and rear disk brakes installed today maybe try to get the steel lines run tomorrow

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Tue Aug 11, 2015 7:31 am

Rocking and rollin!

Matts70 · Post by **Matts70** » Tue Aug 11, 2015 4:45 pm

Nice progress!! Keep it up!! Getting the garage itch.

elrockk · Post by **elrockk** » Sat Aug 15, 2015 8:33 pm

so i thought i would bang out the frame head in 1 day got my ass handed to me all day long.

2 hours to remove PO rigging. 1 hour searching for things that were 3 feet away. 1 hour back andforth to the hardware store. then finally get the frame head jigged up and my mig dont work.

switch crapped out (kids dont try this at home) so i made the necessary repair and got it welded

ithink im gonna wait till next weekend to remove the old frame head so i have 2 days just in case

rob711 · Post by **rob711** » Sun Aug 16, 2015 10:29 am

Looking awesome! Wish I had your ambition......tools...space...time.....SKILL!! Your switch fix is something I'd do, strong work!! I'm in east northport, if u even need a hand or someone to drink beer and say mmmmhhh, i have three kids so the excuse to run out for a few hrs is usually welcome.
Rob

elrockk · Post by **elrockk** » Sun Aug 16, 2015 5:42 pm

did you say beer

AoT · Post by **AoT** » Mon Aug 17, 2015 7:17 am

Ambitious, keep the wheels rolling.

elrockk · Post by **elrockk** » Sat Aug 22, 2015 6:50 pm

So it was off with her head day today

got htol one off squared up the new one

ready to weld in naps hat and pans tomorrow

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Mon Aug 24, 2015 10:15 am

wow. Love the speed of this project!

elrockk · Post by **elrockk** » Thu Aug 27, 2015 8:47 pm

hopefully my avatar pic

Post by **ObnoxiousBlue** » Thu Aug 27, 2015 9:26 pm

I'll take care of it tomorrow when I'm done with my funeral.

elrockk · Post by **elrockk** » Sat Aug 29, 2015 6:21 pm

so i was trying to get naps hat and pans welded in today got naps hat welded in but couldnt get welder to cooperate some ugly welds and then it went Kapoot

popped the covers and the cooling fan is toast

so another weekend lost and off topic WTF

its still august

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Mon Aug 31, 2015 7:32 am

I'm interested in why you are replacing the framehead, was it rusted out, I couldn't see that in the photo's.

elrockk · Post by **elrockk** » Mon Aug 31, 2015 6:52 pm

yes Tom it was shot A P/O welded a thick skid plate on the bottom to buy some time.I was gonna leave it like that for a while but i came into some extra money and figured its easier to do with no floors installed

now im just waiting on the new welder to get here i cant complain i got 30 years out of my old one

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Mon Aug 31, 2015 7:14 pm

Did you buy this car from Varnish ? Guy named Jon ?

Post by **ObnoxiousBlue** » Mon Aug 31, 2015 7:16 pm

Varnish had a super. That's a standard frame head.

elrockk · Post by **elrockk** » Mon Aug 31, 2015 8:07 pm

no a guy named ed its a standard bug

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 6:46 am

yikes..... thats one scary frame head. Kudos to you on that. I cant say I'd be eager to handle this project and not go finder a more solid one. Keep the pics coming

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 7:09 am

ObnoxiousBlue wrote:Varnish had a super. That's a standard frame head.

Yeah, I just remember him telling me he welded a plate to the framehead.

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 8:41 am

I actually saw Varnish recently at the Rocco's feast in Glen Cove. He still had the bettle, and we just shooting the $hit. He looked good and Def was in a better place.

elrockk · Post by **elrockk** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 7:06 pm

yeah this car probably should have been crushed. but i wanted to build a bug and had no money.i sold a transmission i had in the garage for the last 25 years for $1100 found the car for $350 used the rest of the money on pans and heater channels. the car has a factory rebuilt engine that runs, has the regi . im a mechanic by trade so the labor is free and i need something to keep me busy. im only using money from things i sell in my garage so it although the price is climbing its all free money for me

wow new mig welder in 3 days it took them more than a week to send me 2 cans of primer

Raj · Post by **Raj** » Tue Sep 01, 2015 9:42 pm

Nice. Any idea who actually makes the welder for Eastwood?
I'm curious to see how you like it and how it performs.

elrockk · Post by **elrockk** » Wed Sep 02, 2015 4:57 pm

i know the welder is made in china it comes with a 6 month return policy and 3 year warranty. did some butt welds on 20 gauge sheet metel last night works great gonna try plug welds on old frame heads to dial it in before i weld the pans on

MrBreeze · Post by **MrBreeze** » Thu Sep 03, 2015 7:27 am

elrockk wrote:no a guy named ed its a standard bug

Did you buy it on LI?

(Everyone else) The Prez, perhaps??

Das Volks Vintage Volkswagen Gruppe

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