ordered some parts tonight: headlight rings, master cylinder, couple bus parts for single cab, brake lines, front firewall sheetmetal repair panel, j tubes, pan seal. 7-10 days….. Going to try and have the pan done this weekend depending on what we get into around the house.
Drove and picked up the new beam last night. It was an 8 hour round trip but the beam is in great shape. No rust at all. A total rarity for the midwest. The below shock tower part of my old beam was totally gone from rust. This is the last major piece I needed … Read more
great post from glutamodo on thesamba i wanted to copy here for someday when I need it… Yes, VW “worm and roller” steering boxes are in fact adjustable. One adjustment is on top of the box, that’s the “roller” adjustment, and is accessed under the driver’s side inspection plate under the spare tire in the … Read more
Jose’ would you say I have a plethora of patches? Anyway, patch #12 or so is in, I’m definatelly getting better at fitting and welding. There are 6 more patches to do then it is onto the front end for the frame head reconstruction. Here is a picture of my last patch.
I dug out the bench grinder last night to grind the patch pieces down for a better fit. I got the patch close then used it to get a very close fit. The welds turned out much better and I had an easier time getting good penetration on the welds.