binner
Hath shat hymself
Maaaate,call me and I'll talk you through it, it's an art that took me 2 restos to get perfect,too hard to explain over the net
PM me if you want
Project Car / Motorbike thread. Let's see 'em.
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hazza6542
Eats Squid
Ahh figured it out, just a matter of doing everything slow and steady with plenty of bandaids handy. Didn't get the window in, couldn't find my sealant and by the time I bought some too dark. Cheers dude, I'll probably spam you with messages when I try the windows again with the chrome trim this time.
Gluing the felt channel into the door - am I just putting down a layer onto the rubber side and fitting into the metal door frame, hold in place with the window up? Near the end of this video. Seems straightforward, window reg. is in just not willing to put sealant on in the dark.
[video=youtube;82BL3kGrqbY]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82BL3kGrqbY[/video]
This guy is my hero lately.
binner
Hath shat hymself
Down n dirty
I'm after 70 onwards....want front discs .... Build date of April 1970 would really float my boat.
hazza6542
Eats Squid
Ahh, yeahhhh? :behindsofa:
Soo, not the felt channel running up the vent post, but rather running around the frame of the door.
See part 2
Felt in vent post is sweet, if not a bit tight to the window but it'll settle. Had the thought of hooking up power windows to the original regulator/winder. If I can figure out a decent way to do it I think it's be pretty cool.
binner
Hath shat hymself
Clipped in and powered up
Yup, they use clips that wedge into the frame of the door and they have little teeth like a fish hook that grab the felt when you know the felt into the door channel.
Ohh you mean power winders like this ...... Only buy Swedish motors ,cheaper winder motors burn out after about a year and they have weak power ratio for winding big glass and tight felt.....
Yup, they use clips that wedge into the frame of the door and they have little teeth like a fish hook that grab the felt when you know the felt into the door channel.
Ohh you mean power winders like this ...... Only buy Swedish motors ,cheaper winder motors burn out after about a year and they have weak power ratio for winding big glass and tight felt.....
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binner
Hath shat hymself
Better pic and one of central locking setup for you too.....
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hazza6542
Eats Squid
Reckon you could hook it up to work on the original handle? It's a rat, I don't want anything 'new' visible, speakers and sub hidden, things like power windows hidden, don't like new stuff in old cars.
Felt clips make a lot more sense, buttttt, not doubting your knowledge on vw's but I've found this on most samba threads and a lot of mention of glue. Now I'm not sure what to do.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=541742
Felt clips make a lot more sense, buttttt, not doubting your knowledge on vw's but I've found this on most samba threads and a lot of mention of glue. Now I'm not sure what to do.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=541742
binner
Hath shat hymself
Sleeper
Ahh, you found The samba....... Yeah mate you are a ratrodder just glue the fucker!:thumb:
Not sure about the winder , I'm sure you could work something out to make it look Original.
So if your going ratty how are you sealing the body , is it patena and rust or is it full color with flaking?
Ahh, you found The samba....... Yeah mate you are a ratrodder just glue the fucker!:thumb:
Not sure about the winder , I'm sure you could work something out to make it look Original.
So if your going ratty how are you sealing the body , is it patena and rust or is it full color with flaking?
hazza6542
Eats Squid
That's my next mission, it's covered in red house paint... Was used as a farm car for a while, so they resprayed it red. The original ruby red underneath is such a nice colour, going to try graffiti remover a la http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=76072 (the blue ice bus). Only going rat because paint/bodywork isn't doable with uni student budget/unemployed and lazy... Will figure out how to seal the og paint once I can find it. Surface rust is actually really good, floor pan is ever better. Only real surface rust is the front left fender around the headlight, flaky and rusty as shit, gotta change though, it's all surrounded in shit white primer from prev. owner.
I was thinking somehow hooking up a switch that would activate from the standard winder, eg. move it clockwise but only 1/2" to go up, vice versa for going down. Maybe potato sack door cards as well. Interior is perfect for rat, just gotta figure out a nice headliner (just the roof, rectangle section), need the insulation for summer. 1st engineering student, I'll ask some lecturers, one of em helped me figure out the wiring really well. Maybe something like this, but thin bamboo sheeting maybe? Interior panels look like this but a bit nastier.
Mmmmm the samba, it's insanely good. Searching for stuff is hard, i usually google what I want followed by 'the samba' and select results from the samba only.
/Rant
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binner
Hath shat hymself
Rattle can, are you joking, unicryl 3000 , I turn my garage into a spray booth with extraction, the rattle can was for my hard tail frame......
hazza6542
Eats Squid
Panel beating, rust repair and paint, I'll shoot you a case to do it in your garage for me.
Like the wheel bling, new caps too? No emblem in centre, I like it.
binner
Hath shat hymself
hazza6542
Eats Squid
VW.... Please?
Found the missing window glass I've been looking for all week, as I found it two windows from our 72 hit some metal weights and shattered everywhere. Spent car time cleaning up glass instead of working on the car. Getting the window into the two felt channels is ok, holding it there while getting the window reg. into the frame is too much to do by myself. May have time tomorrow morning to get a hand with it.
binner
Hath shat hymself
Brissie comes alive
Gaffe tape the window up or wedge it with timber to hold in place nig....
I think I'm a bit too far away from you, unless you really want to come to brissie.
Gaffe tape the window up or wedge it with timber to hold in place nig....