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It looks like I will be able to make it. . I will probably be down there with my daughter. I look forward to checking it all out.

I will not be in the VW. I just started the wiring tonight. It may be done, but not legal.:hmm:
:)

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Legal? What isn't legal anymore?

:wacko:

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Just curious how many of you actually wire it back up to stock configuration, or do you use the dune buggy schematics out there? I am not running 4 way flashers. I will have a flare kit. :)

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Not saying I wired mine the right way......... :funny: Since I took out most of the stock switches and the spedo I wired up some toggle switches and push button switches and 4 indicator lights. Used a trailer converter to run single tail lights as brake and turn signals, lost the windshield wipers since the motor didn't work and it's a fair weather car only and the hazzard flasher didn't work with the trailer converter so........... When I was all done and the shit that I wanted to work was working I disconnected the battery and started cutting and or removing any wires not in use. It worked for me :grin:

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Hey Tequilla, tell me more about your trailer converter.

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Don't worry Tequilla, I found a bunch of old threads in the search. Some that I had bookmarked earlier. I will find one today. Autozone says special order. I will try a trailer place locally. Thanks.

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I got my trailer converter at wal-mart for about $18... course, I also got the one in a million that had a bad diode :hmm:

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I found a Hopkins Taillight converter at Autozone. Part number 48845. 14 dollars. Smaller than I expected. Do you still need to run flashers with these units? Oh, by the way. They are out of blinker fluid at Autozone. :)

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With the trailer connector my rear hazard lights didn't flash and I believe if I remember correctly the turn indicator (Dash) light didn't work right either. My solution was to ditch the hazard light switch and mount dual turn indicator (Dash) lights. One for left and one for right.

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Got the headlights, hi lo switch hooked up. I also got the starter turning over the motor. Weeeee. A note to anyone who has painted their car and misc parts, make sure you get a good ground on your lights and stuff. I had to go back in and take a round file to a lot of brackets in order to get a good ground.

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Got the wiring done tonight. I have to clean it up and tie it down, but it is all working except for the oil pressure and the gen light. I have to figure that out yet. Baffled.

I got the exhaust mounted, still waiting for the stinger. I also started to fill up the braking system. Tomorrow, bleed and adjust. I will be starting it for the first time tomorrow. I hope I can sleep. :)

I met Rawb down at Painters Grinding today. They had a little BBQ. There were two Vrods there. One was a pick up that was stretch to the bejesus. But no camera, sorry. Rawb's car will be cool when it is all wrapped up. The wheels are montstrous.
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I managed to get it running today, it fired right up after getting the fuel system primed with the coil disconnected and letting it turn over for a while. It needs a little bit of a tune up. I will do that this week. The big things left are bleeding and adjusting the brakes. A buddy was suppose to come over this afternoon and help with it. No sign yet. Here are some shots cleaned up outside today.

Waiting on stinger and windshield yet.

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LOOKING GOOD Mike!
You gonna give us a vid of the first drive? :grin:

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Thanks Carlene.
I got a vid of it running today, but I have to figure out how to make it smaller. I will get a vid of the first drive.

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Hmmm..them tires need a little something...just can't place my finger on it.... they look a little flat......

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HAHAHA. No armour all for you. (in my best soup nazi voice.)

Took it for a ride today. It would appear that I will be replacing the master cylinder. Ugh... Brakes work, but not great. The linkage still hits the hood. I will need deck lid stand off I think. The family had a blast in it. :)

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Hey Pale,

Check the adjustment of the brake shoes, you may have to adjust them a few times before they bed in. Loose shoes will give a longer pedal stroke before making contact. Just a thought, and easy and cheap to fix.

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Thanks! I have them adjusted out already unfortunately. I see a leak coming out of the reservoir supply line. But it isn't under pressure there. It was the one that came with the car. It should be an easy replace anyways.

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Just for you Carlene.
http://youtu.be/NFTh0iXMiJY

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That's AWESOME Mike!
:driving:

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**odd noise is made**
Wife...What was that?
Pale...I dunno....
Wife...Stop, stop....
Pale...ehhh.....

Priceless..... cool maiden voyage....loved it man.

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HEHEhe. It was the license plate light assembly rattling on the deck lid.:blink: I looked in the rear view mirror and didnt see the engine bouncing in the road...So it is all good. :yawn:

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Very cool.

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Awesome. I knew you would be running. love it. nice to meet you at the show.

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You too Rawb! I look forward to hanging out in the dirty bastards section at the VW on the Greens show. Will you be running then or pulling it up? Rock on!

Tonight I made the template for the windshield and planned out the sound system. Pics later this week.

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...kids...gotta love the comment, "can we go by my friends house?" Priceless....good job!

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:grin:I loved the look on everyones faces on the maiden vovage.:thumbsup::thumbsup: Super cool.:stoned::driving:

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Thanks guys!!! It really was heart warming. My daughter has been bugging me to cruise every evening. HAHAHA. I had to say no this eve as I have the master cylinder out. But she is excited about her first car being an old VW.

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great vid....and nice beard

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Glad you guys enjoyed the vid. HEHEHE. I changed out the master cylinder today and rebled the brakes. Now I can stop. Weeeee. I also cut down the roll cage and gave it a preliminary fit. I marked the holes in the floors. I will take it down and paint it this weekend.

I have a pair of 10 in woofers and 6 in 3ways speakers coming in the next week from a buddy who owns a stereo shop. Working out a little barter with him. I am looking for the right AM /FM Ipod dock for the stereo system. I am thinking a 100 watt amp in the back.

Oh ya..I found a guy to cut my windshield here locally for 50.

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This past week, it has been going down the punch list and finishing up details in the interior. I got the roll cage in and painted with Raptor Liner. Finished up the seat belts and the back floor boards. I also go the stinger finally. It is running pretty good, but I am taking it to a local VW shop next week for some carb sync work.

The glass windshield is in and and we are ready to rock. Just a few more items to complete including the stereo system. Few pics from the past week.
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I enjoyed the video..and the car looks and sounds great

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Thanks Chris, It sounds so much better now. There was an exhaust leak and the mixture screws needed a bit of work at the time of the video. I am going to put a muffler insert into the stinger to keep things down a bit. But it is throaty.

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This week I got a lot of little shit done. You know, the things you think are so small, but they add up at the end. Fixed a few things that have come to attention as I have made some small trips through the neighborhood.

I finished up the roof rack this week and got it mounted up until the ragtop canvas gets here this week. I will be getting the tags at the beginning of the week. Then I will put some miles on it and work out the kinks before it's first show at "The Greens"

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I totaled up the invoices this afternoon. To complete the build from start to finish with the original purchase of the car came to 3127.00 USD. I feel really good about that. Most importantly, the wife does. I do not think I will have to twist her arm to start the next one in the fall. She has asked for the keys a few times so she could drop my daughter off at a few of her friend's houses this past week. Too cool to see them enjoy it. Perhaps, better than myself.

This has been an enjoyable adventure in retrospect. The hours into it are a blur at this point in time. I am more proud of the persistence it took to stay on it and finish it, than the final product itself. There really is nothing more here than just doing it, even if I haven't done it before. If I could pass along any advice to those in process, it would be to suggest to do what ever you can. Do not give yourself excuses or reasons not to do a part or process. If you are waiting for a part and feel like it is holding you back, go do something else. Those little widgets of accomplishment add up. That is what it took for me, and a few beer along the way.
Thank you Old Chub.

So. 1 year and 3 monts, 390 pics later, here it is ready to rock.....The Zombie Killer
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And it is SUPERBLY done Mike!
:bow: :bow: :bow:

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Nicely done! :bow:

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:clapping::clapping::clapping:yep

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that's one bitch'n ride!!

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Is it done ye....what's that?... oh it is?.... well damn, I don't know what to say then...

OH YEAH!! Looks Friggin Awesome man! :clapping: :bow: :clapping: :bow: :clapping: :thumbsup:

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And you sir have created a winner. Most telling point is that your kid likes to have her friends see her in it !

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The car looks fantastic Mike. It has been a pleasure to follow along with your build and I can only hope mine comes out 1/2 as nice. Thanks for the advice on the phone yesterday. it gave me a few things to think about.
Again, great finish and I hope you and the family continue to enjoy it and be proud of your accomplishments.

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:dancing::bow::panic::love::clapping:

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Thanks guys! I will get some pics from the show on the 22nd. There are usually a few Vrods in the crowd. Rob, will you be there with your car? Hope to see ya there.

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The Zombie Killer turned out fantastic :thumbsup::thumbsup:. Now to see the photo's of you and your family enjoying it!:driving::grin::dancing:

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I will. I am actually going to camp the night before and my club parks the cars for VWOTC and VWEC. I will be parked with the club and if you would like I can hold a spot for ya. We usually have a huge grassy area, alot of great people in the crew, VERY family. I will have two cars there, the wife and three kids. We BBQ during the show and have a huge tent set up for shade, if not several.

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The car looks great!!! :bow::bow::bow:

Now all you need to do is get out and Drive, :driving:

I hope to make it down there for the show on the 22nd with my volksrod also. :grin:

570+ miles 10+ hours of driving = one hell of a time...

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Come out and camp the night before!!!!

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Thanks for the invite, I am coming down with a friend, He will be driving his 57' Oval window chop and me my 67' Volksrod down their, He got us a hotel room in Littleton for the night (booked it on price line) I'm not to happy about it I guess it's about 40min from the fairgrounds.

We will be driving down on Sat the 21st (wish us luck for a trouble free drive) and driving back after the show on Sunday.

Let me know where you guys will be camping at so if we make good time we can come by to meet you.


570+ miles 10+ hours dirve = one hell of a good time :grin:

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At this point, Just outside the fairgrounds, lol.


Whoops, hijack OVER :bow:

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Have a safe trip tileguy!!! We will see you there.

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Mike, Thanks....

The car looks "Fantastic" :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

"Outstanding Workmanship" :bow::bow::bow:

I can't wait to see it in person, you inspire us to be more creative and try new ideas.....

End of suck up, :grin:

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You did an outstanding job on this entire build, Mike!
It's just great to see a project get completed with such attention to detail.

Inspirational indeed!!!

:bow:

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Thanks Steve. Thank you for the work you put into this website that gives guys like me, with a VW fettish, something to do and a place to share it with.

I am going to get it photographed professionally with a bunch of hot chicks and some zombies in the near future. I will be sure to get them to you for your viewing pleasure. :)

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Could we get some pic's of your car with some hot Zombie chicks :grin:

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I will post the Zombie Chicks pic as soon as I take them.

I got the rag top assembled over the weekend and also built a speaker cabinet for the back. I will post a few pics later.

Today I got the tags on it. I put about 30 miles on it this afternoon. The front end is a bit stiff yet, but is loosening up. Ran great. Thumbs up all over the place. HEHEHE.

The Zombies were scattering.:chillin:

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A few pics with the top in and the sound system going in. I added a few bits of storage on the back of the seats and such. I also add a fire extinguisher to the roll cage. Little stuff that has been fun to mess with.

I am going to raise the front end an inch or two to get better travel in the suspension.
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Pale... I havent been on for awhile. i was plesently suprised to she her finished. looks great. hopefully i will see you at the show. i will be in the bull horned too lazy to paint me bug.

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Right on Soily. I look forward to meeting the rest of the Colorodan's at the show.

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Build me one for 3K!!!! Nicely done! It just goes to show you don't have to have a ton of money to make a nice unique ride.

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Brilliantly done.:thumbsup: I love the part about your wife borrowing the rig to show (off) to her friends. I believe the message she's conveying is "my hubby is immensly talented." I completely agree.:clapping::clapping::clapping:

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Ya well that paint job alone is worth that much, I can only hope to get mine painted quite as nice? Wanna paint mine for what you did yours???? Maybe double? and I will bring it up to you???? lol

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Thanks guys! I would rather starve than paint that car again. HAHAAHHA

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Congradulations on a terrific build. I love it:clapping:. I really dig that cog VW emblem.:grin:

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I am performing the tie rod end flip at the end of the week. It should improve the handling quite a bit. I have been running it with out shocks all week. It is pretty smooth. I got the toe in set better today. That grooved hightway stuff was throwing me all over. Hopefully getting it dialed in by the weekend show.

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educate me please, because I was under the impression that doin so royally jacked the handling??? let alone killed ride quality?

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It should level out the tie rods quite a bit. I do not have spindles. I am running an adjusted beam. By flipping the outer tie rod ends, it is my understanding that it will keep the wheels straighter when the suspension is under compression.

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hmm i take your word for it seeing that I know very little bout it. just thought that I had read that it was bad. wrong again lol
so really you should just give up on Gen. V drive it north to Greeley and leave her there ;)

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Have a look at the clearanced ball joint options as well.

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I have them already Buddy. I have the car about mid point on the beam adjustment. I will lower it a little bit more once I get the new ends on it. Then set the toe again and all that fun stuff. :)

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Pale,

Congrats on the win on Sunday. It was nice to see the CO volksrods well represented. See you next show.

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Thanks! See you then Soily. There is a show on Memorial Day in Mead. Apparently, they are going to shut the town down and have a car show. I may be going up with a few other VW.

Let me know if you are interested. Should be fun. Then I will be going to one day of the Goodguys in a couple weeks.

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I have not been online for a while and I followed your build from the start.
love the outcome of the car. congratulations man!!
ps realy dig the seats!

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I think Mike is too busy enjoying that ride!!!!!

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know I would!!

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Thanks Boes,

HEhehe. I have been driving it almost every day here in Nor CO. I have only been caught in the rain one time. Talk about rooster tails coming off of the tires.

We have been hitting a bunch of hot rod shows with it. I have collected 4 best of class trophies so far. Pissing off a bunch of high dollar build hot rod owners. :) The hot rod community has been quite amused by the little VW. I do not think I will be taking it to the Bug In at Bandimere. They want to much money for every thing there.

I haven't had any real issues. Knocking on wood. I have yet to flip the tie rod ends yet. Maybe this weekend.

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Mike, you and the ZK gotta be at the Bug-In! I'll pony up $10 towards your expenses...anyone else?!??!
Volksrods representing.....fund.
Aloha

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Thanks, really. It is not the money, but the principal. I am hitting a hot rod show that Sunday instead.

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Well alrighty then... Go slay'em! Lol!
Aloha

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haha, I first started driving mine with no front fenders in the middle of a bad rainy season in San Diego.. went through a couple of deep puddles while turning and learned REALLY fast that if I'm turning when I go through a puddle, I'm COMPLETELY blind for about 2 seconds due to the waterfall of water the obscures my windshield..

Be careful bro!

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How about, 'Swamp Rat?' It's sort of taken (okay, sort of stolen, but who cares) after a couple of 60's drag cars,I think run by Don Garlets, but would go well with your project.:grin:

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OK first off NICE!! I have been off volksrods for awhile. but decided to do something with the 66 rusting away in my driveway. I log on and what do I see? THIS DAMN THING!! I started following it last year and watching for all your posts..... I LOVE this rod man you did a great job :dancing:

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Thanks Soulrider. My car is also a 66, or at least started as. :) I appreciate it. Nothing but time my friend.

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Gonna miss you out there on Sunday Mike but hey without you there and the progress since the green, I may actually get noticed, lol.

Do you know about Saturday down here in the springs? We have buses at the brewery, free show and cruise between to breweries and through garden of the gods. Should bring Zombie Killer down

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To complete the build from start to finish with the original purchase of the car came to 3127.00 USD.:panic:

That is an amazingly low cost for the way this thing turned out! Great job! Im already in almost double that for my 51 that isnt even on the road yet:finger::finger::finger:

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Rob,
I would enjoy the ride there through the foothills, but I am a vendor at Sunday's Colorodan Show in Longmont. They gave me a spot to set up and have my trailer next to the Zombie Killer VW and Snowmobile. :) Thanks for the offer. Soon though.

Ratlook, Ya, just time and some thriftiness bro. They do not have to be expensive to be finished.