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cdubvdub · February 20th, 2005, 12:28 PM

cdubvdub · March 6th, 2005, 01:11 PM

got my merc running good ready to sell. Also put on my stinger on my 73 and am trying to decide what path to go down on my 72. so its on hold for a while....

cdubvdub · March 31st, 2005, 08:35 AM

been making a cool scoop sorta thing for a deck lid i had out back. Going to be shaving the handles on my friends camaro today and then should get my lid done. I'll put up some pics of it when its done.

cdubvdub · April 9th, 2005, 05:01 PM

here is what the front end should look like when its all done. Minus the shock towers poking out and some diff wheels. The back will be raeised up more than it is in the pic too.

cdubvdub · April 13th, 2005, 06:28 PM

well im almost done with the beam i was welding and ran out so i gatta get some more tomarrow hopfully and then finish welding it up. I have all of it cut and just need to weld it up and its done. Spent abuot 20 min measuring to make sure everything was dead on. should look good when its done. After this is dont i need to finish all the oter things i started on and wondered off onto something else like filling in the tops of my doors, finishing shavinf the rear vents, figuring what to do with the back by where the c pillar was(im stuck on what to do here [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yelling.gif[/img] ) and then i can worry about the mechanics after. I plan on driving this before i graduate. So i think i can do it

cdubvdub · April 20th, 2005, 06:24 PM

mkay...got the beam all ready to weld as i said in the post above. Heere are some pics with them sqaure tubing just sitting in place. Theese are going to be the main ones(two on bottom outside and two on top inside) and i will have some other tubing going to the framehead for supposrt as well as some to strengthen up the framehead from the tention that will be on it.

cdubvdub · April 20th, 2005, 06:27 PM

yah i put the stock hood that got hit in the front up on there. It clears and has about an inch of space more. I coulda went out more with the beam but oh well. The car sits way to freakin low in the back cuz i was messing around learing about how to do it on it. I will raise it up a couple notches, the front will sit lower too once all the weight is actually on the beam. the shock towers look goofy up there so they will come off too.I'm sorta seein this thing some togeher finally

cdubvdub · April 21st, 2005, 06:21 PM

got some coating on the floor pans today. No rust for me in the future [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/Dancing.gif[/img] . I can get my liscence on july 14 sooo that means before then i need to do my brakes, bleed them, get my door solenoids, find a locking hood handle(i dont like the idea of anyone being able to open it, especially since my emergency door release is in there) I also need to firure out why my oil temp gauge isnt working.Then just need tires and i should be set. I think im going to get some 195's for the back at the most. The 215's are freakin wide! I might even go to stock 165's too. I havnt decided on 135's or 145's for my front. It has 145's on there right now but will be going lower soon in the future(when i can afford spindles) so thats about it rigt now. No progress on the rod

cdubvdub · May 7th, 2005, 11:24 AM

well [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/fingerclear.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/fingerclear.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/fingerclear.gif[/img] my carbs piss me off. I spent about and housr today just trying to figure those bastards out because when i took my fan shroud off last week and then put everything back on it was idling at like 1500rpms and it did at like 1000 before. So i messed with everything and now when i push the linkage and the trhottles are both wide open and i let go it all goes back it used to not go fully back on the pass. side carb so thats fixed but now i need to mess with the idle and see why its doing that. Then.. i need to find someone to help me re jet them. they have 36 mm vents in em right now and i am going to pout 32's in it and re jet it to get better mileage out of it, So if anyone is local to me and knows about carbs let me know and i'll pay you to help me!

cdubvdub · May 14th, 2005, 05:49 PM

i had to do my moms brakes today on her jeep [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/fingerclear.gif[/img] man that sucked took me the better part of the day due to a bunch of problems but finally got it all done. Also picked up some of that 1200degree ceramic paint and painted my muffler with it

cdubvdub · May 22nd, 2005, 10:42 AM

cool, got my header and muffler on i love it, it isnt a stinger but its cool. I like the stinger better but oh well for now. I really need to get my new engine tin. I think i might get the scat kit thats all powdercoated. I also need to modify the other tin to fit right so it stays cooler. My oil pressure gauge stopped working a few days ago i need to fix it. I finally got my front brakes done too. They PO had the rear shoes on the front for some reason. So i put new shoes and drums new bearings all the good stuff. Now next weekend i will do the rears. Should be getting tires here soon so im ganna be rollin [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smokin.gif[/img] cant wait to get this thing on the road [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/Dancing.gif[/img]

cdubvdub · May 28th, 2005, 07:32 PM

fixed an exaugst leak today and realized my fan was rubbing my shroud and that my motor is naked tin wise so over summer im going to pull it and completly re tin it. then things should be good and running cool. Got all my gauges working agian except the temp gauge still. get my liscnece mid july [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/Dancing.gif[/img]

cdubvdub · June 7th, 2005, 02:59 PM

tightened up all my intake maifold bolts, they were all really reall loose [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wacko.gif[/img] so no everything it tight and it idles like a champ i love it. My carbs are working real good everything is awsome then i find out my motor needs to be torn apart but my dad wont let me do it so i have to wait till it blows like he(even though im the one tats going to do it and pay for it) says because he doesnt want to have to rebuild it now when theres still some left in it even tho i try to explain it might be a simple fix now rather than a complete overhaul but no one wants to listen to me [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad.gif[/img] ...oh well i get my liscence on july 14 [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/Dancing.gif[/img] so stay off the roads [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/funny.gif[/img] also ordered my door soleniods should be here tomarrwow. My brother garduates high school tomarrow too! heres him(left) and me (right) at his last motorcylce race

cdubvdub · June 11th, 2005, 04:35 PM

well...my bro got a new truck today a 98 4x4 ranger, very very nice he paid 6 for it and man thats alot compared to my $1500 vw [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/funny.gif[/img] oh well i like mine more [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img] i got thos kads and will be shipping those to aj sims when i get some cash to get tweaked on and jetted for my motor and to get some linkage i also am getting drop spindles from a guy on the samba

cdubvdub · June 14th, 2005, 06:53 PM

ok now im going to be riding lower by the time i have my liscence. Cant wait to hear it scrape for the first time [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wub.gif[/img] my uncle was like why do you want to be so low it'll only make driving it real shitty, but i am going to be real happy with it! im gettting my tires in the mail probably next week and then the spindles around the same time. So i might do my ball joints if they need it. My birthday is tomarrow [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/Dancing.gif[/img]

cdubvdub · June 17th, 2005, 12:41 PM

the officaial before shot with a red bull...man i have a messed up front apron [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/funny.gif[/img] and look at those clear coat runs [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dry.gif[/img]...well that means i need to paint it soon! [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif[/img] or maybe i'll have to wait [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/funny.gif[/img]

cdubvdub · June 18th, 2005, 11:31 AM

well i learned a valuable lesson today. dont do thnings the hard way when theres a really easy way to do it [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/yelling.gif[/img] ... I installed one of my healight eybrows that my gf got me for my b day and i took the entire drivers side assembly out and took it all completly apart and cant get it back togther( not that i dont know how i cant get everything to stay while i put the clips back in) so while being very frustrated i tried the other side. undid the screw at the bottom holding the ring and pulled a few clips from the ring and poped it in...done! that was easy now i have to go back and finish the drivers side. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad.gif[/img] i shouldn't have done it...oh well [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dry.gif[/img]
pic in my avatar

cdubvdub · June 19th, 2005, 05:31 PM

finally finished the drivers side brow after using some duct tape to hold it all together to get the clips back in and it looks real cool. Man i dont get much wekened time to work on the bug firday night went to work at 4pm got done at 11pm woke up sat morn went to work at 5:30am got done at 11am tired as hell now on sunday after waking up early to go golfing for fathers day now about to go to work at 7 and done god knows when [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mad.gif[/img] and im looking for a job to work on the weekdays too [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wacko.gif[/img] need some cash for the bug... oh well a little hard work never killed anyone [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/funny.gif[/img]

cdubvdub · June 21st, 2005, 11:31 AM

drove my 73 out on the roads today for the first real time..Came back real frustrated. My tach was going all crazy the entire time, I think i need a clutch, It idled really high for some reason and got REALLY hot. So pretty much ran like absolute shit and all kinds of weird noises were coming out of the motor.So im going to be rebuilding it for sure now after what was in the oil,it sucks im pretty mad right now but thats life...

cdubvdub · June 23rd, 2005, 08:10 PM

writing this as my new neigbor (bout 1/8 a mile down) is driving his bug with hos newly installed stinger a real super clean 65 silver 5 spokes i can hear him tear up and down the street [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wub.gif[/img] anyways i got new upper ball joints... my lowers are brand new but the uppers are shot to hell. I wish my 135's would come soon should be here within the next few days. Have my spindles now so im just waiting...I also go a breast plate. Once i get my kads on i think im going to put a stock doghouse shroud back on and some stock cylinder tin. Rebuilt the kads today too. Just need linkage and they are good to go. only a few weeks till i get my liscence [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/Dancing.gif[/img] 3 weeks 1 day to be exact

cdubvdub · June 25th, 2005, 10:28 AM

got a mail today from the guy that had my bug a couple owners back. He was surpsirsed it was still runnign. He told me it was junk when his buddy sold it to me. His buddy told me it was fresh( [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/fingerclear.gif[/img] [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/fingerclear.gif[/img] liar...) So im pissed now. But on a good note i got my 135's today. Just need em mounted up now and my 195/65's on the rear i need to go buy them and have them mouted. so soon im going to be dumped up front once my uncle has some time to help me with it all. [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/Dancing.gif[/img]

cdubvdub · June 26th, 2005, 04:50 PM

talked to my buddy today and he told me that hes real good buddys with clyde berg and said he will take my motor down to him to have it looked at and fixed for DIRT CHEAP as long as he can have it for a little while to work on it in his spare time. So im going to be pulling it here within a few days. Sold my carbs so i can afford to pay for it. So hopefully i'll have a real strong running motor by the end of august...

cdubvdub · June 29th, 2005, 02:32 PM

well clyde berg deal fell through.... [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/dry.gif[/img] anywhom I talked to steve houston today and will be having him build my motor for me. The thing is he said hes 3 weeks behind so im going to put my order in as soon as my money for my carbs comes. the specs will be as follows.
1776 longblock
0 miles
NEW...
as41 case or aluminum
chromoly head stud kit
scat 69mm counterweight crank 8 dowel
engle 110 cam
scat lifters
I beam rods
scat chromoly gland nut
8 dowel lightened flywheel
bearings
30mm heavy duty oil pump
push rod tubes
mahle 90.5 piston kit
teflon buttons
valve covers w/bales
Scat swivel foot adjusters
full flow oil system

REBUILT
041 heads w/new valves-guides-springs
rocker arms
Worldwide shipping.

Comes with a 1year warranty

cdubvdub · July 1st, 2005, 04:40 PM

wow...first let me say, you will get through this pete. everone all over the world is pulling for you. cant wait to have u back home.

i ordered my motor today and put my down payment of 500bucks down. going to talk to him tomarrow and work out the details

cdubvdub · July 3rd, 2005, 11:10 AM

started on my spindles. I have them in i just need to press my upper ball joints in and put my trailing arm and backing plate assembly back on and im all set. The builder of my motor says it will be done on sat. Hopefully it is so i can get it and have my bug running and all by the 15th [img]style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/Dancing.gif[/img]