Squishy.......

Discussion in 'Restorations' started by unicornboy, Jan 28, 2020.

  1. Hi, Thought long and hard about re instating it but found out that:-
    1, was never factory install but VWOA and installed at stealers by monkeys.
    2, was really crap when new
    3, was all seized and perished and pump missing.
    4 probably had legionaries disease anyway.
    5 weighed 1/2 a ton with condenser and 2 rads/fans underneath.
    6 would prob keep banging head on it walking between seats.

    so took it to the tip
     
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  2. Oceanic blau OG paint Californian tailgate buffed up prior to fitting 97F10EFD-D9AC-4394-A19B-03055965501A.jpeg 837FDE42-70BC-4A68-AD99-20FE24F1A34B.jpeg 46A7A6C7-2BE3-4FF9-ADB5-BC0AB91B9320.jpeg 2D180126-743F-4BE1-8BD8-5B35204D97E5.jpeg
     
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    Front screen went in surprising easy.... only took 2 attempts as chrome trim kept slipping out!

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  4. 505969BE-507F-4186-B82E-73FE6C83AACD.jpeg D5F18400-DBFF-4254-99CF-0179B09D0CF0.jpeg 2EBA7070-5679-4981-B034-932CF572191B.jpeg 01E92F37-F1AC-4138-B459-6557B2C5966B.jpeg C70BA19C-AA7F-455B-81D1-382045C2F20E.jpeg C565C1ED-0322-44DC-A863-11B371E97AE2.jpeg EA9110F5-66F8-4434-9080-2DDAA531EEFE.jpeg So after spending days farting around with the wiper switch......they STOPPED working again so decided it must be the motor?
    So went for a Brazilian.although had to modify it a bit
     
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  5. Lazy Andy

    Lazy Andy Supporter

    Nice to see an OG oceanblau without so much rust!

    One can but dream...
     
  6. Lazy Andy

    Lazy Andy Supporter

    Nice to see an OG oceanblau without so much rust!

    One can but dream...
     
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  7. MorkC68

    MorkC68 Administrator

    That's one seriously nice bus, gonna make one great bus :)

    Keep at it, keep the pics coming :D
     
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  8. Some good points on reasons to bin it then.
    Still a cool accessory though.
     
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  9. Yeah still not sure if I should of kept it .....although I’ve already got 3 garages full of junk!
     
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    Moved her off the drive to fix the wife’s car, decided to go for a spin round the block! Drives beautiful!
     
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    Sliding door window frame repaired and westy window install, can’t believe I forgot to take pics of repair ....doh 18FE5DCD-A3DC-480C-A480-C9833844F9FA.jpeg



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  12. Brake Time, guess I was silly to think I could just slip in new disks n pads , although calliper pistons did tap out Really easy. 0799C527-A3EA-4753-8B63-27850C8245F3.jpeg 9C67110E-0AE6-47DF-95B8-C4A2A5EFC3FE.jpeg AEE1E328-922A-4234-B120-1D116B41BBD4.jpeg 36F2223F-05FB-4324-9C77-C714B159C690.jpeg 78C81C53-5776-4D29-B02A-9317C5DC3C2C.jpeg D3984DCA-6648-4174-BF5D-4619822F3739.jpeg
     
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  13. First side was relatively easy and managed to back off shoes ,remove drum and replace shoes / handbrake lever etc without removing hub! 6C7BCA55-98E5-4BA7-89DD-5D9EC1ACBBE3.jpeg 938F3F5A-0E11-47CE-88D4-5EF7CC027DE7.jpeg F5B4BB0A-2385-446C-B712-C38084315425.jpeg CFDFB509-276D-4A45-8ACC-D8B80E3108A7.jpeg A788372E-B9C2-463F-A0A2-8B6BBE72C25C.jpeg
     
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  14. Other side was seized to Fu@k and got swore at for hours until I got serious with it.......came off easy with a slide hammer tho! 9280BE1C-3F15-4F4D-BFDF-CE114DB41481.jpeg 09D30387-D63D-480D-BACA-0E42FF022BBA.jpeg 98BA668A-EC06-4224-A1C7-AD391D8821C4.jpeg 30152D3F-736E-4CE3-95AC-4D80976A330B.jpeg 2AF120AC-155B-402E-9709-215E80292B7A.jpeg 776BAD28-CCC9-4101-9833-3DA8DD97B5B7.jpeg 4E755ACC-4D83-4FF5-ACDB-ED3372B63CD7.jpeg AE732855-5644-421F-B415-ADC888256ADE.jpeg 1CDCB7FA-450D-42C0-BF8F-4F6E6645F6BE.jpeg D897D0C7-3E2A-4043-BC43-1890CED359D0.jpeg
     
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  15. Battery tray repair....... 0D569E8D-FFCF-4CAC-ACFA-C771E65EBDEA.jpeg A1B24F68-73C7-4A03-A81E-85D4C35B1100.jpeg
     
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  16. Still have this little problem left over from the Cowboys That installed the OG VW air con, can’t workout the tinware height difference tho? 11753521-5E07-4EE3-93DC-C8CF8ED29B31.jpeg
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  17. The tinware should be level with the bodywork with the chassis number stamped on.
    Are the engine bar mounts in the right place? The ones on mine had 2 sets of holes so it looked like they could be fitted about an inch lower if you used the wrong holes. It was a 1700 with a 1600 engine and a bar botched in by the PO though.
     
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  18. Hi Zebedee, engine mounts etc all look ok and in the right place, it’s a 76 factory 2.0L with F.I
    I think it’s also first year of 2.0 production. So not sure if different, had a look at some pics on line which show a kind of scalloped tinware which comes up to meet it. Maybee it had a recon ENG at some point and/or someone fitted T25 tinware to replace the butchered tinware!?

    Think it Should look like this......prob like gold dust tho I suppose



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  19. Posh Buttys Bits linkage F3D950B5-F1FE-48E7-B9A6-3D0986F38A9E.jpeg
     
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  20. Glad I checked/replaced clutch cable! 91C9F602-D467-469E-9536-55B28DF20881.jpeg 28E3A7B6-6A12-4EFB-9126-F6AC91C75646.jpeg D2FD2934-5F8E-4E35-BD6C-4D5AD26A9831.jpeg 39EDFFF4-ADDE-4243-886C-8C7E811BE4B0.jpeg 41B8CA60-DE86-43A6-9CC8-EA7BFAF494E4.jpeg C76F61F7-2218-4D50-88B1-82CB94CD2F53.jpeg
     
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