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FullMetalJacket posted:I wouldn't dare paint it! right now its perfect, I would only try to improve how it runs. That has worked every time so far.
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I was halfway through a post asking about the feasibility of inboard brakes before I realised why they wouldn't work 
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Blood magnet, somehow managing to make a VW Bug even more dangerous to drive.
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ultimateforce posted:That has worked every time so far. I was going to follow up with something about painting it candy apple red.
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Jun 25, 2013 01:51
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I love the detail in this build, very well done!.
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Jun 25, 2013 20:59
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kevbarlas posted:I love the detail in this build, very well done!. You could always add a turret to the Thames. I just wanted to confirm that this rod will essentially be a trailer queen right? It's not actually going to get driven further than to shift it to where it's being displayed, right?? One other question I think I may have touched on before. It was confirmed that those bullets are old-rear end surplus blanks right? Wouldn't the powder be kind of unstable these days? I really love the project by the way. I think it's great and always love seeing updates on it.
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Jun 26, 2013 07:19
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General_Failure posted:You could always add a turret to the Thames. I think he's been driving it on the streets but don't quote me. I think the shells are dummy rounds, they are full of sand. Plus even if they were blanks, smokeless powder is extremely stable. djdanno13 fucked around with this message at 11:40 on Jun 26, 2013 |
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Jun 26, 2013 11:37
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djdanno13 posted:I think he's been driving it on the streets but don't quote me. I think the shells are dummy rounds, they are full of sand. Plus even if they were blanks, smokeless powder is extremely stable. Ah, i thought they were blanks. I wasn't aware of the relative stability either. That's something that has always troubled me.
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Jun 26, 2013 13:41
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General_Failure posted:Ah, i thought they were blanks. I wasn't aware of the relative stability either. That's something that has always troubled me. Blanks don't have bullets, generally. The case neck is just crimped closed. Since those obviously have bullets seated in the cases, they're either live, or were assembled specifically for display (with no primer or powder charge.) Sometimes you'll see cartridges with holes drilled in the case, to prove they're not live at a glance, particularly with larger-caliber cartridges.
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Jun 26, 2013 20:40
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I need to investigate this. The bullets are pointed directly at my head.
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Jun 27, 2013 04:05
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Blood Magnet posted:I need to investigate this. The bullets are pointed directly at my head. Take one out of the belt, and clamp it down in something, then use a pair of pliers to get the bullet out of the case. If its full of powder, it Alternately, check and see if the cartridges have intact primers. Or, shake one and try to feel if anything is shifting in the case. Honestly, it's only the legality of having live ammunition in your state you should worry about. You could leave center fire rifle ammo in the sun for decades, and suffer no ill effects, if you have no intention of shooting it.
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I probably don't have to say this, but don't even consider tapping the primer (if there is one) to see if it goes off. Bullets that go off when they're not in a gun chamber make a terrible mess and you stand an excellent chance of losing a hand (or at least the meat from it). Edit: VVV I was too lazy to go back and find them. Yeah, there's nothing to worry about with those. Godholio fucked around with this message at 17:41 on Jun 27, 2013 |
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Jun 27, 2013 16:53
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Haven't we been through this once already? Anyway heres a picture from a couple pages back No bullets, they are probably fired blanks.
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Jun 27, 2013 17:04
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No bullets, no crimp. Definitely fired blanks. Dummy rounds (American) typically have black painted bullets, at least in 5.56. Also I have never seen any since basic. Anyways I love this car, keep up the great work.
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Jun 27, 2013 19:35
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 New steering wheel. I rolled the wheel from 3/4" square tube. It took forever.
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Jun 29, 2013 18:17
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I like it better. Hopefully your chest never hits it, though it's probably safer than the previous.
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Jun 29, 2013 21:28
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Godholio posted:I like it better. Hopefully your chest never hits it, though it's probably safer than the previous. The steering wheel is the least of the concern. Any bug before 67 just has a nice long pole going to the steering box. At least in 68 they made it collapsible. I'm still wondering how I'm going to die in mine. Rollover and get launched out the 4x3 foot hole in the roof? Run down by a soccermom texting? Impaled by the steering column? So many interesting ways to go.
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I dig it, I'm hoping you make another center piece to attach to the old one and hang it on the wall.
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veedubfreak posted:The steering wheel is the least of the concern. Any bug before 67 just has a nice long pole going to the steering box. At least in 68 they made it collapsible. Have you ever seen a crashed aussie Falcon from the 80s and earlier? I've seen more than one with the steering wheel sticking out the passenger side window. Solid columns are scary.
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For drivability (heh), I think you should switch to a weber DGEV with an adapter. Electric choke. I got a used one from eBay for like $200. It was like night and day from the garbage Holley 1-barrel I took off.
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 Interior panels made from old wood and some PVC sheet. I think my fuel delivery issues were due to the choke not being correctly adjusted. It is running pretty well at the moment.
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"at the moment"
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Its an acvw it'll need to have the valves,adjusted any time now.  I miss my vw
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tater_salad posted:Its an acvw it'll need to have the valves,adjusted any time now. Every 3000 miles I'm hoping to be able to afford to have my engine built with hydrolic lifters so I don't have to deal with that bullshit every third time I drive the car.
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veedubfreak posted:Every 3000 miles You're going to drive it 1000 miles each time? I mean I loved driving my beetle but gently caress that. Doing rockers in an ACVW usually isn't that bad. Usually. My camper was a pain in the rear end mostly for getting the rocker covers on and off but the beetle was a piece of piss once I replaced the exhaust. Hydraulics are good but generally speaking you can rev a solid lifter ACVW engine harder. If it makes you feel better did you see what I had to go through to adjust the rockers on the Niva? I never even knew an OHC engine with solids was a thing. I had to take the air cleaner off, remove hoses, undo all the fiddly little rocker cover bolts then finagle the cover past the cabin air intake. After I figured out the bizarro cantilever rocker setup I had to use a combination of timing chain location and crank pulley location to figure out where I was at, while trying to rotate the engine accurately and smoothly using the starter crank because if I turned it too far or too jerkily things wouldn't match up and I had to go for another round. In retrospect if I'd pulled out the sparkplugs it would have been an easier job and I could have rotated the engine by hand but it didn't occur to me until just now. ACVW valves are easy. But yeah if you want to dodge a messy and regular maintenance point go for it by all means.
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Pssh, my M3 had solid lifters and if was made in 2004.
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Aug 17, 2013 21:40
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veedubfreak posted:Every 3000 miles So only 2993 miles left.
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You'd be lucky to put 3k on it as long as you own it.
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rear end in a top hat Bicycle posted:You'd be lucky to put 3k on it as long as you own it. Nah I plan on actually driving it when (if) I ever finish building the drat thing. I've given up on the whole do it yourself thing though, just waiting for heater channels to appear then it's back to the guy who did the floor to do those. Then it's off to a body shop to paint it. My ability to care about working on a car anymore is long gone.
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Keeping her out of the archives. Taken at the local Cars and Coffee. A guy from the paper was taking photos with a random car show chick. You can see him gesturing to her on the right. The bus next to me was perfect.
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That's the first time I've noticed the hood strap.  Right on.
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Jesus how do you crawl into that thing?! It looks sweet but driving it must be an experience
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I'd say you have to be very much awake driving that...
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So my skeleton shifter is pulling the car out of gear, so I made a new one. I stamped "WURST" on it, if you cant see. Eh, Eh?
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Is that going to be a tikki head on the top, or a piston? You did get a chuckle out of "WURST", though. That's good.
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Raluek posted:Is that going to be a tikki head on the top, or a piston? I thought it was pretty clever. The top is done, it is just a pleasing-to-the-touch shape. I welded it in on Friday and it seems to make the action much smoother. The battery is dead and I couldn't get it started, maybe next week.
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I made some progress today. I started to box in the trunk area in. There is a little hatch to get to the brake stuff. I used 16ga sheet metal, so maybe it will add a little structure, rigidity and weight to the front end. 
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Like the new shifter! Do you have any current pictures of overall progress or is it still the same from the last time?
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Dad said you're not driving it to the turkey rod run. C'mon man.
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rear end in a top hat Bicycle posted:Dad said you're not driving it to the turkey rod run. C'mon man. Fuel delivery issues + Transaxle issues + Battery/starter issues = No fun for me.
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