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- Thu Mar 03, 2022 1:05 pm
- Forum: 1966 Restoration Projects
- Topic: Front upron buckle job
- Replies: 4
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Re: Front upron buckle job
[quote=KKV270 post_id=13871 time=1646326421 user_id=1650] Haha- thank you for the polite correction...Apron. Can you believe it- in all my years of forum world (this being the first), I have never been successful in posting a pic... always too large (off my phone). Well, with your encouragement, I w...
- Wed Jan 19, 2022 4:17 pm
- Forum: 1966 Restoration Projects
- Topic: Front upron buckle job
- Replies: 4
- Views: 36000
Re: Front upron buckle job
Yeah, pictures would be helpful. Most everything on these cars are repairable. Here in the US, we call an upron an "APRON"
- Fri Nov 25, 2016 9:34 pm
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: reverse light installation.
- Replies: 10
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Here's a link to a photo of what the switch (by Hella) looks like.
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/374045.jpg
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/374045.jpg
- Fri Nov 25, 2016 9:21 pm
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: reverse light installation.
- Replies: 10
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There is an adapter that screws onto the back of the speedometer and the speedometer cable screws into it. It has a wire that would run to the backup light. This only works while in reverse, and works poorly unless a little bit of speed is generated. Kind of like the concept of a bicycle light that ...
- Sun Feb 28, 2016 10:06 pm
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: Door reassembly frustrations
- Replies: 4
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- Sat Jan 23, 2016 8:06 am
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: Moving the voltage regulator under the seat? (6v to 12v)
- Replies: 12
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- Tue Jan 12, 2016 10:24 am
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: Moving the voltage regulator under the seat? (6v to 12v)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 59604
- Wed Jan 06, 2016 7:45 pm
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: Moving the voltage regulator under the seat? (6v to 12v)
- Replies: 12
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- Wed Jan 06, 2016 11:57 am
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: Moving the voltage regulator under the seat? (6v to 12v)
- Replies: 12
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If the wires to the engine compartment are missing (strange the engine builder would cut them out), you can open the loom under the seat and add wire as needed to the engine compartment. The VR will determine the needed connectors. For some reason the guy rebuilding my motor thought my bug was a la...
- Wed Jan 06, 2016 7:31 am
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: Moving the voltage regulator under the seat? (6v to 12v)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 59604
Thanks for the info. Yes, the car in The Samba is mine. This will by no means be any kind of show car, and I wasn't planning on putting new wiring, but unfortunately my motor rebuilder didn't give me the wiring portion of the VR, so now I'm stuck with the task of figuring how to wire the new VR (on ...
- Tue Jan 05, 2016 11:06 pm
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: Moving the voltage regulator under the seat? (6v to 12v)
- Replies: 12
- Views: 59604
Moving the voltage regulator under the seat? (6v to 12v)
Has anyone relocated the voltage regulator from the engine area to under the rear seat? I know that my '68 had it under the rear seat from the factory, but I just had my '66 bug's motor rebuilt and received it back without the voltage regulator and was told I need to install one under the rear seat....
- Mon Aug 31, 2015 8:49 pm
- Forum: 1966 Restoration Projects
- Topic: Kevin's 1966 Beetle - Bay Area
- Replies: 49
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I also plan on machining out the plugs on the cover to add zerk fittings if the need ever arrises to need to add more. Hopefully it will not though! That's a great idea! Kind of makes you wonder why they didn't come with the zerks already! Thanks for the progress pictures. Makes learning by example...
- Mon Aug 31, 2015 8:31 pm
- Forum: 1966 Restoration Projects
- Topic: Kevin's 1966 Beetle - Bay Area
- Replies: 49
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That's some good work! Was there a specific thickness you're using for the steering box gasket? I had read that if you're making your own, it shouldn't be too thick. Also, will you be filling it with oil or grease? I've read threads that say grease is recommended although they're normally filled wit...
- Sun Sep 01, 2013 12:11 pm
- Forum: My 1966 VW Beetle
- Topic: "I don't see the VW.."
- Replies: 6
- Views: 12645
Lots of people, including myself, have posted links to your story on facebook. Hopefully you'll get some kind of lead with the more exposure. As for LoJack, I had it on my Jeep Grand Cherokee for over 10 years when I lived in East L.A. (where I grew up), but it was never put to the test because it w...
- Tue Mar 19, 2013 11:51 pm
- Forum: 1966 Restoration Projects
- Topic: my new 1966 project
- Replies: 1
- Views: 14308