How much do I miss you guys?
- motorbreath53
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Re: How much do I miss you guys?
So I found doors! Interestingly enough they came with another body and pan! It has been *cough* "worked on" by someone... but the price was right... FREE.
Baja5 was right...
- Leatherneck
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Re: How much do I miss you guys?
Sounds like you are on a roll. Better dust off those fab skill.
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Re: How much do I miss you guys?
Come on Motorbreath, whatβs the latest? What parts you still need?
- motorbreath53
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Ok... so, in my hunt for free junk I had acquired two body/pan combos.
The first is an early 60s body on the "free from Lotrat" 67 pan.
The second was the last one I posted. The white 70s car.
There was a pros N cons list associated with both... but recently I found a set of early doors that swayed the favor to the early car. Unfortunately, the doors cost me $45... and so ended the free baja bug...
The coolest semi recent find was all the old bumpers from Mike Adams' car. An absolute gentleman that Mike.
The current needs list:
Windshield
Quarter windows (may have one lined up)
Interior and exterior door handles
Front tires
Pressure plate (may have one lined up)
Alternator
Fan
Shroud (may have one lined up)
Oil cooler
Exhaust
Carb and manifold
...and a free couple days to stick it all together.
The first is an early 60s body on the "free from Lotrat" 67 pan.
The second was the last one I posted. The white 70s car.
There was a pros N cons list associated with both... but recently I found a set of early doors that swayed the favor to the early car. Unfortunately, the doors cost me $45... and so ended the free baja bug...
The coolest semi recent find was all the old bumpers from Mike Adams' car. An absolute gentleman that Mike.
The current needs list:
Windshield
Quarter windows (may have one lined up)
Interior and exterior door handles
Front tires
Pressure plate (may have one lined up)
Alternator
Fan
Shroud (may have one lined up)
Oil cooler
Exhaust
Carb and manifold
...and a free couple days to stick it all together.
Baja5 was right...
- Leatherneck
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Re: How much do I miss you guys?
Free couple of days, I envy you being able to put it all together in that time. Any bets?
- motorbreath53
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Re: How much do I miss you guys?
We might have to do some wagerin'!
In some ways im cheating though. Mike Adams gave me a whole mess of tube work that will save hours and hours. Not to mention seat mounts that just bolt to the floor all simple like.
The only involved fabrication im considering is a 10 degree motor/trans mount... the rest of it should basically bolt together.
As long as the motor is "mostly sorted" before hand, and ive got Neighbor Joes belly full of pizza, burritos and Coors light, I think we could go from its current state to runner in no more than two days. That should even allow time to hose it with at least a single color of shitty paint.
In some ways im cheating though. Mike Adams gave me a whole mess of tube work that will save hours and hours. Not to mention seat mounts that just bolt to the floor all simple like.
The only involved fabrication im considering is a 10 degree motor/trans mount... the rest of it should basically bolt together.
As long as the motor is "mostly sorted" before hand, and ive got Neighbor Joes belly full of pizza, burritos and Coors light, I think we could go from its current state to runner in no more than two days. That should even allow time to hose it with at least a single color of shitty paint.
Baja5 was right...
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Re: How much do I miss you guys?
What dates you thinking?
- CentralWAbaja
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Re: How much do I miss you guys?
So is there a Preferred Pan head swap method ? Is there a good how to? Thread somewhere here on STF?
Asking for a friend
Asking for a friend
It is not Mickey Moused.....It's Desert Engineered!
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- jt1967
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Re: How much do I miss you guys?
HAHAHA your killing me CWB (asking for a friend) thats a good oneCentralWAbaja wrote: βSun Mar 24, 2019 3:35 pm So is there a Preferred Pan head swap method ? Is there a good how to? Thread somewhere here on STF?
Asking for a friend
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Re: How much do I miss you guys?
Where is the new thread for the new MONSTER!!! sitting in your garage????????????????????????
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- motorbreath53
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Re: How much do I miss you guys?
Well.. missed the night run... bummed...
The list has gotten shorter.
Found this lil' guy for a solid deal... sure its on the big side for my lil 1641... but if it doesnt smoke, bog and foul plugs is it really a baja bug?
To drive...all thats missing parts wise is an oil cooler, alternator, and a master cylinder... NEXT NIGHT RUN!
The list has gotten shorter.
Found this lil' guy for a solid deal... sure its on the big side for my lil 1641... but if it doesnt smoke, bog and foul plugs is it really a baja bug?
To drive...all thats missing parts wise is an oil cooler, alternator, and a master cylinder... NEXT NIGHT RUN!
Baja5 was right...
- Leatherneck
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Re: How much do I miss you guys?
Iβm kind of guessing not much
- motorbreath53
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Re: How much do I miss you guys?
Oh for craps sake Satinneck... im not gunna update with pics of dust growing taller Mikes old fiberglass... you come help wes ith daddydaycare and we'll make faster progress!
Anyway... still gathering... check out this mess:
This is a mash up of stuff that came with the DeeDee and some stuff I gathered while cruising around the county entertaining my critters.
Overkill size wise for my balljoint hooptie... but its gunna look friggun cooooool. Isn't that what counts?
Also, cant remember. Do 33s clear long torsions with 1" longer arms? If not ive got some superdiggers to stick on that I know fit... but the bfgs would be 10x cooler to me...
Anyway... still gathering... check out this mess:
This is a mash up of stuff that came with the DeeDee and some stuff I gathered while cruising around the county entertaining my critters.
Overkill size wise for my balljoint hooptie... but its gunna look friggun cooooool. Isn't that what counts?
Also, cant remember. Do 33s clear long torsions with 1" longer arms? If not ive got some superdiggers to stick on that I know fit... but the bfgs would be 10x cooler to me...
Baja5 was right...