87 topless bunny barn build

[native-texan_in_tn]

Quote, originally posted by supercute »

Polka dots anyone?

Hmmm... Alicia, talk to her... 'Splain the errors of her ways... <shaking head resignedly><sigh>

Sounds as if there's actually someone who suffers more from OCD than me, Maria... <chuckle> It IS frustrating when one has an organized mess, I know... I have to keep track of my dad anytime he's around since he'll pick things up when he's using them, then walk around with them a bit and lay them anywhere convenient... His kitchen, bathroom, in a closet... Promptly forgotten, as well! I frequently give him a hard time about paying me back for losing or misplacing his tools when I was a teenager!

I don't envy your move, Andrew... I've one forthcoming sometime in the next several months myself <involuntary shudder>... Suffering from packratitus does not make for pleasant moves! <chuckle>

Keep after it as you're able, Alicia... Eager to see your updates whenever you're able to post 'em...

[MissHood]

Quote, originally posted by supercute »

Polka dots anyone?

YEs why didn't i think of polka dots I think it would be silly but Not really my style, and a solid color car is easier to paint

Im excited this made it threw page 2, even tho we got alittle off topic partially my fault



Modified by BeatBox_kid at 9:00 AM 11-20-2009

[YJSAABMAN]

Hope you were working on the car today and that's why you weren't at the GTG!

[scirocco75]

Nice job and good choice on the color. The ASA's are gonna look nice and wide on there too. Btw, those BBS basket weave knock-offs aren't too shabby either, if you'd stop overspraying on them!
Keep up the good work.
(fellow Cabby restorer)

[MissHood]

Quote, originally posted by scirocco75 »

Nice job and good choice on the color. The ASA's are gonna look nice and wide on there too. Btw, those BBS basket weave knock-offs aren't too shabby either, if you'd stop overspraying on them! Keep up the good work. (fellow Cabby restorer)

When I saw the ASA's I knew I had to have them, even if I didn't have a car to put them on.

Andrew, sorry about the gtg Im one of the most forgetful women you wil ever meet. I was in Harrisburg discussing my engine plan over beer and passed out
..And im really not looking Forward to showing up in my 1997 Grand prix DD I can't Afford 2 vw's


Modified by BeatBox_kid at 9:41 PM 11-23-2009

[MissHood]

I'd Also like to add that Im super surprised that even tho I didn't have a chance for vortex this weekend, My post is still on the first page.

Thank you supporters

[YJSAABMAN]

It's ok, I forgive you, Alicia. Especially since you were at least discussing your plans for your cabby.

[MissHood]

Happy Thanksgiving
It's ok to be a fat kid today

[native-texan_in_tn]

Happy Thanksgiving, Alicia!

[waterwagon]

Nice work. It is good to see you back in a Cabby.

I talked to you a few years back at H20 when you had your Coupe.

Keep up the progress and I can't wait to see the end result.

[MissHood]

Quote, originally posted by waterwagon »

Nice work. It is good to see you back in a Cabby. I talked to you a few years back at H20 when you had your Coupe. Keep up the progress and I can't wait to see the end result.

I had this crazy Itch to get myself a cabby again I rememeber that year pretty vivid, my car broke down on ocean HIghway afew times...
But i kept her running that whole weekend just by wiggling the alt cable, along with other ghetto rigged mods to keep the weekend roling Thank god I had enough knowledge to Make the 4 hour trip back home.

I wish I would have kept so many parts off that car
I like blue

[waterwagon]

Your bodywork is turning out much better than the attempt made on mine. FYI, trees are not very good metal workers.

[YJSAABMAN]

Quote, originally posted by waterwagon »

Your bodywork is turning out much better than the attempt made on mine. FYI, trees are not very good metal workers.

That sucks!! Keep 'em away from the trees!!

Coupe looked pretty nice, from that pics, Alicia. Always had a soft spot for Coupes. Now back to work on the Cabby!

[MissHood]

Quote, originally posted by YJSAABMAN »

That sucks!! Keep 'em away from the trees!! Coupe looked pretty nice, from that pics, Alicia. Always had a soft spot for Coupes. Now back to work on the Cabby!

I know i've been changing the topic becuase I havn;t been working on the cabby too much

[MSTRBD]

Quote, originally posted by BeatBox_kid »

i have the same exact headlamp setup right now on my cabby

[MissHood]

Quote, originally posted by MSTRBD »

i have the same exact headlamp setup right now on my cabby

ahh you have the same taste I do.

[MissHood]

What would you guys do if your door panels were loose and the fabric was starting to peel away from the edges?

Im going to try super 77 and clothes pins, is there anything eles i could do?

has anyone tryed to recover orginal door panels? I've been trying vortex search searched interiors..dead end

I see alot of made door panels which are just flat piece of cardboard but thats not what Im looking for. I want OEM style but to look like they are brand new. is that too much to ask for

Today was super cold since it snowed 2inches yesterday. so I decided to make my own shift boot..I ended up getting into it and I ended up making 5 boots

[briano1234]

Yes you can recover door panels, and they will look as good as your skills are.

Jbugs.com sells replacements.

but

Amazing goop (plumbers) is a great contact adhesive that is water proof.
Clothes pins will work great to hold it together, but with amazing goop you paint one side let it dry, then paint the fiber board allow that to dry and stick it. Consider it a perm fix.

[MissHood]

Quote, originally posted by briano1234 »

Yes you can recover door panels, and they will look as good as your skills are. Jbugs.com sells replacements. but Amazing goop (plumbers) is a great contact adhesive that is water proof. Clothes pins will work great to hold it together, but with amazing goop you paint one side let it dry, then paint the fiber board allow that to dry and stick it. Consider it a perm fix.

Exactly what I'm looking for
I even goggled it, its Not too expensive it say its about $3.79 for a 3.7oz tube. just as long as it works!

Next week I will be laid off work for 3 weeks so I hopefully hope to do my door panels and take tons of pictures
I get use of a heated garage, and hopefully get the motor cleaned up to disassemble.

I decided to go with a 82 solid lifter with 268 cam. ported and polished with all valves and seals replaces,Also HD valve springs. All this bolted up to a 16v trans. I have afew trans to choose from, i also have a 4k in storage. But down fall is that I have to make a small trip for the motor, its being build at my friends place about 45mins away.

I didn' want the hydraulic lifter head

Does that sound good


Modified by BeatBox_kid at 8:16 AM 12-7-2009

[waterwagon]

Quote, originally posted by BeatBox_kid »

Does that sound good

Sounds good to me.

[YJSAABMAN]

Maybe someone with a little more experience can chime in here, but you may need to change the oil pump. Honestly, you should if you're freshening up the engine, anyways. I know the solid lifter oil pumps don't work with the hydraulic lifters, but I'm not sure you'll have an issue with the hydraulic oil pump with the solid lifters. Just make sure the cam is also for solid lifter, as they are different, as well.

So what are the shifter boots mad out of? Got pics? I have a real nice black leather one for mine, but could possibly be convinced to swap it out for an "Alicia limited edition" boot.

[MissHood]

Birthday bump For mYself

[Moljinar]

Quote, originally posted by YJSAABMAN »

but I'm not sure you'll have an issue with the hydraulic oil pump with the solid lifters.

No problems using the hydraulic pump with solid lifters. The pump has higher volume which simply gets unused.

My ABA/JH has the hydraulic pump.

[MissHood]

Quote, originally posted by Moljinar »

No problems using the hydraulic pump with solid lifters. The pump has higher volume which simply gets unused. My ABA/JH has the hydraulic pump.

Yeah I talked to my friend who's helping me out and supplying me with his left over parts and he said that we will have no problem with the oil pump. I call him and ask him random question all the time

I wanted an ABA, but i wanted simplicity for the long trips to h20 and waterfest

[noobydub]

happy birthday !!!!!!!!!!!!

[YJSAABMAN]

Happy Birthday, indeed, Alicia! If your ready for another, yet, that is.

[MissHood]

Quote, originally posted by YJSAABMAN »

Happy Birthday, indeed, Alicia! If your ready for another, yet, that is.

[MissHood]

I work real slow

All I did today was disassemble my Original doors, latches and regulators.. than It was just way too cold.

IM tired of this weather Already..

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4498641
If you guys don't visit MK1 threads A lot u should check this one out

[iDubber.com]

GL with build

[DaisyDub]

Hey Alicia ... good luck with this car!!

I wish I could rebuild mine as well!! Hopefully someone will buy her and put as much work into her as you are putting into mine.

Best,
Tara

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=4686954

[n00bpwnr]

Ho-lee-cow. This is nice. I guess the color is what gets me. The wheels are nice too. I have seen this thread up for a while but didn't really have a whole slew of interest, but now that I know you are just over the bridge from me, I am much more interested. I wish that I had the time and money and space you have to work on this. I'd love to rebuild mine. Mostly I just want my car to be awesome. Awesome looking, sounding, running, feeling, tasting, smelling. I look forward to seeing how it all pans out.

[MissHood]

Quote, originally posted by n00bpwnr »

Mostly I just want my car to be awesome. Awesome looking, sounding, running, feeling, tasting, smelling. I look forward to seeing how it all pans out.

I don't really plain on eating my car..
just as long as its doesn't put a fowl taste in your mouth.

I do indeed have a place to store the car, but I only have the driveway space to work on it. gets kinda tricky when the weather sucks and when there's visitors...which usually always show up without any warning.

The only progress I have made is that I put the windows and all the goodies On. I took both the front door panels and mixed up some fiberglass resin and coated the back of both. This allows them to become straight and Have a better protection against any water.

Now IM exhausted from shoveling out cars and my driveway today.. the news said it was 22in of snow fall! It snowed for 12hr straight

I only enjoy snow for 20mins.

[n00bpwnr]

Quote, originally posted by BeatBox_kid »

I only enjoy snow for 20mins.

Well, I enjoy snow. I love snow when it melts, joins the water supply, warms up, enters the Chesapeake Bay, becomes one with the ocean and ends up on a warm beach somewhere.

[YJSAABMAN]

LOL!! I was out all voer the palce in the snow. Finished my x-mas shopping, went to the grocery store, over to a friend's house. Snow tire FTMFW! A lowered VW in a sea of trucks and SUVs, it was awesome!

[MissHood]

Quote, originally posted by YJSAABMAN »

LOL!! I was out all voer the place in the snow. Finished my x-mas shopping, went to the grocery store, over to a friend's house. Snow tire FTMFW! A lowered VW in a sea of trucks and SUVs, it was awesome!

man that's crazy I was literally stuck inside. I even had a hard time trying to shovel my grand prix out.
So Hugs must go pretty good in the snow!

Mum beach..

I've been catching up on my reading, checking out neo-Bentley(thanks again) which I did NOT know about!!!

Some days I feel like this project is over my head, I look back and I should have started out with a better base but you live and you learn.


Modified by BeatBox_kid at 11:44 AM 12-21-2009