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I think the fenders on the bug look good. Back in my teens, I would pick up old VWs and order a set of header mufflers from JC whitney and with a roll of masking tape, door edge guard, and a cuttoff wheel on a grinder, I could turn one int a Baja Bug over one weekend. I like what you are doing to it.
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Took a ride up to Wilkes-Barre PA for a load of truck parts. Lots of rain and fog but overall good day. Rain held off long enough to get loaded and out so that was a plus. Just shy of 500 mile round trip.
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02-29-2024, 02:38 PM | #5304 |
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I have family in that area . It’s sad how the area has declined over the years .
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I went to my Mother in Laws house and put up a security camera . About a month ago some one came up late at night and kicked her front door and broke the trim on it so I replaced that . We should be able to see who did it if it happens again.
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Bought a new wood cutter upper today . I had a 15% off coupon from Home Depot . Website said 8 in stock after about 45 minutes of searching the kid comes out with a mangled up box . Said it’s all we got others must have walked . Ask when they will get more deer in headlights . He calls the manager and we look inside the box all the paperwork and a little bottle of two stroke oil but no scrench . He says 25% off and keep your coupon . So I got a $449 saw for $336.75
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02-29-2024, 07:10 PM | #5307 |
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Nice! Are you going to hotrod this one too?
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02-29-2024, 07:56 PM | #5308 |
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Not yet . It has a 5 year warrant so maybe after is coupe of years when I trust it’s a good saw . My first Echo saw but they do have a good reputation.
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03-01-2024, 03:17 AM | #5309 |
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Simple and fast. Quickly became one of my favorites. Thanks again to GoTennTitans.
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03-01-2024, 03:21 AM | #5310 |
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Thanks, I do too. The fender that I took off seems to have lived a hard life. I'm no body man but I don't think it'll buff out.
I didn't do any hands on work on the Bug today but I worked on it and my 63 plenty. I drove over 250 miles chasing parts. The best thing about CL is that you can get some smoking deals. The bad part is that you have to drive all day to pick them up. I left the house at 7:45 and got back about 3:00 with the truck loaded. I scored a nice 4 point rear roll bar to replace the stupid one that's on there now that looks like it just had a shot of Viagra. I got a complete new front brake system and a full Baja kit, I just needed the hood for my 63 but the guy said to take it all. I can sell the stuff that I don't need and get some money back. I only spent $350. New, the parts I need would have been over $1500 with shipping and I wouldn't have the extra parts to sell.
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How about on a Baja Bus? I sold it to my girlfriend and she wrecked it. I found her another (cooler) Bus and was doing the transition when she met her HS sweetheart and gave me the boot. "But I haven't finished the Bus yet" Quote:
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Good timing on my part. I still have a couple that are obsolete and my daily use saws are a Farm Boss Stihl and a MA 211 trim saw. They serve me well.
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The hood flew off the 63 (before I got it) It sat in a field for 40 years and the straps rotted and the wind tore it off and smashed it up pretty badly. I like the Baja Bus that you had. I'd like to do one like that but split window buses or any old bus for that matter is just stupid money these days. The prices are crazy. So the 63 now has a hood, new brakes, and new rear fenders (I don't like the one's on it) More projects.
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been scoring pretty good lately myself. got this canopy with all the windas, screens and keys, had to buy new struts for the door, for the grand price of NOTHING- free. canopy was in such good shape, i kinda felt guilty taking it for nothing, so i gave the guy a 6-pack of brews. then i found a mint set of factory flares, guy wanted 200 for them. went out there and they were still on the suburban, so the guy says you pull them and you can have them for a hundred. took me and my son 'bout 40 mins to get all 4 off. sprayed some bed liner on the rear bumper so it matches the front, also sprayed bedliner on my new flares. if the weather stays decent this weekend, gonna paint the canopy black so it matches as well |
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Speaking of canopies I needed one for the 2016 GMC I just bought but only use it once or twice a year. Everything new was several thousand dollars. Nope found me an older aluminum one for $100 trimmed the back door down some, took some scrap .125 aluminum I had and made a quick kick out for the rounded tailgate. Riveted it on and called it a day. did not spend much time on it since it will get very rare use. All in I had about 3 hours time.
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luv the old school alum jobs. only came across one when i was looking, but it was off a dakota and just a little too narrow. what's the alum job look like on your truck- got a full pic? |
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The thing I like the most is I can take it on and off by myself by hand. The one on my 2wd is fiberglass and have to be careful using the bobcat and forks .
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sprayed some bed liner on the rear bumper so it matches the front, also sprayed bedliner on my new flares. if the weather stays decent this weekend, gonna paint the canopy black so it matches as well
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like the black flares and canopy, very similar to what my stepper looks like, kinda what i'm doing with my new truck as well, red with black details Quote:
up north a lot of guys use this for 2 reasons, it's pretty durable and most important- cheap. i bought a small can for the bumpers and sacrificed an old detail gun to paint them. pretty tough, you can wack it with a wrench and don't do any damage. would i do a bed with it, no. pretty tough to get a liner better than Rhino or Line-x. i've had a Line-x in my crew for 15 yrs and when i can afford a bedliner for my new truck, it too will get a Line-x. i have a buddy who sprayed the floor of his jeep with this stuff, it does seem to be holding up very good so far for the flares i just used their spray cans. i find if i spray from about 12-15" away, it fogs down with a real nice almost factory like texture. total cost for one small can and 2 sprays was around 50 bucks with taxes |
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Cut 6 slabs today need to change out the bar as it’s a little sloppy . Chain is moving in the slot .
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Those baja buses are friggen neat! so are the bugs!
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