just bought my first vw about a week ago and i am looking to get involved with a group that will give me insight on repairs and some more baja bugs to baja with.
right now i live in deptford and wheel my jeep regularly on the trails back in wharton state forest. i bought the bug to build as a go fast toy for those roads.
anyway i bought it off a guy in vineland for 1000 bucks. its got the dual port 1600 bus reduction boxes and new tires.
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i am a pretty decent fabricator and not to bad at bodywork. i plan on doing the heater channels and fixing all the little rust spots over the winter.
right now i am working on fixing the hack job redux swap and looking for a shop in the area that sells parts so i can get new cv boots.
hey u are from the garage next to the fire house. i run there my name is anthony i know james shepard and his sister. if u need help with anything just come to the station i would love to see the baja. when ever u see a red ford f150 at the station come over.
welcome 67baja. We got a couple of guys in the club that'll be a big help with any of your baja questions. and yeah, by all means bring the ride out to a cruise or something so we can see it.
BTW- whats your name?
Quote from: BarileBug on August 17, 2010, 01:18:27 AM
hey u are from the garage next to the fire house. i run there my name is anthony i know james shepard and his sister. if u need help with anything just come to the station i would love to see the baja. when ever u see a red ford f150 at the station come over.
BTW - Ant, isnt there a guy on the other side of the road from you that has a bug in his driveway under a carport? I thought I saw him passing by the other day on the way to the Mall...
Congrats!!!! My first and only running Bug is a 69 Baja!!! Good luck, we are all here to help you :-)
Welcome!! great looking car and when you get it tagged keep an eye on our events calendar for a cruise and stop by our next club meeting.
Quoteits got the dual port 1600 bus reduction boxes
Really! gotta see how they did that.
my name is rich.
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thats how he set up the boxes. he used the bugzilla kit but has it like backwards. i have it all apart now trying to find a better way.
Quote from: BarileBug on August 17, 2010, 01:18:27 AM
hey u are from the garage next to the fire house. i run there my name is anthony i know james shepard and his sister. if u need help with anything just come to the station i would love to see the baja. when ever u see a red ford f150 at the station come over.
ill be around tonight if i dont see you just walk on over ill be working on it
(http://www.jonrb.com/emoticons/jaw-drop.gif) Well dog gone Rich, never saw that setup before.
Welcome (http://www.jonrb.com/emoticons/wavey.gif) hope to see you @ some of our events. That's one mean looking Baja. I like it
I think i have those same tires on the rear of yours
Hi Rich, that looks like Mike Nolens old place or Bill Edwards? I live on the bend at First Ave. Red ghia and two buses in the driveways.
We need more guys from Deptford.
Bud
yeah its mike nolans old place, he is my dad. his dad (my grandfather) actually owns the property and me and a couple of friends are renting the garage from him. i had no idea you guys were so close by that you recognized the property from the pictures, thats crazy. its a small world i guess
what do you guys do to keep an eye on the motor temps? oil temp gauge? i am new with this air cooled stuff. also is there a good shop in the area to get parts. i want to replace the swing arm boots.
Rich, click on the Links button on the tool bar it will help you find stuff you may need.
As far Oil Temp. goes a Oil TempDip Stick (http://www.geneberg.com/product_info.php?products_id=256) from Gene Berg is a very good choice.
It would also be beneficial to you to read through his Tech Tips.
Quote from: 67baja on August 17, 2010, 01:38:03 PM
my name is rich.
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thats how he set up the boxes. he used the bugzilla kit but has it like backwards. i have it all apart now trying to find a better way.
Welcome Rich.
I've read about the Bugzyla setup but never actually seen one. I'm not so sure it's done wrong...It just looks like it was moved forward to shorten travel (Why I couldn't guess)
Those reduction boxes 'll make that car a mountain goat. More for climbing than flat out speed. Theres a lot of weight out there & I hear wheel hop is a b!*@h, but everybody who runs it loves it.
I just use 31" Super Swampers for my ground clearance
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Sweet ride. Can't wait to see it in person.
Now I see it... It looks like he's got long travel adjustable spring plates on there. They might have screwed up the geometry if he bolted it to the "factory" holes
Quote from: Baha (Shawn) on August 18, 2010, 09:40:00 AM
Now I see it... It looks like he's got long travel adjustable spring plates on there. They might have screwed up the geometry if he bolted it to the "factory" holes
It looks like the axles would be way out of line if they were moved back to the other bolt holes and that would be havoc on the fulcrum plates.
the axle was too far forward the old way and the adapters were upside down. i fliped it and used the original bolt holes and everything lines up great except the factory shock mounts wont work. my guess is the guy did all that to keep the shock mounts. i am just going to make my own
Glad ;your finding the problems.
Quote from: GlowBug (Rich) on August 17, 2010, 11:14:16 AM
BTW - Ant, isnt there a guy on the other side of the road from you that has a bug in his driveway under a carport? I thought I saw him passing by the other day on the way to the Mall...
yes he has a 1977 std. i took care of some rust issues on it but he don't want to join the club. i already tried. the black 67 mustang in his driveway is also for sale just throwing that out there.