Jump to content

slowbert

Kugelfischer
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Posts

    216

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    7

  • Feedback

    0%

 Content Type 

Everything posted by slowbert

  1. slowbert
    I don’t know if that is the product name. I just showed the nice lady a sample and she pointed me to it. The material has an embossed pattern and is pretty heavy weight. Make sure you roll it up but do not fold it. She left some wrinkles in it that don’t come out. You will need two yards for the trunk. I used 3M contract cement #90 in a rattle can.
  2. slowbert
    I bought my '72 in 1990 and after 200K miles, it has sat - forlornly - beside the garage for 15+ years. I thought it would take $10-15K to get it painted and back in shape. I may have been off by a factor of 4 or 5. Maybe 6? I forgot how much fun this is, no matter the cost. I started in March of this year, and I am pretty sure I can have it done in 12 months at my current pace.
  3. slowbert
    Before and after. Still need to attach the wooden stops on the edges.
  4. slowbert
    Thanks for the offer! I got 2 yards of the elephant skin vinyl at Hobby Lobby which was - as close as I can tell - identical to original. That was enough to do the removable panels and the rest. They also had some 'headliner' material with about 1/8in foam, which I put underneath the vinyl. My side panels were just painted gray and had no vinyl covering.
  5. slowbert
    I think the 'friction fit' comes from the tabs riveted on the panels. I am heading to Home Depot to pick up some 3/16 hardboard and remake the side panels. I also need to find some of that elephant skin vinyl...
  6. slowbert
    What kind of foam/sealer did you use between the gas tank and the frame? Where did you get it?
  7. slowbert
    I heard the red Swingline staplers are exceptionally desirable. Just sayin...
  8. slowbert
    Is the switch still available? I need one.
  9. slowbert
    I would start by avoiding SoCal traffic...
  10. slowbert
    Maybe this is the opportunity to add a couple more gauges?
  11. slowbert
    There are a couple layers at the front of the rockers at the bottom of the A pillar. The rocker covers the A pillar sheet metal at that point.
  12. slowbert
    @Conserv You are correct. The chrome ring does come off and maybe I will just use the remaining ring to hold the headlight in place if I don't happen to have an SB43 ring handy. Thanks for the help!
  13. slowbert
    @Mike Self and @'76mintgrün'02 Thanks for the help. My VIN is 2584627, so just after the transition. The grills on the car are both 'shallow' (although both are missing the top rail and were painted black). The car had one of each - SB43 and SB22 - retainer rings, however. Armed with this knowledge, I will go through the spare parts pile to see if I can put together a matched set, or I might be in the market for some trim parts.
  14. slowbert
    I bought my 1972 2002 in 1991 after it had been through at least a couple owners. In my rebuild, I noticed that there are two different kinds of headlight bezels. One bezel hugs the lightbulb all the way around and the other has an extension or 'hood' of maybe an inch or so at the biggest point. Which one is original?
  15. slowbert
    Would you mind sharing your post in this thread?
  16. slowbert
    Would you please link to the article you wrote?
  17. slowbert
    I should have the new hard line to replace the old steel line tomorrow. The old steel line is plugged pretty solid somewhere, but you are welcome to it - once I use it to bend my replacement line to match.
  18. slowbert
    @johnny02 Interesting. The plastic tank was removed by the PO and for the longest time, I scratched my head about the sheet metal holder under the package shelf. So there are *three* fuel/vapor lines? The main (clear) line, the steel line under the car, and a blue vapor line? For non-tii cars, I assume that the steel line was a return line. Where was the blue line connected inside the engine bay?
  19. slowbert
    Here's a picture from when I disassembled the car a few months ago. The clear tube is the fuel line for my carburetor, and the steel return line was plugged (with dirt) and unused. My question - what is the blue tubing? It terminates just behind the glovebox in the front, and at the top of the rear wheel well on the passenger's side. Both ends where just cut and open, but it was run alongside the fuel line through the passenger compartment.
  20. slowbert
    No. The bearings are tapered so that they will 'release' as you pound and pound and pound on the stub axle. The part you will destroy is the threaded part on the end of the stub axle - unless you were smart enough to put the nut on the end.
  21. slowbert
    Be willing to buy a new hub when you are done. Any maybe a new axle if you pound too hard on the shaft. This advice comes from experience...
  22. slowbert
    After picking up the car from the painter on Friday, I got the front and rear suspension installed over the weekend. Good to see it sitting on its feet. I was going to wait until I had the brakes done, but need to free up space in the garage.
  23. slowbert
    Picked up my '72 from a local painter last night. Now the work begins...
  24. slowbert
    That part should not be too difficult to fabricate if necessary. It is mostly two flat planes with curved lips that spot weld to the inner fender.
  25. slowbert
    The Montana plate thing is so you do not have to pay sales tax. You create a Montana LLC first, then purchase the car in the LLC's name, and you do not pay any sales tax. For expensive cars, you might save enough money to put a kid through college. It is great for those people who live in miserable states that do collect sales tax. Check out this article...Montana LLC Vehicle Registration: Everything You Need to Know WWW.UPCOUNSEL.COM A Montana LLC vehicle registration is an option some out-of-state residents choose in order to purchase a vehicle without having to pay sales tax on it.
×
×
  • Create New...