Re: [T3] Re: [T3] 1971 Bus, 1974 Super Beetle, 1964 Type 34, and 1949 HebmŸl...

[DGaries808@aol.com]

<x-charset ISO-8859-1>In a message dated 12/6/01 9:02:55 AM Central Standard Time, 
veedub@apartment101.com writes:

<< Subj:     [T3]  Re: [T3] 1971 Bus, 1974 Super Beetle, 1964 Type 34, and 
1949 Hebmüller
 Date:  12/6/01 9:02:55 AM Central Standard Time
 From:  veedub@apartment101.com
 Reply-to:  veedub@apartment101.com
 To:    type3@vwtype3.org (T3 List (E-mail))
 
 Hi Don:
 
 Do you live in Dallas?  I ask because of your recent purchase from Knight's.
 (I live in Plano and work in Dallas.)
 
 If you do live in Dallas, we should get together sometime.  I can introduce
 you to Nadine (my Notch).
 
 Jason
 68 Notch

Dear Jason:

Yes, I live in Dallas. I'd be happy to meet Nadine. I have a shop in Wylie 
that has 
several cars in various stages of being restored. In fact, I just fixing to 
cut up and 
let die a 1965 Type 34 Karmann Ghia to make room for my 1949 Hebmüller. The 
Type 34 is in pretty bad shape. I'm gonna save the engine, transmission, two 
tires and a few miscellaneous parts. Then I'm gonna cut it up and junk it.

I'll introduce you to "Red and Blackie" - my 1964 Type 34.
 
 
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 Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 9:21 PM
 Subject: [T3] 1971 Bus, 1974 Super Beetle, 1964 Type 34, and 1949 Hebmüller
 
 
 > The 1971 bus is beginning to look like a bus again.  The engine had a
 lotta
 > problems.
 > All are fixed, now. Still to go are the motor mounts and the engine shims.
 > Finally found out that the 1600 engine has a rubber O-ring on the
 crankshaft.
 > The O-ring is best, followed by the metal plate, and then by the paper
 > gasket. If one has the O-ring,
 > he needs to leave out the metal plate and the paper gasket. The 1966? Ghia
 > doesn't have an O-ring and therefore preferably uses the plate. The paper
 > gasket is the last resort, and I dunno why it is still used. Anyhow, the
 > O-ring is present on all 1600 engines, and therefore should always be used
 > (that's what I'm told anyhow).
 >
 > Well, three shims totaling 0.72 mm thickness (24 mm each) didn't give
 enough
 > end play. So, I had Lee Roy at Knight's Foreign Auto Parts machine the
 > flywheel again so as to get it right. The case, as it turns out, was a
 > Mexican case. This bothers me, because that's twice in two trials that
 I've
 > ended up machining the flywheel. I'm gonna check it out tomorrow before we
 > finally get the end play right. We have one extra non-machined flywheel,
 just
 > in case. This time I'm gonna do everything myself, just to make sure.
 >
 > This morning, I got a 1964 adapter from Southern Cal Auto Parts for my
 1964
 > Type 34. Installed the new, leather steering wheel. It fit perfectly, so
 I'm
 > home free on the steering wheels -  a Porsche 928 wheel for my Super
 Beetle
 > and a "made in Brazil" leather one for my Type 34.
 >
 > Then, I found some blue PVC hose to use as the fresh air hose on my 1974
 > Super Beetle. I'm gonna take Scott with me tomorrow to have a look at it.
 I'm
 > already getting
 > flack from Scott about the blue vacuum hose I bought, because it's so much
 > trouble to install.
 >
 > I had a trailer hitch installed on my 1999 New Beetle. It's good for a
 hitch
 > weight of
 > 2000 lb. and a tongue weight of 200 lb. The Humbler weighs about 1500 lb.
 and
 > we're gonna tow it via a tow-bar, where the hitch weight (horizontal) is
 1500
 > lb. and tongue weight (up and down) is essentially zero. If we used a 2000
 lb
 > trailer, we'd haft have 3500 lb. hitch weight rating and maybe a 200-400
 lb.
 > tongue weight rating. I bought a safety cable that latches onto the hitch,
 > just in case.
 >
 > Don Garies
 > dgaries808@aol.com
 >
 

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