IAC In West L.A.

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IAC In West L.A.

Post by Sluggo » Wed Aug 05, 2009 8:18 pm

Colin arrived Saturday Morning after visiting Starbucks. My Mom arrived shortly after to pick up my Wife & Son and head off to do some shopping. But when she started to drive away her 7 year old Lincoln Continental Piece Of Crap kept stalling (I hate her car. It started having problems at a few weeks old). Colin made an A/C switch related diagnosis (I forget exactly) and gave Mom a lesson in how to still be able to drive it till it gets fixed by keeping your foot barely on the gas while stopped.

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Took a few pics while Colin & Mom were gone. That's my '72 Deluxe hiding in the shadows of the garage.
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Then we spent a leisurely day installing a windshield with a new VW seal. It actually did go very easily compared to all the horror stories I read. Colin attributed it to a good factory seal and a well cut windshield.

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Then we pulled the side & rear windows & seals from my '72 to put in my '77. That was an experience. Lot's of dishsoap & a filed down toothbrush (just like an install). I had a picture of Colin locked in the rear cargo area but it got screwed up. We installed the rear window but the sides had to wait until I put in the headliner

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We also pulled my left heat exchanger to inspect the pulled exhaust stud. Colin recommended a Helicoil and gave a quick lesson on how to use it. Could have used his but it was 8mm and I needed 9mm. No pics. Sorry.

Then Colin said goodbye for the day and headed South.
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After a short rest I got a hair up my butt and decided to start on the headliner. I saw a write up somewhere that said to get about a hundred clothespins. I thought this sounded ridiculous and I was right. You'll need at least 200 to do the whole thing at once.
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All in all, a very productive day. Speckled throughout with witty banter & discussions about society & politics. And we talked lot's of smack about all of you. :geek:
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Post by Ritter » Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:17 am

WTF?! He left before dark? :joker:
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Post by Sluggo » Thu Aug 06, 2009 8:49 am

Ritter wrote:WTF?! He left before dark? :joker:
It was a half day.
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1977 Bus with Sunroof - "Lucky '77"
2000cc Type IV w/Dual Weber 36s,
Aircooled.net SVDA w/Compufire,
Redline Weber Fuel Pump,
Holley Regulator,
Half Ass Brush & Roller Rustoleum Paint Job,
Incomplete Custom Interior,
Dual Batteries,
Crunched Slider Door.
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Re: IAC In West L.A.

Post by Gypsie » Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:36 am

Sluggo wrote: And we talked lot's of smack about all of you. :geek:

Likewise... :pirate:

Speaking of... whatever happened to being Eugene bound?

I was hoping to have another person there to justify some more southerly camp trips....
So it all started when I wanted to get better gas mileage....

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Post by hambone » Thu Aug 06, 2009 11:40 am

It would be nice if the Eugene crew was more camp-active, I'd go out that way too.
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Post by chitwnvw » Thu Aug 06, 2009 12:37 pm

Appreciate the pics of the headliner install. Do you install it in panels/pieces? IE. drivers side, rear, roof, etc.

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Post by Birdibus » Thu Aug 06, 2009 3:04 pm

Is it a gray headliner?

Have you ever noticed that Mayor V calls the city al-A?
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Post by Sluggo » Thu Aug 06, 2009 6:23 pm

Gypsie wrote:Speaking of... whatever happened to being Eugene bound?

I was hoping to have another person there to justify some more southerly camp trips....
Oregon keeps calling us. My Wife & I just signed up for Facebook and have hooked up with bunch of friends. 99% (literally) have moved to Portland or somewhere around it. The rest either went to Northern Wa. or Northern Ca.

Our goal is to move to either Eugene or Portland before my Son turns 5. That gives us a year and a half to save up. We'll be going there on our constantly postponed road trip. It's just waiting for me to finish the Bus! I'm so close to done I can taste it! Then I gotta drive it for a few weeks to work out any bugs and make sure it's ready for our trip.

Birdibus wrote:Is it a gray headliner?

Have you ever noticed that Mayor V calls the city al-A?
Gray on the sides. Black on top

I've never noticed that. He has a fairly heavy accent though.

chitwnvw wrote:Appreciate the pics of the headliner install. Do you install it in panels/pieces? IE. drivers side, rear, roof, etc.
The entire panel you see there is one (cut with a carpet knife) piece. The other side will also be one piece. The roof will be black and in three sections of the same kind of foam backed fabric, glued to wood panels and screwed into wood runners.
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1977 Bus with Sunroof - "Lucky '77"
2000cc Type IV w/Dual Weber 36s,
Aircooled.net SVDA w/Compufire,
Redline Weber Fuel Pump,
Holley Regulator,
Half Ass Brush & Roller Rustoleum Paint Job,
Incomplete Custom Interior,
Dual Batteries,
Crunched Slider Door.
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Post by Amskeptic » Fri Aug 07, 2009 8:10 pm

Sluggo wrote:
Ritter wrote:WTF?! He left before dark? :joker:
It was a half day.
10-6 is a normal working day for most people. I had to haul down to Oceanside.
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Post by Sluggo » Sun Aug 09, 2009 6:31 pm

Just noticed that You (Colin) left your filed down toothbrush window install tool here. Was it on accident or on purpose? Either way, Thanks! I found it as I was installing the first side window. Amazing Timing! Want me to mail it to ya?
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1977 Bus with Sunroof - "Lucky '77"
2000cc Type IV w/Dual Weber 36s,
Aircooled.net SVDA w/Compufire,
Redline Weber Fuel Pump,
Holley Regulator,
Half Ass Brush & Roller Rustoleum Paint Job,
Incomplete Custom Interior,
Dual Batteries,
Crunched Slider Door.
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Post by ruckman101 » Sun Aug 09, 2009 7:05 pm

So that's why me ears were burning.


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Post by blatzer » Sun Aug 09, 2009 9:51 pm

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Post by jtauxe » Wed Aug 12, 2009 6:00 pm

So, I have a windsheild to install. What's this filed-down toothbrush tool trick? Is it just to make a pointy plastic tool for poking around under the seal?
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Post by Sluggo » Wed Aug 12, 2009 6:15 pm

jtauxe wrote:So, I have a windsheild to install. What's this filed-down toothbrush tool trick? Is it just to make a pointy plastic tool for poking around under the seal?
I'll take a pic later. The end of the handle is filed & carved down to look like a plastic flathead screwdriver. Helps to not scrape the paint & tear the seal.
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1977 Bus with Sunroof - "Lucky '77"
2000cc Type IV w/Dual Weber 36s,
Aircooled.net SVDA w/Compufire,
Redline Weber Fuel Pump,
Holley Regulator,
Half Ass Brush & Roller Rustoleum Paint Job,
Incomplete Custom Interior,
Dual Batteries,
Crunched Slider Door.
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Post by Bookwus » Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:48 pm

Hiya jta,
jtauxe wrote:........What's this filed-down toothbrush tool trick?
It's what we in automotive circles call a shank. It's also very handy when your cellmate, Bubba becomes amorous.
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