1972 Squareback Restoration

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Re: 1972 Squareback Restoration

Post by ruckman101 » Mon Nov 28, 2011 7:07 pm

Hey now, that's hard on the ecosystem. Proper disposal of hazards is a help.


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Re: 1972 Squareback Restoration

Post by Oregon72 » Tue Nov 29, 2011 4:17 pm

Wow! Bob -- that is a lovely looking car. You should be proud of all the great work you've done. REALLY REALLY NICE!!
-'72 Westy-

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Post by hambone » Wed Nov 30, 2011 11:25 am

Thanks Troy! I'll sell you my next project.
Hey that would be a hoot, custom restoration for people. Place your order like in a diner: "I'd like a '72 Beetle please, extra swagger". It is nice to put the life back into a nearly dead car.
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Re: 1972 Squareback Restoration

Post by hambone » Wed Nov 30, 2011 11:29 am

hambone wrote:Thanks Troy! I'll sell you my next project.
Hey that would be a hoot, custom restoration for people. Place your order like in a diner: "I'd like a '72 Beetle please, extra swagger". It is nice to put the life back into a nearly dead car.
BTW Always VW in Portland makes keys based on the code for $25, not bad. All the locks work! With the same key! At first the locks went "nah I'm stiff and sleeping go way" but after gentle persuasion and some lubricant the tumblers tumbled. Oh it is almost a complete car again. And I got paid for it yesterday! Sure is nice to close the desperation gap for a spell. And I'm teaching someone to tune their '68 Beetle tomorrow, let the good times roll. Hopefully I can keep this going.
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Re: 1972 Squareback Restoration

Post by hambone » Fri Dec 02, 2011 2:28 pm

Upon replacing the TVS, it ran well...no more hesitation, fingers crossed. Drove it all over the neighborhood. Very peppy.
I do believe it is soup.
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Re: 1972 Squareback Restoration

Post by Amskeptic » Fri Dec 02, 2011 5:14 pm

hambone wrote:Upon replacing the Throttle Valve Switch, it ran well...no more hesitation, fingers crossed. Drove it all over the neighborhood. Very peppy.
I do believe it is soup.
=D> =D>
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(don't get all acronym-y on us, there will be readers far into the future looking for information right here on how to get their Squarebacks running)
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles

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Re: 1972 Squareback Restoration

Post by Bleyseng » Sat Dec 03, 2011 3:45 am

Ha, such a simple fix! Djet is a really nice system and smooth. Glad the backyard mechanic fix didn't happen- rip it out for dual baby carbs.
Geoff
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70 Ghia vert, black, stock 1600SP,- 139,000 miles,
76 914 2.1L-Nepal Orange- 160,000+ miles
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Re: 1972 Squareback Restoration

Post by Amskeptic » Sat Dec 03, 2011 8:43 am

Bleyseng wrote:Ha, such a simple fix! Djet is a really nice system and smooth. Glad the backyard mechanic fix didn't happen- rip it out for dual baby carbs.
No no no, we were there, taking apart the old switch and doing ohmmeter massages on series of springloaded contacts,
"Hambohn! No klicken ze switchen!"
"Kolink, Ich bin adjustenzieng da krazensparken!"
"Nine!"
"Nein?"
"No. Nine!"
"Ich sprackenze 'nein!'"
"NO! Nine! Terminal 9!"
"Für verdammt noch mal, du Idiot, that is a six!"
"Oh."

We like D-Jet fuel injection, don't we, Hambone ol' Schinken mit Knochen?
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles

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Re: 1972 Squareback Restoration

Post by hambone » Sat Dec 03, 2011 12:07 pm

I like it. A robot made from Model T parts. I am a purist; if it had FI originally then it should stay that way (within reason!).
Colin you were right on the money back in Oct, "no clicky". I just ASSumed that your intelligent looking ohmmeter finagling "fixed" the issue.
The new switch doesn't have that sloppy contact issue. It is just a hair's difference really.
It really is a perky system, much more so than a single Solex. I hope the future doesn't hold any funky surprises!
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Re: 1972 Squareback Restoration

Post by Bleyseng » Sat Dec 03, 2011 1:28 pm

I used to get 35-40 mpg in my 1969 Fastback easy....I hit 50mpg once freeway driving a long distance using the "fuel cutoff" feature so when driving let off the throttle going down any grades, coasting without using any gas as the rpms and speed hardly dropped.
I miss that little car as it was really nice to drive....I gave it to my brother who promptly made a mess of it.
Geoff
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70 Ghia vert, black, stock 1600SP,- 139,000 miles,
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Re: 1972 Squareback Restoration

Post by ruckman101 » Sat Dec 03, 2011 9:11 pm

I do so enjoy hearing successful resolutions to issues. It gives me hope. May I soon be able to share a success story, too.


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Post by whc03grady » Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:15 am

ruckman101 wrote:I do so enjoy hearing successful resolutions to issues. It gives me hope. May I soon be able to share a success story, too.


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Me too.
The car looks great. It's great seeing another Type III back on the road--they're the second best air-cooled VWs of all, after Schwimmwagens (IMHO).
Ludwig--1974 Westfalia, 2.0L (GD035193), Solex 34PDSIT-2/3 carburetors.
Gertie--1971 Squareback, 1600cc with Bosch D-Jetronic fuel injection from a '72 (E brain).
Read about their adventures:
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Re: 1972 Squareback Restoration

Post by ruckman101 » Tue Dec 13, 2011 10:45 am

Schwimmwagens, yeah, I'm always hoping to spot and snag a pristine lake find. That's where my polaroid sunglasses come in. No luck yet though. :compress:


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Re: 1972 Squareback Restoration

Post by hambone » Thu Jan 12, 2012 4:43 pm

Finally got the bill of sale. Gladys can go and I can relax my tookus.
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Re: 1972 Squareback Restoration

Post by Amskeptic » Thu Jan 12, 2012 7:34 pm

hambone wrote:Finally got the bill of sale. Gladys can go and I can relax my tookus.
..... until the next adventure.
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BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles

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