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Firstly, the rumors of my demise are greatly exaggerated! Now the rumors that I have no life and my job is sucking the life out of me as if it were...

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interesting tidbit

Last post by Briano1234 « Mon Aug 29, 2005 12:42 pm
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by Briano1234 » Mon Aug 29, 2005 1:29 am

i was driving my cabby the other night, and after stopping the car, my windows wouldn't close...They usually did if I didn't open a door.

Well I...

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Mon Aug 29, 2005 12:42 pm
TOP GROUP BUY UPDATE

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by kamzcab86 » Mon Aug 08, 2005 8:19 pm

Since I haven't heard from Stephen (aka chefstephen on the Tex) since May and since he didn't reply to Friday's email, I took it upon myself to...

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Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby
Mon Aug 29, 2005 10:21 am
Repairing your Klipper Kit.

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by Briano1234 » Fri Aug 26, 2005 8:39 pm

When I bought my beastie. The right rear fender piece was cracked and broken from a collision.

I have taken the time to figure out how to repair it...

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Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby
Sun Aug 28, 2005 10:27 pm
Sound in the Wolfie

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by Calimus » Fri Aug 26, 2005 9:08 pm

One of the only issues that remained after my first weekend of owning the new cabby was some dreadfully blown speakers. The head unit in the car is a...

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Fri Aug 26, 2005 9:08 pm
General Product Report

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by Briano1234 » Fri Aug 26, 2005 8:26 pm

Decided to paint a little bit this week, and have come to the conclusion, that Krylon Wrinkle paint is Bogus.....It may or may not wrinkle and if it...

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Last post by Briano1234
Fri Aug 26, 2005 8:26 pm
SOS new day

Last post by Briano1234 « Mon Aug 22, 2005 12:03 pm
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by Briano1234 » Fri Aug 19, 2005 2:22 pm

Well took the bunny to get the emissions inspected...and it failed again....go figure. Another bad cat....but there is good news..

According to NAPA...

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Last post by Briano1234
Mon Aug 22, 2005 12:03 pm
Slicked the bunny

Last post by sixsracing « Mon Aug 22, 2005 11:17 am
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by Briano1234 » Fri Aug 19, 2005 5:22 pm

Today in my zeal to get my car inspected I changed the oil and have the mobil1 filter installed so far no flakey idle light.... I also Slick 50'ed...

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Last post by sixsracing
Mon Aug 22, 2005 11:17 am
1st gear has been found

Last post by SammySJ99 « Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:36 am
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by Calimus » Mon Aug 15, 2005 1:24 am

Well, yesterday I took care of replacing the spark plugs, dizzy cap and rotor on the new cabby. I used the bosch platinum 4's, though I wish they...

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Last post by SammySJ99
Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:36 am
spacers

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by 1lowcab » Sun Aug 14, 2005 10:35 pm

got me some wheel spacers. i got them for the rear wheels to try and make them even with the front. there about 1/4 inch thick, hubcentric, got them...

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Last post by SammySJ99
Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:32 am
done it just irratate the crap outta ya.

Last post by Briano1234 « Sun Aug 14, 2005 2:08 pm
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by Briano1234 » Sat Aug 13, 2005 5:10 pm

Well I decided to replace the master cylinder in the rabbit...no big deal.
I take the old one out, then clean out all the crap outta the res, no big...

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Sun Aug 14, 2005 2:08 pm
No Good dead.....

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by Briano1234 » Wed Aug 03, 2005 7:32 am

Monday my daughter called dad911. Her car was smoking....

Well, I ran to Autozone and picked up a new starter, shes been hitting hers for about 2...

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Wed Aug 10, 2005 8:42 pm
Alignment gauge

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by Briano1234 » Wed Aug 10, 2005 4:56 am

Well, my son Lazyboy and I decided to set the camber on the Van...Little did I know tha tit would totally screw up the alignment of the wheels so bad...

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Wed Aug 10, 2005 4:56 am
$3000

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by SammySJ99 » Tue Aug 09, 2005 12:02 pm

OK guy I got an offer for the SRT engine!! 3k.... not bad... Prices for the car are going up due to 3 more weeks and the car will NEVER be made...

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Last post by CalAltaDubber
Tue Aug 09, 2005 10:34 pm
found one of them Pesky water leaksssss

Last post by sixsracing « Mon Aug 08, 2005 8:05 am
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by Briano1234 » Sun Aug 07, 2005 10:05 pm

Hey today while adjusting the camber on the Van, I was watching a frog strangleing rain pour down on my wittle wabit. I then found out where the...

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Last post by sixsracing
Mon Aug 08, 2005 8:05 am
Install weekend...

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by SammySJ99 » Wed Aug 03, 2005 6:31 pm

OK guys... so I got a FEW new toys... I got the Hella horns, I got angel eyes, and a new glove box cover. I will be installing them this weekend and...

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Last post by CalAltaDubber
Wed Aug 03, 2005 11:08 pm
8 bolts from hell

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by 1lowcab » Sat Jul 30, 2005 4:40 pm

i took the rear bumper off the caddy today...after soaking the the 8 bumper bolts in PB blaster for a week it was STILL a pain in the butt! but it...

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Last post by 1lowcab
Tue Aug 02, 2005 1:46 pm
New Strut Bar

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by Briano1234 » Sat Jul 30, 2005 10:35 pm

Gee after winning two different strut bars off of Ebay, both never delivered Gee can some one explain to me why FED-EX can't find my house...its only...

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Last post by Briano1234
Sat Jul 30, 2005 10:35 pm
Speaker Wires?

Last post by katulu « Sat Jul 30, 2005 5:11 am
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by J-Dub » Mon May 02, 2005 1:18 am
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Hey, I'm trying to run my mids/highs to an amp but I'm having a little trouble on tracing the wire for the front door speakers can anybody tell me...
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Last post by katulu
Sat Jul 30, 2005 5:11 am
Silicone Vaccume hose replacement

Last post by kda339 « Thu Jul 21, 2005 11:44 pm
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by Briano1234 » Tue Jul 19, 2005 3:49 am

I will have to get a closeup of the eggcrate/windshield washer but here is what it look like.

Before and after.

Old vaccume hose arrangement that...

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Last post by kda339
Thu Jul 21, 2005 11:44 pm
How hard is it to...

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by VeeDubDriver » Thu May 26, 2005 12:44 am

Sew a seam back together that's separating on the boot cover? Anyone ever tried this? If it decides to stop raining here this decade (:roll: ), I'll...

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Last post by kuklaki
Sun Jul 03, 2005 11:23 am
Redoing the air box

Last post by kda339 « Sat Jul 02, 2005 11:10 pm
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by Briano1234 » Sat Jul 02, 2005 6:39 am

Yesterday, I decided to look and clean my MAF sensor, so I took aapart the air box. Cutting the silicone that seals the case was fun, but the MAF...

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Last post by kda339
Sat Jul 02, 2005 11:10 pm
Scored

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by Briano1234 » Thu Jun 16, 2005 3:26 pm

Went out today to my Fav-o-rite wrecking yard, and scored 2 brand new strut tower covers, and a brand spanking new (bright white) radiator return...

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Last post by kda339
Sat Jul 02, 2005 12:41 am
camoflauge

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by Briano1234 » Fri Jun 24, 2005 6:59 pm

Well yall know that I scored a set of seats off a passant, and fitted themto my cabby frames.

There were a couple of Cigarette burns in them, well...

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Last post by Briano1234
Fri Jul 01, 2005 6:31 am
Fuel efficiency just went up...

Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby « Fri Jul 01, 2005 12:56 am
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by dubchickshubby » Wed Jun 22, 2005 10:41 pm

All I had to do was replace the fuel line! :lol:

I had more holes in it than a Golf couse! (pun intended :twisted:)

Worse part about owning...

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Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby
Fri Jul 01, 2005 12:56 am
I envy people with black tops

Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby « Fri Jul 01, 2005 12:56 am
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by J-Dub » Sun Jun 12, 2005 5:57 pm
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I never realized the white top would be so hard to keep clean. Its almost annoying any little thing will leave a mark like the seal around the back...
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Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby
Fri Jul 01, 2005 12:56 am
wowsers

Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby « Fri Jul 01, 2005 12:53 am
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by Briano1234 » Mon Jun 20, 2005 4:53 pm

Replaced the transfer pump, cause I was getting a little hesitation, and I felt like fuel flow was limiting.....Dang I started the car and found that...

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Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby
Fri Jul 01, 2005 12:53 am
How about these wheels?

Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby « Tue Jun 21, 2005 7:55 pm
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by VWnoob » Thu Apr 14, 2005 4:36 pm
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You know I am still searching around for nice wheels. I found these Konig Rewind wheels. I like them.
I emailed the company and they told me that the...
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Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby
Tue Jun 21, 2005 7:55 pm
Vinyl dye in a can.... it works!

Last post by dubchickshubby « Wed Jun 01, 2005 7:48 pm
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by kamzcab86 » Mon May 16, 2005 11:01 pm
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I was sick of looking at yellow'd rear door cards, so I finally found some spray-on vinyl dye. Behold the results:

They're white again, yay!! :D
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Last post by dubchickshubby
Wed Jun 01, 2005 7:48 pm
Holiday Weekend work

Last post by kamzcab86 « Tue May 31, 2005 10:20 pm
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by Calimus » Tue May 31, 2005 10:24 am

Well Saturday and Sunday saw me working on my fathers 94' Ford Ranger. Yes, thats right I said Ford. He blew one of the heads and maybe osme more so...

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Last post by kamzcab86
Tue May 31, 2005 10:20 pm
headlight switch

Last post by dubchickshubby « Sat May 28, 2005 9:56 pm
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by -vertigo- » Thu May 26, 2005 9:09 am

amazing that i still learn new things about my car three years into ownership.

the bulb for my headlight switch was blown and i finally got around...

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Last post by dubchickshubby
Sat May 28, 2005 9:56 pm
lookie what I made.......

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by Briano1234 » Wed Apr 27, 2005 5:51 pm
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I got tired of that black cardboard piece moving off my radiator. I decided that I was going to replace it. So what should I use... I could of either...
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Last post by theonlychuck
Fri May 20, 2005 3:52 pm
clutch cable?

Last post by J-Dub « Fri May 20, 2005 1:32 pm
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by J-Dub » Thu May 19, 2005 2:00 am

Ok so I hear these like to snap a lot. What does it feel like when they snap? Can you hear it? Because I was driving home tonight and the clutch...

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Last post by J-Dub
Fri May 20, 2005 1:32 pm
Heater control bulb burnt out.....PICS.

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by Briano1234 » Fri May 06, 2005 2:09 pm
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The bulb burnt out on my heater control.....that is okay I thought it was too dim...now it is really dim.

I fixed it by grinding out the bulb to...
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Last post by -vertigo-
Fri May 13, 2005 8:13 am
some sort of protective shield...

Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby « Thu May 12, 2005 2:00 pm
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by theonlychuck » Mon May 09, 2005 1:09 am

do i need the protective shield that is shielding my resonator (i think that's what it's over anyway, i haven't looked at it since last year when i...

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Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby
Thu May 12, 2005 2:00 pm
to do list...for tomorrow

Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby « Thu May 12, 2005 1:58 pm
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by Briano1234 » Wed May 11, 2005 1:31 pm

Run to the Junk Yard, and pull the rear seat cover off the audi I stripped the seats out of. I think I can get them to fit the rabbit and look great,...

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Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby
Thu May 12, 2005 1:58 pm
For Mk 1 Junkie (aka VeeDubDriver1990)

Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby « Thu May 12, 2005 1:57 pm
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by kamzcab86 » Wed May 04, 2005 3:02 pm
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Since I'm no longer being active over at RAW, I'm posting this here for ya. Is this what you're thinking of?

And 'cuz I wuz bored:
:D

P.S....
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Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby
Thu May 12, 2005 1:57 pm
Roof swap

Last post by dubchickshubby « Mon May 09, 2005 5:43 pm
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by Sam Wyatt » Thu Mar 10, 2005 11:00 pm
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How hard is it to swap one whole roof (frame everything) from one cab to another ?

:?
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Last post by dubchickshubby
Mon May 09, 2005 5:43 pm
Road Trip Results

Last post by Calimus « Sun May 08, 2005 12:52 pm
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by Briano1234 » Sat May 07, 2005 10:22 am

Driving to Statesboro last Tuesday I got some interesting results in mileage.

Trip lenght on odometer down 274 10mph tail wind took 9.0 gallons of...

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Last post by Calimus
Sun May 08, 2005 12:52 pm
scored some seats

Last post by Briano1234 « Thu May 05, 2005 11:18 am
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by Briano1234 » Sun May 01, 2005 11:21 pm

Scored some audi seats at the wrecking yard today, they need to be cleaned up a bit, and fitted to my frames. The Audi's are about 2 inches to wide,...

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Last post by Briano1234
Thu May 05, 2005 11:18 am
william you were right

Last post by Briano1234 « Thu May 05, 2005 9:53 am
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by Briano1234 » Thu May 05, 2005 12:08 am

Took the door card off and it was a mistake on my part. The window stop had moved position to fully left, htat stopped the door glass 1/4 inch from...

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Last post by Briano1234
Thu May 05, 2005 9:53 am
more diesel work

Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby « Sat Apr 30, 2005 1:39 am
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by 1lowcab » Sun Feb 20, 2005 1:12 am

are you guys getting tired of hearing about me working on diesels?
anyway, i replaced my rad fan switch with a low temp switch and put a 160deg...

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Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby
Sat Apr 30, 2005 1:39 am
9a trany out 4k tranny in

Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby « Sat Apr 30, 2005 1:39 am
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by Calimus » Sun Mar 06, 2005 1:41 pm

Yesterday the fun started. Swapped the cv hubs between the two tranny's. This was supposed to be a major PITA but turned out to be a cream puff. I...

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Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby
Sat Apr 30, 2005 1:39 am
No VW work

Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby « Sat Apr 30, 2005 1:37 am
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by sixsracing » Thu Aug 05, 2004 4:26 pm
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I haven't had to turn a wrench on any of my VW's in a couple of weeks, I'm diagnosing a 4X4 AstroVan rear end noise tonight and I did an emergency...
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Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby
Sat Apr 30, 2005 1:37 am
Fixed my Top

Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby « Thu Apr 28, 2005 1:49 pm
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by BigDaddy90Cabby » Mon Apr 25, 2005 12:31 am

I fixed my top today.... ok, I didnt fix it.. i patched it. with duct tape. hey, its the only thing that I can use that keeps the water out. Damn, I...

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Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby
Thu Apr 28, 2005 1:49 pm
Exhaust

Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby « Wed Apr 27, 2005 10:15 pm
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by sixsracing » Thu Nov 04, 2004 9:33 am
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I picked up the new stock type exhaust from Autopart International last night and tried to install it. The intermediate pipe fit the back of the...
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Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby
Wed Apr 27, 2005 10:15 pm
67 year old engine swap

Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby « Wed Apr 27, 2005 10:04 am
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by sixsracing » Wed Apr 27, 2005 9:16 am

Title is kind of misleading, I don't have any 67 year old motors. What I do have is a 67 year old Dad that just swapped a motor into his 87 Vanagon...

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Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby
Wed Apr 27, 2005 10:04 am
ever have one of them days?...

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by Briano1234 » Sun Apr 24, 2005 9:24 pm

Well, my center vents quit working 6 months after replacing the servo..Sheeeeit.

Well I decided to take the A/C control panel off and take a look...

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Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby
Tue Apr 26, 2005 3:07 pm
Pics of my 134a converted a/c system.....

Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby « Sat Apr 23, 2005 7:40 pm
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by Briano1234 » Sat Apr 23, 2005 12:49 pm

As it is geting close to the time when folks need a/c work....here is a running dialogue that I had with Thomas Covenant, on a different forum....

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Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby
Sat Apr 23, 2005 7:40 pm
Springs/shocks

Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby « Fri Apr 22, 2005 2:22 pm
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by sixsracing » Fri Jul 02, 2004 8:46 am

I finally got my Shine Racing coil springs last week, sent Dad down to Mass. to pick them up. Nice powder blue coating. I put the rears in last night...

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Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby
Fri Apr 22, 2005 2:22 pm
MK1 POWER HOOD

Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby « Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:00 pm
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by judcity » Wed Feb 18, 2004 11:34 am

:?: Does anyone know how to wire in a power hood for a MK1 cab??
Or is there a manual which will tell me how??
Or could someone do it?? If so how...

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Last post by BigDaddy90Cabby
Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:00 pm

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