tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27403520873820715552024-02-19T14:30:36.861-08:00Portland Volks FolksBobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00281879570975634257noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740352087382071555.post-77685756813633734982016-05-26T12:54:00.000-07:002016-05-26T13:11:03.852-07:00A Tale of Two Buses<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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an incorrect telephone number, and Volks separated from wagen, I only
found it by fateful accident, dutifully scanning the dark corners of
the internet on a cold winter day, searching for another project.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">This Bus looks very familiar. In fact it is nearly a dead-ringer for my beloved 1969 Westfalia, "Mama Bus", 12 year companion to the depths of Oregon wilderness and beyond. The similarity is so striking that I must call the guy.</span></span><br />
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elderly Hispanic woman who answers the phone seems politely
none-to-pleased, as she explains in broken English that she has no
Volkswagen Bus. Oh my.</span></span></div>
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hours of fitful decoding, I somehow piece together the correct
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Bus is still for sale! Not only that, the owner is friendly and
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yet another call to my good friend John in Eugene, Oregon, who
promises to drive out and take a look in the next couple of days. I
am nervous to find out the scoop. A Bus Pilot himself, his advice
will be invaluable. It is difficult finding early Volkswagens that
haven't been converted to chicken coops, or smothered by a carpet of
Oregon moss.</span></span></div>
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a couple of days of nervous anticipation John gives me the lowdown.
It does indeed sound like a good solid '69 Westfalia with very little
rust, way out in the wet farmland. The owner is not a Bus guy and is
eager for it to go.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">A final call, the nice older gent on the crackling phone assures me the Bus will be waiting for me in the rain. “Cash only!” he warns. And the deal is settled. I promise to meet him in two days, by train.</span></span><br />
<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">You know, the last time I tried one of these crazy long-distance VW adventures, it ended in near fiasco. It was a long time ago, far from here - and a terrifying all day drive in a shaky 1964 Bus, my pale Grandfather alongside on the bench. "What the hell am I getting myself into?"</span></span><br />
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afternoon, on the <i>Coast Starlight</i> I will be leaving the bleak
streets of winter Portland.</span></span></div>
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2 enormous tool boxes in tow, Erin hauls me to Portland Union
Station, stopping for cash along the way.</span></span></div>
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feel like a gambler or secret agent the rest of the trip with my big
white envelope. "Is it still there?!!!?" no it didn't
fall out, relax. It's not fun traveling with a wad of dough let me
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Union Station is little changed in decades. The 1970s saw the coming
of Amtrak, a government funded scheme to save the passenger train
from certain death.</span></span></div>
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ushered the fall of many grand railroad stations, lost to economy.
It is refreshing to still feel the old bustle and anticipation of
travel.</span></span></div>
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guys at the baggage window look at me like I'm nuts when I ask about
my tool boxes as carry-on.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">"There
are no explosives", I helpfully add.</span></span></div>
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less, they tell me to tie an ID tag onto each so they don't get lost.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">"Nope,
no chemicals either."</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">With
an hour to kill, I'm enjoying my time as a traveler, even if it's
just a hundred mile trip into the gloom. I've always loved trains.
It's been a long time since I "rode the cushions" as the
hobos say.</span></span></div>
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my 1,000 lb. tool boxes alongside ten coach lengths, I am met by
another dutiful but slightly bored conductor standing out on the
platform.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">"Can
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He blankly hands me a ticket. Ok hopefully he speaks English.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Giddy
in my seat I am really ready to roll south down that old Southern
Pacific.</span></span></div>
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hour rolls by. A fine gray rain dots the windows and landscape as
the sunlight dims out.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Finally
a message comes over the intercom: a medical emergency, and I
suddenly feel less selfish.</span></span></div>
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like a railroad lark we soon slip from our stained berth and curve
south and over the once fetid Willamette River. We are finally on
the way, and my hands begin to sweat with the madness of it all. </span></span><span style="font-size: medium;">We roll on, down through the more industrial areas, avoiding the latte swill and endless boutiques that seem to define modern Portland, whitest city of the West. Times have changed, but not along the rails.</span></div>
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rain picks up as the sun sets, black firs race by as we clatter down
the single track.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">"Don't
open that door", I'm firmly scolded by a bored African American
conductor reading a paper, as I try for a better view out the smudged
back window.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">"No,
no my foot just bumped it! I wouldn't do that", I explain to
her helpfully.</span></span></div>
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so I go back to my seat. Maybe it's the Dracula weather outside.</span></span></div>
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coal night begins to fall, wet black oil as it falls from the sky and
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flocks of sheep grazing solitary grasslands, gray dots in the night
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Thankfully,
we do arrive in Eugene - and two hours late.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">It is
raining, but warmer here than Portland as I step off the train into
the humid night.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">John
has agreed to meet me at the station and drive me out to the guy's
farm so I can buy this Bus already, in the dark rain of course. </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">At
this point I'm a slap happy idiot. "What the hell am I doing,
John? Is this crazy?", I ask between mad laughing spells,
sleepless and delirious. </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">"No,
it's a good Bus", he assures me with a beaming Italian smile.
It is good to see him, as I am reminded of Bus camps shared under
dripping firs.</span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Somehow,
in the country, the night is even more nightly. I can only focus on
dim shapes in the surroundings, all else is blacked out by the rain.
We pull up to a rural driveway, and I am startled to see original
Mama Bus sitting there after my long weird journey. But of course
it's not her at all, hulking wet and shy in the dark.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">She
is bent a bit in a corner, and missing some of the interior, but
seems to be a lovely survivor. We exchange title for money in a dark
garage, filled to the rafters with old cars and rusting parts. I am
only dimly able to make out his face as the voice of his
Granddaughter echoes conversation from somewhere in the dark, just a
mystery.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">"It
all works", I'm reassured, as I test the vital windshield wipers
and headlights. There are no instrument lights, but everything else
seems to be working. It is difficult to shift but I get the hang of
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Let's
go! </span></span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">We
shake hands, he offers a friendly “good luck, kiddo!” </span><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">I hop
in and roll into the rain, following John through tumbling dark farms
and back to Eugene. He graciously offers me his couch for the night,
and I am grateful to avoid any more adventure this day.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Before
I know it, it is late, too late and I have a hell of another
adventure in a few hours - to get home safe.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">The
bubbling telepathy of a turtle tank puts me in a delirium, the
half-sleep of a crazy day.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">By
8:30 the next morning, everyone is at work and I need to get the hell
out of Eugene before I freak out. Let's get the show on the road.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">She's
a pretty Bus, but will she get me home? They tell you a lot in that
first drive.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Nervous
again, I fumble the cold key into the ignition. A slight pump of the
pedal to click the choke, and the venerable old VW fires up like it's
the old days.</span></span></div>
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a full tank of gas, I eventually maze my way through morning Eugene
traffic and hurtle onto Interstate 5 northbound.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">The
speedometer is wildly off, 75-80 MPH oh there is no way. But the
engine is smooth and quiet, as I have the alarming experience of
driving my old familiar Bus behind another wheel completely. I need
a nap.</span></span></div>
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Bus is rattly and loud due to missing bits but mechanically solid and
smooth. Within 10 miles she shows me what she's made of and we begin
to bond, man with loaf of machinery. A faithful Bus is a thing of
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in a flash we are home, darting countless cars and racing a thick
gray squall brewing on the horizon. Two hours!</span></span></div>
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smudge of cloud. But we are home. My hands are numb and tingly with
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begins to dawn on me, these Buses were born only weeks apart, in a
surely dismal Hanover February. In fact, their Westfalia builder's
plates are only 126 vehicles apart. The M-code plates are virtually
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Buses were delivered to sunny Los Angeles, California in early 1969;
they probably arrived on the same ship. Identical sisters but now
eons apart.</span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;">This article was originally written in 2014. Since then, "Bus2" has been completely renovated and is now for sale. I just don't need 2 identical Buses...</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;"> Please see: <a href="http://pdxvolksfolks.blogspot.com/2016/05/1969-vw-westfalia-back-to-life.html">http://pdxvolksfolks.blogspot.com/2016/05/1969-vw-westfalia-back-to-life.html</a></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;"> It has been very gratifying seeing a neglected lump of machinery come back to life - due to the potential inherent in good design, even neglected good design...these old VWs were built to last.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: white; font-family: inherit;"> Their longevity is testament enough. Long live the Volks!</span></span></span></div>
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<b>It was 2 years of hard work, often full-time and beyond - to bring this Bus back to service.</b></div>
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In 2015, almost done but not quite, she made her first wilderness trip, featured in this article:</div>
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<a href="http://greencascadia.blogspot.com/2015/08/10-years-of-hambone-july-2015.html">http://greencascadia.blogspot.com/2015/08/10-years-of-hambone-july-2015.html</a></div>
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After almost another year of fabricating cushions and curtains, and fixing a lot of loose ends, "Bus2" or "Mama2" is now ready to travel where ever there is a road.</div>
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I have repaired or replaced almost every system, and I would trust her anywhere.</div>
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<i>Grease pencil and white stencil marks from the Hanover Germany factory</i></div>
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She is a rare, low-mileage and virtually rust free survivor from another age. It really was a labor of love as I tried to recreate the spirit of an early Bay Window Westfalia, including authentic Baltic Birch paneling, triple-varnished with marine grade Spar Varnish. </div>
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In 1969, this Bus was built to last. </div>
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In honor of this original craftsmanship, I rebuilt her to last another 47 years. </div>
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Thank you to all the <b>VOLKS</b> who have supported me over the years - you know who you are.</div>
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<i><b>Long May You Run</b></i> </div>
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<i>1969 Westfalia brochure? Almost not quite.</i></div>
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<i><b>Due to a change in life events, this Bus is now for sale. Please contact Bob at PDX Volks Folks.</b></i></div>
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<b><i>I am very sorry to see her go, life goes on...</i></b></div>
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<b>"She ain't dead - she's just asleep"</b></div>
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Hal, <i>Guardian of all Bus Pilots </i>calls me on the phone one horribly bleak January day, gray wet skies almost black. </div>
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"Do you need work? I...know someone", he tells me rather mysteriously.</div>
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<b>Enter: The Farmhouse</b></div>
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<i>"There are strange things done in the midnight sun"</i></div>
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All things alive, including machinery, have a lifespan. </div>
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Mechanical contraptions out-rival soft humans when it comes to lying dormant. They can slumber a long time, as long as there is grease in the works - as the Tin Man knows only so well.</div>
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I really enjoy waking the mechanical dead - to remove bolts installed decades earlier and breathe life into a sleeping antique, making it new and vital again. It is a thrill...a long, greasy and frustrating one at that.</div>
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A mysterious farmhouse, where suburbs sprawl and creep into former orchards</div>
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A place of legend, owned by an artist couple that survived a Great War and even mightier Depressions, where eras pass and loved ones have moved on as well. The old pastures are now paved-over.</div>
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Marya grew up on this farm, in a brief era before. Too young to remember, a brand new 1970 Riviera Camper rolls down the dusty farmhouse drive. Grandpa Willard just bought himself a Bus.</div>
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A mycologist, W.P.A. artist and philosopher, the Bus will soon be his beloved "home away from home".<br />
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<i>"Dada" in 1973</i></div>
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<i>Bus and family, 1976</i><br />
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"I love my Grandfather so much!!!", Marya gushes, and tells me childhood stories drenched with charm and emotion. She is cute in her bubbliness, yet intelligent and earnest in her purpose. Quite simply, to bring her Grandfather's Bus back to life. </div>
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Sleeping for 15 years, sad after Willard's passing and lonely in a goat barn, Marya wants to revive this VW of childhood.</div>
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<i>circa 2001, deep in slumber</i></div>
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<i>An early Hal popping the top, clean those leaves please</i></div>
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<i>2001 - all original Riviera</i></div>
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I am grateful for this chance to bring a Bus back to life, although it is a frigid rainy February in Portland. Oh well bundle up, get busy you. Marya guides me to the Farmhouse on the former outskirts of town, my Bus laden with a heavy compressor falling over on curves and a floor jack slamming around. Oh great.</div>
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<b>ENTER: The Bus</b></div>
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The Bus is indeed sleeping this 40 degree day. Dormant, tucked away in a corner of the barn and dusted with webs and straw, small piles of obsolete machinery, old poison paints on the shelf.</div>
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And goats; they clop around, climb over the door, straining and eager to see what the hell I'm up to with this old Bus.</div>
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It is very unusual for a 1970 VW to remain in the family for so long, especially a Bus that was delivered to Portland, OR and converted to a camper by Riviera Motors up in Vancouver. It is a real survivor. But of course no-thing is immune to the passage of time and the neglect of non Bus-Pilots.</div>
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There was a day (a sad day) when our beloved vintage VWs were viewed as merely utility vehicles, a cheap tractor to burn out and throw away once the kids have grown. The only trouble was, they didn't die. Built exceedingly well and in great numbers, Volkswagens continued to putter along, quietly surviving many changes in 50 odd years - due to their inherent quality in the face of all of this shoddy junk we surround ourselves with. </div>
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The engine, filthy and sleeping in its neglect, will probably start. Adjust the valves, set points and timing, change the oil - presto! It fires up for the first time in years. It is a very exciting moment.</div>
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But she will not idle, no matter how much I fiddle. I suspect the carburetor - and after a replacement she runs like a top for the first time in 15 years. Marya is thrilled and terrified as she drives it around the Farmhouse loop, ancient brakes grinding under frayed tires.</div>
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The Bus was owned by her brother, briefly after Willard's passing. "You look just like him!", she reminds me, smiling.</div>
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Alas, the doppelganger-Bob did not share my enthusiasm for basic maintenance. I am irritated by rust damage that could have been prevented and a general lack of love. Then I am reminded: they were thought of like bread trucks,wear it out, throw it away. </div>
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Marya wants this Bus back on the road, let's do it right and keep it stock. We are on the same page, and it's great. Not only that, she trusts my judgement and experience, and that really means a lot.</div>
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<i>new fancy powdercoated hubcaps too</i></div>
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Although it is cold and dirty in the barn, I will miss the goats and the weird atmosphere of the old place. It is time to drive this Bus!</div>
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I am told of a harrowing drive down side streets by a mad-eyed white-knuckled Marya, driving this old Bus nearly 20 miles. But other than the transmission, it all seems to work as it should.</div>
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Thanks to Randy's help, we remove the horribly filthy engine and transmission, dripping with ancient ooze. Yuck.</div>
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Marya decides to drive the 150 miles or so out to Central Oregon in the early spring, to Bend, Oregon and German Transaxle. At $1500 for a rebuild, this is not a choice to be taken lightly.</div>
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In the meantime, I strip the engine down to a longblock. I replace the main seal, set the endplay, and replace the clutch and oil cooler seals. Hey why not.</div>
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Down to the guts, I realize the exhaust system is completely shot - and probably original. Marya is annoyed at these mounting expenses, but unfortunately you just don't know what needs replacing until you take it apart. Even the heater boxes are shot, old welds on the exhaust flanges that have failed and are full of holes.</div>
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A nice tidy pile of brand new parts lies waiting, including a Dansk aftermarket muffler. It glints and gleams in the sun, smiling and new.</div>
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Later, 6 hours later in fact, I am bloodied, raw and at my wits end. The muffler, brand new, does not fit right. It is a terrific fight but somehow by the evening it is all connected. Words cannot express; maybe they'll find that wrench up in the tree some day. Neighborhood animals: I am sorry for the words I used.</div>
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Running out of broken and worn out things, it is time to install the transmission and engine and get this Bus back on the road, dialed in and fancy.</div>
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It is a good feeling to get it all back together, and an even better feeling when it all runs as it should.</div>
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Marya, excited and giddy as a schoolgirl, terrified as a first time barnstormer, turns the key and rumbles off into the sunset. Purring like a kitten I hear her fade off into the distance.</div>
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I am honored to be part of this experience and the history of a family. The Bus is now alive again after this great sleep. She still needs a little welding and some attention to the interior, but with a little love will be a very special camper.</div>
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Under the countless firs, surrounded by guitars and banjos and owls, deep into a starry Oregon night;<br />
and the clear mountain air is almost rarefied by that Volkswagen evening.<br />
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Time flies, yes?</div>
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I can't believe another year has flown by, kids shooting up like saplings, more gray hair on the noggin...but one constant is the seemingly endless flow of sturdy Volkswagens. They have survived hippies, Nixon, Ford, Carter, disco to techno, senseless wars and rampant consumer changes, the birth of Chinese dominance and the near death of manufactured quality.</div>
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They are ambassadors, protectors, and our good friends. </div>
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So of course I will start the 2014 "Some of the Volks" with a Chevy truck.</div>
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My friend Jim has owned this 1958 Chevy Apache for at least 30 years. After 10 years of sitting, Jim wants the beast to live again. We replace the master cylinder and fuel pump, and after a series of wet winter mornings we get it to run correctly, and also fix a few electrical issues. </div>
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It really is a nice truck, in spite of it's unfortunate Chevy-ness. Well they all can't be Buses, can they?</div>
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It does have higback Beetle seats installed, does this make it an honorary VW?</div>
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I'm looking forward to seeing this old tank in the woods this summer!</div>
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Kirk and Catherine's sunny 1973 Westfalia Weekender tucked in with the fleet. The poor Bus has sat for a few years but we managed to get her running. How are you, Kirk?<br />
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Volks goons standing around at the Wetwesties Unsuperbowl Campout at Nehalem Bay </div>
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Sky's spotless (really!) Manx replica. "What could this lovely car possibly need?", I thought.</div>
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Not much really, just to get some wiring sorted out. </div>
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Maybe you've seen this bright red dunebuggy in front of <a href="http://velocult.com/">Velocult Bike Shop</a>?</div>
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I had the honor of meeting and working with Leah and her lovely '77 Riviera Camper.</div>
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From Colorado to Portland and various points West!</div>
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After a few hours working together, Leah now knows how to maintain her own engine, including adjusting valves, setting timing, and changing the oil.</div>
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I hope all is well out there on the road! If you read this then drop me a line.</div>
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Of course the biggest time-sink of them all, 1969 Mama-2 Bus, basking in the shop like a summer pumpkin in the sun, fat and lazy.</div>
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I spend an unplanned year trying to reverse 30 years of neglect. She is coming around though, and will soon be on the road again, and camping under swaying firs and starry skies.</div>
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Then we have Wayne's gorgeous fleet, better than stock, newer than the '70s, and lovingly cared for.</div>
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We fixed a broken hood release cable by sawing (!) through the handle without destroying that lovely paint. I was a bit nervous to do this you see but it all worked out.</div>
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Thank you Wayne! Hope to see you at a Bus campout again some day.</div>
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Maybe we met at the <a href="http://northwestbugrun.com/">Northwest Bug Run</a> in Woodburn? It was great fun and I really enjoyed the experience. A swap meet, drag racing, and shiny VWs everywhere. We are lucky here in the PNW.</div>
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Joseph and Hal work on Hal's WATER cooled 1975 Camper. Yes it is a travesty but it was very nicely done and I still adore Hal in spite of What He Did.</div>
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The engine had to come out to replace the clutch assembly, very nice to do on a dry summer day.</div>
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And then Hal goes further into madness by replacing his poptop with a fiberglass high top that he restored. How many Bus Pilots does it take to install a high top?</div>
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(L-R) Kirk, Justin (beheaded), Hal, and Mike.</div>
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Quite a lineup! Randy's '77 Camper, MamaBus 1969, and Rhonda Bus 1971</div>
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Randy helping me work on the wiring on Rhonda's peppy 1971 Westfalia. Thank you Randy you are an electrical genius! I couldn't do it without you.<br />
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And thank you Rhonda for getting in touch with me again. The Bus that refuses to die!<br />
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Finally, Matt's very clean 1969 Bus. He has very big plans to turn her into a classic surf Wagen!</div>
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I can't wait to see what you come up with.</div>
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Thank you ALL! What a year, I am grateful to say the least.</div>
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2 1969 Perl White hardtop Westfalias, both within 3 weeks of manufacture, both delivered to Los Angeles in 1969. How can it be? What are the odds they'd meet again, let alone survive 45 years?</div>
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Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00281879570975634257noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740352087382071555.post-46780726641607791492013-09-10T11:14:00.000-07:002015-02-05T17:22:06.721-08:00The Return of BUG - A New Life for an Old BumblebeeYes, dear readers, our famous Bug has moved on to a new life. Just yesterday, she was purchased by a nice young guy from Tacoma - very enthusiastic about classic Volkswagens and eager to learn more.<br />
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That poor car has been knocked around enough. It is nice to know that she's in the care of a gentle and careful soul. I'm sure she'll receive good care. </div>
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Oh man. Maybe a Bus this time...no rest for the weary.</div>
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Well, close enough anyway. A vintage VW is never really finished...</div>
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But, like everything else: nothing comes easy, and the devil is in the dee-tails. There were a few loose ends that needed tidying up before Bug was a real car again.</div>
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Bug had suffered the indignity of a cracked and clouded windshield for years, and it was time to clear her vision.</div>
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<i>Just a blur most of the time, the illustrious Gypsie (Ray) stops by to lend a much needed hand</i></div>
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Installed! It can be tricky getting the seal to do what you want, but with patience and a little help it can be done. And it does look quite a bit better. How nice that the wipers work again too.</div>
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Running out of bits to install, it is time to make sure Bug is still running right. She has sat for a good 4 months, and Volkwagens get cranky if they don't get driven. They really do, I'm not just being quaint.</div>
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When I parked her, Bug was fully dialed in and running like a top. I didn't worry too much.</div>
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Meanwhile, a few hours later, Bug has her timing reset, a starter connection fixed, and the carburetor re-adjusted. What the hell, these were all fine just a few months before. I'm tellin ya they really do get cranky.</div>
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Bug is running like a top again. We zip around the neighborhood and get a tankful of new gas.</div>
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Of course this means Bug needs her first real bath after the rebirth. It is as classic a custom as roller derby and Coke.</div>
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I enlist cute help to wash the old webs and crumbs already forming on Bug's new shine. Spiders never sleep either, just like rust.</div>
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<i>Thank you, cutie!</i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">Bug is back!</span></i></div>
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And what an experience this has been, it really has shown me that a functional restoration can be completed within a reasonable amount of time, assuming one has a ton of help and buckets of tenacity. There are so many unknowns into the depths of a project like this, but one must plow on. "Perseverance Furthers" reminds old John Muir from those old greasy pages. <span style="text-align: center;">There is no telling what the future holds for this pretty yellow gal, but I sure hope it's as sunny as her glowing face. "May the rest of your days be collision free!", is all I can ask.</span></div>
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Bug is now for sale, and it's now time to move on to other things. </div>
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Thank you for reading! Please contact me if you'd like to give faithful Bug a good home.</div>
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It has been a busy, messy, productive, and insanely frustrating few weeks. Bug is almost done! And I'm now 1/2 crazy.</div>
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Paint, you see, is the goal all along. All of that meticulous sanding, bodywork, rust prep - it is all just a base for that shiny Texas Yellow. And each step has to be <i><b>absolutely perfect</b></i>, or it's time to start all over.</div>
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In my years, I have sanded enough rust to be King (of rust). I have pounded bodywork and finished body filler, rebuilt engines and changed windows. But, aside from spray can touchups I have never painted an entire car. Always willing to try something new, and especially if I can learn something, I ask myself: the eternal five words:</div>
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First Bug needs a bath to get rid of all that old dusty crap. And what a day for a bath, under the first hot blue skies of the year. Oregon's liquid sunshine is over-rated...</div>
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Friends Kirk and Don have loaned me a compressor and a very good quality German paint gun. After hanging new light fixtures and wrapping the walls and ceiling with thin plastic dropcloths, I am anxious to get to work. It is weird and womb-like in there, and the plastic moves about like rustling ghosts under the slightest breeze. I clean the shop spotlessly, for the first time since 1947 apparently. New paint from the extremely helpful guys at <a href="http://www.industrialfinishes.com/">Industrial Finishes</a> sits in its new box, along with hardener and reducer. It is time to mask like a madman, and get to work making Bug shine again. Oh man.</div>
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The fumes. I'm not sure what chemical reaction takes place when you mix this toxic cocktail, but I have never experienced such vapors. Even with a high quality respirator, I can still sense this chemical cloud hanging heavy in the air. But at this point I am (or should be) committed...</div>
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Painting with a spray gun is very different than any other painting process, and especially with automotive paint. I quickly learn that this toxic soup is very thin, and wants desperately to drip and run. It must be applied in very thin coats left to dry for a good long while before the next. All of the variables must be EXACT - air pressure, distance from the surface, drying time, or the paint won't come out right. </div>
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I quickly find out that this is a lot harder than it looks, especially since the cold rain has returned, and I must seal up the garage like a cocoon, enveloping the place in a thin cloud of Texas Yellow death that lingers in the air. But I stick to my guns, and after the air clears Bug is pretty and shiny again.</div>
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There are a few drips and runs, but otherwise the paint is acceptable. I panicked a bit, until I discovered the joys of wet sanding - where blemishes can be removed by very fine sandpaper and water. It is tedious, but it gives surprisingly good results. Afterwards, the luster of the paint can be brought back with a liquid rubbing compound.<br />
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A few days later, the paint is looking pretty good. But I see that I must repaint the passenger side, so I mask all over again, and dive back into the chemical air. And after a few days of drying, and a little more wet sanding, Bug is truly done. It is impossible being a perfectionist! And I tip my hat to the real automotive painters out there, it is a difficult skill to master. I don't think I'd attempt this again without a proper paint shop with better lighting and adequate ventilation. </div>
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With the paint now done, it is time for the (finally) clean job of assembly! As each part is attached to her sparkling carcass, Bug is ever-closer to completion, maybe in this lifetime if I'm lucky...but it sure is nice to attach parts shiny in their newness into clean threads with new fasteners. Almost soothing.</div>
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It is now time to install the fenders, and avoid scratching that shiny new paint. Luckily patient Stephan stops by to lend a hand. It's a good thing too, as this would be a difficult task to do by yourself. It is also a good thing that I re-tapped all the mounting threads ahead of time - this made the job a hell of a lot easier.</div>
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<i>Original anodized aluminum "chrome" trim is still in excellent condition, but a few dents need to get hammered out. It is very soft and fragile material so careful care must be used.</i></div>
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Now it's time to install Bug's eyes. Labeling all the wiring ahead of time makes assembly so much easier. </div>
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It's such a delight when all the lights work again.</div>
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The tail lights are installed just as easily, and happily they work too.</div>
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After a bit of a fight with alignment, the new running boards are installed. They fit pretty well, but took some bending to match the unique contours of this particular car. No two are identical, making finish assembly somewhat of a crude task. </div>
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Then it becomes time to install the bumpers. The original German VW bumpers are still in great shape, so after cleaning and restoration they are ready for assembly. </div>
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<i>Help arrives again from the illustrious Gypsie</i></div>
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<i>Thanks to this glowing Buddha full of beer</i></div>
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<i>we get the job done</i></div>
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<i>thanks Gypsie! I couldn't have done it without you.</i></div>
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With a similar fight, but solo this time, Bug's rear bumper is installed too. What is this, a car again?!?!!</div>
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Bug sure has come a long way.</div>
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It is a good feeling knowing that another one has survived. It's really not about the car itself - it's more important to remind our culture of simple quality, as our society is flooded with flimsy junk. The air cooled Volkswagen remains strong, durable, and very useful, even 40 years later. That pretty much says it all.</div>
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Texas Yellow, VW Code L10B, that is...</div>
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I wonder what made them think of Texas? What was Texas to 1960s Germans?</div>
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In any case it's a nice color, bright as hell but muted with some gray. Bug left Wolfsburg that way back in 1971.</div>
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It has been an exhausting couple of weeks. <b>"Almost Done"</b> stretches into an infinity of repetitious and sometimes dangerous tasks, punctuated by life's duties.</div>
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But, where would we be without hardware? Our machines would fall to pieces but for a few 10 cent nuts and screws. </div>
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The fumes made me conclude: the greatest invention was not fire, nor the wheel. It was most certainly sandpaper.</div>
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<i>Towards the very end of Bug's sanding duties...transformed by mere sheets of paper.</i></div>
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It is a relief to run out of things to do, but like raising a toddler, the next steps of development are always more challenging. But, breaking it all down into simple steps makes this big project seem less crazy. I try not to think too far ahead. And of course this is taking a lot longer than I expected, making me pretty crazy. You just can't win.</div>
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In between the rain sheets, Portland is suddenly blessed with an instant summer! With a week of 80's forecast, it is time to get Bug out of the shop and into the sun again, and wash off some of that filth.</div>
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This also gives me a chance to really clean out the shop. This was last done on Feb. 4, 1947 soon after completion of the building. I couldn't reach the dusty webs way up on the rafters.</div>
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It took some serious cutting to get that seal to give way, but eventually I won the battle.</div>
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Luckily only surface rust on the windshield channel. It was on the verge of becoming serious, good thing I caught it when I did. And then a mini-POR Party finishes off that rust for good. "Rust never sleeps", argues Neil Young. And he's right, and especially in places that collect water.</div>
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Light?! What is this?!?! This shop is supposed to be a dank Sasquatch Manor.</div>
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Bug looks nervous, "what the hell is that?!!?!!".</div>
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With vivid lighting and clean floors, this is starting to look like a good place to paint a Volkswagen.</div>
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In between the showers and sunshine, and attention given to a lovely kid home from school, we both travel over hill and dale to amass the right fittings and electrical connections. It roars to life!</div>
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But wait, what is this? A RUST SPOT?! Oh man I'm done with that stuff. No, somehow in the excitement I have missed a couple. Nothing serious, but it means more dust and sanding into my former clean room. Clean-ish room. Ok a room. </div>
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It was a good thing after all, because it allowed me to fix a couple spots that needed it, and give a final hand sanding to the entire car. It's really amazing how much hand work is needed in a project like this, your fingers and hands can really accomplish some amazing things. 400 grit sandpaper is like magic in your hands as it transforms, just a tool of it's creator.</div>
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And today, after washing Bug again (and trying not to get water into the windshield opening), and washing out the shop, she is truly ready for paint.</div>
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Well, an hour later it's gone and back in primer. Only a 6" spot, but what a mess. It had really soaked into the porous primer, making me sand it down, again. </div>
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But with the end of work comes death, and who the hell wants that? So we all plod along, trying to make sense of it all, and have a meaningful life in the process. It's not always easy seeing the sunlight through the dusty haze. It helps to achieve what you set out to do, no matter the size of the task. Which, of course, brings us back to Bug.</div>
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It has been weeks of grinding, sanding, and sanding some more. Insanity is creeping at the doorstep. There really isn't any point to posting all of this, 10,000 pictures of sanding sanding sanding. But it's the only way it will get done. So hopefully, gentle reader, you will appreciate these omissions.</div>
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What is the fun in losing your marbles in a giant project, without help? Bug is no exception to this rule: without all the wonderful help I've been blessed with, Volks Folks could never happen. Some times you really just can't do it yourself.</div>
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<i>The changing lineup, this time Hal is here to help with some welding</i></div>
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In spite of being knocked around a lot, Bug's bones are really in excellent condition. Her floor pans are perfect and rust free, heater channels solid and original, and there is very little welding needed. But, there is always something needed on a 40+ year old car, and in this case the driver side door has a bit of sag, requiring a few tack welds along the front door seam. Volks Folks SENIOR TEAM MEMBER Hal offers to bring by his very nice Lincoln 120 volt welder to take care of the damage.</div>
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<i>Makin' the sparks fly as Ma Bus strains to see</i></div>
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<i>Done! And nicely done too. Thanks a ton Hal!!!!</i></div>
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<i>After a couple skim coats of Bondo, good as new! And the door now shuts as it should.</i></div>
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As I am fond of saying, "no rest for the weary". And this is of course true, even on this fine and dusty day.</div>
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The shop is an older building, cobbled together since the 1940s. It can be a dark and narrow space to work, which will not do. </div>
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To cure the lighting issue, Hal donated 2 brand new florescent lighting fixtures! I couldn't wait to get them installed, and maybe see what the hell I'm working on for a change.</div>
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But of course I would first have to sort through dirty spider-filled boxes of random VW parts and get them moved out of the way. This takes me the better part of a day to accomplish...but what a difference.</div>
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<i>Light! Isn't it wonderful? </i></div>
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<i>The other side, how the heck do I find anything? Trust me, there's a system.</i></div>
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Bug has been jacked up on stands the better part of a season. It is time to get her feet back under her again.</div>
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But first, the rear wheels need to be restored.</div>
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<i>Instead of masking, I tried this crude method, making a contoured tool for the task. It worked pretty well, but was a bit wobbly and awkward to hold. There was a bit of overspray, but I was able to remove it with Gumout before the paint dried on the rubber. It was a ton faster than masking.</i></div>
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<i>But the psychedelic cat is not amused</i></div>
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<i>Don's new Bus looks on too, maybe wondering if she can help. Nope, sorry you don't have hands.</i></div>
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I hate to say it, but through all this dust and haze, Bug is really coming together. It is really rewarding to walk around her and see smooth surfaces in place of crusty dents. But it means she will soon be done and fly the coop to new owners, and a new life under these often rainy skies. But at least now she'll be protected from the elements, ready for another 40 years of faithful service. How many cars can offer that? I will poop my pants if any "modern" car lasts much longer than warranty...and no one wants that.</div>
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<i>One more pass of the sander to make the rear apron perfect</i></div>
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<i>Done! And other than a light finish sanding, Bug's ass is truly complete. She's come a long way.</i></div>
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By the end of the week, Bug will be ready for paint. They really do grow up so quickly!</div>
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Can you see a bit of swagger in this picture? I think she's starting to get her confidence back.</div>
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With stiff calloused hands, so very tired of grinding, I am thankful beyond measure that Bug has her 1st primer coat! It won't be long before she is ready for paint. Oh, they just grow up so quickly these days...</div>
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But wait, was it really that easy? Oh, no way. Complicating matters, my young daughter is home for Spring Break, and a beautiful camp trip to the wilds of Mt. Hood sure make coming home to a dank and dusty garage a real challenge...between each pass of the sander, my mind's eye paints vast ancient landscapes and lamenting their passage. QUIT IT, YOU! And back to work. </div>
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It really has been a maddening couple of weeks. There really was no telling what was lurking under old paint: years of shoddy body work and poorly repaired fender-bender damage. I had hoped for a quick "strip down", but alas this was not to be. Each panel required hours of loving care, and I am now fully off my rocker.</div>
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<i>The worst fender of the bunch, requiring a ton of pounding and grinding. After all of this, I was only able to save two of Bug's fenders - and neither were original to the car.</i></div>
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<i>Pretty slick, dontcha think? </i></div>
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<i>Bug's last re-tap! She is now fully threaded.</i></div>
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<i>And now all 4 fenders are done! My goodness.</i></div>
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Either it's the fumes, or really encroaching madness (who can tell???), but as I sand, and grind, and sand some more, strange eyes start to pop out of the bodywork. Lots of them.</div>
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It reminds me of Northwest Coastal Native artwork, where it is believed there are higher powers lurking in everything. It seems appropriate.</div>
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<i>DONE?!?! No but getting there.</i></div>
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<i>And just in time to finish the last 2 wheels.</i></div>
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Today, as I sit writing this and waiting for paint to dry in the cold garage, it gives me time to pause and reflect, and wonder just what the hell I'm thinking. But once she's a pretty girl again it will be all worth it, and there will be another Volkswagen survivor plying our wet streets. At least until the oil runs out.</div>
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Well, it's safe to say Bug's front is pretty much done. What a relief! And she's looking good too.</div>
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Time to get those front wheels repainted and back on so I can tackle those rear fenders...</div>
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<i>"Extend" catalyzing primer, then Rustoleum primer, and finally aluminum enamel</i></div>
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So, Bug is back on her own two feet again. She seems relieved.</div>
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And guess what? Only 1 fender bolt stripped out. Both rear fenders are off!</div>
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Both wheel wells are flawless and completely rust-free! How the hell did that happen? Somehow, Bug managed to lose ALL of her original fenders along the way, yet the body beneath is pristine.</div>
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Most of the battering she received was purely cosmetic. Still, it must have hurt.</div>
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The absence of road salt in the Pacific Northwest is really what has saved these old cars. 20 years ago, I worked with rusted out Midwest wrecks - including my faithful '73 Super Beetle. And yet, here I am many years later taking apart a relatively rust-free, daily driver Beetle. It's a strange set of circumstances. </div>
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Long live the Volks!</div>
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It is a good feeling making such dramatic progress. And soon enough she will fly the nest.</div>
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It has been a busy, productive, dusty, toxic few days.</div>
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Unfortunately, this is no time nor place for photography. There is thick dust in the air, and my gloved hands are coated with globs of Bondo. With so much work to be done, and dusty yellow fingerprints, I gave up taking photos to dive into the task at hand, MINDLESS as it is...</div>
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<i>Various deadly dusts</i></div>
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Slowly, oh-so-slowly, Bug is regaining her contours. It is Bondo time.</div>
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Bondo, like most automotive chemicals, is toxic as hell, with fumes that would melt a mule's sensibility. Properly used and applied, it will last years, despite the ton of work required getting the stuff to resemble the curves of your car. This is one of the downfalls of auto restoration: the toxic soup of very useful chemicals that one must endure and attempt to filter from lungs and skin with respirators and gloves.</div>
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Be prepared for countless hours of sanding, sanding, <b>sannnnnnddding</b> until your hands vibrate. As you sand, feel the shape of the area with your fingers, they will tell you where the high spots are. Really, this is something you just need to practice and experience for yourself. But don't forget that respirator! The fumes are very intense, and you sure don't want to be breathing that nasty dust.</div>
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<i>Finally! Ready for primer. Beetle curves are a challenge to replicate but it can be done. </i></div>
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<i>Another fender all ready to bolt on.</i></div>
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<i>The yin-yang of Volkwagen. I wonder how it feels having your appendages stacked sideways?</i></div>
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<i>A little closer to 1972. You can almost smell the Agnew...</i></div>
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<i>Holes no more.</i></div>
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<i>One more fender done! 3/4 there.</i></div>
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<i>A lovely portrait of the antenna opening thru the body. There was rust lurking, good thing I checked.</i></div>
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Sanding Bug's top is easy going. There is little damage and the paint is old and chalky. I can't help feel like I'm grooming an elephant, geez what a mess.</div>
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<i>1/2 way there (and will soon be done!)</i></div>
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Bug's face is pretty much done, what a relief to have that behind me.</div>
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<i>Painting the front wheels</i></div>
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It is a great feeling making progress! Next, to get the wheels back on the front, and tackle that old yellow ass. I hope you have been saying your prayers to Nordhoff for me, those rear fenders will surely come off like butter ("buttah").</div>
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Spring is springing like mad, and I have Bug to contend with, like an old elephant with a skin condition.</div>
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There are periods into the depth of a project when life turns into a series of mind numbing repetitive motions, like sanding, for example. For days palm sanding is abuzz, dusting the air with a confection of old yellow paint. It is nasty work, and it's a good thing the garage door is open.</div>
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Bug progresses, becoming less anemic with each pass of the sandpaper.</div>
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<i>Ready for POR-15</i></div>
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After a few hours, the front end is done, ready for rustproofing, and eventually finishing bodywork.</div>
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What next? Sanding fenders. Using a palm sander is so much faster than doing it by hand, and gives great results. Back in the old days, I did everything by hand, working in the alleyway. What a way to work...</div>
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After a tiring and dusty day, it is time to call it quits. But, I am happy to see (yes, happy) that my can of POR-15 rustproofing has arrived. </div>
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Yes, it is quite a party when the <a href="http://www.por15.com/whatispor15.asp">POR-15</a> comes out. Imagine a fumy drunken dance with a thin, tarlike substance, seeping into every crack and pore. It is always a party, a sloppy horrible mess of one, but the stuff sure gets the job done. It has saved more than it's share of Volkswagens, including my own.</div>
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It is nasty and somewhat expensive but it really does last a very long time, even exposed to the elements.</div>
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The key to POR-15 is proper application. The surface must be rusty or very rough. There mustn't be any loose material or dusty stuff. For the chemical bond to take place, there must be some rust involved.</div>
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When used with fiberglass mat, POR-15 bonds with the matting and creates a solid rustproof surface that bonds with the surrounding steel. I have saved quite a few rusted out battery trays using this method, it is quite permanent.</div>
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POR-15 does have its drawbacks. It is pretty hard to get off, so make damn sure you want it where you paint it. It does not like to be painted over once it's dry - imagine trying to get paint to stick to your bathroom ceramic sink. The finished coating is very hard and smooth and extremely durable, resisting even rock chips, but paint will flake off. It is very well suited for these undercover areas of your car.</div>
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It is advised to use 2 coats of POR-15, applied when the first is tacky.</div>
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There is a clever workaround for topcoating paint over POR-15. However, the paint must be GLOSS; flat primers will cause alligator skin crackling of the paint.</div>
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Here's the trick: when the final coat of POR is just slightly tacky to the touch, apply your favorite color of rattlecan spray paint directly onto the POR-15 surface. It will bond forever ("forever") with your paint.</div>
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<i>After the POR-Party and subsequent primer dusting</i></div>
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Maybe it was the fumes, or madness, or senility, but after all that hard work, Bug turned into a Christine-like alligator car and tried to bite my head off. Well thanks a lot, but she couldn't do a damn thing on jack stands so I just stood and laughed.</div>
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No, I still have a ton of work to do. But I need a couple days off to sit in the rain in the woods, thank God for the Cascades or I really would go nuts.</div>
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My goodness, Super Beetles have a hell of a nose. Another product of the era, and they sure do take a beating over the years. Let's try to set things straight again. I think Bug would like that.</div>
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<i>1/2 way done</i></div>
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<i>Due to old drips, rock chips, rust and creases, you have to go down pretty deep into the old surface.</i></div>
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<i>And of course I notice the "teeth" have ugly layers of old paint. Patient work with Old Scrapey gets it down to bare metal. 1/2 way done...can you even tell?</i></div>
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<i>More weird patterns, I feel like they're trying to tell me something, like tea leaves...</i></div>
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Work, though slow, repetitive, and monotonous is beginning to bear fruits. Is anyone even reading this anymore? Oh man it's just me on the shop floor, grinding into eternity.</div>
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Everything has an ass, and especially Bug. She was built with 1972 sass and moxie, let me tell you.</div>
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<i>Nice - but of course nothing comes this easy.</i></div>
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What had happened to poor Bug over the years? Every fender creased or replaced, the front hood and rear apron bent and battered...she was knocked around a lot.</div>
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But somehow, due to weird fate she survives pretty much intact, waiting to get ground down and reshaped, pounded back into 1972.</div>
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It takes a fair amount of hammering and knocking about, but steel is surprisingly fluid and elastic. After you get the hang of it, you can really get it close. Patience...</div>
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<i>A skim coat of Bondo and good as new. I was also able to get rid of the old rust that was forming, eliminating cracks and rust stains in the future.</i></div>
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Did Mankind create shops to escape from their spouses?</div>
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I was lucky today. I got to try out my fancy <b>DRILLMASTER</b> mini-grinder, and the wonderful spring weather was popping at over 60 degrees so I got to leave the garage door open. It's a good thing too, because there was dust everywhere, falling like toxic snow. Mmmmmmmmmm</div>
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<i>The DRILLMASTER (may you quiver in fear)</i></div>
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<i>$10 at Harbor Freight with coupon</i></div>
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The DRILLMASTER has tons of power. In fact the grinding wheel was too powerful, melting steel like butter. I had better luck with a 120 grit "flap disk", although it still took off a ton of material. I had to be very careful with my grinding. All in all it seems like a decent tool, but who knows how long it will last.</div>
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<a href="http://www.dansclassic.com/index.cfm">Dan's Classic Auto Parts</a>, but much to my regret they are completely out. I can't wait a couple weeks, so I'm forced to get it online. Oh well it's cheaper at least, through Amazon. </div>
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Time to start taking Bug's ass apart.</div>
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I feel like a wave of ants on an elk carcass, time lapse as it's devoured to bone.</div>
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<i>Cars do take a beating out in their environment, so the wear of the ages is inevitable, but you sure want to give them a fighting chance...especially if the car is meant to be driven.</i></div>
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Sunday, the Sabbath, take it easy but I like to be busy. Work for work's sake.</div>
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People just don't take their time. This old Bondo repair doesn't match the contour of the fender. The body filler is still OK so I just filed it down to shape.</div>
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I was also able to pound out that lower area with a hammer, formerly full of Bondo, rusting underneath. That's what causes holes in cars, among other things. That rust must be dealt with - and bare metal will always turn to rust. Paint is more than a pretty face, it is a crucial protector for your car's steel.</div>
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Bug did not want to give up her driver's side fender. It was a stubborn fight, like pulling a broccoli stalk away from a toddler. </div>
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<i>Look at the factory red paint underneath...at some time in her past, poor Bug was in a hell of a fender bender, and had her front 1/4 replaced. Man that's major surgery, nowadays this car would certainly be declared "totaled".</i></div>
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<i>Yuck, I will have to deal with this. It's not structural at least.</i></div>
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<i>Under the driver's side light, not too bad, just some surface rust. </i></div>
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Bug's front end has had a rough life. It has been bent and battered, Bondo over old rust. Let's try to reverse some of this unfortunate, poorly repaired damage of long ago.</div>
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After patient hours with body hammers, the old shape starts to come back. Very methodical, all by touch.</div>
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<i>A face only a Mother could love? Don't worry it will get better.</i></div>
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<i>Drill out the broken bolts, retap. It is very rewarding cutting new threads. like a mini act of creation.</i></div>
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<i>Small plastic clips hold on the chrome trim. These must be replaced, so pry them out with a little screwdriver. They fit into little holes in the body.</i></div>
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<i>These guys are plastic and just clip into place. Take them off when painting instead of masking.</i></div>
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<i>By popular demand: "Old Scrapey and Little Chippy" hard at work</i></div>
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A dapper Gypsie stops by to lend a hand after work. </div>
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<i>Thank you but please don't disassemble my tie rods with a ratchet</i></div>
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We immediately get to work again. No rest for the weary.</div>
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<i>Trying to remove a tire with the car on jack stands. CAN it be done???</i></div>
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After fighting a losing battle for too long, we bolt a wheel on and just do it the right damn way.</div>
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<i>A patient Gypsie disassembles my compressor to find a comedy of errors, and it works like a charm.</i></div>
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Bug looks happy, don't you think?</div>
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<b>Thank you Gypsie!</b></div>
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Man I've always loved that quote. Shiny show cars have their place, but to me a car is ultimately a machine. It has a function, and when maintained properly will continue that function for a very long time. A properly maintained and rust free Volkwagen can last (relatively) forever. There is a great balanced beauty to a machine with all its parts in harmony, doing what it has been designed to do.</div>
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Summer is just around the corner...</div>
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Bug is in great shape mechanically, but needs some cosmetic work and paint. There are a couple of fenders that need replacing, and a small amount of rust that needs attention. There is no telling what is lurking under there after 40 years...</div>
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Here's a trick I use to <b>keep me from going insane</b>: think about each little part separately. Do not think about any other parts except those "invited to the dance" (i.e. screwed or bolted together) right now. If you treat each little assembled nut or bolt with perfect care, then it only goes to reason that the larger assemblage of perfect bits will in itself be perfect. Try it. </div>
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<i>Fender for the scrap heap, unfortunately.</i></div>
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Pulling off the headlight assembly and turn signal is pretty easy, just a series of screws and nuts.</div>
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<i>Fossil of an autumn leaf</i></div>
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Beetle fenders are held on by a series of bolts. Since they spend their lives in a very wet and harsh place, they are frequently rusted in place.<br />
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And guess what, they weren't. Lucky bastard. Mind you, they didn't exactly fall off in my lap, but none were seized. And I'm just as lucky with the running board bolts. How many modern mechanics have to deal with running boards? It's amusing to me. <br />
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<b><i>By the way</i></b>: I highly recommend <b><a href="http://www.blastercorporation.com/PB_Blaster.html">PB Blaster</a> </b>for freeing stuck and rusty old metal parts, such as ancient Volkswagens. The stuff has proven itself time and time again, it really works. If you've ever tried to free a rusty old bolt for hours with vicegrips then you know what I mean..."Pour it on like holy water" like John Muir says.<br />
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The black stuff under the fender is that factory undercoating tar-crap. After a few decades it starts to peel off, leaving shiny original paint. It is also a perfect place to trap rust-causing moisture, so be sure to get all the loose stuff off. Most of the vintage Volkswagens I've worked on have had this undercoating applied. It chips away pretty easily with a screwdriver, and so does the loose rust and paint if you know what's good for you. I have a favorite old screwdriver that I've been using for years to chip away rust, "Old Scrapey". Guys have a strange fondness for their tools, they are our children.</div>
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(<i>"<b>Old Scrapey</b>" was left behind by an Illionois Bell telephone repairman in Chicago some years ago. Long my she scrape.)</i></div>
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<i>Unfortunately there are a couple of broken front bumper bolts to deal with.</i></div>
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Success! <i>Oh what a lucky guy.</i></div>
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I first met Bug around 2008, or maybe it was 2009.</div>
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My great friend Gypsie needed a commuter car to get around Portland. With years of experience working on his air-cooled Vanagon, he figured he was already part of the air-cooled family. Bug came to him, like they always do.</div>
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He drove her around Portland for a while, and took good care of his horse. It always brightened my day a little to see that happy Texas Yellow lighting up a gray NW winter. She was a perky commuter; one of those reliable daily drivers that just keep going from 1972. I was charmed.</div>
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In a couple of years, we were sad to see Gypsie move to Ridgefield, Washington. Poor Bug sat. She wasn't needed, so she slept a long nap at <i>Gypsie Acres</i>. Bug became the classic white elephant.</div>
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Well, life went on. In 2012 my daughter Terian graduated from college, and would soon be living in Portland.<br />
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Gypsie proposed a most generous offer - a trade for a fond guitar and a bit of cash, and Bug would be mine, to offer my daughter as a graduation present. <i>And so it was done.</i></div>
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<i>Gypsie, Terian, and Bug</i><br />
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<i>Full circle, Terian at 4 years old in 1995</i></div>
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Terian was delighted with Bug. It was really fun to see the shock and surprise on her face.</div>
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<i>These metal bits fit over the engine tin where it meets the heat riser tubes. They came from VW with an asbestos ring, but this is often missing. With fiberglass mat and Permatex, you can restore these to function. Cut the fiberglass mat with scissors and stuff it into the metal ring with a small screwdriver...insane but it can be done.</i></div>
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<i>If you are crazy, you will then paint them orange. After the paint dried, I baked them in an old toaster oven.</i></div>
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<i>Good as new! Garish too!</i></div>
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Bug is now completely dialed in and running like a top. I'd trust her to Guatemala or Topeka, Kansas. She's ready for the road. Teri learns to drive a stick shift as we drive in circles around airport industry, round and round and round. She was really nervous, but she eventually got the hang of it.</div>
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Bug sat.</div>
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<i>Winter. Clearly, Bug was once again a white elephant.</i></div>
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I didn't blame Terian. Owning a car is a lot of work. I could see that she was a bit overwhelmed with this little lemon Zeppelin from the '70s, so I took Bug off her hands. She deserves a better fate, don't you think?</div>
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Bug doesn't know it, but she's about to return to life. Maybe she does?</div>
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To say the least: I am meticulous. Call it OCD, "anal-retentive" (man I hate that one..), a CRAFTSMAN (yeah that's nice). I always take my time to do a job right.</div>
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Please follow me along as I bring Bug back to life! </div>
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<br />Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00281879570975634257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740352087382071555.post-23598378276076550832013-02-01T17:29:00.003-08:002013-10-29T11:09:42.841-07:00Some of the Volks I've Known - 2013<div style="text-align: center;">
Welcome to the 2013 edition of <i>Some of the Volks I've Known</i>, showcasing some of Portland's finest air-cooled Volkwagens. It has been an honor getting to know you and working together.</div>
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<b>Thank you all!</b></div>
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Ryan replacing the cross-shaft on his 1964 Beetle transmission after dropping the engine. </div>
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Due to lousy aftermarket parts that didn't fit right, it took us a lot longer than it should have, but we got her back on the road again. If YOU ever have to replace your cross shaft, check fit first before assembling everything - trust me.</div>
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Steve's incredibly nice 1976 Westfalia, all original! She's originally an Arkansas bus if you can believe it.</div>
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We worked together replacing the ignition switch, a bit more challenging on later Bay Buses.</div>
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Jeff's beautiful and meticulously restored 1965 21 Window Bus, one of the nicest I've ever seen...</div>
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Jeff did most of the work himself, including the paint! (His shop is just as beautiful as the Bus, shaming me to no end.) Jeff wanted to learn how to perform basic maintenance on his refurbished engine, as well as getting it started for the first time.<br />
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Rhonda's perky '71 camper - <i>the Bus that refuses to die!</i><br />
She was in for a full once-over, including new fuel lines, a complete tune-up and front end work.<br />
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Tony's very original (and daily driver!) 21 window Bus. We worked on the brakes and getting her safe for camp season.<br />
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Don and I spent the better part of spring finding his first bus. No, no this one, it needed too much work.<br />
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Don and his new bus, fresh off the wet streets of Tacoma. It was a wild ride back to Portland...<br />
It is a shame when previous owners put off basic maintenance, because in the long run the car really suffers.<br />
We spent a day getting her running right, and she's in Don's capable hands now.<br />
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My good friend John from Eugene, broken down in Portland with a bad transmission.<br />
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Luckily the Portland guys are able to help!<br />
And thanks to Mike and his parts Bus, John is back on the road the next day.<br />
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Helping Deborah with her fleet - getting the Bug to run right, and teaching an oil change.<br />
Unfortunately, I wasn't able to help with a shifting issue on the Ghia.<br />
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Paige, getting her Bus ready for a long summer of road trips.<br />
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Spending a damp autumn day with Robbie, teaching him how to complete basic maintenance on his shiny Idaho girl. Welcome to Portland!<br />
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And the moldy old wreck of a bus that was mine for 4 hours.<br />
And then the guy got a better offer and sold it to someone else. That's the breaks.<br />
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Last year:</div>
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Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00281879570975634257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740352087382071555.post-31266508072468701442012-10-17T19:18:00.003-07:002013-02-01T17:40:58.169-08:00Some of the Volks I've Known LatelyA great part of a blessed life is realizing that fact in itself. Over the past handful of months, I have had the great fortune of wrenching with some pretty special people. Some times I stand and gawk, other times up to my ears in Volkswagen unmentionables - but every time (most times) grateful for the experience. <br />
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Here are a few photos of some of the Volks I've had the pleasure to know in the past year or so.</div>
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If we have met, but you aren't represented, then please send me a photo!</div>
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<i>Ruckman up to his own ears in Bertha Bus</i></div>
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<i>Hal deep into the daunting task of re-topping his Cabriolet</i></div>
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<i>Doug's perky '67 Beetle</i></div>
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<i>With rebuilt engine (by yours truly)</i></div>
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<i>Will's ageless Beetle, in for a tuneup</i></div>
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<i>Stephan about to start his new engine</i></div>
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<i>Sluggo bus, in for engine work</i></div>
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<i>Randy and Stephan hamming it up</i></div>
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<i>The Ruptured Duck AKA "Cloe"</i></div>
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<i>(mothered by our dear Colin as he wanders the earth)</i></div>
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<i>I had the great delight of helping pull the engine while Spring rain rolled down my neck</i></div>
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<i>The real deal, formerly loved by my dear friend Mike AKA "Bookwus"</i></div>
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<i> before his passage from this Earth. (check out that license plate...)</i></div>
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<i>Randy again, CVs this time.</i></div>
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<i>Yuck. Dead on the table.</i></div>
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<i>Gladys, who I completely rebuilt from a derelict wreck. Sigh, the one that got away...</i></div>
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<i>87,000 original miles!</i></div>
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<i>before</i></div>
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<i>oh you have no idea what I went through...</i></div>
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<i>crazy Mark's "Clementine" shining in the Deschutes springtime</i></div>
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<i>in for a tuneup, but I never got her name</i></div>
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<i>the poor stray cat with leaky injectors, featured in a previous post</i></div>
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<i>(I never got her name either, and I assume that she's now onto greener pastures)</i><br />
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<i>Tony's lovely (and gettin' pretty rare) multi-purpose bus</i></div>
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<i>Teri, Eva and me with our '72 Super Beetle</i></div>
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<i>Bugly, who taught her owner repair and maintenance</i></div>
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<i>"</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 16.666667938232422px;">I have changed my distributor, timed, and tuned again, oil changed and now redoing my upholstery. Thanks to you for getting me started and the confidence to do so" -</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #2a2a2a; font-family: 'Segoe UI', Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13.333333969116211px; line-height: 16.666667938232422px;">Jon</span></div>
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<i>What? What's this? Eva in strawberry heaven<br />(and I'll tell ya, she'd eat the whole thing)</i></div>
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<i>Harvest time (lookit those peaches!)</i></div>
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<i>"Bella" basking in the late summer on Sauvie Island</i></div>
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<i>Grant's very original '73 Transporter</i></div>
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<i>And of course my beloved "Ma" doing what she does best, flanked by the autumn Cascades</i></div>
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<i>Greg's very nice '73 convertible soaking in the autumn rain</i><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">"ITS ALIVE: The new battery did the job. Not even a full crank and it fired up perfectly!...t</span><span style="background-color: white; text-align: start;">hanks for the help Bob it was great hangin out with you and doing the repairs." -Greg</span></span><br />
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<i>Kent's original '70 Riviera camper</i><br />
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<i>Scott's lovingly restored '67 Ghia hardtop</i></div>
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Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00281879570975634257noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740352087382071555.post-11981494004878422642012-10-16T14:01:00.000-07:002012-10-17T13:58:55.460-07:00VW Camper & Bus Magazine - September 2012I have had the great honor of having my photos and writing appear in England's prestigious <i>VW Camper & Bus Magazine</i> for September 2012!<br />
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Much thanks to IPC Media and the great people of VW Camper & Bus for this opportunity! This is my first published work, and of course I'm quite proud. </div>
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Also, a hearty <b>thank you</b> to the Portland Volks Folks cronies, who's colorful buses are also featured in the article. Without all of you, I'd never have had such wonderful and trouble-free experiences. I am eternally grateful for my air cooled family.</div>
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Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00281879570975634257noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2740352087382071555.post-68456319461414014842012-06-07T12:31:00.001-07:002012-06-07T12:31:33.270-07:00The Case of the Leaky Fuel InjectorsRecently I had the great fortune of meeting a very nice woman with a gas-leaking VW Fastback.<br />
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I was greeted with a beaming smile and a very original 1969 Fastback in a patina red. "Turn the key and let's see". Braided cloth fuel lines (that don't appear to be that old) are spraying gas through many fine pinpoints. There is gas everywhere, and the fuel lines need to be replaced. I get to work with a smile, enjoying this warm Portland afternoon. And we try it again - but 2 of the D-jet fuel injectors are leaking. Bummer, but what can you do?<br />
She is eager to sell the car and get on with her life. I of course try to talk her out of it, but who wants a white elephant anchor when life moves on? I totally understand and have sold my share of Volkswagens when the time was right. <br />
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Getting back to work, I locate the part # and search on line. They show up on many websites, great! I find the cheapest ones at JC Whitney and order them, rebuilt by GB Manufacturing in the USA (apparently the only company rebuilding D-jet injectors at this time). Expedited shipping will get them to me in 3 days.</div>
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Oh JC Whitney, I should have known. In my early days in Chicago I purchased a lot of junk from them, pretending to be new VW parts. Door handles that would rust in a week. Live and learn.</div>
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Option 2, Auto Parts Warehouse! Wow I'm already impressed. I cross my nervous fingers and place the order. I have little experience ordering from these faceless online websites, but there is a time crunch here and I have to take a chance.</div>
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Word has it that Bus Depot has very good quality new injectors, but they cost more and shipping takes a long time from the East Coast to far flung Oregon. A search on "The Samba" classifieds finds a guy selling 2 new injectors, still in their factory packaging. He can get them here in two days, and reluctantly I take a chance on a new but nameless product. My gut tells me to learn from past experience: aftermarket (and often Chinese) VW parts are frequently junk.</div>
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2 days later as promised they arrive via Priority Mail. I quickly discover a "RE" after the part number, these are re-manufactured parts. So much for new, but maybe that's a good thing.</div>
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The lovely lady and I meet again, curbside and me with my suspect injectors. I hope for the best and install them.</div>
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Turning the key, they flow gasoline like a happy fountain through their yellow tops. My credibility is shot. </div>
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I recommend Always VeeDub just down Hawthorne. Their service is pricey but is usually top notch, and owner Ashley seems to always have that rare part. True to form, he is able to help her and I am off the hook, but feeling like I got hit by a pie in the face.</div>
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First, a time crunch does not mean you take a chance with unknown parts (although often there is little recourse). Sometimes ya just gotta wait and "pay up, bub". </div>
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I encourage all vintage VW owners to completely embargo Chinese aftermarket parts. The failure rate is astronomical, why even take a chance? They are fleecing us like suckers, taking our hard earned money and giving crap in return. This has been my experience and the experience of many others in the VW world. </div>
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Don't take my word for it, find out for yourself the hard way if you must. But at this point I can guarantee that your injectors will leak, your distributor won't advance properly, and your undersized windshield will leak. Do your research and don't be somebody's sucker - money is too valuable these days. I have wasted many hours of my time on this fiasco, and the pie doesn't wash off that easy either. </div>
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