The early models do not work. That way, there is lot tension on spring where connect to decklid it snapped backward in order to install you have forced back on with lid halfway close on your back and same time forced spring back on lid.
@MiahsBug11 күн бұрын
Nice video. I just pulled my body off on my channel. Can’t wait to put it back on. Subscribed!
It would help if I could see what u did to hook up spring
@garyjones258223 күн бұрын
M.G. its good to see you in the shop again.. Are you going to repaint the car after you have all the body work completed? Thx for bringing us along on another adventure.. Take care my friend...
@midwaygarage22 күн бұрын
Thanks! Yes, I will try and find someone locally to repaint it. It will be bahama blue, the original color.
@garyjones258217 күн бұрын
@@midwaygarage That will look beautiful.. Thx for sharing your journey with us...
@garypannone775525 күн бұрын
That 58 is beautiful.
@midwaygarage24 күн бұрын
Thanks it was a lot of fun!
@salvaged_titleАй бұрын
Fasteners are designated by their diameter, not socket size that fits them. So those "10 mil" bolts ate technically M6, and require a 10mm hex socket to turn. Thanks for taking the time to produce the vid.👍
@midwaygarageАй бұрын
Thanks! The MIG is an Eastwood 140 Amp MIG Welder. I wanted to get the best cost/value for my dollar.
@charlesloar3210Ай бұрын
Great Video. What is the MIG gun, Looked very interesting. Kudos for the PPE.
@jonpeters2700Ай бұрын
Your videos are too short, make them a little longer and you should be able to pick up more subscribers.
@midwaygarageАй бұрын
Good Suggestion. Part of the problem with this one was that I had lost some video, otherwise it would have had been longer.
@garyjones2582Ай бұрын
M.G. it's good to see you in the Lab again... Is there any way that you could film a little closer.. I had trouble seeing what was taking place... Thx for bringing us along... Take care and God Bless... Btw, where are you located? There is a guy in Canada that you remind me of...
@midwaygarageАй бұрын
@@garyjones2582 Sure, the next video will be more detailed look at what I am working on.
@richardpedersen9189Ай бұрын
THANKS!!
@smokepeddlerАй бұрын
Even better: remote cooler in line with a full flow system.
@iraforleiter79542 ай бұрын
How do you check/fill brake fluid reservoir after the body is back on the chassis??
@midwaygarage2 ай бұрын
Depending on which wheel you have, you can see it behind the wheel. To refill, you need to remove the wheel. There is a method of installing a tube into the MC and using the OG MC as a funnel. www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=724987
@thestove24072 ай бұрын
hoover bit ... You forgot your HOOVER BIT !!! And the foam to seal the air leaking out around the oil cooler
@midwaygarage2 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment. Rest assured its good to go, many many things happen off camera.
@adambassador77273 ай бұрын
Nicely done and I enjoyed hearing the walk through of your process!
@midwaygarage2 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@Mikefngarage3 ай бұрын
67 had swing axle with the straight clutch arm. We change those all the time to the straight one and it doesnt hurt anything. Also when it it is the bent arm Once it is tensioned it wont interfere. Just a little hard to get the wing nut started. You will want the wing nut on there at some point . believe me. On clutch cables most of the problems happen in the tunnel behind the pedal assembly. That is where the most stress is. Sometimes in the back because people dont counter hold the clutch cable with vice grips or a 7mm wrench properly. Usually I use vice grips because with 1 hand I can hold them and spin the wing nut. With the Bolt style you cant hold both so it is easier to fray the cable.
@Mikefngarage3 ай бұрын
Make sure you have all 9 shims in between the pully on the belt.....All 9 shims need to be in there or it will crack the pully. Some on 1 side some on the other side. But you need to have a total of 9......
@jimmywilkinson91902 ай бұрын
not always , if you have a old J.C. Whitney witch hat spacer it keeps you from running out of threads .
@bloqk163 ай бұрын
I all my years in California back in the 1960s, I don't recall ever seeing a Beetle in yellow. Tan, yes! Blue [various shades], yes! Red, yes! Cream colored, yes! and Green, yes! But yellow!?
@bloqk163 ай бұрын
That car heater that uses the engine's heat exhaust to warm up the heat exchanger . . . _watch out_ for carbon monoxide poisoning, as that was an issue with the '67 Beetle I had.
@charlesloar32103 ай бұрын
Great Video.
@jonpeters27003 ай бұрын
That is the wrong master cylinder for when you remount the body. That one is made for a dune buggy; the proper master cylinder will have two lines stretching to the trunk to a tank to check the fluid level and keep it full.
@midwaygarage3 ай бұрын
That would be for a newer model. I want to clarify for those looking at this in future. This MC and reservoir was recommended by a lot of folks, you can see here on Chris' Classic VW channel kzread.info/dash/bejne/X3-Ntpmsppqafdo.htmlsi=Dh8MlbQqo8bEXFhw&t=186 and this is the recommended Master Cylinder/reservoir from the manufacture of the disc brake kit as well www.cbperformance.com/product-p/113-611-015bdd.htm and www.cbperformance.com/product-p/product-p/6085.htm
@garyjones25823 ай бұрын
I believe Airkewled makes a clutch adjustment tool called the 6 shooter and it makes adjustments very easy.. ck em out if you're interested.. thx for bringing us along.. Take care my friend...
@brianchisnell15482 ай бұрын
Wing nut works great. 30 bucks for that is kinda high.
@losebjughashvili84653 ай бұрын
3:40 shows the “Hoover tin” , usually thrown away. “Hoover tin”? Whaaaa? And , a wider fan is of course required for the doghouse style to work properly. Just trying to help.
@sgtrock62833 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment! One of the many things not shown in the video is me putting the larger fan on. I did it after this video was shot, so it didn't make the cut in the final video. Always good advice.
@networkbits89583 ай бұрын
Junky motors beat themselves to death..
@robertamoyaw88123 ай бұрын
'58 All the way!!!! 🐱
@douglasmooneyham49163 ай бұрын
This series is helping me learn about beetles. Because i want to start my beetle journey soon
@keithv44523 ай бұрын
Dude. No. That fuel line is ready to fail. Get some ethanol safe line ASAP
@midwaygarage3 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment. All the fuel line you see is brand new since we took the bug apart. Also, I only run ethanol free fuel.
@bobtomica96143 ай бұрын
What brand of carbie did you buy? Kindly send the link.
@midwaygarage3 ай бұрын
www.jbugs.com/product/113129029HJB.html
@bobtomica96143 ай бұрын
@@midwaygarage Thanks!!!
@hjkgufytfyug3 ай бұрын
Had my fuel inlet come out while changing the hose. Roughed it up with sand paper and reinstalled with thread lock. Added safety wire between the hose clamp and bolt on the far side of the bowl. No problems yet, but yeah I'd rather drill tap some threads for a different fitting. One thing, read on the Samba that Dist. Vac Can hose needs a hook or loop to keep fuel from eating the diaphragm.
@48busman4 ай бұрын
I have done the Dog House conversion on all my single ports motors. Really runs cool. Summer time cruising all day. I still like to run 92 octane in the summer. Thanks for the video!
@terrycurtis18524 ай бұрын
Just curious if you checked the end play on the flywheel?
@markhagge86464 ай бұрын
How about ditching the music and letting us hear the engine exhaust?
@CowboyGarage4 ай бұрын
Looking good sir. I'm doing a similar build on a '61 bug on my channel and just found your channel. It looks like you are about a month ahead of me currently. Keep up the good work on the bug and the videos.
@sunroof64304 ай бұрын
I recently had help with my '63 Beetle from a mechanic who worked for VW in the 60's and 70's. He advised me to avoid the braided fuel lines, as nice as they look, because the covering hides any cracks or weaknesses in the inner hose. Made sense to me.
@sgtrock62834 ай бұрын
Not a bad idea as long as you are able to find the correct size.
@48busman4 ай бұрын
The Braided ‘Cloth” fuel line keeps the fuel cooler so it doesn’t tend to boil causing vapor lock issues. Just change your fuel line every couple of years and your will be safe
@1967250s4 ай бұрын
Always a good idea to grind off the lip on the hub inner edge, clean out the star adjuster holders, and lube them with non seize. Make sure the E-brake cables are free, too. Makes adjustment loads easier.
@offcenteredpotter4 ай бұрын
i just bought a bug and want to learn but I know nothing about cars and I am so over whelmed. I don’t understand any of this.
@lpz36654 ай бұрын
They are built to work on. And you have millions of new friends
@wyo_garage203 ай бұрын
Don’t get overwhelmed. Break it down to the absolute basics; a Beetle is literally nothing more than a body, engine and wheels. They are the simplest vehicles ever made, arguably. No coolant. No ac. No nothing. Hell they don’t even have a heater, they use exhaust heat to “heat” the car. It’s a go cart with a covered body
@gimpygardner33773 ай бұрын
Look for a book called "How to keep your Volkswagen alive - A manual of Step by step procedures for the complete idiot" by John Muir AKA "The Idiots Manual". The guy was an old hippie, his explanations were simple and comical and his diagrams and artworks are amazing. Get the Chilton's and the Haynes manuals also, but the Idiots Manual is the Bible.
@garyjones25825 ай бұрын
It was a good video, and I did enjoy it... How long do you think it will take you to complete this vw project? It sure will be nice when finished... Thx for bringing us along on another adventure...Take care my friend...
@midwaygarage5 ай бұрын
I am hoping to have the pan back under the body in a two or three weeks. My goal is to get it the welding done, then I have another project and Ill come back to this one when the weather is warmer for paint, so possible end of summer or the fall?
@brianchisnell15485 ай бұрын
The boots tore because they are installed wrong.
@midwaygarage5 ай бұрын
Most likely, I rotated them after the video.
@brianchisnell15485 ай бұрын
VW owners manual states to check fluid at each fill up. That's why the reservoir is located remotely. Also, that is why you have an emergency brake. This is not needed really. If you are losing fluid, you will notice if you are proactive.
@bugnut823 күн бұрын
Yeah I was wondering about that. I daily drive a 62 with a single circuit, even though my brake system works extremely well and my emergency brake is adjusted properly I still wonder if I should upgrade to the Dual circuit or just get a new single Circuit Master cylinder as preventative maintenance.
@brianchisnell15485 ай бұрын
Axle boots should have the seam at 9 O'clock , seam facing the rear with sealant in the seam. There is no bellows in the seam and will tear. VW owners manual.
@midwaygarage5 ай бұрын
Thanks for the comment!. The boots have been adjusted, I'll cover that in an upcoming video.
@shaunpowell75135 ай бұрын
Who is this aimed at you got a dog Sat there
@baobo675 ай бұрын
Weird? Pure genius!
@brianchisnell15485 ай бұрын
VW didn't use a filter because with 2.6 qts and changing oil at 3k mi., it didn't need one. I clean strainer every 3rd oil change. It is always clean though. Quick job with the center bolt.
@gabrielmarques44945 ай бұрын
Amazing!
@gabrielmarques44945 ай бұрын
Great video!
@gabrielmarques44945 ай бұрын
Thanks for the video!
@midwaygarage5 ай бұрын
You bet!
@gabrielmarques44945 ай бұрын
Love the video!
@gabrielmarques44945 ай бұрын
Awesome video!
@garyjones25825 ай бұрын
I like the work you're doing on the bug.. It's going to be very nice when completed, do you have any idea when that might be? Well it's good to see another video, and you take care my friend and God Bless...
@midwaygarage5 ай бұрын
That is a very good question. Things are really coming together and I am hoping to have the pan back under the body in the next week or two. I think I am going to get the welding done, and then start another proect, then come back when the weather is warmer for the body work.
@mamabearandpapabear46896 ай бұрын
I picked up a seal puller yesterday. I'm doing the same job on my 63!
@christopherrhen4016 ай бұрын
I have a 1971 Super Beetle that has been sitting 37 years, Auto shift ,Runs and drives now after cleaning the tank and gas lines , needs the brakes checked out next , Planing on selling it after it’s drives. If I should need any parts you may have how do I contact you??
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The early models do not work. That way, there is lot tension on spring where connect to decklid it snapped backward in order to install you have forced back on with lid halfway close on your back and same time forced spring back on lid.
Nice video. I just pulled my body off on my channel. Can’t wait to put it back on. Subscribed!
kzread.info/dash/bejne/emSVp7OMc9S0h8Y.htmlsi=i71EfrsJ5k38UF9Y
Thanks!
It would help if I could see what u did to hook up spring
M.G. its good to see you in the shop again.. Are you going to repaint the car after you have all the body work completed? Thx for bringing us along on another adventure.. Take care my friend...
Thanks! Yes, I will try and find someone locally to repaint it. It will be bahama blue, the original color.
@@midwaygarage That will look beautiful.. Thx for sharing your journey with us...
That 58 is beautiful.
Thanks it was a lot of fun!
Fasteners are designated by their diameter, not socket size that fits them. So those "10 mil" bolts ate technically M6, and require a 10mm hex socket to turn. Thanks for taking the time to produce the vid.👍
Thanks! The MIG is an Eastwood 140 Amp MIG Welder. I wanted to get the best cost/value for my dollar.
Great Video. What is the MIG gun, Looked very interesting. Kudos for the PPE.
Your videos are too short, make them a little longer and you should be able to pick up more subscribers.
Good Suggestion. Part of the problem with this one was that I had lost some video, otherwise it would have had been longer.
M.G. it's good to see you in the Lab again... Is there any way that you could film a little closer.. I had trouble seeing what was taking place... Thx for bringing us along... Take care and God Bless... Btw, where are you located? There is a guy in Canada that you remind me of...
@@garyjones2582 Sure, the next video will be more detailed look at what I am working on.
THANKS!!
Even better: remote cooler in line with a full flow system.
How do you check/fill brake fluid reservoir after the body is back on the chassis??
Depending on which wheel you have, you can see it behind the wheel. To refill, you need to remove the wheel. There is a method of installing a tube into the MC and using the OG MC as a funnel. www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=724987
hoover bit ... You forgot your HOOVER BIT !!! And the foam to seal the air leaking out around the oil cooler
Thanks for the comment. Rest assured its good to go, many many things happen off camera.
Nicely done and I enjoyed hearing the walk through of your process!
Thanks!
67 had swing axle with the straight clutch arm. We change those all the time to the straight one and it doesnt hurt anything. Also when it it is the bent arm Once it is tensioned it wont interfere. Just a little hard to get the wing nut started. You will want the wing nut on there at some point . believe me. On clutch cables most of the problems happen in the tunnel behind the pedal assembly. That is where the most stress is. Sometimes in the back because people dont counter hold the clutch cable with vice grips or a 7mm wrench properly. Usually I use vice grips because with 1 hand I can hold them and spin the wing nut. With the Bolt style you cant hold both so it is easier to fray the cable.
Make sure you have all 9 shims in between the pully on the belt.....All 9 shims need to be in there or it will crack the pully. Some on 1 side some on the other side. But you need to have a total of 9......
not always , if you have a old J.C. Whitney witch hat spacer it keeps you from running out of threads .
I all my years in California back in the 1960s, I don't recall ever seeing a Beetle in yellow. Tan, yes! Blue [various shades], yes! Red, yes! Cream colored, yes! and Green, yes! But yellow!?
That car heater that uses the engine's heat exhaust to warm up the heat exchanger . . . _watch out_ for carbon monoxide poisoning, as that was an issue with the '67 Beetle I had.
Great Video.
That is the wrong master cylinder for when you remount the body. That one is made for a dune buggy; the proper master cylinder will have two lines stretching to the trunk to a tank to check the fluid level and keep it full.
That would be for a newer model. I want to clarify for those looking at this in future. This MC and reservoir was recommended by a lot of folks, you can see here on Chris' Classic VW channel kzread.info/dash/bejne/X3-Ntpmsppqafdo.htmlsi=Dh8MlbQqo8bEXFhw&t=186 and this is the recommended Master Cylinder/reservoir from the manufacture of the disc brake kit as well www.cbperformance.com/product-p/113-611-015bdd.htm and www.cbperformance.com/product-p/product-p/6085.htm
I believe Airkewled makes a clutch adjustment tool called the 6 shooter and it makes adjustments very easy.. ck em out if you're interested.. thx for bringing us along.. Take care my friend...
Wing nut works great. 30 bucks for that is kinda high.
3:40 shows the “Hoover tin” , usually thrown away. “Hoover tin”? Whaaaa? And , a wider fan is of course required for the doghouse style to work properly. Just trying to help.
Thanks for the comment! One of the many things not shown in the video is me putting the larger fan on. I did it after this video was shot, so it didn't make the cut in the final video. Always good advice.
Junky motors beat themselves to death..
'58 All the way!!!! 🐱
This series is helping me learn about beetles. Because i want to start my beetle journey soon
Dude. No. That fuel line is ready to fail. Get some ethanol safe line ASAP
Thanks for the comment. All the fuel line you see is brand new since we took the bug apart. Also, I only run ethanol free fuel.
What brand of carbie did you buy? Kindly send the link.
www.jbugs.com/product/113129029HJB.html
@@midwaygarage Thanks!!!
Had my fuel inlet come out while changing the hose. Roughed it up with sand paper and reinstalled with thread lock. Added safety wire between the hose clamp and bolt on the far side of the bowl. No problems yet, but yeah I'd rather drill tap some threads for a different fitting. One thing, read on the Samba that Dist. Vac Can hose needs a hook or loop to keep fuel from eating the diaphragm.
I have done the Dog House conversion on all my single ports motors. Really runs cool. Summer time cruising all day. I still like to run 92 octane in the summer. Thanks for the video!
Just curious if you checked the end play on the flywheel?
How about ditching the music and letting us hear the engine exhaust?
Looking good sir. I'm doing a similar build on a '61 bug on my channel and just found your channel. It looks like you are about a month ahead of me currently. Keep up the good work on the bug and the videos.
I recently had help with my '63 Beetle from a mechanic who worked for VW in the 60's and 70's. He advised me to avoid the braided fuel lines, as nice as they look, because the covering hides any cracks or weaknesses in the inner hose. Made sense to me.
Not a bad idea as long as you are able to find the correct size.
The Braided ‘Cloth” fuel line keeps the fuel cooler so it doesn’t tend to boil causing vapor lock issues. Just change your fuel line every couple of years and your will be safe
Always a good idea to grind off the lip on the hub inner edge, clean out the star adjuster holders, and lube them with non seize. Make sure the E-brake cables are free, too. Makes adjustment loads easier.
i just bought a bug and want to learn but I know nothing about cars and I am so over whelmed. I don’t understand any of this.
They are built to work on. And you have millions of new friends
Don’t get overwhelmed. Break it down to the absolute basics; a Beetle is literally nothing more than a body, engine and wheels. They are the simplest vehicles ever made, arguably. No coolant. No ac. No nothing. Hell they don’t even have a heater, they use exhaust heat to “heat” the car. It’s a go cart with a covered body
Look for a book called "How to keep your Volkswagen alive - A manual of Step by step procedures for the complete idiot" by John Muir AKA "The Idiots Manual". The guy was an old hippie, his explanations were simple and comical and his diagrams and artworks are amazing. Get the Chilton's and the Haynes manuals also, but the Idiots Manual is the Bible.
It was a good video, and I did enjoy it... How long do you think it will take you to complete this vw project? It sure will be nice when finished... Thx for bringing us along on another adventure...Take care my friend...
I am hoping to have the pan back under the body in a two or three weeks. My goal is to get it the welding done, then I have another project and Ill come back to this one when the weather is warmer for paint, so possible end of summer or the fall?
The boots tore because they are installed wrong.
Most likely, I rotated them after the video.
VW owners manual states to check fluid at each fill up. That's why the reservoir is located remotely. Also, that is why you have an emergency brake. This is not needed really. If you are losing fluid, you will notice if you are proactive.
Yeah I was wondering about that. I daily drive a 62 with a single circuit, even though my brake system works extremely well and my emergency brake is adjusted properly I still wonder if I should upgrade to the Dual circuit or just get a new single Circuit Master cylinder as preventative maintenance.
Axle boots should have the seam at 9 O'clock , seam facing the rear with sealant in the seam. There is no bellows in the seam and will tear. VW owners manual.
Thanks for the comment!. The boots have been adjusted, I'll cover that in an upcoming video.
Who is this aimed at you got a dog Sat there
Weird? Pure genius!
VW didn't use a filter because with 2.6 qts and changing oil at 3k mi., it didn't need one. I clean strainer every 3rd oil change. It is always clean though. Quick job with the center bolt.
Amazing!
Great video!
Thanks for the video!
You bet!
Love the video!
Awesome video!
I like the work you're doing on the bug.. It's going to be very nice when completed, do you have any idea when that might be? Well it's good to see another video, and you take care my friend and God Bless...
That is a very good question. Things are really coming together and I am hoping to have the pan back under the body in the next week or two. I think I am going to get the welding done, and then start another proect, then come back when the weather is warmer for the body work.
I picked up a seal puller yesterday. I'm doing the same job on my 63!
I have a 1971 Super Beetle that has been sitting 37 years, Auto shift ,Runs and drives now after cleaning the tank and gas lines , needs the brakes checked out next , Planing on selling it after it’s drives. If I should need any parts you may have how do I contact you??