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by **tx_1987_gta** » 08 Sat Aug, 2009 7:30 pm

We have begun my 1967 Volkswagen Bathtub Buggy Project " Scrappy "

In the beginning....

Seats Removed....

Interior removed...

Windshield, Dash & Hood Removed....

Chance & Braeden removing parts....

Body Removed....

Stacy ( my girlfriend ) cleaning up the body before putting it in storage....

by **DannyT** » 08 Sat Aug, 2009 9:42 pm

Looks like you have all the right pieces to get going. Glad to have you with us. Now dont go and get through with yours before I finish mine....wouldnt make me look really good. :lol:

by **Jim B** » 08 Sat Aug, 2009 10:08 pm

Welcome to the club. Looks like you have all the major stuff & a lot of help too. Good luck on the build. Hope yours goes a little quicker than mine has been going.

by **Bill K** » 08 Sat Aug, 2009 11:13 pm

Welcome to the Club. Sure looks like you are off to a good start.

If you love Dune Buggies this is the place to be.

by **tx_1987_gta** » 09 Sun Aug, 2009 10:22 am

Thanks guys,

Yes Im certainly off to a good start. Looks like my next objective is to put pan halves in this pan. This is my 3rd manx style buggy and I am planning on making this one the nicest one yet., so dont exspect it to be done anytime real soon... Im guessing a minimum of a year since I am having to do this one on a budget ( darn bills keep getting in the way of my play money! ).

by **Jim B** » 09 Sun Aug, 2009 7:12 pm

I love seeing the youngsters getting involved. You don't see much of this anymore, they are too busy texting or playing with their electronics. I'm really jealous, as I didn't have any sons & the grandsons live too far away to be much help. Keep the photos coming on this build. Some of us VW beginners may learn a thing or two.

Jim B

by **BrianB** » 10 Mon Aug, 2009 5:45 am

Looks like you have a running start on it already. Keep the updates coming as it keeps us motivated to stay busy on our own projects 8-)

by **Fred** » 15 Sat Aug, 2009 11:18 pm

I hope you figure out a way to incorporate that ahhoooga horn but those step sides gotta go!! lol

by **DannyT** » 16 Sun Aug, 2009 8:14 am

When we drug home the buggy I got for my wife, upon closer inspection,there was an Ahhhooga horn just like that nestled underneith. I pulled it out, put some power to it and it worked. Wife said that HAS to go back on it. So i took it apart and glass beaded everything,painted it and its ready to go back on. If you decide not to use yours, PM me.

by **tx_1987_gta** » 16 Sun Aug, 2009 10:50 am

Fred wrote:I hope you figure out a way to incorporate that ahhoooga horn but those step sides gotta go!! lol

Yes Fred, they went.... right into the dumpster. Along with the seats, the wiring, all the homemade crossbracing, the belly pan, the seat belts, the carpet, all the brake components and a host of other goodies. ;-)

Hey Danny... Post up a pic so I can see what it looks like. 8-)

by **DannyT** » 16 Sun Aug, 2009 2:15 pm

The horn or the buggy?

by **Bill K** » 17 Mon Aug, 2009 10:38 am

Does anyone know where you can get a good-sounding ahooga horn that is pretty compact?

I got one from Northern Tool, and it was compact enough but sounded terrible so I returned it. I don't have a lot of room for one, thus the need for a smaller size.

by **CoryN** » 17 Mon Aug, 2009 11:21 am

I think I've seen them at harbor freight

by **tx_1987_gta** » 17 Mon Aug, 2009 12:51 pm

DannyT wrote:The horn or the buggy?

Lets go with " Both " .... :roll:

by **DannyT** » 17 Mon Aug, 2009 2:03 pm

-Cory, the harbor freight one is junk too. I have it and it stinks.

-GTA,I have the same exact horn that is in the pics you posted,down to the bracket. And here is a link to the buggy:

http://www.texasmanxclub.com/bboard/vie ... php?t=1773

by **tx_1987_gta** » 17 Mon Aug, 2009 11:05 pm

Here are a few pics from the last weekends progress..... 8-)

Cutting off some more unwanted bracing....

Out comes the motor....

Next Off with the Tires & Wheels.....

by **Bryan Porter** » 18 Tue Aug, 2009 7:28 am

With all that help you should be done in no time.

by **tx_1987_gta** » 18 Tue Aug, 2009 10:01 am

LMAO.... Good help, but I have to explain everything. 8-)

by **tx_1987_gta** » 18 Tue Aug, 2009 10:04 am

by **Mook** » 18 Tue Aug, 2009 6:56 pm

looks like its going pretty well.
keep us posted!
cool basset hound by the way, my dad has 2 (great dogs)

by **Jim B** » 18 Tue Aug, 2009 8:21 pm

The explaining everything reminded me of my first part time mechanic job (freshman in high school) at a Dodge dealer. I couldn't get an exhaust manifold bolt out of a 350 Chevy in a two ton truck. I guess I was whining a little about it & the shop foreman told me to get him a pencil & he would draw it out for me (smart a_ _) I ended up digging the gasket out & using a hacksaw blade with black tape handle to remove the bolt. I usually found a solution to problems after that, sure wasn't going to gripe to foreman.LOL These kids will learn a ton from this project, wish they were closer to me, I'm good at splaining stuff & could use some help.
Good luck on your build.

by **1redbuggy** » 23 Sun Aug, 2009 8:39 am

It's good to see th kids helping you. My dad always got involved with whatever I was doing. I bought a sandrail back in the early eighties and my dad went and bought one a few weeks later. Then we bought a frame and built one together. then he bought my mom a beautiful red fiberglass buggy ( wish I still had that one). My Dad passed away in 2003 but I will always have those good memories of the things we did together. Well getting back on track, the project looks like it's coming along nicely! keep up the good work!

by **tx_1987_gta** » 24 Mon Aug, 2009 5:40 pm

Newest pics from the past weekends progress.....

by **tx_1987_gta** » 23 Wed Sep, 2009 5:31 pm

Well I havent made much progress on the buggy lately as I have gotten my 89 Turbo Trans Am all back up and running.

Here are a few of the little projects I have accomplished on it tho....

Factory Style Speedo Odometer set to zero... Now to take it apart and clean it and customize it.

The old parts removed...

A few parts after cleaning and blasting...

After a little primer and paint....

A universal floor pan kit... ;-)

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by **tx_1987_gta** » 29 Tue Sep, 2009 10:49 am

A new pic....

by **Fred** » 29 Tue Sep, 2009 8:20 pm

It's amazing how far you can take one of these apart, Just think, that tube with a shifter sticking out of it is gonna be a buggy someday!!

by **tx_1987_gta** » 29 Tue Sep, 2009 10:29 pm

LOL, so true... Now if I can just remember where all that stuff goes. :roll:

by **Texasbuggys** » 01 Thu Oct, 2009 6:44 am

Looks like a great project!! Good to see the kiddos helping out and learning!

by **matty101_vw** » 05 Mon Oct, 2009 9:12 pm

Wow your gettin after it. Its lookin pretty good. Tell me how your frame turns out, I may be needing to do that to mine, my driver side floor pan is pretty bad.

by **tx_1987_gta** » 07 Wed Oct, 2009 10:00 pm

Well the weather is turning cooler so I found a project I could do at the kitchen table.... So I have Dissassembled the Speedometer and begun a little different look. Hope I can make this thing work again... LOL :shock:

by **tx_1987_gta** » 13 Tue Oct, 2009 12:37 pm

Well the weather has been kinda ugly here the past few days so I have found projects that I could achieve in the warmth of the house.... ;-)

Playing with my Spring plates....

After this is some striping and then some clear....

and I also dissassembeld the Speedo and cleaned and customized the face... but you have to wait till im done with the face... 8-)

by **matty101_vw** » 20 Tue Oct, 2009 4:38 pm

How did your speedo turn out? I was accually wondering if you have another laying around or might know someone who has one?

by **tx_1987_gta** » 20 Tue Oct, 2009 5:48 pm

I am actually still doing the face, but think its gonna be really cool.... Ill see if I cant come up with an extra one.

by **Fred** » 20 Tue Oct, 2009 9:29 pm

Hey Matty, Ive got one of those speedos I'm not gonna use. Just Pm me with your address and I'll send it to you, It works too!!

by **tx_1987_gta** » 23 Fri Oct, 2009 6:16 pm

Heres the speedo face.... 8-)

Before

After

by **matty101_vw** » 23 Fri Oct, 2009 7:51 pm

Nice! That turned out pretty sweet.

by **tx_1987_gta** » 25 Sun Oct, 2009 9:48 am

I will admit.... I think it turned out pretty cool. ;-)

by **matty101_vw** » 25 Sun Oct, 2009 4:10 pm

Is it still transparent to where you can still use the lights?

by **matty101_vw** » 25 Sun Oct, 2009 4:12 pm

Or where they even transparent to begin with?

by **tx_1987_gta** » 26 Mon Oct, 2009 6:04 pm

matty101_vw wrote:Is it still transparent to where you can still use the lights?

The guages are back lit and that comes around the outer edges of the face plate and yes it is working. The turn signal and warning lights and high beam light are also still functional. However the turnsignal has been changed to blue. I will only use the turn signal indicator and the high beam indicator on the factory guage. The warning lights will be moved to a larger brighter lamp in the dash.

by **BrianB** » 26 Mon Oct, 2009 6:24 pm

Very Cool. I like the surfboard idea someone has on the Samba. The needle is a mini Surfboard. Are you going to do the other gauges the same way?

by **tx_1987_gta** » 26 Mon Oct, 2009 10:45 pm

The plan is for the other guages to be white faced as well... But will probably only be white and black markings. I am going to try to find them with a chrome trim ring on them as well.... Hopefully I can make em all look like they belong together instead of a bunch of misc guages taken from a few boxes. I always try to do a few things to my projects that not everyone will see unless they actually now what they are looking at. ;-)

by **tx_1987_gta** » 01 Fri Jan, 2010 11:33 pm

Finished the springplates.... Although most of this wont be seen due to the massive rear wheels and tires, I think it will be cool peaking out from behind the 31's we are using on the rear...

by **matty101_vw** » 07 Thu Jan, 2010 6:00 pm

Nice! Hey Joe you need to have that thing done so you can enter it into the make a wish car show!

by **tx_1987_gta** » 08 Fri Jan, 2010 7:25 pm

Actually If the money holds I may try to put the rolling pan in it.... But thats a big if at the moment.

by **tx_1987_gta** » 26 Tue Jan, 2010 11:15 pm

Wahoo.... just got my new adjustable front beam!!!! ;-)

by **BrianB** » 27 Wed Jan, 2010 6:40 am

And the picture of it installed is WHERE?? :lol:

by **tx_1987_gta** » 27 Wed Jan, 2010 11:59 pm

No one said it was installed.... LMAO! Give me time, I still have to strip and paint it and add a little something to it 1st to make it my own...

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