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by **Mook** » 10 Thu Jun, 2010 10:35 pm

yup. ceramic coated for the price of not
whooo

by **Texasbuggys** » 12 Sat Jun, 2010 5:56 pm

Looking good man!!

by **BrianB** » 14 Mon Jun, 2010 9:47 am

Where are the pics of the painted Buggy body :mrgreen:

Should I come over with my camera so we can have "GOOD" pictures posted?

by **Mook** » 15 Tue Jun, 2010 11:06 pm

ok, here ya go.
it is a 3 coat system and the paint was waaaay more expensive than anything the painter had ever delt with.
there was a primer that was done last week with a little bit more body work touch up here and there.
unfortunately I did not get by the painters to get a pic of it.
this morning he had the base coat down. an orange very similar to a traffic cone.

then when I came back later in the day he had already layed down the pearls, painted the under body black and done like 6 coats of clear he said.

I am gonna let it dry a little more over there and pick it up tomorow after work. cant wait to set it on the chassis. I have been getting everything prepped to set it on there.
WHOOO its getting exciting.

by **BrianB** » 16 Wed Jun, 2010 7:22 am

Let me know if you need help unloading it.

by **Mook** » 16 Wed Jun, 2010 9:12 pm

got the body home today.
thanks for the help unloading it and everything Brian.
Trying to decide what I should focus my energy on next.
probably going to concentrate on getting it registered and everything next. then I need to get a windshield and some seat belts. and still waiting for my headlights to arrive.
once those things are done. I will go about running wire and all the nitty gritty.
not much left to do.
Brian took some pictures of the unloading. he should prolly be posting them soon.

by **BrianB** » 17 Thu Jun, 2010 5:36 am

by **Texasbuggys** » 17 Thu Jun, 2010 6:48 am

Looking good man!!!

by **Bill K** » 17 Thu Jun, 2010 9:41 pm

Nice work. Looks like you'll be rolling down the road soon.

by **68buggy** » 18 Fri Jun, 2010 2:56 pm

your not putting the side pods back on ? who did yor paint and body?

by **68buggy** » 18 Fri Jun, 2010 2:57 pm

are you putting the side pods on? who did your paint and body work I need some one.

Oh Ian make sure you weld in seat belt anchors before you put the seats in and the body on 8-)

by **BrianB** » 19 Sat Jun, 2010 9:06 am

Post up your project and welcome to the club.

68buggy wrote:are you putting the side pods on? who did your paint and body work I need some one.

Oh Ian make sure you weld in seat belt anchors before you put the seats in and the body on

by **BrianB** » 19 Sat Jun, 2010 9:07 am

Ian I'll be around the house this weekend if you need help.

by **Mook** » 19 Sat Jun, 2010 2:53 pm

Shawn. I used a company called westhouston fiberglass for my bodywork, the prices were reasonable and it was done in 3 days.
the paint was done by a guy I work with.

Brian, I got my air cleaner conundrum worked out so I plan on bolting the body down this weekend. and putting that cage in. It would be great to have a second set of hands and eyes to keep anything from getting scratched.

by **blackthree4me** » 22 Tue Jun, 2010 12:09 pm

Mook wrote:putting that cage in. It would be great to have a second set of hands and eyes to keep anything from getting scratched.

Blue tape Blue tape good blue tape ;-)

tape a hundred times or scratch it once. your choice
after a week or so the paint should be hard enough so no worries. 8-)

by **Bill K** » 24 Thu Jun, 2010 1:21 pm

Great advice, Steve

by **Mook** » 02 Fri Jul, 2010 9:14 pm

I have been doing my wiring harness for the last 4 days. It is pretty much done. just gotta hook everything up. I have to say, it looks pretty good.
I got a 14 pin connector I had lying around at work and wired it up so I have most of my switches and everything on the hood hooked up to it. should make it a little easier to remove the hood in the future.
here is a pic of it in the works.

went to the glass shop today and got a new windshield cut. just gotta clean up the frame and throw it together.

like I said before my deadline is 4th of July. and I think I may make it. I will probably end up waking up super early on sunday to finish assembly.

it wont be finished of course, but it will be on the road and driving.

by **staggerwing** » 03 Sat Jul, 2010 8:54 am

Wiring looks really good. I have a colony of birds living under my dash!

by **Texasbuggys** » 03 Sat Jul, 2010 7:54 pm

Looking really good man! Ya going black windsheild frame or cleaning up the aluminum?

by **Mook** » 03 Sat Jul, 2010 9:56 pm

i was gonna paint it black, but decided to just clean it up. actually came out really nice.
UPDATE UPDATE UPDATE! the wiring harness is installed and DONE! FINAL ASSEMBLY HAS BEGAN!!!
i am on my dinner break right now, but will get back on it and stay out there as late as I can stand. I plan on driving this thing tomorrow.

by **BrianB** » 04 Sun Jul, 2010 10:54 pm

Well?????????????????????????????? :mrgreen:

by **Mook** » 05 Mon Jul, 2010 7:07 am

WELL...............

I met my deadline!
I got it driving at about 4pm yesterday. took it to the gas station, no problems filled it up and drove it round the neighborhood. then when coasting to a stop it died.
started, ran and then died again. limped it home.
figured I needed a vent for the tank, so I made one.
still did the same thing.
tightened intake mani.
still did the same thing.
adjusted carb again and again and again
still same thing.
found the choke opening too far. adjusted it.
IT RUNS GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
haha.
still got a high idle, but i think I know why, i was just so excited I went and drove it around and will worry about a slightly high idle later.
drove it to my girlfriends house. gave some people a ride. drove to my parents house, gave some people a ride. drove it home and went to the fire works show.
whew! I am buggy burnt out! I dont even wanna mess with it today.

by **Bryan Porter** » 05 Mon Jul, 2010 8:32 am

well done I have never made a dead line in my life.
Ask CrisK about dead lines he missed his by about one year

by **BrianB** » 05 Mon Jul, 2010 11:13 am

I guess because mine is doing the same thing you'll have to come over and tweak it for me. 8-)

by **Mook** » 05 Mon Jul, 2010 3:28 pm

BrianB, not a problem at all. I can come over whenever you want.
Bryan P, haha, the origional deadline was new years and I missed it by a long shot, then I moved my deadline to May 29th for buggy blast, but missed it because of lack of money, after I realized I was gonna miss buggy blast, the deadline got moved to july 4

by **Bill K** » 05 Mon Jul, 2010 8:40 pm

Congratulations, and your car looks great.
I'm just glad you made it before the Roundup. Are we going to get to see you there, I hope.

by **Texasbuggys** » 05 Mon Jul, 2010 8:56 pm

Great job man!!

by **Mook** » 05 Mon Jul, 2010 10:36 pm

I should make it to buggy round up, some time in the next month I need to get a room at meyers B&B if there are any left

by **BrianB** » 09 Fri Jul, 2010 5:52 am

That is a great looking car Ian. Glad you ripped down the street like you did. Its always great to annoy the neighbors down there.

by **Mook** » 09 Fri Jul, 2010 5:32 pm

whoops I hope your not being sarcastic.
haha

by **BrianB** » 09 Fri Jul, 2010 7:47 pm

Mook wrote:whoops I hope your not being sarcastic.
haha

Just wishing I could do the same in my car :evil:

by **Bill K** » 10 Sat Jul, 2010 12:37 pm

Hey Ian,
I'm building a mailing list for the Buggy Roundup and I'd like to have you included. I tried to PM you, but it didn't want to work. If you wish, PM me your full name and mailing address and I'll put you on the list.

by **Mook** » 12 Mon Jul, 2010 10:01 pm

well, the alternator was not charging.
soooo...
out came the engine

I do not recommend Euromax alternators.
Texas aircooled is refunding my money in full and has a Bosch being overnighted!
should have it up and running again tomorow.

by **Hawk** » 13 Tue Jul, 2010 4:47 am

Do you have an amp meter in the dash? Do you have an idiot light in the dash? Check ground of the alt when you get it back in.

by **BrianB** » 14 Wed Jul, 2010 9:46 am

Well is it running yet???? :mrgreen:

by **68buggy** » 14 Wed Jul, 2010 2:43 pm

Yep there is a lot of info on the Samba about only using the bosh alternators I have run across that info a few times sorry you found out the hard way.

Also make sure you ARE NOT using red poly bushing to connect the steering column to the steering gear box. They have a know issue of breaking while driving very dangerous.

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by **Mook** » 14 Wed Jul, 2010 10:28 pm

yup, got it all back together went and drove it a bit.
a tweak tweak here and a tweak tweak there
just getting all the small little bugs worked out of it now.
sure is fun to drive!
I found out also by talking to a guy at Rickys place that if the filment is burnt out on your GEN light then your alt/gen wont charge. DOUBLE BAD!
I don't really like that so I just bypassed the GEN bulb

by **Hawk** » 15 Thu Jul, 2010 4:49 am

You will need the bulb in there.

by **BrianB** » 15 Thu Jul, 2010 5:32 am

Hawk wrote:You will need the bulb in there.

Yep you sure do.

by **Mook** » 15 Thu Jul, 2010 8:04 am

I would rather not have my cars ability to get me home rely on a filment for a 50c bulb
I'll do without, thanks

by **GregR** » 15 Thu Jul, 2010 8:06 am

Found this explanation for why you need the idiot light:
When you turn on the key, 12V is applied to one wire of the idiot light. Since the other wire is tied to "D+" and the motor is not turning (the alternator is not charging yet) "D+" acts like ground. This allows a little current to flow in the circuit, the bulb glows and your brain says "engine not running, alternator not charging, or belt just got tossed". When the motor cranks, the alternator starts working, "D+" goes "open circuit" (just like opening a switch) and the current flow stops, thus the light goes out. Lo Cash John
The idiot light is needed to get the alt/gen to start charging.

by **jspbtown** » 15 Thu Jul, 2010 8:17 am

Correct...no idiot light...no alternator charging. And it can't be a stand alone LED...not enough resistance.

There is no "option" of installing a light. Without it your fears of being left stranded because your alternator is not charging are not just possible...they are guaranteed.

Wire one in...and use it. When you turn the key to the "on" position it should light up. When you start the engine it will stay on. It should go off when you rev the engine above 2000 rpm. Thats the way it was designed to work...and only that way.

by **KIM-P** » 15 Thu Jul, 2010 5:07 pm

Not trying horn in on Mook's thread but who ever wired my Buggy did a horrable job. So when my voltage regulator went out and I tried get it to charge again nothing worked. Followed every step in the Idiots book to the letter and still nothing. So as a last resort I removed the bulb to start ringing out the wires and it started charging without the bulb. Put the bulb back in and it quit charging. So now I dont use a bulb and havent in years and its still charging. I would love to use the bulb but I cant. Anybody got any ideas?

by **Mook** » 15 Thu Jul, 2010 8:58 pm

I think KIM-P catches my drift.
its not that I dont have a wire. i just dont have the bulb.
it is a direct circuit from ACC+ to the alternator
my alternator is charging great with the engine running. it charged just the same when I was going through the bulb, I just bypassed it.

by **Hawk** » 16 Fri Jul, 2010 4:17 am

I will ask a good question, What is going to tell you when you lose a fan belt? Other than you will lock the engine up long before you run out of battery. If all you want is a trailer queen don't worry about an alt light.

by **jspbtown** » 16 Fri Jul, 2010 8:29 am

KIM-P...do you have an alternator or a generator?

Mook...You have a direct line from the ACC+ on the switch to the alternator? You do realize the D+ is grounded at rest right? If you turn the key to the ACC position your gonna have some potential for a serious electrical meltdown. + power comes into the switch from the battery and when you turn the key to the ACC position the + power goes into that screw. With a ground signal from the alternator your looking at meltdown. Serious...serious meltdown. Please be careful.

by **Mook** » 17 Sat Jul, 2010 11:54 am

So the reason for the bulb is to put a load on the circuit??? I was thinking that the load of the exciter on the alt would be enough.
I guess I could wire up a couple of bulbs in parallel so that I dont worry about relying on one bulb.

by **KIM-P** » 17 Sat Jul, 2010 1:02 pm

[quote="jspbtown"]KIM-P...do you have an alternator or a generator?

Generator. And I have a wire with a bulb socket that is pluged into the back of my speedo. It just want charge with the bulb in. Might be the bad wire job from the P.O. A new wire harness will be my next prolect.

by **jspbtown** » 17 Sat Jul, 2010 1:25 pm

So the reason for the bulb is to put a load on the circuit???

Yes.

Also, burning the bulb out and not realizing it is really a non-issue. You turn the key to "on" position and it lights up. You start your engine, it stays lit. You rev it up to about 2000 rpm, and it goes out.

If it doesn't light up when you start the buggy you have a bad bulb. If it stays lit after you jab the throttle you have a failed charging system.

by **Hawk** » 17 Sat Jul, 2010 4:00 pm

You can run an amp meter with a gen, Do not put a amp meter on an alt. Will burn the alt out in seconds.

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