[tcb] Re: tcb Digest V4 #338
- From: Mark Sawyer <mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2007 06:58:56 -0800 (PST)
Welcome to the coalition Robert. My Double cab hasn't seen the light of day in
about 6 years and it has stock bumpers and no engine in it right now. I'm
hoping to have it on the road for the Texas Classic in April. Most people
normally see me in my 84 westy Vanagon.
Robert Bagwell <brotherbob@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Howdy everyone,
Thought I'd been lurkin' too long in the shadows, so here I am TCB.
Names Robert Bagwell AKA BrotherBob , its a ARMY thing that stuck.
I have been working for several months on my latest love 63 Single cab.
I can see the light at the end of the tunnel and look forward to
meeting you folks and putting some miles on the single cab. Sammie I
think I know you and your wonderfull panel , Mark I think I know your
68 DC well, does it have a pipe back bumper and Porsche power like a
1.8 or 2.0 from a 914 in it?
As far as the single cab- as soon as my spindles and springplates get
here it will be able to roll outta the shop for the first time since I
owned it , cross your fingers.
Happy holidays to everyone and I look forward to bending you ear about
VWs soon.
BB
Oh Mark- when those sleeves stay on the shock mount ,a air hammer will
pop them right off.
On Nov 27, 2007, at 1:01 AM, FreeLists Mailing List Manager wrote:
> tcb Digest Mon, 26 Nov 2007 Volume: 04 Issue: 338
>
> In This Issue:
> [tcb] Good Thanksgiving??
> [tcb] Re: Good Thanksgiving??
> [tcb] Re: Good Thanksgiving??
> [tcb] Re: Good Thanksgiving??
> [tcb] Re: Good Thanksgiving??
> [tcb] Re: Good Thanksgiving??
> [tcb] Re: Good Thanksgiving??
> [tcb] Re: Good Thanksgiving??
> [tcb] Re: Good Thanksgiving??
> [tcb] Re: Good Thanksgiving??
> [tcb] Re: Good Thanksgiving??
> [tcb] Re: Good Thanksgiving??
> [tcb] Re: Good Thanksgiving??
>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:24:44 -0800 (PST)
> From: Mark Sawyer
> Subject: [tcb] Good Thanksgiving??
>
> I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. Since the weather was so
> rotten I was able to spend time in the garage working on the Double
> Cab. It seems like everytime I try to take a step forward in getting
> something fixed on it, I have to take 2 steps back and fix something
> else to fix what I was working on. It started with trying to remove
> the old rear shocks. Something simple you would think. After getting
> the top mounting bolts loose I tried removing the bottoms bolts only
> to find that the bottom bolt on the drivers side was frozen into the
> rear axle housing. ended up having to remove the rear axle housing,
> cut the bolt off flush, drilling the bolt down the center (twice) and
> then driving out the remainder of the bolt with a hammer and punch.
> What a pain. Now I have to get a new bolt and still have to get the
> old sleeve from the shock off the upper mounting bolts.
>
> How was your weekend???
>
>
> Mark Sawyer
> 84 Vanagon Westy--"Twinkie"
> 68 Double Cab --(no name yet)
> 70 Type 1 Vert--"Vern" (still in pieces)
> 01 Cabrio--"Dunkel" (Emily's)
> Texas Coalition of Busses (T.C.B)
> Heidenheimer Bully Brigade (H.B.B)
>
> 92 Cabriolet--"Abby" FOR SALE!!!
> 69 Type 3 Fasback ---Sold
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: "Denis Dodson"
> Subject: [tcb] Re: Good Thanksgiving??
> Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:52:31 -0600
>
> Ah, memories. I am glad to say that I am past most of that after
> working for 9 years on Murray. Or, at least I feel that way until I
> try to fix something. Bringing a dinosaur carcass back to life is
> challenging. I expect to hear a bunch of these stories from Chuck at
> some point.
>
>
> On 11/26/2007 2:24:44 PM, Mark Sawyer (mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
>> I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. Since the weather was so
>> rotten I
>> was able to spend time in the garage working on the Double Cab. It
>> seems
>> like everytime I try to take a step forward in getting something
>> fixed on
>> it, I have to take 2 steps back and fix something else to fix what I
>> was
>> working on. It started with trying to remove the old rear shocks.
>> Something simple you would think. After getting the top mounting bolts
>> loose I tried removing the bottoms bolts only to find that the bottom
>> bolt
>> on the drivers side was frozen into the rear axle housing. ended up
>> having
>> to remove the rear axle housing, cut the bolt off flush, drilling the
>> bolt
>> down the center (twice) and then driving out the remainder of the bolt
>> with a hammer and punch. What a pain. Now I have to get a new bolt and
>> still have to get the old sleeve from the shock off the upper mounting
>> bolts.
>>
>> How was your weekend???
>>
>>
>>
>> Mark Sawyer
>> 84 Vanagon Westy--"Twinkie"
>> 68 Double Cab --(no name yet)
>> 70 Type 1 Vert--"Vern" (still in pieces)
>> 01 Cabrio--"Dunkel" (Emily's)
>> Texas Coalition of Busses (T.C.B)
>> Heidenheimer Bully Brigade (H.B.B)
>>
>> 92 Cabriolet--"Abby" FOR SALE!!!
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:35:59 -0600 (CST)
> Subject: [tcb] Re: Good Thanksgiving??
> From: "Eric Woodall"
>
> Don't ya just love working on old cars...
> I had similar issues when I started working on my bus a few years ago.
> Some are definately worse than others.
> Our weekend was OK, we had lots of visitors in my house for the last
> couple of weeks.
> They are all gone now, Yay!
> Had to come back to work to get some down time, if ya know what I
> mean...
>
>
>
> Mark Sawyer said:
>> I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. Since the weather was so
>> rotten I
>> was able to spend time in the garage working on the Double Cab. It
>> seems
>> like everytime I try to take a step forward in getting something
>> fixed on
>> it, I have to take 2 steps back and fix something else to fix what I
>> was
>> working on. It started with trying to remove the old rear shocks.
>> Something simple you would think. After getting the top mounting bolts
>> loose I tried removing the bottoms bolts only to find that the bottom
>> bolt
>> on the drivers side was frozen into the rear axle housing. ended up
>> having
>> to remove the rear axle housing, cut the bolt off flush, drilling the
>> bolt
>> down the center (twice) and then driving out the remainder of the bolt
>> with a hammer and punch. What a pain. Now I have to get a new bolt and
>> still have to get the old sleeve from the shock off the upper mounting
>> bolts.
>>
>> How was your weekend???
>>
>>
>>
>> Mark Sawyer
>> 84 Vanagon Westy--"Twinkie"
>> 68 Double Cab --(no name yet)
>> 70 Type 1 Vert--"Vern" (still in pieces)
>> 01 Cabrio--"Dunkel" (Emily's)
>> Texas Coalition of Busses (T.C.B)
>> Heidenheimer Bully Brigade (H.B.B)
>>
>> 92 Cabriolet--"Abby" FOR SALE!!!
>> 69 Type 3 Fasback ---Sold
>>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:37:22 -0600 (CST)
> Subject: [tcb] Re: Good Thanksgiving??
> From: "Eric Woodall"
>
> Oh, did get a chance to sand, polish, sand, polish those jalousie
> frames.
> That job is a nightmare.
>
>
> Denis Dodson said:
>> Ah, memories. I am glad to say that I am past most of that after
>> working
>> for 9 years on Murray. Or, at least I feel that way until I try to fix
>> something. Bringing a dinosaur carcass back to life is challenging. I
>> expect to hear a bunch of these stories from Chuck at some point.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 11/26/2007 2:24:44 PM, Mark Sawyer (mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
>>> I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. Since the weather was so
>>> rotten
>>> I
>>> was able to spend time in the garage working on the Double Cab. It
>>> seems
>>> like everytime I try to take a step forward in getting something
>>> fixed
>>> on
>>> it, I have to take 2 steps back and fix something else to fix what I
>>> was
>>> working on. It started with trying to remove the old rear shocks.
>>> Something simple you would think. After getting the top mounting
>>> bolts
>>> loose I tried removing the bottoms bolts only to find that the bottom
>>> bolt
>>> on the drivers side was frozen into the rear axle housing. ended up
>>> having
>>> to remove the rear axle housing, cut the bolt off flush, drilling the
>>> bolt
>>> down the center (twice) and then driving out the remainder of the
>>> bolt
>>> with a hammer and punch. What a pain. Now I have to get a new bolt
>>> and
>>> still have to get the old sleeve from the shock off the upper
>>> mounting
>>> bolts.
>>>
>>> How was your weekend???
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Mark Sawyer
>>> 84 Vanagon Westy--"Twinkie"
>>> 68 Double Cab --(no name yet)
>>> 70 Type 1 Vert--"Vern" (still in pieces)
>>> 01 Cabrio--"Dunkel" (Emily's)
>>> Texas Coalition of Busses (T.C.B)
>>> Heidenheimer Bully Brigade (H.B.B)
>>>
>>> 92 Cabriolet--"Abby" FOR SALE!!!
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:22:27 -0800 (PST)
> From: Mark Sawyer
> Subject: [tcb] Re: Good Thanksgiving??
>
> Sometimes I wonder if it is worth bringing this dinosaur back to life
> or not. While I was lying on my back looking up at the rear frame work
> I saw some rust in an area I'm not sure how to fix. looks like I might
> have to box the frame in behind the torsion tubes. If it was a split
> window I wouldn't worry about it because it only has to support the
> bumper, but on a bay window is has to support the rear engine carrier.
> I have a long way to go before the DC is on the road.
> Denis Dodson wrote: Ah, memories. I am glad
> to say that I am past most of that after working for 9 years on
> Murray. Or, at least I feel that way until I try to fix something.
> Bringing a dinosaur carcass back to life is challenging. I expect to
> hear a bunch of these stories from Chuck at some point.
>
>
>
> On 11/26/2007 2:24:44 PM, Mark Sawyer (mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
>> I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. Since the weather was so
>> rotten I
>> was able to spend time in the garage working on the Double Cab. It
>> seems
>> like everytime I try to take a step forward in getting something
>> fixed on
>> it, I have to take 2 steps back and fix something else to fix what I
>> was
>> working on. It started with trying to remove the old rear shocks.
>> Something simple you would think. After getting the top mounting bolts
>> loose I tried removing the bottoms bolts only to find that the bottom
>> bolt
>> on the drivers side was frozen into the rear axle housing. ended up
>> having
>> to remove the rear axle housing, cut the bolt off flush, drilling the
>> bolt
>> down the center (twice) and then driving out the remainder of the bolt
>> with a hammer and punch. What a pain. Now I have to get a new bolt and
>> still have to get the old sleeve from the shock off the upper mounting
>> bolts.
>>
>> How was your weekend???
>>
>>
>>
>> Mark Sawyer
>> 84 Vanagon Westy--"Twinkie"
>> 68 Double Cab --(no name yet)
>> 70 Type 1 Vert--"Vern" (still in pieces)
>> 01 Cabrio--"Dunkel" (Emily's)
>> Texas Coalition of Busses (T.C.B)
>> Heidenheimer Bully Brigade (H.B.B)
>>
>> 92 Cabriolet--"Abby" FOR SALE!!!
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:04:15 -0800 (PST)
> From: sammie smith
> Subject: [tcb] Re: Good Thanksgiving??
>
> Welcome to the world of working on old cars/VWs.
> Mark Sawyer wrote: I hope everyone had a
> good Thanksgiving. Since the weather was so rotten I was able to spend
> time in the garage working on the Double Cab. It seems like everytime
> I try to take a step forward in getting something fixed on it, I have
> to take 2 steps back and fix something else to fix what I was working
> on. It started with trying to remove the old rear shocks. Something
> simple you would think. After getting the top mounting bolts loose I
> tried removing the bottoms bolts only to find that the bottom bolt on
> the drivers side was frozen into the rear axle housing. ended up
> having to remove the rear axle housing, cut the bolt off flush,
> drilling the bolt down the center (twice) and then driving out the
> remainder of the bolt with a hammer and punch. What a pain. Now I have
> to get a new bolt and still have to get the old sleeve from the shock
> off the upper mounting bolts.
>
> How was your weekend???
>
>
>
> Mark Sawyer
> 84 Vanagon Westy--"Twinkie"
> 68 Double Cab --(no name yet)
> 70 Type 1 Vert--"Vern" (still in pieces)
> 01 Cabrio--"Dunkel" (Emily's)
> Texas Coalition of Busses (T.C.B)
> Heidenheimer Bully Brigade (H.B.B)
>
> 92 Cabriolet--"Abby" FOR SALE!!!
> 69 Type 3 Fasback ---Sold
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:05:50 -0800 (PST)
> From: sammie smith
> Subject: [tcb] Re: Good Thanksgiving??
>
> Naw! I examined the Blue bus carefully and it needs little. Just a
> weekend project.
> Denis Dodson wrote: Ah, memories. I am glad
> to say that I am past most of that after working for 9 years on
> Murray. Or, at least I feel that way until I try to fix something.
> Bringing a dinosaur carcass back to life is challenging. I expect to
> hear a bunch of these stories from Chuck at some point.
>
>
>
> On 11/26/2007 2:24:44 PM, Mark Sawyer (mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
>> I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. Since the weather was so
>> rotten I
>> was able to spend time in the garage working on the Double Cab. It
>> seems
>> like everytime I try to take a step forward in getting something
>> fixed on
>> it, I have to take 2 steps back and fix something else to fix what I
>> was
>> working on. It started with trying to remove the old rear shocks.
>> Something simple you would think. After getting the top mounting bolts
>> loose I tried removing the bottoms bolts only to find that the bottom
>> bolt
>> on the drivers side was frozen into the rear axle housing. ended up
>> having
>> to remove the rear axle housing, cut the bolt off flush, drilling the
>> bolt
>> down the center (twice) and then driving out the remainder of the bolt
>> with a hammer and punch. What a pain. Now I have to get a new bolt and
>> still have to get the old sleeve from the shock off the upper mounting
>> bolts.
>>
>> How was your weekend???
>>
>>
>>
>> Mark Sawyer
>> 84 Vanagon Westy--"Twinkie"
>> 68 Double Cab --(no name yet)
>> 70 Type 1 Vert--"Vern" (still in pieces)
>> 01 Cabrio--"Dunkel" (Emily's)
>> Texas Coalition of Busses (T.C.B)
>> Heidenheimer Bully Brigade (H.B.B)
>>
>> 92 Cabriolet--"Abby" FOR SALE!!!
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: "Denis Dodson"
> Subject: [tcb] Re: Good Thanksgiving??
> Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:29:03 -0600
>
> I still think that I may have to kill him.
>
>
>
>
> On 11/26/2007 5:05:50 PM, sammie smith (bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
> wrote:
>> Naw! I examined the Blue bus carefully and it needs little. Just a
>> weekend
>> project.
>>
>> Denis Dodson wrote: Ah, memories. I am glad to say
>> that
>> I am past most of that after working for 9 years on Murray. Or, at
>> least I
>> feel that way until I try to fix something. Bringing a dinosaur
>> carcass
>> back to life is challenging. I expect to hear a bunch of these stories
>> from Chuck at some point.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 11/26/2007 2:24:44 PM, Mark Sawyer (mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [link:
>> mailto:mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]) wrote:
>>> I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. Since the weather was so
>>> rotten
>> I
>>> was able to spend time in the garage working on the Double Cab. It
>> seems
>>> like everytime I try to take a step forward in getting something
>>> fixed
>> on
>>> it, I have to take 2 steps back and fix something else to fix what I
>> was
>>> working on. It started with trying to remove the old rear shocks.
>>> Something simple you would think. After getting the top mounting
>>> bolts
>>> loose I tried removing the bottoms bolts only to find that the bottom
>> bolt
>>> on the drivers side was frozen into the rear axle housing. ended up
>> having
>>> to remove t
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:22:05 -0800 (PST)
> From: sammie smith
> Subject: [tcb] Re: Good Thanksgiving??
>
> Hey, he paid for it fair and square: Granted the seller took too
> little, but that's the name of the game. Chuck can't help it if he
> got a bargain. It's the seller's fault, not the buyer.
> Denis Dodson wrote: I still think that I may
> have to kill him.
>
>
>
>
>
> On 11/26/2007 5:05:50 PM, sammie smith (bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
> wrote:
>> Naw! I examined the Blue bus carefully and it needs little. Just a
>> weekend
>> project.
>>
>> Denis Dodson wrote: Ah, memories. I am glad to say
>> that
>> I am past most of that after working for 9 years on Murray. Or, at
>> least I
>> feel that way until I try to fix something. Bringing a dinosaur
>> carcass
>> back to life is challenging. I expect to hear a bunch of these stories
>> from Chuck at some point.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 11/26/2007 2:24:44 PM, Mark Sawyer (mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [link:
>> mailto:mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]) wrote:
>>> I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. Since the weather was so
>>> rotten
>> I
>>> was able to spend time in the garage working on the Double Cab. It
>> seems
>>> like everytime I try to take a step forward in getting something
>>> fixed
>> on
>>> it, I have to take 2 steps back and fix something else to fix what I
>> was
>>> working on. It started with trying to remove the old rear shocks.
>>> Something simple you would think. After getting the top mounting
>>> bolts
>>> loose I tried removing the bottoms bolts only to find that the bottom
>> bolt
>>> on the drivers side was frozen into the rear axle housing. ended up
>> having
>>> to remove t
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: Katrina Martin
> Subject: [tcb] Re: Good Thanksgiving??
> Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:20:46 -0600
>
> Denis that bus is gone, another great deal will come your way.
> Like some Barndoor,etc. You couldn't of sold it to a better person
> than Chuck, you knows he's going to treat it right.
> I bet he's messing with it right now and that is why he doesn't know
> we're talking about him. Get over it dude!
> Katrina & Dan Martin
> 71'bus "Homer"
> http://web.mac.com/danandkatrinamartin
> http://ical.mac.com/danandkatrinamartin/Volks32Shows
>
>
>
>
> On Nov 26, 2007, at 6:22 PM, sammie smith wrote:
>
>> Hey, he paid for it fair and square: Granted the seller took too
>> little, but that's the name of the game. Chuck can't help it if he
>> got a bargain. It's the seller's fault, not the buyer.
>>
>> Denis Dodson wrote:
>> I still think that I may have to kill him.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 11/26/2007 5:05:50 PM, sammie smith
>> (bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
>>> Naw! I examined the Blue bus carefully and it needs little. Just
>> a weekend
>>> project.
>>>
>>> Denis Dodson wrote: Ah, memories. I am glad to
>> say that
>>> I am past most of that after working for 9 years on Murray. Or,
>> at least I
>>> feel that way until I try to fix something. Bringing a dinosaur
>> carcass
>>> back to life is challenging. I expect to hear a bunch of these
>> stories
>>> from Chuck at some point.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 11/26/2007 2:24:44 PM, Mark Sawyer (mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [link:
>>> mailto:mechmark@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]) wrote:
>>>> I hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. Since the weather was
>> so rotten
>>> I
>>>> was able to spend time in the garage working on the Double Cab. It
>>> seems
>>>> like everytime I try to take a step forward in getting
>> something fixed
>>> on
>>>> it, I have to take 2 steps back and fix something else to fix
>> what I
>>> was
>>>> working on. It started with trying to remove the old rear shocks.
>>>> Something simple you would think. After getting the top
>> mounting bolts
>>>> loose I tried removing the bottoms bolts only to find that the
>> bottom
>>> bolt
>>>> on the drivers side was frozen into the rear axle housing.
>> ended up
>>> having
>>>> to remove t
>>
>
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> From: "Denis Dodson"
> Subject: [tcb] Re: Good Thanksgiving??
> Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:09:15 -0600
>
> I cn still kill him.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: sammie smith
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