Pictures.

I still need to get the dash and door windows in before I can drive it, but here are a few updated pictures from this weekend.

Lights ...

Tonight I was able to get the headlights in, and the front bumper on. The bumper looks kinda junky compaired to the body and paint job ... but that is fine for now. More then ever I just want to get everything put together and on the road! I started it up and let it run for about 10 minutes. It's been a while since its ran.

I found a great image that helped me get the wiring correct on the headlights.

I also ordered the headliner, padding, glue and an interior restoration CD tonight from jbugs.com. Not sure how long it will take to get the parts because it didn't give me an option when I ordered. I'm assuming about a week or so.

Pre-release pictures of the new paint job

Well the painting is done. Just a but more polishing tonight. I'll be picking it up this coming Saturday morning. I'm super stoked to be getting it back. The quality of the pictures aren't the best, they where taken from my phone camera.



I also have the rear window in being tinted today. I tried doing it myself, but there was just too much curve to the window for my limited skills and tools to get done right. I think that I can do the others myself.

Next is the roof headliner, then I can get the glass put in. Bumpers, lights, running boards, trim, dash, seats, carpet, rims, lower, tune up ... Lots of things to still do before I can drive.

YEAH!!!

Merry Christmas

Well its hard to find time to work on the bug when its -4 degrees outside. We where taking some pictures for our 2009 Christmas card and someone thought that we should include a picture of the bug. Jody and I had to lean against the car door to hold it place and not have the kids come spilling out. I figured that I should add the picture on-line.




Hopfully by next Christmas, we can have another picture with it all finished up. Jody thinks that I should paint the car burnt orange ... I'll have to think about that. Should I go with chrome rims or black rims with orange?



On a side note ... I might be able to get painted sooner then later. The guy who I was hoping to paint the car this spring may have an opening for now. I'll know for sure soon.

(Update, Feb 2010 ... the guy who I was hoping to paint the car fell through ... not returning phone calls)

Carb gaskets ...

I had a little time tonight the other night to look at the carb some more, I'm still having the problem of not wanting to idle once its warmed up. A few people have told me to look at the gasket between the carb and intake.


The gasket was sticking out the side, and didn't look real good so I thought that it would be a perfect place to start. When I took the carb off this is what I found...

Nice! They are rubber and look like they where cut out of a bike intertube using a butter knife. I made a new gasket using actual gasket material, but I still get the same results, won't idle when its warmed up enough for the choke to be off.

I think that I'm done with the carb for a little while, I need to start working on the body so that I can get it painted this year.

New parts and rust holes

Here is my pile of parts that all have to get back together to make a functioning car. The car only had 2 places that was more then a spot of surface rust. Both lower corners of the rear window.

Headliner glue removal

I found a good way to clean off the headliner glue last night. Using a 50 grit sandpaper disk on a drill. With it spinning at a slow speed, the sandpaper grabs the foam and tears it away without turning it into dust. Once the thicker materital is off, speed the drill up a bit and sand the glue down to the paint / metal.

I was supprised to see how quickly it came off. Its just a little dusty. In the pictures, the glue looks like rust, but its not, its glue.

The future?

This is one of my thoughts on what I would like my project to look like in the end. Audi sells the 2009 TT with the grey that I want.

First images