Bugs N Brats IV

Well it is the last sat of Sept. That means that it is time to host our shops show. While it is a pita

it is kool at the same time. I have spent the last week cleaning sorting putting away all the extra

vw parts that just seem to accumulate in the dark corners of the shop. I swear it is like the reproduce faster than rabbits. Which would be kool if they were good parts, oh well.Not only do we clean and sort, but I also try to set up displays of some of our processes , still got to do that. Most people do the mass/thorough clean in the spring, but since the show is always in early fall, we do it then.

Our show is a bit different . We don't do registration, trophies , entry fees or anything like that . It is a cookout, bbq, bring what you got kind of show. I suppose that we will have to change that at some point. but not yet.

See you here

interior on the cheap part 2 sound deading and carpet

part 2 on the shop trucks interior, in part 1 I made interior door cards and trim panels on the cheap, less than 100.00 USD. in keeping with that theme , the carpets needed to be done, and while I was there I wanted to deaden the sound, cause this is a huge steel can that I sit in, very noisy , not in a bad way, but it does ware on me. Doing it on the cheap above is the materials I used for this all bought at Lowes 5 rolls of roofing patch ,it is a alum backed polybutal tape that comes in rolls , It in the roofing repairs section of the store 2 rolls of indoor/outdoor carpet, this amount is enough to do the entire cab, (62.5 sqft) contact cement and a chip brush the metal needs to be clean I used mild soapy water and a rag next I wiped down all the surfaces with Alc and a lint free rag measured and applied , I did have a heat gun to help with the rolling It is not a nessary but it does make it easer.

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I am doing the whole cab so take your time get it looking good it should take about 7 hrs to do this to a single cab next comes carpet I made my 'kit' in 8 pieces . Behind the seat, there are an upper and lower

wheel humps get one each, stopping at the welded seam, one for the center of under seat

and the floor for your feet

there are two more smaller panels that go in tho the tire well on the insides of the wheel arches and one for the 'floot for that area I made each one of the pieces and left about 1/4 inch extra on all edges test fitting as I went next come gluing, I would suggest getting a cheap pressure pot spray gun with the largest tip you can find then spraying all all the surfaces that are being put in place.If not, than using a brush is fine.

now it is just a matter of installing the carpet. I like working from the top down and in sections . Making sure that the glue is dry to the touch start with the center and working your way out pressing comes after it is were you want.

as you work towards the edges you will need to remove the extra, a stiff putty knife helps,just work the edge and cut as you go usins a sharp box cuter

now come the reinstall of shifter

with the seats and shifter installed looks like it should

all in all not bad, day and a half labor, under 150.00 UDS and a very quiet truck

"And its only Wed"

Some days be that way, and some weeks all them days are clumped together .

this has been one of them weeks, and its only Wed.

 As I fight through today, doing battle with 50 year old auto, I have to remind myself

that I choose this, and am generally happy to do so. Showing up early, saying late, 

and in here on weekends. deadlines, paper work, gov regs, cold calls from tele-marketers .

and interruptions in the battle. All of it, I still like it, some not as  much. 

 Kustom work sucks sometimes, work a bit till you reach a bind, figuratively and literally . Then back up and figure out the bind, then the work around,  start again till the next bind. Then do it all again. The results are always worth the effort .

 Now if you will pardon me I need to go back to beating my head against the wall.

Sat

I have always love sat morning, but no cartoons for me,

at least not this weekend, my granddaughter who is 4

is not here today, and I have a wrench to turn and

a bit of teaching to to.

The client coming in this morning is a good kid, but

kind of quiet. At 17 , he is driving his dads old 63 bug.

a few months ago we dropped his ride, hard.....

at his age it is surprising to see that he drives this car

everyday. It is good to see the next gen of dub heads.....

and being that he is the future of this hobby I have an obligation 

to teach him. Today it is just the basics a valve adj and a dizzy/

carb swap.

 The valves are something that every dub owner should do . Even

though I own a shop I want all my clients to do their own valve adjustment 

by the owner doing this and oil change, they can  keep in touch with

what is going on with their car.