Follow me as I build a Berrien Sand Rail buggy!
Today, it occurred to me that I never did clean up all the gunk that had built up over time on the bottom of the front beam. Until I do that, I can’t paint it. So, that’s what I did…
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I thought it might be helpful if I also shared with you three (in my opinion) very important books to have in your shop. I use these guides as a constant reference going through my sand rail buggy build. #1…
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I’m getting a lot accomplished today. Now, on to cleaning up that old greasy, nasty looking Volkswagen Beetle transmission. I grabbed a electric Skil Drill that I had and put a 3″ wire brush on it, then I went to…
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It’s easy to get a little frustrated and feel overwhelmed when you are tackling a large project by yourself. Receiving all those parts for FREE really helped energize me. I hope to knock out cleaning up and painting the transmission,…
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One of the best things I like about the Volkswagen community is that everyone is so nice and they will do what they can to help another Volkswagen enthusiast. Today, I found a box of parts outside my garage door….
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Came out of the house this mornng and found some parts in front of my garage. Woot! A fellow that was passing by my house on Wednesday stopped by and told me that he had some spare parts left over from…
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Next, I moved on to sanding the swing plate retention straps, then the swing plates. One of the torsion cover plates was badly ate up with rust, so I’ll have to replace the set. After sanding, I sprayed Rustoleum automotive…
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Spent a few hours working on the front beam today. In the process of cleaning it up with my wire brush. The steering box seems to work okay. But, then it pissed water out when I rotated the front end (I…
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Next, used a 17mm allen wrench to loosen the torsion arms off my donor rear. Once I took the trailing arm bushing bolts out, I put them in vinegar to clean them up a bit. After that, I removed both…
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So, I’m standing there feeling a bit overwhelmed by all the work that still needs to get done and I’m thinking…you know, I should haul that front beam from my back yard to my front (where I’m working on the…
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