October Beer,Brats Oom PaPa music ,Coffee an Tea (and some good conversation

Texas Lawdog · October 20, 2014, 09:10:02 AM

I would have trouble getting in and out of it. It looks like it would be fun to drive.

Arcey · October 20, 2014, 09:18:36 AM

Maybe so. Even gettin' in 'n out it'd be more fun than sittin' here. Old people all 'round........

Feelin's comin' back, Nose is kinda sore.

Delmonico · October 20, 2014, 09:51:12 AM

It was worth the effort, the thing weighs I'd guess a 1000 pounds, not sure on the engine, appears to be a mostly stock 1600 dual port (71 or so) with a centrifugal advance distributor (didn't check the #, but looked like a 031 to me). Stock carb and a header, guessing 75 HP. Shifter is crap, told him to steal the Hurst out of the one of mine down there parked. Got a racing harness, I didn't bother because I did some light shake down it it and had no plans on trouble. May next time borrow a helmet and strap in tight and giver er a good run, the belt keep my head from hitting the top I thing and if not a helmet would be better than a palm leaf.

Arcey · October 20, 2014, 11:26:48 AM

Done, for now.

Couldn't glue it. Got two stitches. Gottah go back Thursday after next.

Happy ta be outta there. Did I tell y'all there's old people in there? There old people in there.

Four-Eyed Buck · October 20, 2014, 04:07:34 PM

Del, at our ages, them things is best looked at and not fooled with. Some of our shock absorbers aren't quite what they used to be

Delmonico · October 20, 2014, 05:09:18 PM

Quote from: Four-Eyed Buck on October 20, 2014, 04:07:34 PM
Del, at our ages, them things is best looked at and not fooled with. Some of our shock absorbers aren't quite what they used to be

Nope, I'm not going to sit on the porch and watch with that thing.

Texas Lawdog · October 20, 2014, 06:18:06 PM

You need to jump some sand dunes in that thing. Go out to "Little Sahara" in Oklahoma and play "Rat Patrol".

Four-Eyed Buck · October 20, 2014, 06:38:11 PM

He's probably thinking the sand hills area of Neb., TLD

The Trinity Kid · October 20, 2014, 07:05:37 PM

Afternoon, y;all.

Okay, here's some news to ruin anyone's day...
The clutch is burned out on our new car.

We almost didn't make it home from the city because the clutch started smelling real strong and our 170HP engine had about... 20?
The annoying part is, the only vehicle we have (out of five) that works is the '77 Chevy. That, of course, is the only vehicle not registered.

Hope y'all have a better week than I'm having so far.

--TK

pony express · October 20, 2014, 07:17:10 PM

Can't help ya on that later model Subaru, TK. I do remember helping change one on a mid 70s one once, two of us just reached over each fender and picked out the engine by hand.

Now if you had Del's Dune buggy, I used to do VW clutches all the time, think I could do them in less than a couple of hours. Should even be easier on the buggy, since it should be easier to get to the two upper trans to engine bolts.

litl rooster · October 20, 2014, 08:11:59 PM

Quote from: Arcey on October 20, 2014, 11:26:48 AM

Happy ta be outta there. Did I tell y'all there's old people in there? There old people in there.

I feel good when i go to the VA and push a wheelchair for some old fart to his appointment. Then go sit and get my lungs back and remember i am a okd fart too.

Del drive that buggy like you stole it.! You only live once.

Delmonico · October 20, 2014, 08:38:42 PM

If it takes you a couple hours to change one Pony yer doing it wrong, should take a 1/2 or so with jackstands and a floor jack, 15-20 minutes with a hoist, and power tools, 4 bolts, 3 wires, a throttle cable and fuel line, oh a piece of time with 4 screws. Slide it out, 6 bolts on the pressure plate and back together. Bet us two old pharts (brother) and I could still do it, add another hour for a gear box and an hour will do the whole front end. LOL know a lot of people who made the dang things harder than need be.

Lucky Irish Tom · October 21, 2014, 05:29:20 AM

Coffee and tea are ready this morning.

Gonna ride the train to nowhere today, daughter has court, probably be postponed to Nov 13th when the other charges against her Ex will be heard.

Texas Lawdog · October 21, 2014, 05:50:18 AM

Thanks for the Cawffee this morning, LIT. I brewed another pot as well. I am plenty thirsty this morning. I never had a VW and we did not work on them at our garage.

Stu Kettle · October 21, 2014, 06:28:48 AM

Mornin all. Sorry I missed your call yesterday Del, was in the middle of parent/teacher conferences.

Been feeling sickly since Friday. Didn't mean to disparage Mr Wu, just memorable as the last meal before the sick stomach. Off those med now - wasn't working anyway. Going back to some tha worked before starting on Friday.

Had a number of VWs, still a fan of the design. Owned two at one time, daily driver & off-road toy, & only one engine. Never tried jack stands or a hoist, swap took about 30 minutes on a milk crate. A little chisel work makes those top two bolts a lot easier to reach.

Silver Creek Slim · October 21, 2014, 07:01:33 AM

Morning y'all.
Thanks fer the coffee.

Must be a tractor with them front tires, Del.

'Tis 39 and cloudy. High of 50.

Slim

litl rooster · October 21, 2014, 07:13:58 AM

Coffee

Arcey · October 21, 2014, 08:10:31 AM

Mornin'.

Mid-seventies 'n clear for the day.

Gotta make a loaf of bread. Prolly baked chicken breasts, mashed 'taters 'n sumthin' green this evenin'.

Wonderin' 'bout OFSDAR stuff. Ain't sure 'bout the shoot. Glasses rest dead on toppa the sutures on the snoze.

litl rooster · October 21, 2014, 08:43:16 AM

Get your self a safety shield like you'd use while running a grinder or lathe ..

Like the goobermint i am here to help.

pony express · October 21, 2014, 08:49:18 AM

I might be misjudging my time on that a bit- it's only been 35+ years since I was playing with them a lot. I remember one time, while in Deutschland, went down to the Army's recreation area at Berchtesgarden, it started knocking about halfway home, left it on an off ramp on the autobahn and hitched a ride to a train station to get back. Motor Sargent let me and another guy have a day off, he had a Mazda pickup. We took the motor pool's floor jack, and a tool box, picked up another motor from a junkyard on the way, and changed it there by the autobahn. I think I blew 3 or 4 engines in that VW, last one I bought was a 1200, figured maybe it wouldn't go fast enough to destroy it's self. That one lasted until I came home. The one that blew was a used one I bought from another GI that had been souped up some, it would peg the speedometer pretty easy, so I swapped the speedo with one I found in a junkyard, was in a vw, but I think it belonged to a Khaman Giha, or a Porsche. that one went to 200KM,never did use all of that one.