Allen: It’s all dupicolor stuff I bought at Advance Auto. The touch-up spray is an excellent match for this Ford Toreador Red. I also have some red scratch-filler primer.

The “adhesion promoter” is just that. On the rack with the rest of the paint. It’s mainly for painting vinyl or plastic trim pieces, chrome, aluminum, etc. You prep the part by…[Read more]

Allen: It’s all dupicolor stuff I bought at Advance Auto. The touch-up spray is an excellent match for this Ford Toreador Red.

The “adhesion promoter” is just that. On the rack with the rest of the paint. It’s mainly for painting vinyl or plastic trim pieces, chrome, aluminum, etc. You prep the part by sanding off the coating and cleaning it with…[Read more]

Ed, Don’t know if you are having any trouble but, a year ago when painting a fender, I had trouble getting a consistent spray out of the Duplicolor can.  So, I decanted the spray cans into a small plastic (not foam) container using a drinking straw, let it sit for about 15 minutes and used the paint in my detail gun.  Worked a treat.  Now, somewh…[Read more]

Ed. Curious. Are you applying Duplicolor as a primer coat and color coat? And what is adhesion promoter and where do you get it? I ask because I have some areas that will need touch-up; front portion of fender in front of grille, passenger door and entire splash pan. Cutting to fit and adjusting takes its toll on a paint job, even on Ge…[Read more]

Project Fender-Stretch continues apace.

I will say that daylight casts unflattering aspersions on my bodywork so far. But I’m not beaten!

Will do, thanks!  I started with a junk one to begin with.  This being a maintenance item, it doesn’t look as though it’s ever been done.

Once a year should do the trick I think.

Fyi. There are many suggestions for cleaning and improving the VW heat riser system on both Samba and utube.  You have already encountered several of the problems, both factory and aftermarket.  Might be good to watch someone else struggle for a while.

😅

Haha I’m assuming you’re saying that based on my proposed shop size?  My wife is an amazing woman.  We’ve been talking about sizes and she just keeps telling me to build what I want the first time.  😀

This could get expensive!

Anywho, I ordered a new intake manifold.  I wanted to go ahead and replace the rest of the exhaust but it’s still sol…[Read more]

Adopt me!

I can only laugh at what I found.  She was icing, no doubt about it.

First off, the flanges were nearly welded shut by the folks who built the exhaust.  Not only that, but the thru-holes from the heat riser pipes to the exhaust headers off cylinders 2 and 4 were anything but correct.  I’m guessing once they welded the flange pipes to the he…[Read more]

I can only laugh at what I found.  She was icing, no doubt about it.

First off, the flanges were nearly welded shut by the folks who built the exhaust.  Not only that, but the thru-holes from the heat riser pipes to the exhaust headers off cylinders 2 and 4 were anything but correct.  I’m guessing once they welded the flange pipes to the he…[Read more]

Thanks a lot, man. Let me know when I can step up and help you.

Cool beans. Commin at you Monday AM. I sent a reply to your PM.

Allen

Cool beans. Common at you Monday AM. I sent a reply to your PM.

Allen

OK, Allen, Schu had the same deal I did: extra spindles but no extra axle nuts. Looks like you’re up. I PM’d you my address. And thanks!

I pulled the carb back apart to double check I had all the passages clean, which I did.

She fired back up, the choke plate all the way open once it warmed up then, then she quit idling.  The intake tube under the carb was ice cold.  Felt the heat riser pipes coming from cylinders 2 and 4 and they are barely warm where they attach to the exhaust f…[Read more]

Oops. My bad!

I had to google Bug-A-Paluza, looks like it’s in Tennessee. I am in north county San Diego. Are there many kits that go? Looks like fun.