A tale of shift rod bushings and fuel lines....

[ruwaldo]

Put my new shoes on today. Found that my old ones were rubbing on the sway bar bracket during sharp turns. New ones clear it. Life is good. Now I just have to get new center caps since the ones on my old shoes are too big.

[BusDriver]

Hey those look like 185 Goodyear Eagle RSAs  ;) Nice...

[CatBox]

Now I just have to get new center caps since the ones on my old shoes are too big.

Prepare for the hefty price tag of $5 each.... ;D

[BusDriver]

Prepare for the hefty price tag of $5 each.... ;D

Oh my GOD!! That is a Travesty!  ;)

[ruwaldo]

Hey those look like 185 Goodyear Eagle RSAs  ;) Nice...

Yes they are nice. I really appreciate you being willing to make the trade. Can't complain when you get the exact rims you want with good tires to boot!   ;D

[ruwaldo]

Oh my GOD!! That is a Travesty!  ;)

Well I guess it might be worth $5 a piece.  :D Todd gets the really nice Wolfsberg once on my centerlines. 

[RyanB]

I've always loved the look of those wheels.  nice!

[ruwaldo]

Well today I finally put in my pop out rear quarter windows. When I got them off CL they were in ok shape and just had the latches. I bought new outer seals and hardware from WCM. Since I'm slowly ditching all the "chrome" on my car I also decided to paint the frames black.

Here they are taped off and ready to spray.


Now with a couple of coats of primer and some satin black top coat.


This morning I started out by putting on the new outer seals. I read a bunch of stuff on The Samba about people fighting with these and taking forever to get them on. What I found is that if you dip them in soapy water and use a spline roller, like you would use for a window screen, it goes pretty well. I think it took me about 30 mins to do both windows.



All the hardware ready to go.


First side cut out.


One side done.


And the other side.


I think it took me about 90 minutes all together to install them. A nice quick project to get some chillin' for the summer.  ;D Between the $55 for the windows and the stuff I ordered I think I'm only about $130 into the whole project. That's pretty darn good compared to what the new kits sell for. Plus it's OEVW glass.

[UGoBug]

that looks killer!

[RyanB]

That looks great!

[ruwaldo]

IT'S FINALLY HERE!!!!!!!



I guess you know what I'm doing this weekend.  ;D

[Matty]

Drive her around so your gas tank is as empty as you can get it so it will be easier to remove. I don't foresee myself being able to lend a hand this weekend as I'm already booked both days.

[ruwaldo]

I don't foresee myself being able to lend a hand this weekend as I'm already booked both days.

That's cool. I have kind of a three or four day schedule. Saturday and Sunday are going to be painting and disassembly. I'll start putting things back together on Monday. I'll give a shout out on here if I run into any problems. The only other thing I'm thinking about doing is just getting the other three tie rod ends that have not been replaced yet. I replaced one when I put the drop spindles on. Other than that I think I have everything else that I need.

[coolblue57bug]

Better watch out weeds, I see another car coming down to see you!

[ruwaldo]

Better watch out weeds, I see another car coming down to see you!

I'm not going real low. Actually the front of my car is already pretty much at the level I want it. I need the beam to pull the tires in so I don't rub. With the way my driveway is and the speed bumps I have to go over every night at work I couldn't really slam it even if I wanted to. Plus after seeing Matty and Thanny cream their beams I'm none too eager to join that club.  ;)