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Title: First drive
Post by: danny gabbard on June 28, 2014, 20:33:24 pm
Lil ranch down the block from me ! First time it has moved on its own since 1973.


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: TyeDyeBug on June 28, 2014, 21:18:54 pm
Looks sweet, more pics?


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: j-f on June 28, 2014, 21:31:29 pm
Congratulations !
Show does it feel tout drive a car after so long? ;)


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: Lee.C on June 28, 2014, 21:44:54 pm
Looking good dude  :)


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: danny gabbard on June 28, 2014, 23:14:56 pm
Congratulations !
Show does it feel tout drive a car after so long? ;)
I think 10-12 years ! LOL


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: danny gabbard on June 28, 2014, 23:23:06 pm
Looks sweet, more pics?
http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,15833.240.html  A few more on page 9 and thanks


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: danny gabbard on June 28, 2014, 23:25:39 pm
Few more


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: danny gabbard on June 28, 2014, 23:29:01 pm
Couple more


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: danny gabbard on June 28, 2014, 23:35:17 pm
Just a old 58 thousand original paint car. Nothing perfect , Just a little perserve'n


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: danny gabbard on June 28, 2014, 23:41:17 pm
My helper , Checking out when I was put'n in my head liner


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: danny gabbard on June 28, 2014, 23:43:50 pm
My first cloth headliner install


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: danny gabbard on June 28, 2014, 23:50:07 pm
A few more of the detail in trunk . Its been a fun car to build. And want to say thanks to my buddy Randy Long for the car and My old Helper Jorge Hernandez for all the elbow grease and scub'n to get this car where its at !!


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: benlawrence on June 29, 2014, 21:29:44 pm
Holy crap, i was born in december 1973, this bug has faired a hell of a lot better than me   :D


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: 58vw on June 30, 2014, 19:18:50 pm
awesome....and now we know why you live in Nevada!....bunnylove! lol


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: Stephen schmidt on June 30, 2014, 19:35:10 pm
AMAZING! can't believe how clean this thing is!


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: danny gabbard on June 30, 2014, 21:42:12 pm
Thanks guys ! Guess I am a Bunny rancher now !! LOL


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: Jim Ratto on June 30, 2014, 21:59:57 pm
I like your helper.


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: andy198712 on June 30, 2014, 22:10:37 pm
that looks great! i thought it had been ages since i drove mine and its only been 14 months!

Lovely dog BTW

What is that cable pull linkage you have there?


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: danny gabbard on June 30, 2014, 22:38:07 pm
that looks great! i thought it had been ages since i drove mine and its only been 14 months!

Lovely dog BTW

What is that cable pull linkage you have there?
Thanks , That linkage on the back of fan shroud opens up both the chokes with one cable from the dash. Long story there !LOL. The weed made me do it ! LOL


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: danny gabbard on June 30, 2014, 22:39:13 pm
I like your helper.
(BELLA) she is like my kid ! LOL.


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: TyeDyeBug on June 30, 2014, 22:43:51 pm
Very nice and the orig 5 spokes are a nice touch


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: danny gabbard on June 30, 2014, 22:44:12 pm
Couple more shots


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: danny gabbard on June 30, 2014, 22:49:26 pm
Few of the carb linkage piece's I made


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: danny gabbard on June 30, 2014, 22:53:15 pm
And a few more


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: danny gabbard on June 30, 2014, 23:03:40 pm
The car originally had a 36 HP motor and I put a 40 HP out of another car I put In and the rear breast plate needed some molesting . Stock NOS exhaust stuff I found and had coated


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: danny gabbard on June 30, 2014, 23:07:57 pm
If I new the stock heat riser was going to hit , I would have cut off before coating ! Little clearance blister I had to put into breast plate. Nothing ever fits ! LOL.


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: danny gabbard on June 30, 2014, 23:11:52 pm
Very nice and the orig 5 spokes are a nice touch
When I bought them , I was going to just flip them ! When they showed up from Idaho off the samba , I changed my mind kept them and tha 60 bug went from being stock to a little Ca-Look flavor added to the project .  Built the car I wanted in high school. Nothing fancy , Just clean and simple.


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: danny gabbard on June 30, 2014, 23:30:24 pm
Now for getting the stance. The stock beam I narrowed 5/8 of a inch per side and CB dropped spindles


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: 56BLITZ on June 30, 2014, 23:32:58 pm
Lookin' great Danny! Congratulations!  8)


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: danny gabbard on June 30, 2014, 23:36:34 pm
LIL clearance on shock towers. Finished pieces painted and ready for some assemble


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: danny gabbard on June 30, 2014, 23:38:38 pm
Lookin' great Danny! Congratulations!  8)
Thanks Mark ! Dam ! If they do not take longer to build when Ya get older !! LOL


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: danny gabbard on June 30, 2014, 23:51:59 pm
My Helper ! She learned on her own how to roll ! Where doe's she pick these bad Habits up ?


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: low oval on July 06, 2014, 20:38:04 pm
congrats on getting the car on the road.  looks awesome!


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: danny gabbard on July 06, 2014, 21:08:54 pm
Thanks Jim ! Means a lot ! Hows the notch come'n ?


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: low oval on July 07, 2014, 08:25:59 am
seats are at the upholsterer, tires going on tomorrow, and picking up the rear willwood disc's tomorrow.  she's getting there slowly.


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: Frenchy Dehoux on July 07, 2014, 18:30:51 pm

  Nice car well done

Frenchy


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: danny gabbard on July 07, 2014, 20:00:04 pm

  Nice car well done

Frenchy
Thanks frenchy !!


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: danny gabbard on July 08, 2014, 17:39:15 pm
Had the car jacked up to bolt in the seatbelts and started to do a lil detailing on the original paint on pan.


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: danny gabbard on July 08, 2014, 17:41:46 pm
One more shot


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: 58vw on July 16, 2014, 17:11:36 pm
perfect car!


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: jhicken on July 17, 2014, 14:21:16 pm
Very nice indeed! I can't believe that is original paint!.

-jeffrey


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: danny gabbard on July 19, 2014, 22:54:17 pm
Thanks guys ! Glad ya like , All original but the fenders Jeff. Had a few big dents I had to hammer out. Match'd the paint and added flattening agent to it. Then rubbed car out and then rubbed new paint lightly till everything matched there are quite a few tiny spot jobs . Car is far from perfect , But I just wanted a nice driver.


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: jhicken on July 20, 2014, 04:12:57 am
Well, you succeeded, it's a beautiful car. BTW, installed your weber windows into my '69, they look and function perfectly. Thanks!

-jeffrey


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: MYTOY on July 20, 2014, 14:27:05 pm
Very cool!


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: 2muchjunk on July 20, 2014, 17:14:58 pm
The car came out great, Danny!
Hard to believe it's the same heap after seeing it for the first time in your old shop so many years ago.  ;)


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: TexasTom on July 21, 2014, 12:04:46 pm
Can't wait to go for a spin and feel the power of 40 Horses! ;)


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: danny gabbard on July 21, 2014, 17:23:27 pm
The car came out great, Danny!
Hard to believe it's the same heap after seeing it for the first time in your old shop so many years ago.  ;)
Thanks ! Finally something got done HUH ? LOL.


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: danny gabbard on July 21, 2014, 17:24:50 pm
Can't wait to go for a spin and feel the power of 40 Horses! ;)
Just bring your helmet and Han's neck protector !!


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: speedwell on July 21, 2014, 18:01:49 pm
woww the cow look is alive , nice car danny as usual
 ;)


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: danny gabbard on July 21, 2014, 21:16:44 pm
woww the cow look is alive , nice car danny as usual
 ;)
Hi Fabs , That is the other car I have been working on, The white one.


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: Rennsurfer on August 14, 2014, 14:01:10 pm
Car turned out really nice. Great looking wheels, too.


Title: Re: First drive
Post by: danny gabbard on August 14, 2014, 16:51:21 pm
Car turned out really nice. Great looking wheels, too.
Thanks Mark !