The Cal-look Lounge

Most of you guys know the story of my '67. For those of you who don't here's the quick version. Bought it in '77 and quickly Cal-Looked it. It was a staple at VW events in the late '70s / early '80s. I was active in DKK during the those years and we were the premier Cal-Look club of that era... fitting in between the DKP eras. and winning most represented club at the last 4 Bug-Ins at OCIR.

This is how it looked then.

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One month after the last Bug-In, I crashed it driving to work. I moved the car to the carport next to my parents house and it's sat there ever since that day.

Well, today a new chapter started... my old pal Bill Schwimmer came over and we (along with my 10 y.o. son Anthony) took it out and moved it to the garage to assess it's current condition and start it back on the road to being a running, surviving Cal-Look car. I've included some pictures...

The resting spot

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Out from under the crap and the car cover... this is the first time I viewed the car in about 10 years... when we replaced the car cover that had rotted off of it with the current one...

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Still proudly sporting the DKK Club Sticker
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This is the first time I've been inside since November 1983...

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So much do you think this stuff would fetch on ebay???  ;D

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NO THEY'RE NOT FOR SALE!!

So the first problem was that because the tires were flat, the beam/sway bar was on the ground. So we decide to put a dolly under the front wheel we could get to, lift the back end on a floor jack, swing it to the left, and then pull it back until we could get a dolly on the right front wheel.

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Ready to Roll
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Out on the driveway

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Ok... let's rinse it and get the first layer of dirt off.. first bath in 23 years.

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All in all a good days work... although there was many a spider killed during this operation.

Thanks again Bill. I would not have attempted this with out you!

Rick

If you're curious, there's more pictures at my Fotki pages.

http://public.fotki.com/RacerRick/my_cars/67-vw/out-of-the-cocoon/

So do you plan on just fixing the damaged portion and leaving everything else intact because after being washed the car actually looks quite presentable in that rear 2/3 shot . You might want to ditch that louvered firewall though. ;) Its also rather nuts that you hadn't seen the inside of your car for more years than I have been on this earth. 21 years on the 29th....haha

That is very cool, Rick. Thanks for sharing and good luck!!

Is that what they call unearthing!!! Keep us posted on the progress!!! Car looks bitchin!!!!

Hi Rick,

good to see you back in business!  :D And hard to imagine that you didn't touch the car for over 20 years even though it was always in your possession. Keep us posted!
Cheers,

Georg

Rick

Glad to see you turn the page and remove the cover, shes a gem, get her on the road thats where she belongs, good luck and hope the car brings your son into our passion as well.

COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL.

Regards

Russell

Wow-that´s amazing. Hope that the car will be on the road again in the future! Please keep us updated-very interesting to get the impression of wrenching a "genuine"Cal Looker back to life! At least you have the mental support of all guys being around on the Lounge ;D

Wow, this really made my day.. I love old survivor cars. Cool to see that your VW "spark" really has reignited, and that you are dusting of your old car again..  Good luck on the rebuild!!

Cool! thats an awsome ride dude - I can't wait for the next update, I also love the fact that the club sticker is still in there  8)

seems like good ol´Rick has been brainwashed by Bill and the Lounge ;)

Youve got the bug again!  ;D

First of all, I want to thank everyone who replied. I will keep posting updates as they happen. I hope to get my body guy to come over next week and decide which way we're gonna head wth the body work. Overal the paint is still passable but it is rough in places.


The current plan is to leave it as original as possible. Obviously the hood and apron are shot. The quarter panel we're not sure. I may keep the firewall as it usefull in keeping my forearms clean shaven!  ;D

Oh and thanks for make me feel older than dirt!  :P   :D


LOL... well I told Bill yesterday that I felt like an Archeaologist!


I dunno about my son... he's got his eyes on my '26 Roadster! Of course Just as long as he gets the car bug... even if it's the import tuner bug, I'd be happy.


Thanks! I'm planning on keeping you guys in the loop to keep my motivation up and get some ideas.


As far as I know, it's one of 2 surviving & original DKK club cars. The other is Greg Brinton's black '67.


Bill has been trying to brainwash me for years!  :D

Everytime I'd see him, one of 2 questions would come up.

1. "When are you gonna do something with your bug?"

2. "When are you gonna do something with your notchback?"

Part of it too, is the untimely passing of Mark Herbert... while I was never close to Mark, he was part of the circle of friends I hung out with. His passing made me realize that we don't get any "extra" days and time is running out. Plus several other things are coming together to make it happen.


The Bug never left... it's just been out in the carport!  ;D

Rick

"we don't get any "extra" days and time is running out."

Rick

Never a truer word said, never put off until tomorrow if can be done today. Our lifes are all very short in real terms and we should enjoy them to the full.

Good luck with the car and get your son into VW's what  a great inheritance he has coming in many many years !

Russell

Really cool stuff, looking forward to seeeing more of this as it comes back. Good luck with it and keep on posting, thanks.  :)

Oh ya... you'll definately be in on the fun! I'm gonna need a lot to get this going. My goal is to have it at the Classic next year. I figure my body guy will probably have it until the end of the year.

I'm gonna be going through and replacing a lot of stuff. All the rubber is pretty much shot... the front and rear glass and weatherstrip were originals. The windshield was bashed by my head during the crash. (Can you say concusion!) I had replaced all the rubber on the doors and the original stationary rear quarter glass were replaced with pop-outs while I was driving it.

I wanna put a new beam on the front with drop spindles. It's got Type 3 disc brakes on it that I did before you could buy kits so I put it together myself. It was lowered by pulling all the split leaves and one big leaf out of eace tube. Trans will be gone through and I'll probably go to rear disc brakes. I was actually in the process of aquiring the parts to do it back in the day. Motor is gonna have to be all new as the orignal is long gone. I was supprised to find some of the bits and pieces inside it though. Offset fan housing, cylinder tin and some suporting tin along with some CB Empi knockoff valve covers.. all painted to match the body. Trans will be gone through completely.. for the first time!  :) I'd like to go 5-speed but that my be a project for later on. The interior is in suprsingly good condition. I may not need to do too much to it.

Love it - what a cool story and what a cool car. Good work!  8)

A great story!  It will interesting to follow the rebuild. 

Rememer when I said earlier in the thread that things were coming together to make my project a reality?

Well I pulled the car out on Saturday. Sunday night, an original paint, Savanna Beige '67 hood was put into the ads on "The Samba." I found the ad yesterday (Monday) called the guy and I bought the hood today. And get this, the guy lives no more than 15 miles from me.

So now the hood is in the back of my Jeep!

I'm happier than a pig in slop!  ;D

Now the only thing I need is an apron.

Rick

Keep going Rick,

Good luck for the Apron, I'm sure you'll get one soon...


You can't imagine how cool it is for me to see that Cars like yours still exist and are about to hit the Road again!!!

Friendly,

Frank

PS: Remember, If've got a Lisence Plate Surround you can use if you Want!!! ;) ;D ;D ;D

:P~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <-- That's what we in the states call a "raspberry!"  ;)

Hmmm ;D ;D ;D

I was serious about the Frame... ;) Remember your statement: Carefull boy... I'll bash you with my cane!  ;D ;D ;D

Frank

Time for an update... first I bought wheels from Shubee...

And a clip from Luke (Ideaman)

Hey Rick,

Cool to see that your making Progresses....

Keep us Updated,

Frank

What an amazing story, I am only 20 and I will be buying a 1967 that is drak blue next year from the first owner. It is amazine that you have had your car so long.

Thanks 6T7 this year it will be 30 years.

That is amazing - I really can't imagine what that must feel like because I would be minus 10! What is your best single memory of that 30 years?
The reason I ask is because I am 100% getting a '67 next year from this old man who lives near me and I am so excited I know my bets memory will be the day I actually ge tit.

Any new progress Rick??

I'm hoping that the best memories are yet to come!  ;D

The car and I have seen a lot of action during the 6+ years I drove it. I think we did 8 Bug-Ins at OCIR. Cruising Whittier Blvd. Club meetings, Drag Racing, Rallyes. A lot of my best memories I've already shared here. the 36 hour Thrash, the Last Bug-In and others.

Not much... picked up a few parts. Been having some issues in getting the body work done but I think I've got a lead for a body shop.

Rick, this was a super fun thread to read,cant wait to see it finished and meet you in Feb.

Thanks Frank. Looking forward to meeting you too!

I LOVE the pictures, I LOVE the story and I LOVE the car!

....Heck - I even LOVE the firewall and the "hot air on windshield distributor plastic thingys" as well - it is exactly what separates the real lookers from the Internet lookers... Purity and genuinity! I simply love it ....... please do not massage this gem into the new school old school look....

I haven't told Splitman to say that Rick!
HONEST!!!

Hey those "hot air on the windshield distributor plastic thingys" are Empi NOS! Really! That's why I had them on a car w/o a heater!

Funny........! But - JHU&others - how does this fit with our number one belief of Form-Follows-Function? (I guess it is another example of rule number 1,5 - Form-Follows-the head of the owner) I love 'em both.

Not very well!  ;D

Now when the car DID have a heater, they worked very well.

Nice car with a cool history!
Keep the updates coming ;D

rasberry??? i was told by a guy from california that a raspberry was a fart????

and on a more serious matter. very good to have this car redone. i see a lot of people just chop their cars apart to sell all the pieces. and not restoring it.

to me it is all about to preserve a car, love it and make it into something that you like in the first place. and it is better if you have good taste, like a cal-look taste or resto-cal-taste....

but anyway glad you hang onto it and finally could get it back in working order. keep up the nobel work

Hey Rick any Progress On The 67 ??

Not much... we've had some unexpected expenses come up so I've had to slow down.

I did pick up a case from the Kawells for it.

Hey Rick Is The Car Back In The Cocoon?  The VW Classic is Coming? I thought you for shooting for having it there??  Whats The Progress? On the Car?? ANY???????????????????????????????????

Cool story man...and a really bitchin' cool car! But...at what time and why on earth did you swap for sloping headlights and 5-bolt wheels?

Ehh Silver, you DO know that US cars all have 5 bolt wheels on 67?
But I'm with you on the headlights, make it right Rick  ;)

Nope... we've had to drain the bank account due to unexpected expenses.

No "Fun Money" for a while.  :'(

OK... so you know how all you Euro guys like the USA spec cars cuz they're different than all the Euro cars that your buddies have?

Well, I had worked on converting my US code '67 to a Euro code Deluxe '67. Disc Brakes (Yes 5 on 205 were std on US '67s), short overriders, Amber Tops, VW 1500 decklid and early headlights.. although I had early 911 headlights in it. I even had an OE Steering lock but I never installed it. US cars weren't equipped with those either. Actually, when I wrecked it, it was 5 lug... Porsche 5 lug. I had Cookie Cutters on it. Still have those too.

WHY? Cuz everyone had US Code '67s and a Euro Code '67 was rare.

The irony of the situation is that my orginal German Steel US Code front fenders were in the attic of my parents house when I crashed. I think it would be pretty hard to replace those now... and yes, they're still there.

 ;)

Yes, I'm pretty sure that I'll put the '67 fenders on it... How hard is it to find any German Steel front fenders... let alone German Steel '67s.

luckily there still in the attic at your parent's place, right?  ::) ;)

Yes my good man, I do know that...but in the very first pic, the car undesputably sports a set of eight spokes (original Spyders i recon?)...with 4 bolts each. I doesn't seem to like adaptors are used, but I might be mistaken on that one.

The 8 Spokes are Repops in the first picture But I Sold Him this Real Set of EMPI 8 Spokes To Put On this Time!!!

As shubee pointed out, those were not Empis. They were the very first set of copies that came out in the late 70s. I bought the 1st set that came into Dave Greiner's Auto Haus in Orange.

No Adapters were used on the car. I took 68 rear drums and had the noses cut down to fit the '67 axles. In the front I used '68 front drums for a short while and then put together a disc brake setup using junkyard Karmann Ghia spindles with new rotors, bearings and T3 calipers.

Ok Rick Whats The Story On Your Car?? Is Back In The Carport? for another 20 Years? I know you have the Fenders,Front Body Clip ,Hood, Wheels, So Whats The Story??  Would Like To See That DKK car on the Street Again At least before I Die  LOL  You Need to Wake that Body Man Up!!!

Yeah, how about some progress pics. Even if its only a pile of parts. You have any more old photos of the car from before the wreck?

--louis

Thanks for keeping me honesty guys. Unfortunately, we've had some financial set-backs. I had to drain the money I had set aside for the car to help bail out some family members. Also, my business has been slow and my expenses have been up so I'm not making the money I was before.

On the plus side, I have been able to star picking up some parts here and there. I've been especially looking for those "hard to find" vintage parts that I'll need to give it that authentic early 80s look.

Also, I may be changing jobs. After 20 years of working for myself I've, found an IT Support job. Completely different than what I'm doing now. I've been through two interviews so far, first with the guy who will be my boss and the second with his boss. Both of those were very positive and both of them said that they want to hire me. I need to have another interview with the next guy up the ladder. This guy is not an IT guy so I'm not sure what to expect. It sounds like that if this guy approves me, I need to be processed through their HR dept. and then I'm in. I have a friend in another part of this organization who says they are very slow when it comes to the hiring process. It took her 3 months from her application to her start day. Pay is less than I made when my business was doing well but more than I'm making now.

As far as more pictures, I'm sure there are some around but I was not much of a picture taker. I'll have to look. I have added some pictures in other parts of the site but I have to add them to this thread.

Rick

Funny, I hope to go the other direction with my IT career. A few more years of exp as the network security guy at my local Uni then open up a consulting company doing incidence response and forensics. I know what you mean about how life can suck up all the VW fun money. Sold a few thousand dollars worth of VW stuff at a show a few years ago with the intention of getting some work done on one of my projects. Within a week our heater died (middle of winter) and our other car was in a fender bender. There went that money. Anyway, I was mostly wanting to see some more pics from your car so I could steal a few ideas for my '67.  ;D

And just remember, some days your the windshield, and some days your the bug..er..insect.

--louis

Best of luck to you Rick!

You will be at the Classic, right?

Dude I can almost walk to the Classic from where I live.  ;)

I was curious so I just Google Mapped it... 3.7 Miles.

I've never really worked IT before. I did some freelance consulting before and some web design. I'm mostly self taught so I don't have really any "education" I can show a prospective employer. Of course, I'm the guy who everyone calls when their computer is acting up. I'm glad that the 2 guys I talked to said basically "We'll know in a week or 2 if you know what you say you know." So basically, I have 2 weeks to show them I can do the job. I It's gonna mostly be trouble shooting applications, internet and wireless networking. Some hardware... swapping out hard drives, video cards etc. Anything more than that, they farm out to their computer supplier, Delll.

I'm always willing to share ideas too, just ask!

 :o

What a great story, great thread, any recent pics then  8)

nope nothing has changed.. just been keeping my eyes open for some of the rare bits.

What are you looking for Rick? I'm a swap meet hound ;)

Any progress?

--louis

Zach... Thanks man. I'll pm you with a list.

louis... progress is going backwards. Just had to shell out $12K for a flipping sewer pipe... blasted what little savings I had.

Bleah, that sucks. I had that happen too a couple of years ago. Had some money saved up to build an engine for my TIII and our heater died  during the coldest day of the year. Poof it was gone. Hopefully things will get better.

--louis

i see that your new wheels are broken in half, i no a good welder that can fixe them rick, maybe even a little body work

Weldin' is too high falutin... I was gonna just gonna use bailing wire to hold 'em together and then duct tape around the middles so the airs won't leak!

Thanks to Mark (DKK Fred) with tweaking from Fabs (Speedwell) here's the last known picture of my car before the crash. I put the Cookie Cutters and the Euro front fenders on it for the Last OCIR Bug-In and wrecked it a month later.

 :'( :'( :'( NOW GET ON AND RESTORE HER  :o ;) :)

(just to clarify I am just kidding :D)

Cool picture though  :)

Just send those checks to,,,,

I'm kidding too!  ;) ;)

Mark sent me a better scan. Thanks Pal! ;)

(http://images31.fotki.com/v1085/photos/1/101912/3769758/RicksBug-vi.jpg)

I'm looking for a NOS left front 1/4 panel and a NOS apron for my '67.

Anyone have any leads?

Not that I can help you with parts as I live too far but you really need to get that car fixed. It looks awesome with that stance and cookie cutters  8)

I think the rear is a little too low by todays standards but it does look pretty good in that shot. I don't think the cookies will be going back on it though. Those are slated for another project.

Just looked back through the post... what about the front clip you got from Luke?

When you're ready for some upholstery, I know a guy ;)

I've got a use for your low-back seats..... ;)

Still have it... In talking with Danny, he'd like to use a new 1/4 if we can find one. The clip is plan "B"  ;)


Really? Who do you know?  ??? ::)

Just kidding! I already told Sue that we'd be taking the car to AZ for you to do the interior. It will be simple... I like them business like. I 'never cared for the "couch" look that was popular in the '80s. I'm thinking stock door panels and a simple pattern on the seats... but I'm open to suggestions.

That's funny.. so do I.  ;D

Besides, I thought you wanted late '67 seats and mine are earlies.

I'll be happy to borrow them until I can find late '67 backrest release seats.... ;D

I like simple :)

I'm really looking forward to working on it! Wish I lived closer so I could help with the rest of the car!

Don't make comments like that... you're liable to find yourself on a rountrip flight to John Wayne airport!  ;D ;D

Take a little trip...
Take a little trip...
Take a little trip with me  ;D

YEAH!!

COOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL  ;) :)

Didn't saw that thread before ! that's cool we'll see it running soon 8) 8)

Are you taking it to Danny?

WOW!! Good to se it out of that garage, can't wait to see it done Rick!!  8)

Pray the truck breaks down, Just kidden. See ya later today

Just got off the phone with them.  They got an early start and they said it's pretty windy. 
Danny, you better be home!!  Sounds like you may have a play date scheduled with Jack around dinner time.  ;)

I guess this answers you question;  ;D

You know Rick, this thread is Four Years, Seven Months and Fifteen Days in the making!

Not to mention the time that has elapsed since your accident.....

The day after your accident, you could've mounted rollers and pushed it and been to Danny's by now!!  ;)





Seriously though. Congratulations!! Please post updates too!

I can't wait for the day you arrive to VW events in your car!

Well I guess moveing to nevada did not help ! He found me!!! Car and and everybody made it. Had a fun time while rick and sue where here in gods country. Gods country= anywhere out of so-cal

LOL Danny you can Run but you Cant Hide!!!   LOL  I Agree on your comment" gods country. Gods country= anywhere out of so-cal

Nevada wasn't far enough... next time try Borneo... I'm not sure how much of a COW-Look scene they have there though.  :D

Sorry rick, COW-LOOK !!!

Fixed it for you! ;)

BTW... I'll be by in the morning... I assume the car is done? ;D ;D ;D

How can you trust breathing air you can't see or taste?  ;D ;D

Danny, were'nt you ASKED to leave So Cal ?

I was tricked worm !!!

Hey Danny,

I think you should give his car the Mullholland look:

(http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/dic/pix/mulholland1.jpg)

Be sure to give it gull wing doors as well.  ;D

--louis

Not funny Louis.  That picture is killing this thread.

Wow, did I sound serious.......?

i dont know.... he may be on to something

Geez, What happen to being different?

Alright Danny you should have been posting pics of the progress so far......

Well.......... I'm waiting..............

Why I oughta....  >:(

No, Danny oughta! Oughta do the mullholland look in metal! :D

Shall we get the thread back on track now?

The original plan was to pack and load the car on Thursday and leave early on Friday. Unfortunately I didn't allow myself enough time on Thursday to do everything I needed to do. I picked up the trailer from Randy's house on Firday morning and then Randy and Cameron helped me load the car on the tralier. By the time I got home, finished packing and loading and got ready, it was 2:00.

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We hit the 241 to the 91 only to find that the 91 was closed due to a tanker truck fire. For those not familiar with the area, the 91 is one of the major arteries from Orange County to the Inland Empire. This tied all the Freeways in the area in a knot. We tried bypassing the bottleneck but everyone else had the same idea we had. After 2 and a half hours we were still in Orange County... a trip that would normally take about 20 minutes. Knowing how much further we had to go, we figured that we would not make it to Carson City until maybe 4 or 5 am. We decided that it made more sense to return home and leave early on Saturday morning instead.

The next morning we got a pretty early start.

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The picture doesn't really show how dark it was... the street lights turned off a few minutes before this was taken.

After Sue's manditory Starbucks (Coffee) stop we we on the road.

Shortly we were Northbound on the 395 in the middle of freaking nowhere!

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Although the scenery can be spectacular.

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of course all I saw out of the review was this

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About noon we hit Bishop which is one of the largest towns on our route.

We didn't realize that they had their "Mule Days" celebration on this weekend so it was bumper to bumper traffic through the town, taking us almost an hour.

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soon we we back on the open road

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We found some spectacular scenery during a "comfort" stop along the Walker River

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SUe wouldn't let me take her picture but I snuck this one in.

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Hey nice dress Rick. Colour goes well with your beard. Does it fit you OK? :)

Looks like a fun trip.

--louis

It's actually a blouse and it fits well... on my wife!  ;)

I didn't get a chance to post this last pic before.

My '67s home for the next ?? months.

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It's had black welting for many years so I'll probably leave it that way although I'll keep my eyes open for the proper colored welting and running board covers just in case I decide to change.

Wolfsburg West...

They list Panama Beige for the welting which I think is too dark and sand beige for the running board which may be ok I'll have to check

I love the license plate frame you grabbed at the Classic Rick!!  ;D
 

Hehehe... probably paid too much for it but it was #2 on list of plate frames;

1. Ala Moana VW because so many DKK cars ran them... although mine never did. I always ran one of those black plastic Wink frames cause I could get them from work for next to nothing.
2. Chick Iverson VW because that dealer that got most of my OE parts money. It was close enough to my house and it was so nice driving to the beach in my '67. I'd always drive around the Back Bay on the way back home. Commonwealth was closer but driving through downtown Santa Ana wasn't near the experience.
3. Renfree VW. If Iverson didn't have it, I went to Renfree.

 ;)

So Rick, let's put the cart before the horse and start talking interior... ;)

LOL... well we're quite a ways away from that.

Honestly, it's never been a priority for me.

I really like the look and feel of Fabs '67... I'd like to do something along those lines. Simple, understated and functional.

I think when you have someone with talent, you should give them a pretty free reign and let them use their creativity.

Mr. Gabbard has been vacationing in So Cal since before The Classic so he hasn't had much of a chance to do anything.,

Alright.............. Where are some DAMN updates??!!

x2
 ;D

Well this isn't the update I wanted to give.  :(

It's become apparent over the past few weeks but more over the past few days that the way I wanted to pursue this build is not going to happen.
There comes a time after pounding your head into the wall enough times that you realize that you're not getting anywhere and it becomes time to stop. All I'm doing is pissing away my limited funds and my car is not getting any closer to completion.

I'm not sure which way I'm heading but right now everything is on hold.

I need to step back a develop a new way to head with this project because clearly the present one is not feasible.

Thanks to everyone who has tried to help me find a 1/4 panel. It means a lot to me that you took time to try to help.

Rick

ah that's a shame.  :(

If you change your mind here is a correct model if I'm correct:

http://www.flat4free.be/forum/viewtopic.php?t=64629&sub_category=7.%20Onderdelen

if you need translation, pb me.  ;)

Dem

Hope that after a few time of thiking you'll find a solution. ;)

Have you tried there for your parts : http://www.volkswagen-classic-parts.de/ ?

DAMN!!

That is so very close. I've found that the one i was looking for is a 111-801-021 A and it looks like this one marked 111-801-021 AE.

It looks like this one doesn't have the holes for the trim... maybe that accounts for the different suffix on the part number.

OH Sarge??

PM sent!

I tried poking around there but I didn't find much... of course my German is very limited.

Remember I still have access to that left side NOS piece. Picture coming soon!

If you have the VIN of the parts you are looking for you can send them an e-mail in english, they will tell you if they have this part or not (there's the english translation for the website on the top of the page).

Rick, it looks like its got the recess for the later bumpers, just not the bracket on the outside. I suspect that the later revision is to add that in place. I think I said somewhere else that it shouldnt be too hard for a good body guy to re-make that section to look more original though. Good luck and DON'T GIVE UP! ;)

Rick, I think I spotted a 1/4 panel

Quick... I'll grab it while he's not looking!  ;D ;D ;D

Hurry Rick!!  There's another one here...  But you'll have to move fast  ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPDLX0koXFs&feature=player_embedded

Na... it's a Super... won't work!  :D

no excuses now!!!!  http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1067645

That's very close to me, I can go check it out if you want, Rick.

Well we're kind of in a holding pattern right now.

Looking at some other options to see what else can be done.

I'm leaving tomorrow morning to pickup the car and bring it home.

Thanks Gary and Zach for your help.

Hey Rick How much you want for the Car??? $$  I can always use another 67  LOL!!  you can Drop it off Here at My Shop  I cant See it Going back into the Cocoon again?? mise well put it in a Time Capsule  If I had it,it would be Clipped in less then a week 

Car's not for sale ;)

And last I checked Tx is not on the way back from Nv.  ;D

Depends on the Direction your Headed  LOL

Where is the LIKE button?

I didn't realize you like Texas not being on the way to Nv!  ;D

Not only do I like that....   ;D  8)  ::)

Lisa's got a "like" button fixation! :)

i thought "leak" buttons were the next best thing ??? ;)

good luck with the car rick, take your time!

Thanks you Diederick

 Picking your car up , You and bill got out of nevada at the nick of time, This is todays nice weather!

Yes... it paid to watch the weather forecasts because the original idea was leave Thursday drive back on Friday but as I was looking last week it looked like the Wednesday-Thursday gig was the way to go.  ;)

Yoda looks cold!  :-[

I went to the store about 3.00 today and it kept ya on your toes.

When Bill and I got out of the truck in Bridgeport to check the straps on the car, it was a balmy 12 degrees  :o

O-a nevada summer day! Ya it has been colder than a whores heart lately

Man I'm glad Bill and I got my car when we did... It's been raining for the past 4 days which means snow in the Sierras.

Probably wouldn't have been able to get the car until the spring thaw!  ;)

he you go rick its close and cheap http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1073160

damn, a solid body plus parts for the price of a single '67 door. if only we had such bargains here!

Thanks Shubee but I'm not buying anything else until I determine that what I have isn't usable.,, unless I run across that NOS panel of course!

what do you have so far Rick? Is it useable or questionable?

Got a used 1/4 slightly tweaked don't know if it's usable.
NOS Apron
NOS Spare Tire well
Original paint hood
and the US '67 fenders that were original to the car.

Time for a small update...

Been picking up parts here and there since I got the car back... mostly motor parts etc.
Made a decision on a body shop.

The next step was prepping the car for the body shop. I wanted to pull out the gauges, steering wheel, running boards and a some other stuff before the car went to the bodyshop.

I had tried to spend some time in the garage a few nights last week but every time I tried, something happened to keep it from happening.  :-[


And then...

Steve Wilkerson (Steve DKK) flies down to So Cal for the weekend and a few Deeks decided to celebrate the occasion with dinner on Sunday night.

Next thing I know, Lisa talks everyone into going over to my house to disassemble my car.  :o

With Steve, Dan, Worm, Bubba, Henry & Nanci, Lisa & her girls, Sue and I all working we knocked it out in no time!
Many Deeks make a light load!  ;D

Thank you all for coming over and helping  :-*

I have a line on "The Holy Grail" a.k.a. NOS Left Front '67 1/4 panel that I'm pursuing but if I don't have it sewn up by Wednesday, I'm just going with what I have.
The car should be in the body shop by next week at the latest.

that's club spirit!  hope to see some pictures soon.

That was such a nice way to end our DEEK evening, Rick!  Just like old times.... Best of FRIENDS, lots of giggles & messing around, great project!  Some things never change.  ;)  Thanks for allowing me to be the instigator & adding another chapter to your DKK-Revival! 
Next stop.... BODY SHOP  ;D

Has it gone to the body shop yet?? ???

Steering wheel isn't out yet. The aluminum hub is stuck to the steel steering shaft.

Cooooool Rick and the Deeks ! 8)

PULL THE WHOLE COLUMN.......Or get a bigger HAMMER !!!! :D

Dont forget you're dealing with DEEKS here, that solution is way to simple

Yes but I'm thinking that the body shop would like to have a steering wheel to move the car around.  ;)

Randy wasn't there... he missed out on all the fun, the food, the friends, and a few details.  :'(   ;)

Yes I did miss it, I was in phoenix at my daughters volleyball tournament, where I got food poisoning and spent the weekend doing 180's on the toilet. Now that's what I call a GOOD TIME!!! Now ask yourselves, who missed out on what?? But in other news, I did find a VW only wrecking yard, lots of type 3 stuff, some bugs that i could see thru the fence 8)

Let's GO!

It's gone!

Henry and Nanci just left with it.

Yep!

Good news !

Yes it's true!!!  I heard it from the man's lips this morning. Good luck Rick, looking forward to seeing the finished product.
Bob.

Thanks Everyone!

Some pics after the slumber party at Casa Mayeda,

Lets' see, my car was last on that street in 1983   :o  8)

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I just hope that not too many parts from my car show up on Henry's!  ;D ;D

Sheesh Rick, grab some ginkgo!!  There's nothing left on it for Henry to take!  Remember, we stripped it a few weeks ago.   
He can't even grab stuff off the engine....  hmmm,  where did that go Rick?  ??? ::)  :D

popouts? decklid?  :o

The Stainless louvered firewall? ;)

Are we sure we got all the roaches out of the ashtray??  ;D

Them too!  ;D

You should pray for that cheese grater to be stolen !!! Tell me your not leaveing that.

I may leave it just cuz it seems to piss everyone off!  ;D

It's the Deek way  ;)

So your saying the deeks got bad taste???

Those were snail carcasses!  :P

No that we tend to piss people off

Not in the ash tray!

I gave everything that was in the ashtray to your son Anthony  ::)

 :o :o

AWESOME!!

What a treasure hunt it was in Ricks attic today.  I am still COVERED in dust.  There were some amazing finds.  Everything has been up there 25+ years.  Did I already mention dust?  That Hurst box is probably worth more than the damn shifter now.  42 DCNF's, Truehaft kadron manifolds, 356 horn, 2 piece 8 spokes in the box, heads, bumpers, a bitchen never used Berg merged dual can exhaust with tape still on the chrome tip....wow.  Vintage 70's skateboards... I could go on and on.  Boxes and boxes and boxes...  I heard when I left and Rick started going through everything a few more surprises were found.  We STILL have'nt found his motor Ha!  Found some color matched tin.....  Oh and theres a pretty cool Notchback thats been under wraps just as long.  The cloth cover had not been removed in 25 years.  Cool to see and would be another great project.  Jealous.

Excellent Repair Rick, one step closer to Bug In... and nothing is better than doing it with friends!!! Wish I was there helping
Bob.

That was a fun way to spend our morning!  Alway a good time with a bunch of DEEKs...  :D  ;D  :D
Let's keep this project moving Rick!!  8)

It was a great treasure hunt. Thank you Worm and Holly, Lisa and Giana, Fred, my daughter Allison and her boyfriend Johnny and most of all to my lovely wife!

Some of the treasures included...


NOS 42 DCNFs
Berg DNCF Manifolds
Truehaft DP Kadron Manifolds... NOS but cut to match my heads
Kadron SP Manifolds
2 original DKK Tank Turret club stickers which predate the Vince Ito club stickers that everyone knows.
DKK "No Name but The Game's the Same" Dash plaques
Auto Haus Orange Stickers
I <heart> My VW Johnny's Speed and Chrome
15" Dan Gurney wheel
NOS 68-72 Rear Bumper (snapped up by Worm  ;) )
Some VDO Cockpit Gauges
Autometer 3" Tach
A button from a Roadster show at Scooters... which became Dairy Queen... which became Nicks.
most of a 36hp motor I bought because I wanted the fan housing... if anyone wants what's left and can arrange to pick it up, PM me and its yours!
Some vintage Skateboards.
NOS Steering Column Lock with lock cylinder, keys and electrics
3 of the original fenders for my car... I think the 4th might still be on the car.
Empi Camber Compensator
Empi Bumper Guards
Empi insignia... I'll have to post a pic and get our Empi gurus to tell me exactly what it's for. Looks like there was 2 in the package and there's only one left. It's hard but I'm not sure of the material
NOS Berg QP Mufflers for 1 3/8" merged header
About a dozen dash plaques from other VW and  non-VW events
90.5mm piston with a rather large hole in it  :o
NOS Bosch Blue Coil
Pr. SB12s
Pr. Carrello H4 headlights
Pr. Cibie H4 6V headlights
Pr. Cibie Tungsten Renault R8 or R10 headlights still in my '67 front fenders
Chrome Coil
Orignal Gauges and panels out of the 67
Original '67 Steering Wheel
Racemark 14" Steering wheel.

Oh... and a '64 Notchback!  ;D

I'll be putting some of this stuff up for sale and I'll let The Lounge have 1st crack at it before I put the stuff up on The Samba

Octavio's has done a great job on the repairs. They chose to use the original spare tire well so I'll have that NOS one up for sale soon. Now that he has the fenders, the car should be ready to come home this week!

Hey Mark... you didn't post that "special" picture for Bob!  ;D

EDIT: I see it made the "Cool Pics" thread!

How much for that racemark 14" steering wheel?  8)

nice treasure stack!
and you're putting it up for sale?
damn, right when i have no cash...

those lillegard spyder mags,headlights and the racemark wheel sound cool! i hope you're putting the 8 spokes back on, though!

good luck putting the car back to its former glory. you're making good progress with a whole crew helping out, nice club spirit!!

Great news Rick !

The Racemark is solidly in the "Keep" pile... It should be going in the Notch  ;)

I'll be keeping most of it... much to the disappointment of my wife  ;)

The wheels for the '67 haven't been decided. I have lots of choices...

It's great to get the Deeks together though they pissed me off when I promised them lunch and they ate on there own!  >:(  ;)

Hey rick if the camber compensator goes in the sell pile, Let me know. Car looks great, Good to see it move forward!!!

Will do Danny and thanks!

Oops!  So very sorry Rick.  A.D.O.S. may have had something to do with that  ::)  Hope you can forgive us  ;)

I called back to ask where the dinner plans were and was told everyone was leaving.....

rick i'm PM you yesterday  ;)


i hope i can have a ride in the car ,next time i will be in socal  ::)

Lets see some pics of the NOTCH!

Guess who's coming home tomorrow!   ;D ;D

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 :o great!

Now all the "hard" work begins!

what's up with the front fenders?
what was wrong with these?

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good to see you're making progress, though!!

They're the same ones. You can't see in the picture but they had a lot of small dents (and one baseball sized one!) plus I wanted to fill in the signals  ;)

Now they're arrow straight!

So far the only non original sheet metal on the car will be the apron, the 1/4 panel and the hood. Everything else will be the same stuff that was on the car when in left Wolfsburg!  :)

;)

Uh... thanks Zach!  ;)

Lookin' good! I can't wait to see the finished product.

 Keep it going, Rick!!  ;)
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cool to see the 67 in a good way
keep up th e good work rick

Cool, now finish it in time for Bug In  :)

Thanks guys!

I'd like to get it to Bug-In but we've got a long way to go and not much time to do it in.

Hi Rick, car looks awesome!!! great progress, if it's not ready for Bug In, I'll help you push it there :)
Bob.

Thanks Bob

It's a long push from Lake Forest to Fontucky... Let's just push it to the Classic... that's only about 4 miles!  ;D

  Long way to go and a short time to get there...........No Prob!

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It's 106 miles to Fontana... we got a full tank of gas, half a pack of smokes, it's dark and we're wearing sunglasses.

Hit it!

That looks great buddy :o
Time to go antiquing! ;D

Looks like DKK Fred has just visited you and said "we need to put the band back together"  8)

 ;D ;D ;D

Actually not yet. We had to postpone because of concerns over the weather. Hoping to do it next weekend

 8) NEWS FLASH...  8)
Rick's car is on the trailer and changing locations again. 
Destination:  Rick's Home!!
Keep her going Rick!!  Get her done!!
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I'm not sure if 2 tone is cal look, and it has primer. Sorry Rick, stickers MUST come off

Normally I'd agree with you Randy but since that sticker has been on that window for almost 30 yrs I'm asking for a special dispensation from the rest of the club to allow that sticker to stay in place. However, if the club feels that it should be removed, I'll pull it without hesitation.

Thanks Mark! And thanks to Nanci & Lisa but most of all a big thanks to Henry! It would not have come home without him. He did everything tonight as I had a commitment. He & Nanci were waiting at my house when I got home at 9:30 and we wheeled it into the garage. More pics to follow.

The bodywork came out excellent It just looks great.

Instead of pulling the sticker. Remove the bug and keep the sticker.  :D

great to see the car goinghome and soon on the road ....... :D

rgd
fabs

Nice to see the car heading home  :)

Another good new  8)

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More pics from last night

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That's gotta feel good!! It's looking great, Rick. When will the paint fly?

Thanks Zach... gonna get it running driving first. Paint will be later

How about just paining the primer bits in rattle can beige for now, just to get it in one colour? Keeps the original paint too. Bet you're glad to get it home though! :)

Current plans call for having the car spotted in by an artist who feels he can match not just the color but the shine of the original paint. We're gonna get it driving first. and actually it will probably have another trip to the body shop to get the rear fenders gone over. Then we'll have DKK Fred work his magic on what's left of the original paint. Then the touchup will begin.

Very cool that this car is coming together finally. Congrats, Rick.

Thank you Mike

Awesome. I've started driving my bug recently having revamped it after leaving it to sit for three years and I can't stop grinning when I drive it - after the length of time yours has been off the road you'll never stop smiling when it's back! ;D

LOL Yeah Neil I imagine so!

Any news Rick?  ;)

Nothing Major. Been picking up parts here and there...

Wife is getting on me because I keep buying stuff but she hasn't seen the parts go on the car... I keep telling her that I gotta get the inside parts done first before I can bolt on the outside parts  ;) :D

During the Classic Weekend, Bill suggested that I may want to go with a different timeline for the project than the way I had been heading. I need to sit down with him and rethink a few things. In fact I was gonna call him tonight and see if he'd have some time to get together this week.  I don't know if Bill knows it but he's been drafted as "Project Manager"  ;D

Also during The Classic, I talked to Greg Brinton about his part in the project and when I can get the car over to his shop so he can lay hands (welder, wrenches, etc.) on it.  :D

Got Mike Herbert lined up to do the trans on it.

Talked to Fred and John Rayburn about helping with the "Shiny" part of the car too.

Really the best part of this project is that I get to have all my friends work on it with me.  ;)

That's a pretty good team that's working for you  ;D Can't wait to see the car done.

Parts and more parts!

Picked up a set of Udo's finest lifters from V-Dub parts today. I was gonna talk to Udo direct about shipping a set over but when I found that V-Dub had them, it was too convenient.

Have all of the top end now and the valve train except for the camshaft.

86c or  ???  ;D

Santa Claus drives a big brown truck and comes in August.  ;)

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Those are some serious intake manifolds!

Cool!

Welcome to the Italian IDA owners association!!

Proud member since 1982  :P

Off and on......

Once you're in, you're in for life

That's only for DEEKS!!!!!

Rick ....those look like Some J.D. heads...?...Awsome....!

Good Eyes Randy... they're JD Heads all right. I got them from Louis here on The Lounge

Welcome to the JD head owners Assosciation!

Ok......Now all of this kinda talk makes me want my car up and running even more.....!!!

Another Club? I can't manage the ones I have.

You're only scratching the surface of membership, pal! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!  :o ;)

Hi Rick, the 86C is a nice cam, thats what I'm running now, depending on what your going to do race or for hot street. Street dial in the cam, see where your at and advance it 2* to bring the power band down a little, watch it come alive. If you leave it, you'll have srtong mid/top end. Thats the way I have mine right now. It's a sweet cam.

By the way, I'm in on both the IDA member with 3 1/2 sets, member since late 70's and a JD member also. Great heads! ;D 8)

Ted

Hey Rick,

Glad to see you got them okay. I hated to give them up but I seem to be moving in a different direction these days and at least they went to a good home.

Thanks,

--louis

Ordered a beam and spindles from Russell at Old Speed.

Man that boy is smart about front ends. Ran some ideas past him and he convinced me to go with a more modern and accepted set up. I may not quite get the look that I want but he convinced me that I wouldn't be happy with the car if I went the way I was thinking.

Hey Rick, so what did ya get as a beam, narrowed or stock width? Russ IS pretty good with front ends and for buses too!

Ted

Going 2in narrowed with dropped spindles.

Sounds good, same set-up as mine.

Yeah Russ is "Smart " about alot of things...!...He saved my clutch tube from being ripped out and replaced ..! he said why rip it out ...I can fix it for less..!! and he did a A-1 job...!!...Can't even tell he opened up the pan to fix it..!! still works perfect after 7 years ....!!!

I think you'll be happy with your front end Rick...I'm running a 3 inch with dropped spindles and I love it !..Wheels sit good and rides very smooth !...You plan on running caster shim's...????

Yes, I'll be running caster shims.

Rick i've just seen this on you know where  ;D ;D ;D....we need more picture of your car
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Some more pics...

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What's the hold up? Get moving on that thing

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I found a Unicorn...

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I met John Nash at The Classic yesterday. He had a stack of pictures from the last Bug-In and from the DKK show at Irvine Park. As I was leafing through the stack, I came across this.
My car was only set up like this for at the most 6 weeks. I wrecked it less than a month after this was taken. The only other picture I have of it like this was a fuzzy shot that Mark Kessenich took.

I told John the story behind the picture and asked him if he could send me a scan of it. He insisted that I take the original.

Thanks John, it means a lot to me.

The fender in the foreground I believe is Henry Mayeda's 67 and the late model in the background is Scott Hall's

It should give you a shot of motivation to finish this car! (If it is not already done!)  ;)

Awesome Car Rick!!! , Now get'er done!

I'd love to hear some updates on this car.....

Thanks j-f, Bob & Lee.

I pick up parts now and again when I see stuff I need. Hoping to get it out to get the suspension and brakes done soon.

If you don't fancy finishing it and ever want to sell it...... Drop me a PM  ;)

Such a cool car, and one of the ORIGINAL threads from the start of the "Lounge"  :)

Thanks Lee.

It is a true '80s Cal-Look survivor. It's been there and lived the life.

If I could stop bleeding cash, I could think about finishing it.
Our oldest daughter is getting married in Dec and boy that's expensive.
The Mother-of-the-Bride is going all out.

So..... I guess you'll be needing to sell it then  ;)

I'll take those Denham heads you bought from Louis ... I think you timed me out by 15 minutes or so ...
Think of the cake you'll be able to buy!
TxT

Me being a simple guy on the outside looking in ! With all the progress you have done on your cars in the last 35 years , Would it not be EZr to just buy a car and drive it ? Really !!

I mean ... since you're not usin' them and such ... ^^^
I've got a really nice 2332 waiting for some induction!

No, I'm good. ;)

Yes but it wouldn't be this car. Sentimental I guess.

But now you have an excuse to get it done...
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Good man Rick. Hang on to it.
 
 

Danny, it's like your first girlfriend. There may be others but there's something special about your first  ;D

Neil, that's a nice looking '67.

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Thanks Dave

Thanks Rick. It was my first car too, bought in 1995 when I was 17. That photo was taken in 2011, on a Saturday morning, with the car having been finished on the Thursday night after being parked on my drive and ignored for about 4 years! I went to a wedding several years ago where the bride and groom left the  church in a 10 second street legal drag bug in a cloud of tyre smoke and the cake stand at the reception was the flywheel,  crank and rods from an alcohol V8 funny car!

Anyway, back on topic, without me going through the whole thread again, what's left to do on your car?

Wats left to do.... SELL IT TO ME ;)

This wasn't my first car but it was my first VW. I had a '67 Mustang coupe then a '71 Fiat 124 Spyder before buying the '67. I was 19 when I bought it.

Body work has been done. One of the ironies of the crash was that the original German steel, US '67 front fenders were in my parents attic. We pulled them out and they are back on the car.

Next step is suspension and brakes. I had been waiting for a spot in Greg Brinton's shop to open up so I could have him do the work but last weekend fellow Deek Mark Ramirez generously offered to do some of the work. I'll need to work out the specifics but I may make him regret making that offer. ;)

It's gonna get rear discs and the rest of the brakes gone through. new lines, braided stainless hoses etc. I converted it to front disks in the late 70s with KG spindles and (I think) Type III calipers.

Suspension is gonna be new beam from Old Speed, with dropped spindles. Koni shocks. The rear is going to have SAW adjustable spring plates and short axles. I'm hoping to keep the Z-Bar if I can work it out.

It will need a motor and trans. I have about a third of the parts to put the motor together. Gonna be a 2332cc with those Jeff Denham heads & 48s. A little bit of an increase from 1776cc 48 motor that was in it when that pic was taken.

I'll have Mike Herbert help me out with a trans.

Got a couple of tricks for the interior & exterior.

The idea is to make it sympathetic to a car built in the late 70's, early 80's without being so nuts as to not take advantage of some of the later developments in technology.

The whole idea is to make it's Cal-Look survivor status it's biggest asset. Sure I could build it in a more modern way and make it all shiny and new but I think that would take away from it. It's provenance should be kept. When Bill and I started talking about pulling it out, he convinced me to go this way with it and I'm glad he did.

Any news about the car Rick?  :)

It's gone.  ???  ???

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Off to a top secret location in Stanton.

No, not the Motel 6 and no Norwegians were involved let alone harmed in this operation.

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Brintech

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It's been 35 years since these '67s were parked together. So much history in these cars.

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Nothing says "80s Cal-Look" like a louvered stainless steel firewall.  ;D

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Very cool to see it getting attention!!

Thanks Zach!

I can't see your pictures for some reasons  ???

But it's nice to know some work is getting done :)

Glad that there's progress again . . . That's very cool Rick!

I'm the same. I can't "see" progress, but I know it's happening!

They were there, now I can't see them either

I think I fixed the pictures. I moved them from Google Photos to Dropbox and put them in the Public folder.

Went to Greg's shop to check progress and drop off some parts.

The beam is in with the trailing arms and spindles. New master. Steering box has been gone through
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Picked up some short axles and tubes from Mike Herbert.

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Moving forward.Looks like there is not that much to do to put it back on the road  ;)

For some reasons it seems I can now see the pictures in this thread, great to see some progress! :)

I moved the pics to my public DropBox. That fixed it.

I have another update coming. Maybe tomorrow.

Beam is in along with trailing arms, ball joints and spindles. The steering box has been gone through. New master cylinder.

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Picked up some short axles and tubes from Mike Herbert

Dropped off some more parts today.

The front end seems to be pretty much complete. along with a NOS Koni steering dampener.

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Front brakes are in with all the lines & master cylinder.

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Nice work. always nice when the discs get painted.
Are the hoses going to the master cylinder proper brake fluid rated ones?

Cool Rick!!!

Thanks... Greg does nice work. Yep they are rated for brake fluid.


Thanks

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Nice!  Looks fantastic

Excellent. Bet you're pleased it's finally done!

Thanks guys! Still a lot to do. It's been running for about 8 months.

That thing just looks right... the early '80s are a highly underrated period of Cal-Look style these days. Someday I wanna get out to O.C. again and see this thing in person.

Come on down any time and I'll give you a ride.

I have a bunch more pics that I wanted to post but last time I tried was when The Lounge was having the problem with uploads.

Awesome man!!!

This is the way we rolled into Bug-In 31 leading 40 Cal-Looks into the show. Me leading as DKK President with Bill as my VP.

I m forever grateful to Rusell for allowing us to recreate this memory at Bug-In 43.

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In August I decided to retrace the route from the story I told Keith and he included in his 2nd book on Cal-Look. This is where the entrance to OCIR went under the Santa Ana Freeway. Last time this car was here was in October 1983.

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Very cool!

The 8-spokes look terrific.  More pic pls