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Offline fabr

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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #915 on: June 11, 2010, 09:41:31 AM »
Worst part about mine is stripping this fooking Medusa of a wiring harness out of the thing. I took great care to make sure everything is routed for removal of it completely intact. I've taken a zillion pics to help get everything back where it goes. I hope........................... LOL!
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« Reply #916 on: June 18, 2010, 09:28:17 PM »
some body  kick kick kick kick me next time I say I'm painting a fricken frame. It's been so long since I did one that I'd forgotten how FOOKING hard it is! Especially one with as many tubes as this one. 
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flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is
the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a
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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #917 on: June 18, 2010, 09:51:59 PM »
Yup   I'm not looking forward to it.  All sides of every tube without overspray or peel or runs is gonna be impossible.  You know about blending dry spots with slow thinner?  You probably do but...............
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« Reply #918 on: June 18, 2010, 10:30:45 PM »
This stuff's just going to be on it for a year. Then after everything is for sure done it'll get stripped and PC'd. No need for perfect but ya I know what you're saying.
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but something else also, isn't an American at all.  We have room for but one
flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is
the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a
loyalty to the American people."
Theodore Roosevelt 1907

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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #919 on: June 19, 2010, 09:23:10 AM »
Quote from: masterfabr on June 18, 2010, 10:30:45 PM
This stuff's just going to be on it for a year. Then after everything is for sure done it'll get stripped and PC'd. No need for perfect but ya I know what you're saying.
Then I painted my frame, 8 years ago, it hook all fooken day! I shot it with about 30 very light coats to try to minimize the chance of any runs in the paint. I also had a couple of buddies there to help me see any light spots the the paint coverage. But I still had 3 runs in the though. 8) 8) 8)
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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #920 on: June 19, 2010, 11:11:25 AM »
That's why PC is so popular in addition to how tough it is.
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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #921 on: June 19, 2010, 02:00:37 PM »
I don't even bother with trying to paint anything anymore. PC is way to easy........
 
By the time I erect the temp paint booth in the garage and get everything ready, half the day is gone. Then the prep and paint takes the rest of the day at least, then your stuck with the clean up. I really don't like paint dust in My welding area, seen way to many paint booths go up. Painting outside is not an option here......
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« Reply #922 on: June 19, 2010, 02:24:47 PM »
Outside is anoption here. This is temporary till I figure out what breaks,was forgotten,whatever. Isn't a show car . For 45bux worth of enamel it'll look a shitload better than rust!. After I'm sure I'm done adding/repairing anything I'll PC it. Probably next winter  maybe the one after that.
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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #923 on: June 27, 2010, 05:53:16 PM »
PLEASE!!! If I or someone you know is considering using Gear-One midboard hubs PLEASE STOP them before it's too late. These things are the biggest PITA I have ever worked with. No way to adjust the wheel bearings other than shimming and YOU have to make the fricken shims!!!!!!! PURE bs1 bs1 bs1
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but something else also, isn't an American at all.  We have room for but one
flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is
the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a
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« Reply #924 on: June 27, 2010, 05:57:49 PM »
AND if you are running a Gear-One rack and pinion be aware that G1 conveniently changed the top cover bolt spacings about .100 different than every other R&P in the world so that Fast's Rack Snuggy will not fit! I will NEVER again use anything made by G1.Hell when I first got the damn thing I had to disassemble the thing to remachine it to relieve binding that occurred when installing the adapter on the front. POS in a nice shiny package IMO. Same goes for their midboard hubs.
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but something else also, isn't an American at all.  We have room for but one
flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is
the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a
loyalty to the American people."
Theodore Roosevelt 1907

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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #925 on: June 27, 2010, 11:56:04 PM »
Quote from: masterfabr on June 27, 2010, 05:53:16 PM
No way to adjust the wheel bearings other than shimming and YOU have to make the fricken shims!!!!!!! PURE bs1 bs1 bs1

Sounds like every full floater rear end I have ever worked on. They all come with solid spacers that need to be "trimmed" to size for desired pre-load. Next question is, how much pre-load did you put on them.........
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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #926 on: June 28, 2010, 06:05:05 AM »
There is NO spacer in a G1 midboard to trim. You have to make your own. I KNOW how much preload is needed for wheel bearings.They damn sure don't want to be so tight that the fooking wheel is difficult to turn. In other words they are set up WAY too tight to start with. You've never seen the insides of a G1 midboard have you BDKW1.
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flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is
the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a
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Theodore Roosevelt 1907

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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #927 on: June 28, 2010, 05:28:31 PM »
G1, no.
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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #928 on: June 28, 2010, 06:35:41 PM »
IF there was a spacer/crush sleeve that needed trimmed to thickness I'd understand it. But no way to adjust is BS IMO.
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but something else also, isn't an American at all.  We have room for but one
flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is
the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a
loyalty to the American people."
Theodore Roosevelt 1907

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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #929 on: June 28, 2010, 06:36:51 PM »
I take it that Tatums or????? Have such a sleeve? I have not seen them in person or in pics disassembled. All I have seen are the G1's.
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but something else also, isn't an American at all.  We have room for but one
flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is
the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a
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Theodore Roosevelt 1907

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