time for an ALL NIGHTER... Bowling Green or BUST!!!

[kustombuilder]

looks like i'll be pullin an all nighter to get the Bug ready for the Hot Rod Reunion this weekend. i plan to leave about 6am tommarow morning. LOTS still left to do on the Bug. two fenders, one running board, new exhaust, all the windows, the entire interior and the sliding rag top (that'll be the hard part and if i have to i'll put it together AT the show.). also gotta instal the new shifter and bolt the wheels back on. at least i got Studeboy and Mongo comin over to help out, hope they can HANG for as long as it takes.

this is the side that is "done"....

[kustombuilder]

one more then break time is OVER!!

[hankcash]

As long as your doing all that, go ahead and chop it....
I mean, you got ALL night right http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif...
Good luck!
HC

[kustombuilder]

ok two! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[kustombuilder]

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As long as your doing all that, go ahead and chop it....
I mean, you got ALL night right http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif...
Good luck!
HC

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where the hell is that smilie with the middle finger stikin up??? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[dondanno]

get to work quit typing, lets see some action.
Looks cool so far good work....Danny

[Fat Hack]

Good luck on the all-night thrash session, Mikey...just keep inspiring the help with pizza and beer and they'll stick around...

...good luck and safe traveling, Dude! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[Chopped50Ford]

gO, gO, gO, GO, gO, gO, GO, gO, gO, gO!!!!!

Good Luck, If I were close, Id help out...love them all nighters!!!

[CherryBlossom]

awwwww aren't they sweet...staying up all night to work on mah bug http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

I'm sure I'll pay for it tomorrow when they're both tired as hell and in crabby moods tho http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

Oh well, it should be worth it, right? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[Satinblack]

What brand of spray can paint are you using!!! Man that looks good....LOL

[Stone]

Not generaly a fan of bugs but that looks sweet.

[Slag Kustom]

you should be able to do it except the sunroof part

[Sam F.]

dont forget to put the wipers on! you may need them! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

[Pinball]

lookin good mike! wish i didnt have to work friday, id come help to. have fun at the show.


p.s. if ya find that phone # id really like to look at the car you told me bout!!!!!!!!!! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[fab32]

Mike, You are sure cutting this one close, hope you make it. Cherryblossom you should get some sleep. I have a feeling you are going to be driving to Bowling Green while you know who gets some sack time in the passenger seat. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Wish I were going with you. Take a lot of pictures.

Frank

[CherryBlossom]

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Cherryblossom you should get some sleep. I have a feeling you are going to be driving to Bowling Green while you know who gets some sack time in the passenger seat. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Frank

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well um...I DONT KNOW HOW TO DRIVE IT YET. LOL So we'll see just how much sleep he gets!

[Levis Classic]

Cherryblossom you are one lucky girl to have Mike work all night on that sweet Vdub. Make shre you post pics when its done.

Good luck!!

[CherryBlossom]

[ QUOTE ]
Cherryblossom you are one lucky girl to have Mike work all night on that sweet Vdub. Make shre you post pics when its done.

Good luck!!

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Yeah I know, even though I don't show it enough....
Studeboy, our neighbor Jake, and Mongo are all out there too http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif
I really really appreciate it http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

I think it looks FABULOUS!

[kustombuilder]

PROGRESS REPORT: 2:15am, Studeboy, Jake the neighbor kid and myself are still hard at it. Mongo passed out over 2 hours ago. he can be pretty UGLY if he does'nt get his beauty sleep so we let him go without giving him the ribbing he so obviously deserves http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif. it's been an entire week of 9 hour days (at the real job) and 8 hours every night on the Bug. that means i'm up at 4:30am to go to work, get home about 4pm then work till midnight or so, hit the HAMB for a few minutes to unwind, then hit the shower then the sack. thats been my life this week.

well, i gotta get to the reason i came in here in the first place, gotta find info on how in the hell to install this friggin goofy headliner. worse comes to worse we run with only a partial interior, try to install the sliding rag top at the show and worry about the rest when we get home. just hope it does'nt rain TOO hard on while we're on the road or we'll have to hide out under an overpass or something and wait it out...


back to work....

[CherryBlossom]

Well, Kustombuilder decided he couldn't defeat the sleep bug. So he came in at 7am and went to bed...we're obviously not leave at 6am as planned http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif We'll be there late tonight.....got some loose ends to tie up on the bug...like head/tail lights....installing a few other things...but the major stuff is done and good to go http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

Can't wait to get to KY http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif

[MikeO]

Good luck When you get back let me know ho it went

[kustombuilder]

i think i'e been defeated (for now). i can't get the damn dor glass to work right, i still have to figure out the lights and i am SOOO tired and frustrated i just don't care anymore. Studeboy and Jake finaly left at about 7am, Mongo woke up about that time and then left for the show, without us, while i was sleeping. that was one loooooong 26 hours i was up and working, and that is after an entire week of 20 hour work days. CB is PISSED but i just have the modivation, i feel like crap and all i want to do is sleep... so close, yet so far away.. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

[fuel pump]

CB,
Don't let this one set back get you down. I'm sure Mike and the guys gave it their all. I know it's hard to have patience at a time like this but ALL of us that have built cars over the years know this thing is going to happen. If it was the LAST show of year then you would have more to be disappointed about but it isn't even JULY yet so you will have lots of good cruisin time left so cheer up. It isn't a matter of life or death although sometimes is seems to be much more important that that http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif!

[CherryBlossom]

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CB,
Don't let this one set back get you down. I'm sure Mike and the guys gave it their all. I know it's hard to have patience at a time like this but ALL of us that have built cars over the years know this thing is going to happen. If it was the LAST show of year then you would have more to be disappointed about but it isn't even JULY yet so you will have lots of good cruisin time left so cheer up. It isn't a matter of life or death although sometimes is seems to be much more important that that http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif!

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I wasn't mad....I was disappointed yes, but not in the guys' efforts...they did so much work in such little time. But some unforseen stupid bug things came up....so, we're not going to the show at all now - mikes to friggin tired! Theres 2 local shows here this weekend, one on Sat. one on Sun. So we'll try and hit them. Took the bug for a test drive today....it got a lil hot, so it's prolly a good thing we didn't drive it to KY for it's maiden voyage - but that's the adventure part, right? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif It looks awesome, it's so cute....I just hope it lets me learn to drive it someday http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[hankcash]

Do the guys still get their tools?

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif
HC

[CherryBlossom]

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Do the guys still get their tools?

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif
HC

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lol...the jury is still out on that one...
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[CherryBlossom]

poor mike http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif He went back to bed at 4pm and he's still sound asleep at midnight.....
I went out to the bar with the girls, had a good time, came home, and he never even knew I was gone...
I feel bad that he worked so hard on that bug and we still didn't get to go to bowling green http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif

[kustombuilder]

WOW!! just got up from my SIXTEEN HOUR nap!! http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif damn is my back killin me, but i feel better otherwise.

Studeboy is comin over to help me wire up the lights, then were all headin to the left side of the state for our buddy Dave's car show. prolly be at the Charlton park show tommarow too. we don't need no stinkin door glass, rag top, door panels or headliner http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif!!!

i'm so pissed i'm missing my favorite show of the year, but it'll be alright. at least now i can finish the little things on the Bug at a much more leasurly pace. gotta order a few small parts we did'nt realize were broke/missing anyway.

here she yesterday morning just before we took her for a ride, and my little "nap".

[luckystiff]

well your pic answred my question of if it was one piece windows that were giving you problems. guess not. that was my first assumption as those things never fit right out of the kit. i gave up on using kits for it after my 2nd bug and from then on just had glass cut and made everything. it was no more trouble than modifying the one piece kits i had bought to actually work. looks real good. in my opinion it needs a coupla things to be done first a roof rack. second to be a little closer to the earth. with all the shit they make to drop these cars now it 100 times easier than it was 10 years ago when they were all i played with. third a set of BRMs just think they would be the nicest wheel for the paint combo. i've got a set of originals in mint shape stored away for a future bug project which is fastly moving up the priority list. the little lady bought a viper silver 2000 New Beetle at the first of the year and i want to put a set of the new BRMs for it on it but they are way pricey. that and the Parts is Parts roof rack for the new beetle. speaking of which since fab work is your thing on the parts is parts website they are selling all their tooling and such for building the original roof racks. theirs were the only one that were exact replicas of the vw rack. would be a good way for someone like yourself to make a whole new income. i actually thaught of you when when i saw that a few days ago since you a such a fabricator and a vw fan. anyhow this went way long the point is car looks damn good...ken....
oh yeah here is a silver new beetle like my wifes with the new BRMs...........

[JimC]

Kustombuilder and CB,the thrash was worth it. That's one killer bug.
Sorry 'bout Bowling Green, it is better to take the time to de-bug the Bug prior to a long road trip.

Again, that is very sharp little Kar.

[IntrstlarOvrdrve]

Well hey, at least the fenders and running boards are pretty easy to install, no weldon or anything, just a bunch of bolts..just rock it with no windows http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[kustombuilder]

not a big fan of BRMs, the roof racks are cool, (on someone elses car) and the beam is adjustable and will go a bit lower in front but it is pretty low now and needs new shocks real bad so it will stay this heght till the "bugs" are worked out of it. if i go much lower it'll get bags but i don't see that happening ay time soon, unless CB take on a second job. i'm about done spending my hot rod money on it, it's her turn, i have my own projects i need to attend to.

we just put close to 200 miles on it today. only problems was it got a little hot and we had to let it sit before it would start again, it leaks oil BAD! and also the two times it was hot and would'nt start the starter stuck ON even when i turned the key off http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/crazy.gif. the taillights quite working half way there too. it'll all get worked out.


did i mention how i had to cut the shit outa the brand new exhaust so that it would go on?? it hit the oil filter and held the exhaust about an inch from bolting up to the motor so i had to cut one section of tube out and get real creative, then weld it all back together.

here it is at my buddy Dave's little car show today..

[kustombuilder]

what CB really wants to run for wheels is a set of stock smoothies painted Limetime with chrome smoothie caps and wide whites OR chrome smoothies with wide whites.

[hankcash]

That fucker looks real good...

What we really want to know is...
200 miles on the car today, but how many miles are gonna be put on the backseat tonight? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif

HC

[CherryBlossom]

[ QUOTE ]
That fucker looks real good...

What we really want to know is...
200 miles on the car today, but how many miles are gonna be put on the backseat tonight? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif

HC

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Well...considering the fact that the backseat is sitting in the driveway...prolly not many http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

All thats IN the car right now are the front 2 seats and the carpet.

[CherryBlossom]

[ QUOTE ]
the roof racks are cool, (on someone elses car)

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Yeah....I'm gonna have to say NO on the whole roof rack thing.....not my style I guess....

On some bugs they look alright, but I don't think it fits my bugs "personality".

[hankcash]

Back seat, in the driveway... it doesn't matter.
just break it in...
You want me to drive up and break it in with kustombuilder? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

Don't listen to me.. that's just the alcohol talking....

HC

[kustombuilder]

[ QUOTE ]
Back seat, in the driveway... it doesn't matter.
just break it in...
You want me to drive up and break it in with kustombuilder? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

Don't listen to me.. that's just the alcohol talking....

HC

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if i started havin thoughts like that, i'd quite drinkin!!

[CherryBlossom]

[ QUOTE ]
[ QUOTE ]
Back seat, in the driveway... it doesn't matter.
just break it in...
You want me to drive up and break it in with kustombuilder? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif

Don't listen to me.. that's just the alcohol talking....

HC

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if i started havin thoughts like that, i'd quite drinkin!!

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LOL no shit!
You're so friggin GAY jeff http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

[fab32]

Just found this thread again and see that there is a more relaxed attitude going on now. I hope everything gets done so the car is REALLY roadworthy, You would have probably had a ton of problems on the road if you had gone to Bowling Green. I guess the driving lessons could start any time. I think a week on the road will get you used to driving a stick. Too bad Mike can't go, there just won't be any room with our luggage in the back seat. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Frank

[CherryBlossom]

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I guess the driving lessons could start any time. I think a week on the road will get you used to driving a stick. Too bad Mike can't go, there just won't be any room with our luggage in the back seat. http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smirk.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Frank

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Where we goin Frank? http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif http://www.jalopyjournal.com/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif