OK, this GrowJack fan just got hooked on Dad's channel!! My dad bought me a '73 Super Beetle when I turned 16 in 1979. That VW is sitting in my garage today 42 years later and yes it is still in great running shape. It doesn't get driven as much as it used to but it is always the faithful backup. They are a lot of fun!!!
That whining is from the Speedometer cable inside the Speedo. Gotta take it off and put some bicycle chain lube in the speedo hole and cable. Super common to pretty much all VWs. I usually just take the cable off cause they don’t usually go fast enough to need a Speedo haha.
Kent, although I missed the second video in your VW series, I was able to see what you were having to deal with in the third series. That wiring would have caused me to close the hood and give it a rest for awhile. You are persistent and fortunately a patient guy to tackle that. Your assessment of the the bug running good, but not driving good was spot on. None of my bugs caused me to bounce around, but it might be fun Jack and AJ. I am sure you will be able to work out the "bugs." Thanks for sharing your progress for the bug on this video.
Jack's face is priceless when you nail it and puts him back in the seat,A j loves it too,the whine might be the speedometer cable needing lube, dang thing sounds sweet,have fun
I found your channel through a GrowJack video. It warms my heart to see you with your boys and doing the projects you tackle. Back in '93 - '95 my 13 year old son and I built his '59 Chevy Bel Air. You guys bring back tons of good memories. From this Texan to you Okies...take care.
.Having owned a 1965 bug back in the 1960s which I later turned into a show dune buggy in the 1970s I would like to offer you some information on Bugs. The bug sat 4 comfortably, five with 3 cramped in the back seat and 6 with someone siting in lap of passenger lol. The tank held 10 gallons of regular gas and at 19 cents per gallon easy on the pocketbook to fill up. I don't remember how much mileage I got per gallon but, think it was around 20. Since American cars were getting only 4 to 10 miles per gallon of gas at the time the savings was notable. Engine: Its best attribute was that a good mechanic could pull the engine in about 30 minutes. There were only 4 bolts holding it to the transmission leaving only gas and electrical lines to be removed to pulled. The average life of the engine before major work needed to be done was about 45,000 miles. I think that is because it was air cooled. It is a warm weather car and if placed in a cold environment one needed to carry a window scraper to shave off the ice collecting on the inside of wind shield. The only heat one got totally depended on the clothes one wears. Major Safety issue: Seldom talked about is the VW bug design. If you look at a VW bug from the side you will notice its aerodynamics is identical to that of an airplane wing. the faster air traveling over the bug creates lift just like an airplane wing. This is most notable at speeds of around 60 to 65 miles per hour (must include head winds). The car becomes lighter and any amount of water on road will cause the bug to hydroplane. There is nothing like the rush one gets driving down the freeway at 60, getting hit by a side wind where the car starts to spin in circle in wet or slippery conditions. I never drove that bug in questionable weather again. The body is also a wedge and the bug will go under another vehicle in a front end crash. In dry conditions this aerodynamics is compounded by the suspension system. If a sudden gust of wind hits the car it will suddenly lift the wheels off the ground and the "wing with no stabilizers " will tilt toward the off center weight in the car coming down hard most often on the drivers side, wheels compressing the torsion bars which then make the bug jump into the air like a bunny rabbit landing on its roof. As the vehicle is now on its roof in a shower of sparks gas starts leaking from the tank filler cap and flames follow the bug. Should the car slide into grassy median it will roll, the doors will pop tossing out occupants. This vivid memory was permanently etched in my mind of my sister and her friend fallowing me back from a family gathering on the interstate and seen in my rear view mirror. Thank God no one died in that wreck. I suspect the maker of the car adjusted the torsion bars to lessen the chance of the car doing a bunny hop at 60 plus miles per hour problem is that the independent coil springs of rear suspension also contributes to this airfoil bunny hop. Many people installed old Chevrolet Corvair engines in place of the VW ones. They lasted longer and developed more horsepower. The modification was mentioned back then as an easy one. In any case be safe. Thank you for a walk down memory lane.
The carb was a joint venture between weber and holley. Was a common sight in the late 70s and early eighties. The noise from the dash is most likely a noisy speedometer cable. Sounds like the rear suspension needs raised up a little for more travel like you did with the front
If the vw has the stock fuses (ceramic) they corrode pretty bad.. Get some fine steel wool and clean the tips of the fuses and the contacts on the fuse holder.. You can get an upgraded fuse panel that uses a more modern style of fuses.. It uses the glass fuses like American cars used in the 80's.. I would advise you to make the upgrade.. it will save u a lot of grief.. It will take a little while to work out all the kinks, but will be worth it.. I had some fuel issues with mine, it had an electric pump also.. Good luck with the bug..
In the process of the fuse panel upgrade now! The old junk is already in the trash. I'm excited to have a VW enthusiast watching now! Thanks for being here
@@SpeedBumpGarage I'll keep an eye out for your videos.. if I see anything else that I can help u with, I'll pass along the information.. Take care my friend...
That whining noise coming from the front end almost sounds like a tire rubbing. Awesome stuff, the smile on the boys faces makes it all that much more fun. Peace.
Power to your VW coil should be coming through a resistor mounted near the fuse panel. The resistor was white ceramic with a coil of wire on it mounted by screws at each end. Its about 5/8 inch thick and 2 inches long. The resistor power is on with the key and the second wire on resistor goes straight to the coil to provide normal 9 volts DC running power . When car is starting the coil gets a full 12 volts DC power from the starter solenoid which is the small wire at the 9 oclock position as you face the wired end of solenoid. The resistors do go out one these vehicles. Also if you have been running coil with full 12 volts bypassing the resistor there is a chance you have burnt up the points in the distributor cap. If you cannot find a resistor that is VW most all old vehicles have them to include your old Chevrolet pickup and one of theirs should work fine in your VW. You mentioned getting a wiring harness for the VW and I don't think that would be a waste of time. The harness running front to rear is well protected and always made of high quality wire in that the plastic does not age to a crumbly nightmare. the VW right out of factory wiring harness in the trunk always looked like crap. Loose push on connectors can be tightened with a gentle squeeze of needle nosed pliers . One can comb out the wiring eliminating the rats nest look then tie wrap into neat bundles. Good luck on your project.
I had a 1969, I bought it in late ‘68. The only problem I really had, the coil was overheating. I have had four beetles, 1964, 1965, 1966, and 1969, I liked them all.
Great sounding little bug. AJ saying he wants to keep it forever, wicked cool memories working on it with his dad. Looking forward to more. ✨✅✨Your Awesome!
VDubs are known for very old (1950's design and wire) hacked up wiring. Better off completely rewiring it if you want it to be reliable. The noise sounds like the speedo cable, remember it goes from the drivers wheel to the speedometer and some of them had grease or oil fittings in them. One of the hardest things to do is converting a show car back to a street car.
I didn't even think about it being the cable! Thank you, I'm going to pull that wheel off this weekend. The show car for sure wasn't built to be driven like we want to drive it but we or goin to get it straitened out eventfully.
It can be scary breaking down... Glad you could figure it out.. and fantastic your boys are learning how to fix vehicles, something everyone should know the basics at least.. Have a good weekend 🍁🍁🍁
My daughter drove a little 72 bug in high school one day she called me to come get her cause her car was over heating I drove 40 miles to get to her then checked out her car and realized she had burn her fan belt knowing it was Friday night the nearest auto parts was 65 miles away I took the laces out of my tennis shoes made a belt drove her car home my husband picked her up a belt replaced my laces and she was good to go ❤️Tonya
You're going to have to teach Jack how to "pop" the clutch while dad is pushing that bug when it breaks down. LOL This is how you work out the kinks, and get it to where you can drive it, take it to shows and have a good family fun event. Keep plugging away, its fun watching the video's. Kent you are pretty calm cool and collected (on video anyway.). Memories for all.
Wow that thing sounds great Kent. Nice job getting it going. I think that noise might be the speedometer cable, that's what is sounds like to me, gets worse with speed. You picked up a hitch hiker on the way back, a grasshopper. It's still real cool bug Kent, you'll get all the bugs out of it and off it lol, I'm sure. can't wait to see updates. Hello to the boys to.
I hope you do keep the Bug ,I loved it when AJ said "let keep this for ever" I also thought you would do a donut..lol 😂 ❤️ the video . I do have a question why does the back wheel roll when you start it up? . I am sixth five years old why I love videos like this ,I got no ideas
The whining noise you hear is a simple fix. It is a speedometer cable easy to remove from the front wheel and the back of the speedometer you can remove the cable and grease it and reinstall problem solved
😜😜😜. Crazy memories of how uncomfortable sitting in a VW cus felt like inches above the road and a bump surged through the body leaving your neck and back really hurt bad too. Hard to walk when ya got out like ya just rode a bull at the rodeo. Just like a Porsche with a lot of speed they’re not made for comfort but a lot of fun to ride in cus we’d have giggles laughing on the backroads which was safer. Recently we lost a longtime resident who only worked on VWs and Porches in a shop he owned near the railroad tracks from early 70s. It was like being at a car lot cus everyone who owned a bug would go to him and he loved rebuilding the bus and paint it wildly like in the 60s. We heard a huge explosion but didn’t think the train derailed into his shop while he and his grandson was working as usual in the night. Town really sad and now wonder if anyone can do what he did for all these years. It may take you and the boys a while but worth all the smiles y’all had hot rodding on the road and having the best time ever. If ya have to change a lot more the mans passion won’t disappear cus you and the boys having a great time breathing new life that now y’all are passionate for. Just see the joy in the boys faces as they ask to go fast and already the passion grows even more cus working with their dad. Just like when we heard that explosion Im certain my friend and his grandson died doing what they loved as well. So this journey you’re on will mean a lot to me now just seeing you and your boys working and learning together 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Kent- it runs good, oh we died again, it runs good, oh we died again. 😂😂 wonder what that noise is? AJ, are we breaking down again. 😳 Poor Jack’s walking. Back on the lift. I wasn’t laughing at y’all but I was laughing at you. Great video 💙
15:18 Well yeah whoever built that thing ruined the suspension pretty hard to slam it. Major problem with lowered cars in general but especially when it's done so halfassedly. The proper way to lower this car would be to replace the hubs with dropped versions and retain the stock torsion bars, shocks.
@@SpeedBumpGarage If you are dead set on retaining the spirit of the original build while fixing the issues I would highly suggest putting stock torsion bar assemblies back in the car with drop hubs to retain the lowering. Will ride much much better but look the same externally. Be no different than fixing the wonky wiring that makes it keep flaming out on ya.
I’m not sure how much I could trust the audio, but it sounded to me like a wheel bearing was going in the front right. Definitely something related to speed and not RPMs. I’ve been wondering for a while now - what’s your story? Like, how did you learn all of this and what do you do for a living?
I’m not a mechanic but I have always worked on cars as a hobby. I have an industrial day job but I prefer working in my home shop. I will probably tell our story on a video as the channel gets a little bigger.
So funny how nice it all looks in the motor compartment and then how the wiring looks like a tornado🌪 tore through it years ago, but no one ever cleaned it up. LOL!!
Do you only thing I can say is it’s not a car to drive on stones or dirt roads like a doom buggy , Something to drive on smooth roads to a car show and that’s it
Who is most excited you or the boys smiles all around
We were all pretty happy to have it going!
19:54 awesome, I miss those toddler days with my son.
I do love when he is excited to see me.
I was so Happy to See the VW Bug move, I Love that car.
I think your puppy was excited when that started, too !!
enjoy watching again. both AJ and Jack might have a speed thing like dad. the enjoyment of acceleration was funny
I have for sure created a couple speed monsters
I used to work on VW's and other import cars and loved it. I always had wiring problems. Have a good day
Every VW I have owned has had wiring issues!
I enjoy watching y’all God Bless.
Thanks!
The smile on the boys faces, priceless 🤗. They love it as much as you do. Well done Dad!
Thank you! I think we are goin to have a lot of fun with the bug.
OK, this GrowJack fan just got hooked on Dad's channel!! My dad bought me a '73 Super Beetle when I turned 16 in 1979. That VW is sitting in my garage today 42 years later and yes it is still in great running shape. It doesn't get driven as much as it used to but it is always the faithful backup. They are a lot of fun!!!
That’s awesome you still have it! Thanks for checking out 2nd channel out!
Thank you for sharing! Hugs and love to you and your family. ❤✝🤗 Have a beautiful and blessed week. God Bless ❤✝🤗
Thanks for watching!
Safety glasses and safety squints can't be to safe lol. Awesome bug bud!
Lol that’s how we do things
My first car was a 69 bug with the automatic stickshift. Mine was just as reliable. 35 years later, I would love to have it back.
Doesnt everyone want His/her First car Back?
I know nothing about cars n trucks but I love this channel. You are an amazing dad n you have some amazing kids
Thanks Ashley! I try and put the videos together so they are entertaining to no car people also so I'm glad you liked it!
Love it…you will have those little kinks worked our in no time!
I hope so!
Sounds really good
It’s a good little car!
Great video. Get the wiring done and you’re there.
I hope so!
Hey CONGRATS on getting it started? That is one nice looking bug 🚗
Thanks!
That whining is from the Speedometer cable inside the Speedo. Gotta take it off and put some bicycle chain lube in the speedo hole and cable. Super common to pretty much all VWs. I usually just take the cable off cause they don’t usually go fast enough to need a Speedo haha.
Thanks! I’m going to try and lube it tomorrow
Kent, although I missed the second video in your VW series, I was able to see what you were having to deal with in the third series. That wiring would have caused me to close the hood and give it a rest for awhile. You are persistent and fortunately a patient guy to tackle that. Your assessment of the the bug running good, but not driving good was spot on. None of my bugs caused me to bounce around, but it might be fun Jack and AJ. I am sure you will be able to work out the "bugs." Thanks for sharing your progress for the bug on this video.
We haven’t messed with it for a while but I’m sure we will get it all sorted out
Her is the love bug lol my dad loved messing around we these cars when I was the age of your boys take care
My boys really love the bug! Thanks for watching
When my oldest nephew got his license, he bought a '69 bug and restored it. He loved that car so much.😊💖
They are fun!
yup 😀💖
Jack's face is priceless when you nail it and puts him back in the seat,A j loves it too,the whine might be the speedometer cable needing lube, dang thing sounds sweet,have fun
Thanks Mike, I think it’s the cable too
Need to air ride suspension, wiring
Get your self trouble little bug , sharp one
Making alot memories with kids
Family time
great car!
What a fun video to watch! The smile on the boys faces when you cranked it up says it all.
We were all surprised it was running lol
That is a sharp looking car
Thank you
I found your channel through a GrowJack video. It warms my heart to see you with your boys and doing the projects you tackle. Back in '93 - '95 my 13 year old son and I built his '59 Chevy Bel Air. You guys bring back tons of good memories. From this Texan to you Okies...take care.
.Having owned a 1965 bug back in the 1960s which I later turned into a show dune buggy in the 1970s I would like to offer you some information on Bugs. The bug sat 4 comfortably, five with 3 cramped in the back seat and 6 with someone siting in lap of passenger lol. The tank held 10 gallons of regular gas and at 19 cents per gallon easy on the pocketbook to fill up. I don't remember how much mileage I got per gallon but, think it was around 20. Since American cars were getting only 4 to 10 miles per gallon of gas at the time the savings was notable.
Engine: Its best attribute was that a good mechanic could pull the engine in about 30 minutes. There were only 4 bolts holding it to the transmission leaving only gas and electrical lines to be removed to pulled. The average life of the engine before major work needed to be done was about 45,000 miles. I think that is because it was air cooled. It is a warm weather car and if placed in a cold environment one needed to carry a window scraper to shave off the ice collecting on the inside of wind shield. The only heat one got totally depended on the clothes one wears.
Major Safety issue: Seldom talked about is the VW bug design. If you look at a VW bug from the side you will notice its aerodynamics is identical to that of an airplane wing. the faster air traveling over the bug creates lift just like an airplane wing. This is most notable at speeds of around 60 to 65 miles per hour (must include head winds). The car becomes lighter and any amount of water on road will cause the bug to hydroplane. There is nothing like the rush one gets driving down the freeway at 60, getting hit by a side wind where the car starts to spin in circle in wet or slippery conditions. I never drove that bug in questionable weather again. The body is also a wedge and the bug will go under another vehicle in a front end crash.
In dry conditions this aerodynamics is compounded by the suspension system. If a sudden gust of wind hits the car it will suddenly lift the wheels off the ground and the "wing with no stabilizers " will tilt toward the off center weight in the car coming down hard most often on the drivers side, wheels compressing the torsion bars which then make the bug jump into the air like a bunny rabbit landing on its roof. As the vehicle is now on its roof in a shower of sparks gas starts leaking from the tank filler cap and flames follow the bug. Should the car slide into grassy median it will roll, the doors will pop tossing out occupants. This vivid memory was permanently etched in my mind of my sister and her friend fallowing me back from a family gathering on the interstate and seen in my rear view mirror. Thank God no one died in that wreck.
I suspect the maker of the car adjusted the torsion bars to lessen the chance of the car doing a bunny hop at 60 plus miles per hour problem is that the independent coil springs of rear suspension also contributes to this airfoil bunny hop. Many people installed old Chevrolet Corvair engines in place of the VW ones. They lasted longer and developed more horsepower. The modification was mentioned back then as an easy one. In any case be safe. Thank you for a walk down memory lane.
Thanks for the information, it’s odd that the safety issues are rarely brought up about these old cars
The carb was a joint venture between weber and holley. Was a common sight in the late 70s and early eighties. The noise from the dash is most likely a noisy speedometer cable. Sounds like the rear suspension needs raised up a little for more travel like you did with the front
Thanks! I’m pretty sure you are correct on the cable. Rear suspension definitely needs some work
The look on the boys face was really cool
Lol they love that little bug
I like watching this guy, an his boys working together an etching them a great trade. I would love to see more projects on the 59 Chevy pickup.
We should be back on the 59 soon!
Great look forward to seeing more of the 59. Dan
it looks like 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 vollie rides again
If the vw has the stock fuses (ceramic) they corrode pretty bad.. Get some fine steel wool and clean the tips of the fuses and the contacts on the fuse holder.. You can get an upgraded fuse panel that uses a more modern style of fuses.. It uses the glass fuses like American cars used in the 80's.. I would advise you to make the upgrade.. it will save u a lot of grief.. It will take a little while to work out all the kinks, but will be worth it.. I had some fuel issues with mine, it had an electric pump also.. Good luck with the bug..
In the process of the fuse panel upgrade now! The old junk is already in the trash. I'm excited to have a VW enthusiast watching now! Thanks for being here
@@SpeedBumpGarage I'll keep an eye out for your videos.. if I see anything else that I can help u with, I'll pass along the information.. Take care my friend...
WOW! That's awesome 👍😅
Thanks 😆
That whining noise coming from the front end almost sounds like a tire rubbing. Awesome stuff, the smile on the boys faces makes it all that much more fun. Peace.
I don't think its a tire but anything is possible. Thanks for watching
@@SpeedBumpGarage could be a speedo cable making that noise, don't ask how I know that, or wheel bearing, I don't know.
Hopefully cable but we will see
Power to your VW coil should be coming through a resistor mounted near the fuse panel. The resistor was white ceramic with a coil of wire on it mounted by screws at each end. Its about 5/8 inch thick and 2 inches long. The resistor power is on with the key and the second wire on resistor goes straight to the coil to provide normal 9 volts DC running power . When car is starting the coil gets a full 12 volts DC power from the starter solenoid which is the small wire at the 9 oclock position as you face the wired end of solenoid. The resistors do go out one these vehicles. Also if you have been running coil with full 12 volts bypassing the resistor there is a chance you have burnt up the points in the distributor cap. If you cannot find a resistor that is VW most all old vehicles have them to include your old Chevrolet pickup and one of theirs should work fine in your VW.
You mentioned getting a wiring harness for the VW and I don't think that would be a waste of time. The harness running front to rear is well protected and always made of high quality wire in that the plastic does not age to a crumbly nightmare. the VW right out of factory wiring harness in the trunk always looked like crap. Loose push on connectors can be tightened with a gentle squeeze of needle nosed pliers . One can comb out the wiring eliminating the rats nest look then tie wrap into neat bundles. Good luck on your project.
Thank you for the info! I do think I want to try and save the factory wiring but I haven’t had the chance to sort it all out yet
I had a 1969, I bought it in late ‘68. The only problem I really had, the coil was overheating. I have had four beetles, 1964, 1965, 1966, and 1969, I liked them all.
AJ wants to keep it forever!!! Their smiles were awesome. Glad you got running. Hope ya'll have a wonderful weekend. Love you guys.
Thanks Rhonda!
Hello from East Texas. I hope you keep that old Beetle. It may have a few "bugs" but it is a classic.
Lol thanks
Awesome!! Big smile here!
Thanks for watching!
That was surprise to say teaching the boys a great trade
Love your enthusiasm ! My dad was a backyard mechanic. He taught me a lot of car mechanics so much more than my husband knew.
Lol that would be handy in a relationship. Thanks for watching
Great sounding little bug. AJ saying he wants to keep it forever, wicked cool memories working on it with his dad. Looking forward to more. ✨✅✨Your Awesome!
Thanks Chris
Keep checking you'll figure it out. Y'all are having fun working and test driving it. Quality time spent with your boys is worth it. GOD BLESS Y'ALL.
Thanks!
Great family time video love it
Thanks!
So awesome, I know you and the boys are going to have loads of fun with the bug. Thanks for sharing the fun.
I think so too! Thanks for watching
We think what you are doing is great, thumbs up from Adler farms. Go USA!
Chad Is a great guy! Thanks for watching
I’m beyond excited to see your progress on the Bug 😎🤩🥰🤓
We are too!
love it when a plan comes together. Sure have enjoyed both channels love seeing you spending such awesome time with your awesome boys.
Thank you!
VDubs are known for very old (1950's design and wire) hacked up wiring. Better off completely rewiring it if you want it to be reliable. The noise sounds like the speedo cable, remember it goes from the drivers wheel to the speedometer and some of them had grease or oil fittings in them.
One of the hardest things to do is converting a show car back to a street car.
I didn't even think about it being the cable! Thank you, I'm going to pull that wheel off this weekend.
The show car for sure wasn't built to be driven like we want to drive it but we or goin to get it straitened out eventfully.
The faces of the boys looked quite different; AJ full of joy and confidence while driving fast; Jack somewhat astounded and worried. :)
Lol AJ was a little more confident in the bug I guess
It can be scary breaking down...
Glad you could figure it out.. and fantastic your boys are learning how to fix vehicles, something everyone should know the basics at least..
Have a good weekend 🍁🍁🍁
Thanks! I do enjoy teaching the boys
My daughter drove a little 72 bug in high school one day she called me to come get her cause her car was over heating I drove 40 miles to get to her then checked out her car and realized she had burn her fan belt knowing it was Friday night the nearest auto parts was 65 miles away I took the laces out of my tennis shoes made a belt drove her car home my husband picked her up a belt replaced my laces and she was good to go ❤️Tonya
Lol that’s some serious problem solving! Good thinking
Like your channel very much and love watching how excited your sons get"helping"you!!Keep up the good work.
Thanks!
You're going to have to teach Jack how to "pop" the clutch while dad is pushing that bug when it breaks down. LOL This is how you work out the kinks, and get it to where you can drive it, take it to shows and have a good family fun event. Keep plugging away, its fun watching the video's. Kent you are pretty calm cool and collected (on video anyway.). Memories for all.
Thanks Mike! I had a pretty good idea what the issues were with the car so there was nothing to get too excited about lol.
Woody is a great co-pilot😉
I had a 69 bug . It made the same noise, it drove me nuts . Then the speedometer cable broke. No more noise .
It is annoying!
Just some advice think about getting some type of headgear that will house your GoPro to get an up-close-and-personal look at. Your. content✝️
We have some we use for fishing content but haven't thought about using it around the shop
My test rides, always includes tools,on board...basics at least... Nice ride...enjoy
Wow that thing sounds great Kent. Nice job getting it going. I think that noise might be the speedometer cable, that's what is sounds like to me, gets worse with speed. You picked up a hitch hiker on the way back, a grasshopper. It's still real cool bug Kent, you'll get all the bugs out of it and off it lol, I'm sure. can't wait to see updates. Hello to the boys to.
Lol I noticed the grasshopper in the edit. Thanks for watching. I think the speedometer cable is the issue too
I hope you do keep the Bug ,I loved it when AJ said "let keep this for ever" I also thought you would do a donut..lol 😂 ❤️ the video . I do have a question why does the back wheel roll when you start it up? . I am sixth five years old why I love videos like this ,I got no ideas
I’m not positive why the wheel is still spinning in neutral? It’s not enough to move the car when it’s on the ground
The whining noise you hear is a simple fix. It is a speedometer cable easy to remove from the front wheel and the back of the speedometer you can remove the cable and grease it and reinstall problem solved
Thanks! I will give it a try
😜😜😜. Crazy memories of how uncomfortable sitting in a VW cus felt like inches above the road and a bump surged through the body leaving your neck and back really hurt bad too. Hard to walk when ya got out like ya just rode a bull at the rodeo. Just like a Porsche with a lot of speed they’re not made for comfort but a lot of fun to ride in cus we’d have giggles laughing on the backroads which was safer. Recently we lost a longtime resident who only worked on VWs and Porches in a shop he owned near the railroad tracks from early 70s. It was like being at a car lot cus everyone who owned a bug would go to him and he loved rebuilding the bus and paint it wildly like in the 60s. We heard a huge explosion but didn’t think the train derailed into his shop while he and his grandson was working as usual in the night. Town really sad and now wonder if anyone can do what he did for all these years. It may take you and the boys a while but worth all the smiles y’all had hot rodding on the road and having the best time ever. If ya have to change a lot more the mans passion won’t disappear cus you and the boys having a great time breathing new life that now y’all are passionate for. Just see the joy in the boys faces as they ask to go fast and already the passion grows even more cus working with their dad. Just like when we heard that explosion Im certain my friend and his grandson died doing what they loved as well. So this journey you’re on will mean a lot to me now just seeing you and your boys working and learning together 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
Sorry to hear about your friend. Specialty mechanics like that are some of the best around.
Kent- it runs good, oh we died again, it runs good, oh we died again. 😂😂 wonder what that noise is?
AJ, are we breaking down again. 😳
Poor Jack’s walking.
Back on the lift. I wasn’t laughing at y’all but I was laughing at you. Great video 💙
LOL thanks for watching. It's all part of the adventure
@@SpeedBumpGarage that’s right and I love watching ever second of it. Y’all have such an amazing family. Please never stop making videos.
Electric fuel pumps continues to pump when theres no fuel to push but i wonder if theres a transaxle issue or if it needs to be driven
You need to put mirrors on it, I'd go for one on both doors
That would look nice
15:18 Well yeah whoever built that thing ruined the suspension pretty hard to slam it. Major problem with lowered cars in general but especially when it's done so halfassedly. The proper way to lower this car would be to replace the hubs with dropped versions and retain the stock torsion bars, shocks.
This car was absolutely built “form over function”
@@SpeedBumpGarage If you are dead set on retaining the spirit of the original build while fixing the issues I would highly suggest putting stock torsion bar assemblies back in the car with drop hubs to retain the lowering. Will ride much much better but look the same externally. Be no different than fixing the wonky wiring that makes it keep flaming out on ya.
Probably shifter linkage just touching the gears slightly. Wonder if the mechanical doesn’t have enough psi for the carb, might be worn out lol.
I think I’m going to replace the mechanic and see how it does without the electric
The whining is the speedo cable off the drivers tire
Spaghetti much!! 😂 God bless
It’s terrible lol
I'm envious of that huge shop, what all do do in it?
We do some welding projects and repairs as well as work on our cars
Pretty sure that's a Holley Bug Spray 350CFM carb. Don't think they're available any more.
I cant remember the name of the kit but he gave be an extra brand new carb and intake kit with the car as well.
Give it to wawa she would love it!
I think that noise you hear in the front might be tire rub on the inside on the steering.
I haven't looked into it yet but everyone is saying they think its the speedometer cable.
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I’m not sure how much I could trust the audio, but it sounded to me like a wheel bearing was going in the front right. Definitely something related to speed and not RPMs.
I’ve been wondering for a while now - what’s your story? Like, how did you learn all of this and what do you do for a living?
I’m not a mechanic but I have always worked on cars as a hobby. I have an industrial day job but I prefer working in my home shop. I will probably tell our story on a video as the channel gets a little bigger.
Ugh!!! Wiring issues, I’d be up the creek without a paddle!!!
I got lucky and got it fired back up lol
Nice bug. Where you folks located....state? I'm in Rome Georgia.
Thanks! We are in Oklahoma
Definitely need a new harness
I agree!
So funny how nice it all looks in the motor compartment and then how the wiring looks like a tornado🌪 tore through it years ago, but no one ever cleaned it up. LOL!!
He had panels hiding all of that mess
@@SpeedBumpGarage some people should never do wiring, I have fix so much of crap like this
Sit belts are optional?
I guess so
You are going to have to put it up to normal height.
Do you only thing I can say is it’s not a car to drive on stones or dirt roads like a doom buggy , Something to drive on smooth roads to a car show and that’s it
You’re probably right lol
I would strip out all the electrical and wire it from scratch.
That’s probably the best option. Thanks for watching
I’m scared Dad 🥰🤣
Bug !!!!
LOL finally getting around to it
Is that a speed o making that sound
Thanks!
Do you live Oklahoma
They do!
We sure do
sounds like the speedometer needs to be greased up
I think so too! Thanks for watching
don’t you just want to reach in and pull out all
all the spaghetti wire
I started doing that today!