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Hadn't thought of that. Thanks for the suggestion. The idle is still a little all over the place, though I've swapped out this hybrid carb for a different one.

I appreciate that. It was honestly not that hard of a project once I broke it down into steps. I've had no issues since.

Thanks 👍 They're still going strong!

That is an awesome suggestion, Billy. I have many more patches to do along the base of the front window and in the rain gutters and on the rear hatch, so I'll check that out. I'm up for trying anything that'll work.

@@SchoolStGarage Check out a few videos on "MIG Brazing" and "Brazing" in general. The temperature required for brazing is very much less than welding and provides a very strong bond that in many ways is nearly as strong as a weld. Good luck with your projects.

Watched a few already. That really would've been the right avenue for me in patching this nose. Thanks again. At least I'll be able to give it a shot on the upcoming repairs.

Great tip, and nice video. Subscribed!

@@SchoolStGarage thank you 👍

Thanks, man! Trying my best.

Getting there! New video of a much more appealing nose coming soon. Thanks for watching!

It's been a while since I did this, but you may be right. It ended up working, though, so ...?

Great suggestion. Thanks!

Agreed. Definitely not here to teach anybody how to weld. Just documenting my efforts.

@@SchoolStGarage ok, in that case I understand....👍

Yeah. I own a welder, but I'm not one. I'm an English prof who does this for fun. I do everything to save money and learn a little something along the way. Cheers!

I'm so stoked. Wasn't sure if I was going to get it looking halfway decent, but I'm pleased overall with how it's coming.

Great tip, Fred. Thanks!

Hey Dean, I bought it off the Samba.com years ago. Here's the ad: www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds//detail.php?id=1482293. Not sure if the seller has any more, though.

Thanks for the info have a great day @@SchoolStGarage

Good call. I'm a bit of a neanderthal when I get frustrated.

Will do! Thanks, Max.

Much appreciated. She won't be perfect, but she'll be solid and mine.

Much appreciated. I've made a long of progress in removing all that rusty metal and putting in some healthy steel. New episode coming soon!

I ended up shaving a bit of the inner fender well to make them work. Didn't have to compromise the shock tower strength at all doing it that way.

Two of the best ....

Out with the ugly ....

Thanks, man. Your work on your own bus has inspired me endlessly. I appreciate the support.

Thanks, man. I'm feeling more confident now than I was. Yesterday I cut out most of the offending rusty chunks, and I'm now prepping it for new sheet metal. It won't end up perfect, but it'll be a lot better than when I found it.

@@SchoolStGarage sometimes you just have to dig in and get the bad stuff out and hope for the best

Ha! You ain't wrong. This thing is an absolute pile, but I love rescuing stuff like this.

Thanks, man! I've got a perfect replacement nose panel from Wolfsburg West. It's a partial nose and will replace the exact chunk that is missing. It will look as close to normal as I can make it sometime this summer.

Glad it helped. I don't necessarily put these up as "how-to's"--more like "here's what happened." But anybody who benefits and doesn't have to struggle as much as I did makes it all the better.

Happy it helped, Chris. How's your VW coming?

@@SchoolStGarage G'day! My own 'projects' are illustrated on THE SAMBA website (I'm 'WINDISCH' there), which is, of course, perhaps the single best resource for all 'Buggers' (😉). One of my latest is adding what I call the 'Coanda Cooling System' to my '73 standard bug, which draws upon Romanian aerodynamist Henri Coandă's airflow dynamics theory to augment the bug's cooling capabilities. As for the distributor matter, I 'inherited' my bug's Bosch 009 disty, which while great on the track, is unsuitable for regular, everyday street use, so I recently decided to change back to the Bosch SVDA type. Unfortunately, despite my best aspirations and tyro enthusiasms, I was born with two hands full of thumbs, so I approach distys with a bit more awe and trepidation than most do. [Ditto for carburetors] I obtained an excellently rebuilt Bosch SVDA equipped with standard points/condenser but after using a PerTronix electronic igniter component (in my Bosch 009), I hesitate to go back to a standard points set-up. Thus, I recently ordered a PerTronix Flame-Thrower SVDA that has the electronic igniter on it and am waiting for it to arrive. I'll try the PerTronix unit first, then fall back on the rebuilt Bosch standard SVDA if required. Opinion on the PerTronix electronic ignition system appears to be quite divided (any inputs on that?). You can reach me privately at Xn5cB22jCOnc1@protonmail.com, if you wish.

PS: Update on the Pertronix SVDA installation. I find the Pertronix SVDA disty to suit my needs perfectly. The dreaded 'dead-spot' of the 009 has been eliminated completely and my Bug now operates much more smoothly on initial acceleration from idle than it did with the 009. I'm quite happy with it (the Pertronix unit).

Sweet! Glad to hear that's working, Chris. The 009 is OEM trash, honestly. Just not fit for purpose these days with so many better choices out there, new and used.

I'm BugNerd on the Samba. Found your Coanda Cooling System thread. Pretty interesting tech there!

Awesome. So glad to hear that, Carlos!

Great tip, Peter! Thanks for sharing that.

Thanks for the tip, Don!

Glad you like them! If you have any issues and need some advice, I'm an amateur hack but I might be able to help.

Teflon tape would be a good option, but also maybe even a medium Loctite would work. Put a drop in the hole, screw it in, and let the thickening/hardening of the Loctite take up the slack.

Good tip! Thanks for sharing, Eddie.

8mm 12-point torx socket is what I used.

Yep. I got it moved over good enough that it steers nice!

Will do! Just subscribed to your channel.

I watch the latter two. I'll have to check out the first one. The Vanagon guy is in Vista, CA.

Thanks, my friend! Just subscribed to your channel. Looking forward to checking out your work.

@@SchoolStGarage Thank you for the script and Ditto! 👍😎