Rebuilding Beetle Rear Brakes, Transmission and Modified Pan. Almost...
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- čas přidán 6. 09. 2024
- It's Wifey Wednesday! Time to do some more work on the Renault/VW Beetle project. In this round, we start by rebuilding the rear brakes and replacing rear axle oil seals. This leads to removing the complete swing axle transmission for clean up and paint. That done, it escalates into repainting the floor pan! First we finish some outstanding welding on the shortened floor pan and discover some bad rust which required welding in a new panel. Finally I could clean up the floor pan with grinder and wire brushes, and apply a rust converter and primer. Then, overnight, rain and cold suddenly stopped play...
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Dude, your channel is way, way more sophisticated than it needs to be. It is really educational for anyone who wants to become a good craftsman. What a pleasure to watch it!
Thank you! I try to do it right
I love the fact that you don't take shortcuts. You push through all the mundane tasks and repair or replace anything that may become an issue in the future if left unattended. Rat Rods may be in the title of your channel but, there's absolutely nothing ratty about your work brother.👌🤘👍🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Thanks. I feel strongly that a rat rod should not be an excuse for bad/unsafe mechanics and sloppy workmanship
Div, love the way you work man, doing the hard graft like most of us out here have to. A man who leads by example is always appreciated.
It's getting "colder, colder, colder, simply because you're getting older, older, older", and if you're at all like us other seniors, you've just forgotten how cold it was last year. (Or that's what my wifey keeps telling me).Cheers mate.
😂Like someone else said, our blood used to be 90 weight, now it's just 5!😁
Hey Div,
I think it is nice that you have a friend like the barefoot mechanic to help you work on your projects.
Those brakes should be done well as your misses is going to be depending on them soon.
Some people really dislike cleaning up old parts such as that floor pan.
Myself, I enjoy doing such work because I know it is going to make the finished project look so much nicer.
I want to be proud of my work, even if I am the only one seeing it.
Yes, I think the temperature numbers keep dropping as the age number get higher.
Be Well, Stay warm when you need to.
Yes, in the end when it's all nicely cleaned and painted, it's worth the effort 🙂
Every year getting colder because we're getting older 😝. Old bones just don't seem to keep me as warm as they once did. Chassis turning out nice.
No mann, just blame it on global warming, that's what I do....lol
Well, then it's not only me. At least, there's that!😀
It looks like the rust inhibiter works great .the pan turned out beautiful.Your right about Chad working off the floor .lol. i dont know how he does it. Enjoyed the visit thanks !
😁 Glad you enjoyed it!
British chemist, Sir Humphrey Davy, originally coined the 13th element 'alumium' in1808, and later 'aluminum'. By 1812, 'aluminium', like potassium and sodium, was the preferred British form. History is cool!
Diff and bigfoot thanks for the lekka update video. Boet you are getting the wife's car very clean and fresh paint on the pan and diff. Take care keep warm.
Way too nice!😅
Great music Man
always enjoy all you do! You are a very great craftsman! Looking forward to seeing this come together!
Thank you very much!
Those laser cleaners are definitely for the guys who have lots of money or a sponsor with deep pockets and a big advertising budget. The other 99 percent of us have to clean up rusty steel the old fashioned way 😅
I'm with the 99% brother. That's the real stuff!😅
Liked the video a lot... stay warm!
Excellent work, I love the simplicity when working on these cars. Cleaning the mess is the hard part! haha
Yes, enjoying the simple but good engineering of Beetles a lot! Reliving my youth in a way...😁
Hang , in there Brada ! your doing a very good Job . That frame looks really nice all Black. I know its cold, just wait till the day gets better no need to catch a cold and get sick my friend. take care an till the next video. Enjoy lekka brada !
From Florida, USA. Respect.
Thanks brother!
You sir, are one very talented person, I really appreciate you for sharing your work with us, have a wonderful day and weekend ahead, your friend from the states, Brian.
Thank you brother!
As usual great job Diff.
Greetings from Misery Bay 🏴☠️
Northern Denmark
Thanks 👍
Greetings from Whidbey Island, Washington State, USA. A Google search will return many diverse designs, from simple to overly complex waste oil heater builds. I look forward to seeing the build of your version.
Greetings back! Yes, many versions. Let's see how mine turns out...🙂
Awesome evening brothers another awesome adventure as always how are yall doing !!!! Alot of craftsmanship that surpasses any builds that I watch !!! Your channel is the best of all of them !!! Yall have a lekka one brothers say hi to everyone for me please !!!! Enjoyed the get together last video awesome gang of awesome people enjoying your little part of the universe !!!! Awesome as always brother
Thanks man, that's quite a compliment!
Loved the video. After the preliminary cleaning you now are ready to start serious building!
I really enjoy watching you get an amazing amount of work done in 21 minutes. Great job.
Yes, lots of work condensed into a short time! But don't want to bore with long video of cleaning and painting 😅
It looks smart, Div!
Thanks brother!
I'm a big fan of that rust converter too,💚🇬🇧🌱I drive a transit so it gets used often😂🤣
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Nice work Div Clean up Nicely
Thanks 👍
I think most of us who mess with old vehicles are pretty aware of rust converters of different brands and we sympathize with anyone going through the same process. Thanks Div, it will be a better bug for your efforts.
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For someone that hates to paint; those sure are pretty! Quality like always.
Thanks. Sometimes, paint is a necessary evil for me😅
Another great video man, I have enjoyed every one you’ve made, don’t know if you realize it but you my friend are a great teacher!! That’s why I have never seen a negative comment from anyone that fallows your show
Thanks my brother!
The best Channel on CZcams!
Thank you so much! That's quite a compliment!!😊
@@ratrodsafrica Yes, but i really think it is. Have a nice weekend.
@parlund759 thank you, same for you!
thank you for the show sir.
My pleasure!
@@ratrodsafrica no, it is my pleasure to to tell you thank you sir.
you are showing me stuff i did not know.
and if one is not learning. your dieing.
just me. learning is living.
so thank you.
Another Lefty from the U.S. , We think on the other side ,It confuses people , Saw your link on Brent's site and had to look, Love the wife's reaction to your first showing, You folks remind me of my MRS. and myself , Have watched the series since and you guys are the epitome of the mechanics this world needs , Hands on,I learned with air and hands , I have battery types,But I always end up with the air tools, Love the bug conversion and the new green toy .HAHA..
Thanks brother! Welcome to the shop 🙂
Good to see you and the kaalvoet mechanic back on it, nice work man.
Hey, thanks!
Looking good
Very good ⚡️
The NS1 probably contains phosporic acid which eats rust and turns it into iron phosphate which makes the meatl turn black.
The iron phosphate is water resistant and prevents oxygen from getting to the steel.
You can even make rust cobverter yourself by mixing phospohric acid (to get a 25-30% dilution with water) and some ethanol to act as a surfactant... work also great...I did rebar mat fencing that way...
I've since learned that this product makes use of tannins, not phosphoric!
Thank you great work
Better job than rattle can. Well done
Letttttttssssss gooooooo!
PS. In the UK we have something called Vactan as rust converter. Possibly the same formula.
Normally these rust converters contains phosphoric acid which converts both elemental iron and iron oxide (rust) into iron phosphate which is not porous as iron oxide and therefore creates a protecting layer on the surface. The idea with zinc primers is similar although the chemistry differs and it doesn't react with rust.
I've used these rust converters a lot in my restoration projects. Another benefit is that they're water soluble and it means you can rinse the brush in the tap and use it over and over again. Normally I have a dedicated brush for this since it tends to be ruined by the harsh treatment when stuffing it upp small cavities and such. According to the label of the products I've used, its recommended to pour the amount you're working with in a non metal container to not get contaminants in the can, I don't know how important that actually is, but I use a glass jar for this purpose.
Thanks for a great and as always instructive show. Still using the fireplace here in Sweden despite its supposed to be spring now, saw snowflakes today... brr...
Get your burner going, close the doors want know if it's day or night ,you can work for a week😂😅 thanks for sharing, all the best to you and your loved ones
Working on it!🙂
I enjoyed your company more thank you for you story
Glad you enjoyed it😊
You realize after all this cleaning and painting, the wifey will expect the same treatment on the Bedford 😁
I can't wait for that bedford project , I think the bedford should have a 6 cylinder diesel swap either cummins or Toyota 1HD-T or 1HZ or something Div can afford or maybe a landcruiser donor with 6 cylinder turbo diesel 4wd , I remember as a kid a guy had a dually bedford with a broken exhaust and it sounded really well , similar to the stove bolt six Div has in one of his trucks
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Really good episode Diff. I’ve been contemplating the crc rust converter and going over with 2k primer. Very good demonstration of how rear seals go together. I always have a problem with the gasket and o ring. They tend to overlap each other. Great content 👍
Thanks brother. Yes, fitting that oil seal requires a specific procedure. I will show how I do it when I put the whole business together again🙂
To get greasy grim off I use a Strong spay oven cleaner. From Massachusetts USA
Heck ya ! Love this channel, let’s do this!
Mr Dif how is your lovely wife going she must be excited with the progress of the Reno bug coming along really well great job
Thanks!
Very nice, quality work. Have a lekka one
Thank you very much!
Back in the early 90's I was building and repairing boat trailers and discovered NS4 rust converter, a wonderful product, worked great on surface rust.
Your heading in to fall and winter now that's so cool here in the states we are in spring now it crazy how that works
Yes, down here it's the other way round 🙂
Thanks for sharing 😀👍
Awesome video content Div👍👍
Thanks 👍
That chassis is looking so good! I am an expat from the UK living in NZ, the hammarite paint factory was only 20 mins drive from my house! used to go up and buy dented tins for a 3ther of the price, very good produced, pity I'm 14000 miles away now! look forward to your next clip.
Thanks.
What's "a 3ther"?
Some of the best time on a project is sitting and pondering about the project. As far as the science of NS1 rust converter, the Tech Data sheet shows it contains Tannins "Tannic acid is a complex organic acid (found in plants). It reacts with rust to form iron tannate (or ferric tannate) [...] the final surface is a stable and protective polymeric coating"
Hi,
Yeah Man!And I add that tannins, polyphenolic compounds, derived from tannic acid have properties that inhibit ferrous metals. They act by forming complexes on the surface of metals: with trivalent iron, tannic acid forms an insoluble blue-black complex.Tannins, derived from gallic acid and other polyphenolic acids, are not exactly acids, but they result from the esterification, by these acids, of the alcoholic functions of glucose. Consequently, this esterification being a balanced reaction, there remain these glucoses in this mixture which we call tannin...And to conclude, the use of tannins as corrosion inhibitors should not be confused with the use of tannic acid as a rust stabilizer, often mixed with phosphoric acid which acts as a rust converter.
Interesting! Thanks!
Yes well I feel the cold also. It’s all looking very good. You’re going the extra mile as would be said in the UK for her in doors. Very good progress even it the rain. Please if you build a waste oil heater please include we had one in our rented shop gets warm quickly.
When we get older, it gets colder. i heat my place with wood i find on the Saint.Francis River. In Missouri. There is always lots of dry wood to burn there
It's not only me then! 😁
I love your attention to detail.. never put anything back other than clean and painted
I paint all of my transmissions and rear ends by hand. Thicker coat, less chance of missing a spot and no overspray.
True that! Me too.
I hope wifey enjoys her new ride
Hi Duff.
God jobb done again.
I just löööve your comment.
"It's getting colder and colder every yer bacause of global warming"😂
Keep on doing what you do!
I like it.
Wfr.
Gunnar.
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Looks great we have a shaker can rust inhibitor by Rust-Oleum it turns black as well and then I spray primer on and coat it with any color I want. I like the matte finish now I used to paint everything gloss black.I like the trans axis casing that came out nice. I see why you do apply it with a brush it's kind of Therapeutic it was putting me to sleep too. 😅. Take care care brother it's already winter there huh.
It's an unusual cold front, but yes, winter is on its way
Yooo!! Div, loved the video as always!! So much info to learn from. Those parts turned out super nice from the Duram, rust converter primer, and man what a difference you made after cleaning and painting all those parts!!! Night and day difference. Your wife will be proud to drive this!!! See ya in the next one boet!!!
Hey boet! Ja, all that cleaning and painting is super boring and time-consuming, but it's nice when it's done🙂
@@ratrodsafrica yesss!! Its gonna look amazing when you start assembly!!
Thank you for the video, good work and info. Good luck with the waste oil heater!
Thank you!
Yea Brother I believe it's getting colder because we r getting older yea it's warming here it the states I'm here in Arkansas good work need to stop the rust for sure
At least your summer is on the way!
When your videos start with a certain pair of bare feet you know it's going to be fun 😂😅😊
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Well done Man youre a stickler for cleanliness Looks faboulous wifey will be Extatic
Good one diff. I love that product as well used it on my f100. But not on the fenders😢😢😢
Rust converter is essentially composed of phosphoric acid.
I've since learned that this product uses tannins instead of phosphoric acid!
@@ratrodsafrica I've found this : "the use of tannins as corrosion inhibitors should not be confused with the use of tannic acid as a rust stabilizer, often mixed with phosphoric acid which acts as a rust converter."
@JACK-ot9kv the plot thickens!🙂 No mention of phosphoric acid in the data/safety sheet though...
Stay warm Div! Looks great!!
Thanks brother!
Dif,on the rear axle hub nut! I put the nut on with 75 lbs torque ,which upon doing a burn out the hub striped out .torque is critical you may know this but i learned the hard way.
As long as we learn from our mistakes 😀 That nut needs a torque of over 200 ft lbs!
@@ratrodsafrica In some years VW said 217 ftlbs, in other years they said 253. I go 350.
@e-curb I don't think one can go too much! A torque chart based on thread size specifies 545 ft lbs for M24 nuts! And that is for grade 8.8. The nut is most probably 10.9!
@@ratrodsafrica The bolt that holds the flywheel on is M28. I torque that one to 400.
Great job on the clean up and priming of those parts. Something that is done in some parts of U.S.A. is mixing chainsaw bar and chain oil 50/50 with kerosine and spraying it with a pump up sprayer inside the frame rails to coat the metal with oil. The kerosine evaporates and leaves the oil behind. You can spray it on the underside of the whole vehicle and it will collect dust and form a weatherproof coating on the underside.
We have something called Rust Converter paint here made by Rust-o-luma which does the same thing that your stuff does. Great stuff.
I will probably do the oil spray thing inside the tunnel, but don't want the sticky mess otherwise 😅
Love the rockabilly.
Looking good my friend! The hassle of cleaning the parts is worth it once you start putting it back together.
You got that right!🙂
Always the way, you find more jobs when your tidying up. Looking good Boet, have a lekka one Div
im in paint game ,automotive refinisher and paint correction etc. im looking at your product as our local stuff is very good but doesnt have the longevity.i have no idea whats in it neither do i care lolol , it works n thats what my customers want,longevity.i hope i can find it here or ill get company to ship me some.. 5 star again,oh can you do no wrong LOLOL..ty for a relaxing morning watching you work hard
Great content love what you do
Thank you!
Good video ❤
Thanks 😁
You've got rain I'll trade you. it's snowing here in Montana !
No deal!😂
@@ratrodsafrica 🥶🤧
Ñot rust holes Diff, drainage holes ! Lot of work going on .
8:00 There's supposed to be a circlip beside the washer. It looks like the circlip is missing. If so, the washer will move on the shaft to where it was before.
The "washer" I have is a circlip. But yes, not happy with it, so I will rework the whole thing
Dear Dif
👍👌👏 Very well done again (video and work). 2) I'm sure that you know how for instance whales and bears keep themselves warm. You once called yourself a skinny goat. With no layer of fat you will freeze, even more the older you get. That's at least my excuse for having a winter type body/figure since 2 decades (especially because I'm a big bear type guy). But seriously: I have almost never and still don't feel cold but my joints/muscles/tendons/ sciatic nerve seems to feel different now. Or it might also be that climate change thing!? 😁 ;-)
Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and health in particular.
Looking very good. Thanks for sharing.
Looking Good Div, great to see you today as well. Have a Lekka one my friend. 👍
Thanks! You too!
👍😁looking good
...Dif, we getting old, in body, not in mind, yeah we get cold....make the heater....
Yeah, just the body man!😅
We are going into summer here in Florida ! Thanks for another , Brother !
Central Florida here and still getting chilly nights.
@@sufferedenuf I’m a little south of you , some chilly nights but hot ass days 🥵
Central Florida too I really enjoy it while it last. Soon it will be roasting outside.
Too much summer if you ask me! 😅 That's how I remember Florida from my time in the US
Diff, I enjoy your observations and humor. You are a.hoot. I know hoot is an outdated word. What can I say? I am cut from an older cloth. Your car will be a beauty.
The older cloths are the best, I'm also cut from a piece! 😀
That Hammerite gray paint looks great on the transaxlemission.
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Lekka video Div...thanks!🍺
Nice job looks great
Looking good 👍👍
If a guy contemplates his sins while painting a gear box... I'm going to need a bigger gearbox. Cheers from the shed
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Thanks Div!
Looking Good Div, some good products you mentioned, have to try them out. I wire wheeled my diff, what a pain in the "you now where." I using Process 404, rust treatment and then hammed hammerite. Will see how it holds up... Thank you for sharing. What you going to do about the missing spring retainer on the brake back plate. Like to see if you plug the oversized hole, drill and file for the new pin.
I tried welding it, too tricky... Think I will just stay with the bolt for now🙂 I've been playing with Hammerite for a long time now and have since discovered that the smooth Hammerite lasts much better. The "fish eyes" in the hammered one actually creates weak spots where rust starts first
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Should be lots of good suppers for all that time and effort and some ease of mind knowing the job was done right . Have fun life's to short when your 5'6"
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We have similar rust converter products like Jenolite or Kurust and they're a type of acid that reacts with the oxides and leave a protective coating. That's what the product looks like? My mate recently put Jenolite in an aerosol and it exploded because of some sort of reaction between the acid and the gas propellant 😮. What a mess it made!
Good work, Div. Curious question, as geography can be an interesting subject to me. I believe you've mentioned that you're near Mossel Bay. In the last clip, what was the temperature? I assume you shot this a few days ago and I am curious as to relative temps. For context, I'm just outside Toronto, Canada. Over the last few days, our average daily high has been about 15⁰C, but cooler today. While I'm a distance north of the equator, you're rather south. Basically, I'm looking to see if you "freezing your ass off" is anything close to my "freezing my ass off" lol
Enjoying the videos as always!
No brother, I think your cold is way worse than mine! It is relative to what one is used to... It's not supposed to be winter here yet. We had an intense cold front with lots of rain and temp dropped to around 5 deg C. In the middle of winter, we can drop to a little less than 0 overnight, but typically it goes up to around 15 during the day. We never get any snow, just the occasional morning frost. I live in a little valley, 30km inland from Mossel Bay. There, the climate is more temperate
@@ratrodsafrica That's fair. Thanks for the explanation!