1969 VW Bug Project - Episode 54 - Narrowing the Beam Part 3 - Cutting Down the Tubes
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- čas přidán 10. 08. 2022
- As usual, a few words about my videos: these episodes document my efforts to restore an old VW Bug and are not intended as how-to's. I am a professor of English by trade, and I have no formal mechanic training (which is often quite obvious). I'm also into making semi-interesting/entertaining videos showing how I've gone about my restoration work. But I make no guarantee that my results will be your results, nor that you will remain injury free if you try to do what I did. You may harm yourself, others, and/or your car if you copy me. If you do, that's your fault, not mine. Please be safer than I am, make safety first not third, and do not do anything if you don't know what you are doing. If you have any doubts at all, consult a qualified automotive professional, and pay him or her or them to do it right and safely.
Intro music is "Go Down Swinging" by NEFFEX, provided royalty free by the artist. - Auta a dopravní prostředky
The smaller of the two brackets on top of the beam is just the mount for the steering damper.
Yep. Finally realized that when I started reassembling..
It really does look like a toy! Looking forward to the next one. Thanks.
Totally. Carrying it around without the spindles, I couldn't believe how light it was.
Great content! I do miss the Michael Jackson Beat-It esque intro music on your older vids though. Haha.
Me too! But it was a monetization thing. I remixed Junkie XL's "Maximum Effort" from the movie Deadpool, and they nabbed me for it.
Going to be great 👍
I'm loving it. Rides nice, especially after I took a bit of air out of the tires. Only issue I'm noticing is my turning radius is a bit wider now since I had to adjust the steering stops to keep the tires from rubbing the inner fender well/chassis.
@@SchoolStGarage good job 👍
Right on, prof. Looking good. You teach creative writing or lit?
I teach lit and rhetoric/composition, but I was a creative writing emphasis as an undergrad.
ITS THE STEERING DAPER BRACKIT
Yep. I got it moved over good enough that it steers nice!
what is the update on installation of this narrow beam????
New episode just uploaded, Mike. Next one should be the final wrap-up and test drive. Hopefully by next Wednesday or Thursday (my semester starts Monday, so I have to do my actual job for a little while).
What are the size of the sleeves
1.75" OD mild steel tubing. .120 wall.
@@SchoolStGarage hey thanks and keep the good work up. You made it so easy by giving all the measurements
Next time take the amount you’re narrowing out of the middle and the just relocate the mounting brackets. Less you have to cut up the beam and weld back together