76 Westfalia Sweet Pickle

Post Reply
User avatar
Rob
Posts: 240
Joined: Fri Aug 14, 2015 8:20 am

76 Westfalia Sweet Pickle

Post by Rob »

Finally got around to putting in new sliding rear windows. Rather had new windows put in. I was afraid there was some rust in the channels so found a body shop through the Cincinnati VW Club that was up to the task. I took out the rear cabinetry and took it over. Turns out there was rust in the left side rear and rear hatch. Right side was okay.
Attachments
480C0C60-BD01-45B0-9478-A702CC5D95C8.jpeg
480C0C60-BD01-45B0-9478-A702CC5D95C8.jpeg (31.07 KiB) Viewed 1408 times
92151C69-EECA-4FF2-9160-25D412AD84D2.jpeg
D077C532-9DFB-41F2-951C-44ACF73C8F98.jpeg
BE39001D-6676-411B-B8A2-62540D766A1B.jpeg
D6CC0A4E-36A0-4535-9F29-141CB519FD3B.jpeg
1967 Beetle "Little Tud"
1968 Black Double Cab "The Black Pearl"
1970 Lotus White Single Cab "Big Tud"
1976 Sage Green Westfalia "Sweet Pickle"

They gotta' have names!
User avatar
Rob
Posts: 240
Joined: Fri Aug 14, 2015 8:20 am

Re: 76 Westfalia Sweet Pickle

Post by Rob »

I knew Sweet Pickle had been repainted on the outside turns out it was a bit off from the original sage green.
Attachments
01F5954B-43A2-41EB-80B0-BFEA00C50C82.jpeg
65347BCB-365B-42D5-82F2-039BA2367538.jpeg
55A86EF1-D708-409B-993B-0E09E0896E09.jpeg
503F06F3-BEAC-4FAA-8586-2F6911733225.jpeg
155D1185-F977-4910-952E-A8700D75A1B0.jpeg
1967 Beetle "Little Tud"
1968 Black Double Cab "The Black Pearl"
1970 Lotus White Single Cab "Big Tud"
1976 Sage Green Westfalia "Sweet Pickle"

They gotta' have names!
User avatar
Rob
Posts: 240
Joined: Fri Aug 14, 2015 8:20 am

Re: 76 Westfalia Sweet Pickle

Post by Rob »

Windows installed.
Attachments
8744FDD0-19B6-4AE5-B4F8-CA46BE8B8B81.jpeg
F51129D9-F611-4506-A535-83C706D904E1.jpeg
EBB5BCF2-7482-428F-85E9-B919D3EB1240.jpeg
1967 Beetle "Little Tud"
1968 Black Double Cab "The Black Pearl"
1970 Lotus White Single Cab "Big Tud"
1976 Sage Green Westfalia "Sweet Pickle"

They gotta' have names!
User avatar
Rob
Posts: 240
Joined: Fri Aug 14, 2015 8:20 am

Re: 76 Westfalia Sweet Pickle

Post by Rob »

While the cabinets were out I thought I should repair all the loose laminate and trim. Some contact cement and a lot of clamps. :D
1967 Beetle "Little Tud"
1968 Black Double Cab "The Black Pearl"
1970 Lotus White Single Cab "Big Tud"
1976 Sage Green Westfalia "Sweet Pickle"

They gotta' have names!
User avatar
Rob
Posts: 240
Joined: Fri Aug 14, 2015 8:20 am

Re: 76 Westfalia Sweet Pickle

Post by Rob »

While the cabinets were out I thought I should repair all the loose laminate and trim. Some contact cement and a lot of clamps. :D
Attachments
4B4BD40B-16CB-4735-A66C-765F002F1240.jpeg
AF154833-7270-4C60-8AFB-38ECF47AE721.jpeg
2E317EB8-01EB-491E-94B6-175BB96E9B3C.jpeg
1967 Beetle "Little Tud"
1968 Black Double Cab "The Black Pearl"
1970 Lotus White Single Cab "Big Tud"
1976 Sage Green Westfalia "Sweet Pickle"

They gotta' have names!
User avatar
Rob
Posts: 240
Joined: Fri Aug 14, 2015 8:20 am

Re: 76 Westfalia Sweet Pickle

Post by Rob »

Tried to repair/patch some of the chips. We camp in it a lot so need to be perfect. Just don’t want them to get worse.
Attachments
8A4AF1D5-D3FF-49D3-A197-660EBB912EB9.jpeg
4905F535-2C4F-45FF-B0A8-1F988D0D444C.jpeg
3443CFDC-5FE0-411A-AE14-06A870D83F63.jpeg
3BEA52AA-D853-42D9-A577-7B01E0C50CEF.jpeg
1967 Beetle "Little Tud"
1968 Black Double Cab "The Black Pearl"
1970 Lotus White Single Cab "Big Tud"
1976 Sage Green Westfalia "Sweet Pickle"

They gotta' have names!
User avatar
Rob
Posts: 240
Joined: Fri Aug 14, 2015 8:20 am

Re: 76 Westfalia Sweet Pickle

Post by Rob »

Getting better as I go.

Cut out the chip to get cleaner edges.
FCA67CE6-A7B3-4D14-8878-8F1A830C4E1F.jpeg
Then find a piece that somewhat matches
94ED73E2-7826-47C5-9567-C16D334C0FE9.jpeg
Spare tire cover. Chip was on the bottom right corner
06BC1F36-E9CC-47CF-A51E-7638073D4BB0.jpeg
1967 Beetle "Little Tud"
1968 Black Double Cab "The Black Pearl"
1970 Lotus White Single Cab "Big Tud"
1976 Sage Green Westfalia "Sweet Pickle"

They gotta' have names!
User avatar
Rob
Posts: 240
Joined: Fri Aug 14, 2015 8:20 am

Re: 76 Westfalia Sweet Pickle

Post by Rob »

More gluing and clamping. I need to stop looking :D .
Attachments
89D8E054-A749-4A86-BD4C-8FA2EE4E8213.jpeg
1967 Beetle "Little Tud"
1968 Black Double Cab "The Black Pearl"
1970 Lotus White Single Cab "Big Tud"
1976 Sage Green Westfalia "Sweet Pickle"

They gotta' have names!
User avatar
Rob
Posts: 240
Joined: Fri Aug 14, 2015 8:20 am

Re: 76 Westfalia Sweet Pickle

Post by Rob »

While I was at it decided to try and fix the intermittent water pump switch. In case you ever wondered how it went together. Mine was just dirty. Soldered the wires and cleaned everything up.
E291BC4D-344E-4E01-848E-851976314F38.jpeg
CCB0F169-0E1F-4997-991F-6441E860D608.jpeg
Cleaned it up and put it back together. I thought working on the kitchen sink in the house was hard, hardest part was getting at the nut to take it off. Oh, yes also be very careful with the larger of the two springs. I tried to clean it with the dremmel and shot it to who knows where. Luckily I was able to cut down one from a pen and it worked fine.
0B92813D-03F5-47E2-B8DA-BD80E854F9C1.jpeg
823AA1B4-C9FE-41BB-8F35-2FF666B5C71C.jpeg
6D50AF3A-3440-4527-B524-273CFF13B83D.jpeg
1967 Beetle "Little Tud"
1968 Black Double Cab "The Black Pearl"
1970 Lotus White Single Cab "Big Tud"
1976 Sage Green Westfalia "Sweet Pickle"

They gotta' have names!
User avatar
Rob
Posts: 240
Joined: Fri Aug 14, 2015 8:20 am

Re: 76 Westfalia Sweet Pickle

Post by Rob »

Had the back hatch interior panel off and had always wanted to make it so we could unlock it from inside. Most things I read had put a cable or chain on it with a ring on it. Once I saw it I thought I would do something different. Took some threaded rod , bolted it through the hole that was already there (you need to use the outside hole, if you use the inside hole it could interfere with the outside push button latch) and then attached a door lock knob that I cut down. I think it will look pretty good. Will take a picture once the panel is back on. Going to clean and lube the lock mechanism before I put it all back together.
C2CF710A-D784-4D2B-8A36-52F4496A8AAE.jpeg
Attachments
B404ADE2-AF22-460E-BA9F-928524123603.jpeg
Last edited by Rob on Thu Apr 30, 2020 12:00 am, edited 1 time in total.
1967 Beetle "Little Tud"
1968 Black Double Cab "The Black Pearl"
1970 Lotus White Single Cab "Big Tud"
1976 Sage Green Westfalia "Sweet Pickle"

They gotta' have names!
Post Reply