Glenn's Weekend Blue 1963 Ragtop

[Pat K]

#54257

^^^ That won’t cover half of the cost to fix this shit!!!!!!!!!!!

We will build it if it comes.

[Glennmoss]

#54260

🤬I am trying to get repair estimates from shops in town.. Hoping this won’t be a fight but it sounds like it will

[John Jones]

#54307

dealing with insurance is a bitch…  No good outcome weather you take their estimate or argue with them…  good luck…

All work and no play makes JJ a dull boy🤣
Keeping a lid on it😎
Attitude is everything 🤔

[Pat K]

#54337

Fixed yet? Get yo money?

We will build it if it comes.

[Glennmoss]

#54426

I took it to a shop that Scott from VW Paradise recommended. They just called me this morning with an $11,000 estimate.. haven’t heard back from insurance yet.

In the meantime, I finessed an Audi rental car out of the deal… because a 1963 VW Bug is basically the same thing right?

[Glennmoss]

#54548

Just got a call back from the insurance adjuster sounds like they’re going to start with repairs at the quoted estimate!

How would you guys recommend fixing this front quarter panel damage? Is it possible to find a new panel or just body work it out?

[Rustabus]

#54550

Wow! You got Lucky!!!! Insurance paid off!!!  Don’t think you should replace the clip, don’t tell the shop what to do but I think a Port o Power, big rubber sledge hammer, and a measuring tape is the way to start this repair!!!!😀👍😀👍😀😀👍😀👍

[Glennmoss]

#54555

Thanks Rusty! The shop had asked me haha. I think with all it’s bullshit laws California got one thing right with their car insurance liability. Probably because everyone is obsessed with their cars out here

[alykat]

#54568

Good deal. As a manager at an auto body shop I spent more time trying to get decent response from Insurance Adjusters than any other jobs in the office. Progressive and GEICO were the absolute worst to work with.

[Glennmoss]

#56445

Got the bug back and she’s looking great!! They even resprayed the gas tank for me. Now I want to get a new right headlight bucket to match the nice left one.

Going to get back on the refresh on this. Next on the list was to repaint the roof rack.. do you know what color they would be originally?

[Franz]

#56448

Glennmoss wrote:

Got the bug back and she’s looking great!! They even resprayed the gas tank for me. Now I want to get a new right headlight bucket to match the nice left one. Going to get back on the refresh on this. Next on the list was to repaint the roof rack.. do you know what color they would be originally?

 

looking good! Silver paint on the rack.

[Glennmoss]

#57271

So recently, the bug has been misfiring in a weird way and has been ‘hiccupping’ violently. It will run fine then randomly start to hiccup and backfire before returning to normal. This happens at any speed or throttle input. I tried doing the valves, checking the points, and Will helped me with timing but it still has this issue. Any suggestions on what to do? My best guess would be the points as there was a small bit of buildup on there that I couldn’t sand off but not sure

[tlambert]

#57274

Check for water in the gas tank. This sounds like something I encountered on another type vehicle

Tim

[Ragtop Ron]

#57282

Looks great Glenn!

[Franz]

#57283

Sounds like you’re running out of fuel. Vapor lock?

Look for the fuel hose too close to the heater box or exhaust. bad fuel pump. Gas tank cap not venting.

Getting hot? Plugged carb jet?

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