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whoo we got dune buggy
sand rail thing
fix this bad boy up
and then probably sell it because we
don't have any real good use for it
sand rail, dune buggy
but it's a fun project
to work on
this is her
she's got a 1,300
CC VW engine out of like an old bug
I think it's a late 60s engine
it's cool
cool setup
a lot of work to get it
back up
we're gonna paint it up
fix the interior
it's gonna look perfect when we're done
that's the goal
whoo
I think I'm gonna
start the engine first
the engine as of
right now
I think it's seized from setting
according to the guy we got it from
I'm gonna pull this thing apart
probably gonna go all the way down and just do a
small rebuild on it
replace the parts
that are bad and hopefully keep a lot of
the parts if they're good parts in there
all right El what are you doing up here?
I'm just pulling this thing off
trying to look at the bearings and see
they don't
look too bad
this thing's kind of bent
if you can see that
we might just clean
these up
we might even make one
of these
this is just sheet metal
we could just trace this out and probably
cut it if we had to but their parts are
very readily available
she's just gonna
rebuild this hub a little bit here
nice
looks good
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all right
engines off
love how easy this
thing is to work on
how's it going over
there El?
goop
sounds scrumptious
you can have a whole lick
mmm
something pretty
cool here
these bad boys look like they
are brand-new
these push rods so I'm
guessing this engine was rebuilt fairly
recently
the top end is looking
spectacular on this side
the other side is a little rusty so
we'll see what kind of rust is there
if it's just surface rust, we could sand it
off, polished up nice
we'll probably just
keep the spring the way it is
if not we'll get some new springs
all right
I got the jugs off
these pistons look so
nice
assuming the other side is good,
this one is pretty nice still
I mean this one's done
you can see in there
look at that rust
that's just a no-go
right there
anyway we'll keep tearing
this bad boy down
see what else we can
find
got the crankcase apart on this engine
it looks so good in here
I mean there's
no scoring at all on the bearings
I'm going to take apart all the rods and
look at these bearings here
the main issue that was wrong with this engine
these jugs they're rusted out in there
that's why this engine wasn't running
we replaced those and replaced a few other
parts and this thing will be good to go
we got everything cleaned up now we're
just gonna tape it off and give it a
quick coat of paint
clean it up and
make it look nice
polishing all this
stuff takes a lot of work and it's not really
the look we're gonna go for on the paint
job for this buggy so we're just gonna go
with a black paint for all this
that way
it just looks really clean
it's gonna go
really well with the paint job
sweet
we got everything painted
we got almost
everything painted
nobody saw that Garen
alright
we got everything painted
it looks really good
I think it's gonna turn out great
this thing is gonna look great put together
Just have to get the parts in and be able to
assemble
sweet
looks really good
yeah
we decided to try and paint the
hub's green
this is gonna be our
accent color
we're gonna do the hubs
green and the rims black or the rims
green and the hubs black
we're gonna try this first
everything's dry
take the
tape off now and see what they look like
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Ellie got these hubs painted yesterday so we can check and see how
they look with the black rims
I think it's gonna look pretty good but we want
to make sure
we're gonna put it
together and also too, that makes it so we
can roll this chassis around and we're
gonna roll it over to some water and get
it pressure washed off and then
start sanding so that we can then get to
the painting on this thing
it was pretty sweet except for the red
lug nuts
we should have painted those
you still could
yeah we're gonna
paint these green and this black
looks pretty good
I think we can leave the rim
I think so
a pretty good job on
looks cool on the back too
look at this
it does look good
we got it all cleaned up
yeah
and we're gonna start tearing it down to
the frame so we can sand it right?
yeah I think so
I think that's the plan as of right
now
we're gonna start the disassembly
process of the rest of the sand rail
here
front end is coming apart
rear ends coming apart
all these seats and steering wheel
everything's not getting painted
black is coming off
we got all the parts pulled off
it's all ready to be sanded down and painted
that's what's next
got it all sanded
we decided to pull it back out and
pressure wash it once more before we start
painting
I think we're at that point - we
might have a little bit of touch-up to
do once we pressure wash it
we'll be able to see and maybe we'll hit a
few spots and then wipe them down
it was a kind of a chore lifting it on this trailer
it's not too heavy
probably weighs about 400 lbs but it's still too much for
two people to pick up
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I think it's already to paint
taped off what we didn't want
painted
he decided to go with a rhino
liner instead of just a black paint
because the little bumps and stuff
cover up all the little flaws
it's going to go on a lot smoother and look really good
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I got it all sanded up and
ready and we're gonna go ahead and paint
this one green
this is a gas tank
hopefully it will look really sweet
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working on the engine again
got it all cleaned up really nice
now for the fun part
putting it all back together
think what I'm going to do is
build a little stand for this thing
I'd like to set it up on in and so I got
some of this scrap 2x4 and I cut this
stuff up and build a quick little stand
for the engine then I can start putting
it all together
engine stand is done
this is gonna be
perfect to work on this thing and not
have it tipping all around and this way
I don't have to pull out the head studs
they pull out extremely easy and if I
can keep them in, it's better than trying
to mess with all that and breaking out a
bunch of inserts
this is gonna be the
nicest way to do it I think
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this is the last big thing we gotta paint and then just
little green stuff
got it all cleaned up
we decided not to do the rhinoliner on
this so we're using the rustoleum two
times coverage
it works really good and
I think it'll look better
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I might have
forgotten to set the timing when I put
this whole thing together so right as I
got the last head on
so I went back
through the whole thing and I reset timing in it
now we are almost good
unfortunately I forgot the little
 air vent plate
it's got to be there
I can't put that on with the head on
I have to have the  head off so I can get the pushrod
tubes up
head has to come off one more
time and I've only done it twice
it could be worse
coming along though and
it looks great
these engines look so cool
I'm just now adjusting
some valves, making sure that the valves
don't overheat
they need a little bit of
a gap in between the spring and the top
of the rocker arm there
there needs to
be a little bit of a gap, that way the
valve and the rocker arm have a little
bit of time to cool down
they disconnect for a second and then reconnect
if they're too big, you get that ticking
or tapping sound and if it's too small
it overheats
perfect
okay
looking really good Babe
ready to put the valve cover
on
spark plugs got to go in
an oil pump
we got distributer,  different caps
the main part is all done
it is all finished up
are you going to get it all put
together today?
we're gonna try
I don't know if it's gonna happen or not but we're gonna be
pretty darn close
I think we're gonna get it
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the whole thing put together for real
this time
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I've been painting all the green
stuff
we ran out of the other can
what we were using before so we went with a cheaper brand and it's actually the same color
going on way nicer
what we are doing with seats is I rhino line where the fiberglass
is and hopefully that will make it
not
you know it gets sandpapery
yeah it has a really nice coat over it
here we go
I'm gonna do green on top
we're getting close on the green
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we got the engine pretty much where we
want
it's ready to go in the back of the
bug
now it's time to finish off this
rear axle here
we just got to do rear
brakes and we got a whole new kit to
refresh all the brakes and so that's
what we're gonna do next and then from
there we will put it on the sand rail
we put the front end back together and we put the transmission and the rear end
back on
whoo, we got it all on all fours
transmission is in
we need to mount the engine
we accidentally ripped the boot
which sucks but at least it's a cheap
part we broke
the brake drums are pretty
stripped out so we're probably gonna get
the new brake drums for the back
we gotta paint the shocks and put those on
stuff like that but put on the tires
whoo
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it's really coming together
engines done
tires are on
back tires are
gonna take a little more but it's in a
really good place right now
looking really good
painted all the stuff we
just got to put it all on
mostly just putting it together which is a
really fun part
yeah
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what I really like about building these
types of vehicles
full-size car, there's
a lot of complex things going on
with these, it's just the engine and because
it's old, it's a simple engine
got the shocks all painted
got the front ones on
I did not put the rear ones on yet because they're gonna be in the way
where Garen was working back there with the wiring
I think the hardest part about doing a
build like this is we're tearing it down
to the bare minimums and almost nothing
on the frame and repainting
it's taken all apart - you know - yeah
it's a little bit overwhelming with all of it
disassembled when you go to reassemble
it
it's kind of like where do we start
have to remember where everything was
it comes together but it just doesn't
seem like it's going to for a little bit
I got all the fan shroud on, the fan on and
all the cool little green bits that
Ellie painted
they look so good on
there
all the other auxilary things that
had to go on like oil filter
the generator
plumbing
the gasoline
putting the gas tank on
just a lot of little
stuff to get the engine to where it can
be start
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so when we put the transmission in, this
boot right here ripped
I had to replace
it
it was pretty simple
fixed our broken parts
I got into doing engines I think
when I was 13
it's a really intriguing being able to take them all apart
and put them all back together
it's a broken puzzle and you got go in to
figure out what's wrong with it, fix it
and then put the puzzle back together
and there's so many parts that a lot of
times you have to just guess
see how they go back together
look up different things because there's no way of
remembering where it all goes your first
time
I haven't stopped since
there's always a new engine and always a new problem
we got the shifter cable on
it went really smoothly
Garen fixed this little piece here
that spot that was all broken
wonky
it shifts
now we can go forward
yeah
we need a clutch and then it'll work even better
it is mostly put together
the wiring
was a bit of a struggle because I've
never done it before
just a new learning
curve I had to take and did some
research
it was a good one to start on
because it could not get any simpler than
this build
[starting engine]
whooo
have to buy a key for it and a couple more switches in order to finish and finalize
all this stuff but right now, this is our
ignition so it's like turning the key
into the run position
hook those bad boys up
don't use this information to
steal this by the way
we're gonna have secret traps wired into it
Bryson's got a whole plan
and then we just tip this red button
this is the start button
here we go
[engine starts]
she runs
engine started up first try
little starter
fluid in there because that the fuel
system has to prime but as soon as the
fuel system primed, it started and ran
really pretty good
I have to do some
carburetor adjustments in order to get
this thing purring like we want it
very close right now
[starts engine]
these builds are really fun because
they look trashed when you get them and
you get to fix them up
paint them
creating something from a pile of
junk
it's really fun
yeah
[engine running]
I still gotta do - like I said - a few
little adjustments
it is a runner and a
roller almost
we still have to fix the rear tires
we had to buy some more parts
to do that
brakes
those are important
clutch
little things but it is
really close and it's coming along great
we're just about ready for our first
test drive
hopefully
that's our goal
next week is the first cruise
I think we're gonna get there
I have a lot of faith
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we're back at it again
got a few
more pieces to go on before we can give this thing a little bit of a
test drive
it's not gonna be really a
drive because the wheel will just fall
off if we really drive it so we're just
gonna give it a test to kind of
roll out I guess but in order that
we do need brakes, gas and clutch so that's
what I'm gonna be working on
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we got everything essential done
seats in
oil coolers on now
it's all plumbed in
all the linkage is done
we are in a really good place right now
what's next is to just start it up, put
it in gear and just see if it engages
should we get in?
this is built for someone with pretty long legs
so there's that
might need some phone books here
should we start it?
[engine starts]
we're moving
it stopped too
can't reach the peddles
it's got to go
you go neutral
and then you press down and then
you all the way over
it moves
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you can hear the tire popping
all these lug nuts were stripped down
because this is a different rim anyway
and the stud holes are big enough, we
can just go up a size
I bought a tap so we can drill and tap the hubs
a little bit bigger for our lug nut so
I'm just gonna pull the wheel off now
drill out and tap five new holes for our
new lug studs
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it's time to tackle the
rest of the wiring
at least gonna get the headlight wired up front
we got a couple headlights we're gonna use and then I'm gonna get the center console
finished wired up
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we're taking it around for a drive
our first test drive
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I said slow [laughter]
whoo!
it might of just ran out of gas
is that what happened?
I think so
it looks awesome
I love these lights
so cute
I ran out of gas [laughter]
so cool you guys
oh my gosh
wow
that's a wow
just gotta put more gas in it
oh guys, it's so cute
when the boys were really quite young, we
had bought a welder for them
the day we bought it, Bryson had already designed to go-kart
Garen was out there building it
the two of them working and welding
they put the whole go-kart together within
I think it was like a day or two
they were driving it up and down the driveway
they took to that right away
I had no idea that the welders were so
inexpensive
for a hundred bucks the guys
could have started so much earlier and
gotten involved in this whole welding
thing much sooner
the relationship that Garen had with Ellie when they were younger, they
palled around
Ellie was always getting into it
we did an engine swap
one time on our truck
yeah
and she was right in there
right with the guys
we were commenting about how nice it
looks
Ellie said she just did the painting
and when we start talking about
different details of it, she knows the
answers so that she's not fooling us
she knows a lot about those engines
she picks up a lot and and she's a sharp
cookie
yep
it's just so cute
everything about it
looks great
mm-hmm
like little eyeballs
it was a really neat project for the two of them
it was enjoyable watching them work on
it together
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that might get us home
was there hardly any in there?
Oh it was bone-dry
I got to drive it
cool
I haven't even seen it
it was fun
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Wow
that is amazing
Garen gave me a ride around too and
it was
mmm
it was really a lot fun
he was zipping around
I need to adjust my clutch
[laughter]
it is so fun
it's got a lot of power
yeah
it was so fun
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