"Birddog" (maintmgt)
08/27/2016 at 23:42 • Filed to: None
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"Birddog" (maintmgt)
08/27/2016 at 23:42 • Filed to: None | 3
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I’m nota VW fan but I’d rock this like it was 1999!
Or maybe 1979!
I can almost hear Jive Talkin in the background. Oh.. That’s my oldies station. Dammit!
daender
> Birddog
08/27/2016 at 23:49 |
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Here you go. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewt…
From the OP:
Glad you enjoyed the truck work! The original idea was a small work truck to hall trash to the land fill, but it just got out of hand! We have other pics on the other half of the idea.... There was another trailer, which consisted of a smaller wooden bed to haul trash!
The rig was sold in the late 70's to finance a move to a larger facility, for more creativity. Last I heard about it, was 20+ years ago. I hope it hasn’t gone down hill too much.
Rear tag axle was a non powered floater, spring loaded side to side so it could run slightly out of track to prevent excessive tire wear while making tight corners.
1600 engine on interstate was not a good idea. Long uphill grades were at times 35 MPH and other rigs would be passing going up to 25 MPH faster making some anxious moments. On the level, I could manage about 60-65 MPH.
Fuel tank and grille combo was to give normal water cooled truck appearance, not to push an air cooled heritage.
Brakes, OH ME - tractor frint stock 59 van, drive axle - 63 Type III backing plates w/ 5 lug early drums, (Try and find some of those today!) tag axle - 67 type I drums - no backing plates or shoes.
Trailer axle : 70 cadilac El Dorado stock dropped axle with all Caddy hydraulic parts. Note: a seperate beetle hydraulic master cylinder was mounted on floating 5th wheel mount to apply trailer brakes whenever trailer started pushing the tractor. This was especially handy when slowing down headed downhill. In event of a panic stop this worked amazingly well.
Thanks... let me know if there are any more questions!
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Birddog
> daender
08/28/2016 at 00:09 |
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I went through all of the posts. The builder sold the rig a long time ago and even he doesn’t know what happened to it.
My money is on a really special American Pickers episode.
shop-teacher
> Birddog
08/28/2016 at 00:29 |
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Wow! That’s pretty amazing!!
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daender
> Birddog
08/28/2016 at 10:55 |
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I think Chasing Classic Cars might get to it first.
BoulderZ
> Birddog
08/29/2016 at 00:23 |
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Isn’t it funny how much you can suddenly need a thing you didn’t know existed moments before?