1960 VW Beetle Gets Heater Channels!! Volksrod - Baja / Franken Beetle Build

1960 VW Beetle Gets Heater Channels!! Volksrod - Baja / Franken Beetle Build - 13

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DIY Volksrod - Baja / Franken Beetle Build - 1960 VW Beetle - 13
Today, we have a few friends over to assist with the heater channel replacement on the 1960 Volkswagen Beetle. This is a MAJOR repair, but when it's done, your car will be really solid.
Part 13 to a multipart series on a combo build where we are mixing a Volksrod, Baja, Racecar and other designs from all types of Volkswagen Beetle builds and rolling it into one epic build... I hope lol
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@wa581 Ай бұрын

I lost my wife of 35 years to cancer at this episode... Iv now went back and watched a few aa you went along with the build... great job, I must say that you did rebuilding it into what it is now....

@VWJawbreaker Ай бұрын

I’m so sorry for your loss. I couldn’t imagine losing my wife but I’ve watched my dad struggle over the last 14 years since we lost mom. My heart aches for you and I hope that you have a great support group within reach.

@wa581 Ай бұрын

No, I happen to be alone now... I work on my 72 standard bug. My wife bought me a year before she died, and it will finally be on the road this month... I will make a trip to Florida in it as I promised her to sprinkle a few of her ashes in the ocean as she asked me to do... I hope yo make this trip this August, so I am trying to save up for the trip... finishing the bug as I promised her I would do, and her little Chihuahua has been my only emotional support... they say what don't kill you only makes you stronger... but every day is a struggle, and I sure know your dad's pain...

@VWJawbreaker Ай бұрын

@@wa581 I wish I had something to say that would help you through this difficult time. Keep doing the best you can each day and honoring her the way you are.

@fejus303 10 ай бұрын

Loved seeing you and your friends camaraderie in this one!

@VWJawbreaker 10 ай бұрын

Always more fun with good friends.

@jimlester5003 3 жыл бұрын

Good friends, food and garage time, can't be beat. Great video Gary

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

You are correct Jim.... quality time with quality people is a great day.

@tonylayne5726 2 жыл бұрын

WOW You're neighbors must mow everyday.

@VWJawbreaker 2 жыл бұрын

More like hardly ever lol

@Slick56 3 жыл бұрын

You have crossed over to another world. Replacing heater channels is like making Eagle Scout. Congratulations you guys earned that one.

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

That’s no joke either! I can honestly say I don’t want to do it ever again.

@Slick56 3 жыл бұрын

@@VWJawbreaker Well it's serious vw street cred anyways. I have done a lot of jobs on a bug but I have never tried heater channels nor will I.

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

@@Slick56 I honestly couldn’t have done it alone. Like I say, we’re stronger together as a community.... they were able to guide me in the right direction.

@vintagespeedvw7864 3 жыл бұрын

Going to have to get me one of those plasma cutters. Nice clean cuts. Good job on saving this car. 🙂

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

It definitely helped with this project. It was a cheap Amazon special but it does an ok job for what it is.

@haskyb9184 3 жыл бұрын

Both heater channels done in a day is pretty impressive. I could do with a couple Of mates like that !

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

Having hood friends is more important than anything else really. Both channels were tacked into place at least in one day lol

@5150mxVW 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video Jaws , looking good 👍

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

Slowly getting there!

@GoodOldMike 3 жыл бұрын

That's it! The "ankle debacle" from now on must be referred to as the "debankle!"

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

Lol, love it!!

@oversplodegarage41 3 жыл бұрын

Better you than me! Heater channels scare me.🤣 Killer job as always!

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

We all have something to learn, figured why not with the proper support from friends.

@AlanDavid1955 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Gary !!

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for being here.

@vayabroder729 3 жыл бұрын

So satisfying to get rid of the cancer like that and replace with new metal! Those window defroster hoses were the culprits of the fire. You might want to replace them if you want your window defrosters to work. To prevent rust in the new channels and to the pan you can use Eastwood Internal Frame Coating, or POR-15. You can also treat the nook and crannies with Rust Converter to neutralize surface rust.

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

It’s so satisfying to see things slowly progress! I’ve been treating things with ospho pretty much everywhere and then recently hitting things with weld able primer.

@KCPurpleBug 3 жыл бұрын

Love the video and you showed as much as you needed to great job

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jim. We had an awesome day working together, can’t beat a good day with friends. Hope you have a great rest of the week.

@TimsWorkshopTJY 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Gary, Great video on replacing heater channels. Good you had help with this👍

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Tim! Garage time with friends = a great day. They told me they were coming over, who am I to argue with that? Lol Have a great rest of the week.

@VWBEETLEOVAL1955 3 жыл бұрын

I am glad that I don't have to do that on our car lol. Nice job all together.

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

Thank ya! It’s not something I’ll ever look forward to doing again that’s for sure lol

@VwRosstorations 3 жыл бұрын

Good job...big hurdle...👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

Indeed and I don’t want to do it again lol Hope you have a great rest of the week.

@deanrobinson3717 3 жыл бұрын

Woo hoo, the vids good enough for me to have a go myself in the future, great vid, great teamwork

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

Teamwork was the key here! I’m blessed to have great friends.

@zimms-world 3 жыл бұрын

Gréât vidéo. Its always more fun to do work when friends are around to help

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

You have that right! Friends, food and tools equal a good time! Hey, I couldn’t leave a comment on your video because the comments are turned off. Just FYI.

@zimms-world 3 жыл бұрын

@@VWJawbreaker thanks for letting me know. I just updated it

@13badbrad1 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video and very useful information, most people would have scraped it but just show’s you can bring them around with some elbow grease. I have a car needing new channels and this video helps a lot. Thanks

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

I’m glad you were able to pull some useful information from this video. Thanks for being here, have a safe weekend.

@brianmatthess3381 3 жыл бұрын

Nice video i look forward to your posting

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for being here.

@busman5429 3 жыл бұрын

Cool fun in the garage with vw buddies and great job of editing , that one more major task done.

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

There was a lot to edit down from multiple people and devices. A day in the garage with friends is always a good day. Stay safe and well my friend.

@capnspicy5565 3 жыл бұрын

This was a fun video, great job guys!!!

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

It’s always a great time with quality friends!

@mcdanielsmotorwerks423 3 жыл бұрын

I’m looking forward to the next work day.

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

We will need to schedule something then and tackle the front fire wall!

@mcdanielsmotorwerks423 3 жыл бұрын

@@VWJawbreaker that’s going to be a fun little project. I’d say let’s do it before it gets too hot 🥵 but too late for that. 🙄

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

@@mcdanielsmotorwerks423 yeah, we’ll chat this weekend about it.

@royworks28 3 жыл бұрын

Looks like you had some great help there ,fun video 👍

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

Good friends and garage time is the best.

@somebeech30 3 жыл бұрын

Great job!

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you and thanks for being here.

@hussianmohmmad4613 3 жыл бұрын

Nice work 😍

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir.

@dubworldvwadventures 3 жыл бұрын

That’s a rough job to do. That’s why I’ve never bought a VW with bad heater channels. Keep up the good work!

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man.

@orlandocruz2103 3 жыл бұрын

Great job

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Have a great week!

@teonthevwwhisperer7316 3 жыл бұрын

Great job!!!

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

@richpeacock5768 3 жыл бұрын

Great job you guys. I hope I never actually have to do that job but in case I do I'm glad I will have your videos to look for reference. Duckman as well. The two of you are enough to help anybody rebuild any Volkswagen anywhere.

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

Wow Rich, I appreciate that! To be compared to the MFDM is an honor, or something like that 😂 It’s definitely not an easy job but it also wasn’t as bad as I thought. I’m just thankful to have good friends.

@eric_casper5150 3 жыл бұрын

Great video and excellent job guys!!!

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

Garage time is always better with friends and food!!

@Doubleodude 3 жыл бұрын

Great video I really enjoyed this.

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy, it was a great day with good like minded people.

@AngelRodriguez-kp7ug 3 жыл бұрын

Nice job Jawbreaker, I'm a Fusca lover too, also live in Florida. Hope to meet you one day and ride the bug for a trip.

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

Hey man, thanks for stopping in. I try to attend most of the major VW shows in the state, I’m sure we’ll cross paths at some point. Have a great week.

@OFFAxisBuilds 3 жыл бұрын

great video that's one part of a restro mod that scares me. watching your video gave me more confidence when i need to replace one.

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

I wasn’t sacred to do it but it sure did help having experienced friends there to lend a hand! Plus my ankle is still healing, that’s why they invited themselves over lol

@buglover65 3 жыл бұрын

Great job, bring back memories of replacing the ones on my 65.

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

Heater channels are a pain and I hate body work lol Appreciate you being here, have a great rest of the week!

@sheldonjr7hp 3 жыл бұрын

I appreciate these videos. It’s where I will be heading in the future. Where’s a good place to get body panels these days?? Floors and some parts I have came from JC Whitney in 1990. All good stuff back then. Watching the video and living in this Cold winter climate I never thought to just start a fire in the heater channels ha ha. I put about 200,000 miles on 3 Bugs. You can’t believe how happy I was to get a car that had a heater. Now I want to be driving a Bug again BUT just in the summer 🙀

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

There’s a few places on like that offer decent panels but most are the same repop panels that needs massaging to make fit. I’d have to agree that if I lived up there I’d skip the performance part and opt for heaters!

@sheldonjr7hp 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t ask for much. I just want somewheres around 90 happy Horses.

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

That’s obtainable.... put a amr500 or turbo on a stock engine.

@battyboomfatty 3 жыл бұрын

Wow excellent work! I imagine one day I'll have to tackle this job on mine. I'll try and put it off for a while 😂

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

Put it off for as long as you safely can!!

@battyboomfatty 3 жыл бұрын

@@VWJawbreaker yeah they're not too bad, ones had a patch at the back before the package tray. I'm going to squirt rust convertor in and then some waxoyl or similar. Try and preserve them for as long as possible.

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

@@battyboomfatty I know that Mustie 1 has had really good luck with chainsaw bar and chair oil sticking for long periods of time.

@battyboomfatty 3 жыл бұрын

@@VWJawbreaker I'll give it a try. An old guy told me to try used engine oil

@TheEZGZ 2 жыл бұрын

Nice to have that body dolly and be able get at things. One of my cars needs that done but I doubt I'll be the one doing it.

@VWJawbreaker 2 жыл бұрын

Good thing I built that cart before the lumber prices went sky high! In all honesty, I won’t look forward to doing it ever again.

@2GuysandaBug 3 жыл бұрын

Seems like a how to video to me. How to have a great time with friends getting things done. Looks awesome.

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

Definitely had a good time!

@davidryan573 3 жыл бұрын

Great progress, the replacement parts fit pretty good, bet it was rewarding to make that much progress.

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

It was a weight off of my shoulders getting both of those tacked into place!!

@SladesVWBeetle 3 жыл бұрын

Great team work!! She’ll be solid!! Those channels were tired. Your right, each one is different there’s really not a DIY that will fit everyones needs.

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

There really isn’t a diy way, I tried to show each point that they are connected.... that’s all I can really do.

@martyroshak5452 2 жыл бұрын

Great job! Fun playing with friends! No gloves? Safety glasses?

@VWJawbreaker 2 жыл бұрын

Always a good time with friends. We wore gloves and glasses.

@mikebriere7531 3 жыл бұрын

Gary - You didn't need to replace the heater channels if you just started the fire in the trunk first.

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

I could have used a fan to help push the heat into the car 😂

@williamtanner1372 3 жыл бұрын

Very informative! More to it than I thought. Are you going to lap weld the patch panel or cut and butt?

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir. So far I’ve been but welding them.

@bertiesbugresto7730 2 жыл бұрын

That was a great "HOW TOO" vid.... Im doing my first car in 30 years...its a bug...ive had Falcons prior and this is a great how too on thin metal. What size wire are using?

@VWJawbreaker 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, it was kind of difficult filming, doing the work and having fun with friends. Pretty sure I was running .023 wire for this, most of the buddy was done with it.

@vintage76vipergreenBeetle 3 жыл бұрын

👍

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks buddy, hope you’re doing well.

@johnfreeman1189 3 жыл бұрын

There is something satisfying about having friends coming together and tackling a project together! Fantastic episode!!! (0\_/0)

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much John! Tackling a project with friends is the best.

@johnserou6466 3 жыл бұрын

Where did you get your patch panels?

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

Local VW parts house.... same panels as CIP1 probably.

@jacvanguilder3456 Жыл бұрын

When was a good time to put A pillars?

@VWJawbreaker Жыл бұрын

Imo it’s best to do the a pillar after the heater channels are fully in.

@backyardkombi5466 2 жыл бұрын

Can you send those two out here? I have sone work for them.

@VWJawbreaker 2 жыл бұрын

Surround yourself with knowledgeable people and you’ll continue to grow.

@mikehammer4546 3 жыл бұрын

What size is your compressor that can handle the air chisel ? Did you get a new camera girl 🤔

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

It’s a 60 gal home made compressor setup. 5hp motor, twin cylinder head. It handles all of my air tools without issues. Camera girl was my buddy’s wife helping out with the camera.

@frankensteinkustomz2877 3 жыл бұрын

Could use some advice, put in new master cylinder, all new shoes, bled. Still no peddle. Suggestions?? Please and thank you

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

Have you bled the brakes at the master cylinder? If the new brake shoes aren’t adjusted correctly, it’ll have a hard time bleeding. Also, check your rubber lines.

@frankensteinkustomz2877 3 жыл бұрын

@@VWJawbreaker I bench bled the master, and adjusted the drums until they dragged

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

@@frankensteinkustomz2877 either air is still in the line or a bad new master. I’ve been seeing that more lately for some reason.

@frankensteinkustomz2877 3 жыл бұрын

@@VWJawbreaker all fixed man needed more adjusting and a ton more bleeding, thank you

@VWJawbreaker 3 жыл бұрын

@@frankensteinkustomz2877 glad you got it sorted out. Good job!!