Beetle gear shift linkage rebuild - shortening shift rod and new custom bushing for the Renobug.

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2 ай бұрын

It's Wifey Wednesday! Time to do some more work on the Renault/VW Beetle project. In this round, the floor pan is finally painted and I can start assembly. First though, I need to shorten the gear shift rod to suit the shortened VW Beetle floor pan. I also make my own shift rod bushing, which is a huge improvement on the factory version.
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@rayvreman2002 2 ай бұрын

Div, you must be a very highly respected member of the community. The politicians, in their grey suits come to visit you. Time stamp 17.05 to 17.30

@gary5481 2 ай бұрын

My immediate thoughts as well. 😂 🇿🇦

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

🤣 Actually this fellow knows a little more than them!

@gary5481 2 ай бұрын

@@ratrodsafrica probably a lot more.

@62_C10 2 ай бұрын

Artist, builder, man of grace and peace, engineering genius, fabricator bar none - that's why we love you Div

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

Ah, thanks for the compliments!

@mygarden365 2 ай бұрын

I believe You have talent above, most builders. Your understanding of how the original works before You modify it to work as designed, I know this type of work is not easy, I like Your content. YOU WIN!

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

Wow, thank you!

@patrickhueber3798 2 ай бұрын

I appreciate the attention you apply to details,not addressed on most channels,with your builds, don’t change a thing.

@ricardolandsman9465 2 ай бұрын

That is why we watch you Bru cause that's what we want to c ❤

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

Thanks bru

@martinharris5017 2 ай бұрын

VW enthusiasts secret: The top of a plastic bottle (such as a plastic oil top-up bottle) when cut off is a perfect fit (and I do mean perfect!) for a shift rod bushing and works better than the factory bushing.

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

Interesting! I'm gonna check that out.

@scottcates 2 ай бұрын

I loved the zoom-in intro because I dream of visiting South Africa and visiting Div and working in the shop.

@jannemanism 2 ай бұрын

Baie dankie vir die video. Now I am going to get my brother in law to turn me a bushing like that for my beetle. Can't wait for your next video. I appreciate what you do and teaching us with your informative videos. Have a lekker one!

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

It works well! Thanks and pleasure

@paulmcmain1760 2 ай бұрын

Keep these videos coming

@jimmywhitlow2012 2 ай бұрын

You have a beautiful place Diff. It's going to be a awesome little car for your lady.

@rvbjr 2 ай бұрын

I learn something useful with every video and look forward to the next!

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

Glad to hear it! Thanks

@ROBByJONEs-2 2 ай бұрын

oh i feel so ashamed,i committed the biggest cardinal sin Div. started enjoying your video [this one],then wife woke me up for dinner,,it was playing completely diff video [no idea hw many]. but now im wide awake and enjoying your video..still 5 star n im still enjoyng your work..cheers Sir

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

😁👍

@mikebeidelman6051 2 ай бұрын

Dif, No need to apologize to any one regarding how you do things. as a rule, people may ask ''IS IT DONE" ? If it is yes, the story over! 'There is on off switch for creativity' AWESOME SHOW MY BROTHER, OGs RULE! mike.

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

Thanks. Yes, I enjoy the journey more than the destination 🙂

@flatworm00 2 ай бұрын

I really like watching your channel! I have learned so much from watching you!!!

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

Thanks. Glad it's helpful!

@tedayer1823 2 ай бұрын

Great video and lesson. You are a Jack of all trades - metal worker, welder, wood worker, painter and visionary.

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@DoonerF 2 ай бұрын

Value?! This is priceless! I love seeing the little things that help make the project move forward. Usually you don’t get to see that. You just have to wonder how it was done. I love it my brother!!!!! 👍🏻👍🏻

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

Thanks man! These days, everyone just wants sensational instant gratification and loud bravado.

@johnnymac1580 2 ай бұрын

Not bad ⚡️ I’m learning things I’ll never use because I’m to old to use them but I’m happy to see you gaining viewers 👍

@alanpaulick7815 2 ай бұрын

Div you are so smooth in fabricating and just a pleasure to watch. Con't wait to see the Renobug on it's wheels. Take care boet.

@kennyvigneron8733 2 ай бұрын

Div. I can’t express how much I appreciate your channel Thank You

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

Thanks brother!

@davidnaudi2601 2 ай бұрын

I love the way you put that insert into pipe I’ll definitely be using that idea.

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

Thanks. Please do, it works well

@user-lj1hi4xh6o 2 ай бұрын

You are my type of professional my friend. you always impress me with your work.

@henrikkrievs4274 2 ай бұрын

Nice work, my brother

@stucook8622 2 ай бұрын

The intro was lekka man. Appreciate the video! 🍺

@virgiliomarzan47 2 ай бұрын

Like how you show the things that are important for a smooth shift that are unseen, this is a great channel!

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@alasdairhamilton1574 2 ай бұрын

Div, 17:10 the nephew comes to lend a hand! 🐒👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

😁

@dungbetel 2 ай бұрын

I love your grass roots mechanics approach. Look forward to seeing the final result.

@insAneTunA 2 ай бұрын

Always nice when a plan comes together. It is the little details that can make a car a joy to ride or complete rubbish.

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

True words!

@johnkranz4004 2 ай бұрын

Definitely Taking Shape Div and Good work

@rattedbug5003 2 ай бұрын

I need a lathe such a useful tool you’ve made parts that are better than the purchased ones. Great job 👏

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@shotsrodder 2 ай бұрын

Love the new intro 😂

@brentbrown8393 2 ай бұрын

Interesting video Diff, slotting the plastic was a great idea, I love the black paint look too. 👍

@aceadman 2 ай бұрын

I just love spending time in your garage. Watching you make bushings is fine by me! Thanks man, well done! Wish I could help you lift that transmission in. 😊👍👍

@terrencebuller7676 2 ай бұрын

Nice work Div. Enjoy all your programs. Be good my friend and have a Lekka one Boet.

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

Thanks boet!

@cayminlast 2 ай бұрын

Amazing, simple solution to a complex problem, Te slim vir een persoon, is jy seker jy is nie n' tweeling! Thanks Boet.

@paulsmith6002 2 ай бұрын

Very creative. I think that is going to be useful in future.

@strangecustoms8486 2 ай бұрын

Looks like the ticket 😁🇬🇸👍

@juanbarturen2726 2 ай бұрын

Hello Div. I love watching you work. And how you come up with solutions. I'm a lot like you. We could be friends . If you weren't a million miles away. I have been a VW crazy for many years. I traded most my vw stuff . Ans have been working on my Ol' Beater 54 Chevy. (I'm now a 73year. retired Ol'Beater myself. Great Job with the bushing. And shifter modification. Great Job.

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

Thanks brother

@DarrenCorman 2 ай бұрын

Project is looking awesome!!

@eddiedebeer1709 2 ай бұрын

Job well done Diff, always something up your sleeve, a new creation.

@user-cg1ki9gt4p 2 ай бұрын

i did not know the shift rod had a slight bend in it. yea i learned something sir. thank you.

@usmc.39rat24 2 ай бұрын

Looking good Div 👍

@kennycarter8179 2 ай бұрын

For me value in memories of all the VW's I worked on as they were very popular in S Cali. Hot Rods are def my fav but I'm loving this project!

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

I think most of us have memories of working on the Bugs. I'm remembering so many myself 😀

@shedbythetracks 2 ай бұрын

Very satisfying to see it work! Cheers from the shed

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

Thanks brother 👍

@boltgunfan 2 ай бұрын

Great job! Sharing your skills with the next generation is priceless. Helps to show that you don't need a bottomless bank account to have something cool to drive around that's not a "cookie cutter" design. Have a good one!

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

Yes! Thank you!

@robertamor3203 2 ай бұрын

nice job diff it good to see how to do the little jobs that take a long time to get right the boss will like the gear change and a happy wife means you have a happy life to

@MyGreggory 2 ай бұрын

Thank learnt something there

@Grizzmakes 2 ай бұрын

I love your style of teaching. On my youtube channel I tend to talk and illustrate a lot. Some people may not like it but recently I’ve had problems with one of my French cars. The videos I watched are not clear enough. Keep doing it your way boet.

@mikedyson7330 2 ай бұрын

I'm the same Diff, not a machinist but I get the job done. NICE WORK.

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

Thanks. Getting it done to work is all that matters 🙂

@allenstandley1010 2 ай бұрын

I very much appreciate your patience and attention to detail. Very Good Dif!

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

@Chr.U.Cas1622 2 ай бұрын

Dear Dif. 👍👌👏 Very well done again (video and work). 2) It's "difinitely" the better, more detailed and therefore "diferent" content that made me once stick to your channel instantly. And I know, that it's more effort to film and edit this kind of content. Therefore again and as always: Thanks a lot for making teaching explaining recording editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health in particular.

@Mustsed 2 ай бұрын

Can't wait to see that car moving around. That will become a nice small toy car one dat. Thanks for taking us around, have a good one!

@danblythe2979 2 ай бұрын

Liked the new intro, as always the renobug is coming along. Appreciate the bushing build. Help shows how much work actually goes into a build.💯

@robertwilliams8010 2 ай бұрын

Always a pleasure watching your ingenuity Div!!!!!!

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

Thanks

@rockypergin2216 2 ай бұрын

Great ingenuity👍

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

Thanks

@timhanson2080 2 ай бұрын

It's going to a fun little car. I've learned a lot by watching your channel. Always a pleasure watching. Thank you 👍

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoy it!

@user-cg1ki9gt4p 2 ай бұрын

like building body bushings out of boat rollers. everything can have a couple of uses. growing up on a farm teaches you that.

@shanewright6958 2 ай бұрын

Great job and another great video 👍👍

@Macbetula-yl8wq 2 ай бұрын

I learned a bit from your videos 😊

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

I'm glad!😊

@user-be9uv7ru3n 2 ай бұрын

Great job. In my experience with VWs and dune buggies you just fixed one of the most annoying problems, the sloppy shifter. This is quite an upgrade.

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

Yes, if you know, you know! 🙂

@robbollom7396 2 ай бұрын

Great work Div, very informative on shortening VW beetle shift rods and SWMBO be happy so more suppers for you....hahaha

@psnaith1 2 ай бұрын

dude, you just rock!

@albertdehn8381 2 ай бұрын

Always a pleasure thanks for sharing 😀👍

@rustyrodgarage2686 2 ай бұрын

Very nice fabrication buddy

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@Rat_Poison_Devil 2 ай бұрын

I find value in your vids👍

@davidweidner1675 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for the Map. Shiny paint are you sure you are Div. Happy Wife = Happy Life. Lekka Div

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

😁👍

@tienierabie7127 2 ай бұрын

Fantasties Div. Altyd lekker om jou te sien planne maak wat werk.

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

Dankie!

@eziotaddeo1726 2 ай бұрын

Hey Dif!! love the sound track. Very Sergio Leone (spaghetti westerns Lee van Cleef) Another interesting educational vid Cheers (need more, when you can)

@TheFrameoff 2 ай бұрын

Very cool , a man of many talents .. Build On Bro

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

Thanks brother

@chuckster6513 2 ай бұрын

Hey Div, This video brought back memories of building my first dune buggy where I had to figure out what you just showed. I did something like what you did to achieve the same results. That home made bushing was just as tight when I sold the car as it was when I made it. I expect yours will last the life of the car ! Take Care, Be Safe Enjoy Life

@johnmaclachlan6818 2 ай бұрын

Great job 👍 Diff

@EarlyIronAddict427 2 ай бұрын

Buddyyyyy. lol. I must be tired today. It took me until your hand crafted bushing popped into place before I realized the design, and what a cool one it is man. I can see that little rubber O ring wandering back and forth in no time. lol. Yours will be there from now on. Nice work and design. Thx again for sharing this with us all my friend. Very clean project too. Love this 👍🏻✌🏻

@geoffreymills9932 2 ай бұрын

Don't think I'll ever have a vw to do that too but I never know what my friends might show up with, you definitely made an improvement over the factory fall apart model and it always good information to have in our arsenal of how-to information, great fix Dif

@surindersandhi3924 2 ай бұрын

Hi Dear Friend Very Very Good Job I Like ❤❤❤❤❤

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@markrobertson9015 2 ай бұрын

The drive train is looking really nice. Building from scratch is always fun to watch no matter what is going on.I enjoyed it. Don't worry about how clean your hands should be your a worker not a slacker who needs to dress up for the camera.Take care Brother see you in the next video.

@robertbdees9913 2 ай бұрын

This is some really good information. Thank you

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@andremnel9076 2 ай бұрын

Great job Div

@matslindahl7252 2 ай бұрын

You to. And nice work

@user-so7jo6dr7d 2 ай бұрын

Hi ,I live in the UK and it is nice to see where you are hiding in South Africa

@thornwarbler 2 ай бұрын

A pudding stirrer is what we call a sloppy gear lever. That bush has made all the difference.👍

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

Haha, yes, good description

@shotsrodder 2 ай бұрын

Nice job Div 👍

@garyloflin3215 2 ай бұрын

Love watching your channel bro learning so much keep up the good work 👍

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad it's helpful

@77Rickenbacker4001 2 ай бұрын

Congrats on hitting 30K subscribers!I was in the the first 100 to find you and have been enjoying your vids ever since.Keep up the great work my Brother!

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

Thanks brother!

@twintype 2 ай бұрын

Love it

@jacquikowalewsky7691 2 ай бұрын

I like the content, I suspect most viewers are not shooting mile deep candy paint jobs or shoving 1000hp engines in their rides. So from my perspective keep it up! Thanks.

@steenhoffmann4259 2 ай бұрын

Really nice work Diff. Greetings from Misery Bay Northern Denmark

@tommills2097 2 ай бұрын

Nice work! It's always over too soon...

@robertstevison1448 2 ай бұрын

It's an awesome adventure as always brother from another country Awesome engineering from the wise Ole owl lol😅 you are an awesome engineer brother no doubt !!!! Say hi to everyone and have a lekka one brother from another country

@donaldhalls2189 2 ай бұрын

Great little Job,the lathe is a great tool,thanks for sharing, all the best to you and your loved ones, Have a Lekka one

@JESUS-POTENTATE 2 ай бұрын

THANKS for sharing Diff. As Rat Rod Bob would say: Class dismissed. 😊

@stevenm3141 2 ай бұрын

What I see is a piece of Neoprene . Looks good 👍. I've seen these used for everything from garden hose gaskets to bathtub seals. On autos tubing seals and bushings.

@DustyMacsGarage 2 ай бұрын

Yo Div! You never cease to amaze me with your skills and attention to detail. You are also right that in the big shows they dont show or highlight those little small details at all. I must say that I would have never even thought about making my own custom bushing on the lathe, but you did a superb job!! Love the details, enjoyed the babboons or monkeys too 😂. See ya in the next one boet!!

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

Thanks boet!

@dragontattooee 2 ай бұрын

Amazing video Div, tried to fit a bushing there before an absolute bastard of a job, great video Boet, have a lekka one Div

@user-dc8gu7qc9g 2 ай бұрын

I remember ol' mate in 1975 when Greg Nolan told me Nolathane, which is similar to what you made the bush from would revolutionise replacement bushings. You can just about make any bush you need from it nowadays

@kjeldlarsen912 2 ай бұрын

Thank you wizard

@user-cg1ki9gt4p 2 ай бұрын

poly pipe is so useful.

@PeterHatch-mx7zc 2 ай бұрын

This is so far been a great built its a credit to you!! Im injoy and helps in idears for my builds 👍😄

@user-qq4sk8ec2b 2 ай бұрын

I love your videos so keep it up

@user-nb6nr6vm5i 2 ай бұрын

hi Div love your video and what you do thanks for sharing your knowledge i am from joburg east rand and will be relocating to plettenburg bay in the near future close to your town retiring from the motor trade after 54 years

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

Plett is not so far from me. You better come visit once you've moved. 🙂

@Zukunftretro 2 ай бұрын

Love your way of working and the whole vibe of your channel! Your project reminds me of my own Lancia Beta I'm putting on a Beetle chassis! Best of luck on your project and I hope to see more soon!

@TheOldaz1 2 ай бұрын

Nice job Div, replacing that bush is something I've never done, but probably should have when I was driving VW's with sloppy gear levers. I also gave some thought to widening the front guards - luckily you have the suicide doors, so slitting the guards and edge of the doors to match should aloow you to insert a piece of metal to stretch the panels.

@ratrodsafrica 2 ай бұрын

Most Beetles have sloppy gear levers because that bushing is always missing. The front fenders are going to be a challenge, soon!