Way too much is depending on oil pressure to simply "HOPE" that spring tension is good enough. Some say, "You don't want it to be too much, you don't want it to be too little." What does this mean when you are trying to control oil pressure at RPM and idle? There is a spring tension specification in the Volkswagen manual under the Engine section, page 35 for Type 1 and page 30 for Type 2. Installing each of these springs should never be guess work. There is a lot of spring tension variation even among new springs. Spring tension is measured when the spring is compressed to the specified loaded length. To do this will require a scale on the drill press table. Set the depth control on the drill press to the specified spring loaded length above the scale surface. Compress the spring to the loaded length then observe and record the scale force. Install springs to your liking then observe their performance. Swap them out as necessary to adjust for desired performance. Read my technical paper titled "Measuring Oil Pressure & Oil Cooler Bypass Spring Tension" on the subject published on The Samba under Technical, Miscellaneous.

How can oil housing fixed because it seems like it is stripped the time i screw oil filter back because my oil filter is leaking and i changed it twice but still leaking?

😊 didn’t we do well

Awesome video, keep it up! 👌🏻

I need to do this for my 72 bus. I see you welded the top, around the vent, and the pillars. What about the bottom. What welding did you do at the bottom?

Hi. Can gearbox lubricant viscosity cause sticky or not spreading clutch plate ? I have brand new pressure plate/shoes and throw out bearing but it is still slipping after turbo kickes in. Also finger has no problem :)

Thanks for documenting this, very useful. What wheels do you have on there? Interested in getting some. I have the original chrome-capped and rimmed ones and I’m not a fan of the look.

Another great and informative video and outstanding work you have done! Good luck with new project

Where did you buy the repair panels?

Looks a lot more challenging than the Captur, but will be rooting for you on the journey back to working order!

Hi Great work. Where did you get the front panel from and are you happy with its quality?

Hello, in my 1974 model 1303 car, after the engine has warmed up enough, the oil pressure light on the display comes on at low revs, and goes off again at high revs. There is no such error when the engine is cold. Do you think the reason is the oil I use? sensor error? Is the oil pump faulty? Also, which oil do you recommend I use for this car? Greetings from Turkey :)

wy did u not remove the hood pump? The painters sertainly did not!

Thats normal for an old roof. The rear window frame always rots out because youstaple the cloth to a plastic frame thats imbedded in the metal frame a little water moisture can collect in that edge and rust will come trugh. NOT true there is a tention cable in the side that together with a spring holds the side straight when the string breaks the tention is gone and wont hold the side in plase and it creaps up. The first roof was called sonneland i believe that was the brand. it was always a cloth and the line in the rroof hes poibnting out is stiching from factory (Witch u can still get) The PVC roof never was factory so this one had already had a roof replacement in the past. I lube the roof once a year liberally BUT NOT WITH WD 40 use a silicone based lube it takes way longer for it to dry out and is better for the plastic bushings.

Go many psi is the right psi?? And how do you know the gage is accurate?

Hi, do you only lift the car at the rear? Isn't it counterproductive if the car is high at the back and low at the front? As hardly all the oil will run out like that? Thanks for any tips!

Urdeutsches Auto! Dann erwarte ich das in Deutsch erklärt wird!

Yehaw 🤠 this could have been so much more like OE with some better materials, like ply, and re using the original cleaned carpet off the original shelf

it hit a blade of grass ?

My guess is they hit a Kangaroo. All the tell tale signs are there

How much space did you need for that ramp? Cheers.

I’m looking for a cabriolet what would you expect to pay for a new hood purchase and install , round figures as I’m in Canada, thanks

Nice work looks good 🤙

The oil change video was basic, but some people need that, good work

Hey Dave, I look a bit miserable lol 😂, I don't know much about the mechanics of it but it's gonna make a big difference to our garage 😅

Needed Rachel giving a running commentary of the build up 😂😂

nice job What suspension do you have? My ride on coil overs is hard ,especially on my old bones😂

‘Spoiler: I can’t’ had me rofl 😂

nice work

Do you remeber the tickness and widenes of spounge installed on front and back of top ?

Good luck with rest of the build. I thought you were setting up to say..'engine swap'. How much experience do you have with welding btw? Keep up the good work!

Great job by mr chordle and yourself in the roof . He is full of information and man does he know how to fit a roof paint colour looks amazing 👍🏻Thanks for sharing it with us. But do I have to go back to spec savers again . I can’t see episode two? Thanks again

Told you 😎👍

Looks like I need 0.2mm. honing setup on the way. Let's see if that works

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Hi can I have a link to the suspension

Glad im not the only one who finds everything breaks

Be carefull when you cut the material to dont scratch the paint of the frame because it can get rusty in the future.

Great stuff.Thanks for helping the Mk1 group.Sure Knows his Onions!

Should have held the heads of those bolts and undone the nuts. Those bolts adjust the camber its an eliptical bolt that should have been indexed with suspension bracket. So when you reinstal, the camber is in the right position so you don't have to have a wheel alignment carried out.

Hi there, i need my hood replacing, i have the top, not the lining, how much do yous charge, Regards. Sb.

Buy that man a new drill, deserves something better than ol wobbly. Looks nice 👍

So much advice from our friends to do this before we put the gearbox and engine back in. So worth the time and now we know it's done 👍👍👍

This is so interesting the techniques used to putting a new hood on the car

How much did the new hood cost?

Never mind messing with bloody VW,s you wanna get the weed killer out 😂😂

Hi awesome video. Where is part 2 I can't seem to find it? Many thanks.

Will the shaft have a little play after installing?

Fantastic! I will be doing this work, possibly later in the year. Im just on the front wheel arch tubs and wheel arches themselves. Just replaced the front valance inner, middle, and outer. Plus, chassis member replacements. How do you remove the roof. I have a doormobile the same. Are they much faff/ work?