all in point of view/perspective, I suppose.
The offroad rail project
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MacUser wrote:No I have not tried it. Does it eat away rust? Curious
It's a non-toxic, non-corrosive, pH neutral, non-flammable etc. iron chelator that really does a great job at removing rust without hurting anything else. I picked up a quart on clearance a Walmart a couple of years ago and sort of forgot about it until recently. A friend inherited some antique firearms that had been stored in a safe with no dessicant (and apparently no oil) for years. They were seriously rusted and mostly non-functional. I soaked them overnight in Evaporust (thought it couldn't hurt) and was amazed at the result. All the parts move freely now. Obviously they are not pristine, they still have pitting but they are rust free. I'll see if I still have pictures. I know this sounds like a commercial but that's OK. This stuff is great.
http://evaporust.com/evaporust.html
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I would, but we are riding, so can't take pictures too.MacUser wrote:I would love to see you guys driving it. Please post some photos. Seriously.
we'll see if I can get my kids to take a pic when they are around.
your rail is perfect purple, BTW - I may have chosen a more pearl-esqe on the purple.
heheheeeThanks, Brent "RamboPreacher" Hoefling
RamboPreacher wrote:I would, but we are riding, so can't take pictures too.MacUser wrote:I would love to see you guys driving it. Please post some photos. Seriously.
your rail is perfect purple, BTW - I may have chosen a more pearl-esqe on the purple.
Or just get off and take one of your wife on it? Or her of you?
Thanks on the Purple.. but it's not my style. If I repaint.. I'll probably go silver or something modern with large offroad lights.
The typical tow bar I've used for years to pull bugs all around is to narrow and conflicts with the rails frame to mount properly.
So I cut it in the middle to spread.
Then I welded in some home made adjusters to it can spread for Rail use and return to normal for typical use.
I put it on the top and bottom for strength. Don't laugh at my welding. This is for function!! haha.
Now it fits perfectly and will adjust as needed.
Now with this tow bar.. this rail becomes basically a trailer.
So I cut it in the middle to spread.
Then I welded in some home made adjusters to it can spread for Rail use and return to normal for typical use.
I put it on the top and bottom for strength. Don't laugh at my welding. This is for function!! haha.
Now it fits perfectly and will adjust as needed.
Now with this tow bar.. this rail becomes basically a trailer.
We've been driving it around all weekend. Still no good brakes.. (working on that 
). I put some sea foam in the gas and it really cleaned out the carburetor. Awesome stuff.
I also found my old slotted vw rims. They were behind my brothers shop when he borrowed and used my old white Baja years ago. I had almost forgotten about these until I stumbled upon them this weekend. These would look cool on the Offroad rail, no? Especially.. If I mount some muds /AT tires all the way around?
My son holds for a test snapshot.
The rears have tires on them already.
They came from a 70 bug I purchased in the 80s. The owner said they were on it when he got it.. so that would put them in the late 60s for that 70 year model type 1. But I am unsure of actual rims age.
Look better?
). I put some sea foam in the gas and it really cleaned out the carburetor. Awesome stuff.
I also found my old slotted vw rims. They were behind my brothers shop when he borrowed and used my old white Baja years ago. I had almost forgotten about these until I stumbled upon them this weekend. These would look cool on the Offroad rail, no? Especially.. If I mount some muds /AT tires all the way around?
My son holds for a test snapshot.
The rears have tires on them already.
They came from a 70 bug I purchased in the 80s. The owner said they were on it when he got it.. so that would put them in the late 60s for that 70 year model type 1. But I am unsure of actual rims age.
Look better?
1 - Before: This is the crusty brake fluid soaked pedal assembly. Just prior to this shot.. overnight all the fluid leaked out. It appears to have been doing this every so often as shown by the surrounding rust. Note the cord that holds the brake lever up. No type of pedal stop was on the base pedal holder
2- Removal: This is after I removed the parts and cleaned them with oven cleaner to remove the oil. Really crusty!
3 - Cleaning: I poured some acid into a dish and let the crusty parts soak until the rust was eat away. It did a great job!
4 - Parts Refurbished: I took the cleaned parts and cut the pedal holder off from the pedal assembly. Then I tested and welded a pedal stop onto the base plate. I also put a roller pedal onto it that I had laying around.
Rebuilding Stuff. Good for relaxing the business brain.
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