Off To The Movies ...

December 27, 2016

We had a lot of things to do today ... first order of duty was to have breakfast ...

then clean up the kitchen ... so grateful the kids were willing to help out ...

We were going to head into town ... for the 12:00 matinee ... to see the 3D movie "Sing" ...

(I really wanted to see this movie ... !!!)

We arrived at the movie theatre ... bought out treats of popcorn and drinks ...

proceeded to get our glasses and find our seats ...

all ready for the movie to begin ...

It was an awesome movie ... we all loved it ... !!!

After the movie ... we went to visit Oma ...

this was going to be the last time Oma would see ...

Rob ... Cindy and the grandchildren this year ...

Ella was delighted to have received a little black vest that belonged to Oma ...

hard to believe that she fits into her clothes and shoes ...

Look out Oma ... she will be raiding you closet now ... !!!

The hue glasses and heart are a lovely touch to her outfit ...

 

 

We were back in time to have dinner ... then head outside to go GT'ing and sledding ...

before it was too dark and cold to play outside ...

 

Craig wanted to go to the shop to work on the VW with grandpa ...

with being so busy thru the holidays ...

he was bound and determined to get at least a few hours of shop time ...

He was loving every minute of it ... !!!

 

It's wonderful seeing the two of them working together ...

 

The rest of us were in the house ... playing games ... watching TV ...

and relaxing after our busy day ...

I also had the privilege of having Miss Ella ... give me a few new hairdos ...

she loves to braid long hair ...

and ... I must say she is really good at it ... !!!

 

New Home for VW ...

November 28, 2016

The sun was shining and no rain in the forecast ...

we decided to finish erecting the car shelter ...

All the hardware needed for the next step ...

was laid out ...

Mike pounded in the stakes to hold the frame down ...

The end and front pieces were attached first ...

 

The main cover was unrolled flat on the ground ...

2 bars were put thru the pouches ... and then 2 ropes were attached ...

The ropes were flung over the frame ... and Mike an I pulled on the ropes ...

to raise the tarp over the frame ...

Once that part was done ... we move inside to finish tying it down ...

The bars were put thru the channels ... brackets attached ...

then the ends were tightened ... using the rachets ... pulling the straps ...

The shelter was now ready ...

for the VW and parts to be put inside ...

It took us a couple hours to complete this project today ...

 

 

Removing Parts ...

November 21, 2016

These pictures were taken before Mike moved the VW ...

Showing the gas and brake pedals are on ... along with the gear shifter ...

The motor all installed ... now it just needs the body ...

Mike started to remove some of the parts ...

taking a closer look at what needs to be done ...

It's going to take some time to get the work finished ...

 

 

VW Motor Assembly ...

August 10, 2016

Mike was busy in the shop ...

the motor reassembly now in progress ...

pedals and carburetor cleaned and painted ...

and new brake lines installed ...

Continuing the assembly of the engine ...

Parts from Brazil do not fit perfectly ...

so adjustments took a bit of time ...

The new flywheel was installed ...

as well as the clutch and pressure plate on the motor ...

The motor was installed back on the pan (chassis) ...

plus the brakes were adjusted ...

and ready for wheels ...

Won't be long now before the tires will be put on ...

and it will be ready to roll out ...

in order for Mike to work on the car body ...

 

Moving The VW ...

April 14 & 15, 2016

Mike & I worked on getting the VW body mobile ...

using the tractor to lift it onto the little trailer ...

so that we could move it in and out of the shop ...

Mike backed the VW into the shop ...

he is going to start tearing it apart to work on the body ...

and get it ready to be painted ...

Nathan and the grandchildren arrived the evening on the 14th ...

they wanted to go in the hot tub ...

then sit around the campfire and roast a few marshmallows ...

before going to bed ...

The next day we met up with Peter and Carolyn ...

they wanted to take the kids out for lunch ...

before Ella had a dentist appointment ...

to have a baby tooth extracted ...

as her permanent tooth was coming in behind it ...

She was a great helper with helping the dentist do his job...

The Tooth Fairy had to come to our house this night ...

 

Cleaning Up The Yard ...

March 28, 2016

It was the perfect day to gather up all the branches ... trees ... sticks ...

and haul them to the slash pile ...

out to the field ...

The kids ended up playing in the play centre ...

after they were done helping out ...

and watching grandpa haul the trees away ...

Once all the slash was gathered ...

the kids felt it was time to haul the VW body ...

down to the shop ...

as Grandpa will be ready fix it up to put on the VW frame ...

tires are almost ready to be mounted ...

Our neighbour came up to the house ...

then out to the garden ...

to show Mike how to prune the plum tree ...

Nathan was really interested in it as well ...

It was still a little early to have the apple trees pruned ...

Chris figured we should give it another couple weeks ...

then he will help us out again ...

pruning the trees ...

 

Still Working ...

March 13, 2016

It's Sunday morning and the gang wanted homemade waffles and eggs ...

before they headed outside to ride their dirt bikes ...

Nathan helped Mike insert the panes of glass ...

that were pushed out from the snow off the roof ...

that had crashed into them early this year ...

Nathan brought his Compound bow to get some practice ...

shooting the arrows into the target bag ...

and setting the sights ...

James went out to the shop to help out with tightening bolts on the VW ...

Ella continued working on her walking stick ...

and

Craig continued to tear apart an old cassette deck ... to gather wires and electrical gear ...

Oma and Joe came out to visit ...

they were brought into the shop to see the work that was being done ...

Ella demonstrating how her walking stick works ...

and then we all went outside to watch the kids ride their dirt bikes ...

Something that Oma just loves to watch ... !!!

 

 

Out To The Shop ...

March 12, 2016

After we finished our dinner ... the gang went out to the shop to work on the Volkswagon...

The plan was to put the transmission in ...

Craig was working on some electronics ... more like tearing it apart ...

while Nathan and Mike lifted the transmission into place ...

Craig helped out with tightening up the bolts ...

Ella also took a turn at using the wrenches ...

The decided to work with wood and create a new style of a walking stick ...

The kids love working out in the shop with grandpa ...!!!

 

 

Painting the Pan ...

March 11, 2016

Mike took advantage once again with the nice weather to work on the VW ...

He had sanded the bottom of the VW earlier ...

He wanted to get this done before Craig, James and Ella arrived ...

The kids really wanted to help out and work on it ...

Since I was the only person around at the time ...

I ended up helping carry out the "pan" to the stands for Mike to paint it ...

Once it was painted and set to dry out in the sunshine ...

it was time to pack it back into the shop to finish drying ...

Ready for the next stage of rebuilding ...

 

VW Transmission ...

While I was out working in the garden ...

Mike was outside sandblasting the transmission and differential ...

and then covered it with a coat of POR15 ...

(an extra durable undercoating paint)

to protect it from rust, stones, and abrasions ...

Slowly but surely the VW restoration is starting to come together ...