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« Reply #15 on: January 02, 2017, 10:19:35 AM » |
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Loving the repair sections, nothing more satisfying than making something by hand and then looking back on the old pictures. Well done.
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« Reply #16 on: January 02, 2017, 12:47:49 PM » |
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Thanks folks, it has been way more of a job than I originally wanted, but once you start etc..... A few good things happened along the way The shrink er has been an ace purchase and I also re commissioned a pillar drill I've had for years, was given it less motor and tried over the years to buy one( they were always way too much money) then one day a new one on eBay £20 result   1968 vw fastback |
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« Reply #17 on: January 05, 2017, 05:55:53 PM » |
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So then after all the body repairs were finished ,I moved on to refitting the body back on the pan, It uses a gasket that was unique to type 3's ,unavailable these days, so I've had to buy an over length bug on and pie cut the corners and glue the lot in place using rtv sealer, what a fun task that was, Then attach the two together with what feels like 20,000 m8 bolts , I never took any pics of this ordeal but it is a momentous occasion in any aircooled vw resto  It's now wearing three wings that have a unique (typically) type 3 seal that's preformed, I managed to buy a roll of similar stuff from a company called woolies and again trimmed to a nice fit Worth looking them up if you need any kind of automotive seal, as they have just about all or similar for a fraction of original parts Picture time A lucky find ( seem to have had a load on this build) A brand new in box sun pro rev counter for a tenner wuhoo  1968 vw fastback As you can see fits a treat in the time clock hole in my dash and looks close to the others, To say I was delighted is getting close ( I live a sheltered life) it's even got a shift light |
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« Reply #18 on: January 05, 2017, 07:03:59 PM » |
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Next up is this beauty  1968 vw fastback  1968 vw fastback An intermediate gearbox mount As the aircooled cars engine is mounted to the gearbox only, the box mounts need to be spot on. I'd already fitted up rated mounts but this adds an extra bit of security with all the extra power my motor makes ( close to treble) I copied the design from one a mate had bought and knocked one up the rubber ISO mounts came from my local city seals and bearing shop, total cost was about a tenner. Again deep joy was felt actually fitted straight on too |
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« Reply #19 on: January 05, 2017, 07:34:06 PM » |
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I managed to buy a roll of similar stuff from a company called woolies and again trimmed to a nice fit
Worth looking them up if you need any kind of automotive seal, as they have just about all or similar for a fraction of original parts
Woolies are also useful for headlinings and trim, as i found out when I had my Maestro. |
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« Reply #20 on: January 05, 2017, 07:45:34 PM » |
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Next find was this gear-lever, a copy of a 60's empi race part, that's cranked back so it's easy to reach, They have some issues with reverse lock out not being effective and going into reverse instead of second It uses a compression spring which is too soft, fitting a stronger one makes the case crack , the answer turned out to be a piece of fuel pipe in place of the spring, works perfectly and feels like a modern shifter, I bought it because I liked the design, the fact it now works is a bonus    1968 vw fastback |
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« Reply #21 on: January 05, 2017, 07:50:48 PM » |
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I managed to buy a roll of similar stuff from a company called woolies and again trimmed to a nice fit
Worth looking them up if you need any kind of automotive seal, as they have just about all or similar for a fraction of original parts
Woolies are also useful for headlinings and trim, as i found out when I had my Maestro. I don't usually recommend places but I really can't fault these guys service and range of parts .. Maestro?? That's a blast from the past ,used to like the van |
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« Reply #22 on: January 05, 2017, 08:52:07 PM » |
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Next "find" was an Eberspacher petrol heater  1968 vw fastback Sorry didn't have any crap pics  1968 vw fastback A bit like a space heater those propane feed ones, except it runs on petrol..... |
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« Reply #23 on: January 05, 2017, 10:38:50 PM » |
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Got one of those in (well under, to be accurate..)my campervan but a diesel one.
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« Reply #24 on: January 05, 2017, 10:48:55 PM » |
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Got one of those in (well under, to be accurate..)my campervan but a diesel one.
Do you rate it? I got this due to removing the vw stock heating that works from exhaust heat, the performance exhaust has no heat ,but I need to drive in all weather . I had it running on the floor and it was kicking heat out. Looking forward to getting this fitted |
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« Reply #25 on: January 05, 2017, 11:05:19 PM » |
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In my van it's for heating the living area, if it's a similar capacity I think you might find it too much just for the interior of a car - it has setting from 1 to 7 - we start it on about 4 then turn it down to 1 once it's warmed the place up - turn it off before going to bed as it's too warm!
But maybe this is a different type, I'd never heard of them before buying my van last May.
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« Reply #26 on: January 06, 2017, 09:52:52 AM » |
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Thanks for that, yes it's a bus type, so will probably be a bit too much, I'll try it and see. My bug was a pared down fast road car with no carpets or sound deadening etc and it was freezing most of the time , proper ice box at least I can turn this off once I'm melting  |
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« Reply #27 on: January 06, 2017, 12:43:21 PM » |
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A few random pictures to keep me going  1968 vw fastback The motor from my bug, needs a few bits converting to allow it to fit underneath the engine lid in the fasty I also have this to fit,  1968 vw fastback It's a camber compensator, which stops the outside wheel from folding under the car under hard cornering, this effect could have been part of the reason I crashed my bug |
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« Reply #28 on: January 06, 2017, 02:33:42 PM » |
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 1968 vw fastback And my 7 year old daughter seems to like the work so far this is a Christmas card from her  1968 vw fastback  1968 vw fastback Brilliant |
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« Reply #29 on: January 06, 2017, 03:38:57 PM » |
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Love the "camber compensator" - it's basic but if it works.......
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