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« on: March 11, 2010, 22:38:41 pm »
Here's some pictures of my '66 bug which I have been working on for the past 3 years. Just thought I would post a selection of pictures.



























thanks for looking
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« Reply #1 on: March 12, 2010, 14:32:05 pm »
nice work john  Shocked
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« Reply #2 on: March 13, 2010, 12:04:21 pm »
nice work dude...more pics pls Grin
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« Reply #3 on: March 13, 2010, 19:15:03 pm »
Nice, very subtle Cool
Keep the pics coming Grin
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« Reply #4 on: March 14, 2010, 21:18:42 pm »
thanks for the encouraging comments. I will get some more photo's up when I've made a little more progress, Alex
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« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2010, 22:50:46 pm »
finished off the exhaust yesterday, welded in a v-band, wastegate exhaust and lamba sensor bung
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« Reply #6 on: March 29, 2010, 21:10:02 pm »
looking good alex like the waste gate venting pre silencer also moving the waste gate to a better location on the header.

p.s there's a lot bracket's on your car Wink
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« Reply #7 on: March 30, 2010, 04:57:00 am »
Very nice and creative work, Keep it up !!
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« Reply #8 on: March 30, 2010, 18:59:53 pm »
Quote from: james wotton on March 29, 2010, 21:10:02 pm
looking good alex like the waste gate venting pre silencer also moving the waste gate to a better location on the header.

p.s there's a lot bracket's on your car Wink

thanks Jim, will be making some more brackets at the weekend  Wink
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« Reply #9 on: March 30, 2010, 19:00:44 pm »
Quote from: danny gabbard on March 30, 2010, 04:57:00 am
Very nice and creative work, Keep it up !!

cheers Danny, not long now (fingers crossed)
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« Reply #10 on: March 30, 2010, 20:04:09 pm »
I like this car a lot! Keep those pix flowing please  Cool Cool Cool matt
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« Reply #11 on: March 30, 2010, 22:57:18 pm »
thanks matt, progress is slow and steady, keep thinking of new brackets to make Roll Eyes
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« Reply #12 on: April 01, 2010, 21:15:28 pm »
I can not believe it, Pete has actually started to weld up my fuel tank Grin
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« Reply #13 on: April 02, 2010, 04:34:43 am »
Buy Pete a beer ! More nice stuff.
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« Reply #14 on: April 02, 2010, 08:04:42 am »
Looks fantastic John....
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« Reply #15 on: April 03, 2010, 21:56:35 pm »
thanks for the comments, will hopefully have the bottom finished over the weekend, swirl pot welded in and mid baffle. Will take some pictures once this is done and in the car just to make sure just before the top is welded on. It has been made to resemble a standard vw tank, and will be fully polished, hopefully with all the welds exposed.
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« Reply #16 on: April 04, 2010, 21:23:37 pm »
shortened the silencer by 20mm today, and clearenced the areas which were tight to the inner wing and the rear tyre when the suspension was compressed. Just need to get it onto the polishing wheel.
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« Reply #17 on: April 04, 2010, 23:10:54 pm »
the only reason your tanks getting done is now he's done my injector boses Cheesy
looking real sweet alex, alley fuel tank will be bad boy  Cool
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« Reply #18 on: April 05, 2010, 12:07:42 pm »
Quote from: james wotton on April 04, 2010, 23:10:54 pm
the only reason your tanks getting done is now he's done my injector boses Cheesy
looking real sweet alex, alley fuel tank will be bad boy  Cool

Cheers Jim, by the way Pete has changed his number and address until my tank is finished! Grin
Its looking good though, should be done over the next week or so if he pulls his finger out!
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« Reply #19 on: April 05, 2010, 12:11:39 pm »
exhaust mounted up and has adequate clearance now




LM1 mount made a while ago



thanks for looking
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« Reply #20 on: April 05, 2010, 23:31:58 pm »


Thanks for looking
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« Reply #21 on: April 06, 2010, 08:22:30 am »
Sweet John!
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« Reply #22 on: April 06, 2010, 15:52:35 pm »
The fuel tank is comeing out bitchen ! How did you emboss the section for sending unit ? Did you make a male-female die ?
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« Reply #23 on: April 06, 2010, 19:32:12 pm »
Quote from: kaferboy on April 06, 2010, 08:22:30 am
Sweet John!
cheers
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« Reply #24 on: April 06, 2010, 19:37:37 pm »
Quote from: danny gabbard on April 06, 2010, 15:52:35 pm
The fuel tank is comeing out bitchen ! How did you emboss the section for sending unit ? Did you make a male-female die ?
Thanks Danny.
yes, made a male/female die with my mate Pete who does the welding stuff for me. Wish I could do it myself but he has all the kit and the skill.
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« Reply #25 on: April 10, 2010, 21:23:23 pm »
some more tank progress






no distortion as yet! should be there fairly soon.
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« Reply #26 on: April 10, 2010, 22:20:15 pm »
hey alex have you been round at pete's with a hitting stick to get this progress Cheesy
looking cool.
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« Reply #27 on: April 10, 2010, 22:27:33 pm »
Quote from: james wotton on April 10, 2010, 22:20:15 pm
hey alex have you been round at pete's with a hitting stick to get this progress Cheesy
looking cool.

cattle prod! Grin
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« Reply #28 on: April 13, 2010, 17:30:16 pm »
Exhaust completely finished now with a 45 degree stainless bend kicking out just under the wing. Turbo cover made from Ali, needs trimming up and polishing. Traction bar finished (bar paint) and bottom half of tank popped in place, fitting like a glove. Not a bad weekends progress but camera out of juice  Roll Eyes so will get some more pics up soon. Thanks for looking, Alex
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« Reply #29 on: April 18, 2010, 20:25:26 pm »
few more bits and bobs.

Exhaust finished
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Turbo cover under way
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