Agave Green '67 Cal Looker

[BossHogg76]

More progress, just waiting on shortened front leafs, then it's back up North. One fly in the ointment is that the delivery driver has just gone on 2 weeks holiday.. .

Thanks to the inspiration in the colours thread I'm now down to 2 colours, Agave Green or Polaris Silver....green is currently winning.

[Rocket Ron]

How about this green

[BossHogg76]

Well the very day I get out to work, I got these pics. I've had worse first days back at work to be fair  . So the next jobs include (in no particular order): Fitting the lowered spindles, and CSP discs on the front. Rebuild the rear drums, run the new brake lines,  Soundproof the pan, have DTH stonechip the framehead and underneath, before putting another coat of black on. Only another 28 days to go before i can get back to it    

[Straight Time]

Looking very nice. Keep it up 

[thehanz DVK]

Looking good...and when i had to choose from those two colors agave it would be....

[BossHogg76]

Still away with work, but time for some updates thanks to Donald at DTH. New front wings came from Karmman Konnection, and no time was wasted banging them on. The pics tell the story for everything else. Just need to find some OEM rear wings... any help please please PM me.








Donald weaves his magic..and







The Hanz...Agave Green is the winner

[kev d]

Going to be finished for Christmas at this rate!
Looking good

[BossHogg76]

Don't worry kev, as soon as it gets into my garage, the pace of progress will grind to a halt!!

[BossHogg76]

Well getting up for work and finding another update on my email is a good way to start the day. In a couple of days I'll be home to get in the way and slow the project right down . Rear wings are on there for mocking up. Still looking for some OEM steel

pics below:

[AntLockyer]

This thread is an inspiration. Thanks.

[BossHogg76]

This thread is an inspiration. Thanks.

Thanks Ant, good luck with your build 

[retrorick]

Looking good, waiting to see it paint

[beetlemic]

Nice progress and high quality work!

If you havent decided yet about the color i can show you two of my last painted cars..oval with polarsilver and notchback with beryl green like them both.

[thehanz DVK]

Like the polar zilver.....Nice color far better then agave for a 67....imho

[BossHogg76]

Like the polar zilver.....Nice color far better then agave for a 67....imho

Jeez Hanz you change your mind more than me 

when i had to choose from those two colors agave it would be....

Beetlemic thanks for the pics. Pretty certain on Agave Green...unless like Hanz I change my mind again 

[BossHogg76]

Right then, I've been able to get my hands onto the bug, after a few set backs due to poor project managing on my behalf I eventually managed to get the front brakes fitted. Which meant the wheels could be fitted, which then meant the chassis could meet the body for the first time since they had been separated about 5 months ago.

Fingers were firmly crossed, which stopped me helping with the actually lifting... but without my help everything dropped into place and the holes lined up. Wheels and tyres fitted under the arches which was a worry of mine and things are moving in the right direction. Next is sort out a leak, change some mounts and bushes for rubber ones, plumb in the brakes, sound proof the pan.

[Vwfreak53]

Nice job! That car is really coming along nicely. You could eat off that floorpan! 

[thehanz DVK]

Looking good, what color Will it be ....     

[BossHogg76]

Nice job! That car is really coming along nicely. You could eat off that floorpan! 

Thanks. 

Looking good, what color Will it be ....     

The original one you said.....

[kev d]

Looking good!
Decided on the motor spec yet??
Cheers
Kev

[BossHogg76]

Looking good!
Decided on the motor spec yet??
Cheers
Kev

Thanks Kev

Motor is the one that was going to go into the red one.

The motor is going to be a 1915cc based on a new CB performance case with Las Banditos heads, Scat C25 cam and 44 IDF's. It's currently being built by Richie Webb.

You don't happen to have a Near Side OEM rear wing laying around do you? You know hidden under a bunch of keys or behind the sofa? 

[kev d]

Sounds like the same spec motor Richie suggested for me
He didnt get you to go turbo then?

I might have a rear vw wing actually but I cant remember which side!
When do you need it?
Cheers
Kev

[BossHogg76]

Sounds like the same spec motor Richie suggested for me
He didnt get you to go turbo then?

I might have a rear vw wing actually but I cant remember which side!
When do you need it?
Cheers
Kev

Lol, turbo was never mentioned, mind I started the engine way before I got into this project.

Anyway, Mini..update time. After buying some replacement quarter lights (vent windows) I decided to fit new seals and generally spruce them up. So like a fool who has no idea what he's letting himself in for I stripped down the frames. Which gave me 4 frames of differing quality, handily I managed to find 2 windows with matching etching.....which was nice

So it was out with the emery cloth and paint. a rub down and blast of under coat and black, and I had this.





Then my nightmare began, fitting the rubbers  a few hours of wrestling, cutting, shaving rubber, hair dryer (don't tell the wife) and I got to here



However perseverance, a bottle of beer and eventually I got to here..I still need to get the hair dryer out and sort out a couple of ripples, also a need to improve the closing on one, but that's a job for after this next stint at work

[BossHogg76]

Well I head back to work..BOOOO, but the work on the project continues Hooray!!!.  Just made sure on the colour and Jerry reinforced my choice of green.



Then he sent pics of the prep...that made me very happy!!. Then I realised I was at work for at least another 3 weeks, and wouldn't see it for a while boo.

So have some pics folks, courtesy of the sharpest paint gun in Tillicoultry and soon the world. 

[BossHogg76]

A few more pics of the prep, lovely neat seam sealing, everytime i've done it it's like a kid with chewing gun has been let loose on the car. So fingers crossed into primer this week. You can see Jerrys new paint booth in the background, wonder if mine will be the first one through it.

[BossHogg76]

More work going on, floor pan now soundproofed, brakes fitted, lines run and body seal fitted. The body continues to be prepped, and will hopefully colour in be in the next few weeks

[kev d]

Looking forward to seeing it in paint soon!

[thehanz DVK]

Times 2

[BossHogg76]

Right then, back home from work and this week looks to be an exciting one. Jerry has been working away and the body is back in the booth for another coat of primer......then it's colour time. Fingers crossed this weekend could see it in colour and back on it's floor plan.

In other news, a very generous customer of DTH's has donated his rear day moulding wings to let the project carry on. Thankfully Richie has some new day mouldings coming in, so these can be returned asap. So thanks all round.

Have some pics,






and thanks to VW Gasser Garage, I now have a set of '67 front seats, so time to get those stripped, painted and trimmed....well maybe in January, it's been an expensive 8 months  

A little update from this morning, second primer coat on and half rubbed down. Tomorrow colour? maybe!!

[BossHogg76]

Well exciting times...for me at least.

Body now in paint, really chuffed to get to this stage a testament to a lot of peoples hard work.

So some flatting to do, then on with the lacquer. Then there's the bonnet, deck lid doors to do, but still moving in the right direction