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Topic: What have you done to your car lately. (Read 27550 times)
IP359
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Re: What have you done to your car lately.
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Reply #60 on:
November 30, 2008, 14:30:11 pm »
Quote from: speedwell on November 30, 2008, 13:53:55 pm
today i change the nose of my gearbox
Keep going, bro
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speedwell
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Re: What have you done to your car lately.
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Reply #61 on:
November 30, 2008, 16:13:57 pm »
Quote from: IP359 on November 30, 2008, 14:30:11 pm
Quote from: speedwell on November 30, 2008, 13:53:55 pm
today i change the nose of my gearbox
Keep going, bro
thx
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Donny B.
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Re: What have you done to your car lately.
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Reply #62 on:
November 30, 2008, 17:50:00 pm »
Quote
The new air cleaners are NICE! They really changed the look of the motor. I also like the way you did the linkage mount black. It makes the update kit stand out more and gives greater attention to the crossshaft and heim ends. Nice update!
Thanks, it makes the wait worth while.
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Sarge
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Re: What have you done to your car lately.
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Reply #63 on:
November 30, 2008, 22:36:03 pm »
My favorite job.....
For those of you who missed Deano's column in Hot VW's a while back, the cromoly clutch pedal shaft available from Fumio Fukaya Enterprises is a thing of beauty and well worth searching out (on the left in the pic). The hook end is much thicker and the shaft end is 12mm or so longer offering more stability for the pedal. Man, I hate working on stuff with grease and springs
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DKP III
Felix/DFL
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Re: What have you done to your car lately.
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Reply #64 on:
November 30, 2008, 22:53:33 pm »
Look where to make "room" for those IDA`s
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Rennsurfer
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Posts: 7391
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Re: What have you done to your car lately.
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Reply #65 on:
November 30, 2008, 23:02:11 pm »
Very cool upgrade, Sarge.
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Black Sheep
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Re: What have you done to your car lately.
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Reply #66 on:
November 30, 2008, 23:05:46 pm »
Ive been a busy little bee , Ive chopped out my old solid mount 901 gear box set up ( coz the noise was too much ) and installed my home made front mount on cotton reals .
Ditched the solid rear mount too in favor of a couple of red mounts
Just got to source a rear traction bar now . Also been chopping into my A arms again to accept the adjustable coil overs and bolted up a pair of old Koni reds to the front end too
And last but not least me and martin have upped the anti on my motor and increased it from 2007 to 2165 with the help of a few choice bits and bobs
Still lots to do before the spring including a bit of paint freshen up and yes Im going to weld the trim holes up
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Last Edit: November 30, 2008, 23:08:08 pm by 49-rag
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Sarge
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Re: What have you done to your car lately.
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Reply #67 on:
November 30, 2008, 23:40:55 pm »
Quote from: 49-rag on November 30, 2008, 23:05:46 pm
Ive been a busy little bee , Ive chopped out my old solid mount 901 gear box set up ( coz the noise was too much ) and installed my home made front mount on cotton reals .
Ditched the solid rear mount too in favor of a couple of red mounts
Just got to source a rear traction bar now . Also been chopping into my A arms again to accept the adjustable coil overs and bolted up a pair of old Koni reds to the front end too
And last but not least me and martin have upped the anti on my motor and increased it from 2007 to 2165 with the help of a few choice bits and bobs
Still lots to do before the spring including a bit of paint freshen up and yes Im going to weld the trim holes up
Your not goin' soft on us with those rubber mounts, are you?
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DKP III
Black Sheep
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Re: What have you done to your car lately.
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Reply #68 on:
November 30, 2008, 23:46:49 pm »
Yep sorry , after losing a couple of my fillings last time out
Ive decided to keep my dental bill down this year and got myself some soothing rubber
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Fastbrit
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Re: What have you done to your car lately.
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Reply #69 on:
December 01, 2008, 10:34:10 am »
Coil-overs? IRS? 901? Soft mounts? Burn him!
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Neil Davies
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Re: What have you done to your car lately.
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Reply #70 on:
December 01, 2008, 10:58:54 am »
Yeah, but he is welding up the trim holes on a 40's beetle!
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Re: What have you done to your car lately.
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Reply #71 on:
December 01, 2008, 16:25:01 pm »
Cheers for the Tea and Cakes on Saturday Glen, car looks good, apart from the trim and carb linkage
If the trim stays, my offer still stands on the Roofrack and old oil cans
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Black Sheep
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Re: What have you done to your car lately.
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Reply #72 on:
December 01, 2008, 19:15:49 pm »
Quote from: Fastbrit on December 01, 2008, 10:34:10 am
Coil-overs? IRS? 901? Soft mounts? Burn him!
says the man who wore those trousers
do I have to paste that photo here Keith
Quote from: Neil Davies on December 01, 2008, 10:58:54 am
Yeah, but he is welding up the trim holes on a 40's beetle!
Thanks Neil for jumping to my defense on this , I've been wrestling with my conscience over this for a while now .
Quote from: benssp on December 01, 2008, 16:25:01 pm
Cheers for the Tea and Cakes on Saturday Glen, car looks good, apart from the trim and carb linkage
If the trim stays, my offer still stands on the Roofrack and old oil cans
Your very welcome Ben , good to see you again , forgot to mention to Ron about the tacko linkage
, will try to remember tomorrow .
Don't worry the trims going , But thanks for the kind offer of the roof rack and old oil cans
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Last Edit: December 01, 2008, 19:33:41 pm by 49-rag
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leec
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Re: What have you done to your car lately.
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Reply #73 on:
December 01, 2008, 19:33:37 pm »
Car/Engine is looking good Glen,
Looks like you've been busy
Lee
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Martin Greaves
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Re: What have you done to your car lately.
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Reply #74 on:
December 01, 2008, 21:11:49 pm »
He only been busy because i been going over there and making him do it.
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alfie the monster
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Posts: 776
Re: What have you done to your car lately.
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Reply #75 on:
December 01, 2008, 21:20:53 pm »
Quote from: Sarge on November 30, 2008, 22:36:03 pm
Man, I hate working on stuff with grease and springs
Don't lie Sarge, you love greasing up
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Zach Gomulka
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Re: What have you done to your car lately.
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Reply #76 on:
December 01, 2008, 22:42:12 pm »
Finally polished up my original EMPI valve covers... I painted them about a year and a half ago, paint was plenty cured
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Diederick/DVK
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Re: What have you done to your car lately.
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Reply #77 on:
December 01, 2008, 22:44:30 pm »
awesome!!
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Black Sheep
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Re: What have you done to your car lately.
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Reply #78 on:
December 01, 2008, 23:02:47 pm »
Quote from: gold65turbo on December 01, 2008, 21:11:49 pm
He only been busy because i been going over there and making him do it.
f cough
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speedwell
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Re: What have you done to your car lately.
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Reply #79 on:
December 01, 2008, 23:43:10 pm »
zach was it the name of that black color she seems granular
thx
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Jim Ratto
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Re: What have you done to your car lately.
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Reply #80 on:
December 02, 2008, 00:15:58 am »
changed my oil on Thanksgiving
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Zach Gomulka
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Re: What have you done to your car lately.
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Reply #81 on:
December 02, 2008, 01:32:17 am »
Quote from: speedwell on December 01, 2008, 23:43:10 pm
zach was it the name of that black color she seems granular
thx
It is Krylon "Wrinkle Finish" I've used it on lots of Race-Trim parts, and plenty of the Treuhaft components on the Slingle Cab engine got a coat of this stuff. It wrinkles up best when you use a heat gun on it, after the 3rd light coat
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Eric Justus
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Re: What have you done to your car lately.
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Reply #82 on:
December 02, 2008, 07:13:15 am »
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GreenTom
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Posts: 379
Re: What have you done to your car lately.
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Reply #83 on:
December 02, 2008, 09:45:33 am »
And I crasd my car
I was waiting 8 weeks for that moment to enjoy ride in my bug and unortunetly I had a very small crash wchich normaly would finish with scrached rim... but bunfortunetly it finished wit bent beam, destroyed whel, smashed wing...
only 30 min in the car afthe nights of dreameing about the car...
as they say "shit happens"...
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Rennsurfer
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Re: What have you done to your car lately.
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Reply #84 on:
December 02, 2008, 09:54:32 am »
Tom, that truly is a bummer. The car isn't to the point where it can't be repaired, yes? Hopefully, you're able to get it back to running/driving status again, soon. I wish you well with that endeavor.
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GreenTom
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Re: What have you done to your car lately.
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Reply #85 on:
December 02, 2008, 10:18:28 am »
thanx,
the repair is really eassy no problem for me. just the gear is a problem...
I bought a lot for the car lately (external cooler, new fan shroud and other engine tinware, ignition system new seats, eberspacher B1L, linelocks) so I wouldn't be bored... but now have just more work, I love to do that but... it's a lot of doe for me (again)...
I just hope that spindle will be ok, the beam si bent (both pipes) but in my opinion its because the antiroll bar hit the kerbstone afther the wheel so the amin force was taken by it not by spindle (I hope)
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Black Sheep
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Re: What have you done to your car lately.
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Reply #86 on:
December 10, 2008, 23:26:07 pm »
It Live's !!!!!!!
Got the motor in now , fired up fine , sounds strong , cant wait to take it out for a blast
Just need to do a bit of adjusting and fine tinkering
Another Boom Boom production
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