Yet another Project '66: Happiness definitely is a HotVW!

[Wünderwolff]

Thanks, I'm pretty stoked about them myself.

The product I used is Kent Rubber Guard, the one on the left in the spraycan. Works like a charm. I just hope it cures well and doesn't pick up too much debris and dust.

[vwcab]

Thx dude 

[Wünderwolff]

Two days of work (actually three if you count Jelle's help today, thanks) and the result is hell on wheels, a real chameleon disguised like a car  It has all colors now, the original beige on the front hood and tail lights, a softer beige on the polyester Day Mouldings Fenders, metalic green for the replacement shell and doors (though the inside is the original Sea Blue) and Grey for the Aronson style decklid. All this in a sauce of primer red, black and white paint and undercoating grey. It looks awful, still cool 

Almost everything is mounted, the wire loom has been done, the seats are in and it sits on its new wheels. A wee bit on the high side (though the front axle should be at the lowest, so dropped spindles might make an appearance soon). The egine is in as well, just needs a starter motor and a battery, I hope.

From now on, no foto's untill the big unveiling at EBI. I really want to keep you guys on the edge of your seat.

[Wünderwolff]

I thought by now you would all be begging for pictures 

a shame though I forgot my camera at home yesterday, but here are 2 spy pics I took with my phone.

[Peter]

Hi Tim!
Good progress,
If you need some extra hands, just call me
Will the chameleon look stay until EBI or not?
Than we can go with two chameleon cars (mine included)

Show us some more pics!!! Pleaseeeee

[vwcab]

Cool Tim,looking forward too see it for real. 

[Turtle001]

hey T -- i luv the way the decklid is mounted -- duck tape tuning -- see you pretty soon when i'm back on the main land

[wolfswest]

Okay, I'm also just on the main land... back from gran canaria.  Still haven't heard a thing of the bodyshop, so: no trim, no hood no interior parts: I hope everything sorts out this week or I'm screwed for EBI!

If not, I have to find a bonnet to still make it also in cameleon style.    maybe we can change WW in CW ? 

okay, back on topic: great progress guys!  some serious overtime in Ninoof!

[lowfastbus]

Tim,
I know you took better pics than just that!

Dem, you should pester your bodywork man just until he delivers... 

[Wünderwolff]

This is the front of the Kameleon, which has changed again today by the way. I welded the trimholes shut and shaved the hood handle for that clean look.

[Turtle001]

nice one T! I maybe pass by jelle's this weekend to check it out

[Wünderwolff]

thanks for all the supportive talk, now is the time to put the money where your mouth is  If you swing by on saturday, better bring that coverall, because some dirty jobs still need to be done. Install the right door one piece window and finish the other, install the headlights, fiberglass the hinges to the decklid and install, fix the battery mount and last but surely not least, get the engine running. It is a mere 1200, but hey it is going to get me to EBI, or is it?

Oh and Ruffian/Peter the 356 wheels are in the trunk, forgot to drop them of at Jelle's yesterday, but saturday they are ready for pick up.

[wolfswest]

count me in!  are you guys overthere in the afternoon or can I already enter the workshop in the morning?   

[Wünderwolff]

And yes indeed it's alive, this awfull abomination of a car. Took it for a short test drive up the street, with Dem in the passenger seat. I hope I haven't scared him to much, braking hard testing the straightness of the car and having all 20 original wheel bolts flying around the empty interior  Ruff/Peter apparently told me about not having them lie around the luggage tray, that they would do exactly that. But in all the exitement I must have ignored him 

Had a bit of fun drifting the car in the gravel as well, it must have had some fun out and about after years of no go. And all that with a measily 1200, just you wait untill I build that moderately big engine 

EBI, here we come !!!

[wolfswest]

just got the painter on the phone and it seems that probably my stuff will be ready, so fingers crossed but I guess I will make it too.

DWS  to EBI for some on the spot wheelz and polishing dealz 

[rick m]

Who made your front hood and rear deck lids?

Rick M

[Wünderwolff]

Hello Rick,

The front is metal, but due to all the colours it might not show on the pictures very clearly.

The back one is however glassed by Java of England, paid it cheap at the VoWo show (100 Euro). I'm not as happy of the quality as of of the Day Moulding fenders, but still it is exactly what I wanted and all in all the fit is quite good.

[Sgresu Kafer]

Fantastic!!!

[Wünderwolff]

Thanks ! How's that for a first post on a lounge filled with more fantastic cars than mine 

Sad thing is, since EBI, I haven't done with it too much. Haven't worked on it, hell I even haven't driven it for a month. But I do have some stuff to install, which I will next week: seatbelts, Porsche seats, steering wheel, ... No fast engine yet 

[Wünderwolff]

So, seat number one is in. A nice 914 seat, I cut and welded a standard beetle seat subframe to my new specs and added some supports to fasten the seat to it. Looks pretty standard and is still adjustable on the rails (back and forth). As I ended up a bit lower than the standard seat, I wanted to be able to slide back a bit further, in order to do so I had to cut of and reweld the rails in a new position, also worked like a charm.

I have test driven it, and if my car already drove like a kart, I have now doubled that experience.

Tomorrow some pictures 

[Peter]

Where are the pics dude?

[Wünderwolff]

Tomorrow is a big day, 2276 CC's big! 

[Peter]

Finally

[Wünderwolff]

Yesterday I went all the way to Portsmouth England to pick up the new motorisation of my 66 (plus a rhino way to put it on the road). We got greeted by Dez and the engine and box on a palette ready for inspection. Jelle did a fst check of the obvious failures and there were none. So in with the old and out with the cash.

Afterwards Dez took us for a FunkenBlitz visit to the Green Hearts HQ and we had a warm welcome of Pete. A good intermezzo before heading back to the Chunnel. Nice to see you don't need a big polished concrete floored garage to turn out some of the nicest VW. Some wooden slats will do 

When back in Ghent we unloaded the gear into the garage. I can now claim to have the most powerfull garage in my street. But as long as I don't get cracking on it my '66 itself will remain less powerfull than my measilly 1100 Golf.

[Turtle001]

awesome! i think i need to start collecting money for my 48ida's engine

[roland]

indeed! 

Good job guys! More power in Belgium, less in the UK!

[speedwell]

awesome! i think i need to start collecting money for my 48ida's engine

first enjoy your oldspeed engine, after think about an 48 ida engine 

 

[Peter Roberts]

You guys definitely picked the wrong day to come over , we've had naked girls in the workshop all day today 

[Wünderwolff]

Thanks for reminding me  We did consider to stay overnight but how to explain that at home 

Don't be shy to post some spypics in my thread though, I'm not afraid of the exposure!

[Dez]

Haha nice to see the engine being measured up already

Seeing naked girls on finely polished Beetles...Well some of us have to

There will be a calendar out shortly and maybe some preview pics but I'm sure Pete will keep us updated