The Cal-look Lounge

Hi all,
last weekend I picked up my '52. It was sitting and waiting for it's reatauration for the past few years, but now it's time to get it back on the road (read: NOT strip!  ;) ). Here's what it looked like when I towed it to my shop.

(http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/6824/brezel012.jpg)

(http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/908/brezel013.jpg)

(http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/674/071dt.jpg)

The good part is that most of the important (and expensive..) parts are there. On the downside there's a lot of rust and some accident damages...

The heater channels have to be replaced for sure, I guess the worst part will be both doors. I have two pairs of split-doors, but they are all dead...

First we have to get rid of the Volvo (rust repairs, what else...?), then I'll start stripping the '52.

(http://img80.imageshack.us/img80/9985/18638187.jpg)

Saludos,
Ole

Nice project Ole(looks a little bit like a german looker now,with the wider front wheels and front oilcooler ).
Are you gonne re-use that decklid(like it,saw these more in the late 80's on the faster german bugs).And what engine?
Anyway,have fun with the built-up,and keep us updated(and pics offcourse).
  ;)  Peter

You have some cool stuff lying around! Looking forward to seeing the progress on this.  :)

Hi Peter,

you're right about the "german look", indeed it's a car with a lot of german history. In the 70s the car had 4.5 Porsche 356 rims and 165-15 tyres, I think about going back to this type of wheel. Not sure about the decklid, actually I had exactly this decklid on my first car ever, later I traded it for the decklid that came with the split... so I have several decklid options.

The engine is a 69 x 90mm with Oettinger Nicasil liners, Schleicher cam, early Weber IDF carbs and a Riechert external oil pump. The engine has been rebuilt not long ago together with the gearbox, for the moment I think I'll not do any changes to it.

Thanks Mat! ;D

hey olé -- do you have pix of your engine? thx

Yesterday I pulled the junk out of the car to get an overview what's there and what's missing.

(http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/6408/brezel021.jpg)

Although I don't want to change the look of the dashboard it will need some work, there are a million holes closed with bondo from the backside. The gauges (speedo and tach) are out of a NSU TT.

(http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/8739/brezel022.jpg)

There are Scheel seats I already had im my '53 ragtop which I sold recently. The passengers seat will be modified to match the drivers seat.

(http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/5456/brezel025.jpg)

The doors! First thing I realized is that they are as double as heavy as they should...

(http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/4236/brezel027.jpg)

Inside I found a mixture of rust, bondo and something I couldn't identify...

(http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/9697/brezel028.jpg)

The lower hinge of the passengers door just stayed closed if you opened the door...

(http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/2888/brezel031.jpg)

I hope not to find too many surprises when I remove the carpet, you never know!

(http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/9876/brezel029.jpg)

These are the rims I'll probably use. In the 70s the car had 16mm spacers between the rims and brakedrums. I don't have them yet but if I manage to get them I'll mount them again.

Saludos,
Ole

Here's one for the start, I'll take some more pics when I removed the body.

(http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/4825/brezel023.jpg)

Saludos,
Ole

Is that an external oil pump?

Ole,I think that when you do a chop you chop the doors at the top not the bottom :D   

Looks like it will keep you busy for a while,look forward to seeing it on the strip ;)

cheers richie,uk

German engineering's not what it used to be.  :)

Yes, it's an external pump. It works additional to the stock oil system, there's a pick up for the oil pump at the sump, the cooled oil gets back to the sump too. I'll post some pictures later.

I had Bill Mitchell's second Thunder Bug in mind when doing this...  ;) :D


Busy yes, strip no! I already had enough cars that coverted to race-cars over the time.

Saludos,
Ole

Mat, you know my profession. Maybe I did too much quality control... ::)

 ;D

nice linkage, if you junk it, i'll be the junkyard.  ;D ;D ;D

so it will be out by EBI in 2018  :P

No....no...Nicolas,the next EBI will be in 2011,and it's gonne be every 2 years,so it will be
2017....or2019.  ;D   :D

What an odd way to lighten a beetle(remove unnecessary weight from the doors and engine lid), and then stick steel rims on it.  Madness.

But it really needs a chop  :o :o

Nice project.

You can never get too much of that.  :D

Looks like your gonna be busy this winter with that Ole , looks to be a fair amount of oil based plumbing in there , like the dash layout and seat choice  8)
Is the car on a later pan as I cant see a heater control knob ? Keep us up to date on progress  :)
Glenn

More likely Bad Camberg 2019... ::)

That's O.K. The weight added by using steel rims was removed at the flywheel... ;)

I'll post pics as soon as I can, got some trouble with the camera  >:(

Hhmm, got to think about that...

Muchas gracias! 8)

Yes, the pan seems to be 64ish. I called the former owner today and he told me they swapped the rotten `52 pan for a brand new factory pan in the 70s. He promised to look in his photo album for period shots of the car :o

Saludos,
Ole

Hi Ole,

Nice car and project !

If by any chance you would consider selling the five bolts sprinstar, I have a freind looking for a set .

Christofe

D.A.S

I got rid of the camera probs today, here are some shots of the engine

This is the external Riechert oil pump and the oil pick-up/return at the bottom

(http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/6880/img0960.jpg)

(http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/7981/img0962cj.jpg)

The breather system is kind of what I've seen at some formula vee engines...

(http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/6006/img0967rz.jpg)

(http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/729/img0966qg.jpg)

Have you ever seen a Weber 40IDF setup like this? :o

(http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/6729/img0968k.jpg)

(http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/5449/img0942x.jpg)

(http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/6610/img0949y.jpg)

(http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/8677/img0944i.jpg)

The flywheel is... well, it's light... ;)

(http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/3312/img0969e.jpg)

(http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/8476/img0970zt.jpg)

(http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/9940/img0971h.jpg)

That's it for the engine, I'll use it just like it is as it ran pretty good, never change a running system...

I removed the body from the pan this weekend and I found a lot of work, I'll post more pics tomorrow.

Saludos,
Ole

(http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/4069/img0950j.jpg)

Hi Christofe!

Sorry, the sprints are not for sale.

Saludos,
Ole

What did you think you we're going to find!  :D  :o

Good luck with that!  8)

waouwww that flywheel look like a cheese  ;D ;D

Wow...!?!   :o

That is one COOL motor!!!

Ohh, and the car, too! :)

so cool.

is it common to see an extra jet on older 40 IDF's, somthing similar to Tri-jets from Dellorto? i am sure newer IDFs don't have the upright squirter.

i like the engine, the setup could look really nice in a detailed enginebay.


so how is the choptop coming along then?

O.K, here are some shots of what I found while removing the body

(http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/4067/brezel032.jpg)

(http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/3671/brezel033.jpg)

(http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/2915/img0923bj.jpg)

(http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/6755/img0932.jpg)

(http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/9573/img0935nu.jpg)

(http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/7798/img0936l.jpg)

(http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/422/img0992o.jpg)

(http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/9466/img0994.jpg)

The wiring looks very promising... ::)

(http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/5444/img0920.jpg)

Unfortunately this is not a starry sky on a warm summernight, but the underside of the dashboard. It seems somebody used it as a hard target for his machine gun... ??? The firewall looks the same...

(http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/2262/img0940.jpg)

I picked up the first batch of parts to go into the body.

(http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/8959/img0998.jpg)

Just welded the rollcage in to get a feeling how far I can go with the chop... ;) ;D :D

(http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/46/159yr.jpg)

Needs a fair amount of work, but what a cool car when finished!!

I started to cut out the rotten parts today.

(http://img18.imageshack.us/img18/4961/001zt.jpg)

(http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/6968/002su.jpg)

fffff... it could be worse :P

Mario/DKT

Yes, it could be a Type3... :D ;D

;D :D ;D

Not too much progress at the moment, I'm removing undercoat, glue and dirt of the past 57 years... :-\

I couldn't believe my eyes when I started to remove the glue at the bulkhead.

(http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/2269/zar001.jpg)

(http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/7780/zar002.jpg)

They covered the ZAR sign with several layers of glue and carpet... :o

(http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/9520/zar004.jpg)

Hostia Puta, what a Project !

Today I removed the inner part of the bulkhead.

(http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/8531/022eda.jpg)

The heater channels have been replaced in the 70s, there's not much left... They have to go anyway as they are the wrong type

(http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/7696/025ee.jpg)

I cut the new bulkhead in three pieces, I'll only use the inner part. This stuff is really cheap, but it comes in terrible quality...

(http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/7122/030pb.jpg)

First trial fit

(http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/2654/028c.jpg)

(http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/7083/029ll.jpg)

What's ZAR?

It shows the position of the lever to the valve of the gas-tank. "Zu" (=closed), "Auf" (=open) or "Reserve"  ;)

Saludos,
Ole

Hi Ole,
now you have the perfect project name for the split - the 'ZAR'  ;D  Thanks Zach!

Mario/DKT

I continued cutting out rotten parts of the body. I guess I need to start welding in some new parts, otherwise it will fall into pieces... :-\

(http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/5821/cut01.jpg)

(http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/6512/cut08.jpg)

(http://img697.imageshack.us/img697/686/cut10.jpg)

So the volvo is gone,
nice project Ole.

gr Henri

No, not yet  :D
but it's almost done!


Muchas gracias! 8)

Yesterday I got a call from the former owner of the car, he owned it between 1974 and 1984. He told me that he's happy that the car is still around, and that he'll send me some pictures of how the car looked like when he owned it. This is what I got today :o :o :o

First the car was painted white and had Zenith carbs and a "Sauer und Sohn" exhaust on it.

(http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/7237/1wei02.jpg)

(http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/7034/1wei03.jpg)

(http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/4862/1wei08.jpg)

Then the car was painted brown. Here's a pic with the proud owner himself:

(http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/2306/2braun02.jpg)

Later the car was painted blue. Check out the stylish interiour... ::)

(http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/278/img8070.jpg)

(http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/3042/img8060e.jpg)

(http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/7311/img8075t.jpg)

(http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/139/img8078aw.jpg)

The engine was updated with the Weber carbs shown in the first posts. The pointless Bosch ignition and the external oil pump are the same as today.

(http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/4844/img8069e.jpg)

I was absolutely blown away when I first saw these pictures. Remember this car was built in Germany in 1974!

Very special thanks to Michael Spindel who was kind enough to open his photo album and send me the pictures of his car!

Saludos,
Ole

 cool to have those past pict from the car  :o

hopefully the car wasn't upgrade to a late model  ;D ;D ,just the rear apron , decklid   ;)

That is too cool!!!

So Ole, into wich version are you rebuilding the car?  ;D

Unfortunately the late apron and decklid weren't the only "updates". They welded up the semaphores for example... :-[

Well, I hope you won't be too disappointed when I tell you that I have slightly other plans for the car...  ;) ;D

I got the '52 from a very good friend who died 2 years ago at the age of only 40! I know he wanted to paint the car the same colour as my recently sold '53 ragtop, so that's exactly what I'll do. I'll kinda build my '53 again, this time with a '52 body shell. Here are two pics of my old '53, so you can get an idea.

(http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/3086/53standart.jpg)

(http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/9292/283dyno3.jpg)

Saludos,

Ole

Respect. 8)

Then you'll be retaining that louvered engine lid  8)

That's gonne be a very nice car,I love it.Have fun with re-built.
 ;)

I liked that '53, someone got a good buy there. The '52 is in good hands, I'm sure your friend would be happy with the plans for the car.  8)

One question though, can you get your supersized transcontinental beer crate in the back of a Bug?

Thanks guys  :)



That's what I have my bay for... ;) ;D

(http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/2658/brezel002.jpg)

Saludos,
Ole

Here's a quick update. I welded in the bottom of the left B-pillar.

(http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/7536/008ceh.jpg)

(http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/4016/010vnx.jpg)

Last weekend I picked up a pair of doors. They came off an oval, I'll have to modify them to meet split specs. They are not perfect but they have never been welded and the hinges look still good, at least for 50+ yrs old doors.

The right door fits good so far, the left door... not! :-\

(http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/5214/013hpu.jpg)

(http://img7.imageshack.us/img7/4497/008kr.jpg)

(http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/3804/022fm.jpg)

Looking great Ole. ;D

What colour is it going to be.

This is what I read one page back. ::)

Hi Martin,

Jee Pee is right, it's going to be L60E irishgreen like my ex-'53.

Come on guys i don't read anything on here i only look at the photos. :D

Yeah, reading sucks, but sometimes it makes sense to read the text...
(http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/5408/mufflerinstallation.jpg)

ACE  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

 ;D

That's just crazy talk.  :o

Love it  ;D

Muffler Mart rules ;D

Yes very funny guys ;D

 :D

L60E is SUCH a nice colour....

(http://i815.photobucket.com/albums/zz76/louisebridges/biffandchip.jpg)

Is this better for you MR Greaves? ;D

xxxxx

Today I cut out the left heater channel, or better I just took it out. Actually I didn't need to cut very much... ::)

(http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/2498/003pf.jpg)

(http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/7974/004gs.jpg)

Here's what I found when cutting away the side panel. Seems like the car had a stowaway for some time... :D

(http://img188.imageshack.us/img188/4213/001spx.jpg)

(http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/8753/002uta.jpg)

Check out this layer of bondo... :o

(http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/6127/008o.jpg)

Saludos,
Ole

 :o Ole, it look's like my lowlight...

Mario/DKT

Today I put the shell back on the pan to see how the left heater channel and the "new" doors fit. The distance between A- and B-pillar on the left side is 11mm wider than on the right side... :o

I expected trouble like this, so I installed an "A-pillar-adjuster"

(http://img197.imageshack.us/img197/13/013feo.jpg)

Before adjustment:

(http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/6927/011hqsy.jpg)

after adjustment:

(http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/421/014sq.jpg)

It looks much better now, but the A-pillar still needs to go a little backwards. This is how I'm trying to convince it to do so...

(http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/2914/018dd.jpg)

(http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/4366/015ffv.jpg)

I also removed the bondo on the right quarter panel.

(http://img22.imageshack.us/img22/8386/022gc.jpg)

WHY ??? :'(

(http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/2897/025yq.jpg)

The aftermarket sheet metal parts are really cheap, but they fit like sh***. Check the angle they welded the front plate of the heater channel... I'll have to cut it and weld it back together :-\

(http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/1994/017xm.jpg)

Saludos,
Ole

Nice choice in the stopping department , finned 356 drums  8) 8)

Today I modified the heater channels. The front cover of both channels is laid forwards, so the bulkhead wouldn't fit  ???
(http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/9420/001hli.jpg)

Check out what I had to cut out to make them fit... :o

(http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/5782/002gm.jpg)

(http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/3527/003sc.jpg)

(http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/3937/004vm.jpg)

After welding them back together it looks much better now.

(http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/9587/006u.jpg)

Then I re-opened the welded cut-outs for the semaphores.

(http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/7416/007ty.jpg)

(http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/683/014c.jpg)

(http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/8315/011cc.jpg)

(http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/6150/015md.jpg)

Fortunately it worked better than I expected  8)
Now I need to find a pair of semaphores. Actually I'm not sure if I need semaphores with ribbed or grooved arms ???

Your moving along pretty fast.Planning on driving next summer? :D

Michael

Dreaming yes, planning no... ;) :D

The big bits get in quick, but it will be all the small details that cost a lot of time. I know why I don't have a deadline to finish this project...

I hope to get the body welded this winter, when it comes to spring I might feel the need to get a racecar running... ;)

Saludos,
Ole

lookin sweet!

stef

Great idea! Did you figure that out by yourself?

The project looks very nice. It's fun to read this topic with all those picture's. Keep them coming.

Cheers,
Sander

Thanks for the comments!


That's just what made sense. I wanted something solid enough to keep the stuff in place, then I wanted to have the possibility to do some adjustment if neccesary with both doors closed.

I'm still waiting for some parts so I continued removing dirt, rust and old paint. A friend of mine stopped by and said something like ".. it's a piece of sh*#, but at least the window sealing frames are still good..." Well, that was before I removed the bondo... :-\

Here are two shots of the windshield sealing frame:

(http://img121.imageshack.us/img121/6930/043hr.jpg)

(http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/7985/042qc.jpg)

It's been "repaired" some time ago, I wonder how it looked BEFORE they welded it, shouldn't have been too bad I guess... Even the original water drain holes are still there!!

(http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/2536/049c.jpg)

(http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/6127/050l.jpg)

The other frames look the same except of the rear window frames.

(http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/5549/039w.jpg)

(http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/9087/045wq.jpg)

(http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/738/048u.jpg)

Saludos,
Ole

Wow  :o

The former owner told me it's a "Autogerma" kit, but I didn't know it's from Italy.

(http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/7930/autogerma.jpg)

Where did you find this?

Thanks for posting it!

Ole

autogerma is the importing for VW in Italy...
where i found it?
i'm Italian ;D
and i got the same kit on my 1600..but i got 36 idf

those idf's are old...maybe used on Fiat 124 sport ???
for nicolas:  recent IDF don't have "the squirter" but this kind of IDF got it... i think to give more fuel at high rpm.. ???

this is a photo of my engine one year ago... know is a little better ;D
and next month i think i'll paint my early berg linkage ;D
however u can see carbs

Not much going on at the moment, I modified the heater channels to look a little more 52ish...

(http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/5213/heizkanal01.jpg)

(http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/6707/heizkanal05.jpg)

(http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/2713/002lq.jpg)

Saludos,
Ole

I've been sick over the X-mas holidays, so no progress at the '52...  :-[

Last weekend I felt it's time to start working at the car again 8)
I cut out the left quarter panel and trial-fitted the right quarter panel. Doesn't look too bad. I hope to get the rear fenders next weekend, I want to see it all together before I start welding...

(http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/4936/quarterleft.jpg)

(http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/5744/quarterright1.jpg)

(http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/6462/quarterright2.jpg)

Then It was time to get rid of the holes in the firewall. I counted 52 holes between 2mm and 30mm dia...

(http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/1020/firewall1.jpg)

almost done

(http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/7192/firewall2.jpg)

The left side window frame needed some attention also

(http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/3425/75342516.jpg)

(http://img269.imageshack.us/img269/2649/58380230.jpg)

That was Sunday afternoon, my neighbours would have killed me if I'd grinded down the weldings... ::)

Saludos,

Ole

Pissed up more like. :D ;D

Fascinating to see you work and tweak those heater channels Ole, super work!

This weekend it was time to start cutting the rust out of the windshield sealing frame.

(http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/5827/39946616.jpg)

It was the first time I made a part like this on my own, it worked better than expected  :)

(http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/3192/70304411.jpg)

(http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/1982/33593311.jpg)

(http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/9624/81912010.jpg)

I still didn't get the rear wings  :(  but today I picked up a brandnew VW left front quarter panel  8)
I'll see if I can modify it to meet '52 specs or if I'll cut it and only use parts of it.

(http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/4967/011ttf.jpg)

Saludos,
Ole

That´s gorgeous work you do on that 52 Ole!

I´m kean on seeing how the progress will be. So keep on posting pics!
REALLY nice work!

The other side of the windshield sealing frame is fixed too.

(http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/124/vr03.jpg)

(http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/9788/vr04.jpg)

(http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/7171/vr06.jpg)

(http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/9960/vr09.jpg)

(http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/3166/vr10.jpg)

I wasn't happy with the left front quarter panel, it's been partially replaced some time ago.

The reason for the replacement was obviously an accident, the result is that I can't get the left door to fit properly. The area between the side panel and the mount of the fuel tank is heavily corroded too, so I decided to take the whole thing out.

(http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/167/003ykn.jpg)

(http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/3772/005vut.jpg)

(http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/2648/006nb.jpg)

Now you can see the mess inside the A-pillar... :o ???

(http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/9204/007kv.jpg)

It's getting worse every day...  ::) ;)

Saludos,

Ole

This weekend I received the rear wings, thanks to DHL the right fender looks like this  >:(

(http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/5010/002oi.jpg)

I started to repair the A-pillar, there was nothing left to where I could weld the new front quarter panel

(http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/3644/013cw.jpg)

(http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/5205/017zl.jpg)

(http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/2483/019cq.jpg)

I put in the new quarter panel in as a trial and it doesn't look too bad. With the panel out it's possible to move the A-pillar in the right place. It took the whole Saturday to make the left door fit properly.
Do you know all the differences between Split and early Oval doors ??? Just when you think you know it all, you learn something new!
The new door (from an oval) didn't want to fit at all. I had to remove the rubber wedges to make it fit, but I didn't know why. Then I realized that the oval door's lock is slightly lower than the split lock...
I compared both doors just to find out that the rubber wedges and the door lock at the oval door are 9mm lower than at the split door  :o

(http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/5662/ovalsplitdoor.jpg)

Saludos,

Ole

It's a shame about DHL's contribution to the project but at least you got a wing, I think some of the couriers out there just skip stuff straight off, if they're only jumping on it then that's not too bad.

Nice work.  8)

My split doors are still available Ole... :P And both are cheap! You can cut out these area's....
Contact me, if you are interested!

Mario/DKT

I didd'nt know that about split and oval doors , im planning on replacing mine at some point in the future , thanks for the heads up Ole  ;)
Lookin good fella keep at it  8)

Hi Mario,

I have two pairs of split doors of which I could cut out these parts, but before I'd do this I'd rather modify the B-pillar... ;)
Guess I need to think about the chop again... ::)  :D


Glenn, if it's possible in any way try to fix your original doors. I didn't start to convert the oval doors to one piece windows yet, but I can see this will not happen without any problems... And there are some other differences to get rid of (door check rods for example).

Saludos,

Ole

The A-pillar slowly gets together bit by bit...

(http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/9076/036nvb.jpg)

(http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/4069/034bp.jpg)

(http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/2903/004yv.jpg)

(http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/3730/008znc.jpg)

I need to find the point where to stop cutting out rusty parts... ::)

(http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/6930/012elx.jpg)

(http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/2514/013rn.jpg)

inside fixed

(http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/2343/017da.jpg)

outside too

(http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/6738/016ay.jpg)

Did you make the repair for the curved windshield corners with a shrinking/stretching tool?

Yes, the tool I'm using is called "Dinosaurier"... ;)

(http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/8200/dinosaurier002.jpg)

(http://img716.imageshack.us/img716/4219/dinosaurier005.jpg)

Saludos,
Ole

For people who do not have access to this kind of equipment a company called Hookys panel shop (hookyspanelshop.com) make windshield bottom corner repair panels aswell as other excellent repair panels.

That's right, but not for the rear window.

Thanks for the link, the stuff they're doing looks good. I just hope nobody will post a link where I can get a whole new A-pillar for £50,- when I'll have repaired mine... ::)

This weekend I continued working on the left A-pillar, I needed three attempts (and almost two whole days...) to get this fu#§ß% small repair panel made...

(http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/9989/003rv.jpg)

(http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/9876/007teu.jpg)

(http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/1977/004gpw.jpg)

After that I needed something to let off steam...

(http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/1240/021ru.jpg)

Here you can see the professionally repair at the right front quarter panel.

(http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/4245/013pn.jpg)

Now it's time for the sandblaster to get involved. I'll cut out the rusty parts and I hope there's something left after sandblasting.

(http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/632/020ce.jpg)

(http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/8932/015yh.jpg)

Saludos,
Ole

Found some time to work on the car, so here's a quick update.

(http://img138.imageshack.us/img138/7185/016dlv.jpg)

(http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/8046/019ieh.jpg)

Now the A-pillar is ready for the new front quarter panel.

I recieved some NOS parts today, there's not much better than original VW factory steel...

(http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/6236/017hq.jpg)

Saludos,

Ole

You should have built a front engined fuel dragster, it'd have been easier. Nice work Ole.  8)

Why didn't you tell me that before...   ???

 ;) :D

Got some parts back from sandblasting. Next step is to repair these parts and get them back into the body.

(http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/6831/001qvm.jpg)

(http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/4126/002zdf.jpg)

(http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/8025/003wtd.jpg)

This is probably gonna be the first 1600i quarter panel with a crotch cooler...

(http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/677/007ri.jpg)

Saludos,
Ole

Quick update: I started making the front quarter panel look a little more '52ish...

I cut out the late style bumper bracket and replaced it with a repair panel.

(http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/1246/001kwp.jpg)

(http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/2998/003urt.jpg)

(http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/8595/005ms.jpg)

(http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/2985/012yl.jpg)

(http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/8739/021ebr.jpg)

Saludos,

Ole

Clean work!

Indeed! Go on & on  ;D

Time for a little update. I cut out the hole for the crotch cooler.

(http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/6461/43169759.jpg)

Unfortunately the last time the car got a new front quarter panel, the crotch cooler has been cut out very lousy...

(http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/7210/81747262.jpg)

... so I had to make a support frame.

(http://img242.imageshack.us/img242/2801/98230368.jpg)

(http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/2738/44943878.jpg)

I welded the frame to the crotch cooler...

(http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/7546/78414425.jpg)

... then the hole thing went into the side panel.

(http://img130.imageshack.us/img130/4673/39622342.jpg)

After welding the support frame to the panel from behind, I carefully welded the crotch cooler from the other side.

(http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/8164/079dc.jpg)

(http://img682.imageshack.us/img682/7236/66762424.jpg)

(http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/3858/30815425.jpg)

Doesn't look too bad, it's kinda funny how you can spend hours and hours for absolutely useless things like crotch coolers... ;)

(http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/2372/36284122.jpg)

(http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/7831/75966929.jpg)

Saludos,

Ole

Respect!!!!

Awesome work done here!  :o :o :o

Keep up the good work!

gr
Wout

Impressive work, Ole! I´m really looking forward to seeing the finished car!
Bye,

Tobi

I wish my metalwork was that clean... Congrats!

Yes,great work Ole,keep going on.  ;)

Thanks for the comments!  8)

This weekend I found the time for some small things.

I started with repairing the area next to the fuel tank, there was nothing left where I could bolt on the NOS fuel tank supports.

(http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/6659/2222bq.jpg)

(http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/6864/2221j.jpg)

(http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/3328/2223x.jpg)

(http://img251.imageshack.us/img251/3900/2224k.jpg)

Same on the right side.

(http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/5545/2225.jpg)

Then I closed the gap between the bulkhead and the left quarter panel.

(http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/5672/1111hc.jpg)

(http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/5259/1112b.jpg)

(http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/6995/1113j.jpg)

With the fuel tank support in place I welded in the repair panel on the right side.

(http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/5354/3333h.jpg)

(http://img704.imageshack.us/img704/2299/3334e.jpg)

(http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/2472/3336b.jpg)

(http://img683.imageshack.us/img683/1648/3335.jpg)

Now I just had to close the gap with a self made panel.

(http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/2685/3337g.jpg)

(http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/4818/3338i.jpg)

With the left panel back in place it was time for putting all pieces together to check out if it fits...

(http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/3047/4444jn.jpg)

(http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/8528/4445x.jpg)

(http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/4811/4446p.jpg)

It doesn't look bad (compared to what it looked before... ::) ) but somehow I wasn't happy with it. The body was lightly tensed up, it seemed the hole thing was a few mm too low  ??? The body hits the frame head where it is bolted to the front beam...  ???

(http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/1271/4447.jpg)

WTF  ???

My first thought was that it's the result of the numerous accidents the car had before, but then I learned something new again...

Fortunately my buddy has some spare floor pans in his shop, so I had the possibility to compare different types. My pan seems to be a '65 model, the picture below shows the frame head of an earlier model, I'd never wasted any thought about the cut out in the seat of the upper front beam tube...  ;)

(http://img641.imageshack.us/img641/5072/4448.jpg)

Saludos,

Ole

really nice work ole, I'm impressed. I'm looking forward to any progress..


cheers from Stuttgart

max

So that's what those pieces were! Looking really good, this car is worth the work!

Ole, do you have some update's for us? This was one of my favorite topics on the Lounge.

Regards,
Sander

Hi Sander,
sorry, no updates expected in the near future.  :-[

I had to move, new job, no workshop for the car, no space for the cars at all to be exact... :(

If somebody reads this and knows about an affordable workshop in the Basel region (german side of the border) please let me know ;)

For the moment I'm focused on getting the racecar ready for EBI, keep fingers crossed it'll work out!

Saludos,
Ole

Sorry to hear that Ole.
Lets hope you find some room for them very soon.

Cheers!