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Title: Wife's -66. Post by: Hebster52 on April 02, 2010, 18:32:53 pm Bought this -66 back in May 2009. Had been stored in a dry warm garage since -79...
Unfortunately the previous owner thought the paint looked too "scratched" so he did a repaint (himself)... Painted way too thin so the finish looked more like basecoat as it became totally without shine... :-\ We still decided to take it and I spent every evening for 2 weeks in sanding the paint down and then rubb it and polish it back. The finsh was ok for last years use.. :) Before: (http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_0414.jpg) After: (http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_0537.jpg) Unfortunately the engine had seen better days. Maybe because of not been used for 30+ years it smoked severely blue smoke all summer... The PO had also replaced the front brakehoses but not done anything in the rear so it was no surprise that the rear brakehoses started leaking in August... The car got sitting from that on until I got the other project out of the garage. Pulled it out of the pile of snow in January... :) (http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_2643.jpg) Title: Re: Wife's -66. Post by: Hebster52 on April 02, 2010, 18:52:25 pm Started making wider rear wheels for it.
(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/20091206003.jpg) Pulled the engine and measured the axialplay... 1,6mm. Decided not to do much on that engine for now and chose to use my replacement engine instead. It is based on a dualport Type-3. (http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_2656.jpg) Had no idea on what setup to put on it though... Engine is a stock 1600 with 88mm slipins. (http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_2776.jpg) After talking back and forth with a collegue of mine who had similar ideas and good info I ended up with a pair of 411 Solex PDSIT's... And I allready had a pair of Type-3 dualport manifolds. Engine starting to take shape. (http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_0165.jpg) (http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_0167.jpg) (http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_0170.jpg) Title: Re: Wife's -66. Post by: Hebster52 on April 02, 2010, 19:02:41 pm Also checked the body for the first time while I replaced the rear brakelines... Had not felt the need to do a more deep check until now... :)
(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_2787.jpg) (http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_2801.jpg) (http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_2794.jpg) (http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_0220.jpg) (http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_0222.jpg) Fenders were "glued" with vaseline... :D (http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_0213.jpg) Title: Re: Wife's -66. Post by: Hebster52 on April 02, 2010, 19:06:33 pm Drivers door hinge needed a new hingepin so I made a suitable tool for replacing it.
(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_2902.jpg) Left front fender also had a fenderbend from the turnsignal down to the fender arch. Needed to hammer that out. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U1e1Al_GcoE We also had decided to repaint it so the fender needed to be straightened out. Tested out the new colour. We wanted to paint it in Seesand.. :) (http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_2759.jpg) Title: Re: Wife's -66. Post by: Bugsy on April 02, 2010, 20:51:40 pm Well thats about time you showed up here Hebster. :D
Looking forward to see some paint soon. Will be a nice car when finished, and the wyfe will be the happy owner off a good looking car. ;D Title: Re: Wife's -66. Post by: LuftsickTero on April 03, 2010, 08:21:22 am Well thats about time you showed up here Hebster. :D Well, this was the only Hebster-free VW-forum :D Title: Re: Wife's -66. Post by: fredy66 on April 03, 2010, 15:10:21 pm looks good man.
cool engine Title: Re: Wife's -66. Post by: Hebster52 on April 03, 2010, 21:01:33 pm Well thats about time you showed up here Hebster. :D Well, this was the only Hebster-free VW-forum :D Well, not really... Been lurking around here for quite awhile allready. Not just had something to post here yet. Dont know if this project fits that good over here either with all these Hi-Perf lookers... :-[ Title: Re: Wife's -66. Post by: Hebster52 on April 25, 2010, 21:54:02 pm Recieved these on friday.
(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_0456.jpg) Title: Re: Wife's -66. Post by: Hebster52 on May 08, 2010, 19:18:57 pm Getting there.
This morning: (http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_0559.jpg) (http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_0558.jpg) In the afternoon: (http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_0570.jpg) (http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_0562.jpg) Should look Seesandish anyways... ;D Title: Re: Wife's -66. Post by: Hebster52 on May 29, 2010, 22:26:51 pm Now basically waiting for the engine to go into the back, mounting the final rear quarter windows and dropping the front.
And off course mounting the homemade aluminium T-bars.... ;) (http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_0824.jpg) Title: Re: Wife's -66. Post by: Hebster52 on June 15, 2010, 21:41:52 pm Went to Bugrun in Sweden last weekend in it.
(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_0955.jpg) (http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_0956.jpg) Had the whole family with me. ;D (http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_1010.jpg) (http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_1012.jpg) Title: Re: Wife's -66. Post by: louisb on June 16, 2010, 01:50:00 am That has a nice pre-cal look to it. Very clean.
--louis Title: Re: Wife's -66. Post by: Rennsurfer on June 19, 2010, 16:06:35 pm Great looking car. Did the color end up being close to Sea Sand? Sure looks like in the pictures. Also... very cool looking engine.
(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_0167.jpg) Will you be able to fit the factory air cleaners in the engine bay along with the factory tar board on the sides? Title: Re: Wife's -66. Post by: Hebster52 on June 21, 2010, 20:49:13 pm Thanks for the kind words! :) The colour did turn out very close to Seesand if not even perfect. (from my and the wife's eyes anyways).. In any case I like it and even got some very positive feedback from total strangers saying the colour looks stunning. ;)
Yes, the aircleaners fit with all factory tarboard, thanks to the 20mm bakelite spacers between the type-3 manifolds and carbs and the 45mm spacers between the carbs and aircleaners. (http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_0892.jpg) Title: Re: Wife's -66. Post by: Rennsurfer on June 22, 2010, 13:49:50 pm Really like the look of the factory air cleaners... thanks for the reply and picture with the tar board.
Title: Re: Wife's -66. Post by: autohausdolby on August 05, 2010, 10:17:58 am That looks really nice :) I love how the engine looks with the air cleaners. Nice fuel line work as well!
Title: Re: Wife's -66. Post by: Hebster52 on August 11, 2010, 21:39:58 pm Had to mount the bumpers on it until I got the annual inspections done. Needed to replace two balljoints in the front before that.
(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_1273.jpg) Today I mounted the T-bars back again. :D Now lightly polished. (http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_1852.jpg) (http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_1847.jpg) Title: Re: Wife's -66. Post by: fredy66 on August 12, 2010, 12:28:30 pm nice work man
Title: Re: Wife's -66. Post by: Hebster52 on September 05, 2010, 10:28:15 am http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPCBPbytbdI
;D ;D Title: Re: Wife's -66. Post by: Hebster52 on April 02, 2011, 18:38:42 pm The snow in front of the summerhouse garage is soon gone... ;)
(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/20110116002.jpg) Got this FO-case bored for 94mm in the garage. Trying to figure out some ideas on what direction to go with that and not sure what parts to throw into it.. :) Also have a set of 1500 singleport heads that might be one interesting option to remachine for the 94mm...? (http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_1932.jpg) Title: Re: Wife's -66. Post by: TexasTom on April 02, 2011, 20:28:37 pm Nice work & way to make it/get it DONE!
Really dig the dual carb conversion, what is the fuel economy like using it? Also, would really like to hear & see more about the hingepin removal tool you made ... appears most ingenious! TxT Title: Re: Wife's -66. Post by: fredy66 on April 02, 2011, 22:25:29 pm get a 78 crank ;D
Title: Re: Wife's -66. Post by: Hebster52 on April 03, 2011, 11:14:28 am Thanks. The tools is basically a copy of the Matra (Original workshop) tool. Search for it in the Samba galleries. There are more photos of the original tool.
Have been thinkning about 76mm crank... :) Title: Re: Wife's -66. Post by: Hebster52 on June 21, 2012, 20:17:57 pm Just an update for this summer. Here's how she's going to look this summer.
(http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_0627.jpg) (http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_0633.jpg) Still trying to figure out a clean location for the front licenceplate as it is just a moment of time before I get pulled over and get a ticket for not having one... ;D Title: Re: Wife's -66. Post by: GreenTom on June 22, 2012, 08:20:05 am Just an update for this summer. Here's how she's going to look this summer. (http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_0627.jpg) (http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/The%2066/DSC_0633.jpg) Still trying to figure out a clean location for the front licenceplate as it is just a moment of time before I get pulled over and get a ticket for not having one... ;D Very, very nice car and sweet engine (the one on solex carbs). Looking forward to see it with thse 94's. I don't have front licene plate either. I was stoped few times but most of the time the talk started at the "front" and ended at the back with opened deck lid and typical conversation: Policeman: "bla bla bla ... a Porche engine? bla bla bla beetle engine?!?! bla bla bla how fast?!?! no shit?! bla bla bla lets race" But it's Poland... most of the time I can do what I won't but when I'll meet a "pig" (we say dog) no a normal policeman I can have my registration documents taken from me. |