The Cal-look Lounge

Ive been driving around in my half finished car now for a while and I feel its time to treat the car to its final stage and get it done .
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Gone are the Porsche wheels , going over to 205 pcd and a set of replica BRM's for the mo
Gone to are the Beard High backs . In is a Bernard special
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( please excuse the bad phone photo ) ::)
Gone to is my trusty 2165 , this Motor that Martin (Boom Boom ) and me put together a few years ago has seen my well .
  In go's My new 82mm crank and mystery Cam  ;) hope to see +200 bhp with this little package will post pics as Its being built , again a Martin and me special  8)
Also out go's my old VDO and stock split gauges
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In go's hopefully if all go's to plan a set of six Aviator VDO gauges with "chicken head switch's " , you would normally find these on an old electric guitar , best match I could get to split knobs  ::)
Ive got a new Split RHD carpet set in the pipeline to . Harvey  ;) :-*
Gonna rig up my line lock to use as a staging brake , Clean up the paint in a few places too .
New rag and headliner too .
Plan is to get this all sorted before EBI4 next year so my ride will look every bit as good as those amazing lookers I've seen there for the last 3 shows

Watch this space  ;)

They never get 'finished' really though do they.. ;)
See ya ;D
Kev

just time for a quick update .
I've bolted up my nice new CSP 205 pcd rear drums and the rear tyre look lime their going to sit in just fine .
Having stripped down my king & link spindles to ditch the lowered spindles I've found that Im going to have to remove the beam and re-position the sway-a-ways  ::)
Also looks like I'll need to narrow it a tad too to get the new 4.5 BRM's to sit right  :( hey how , here we go again  ::)
Having a bit of a problem tracking down the switches I want for the dash pods , was going to use chicken head switches but these look crap  :-\
So I'm trying to find some small 70's stye rocker jobies , I've found simple on off ones but me being me I want three pole ones for lights wipers and my oil cooling fan .
Also has anyone got an idea for a tidy way of wiring up a line lock switch ? I've lost the one that came with mine so I'm looking for a neat looking replacement  ;)

Has anyone tried to fit an anti roll bar to a 2"narrowed king and link front end ? want to look at improving handling a bit as the old gal move's about a bit at high speed  :o
Also got given an old split fuel cap today to weld up and fit a blow off to , just to keep those track officials happy .
will post some pics soon as Ive something interesting to show
Laters Glenn

Glenn,

I know what you mean, these switches just aren't what you are looking for.  A nice alternative are beaver tail switches. Common switches in sixties and seventies italian sportscars.  for example:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ferrari-Maserati-Beaver-Tail-Light-Switch-Pair-OEM-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem255b2788b6QQitemZ160443107510QQptZVintageQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories

these are iron ones, but you also have models where the "beaver tail" is surrounded in black plastic, hope you understand me.  These are in my opinion even more sexy then the ones in the ebay link, but I'm at work and don't have much time to google.  ;D

If you are interested in them, try to buy them from an alfa, fiat, lancia lover...  these are the same switches but less expensive then the ferrari ones...  ;)

I really like your fat bisquit interior.  nice,

Dem

http://bringatrailer.com/2008/09/30/bat-exclusive-dusty-socal-64-alfa-romeo-sprint/

second picture, on the dash you see the plastic ones, these are the long shaped ones, you also have smaller models, that are even more beaver tail curved, check it:

http://www.google.be/imgres?imgurl=http://www.autodrome.fr/ferrari_308_gtb_vetroresina_interior.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.autodrome.fr/ferrari_308gtb_vetroresina_76.htm&usg=__hQKqVQOF-UxbYAEX793fX55vZJc=&h=960&w=1280&sz=277&hl=nl&start=4&tbnid=jnRkpCSi4VkuKM:&tbnh=113&tbnw=150&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dferrari%2B308%2Binterior%26um%3D1%26hl%3Dnl%26biw%3D1231%26bih%3D548%26tbs%3Disch:1&um=1&itbs=1

in the right corner, center console..  8)

the last ones like in the ferrari 308 are my best choice.

Thanks for the links Dem , think I may have found these similar lucus switches on flea bay

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180537324230&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

May have to see if the seller has two of these  8)

yep, that's the stuff I'm talking about.  go for it!  ;D

Why the change in rims dude ?

New look , and to raise some funds for the engine hop up . I got a mate who had 6 suitable BRM's so off they came  ;)

Damn....2 spare wheels, think of all that weight. ;D

Nice plans, keep us visual updated please :D

Paul.

hi glen
heres another link for switches
http://www.vehicle-wiring-products.eu/VWP-onlinestore/switches/lever.php

ive dealt with them before and seem pretty good plus martin has got the catalogue in the workshop

Sent of the new crank , flywheel , pressure plate , and counter weight pulley for a bit of a spin today .
With luck will start to bolt it all back together next weekend  :)
Won a few VDO gauges on flea bay , got a new orange needle fuel and fahrenheit gauge's , not heard back on the aviators yet , so going to run these for the meen time .
Also got a pair of 3 pole Lucas switches on the way  8)
hope to pic up the new wheels for the weekend and tear off the incorrect but very new rubber on them , need to look at the best way of distressing them a bit
( don't do shiny smooth black paint me  ::) ) any ideas ? not involving a shoot blast cabinet  :)
Kept my old michelin rubber so will wear it again , but I'm gonna shod a pair in 6" slicks to  ;)
May even break out the camara for a few pix  ::)

I have got to be the most fickle , indecisive guy I know  ::)
 Gone now are the MWS wheels also on the going list are the front drum's " which I'm halfway through rebuilding " ::)
In are my new today wheels " ohh shiny" ::)
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Also in are a pair of CSP 205 front disc's king and link stylie  8)
Only problem is the rear offst is ridiculess on these wheels , So I'm going to have to narrow it a lot more  :(
Tyres also may be a problem too . the firestone wide oval's are very cool and sticky but their only 60's  :( thats a whole 1"1/2 smaler than I need  ::)


I used to indecisive but now Im not so sure  ;D

Glen slowwwwwwwwwww down I can't keep up  ;D

some centrelines on vzi, might have better offset 5.5 rears : http://www.volkszone.com/VZi/showthread.php?t=658454

Cheers Mike ,sent him a pm and another guy on there too , see what happens  ::)
Thing is I quite like the deep inset and there's room to remove a bit more from my A arm's .
I never really finnished them off to my liking when I took 18mm out of them before , so I guess I can go back yto them and start again  ;)

Need to swap for some ercos not so deep :-)

i 2nd that ercos all the way

do i get commission ron? :D

Thanks for the offer Ron , but I prefire the look of centerlines  :)

ggod try  ;D

What Size are the Rear Wheels? and what is the Back Spacing? I have some that may work for you? http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=983173

Hi Gary , thanks for the link  .
 My wheels have a 3"1/4 backspacing , so there's not too much differance to your ones .
I'm looking around first to see if I can find a pair with a more easy to work with back spacing of around 4"1/4 to 4"1/2 .
But if I end up going down the cut and narrow some more route with my A arms I may just be interested in a spare pair for the slicks  ;)

Glenn

have a set of bubble front new and unused, rear 7 " used but great condition 4 1/2 " back space   ::)

ron he doesn't do shiny, same goes for his paint as well! :P :P

hi glen just checking you havnt changed your mind again???

its been awfully quiet the last few days on here and im concerned  :D :D

Know where there's a set of chrome 8 spokes & white letter tyres if ya fancies... ;)

Picked up a few nic nak's today from a very nice man on Southsea common  ;)
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Also got my NOS ZX's mounted onn the 3.5's  8) Got another NOS 205 70 15 Michelin XWX on the way too , just need to find another one now  ::)
Has anyone got any pic's of nice Oberg instalation ?
Cheers

when it comes to placement it think the berglar is a good example.

Hi, were the front discs etc off Chris?

If so they are my old discs ;D its great finding out where bits end up ;D

Love the build dude!! Looking forward to seeing it develop! ;)

Cheers,

J

Yup  , their finnaly going to see some use   ;)

Nice progress Glenn ;D

surely it would be easier to use a pair of better back spacing centerlines?
If you go to narrow it may look a bit pro street ???

Will have to pop round to have a closer look! Note to self, need to
upgrade, people are getting faster!!

Lee

in my case lee i need the power because im getting fatter :( ;D

Hi Lee , I'm only going to narrow them to the same width you would find on a short axel bug , this be enough to suite the back spacing of these wheels and open the possibility's of other wheels in the future  ;)

Had some nice Porn in the post today  ::)
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This should satisfy my rubber fetish

I still see TRIM on the car. >:( :( ::) :P :D ;D

Got a box of bit's back from the machine shop today after they performed a neat balancing trick with em  ;)
May have to look at putting these together this weekend  8)

Not happy today , after having a good look at my engine bits back from the machine shop it looks like they balanced them individually  ::)
and the wooddruff keys still in the wrapper  ??? Oh well back it go's .
So Ive been mocking up the front end goodies to see what needs to be done  8)
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Mob phone camara quality  ::)
I think I may need to break out the narrowing tool up front too  ::)
3" total cut should do it , coz i don't like the "lost in space " narrowed look  ;) just enough to get these sat in right  8)
Gonna try and do this in the morning , will post the after look pix later  :)

Not much to report , had a quick clear out of the garage as the cab's off to a new home this week  :)
So needed to jugle the car's around , could'nt resist a quick pic on my phone coz I just love my new wheels  ::)
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Hope to get the 60's swaped with some cool 70's soon .
I need to paint the rear drum's think I'm going to detail in some nice bright red heat proof paint

Like the new look matey 8)
TBH I didnt understand why you wanted to ditch the fuchs 'cos it looked good on them, but it looks hard now 8)
Just need some '70's stylee paint on it now ;)
Cheers,
Kev

Any updates?

Just seen the latest Ultra vw, got a great picture of your car in there :)

Lee

No update's as yet lee , hd the weekend off , took the girls camping , very chilled now  8)
Ron told me about the  Ultra VW pic at peppercorn , he said it looked like a party popper had gone off under the lid  ::)
with friends like these eh  ;)

Dropped the beam out this morning , god I love my little 1.5 cutting disc's ::)
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Thank good for duck tape  ;) now can you see my little cok up  ::)
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All sorted now thow
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Just thrown some paint over it and bolt it all back in tomorrow  ;) modded my inner arches a while back for just such a mod so this was a sinch to do  8)
Will post some pix of it all in later , now for the rear end  :o

I don't think that ducktape will hold,especialy when your wheels go up in the air when racing. ;D ;D

Nice work Glenn

Michael

Upside down adjuster?

Yup , I wouldn't have minded to much but I only really noticed when I tried to thread the spring's through to double check my cut points after i'd welded it all up  ::)
Think i was so wrapped up with making sure it was straight ,true and parallel I kinda missed the glaring balls up I made  ::)

Baja 49, liking the style  :P  ;D

::) I couldn't decide whether to go up or down  ;D

Got it all slipped back in "well jacked ,pried and hammered  ;)"
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Quite happy with the result , not too far in , i may just slip in some 6mm spacers yet , have to see how it feels  ;)
Right now for the back end  ::)

Well done, looks just right :)

Lee

Nice work there! only a couple of weeks left! :)

Got another XWX 205 today in the post  8)

will post a pic tomorrow  8)

woohoo! schweeeet tread ;)

What else you got planned for it then Glenn??

Well .........  ;D
lots of seat time and sunny dayz  8)
Hope to find time this weekend to tear down the rear suspension and I need to dig real deep to have pete give the gear box the once over while its all out .
Got a few more little things I want to do too after having a good look at the top class cars at DDD8  ;)

Looks great Glenn!

Got the xwx's mouted on the centerline's , OMG not wishing to sound big headed but dam they look the Bollock's !!!!!
Will post some pix once I've narrowed the back end with them bolted up promise  :)

Broke out my favorite narrowing tool again today  ;)

Before , with the 18mm narrowed A arms
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And in with another 36mm out of them  :)
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 That's a total of 54mm per side  :o which come's in 40mm narrower wheel to wheel than a short axel bug  8)

Looks good with the XWXs  :P

wouldnt it been easier to just cut a band out of your weller wheels glen? than cut your a arms  :D

Watch it you !!  ;D
You got that motor of yours pulled yet ? if we get it sorted in time be good to take the D.Z.K up to Slough swap meet  :)

I've not had too much fun today , did a job I was not forward to ....
Cutting out my old re-pro seat rails and welding in a set of pre 55 runners to get the correct angle for my seats .
All done now but not a job for the faint hearted , fire extinguishers and wet towels on constant vigil .
Grafted in some extra support beneath the drivers seat ,as I don't wish to have a repeat of my last time out at Shakey , me falling back strapped into the seat onto the battery box must have looked funny , but was deffo no fun  ::)

Cant do 'fun' jobs all the time buddy..

Again pretty boring stuff got my M12 bolts for the front wheels on , tapped out the rear drums for M14 and wound the studs in , used some old bay window nuts to hold em on  ;)
Been playing around with window regulator's , I now for the first time have window's that wined up but don't want to come down  ::) darn supposed replica split window rubbers  >:(
Think I'm going to have to buy a set of one piece window scraper's from Machine7 .
Still on the up side me and Boom Boom have started to bolt my motor back together in its latest power upgrade , hope to have the long block together by end of play today  8) 8)
Will take a few pic's of the build up for you guy's .
Later's

Well the short end's all asembled and ziped up , got a bit of head work to do with the new cam & lifters so off to the machine shop they go  ::)
need to order some barrel spacers too and some new copper head shim's , so probably wont get it all assembled till later in the week .

Today I've been mostly working in that ice cube I fondly call my garage  ::) Brruurr  ;D
Cut myself a new glass for my tacho , started to work through the new brakes , and cut down again my sway away axle's .
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Oh and Ive started to wire in my Jet series gauges  8)

those gauges and black dash panels suit the car nicely!

Got a bit more to do to them yet Died's , got to squeeze some lucus switches in there and some warning lights too , hope it don't look a squashed in mess  ::)
Oh and gonna pop my speedo fuel gauge and either my volt gauge or if I can find one a head temp gauge , in place of the standard pod .
Just waiting for the speedo to arrive from the states  ::)

That looks awesome.

Well done Glenn !!!

Latest update:

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ROTFLMAO! ;D ;D ;D

poor little zwitter  :'( :'(

I spent another day in the freezer with my car today " I'm sure its colder in there than outside  ::)"
Got the new fuel system in , mounted the nice little rotary pump to the bulk head where the brake fluid reservoir normally sits along with the filter ,
I thought this was as good place as any so as to make maintenance easy and also managed to use the existing holes  8)
While at the other end of the car I've mounted the Holley regulator and gauge to the bulk head , had a little panic here for as soon as I'd drilled the holes for it i thought the dog leg oil cooler would foul it , after some hasty bolting in of short block and fan housing I found that alls well and I've space for it , phew .
Next on the fuel side of thing I need to look at reworking an old cap of mine . I've been pulled up a few times on tech inspect coz of the fact my cap is self venting and if I were to roll it would piss out every where .
 So I've found an old steel cap which I'm going to weld around the vent holes and graft in a vent outlet pipe into the center of the cap .
Sounds extreme but i don't wish to cut a vent pipe into the tank so it will kill two birds with one stone .
With luck I hope to finnish of the bottom end of my motor this coming week , so I can start to sort out my new "old in need of modernization " engine tin .
I'm going to use a late fan housing with a 36 hp front and sides grafted to it . will post pics of this and the car soon as i've something to look at  8)

Has anyone ever tried to mount a anti roll bar to a narrowed beam ?
 As I'd like to fit one but I don't think you'd get away with cutting one  :)

How much is your beam narrowed? CB sells a 2" shorter sway bar.

Gauges look ace 8)

at least he got rid of the trim :D

Oh do we now, let me have a look on the calendar. :P :D ;D

 

3" missing out of my beam now  ;)

sounds like good progress glenn!
how about snapping some shots too  ;)

The CB one will fit with just a bit of fettling ;)

Now I know what to ask Santa for  ;)
Cheers Zach

I had some time on my hands today so rather than go christmas shopping like I should have done I decided to tackle my new fan mod .
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As we all know after market fan housing suck  ::) sorry crap joke , after seeing the article on here .
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still got a little fetling to do , but I'm fairly happy how it came out  :)
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And best of all it all works , fan spins nice and free and tins line up a treat  8)

wheres the heater holes? surely a old man like you needs the heat  :D

Heater hole's ??  nah Ive got that one sorted ,
all i need to do is follow you out and warm my hands on those overly tight front wheel bearings of yours
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 ;D ;D

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 ;D ;D ;D

wow, looks like a lot us did that mod over the past few months.
your's came out a little nicer than mine though. mine has warped a bit, i'm afraid it needs a bit of filler.

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Picked up some seventies style rocker switch's today for my lights wiper's and oil cooler  8)
Also got myself a small micro switch for the Line Lock , can't find the one that came with it anywhere  ::)
It's pretty small so I think I'm going to mount it in the hand brake button , and try using as a staging brake too  :-\

I've been as happy as a pig in shit tonight  :)
Coz I spent yesterday with a good mate of mine finishing off my long block  8)
So tonight I've been bolting up my collection of genuine tin to it and the cutting the crap out of it in order to get it to fit  ;D
Yeeh I've got me motor back , dam its wide , i've had to section the head tins in order to get them to slip into the engine bay and fit the motor nicely .
Its not lookin to pretty at the mo but I'll post some pics soon as it looks a bit cleaner  ;)

sounds good. but you've gotta post some photos, pal! ;)

come on glen get your instamatic out  :D

Oh here you go then but I've wared you their not too pretty  ::)
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Watcha think then ? I've still a lot to sort out , I'm going to fab up 4 little hump's to stich in either side of the manifolds on the head tin's and loose any excess holes  ;)
I've yet to find an early rear tin to fit the back tin correctly , but I'm sure one will turn up , really don't want to use any aftermarket shit !

Oh and I had a package from the states today only to find that the guy sent me a jet series tacho not the speedo i need  ::) FAIL !!!

Harv you really need to resize that signature  ;)

oops slightly on the large size lol ill have a look in a min ;D

that does look wide indeed. not pretty perhaps, but nothing a layer of powdercoat won't fix.
on the other hand, why would you run an early rear tin? you are running a doghouse cooler right?

Sorry Died's perhaps I should have said front tin ( over the header ) ;)
Glenn on Martin's PC  :)

ah, then i see what you mean. same problem here, the aftermarket front tin needs a fair amount of trimming.
the tins we like were only used on ovals and earlier then, i suppose?

Yes and no , yes I need an 30bhp tin coz of my silly narrow engine bay , even thow i've weleded in some of Hooky's side ledge's its stil bloody tight .
But no on a later car coz of the width of the motor is a lot more than a 30 horse front tin , which = even more work  ::)

Not been up to much lately , Harv's pre fitted the new carpet prior to getting it edge bound .
Ditched my old repro front wing , and have been playing with ths old genuine one
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Still got a bit of fettling to do .
Hope to get the motorback together again soon  ::) will post pic's / film soon as its in  8)

keep up the good work, glenn!
just wondering, but doesn't it look like the steering shaft is a bit high where it runs under the fuel tank?

Nah its fine but i'm going to have a play with it while its all out , the rubber seal I fitted between the body and shaft never wants to stay put so more fiddling me thinks .
The split may have to go onto the back burner for next month any how as I've just put a deposit down on my old 67  ::)

Whats the latest then Glenn, back up & running??
You doing EBI????
Cheers
Kev

I'll leave boom boom to answer that one   ::) yep plan is to be up and running by then with the car lookin the part .
I havent missed an EBI yet  :)

Good man 8)

Well with the 67 out of action  >:( I shifted my attention back towards the 49  8)
Shifted it back into pole position in the garage , bled the brake's today & got the wing off to the painter's .
The engine tin and fuel tank will follow soon .
I hope to have the case and crank back soon so I can try again at the motor  ::)
Gonna rip out the old speedo pod this week and get the rest of the Jet series gauge's in  :)
Still need to track down another fake screw bezel / ring for the speedo , I'm told there was one at ebi , at the auto jumble on the big stand selling load's of cool gauge's .
I don't suppose anyone else saw it and knows the guy's ?
cheers Glenn

Glenn the ring had the usual screw damage, thats why it did'nt come home with us 

So I here , but i'd have used it till i could find a better one , hey ho

Had the old dash out this weekend and in with my new set up , watcha think ?
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Not too Top Gun I hope  ;D
Also got my new old wing back and bolted up
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Cheers Jon

Hi Glen,

looking good. How's the motor progressing? Have you decided what you are doing with the 67?
Hope the ladies have fully recovered.

Lee

The motor  :D  you not heard the one about the machine shop who lost the crank ? then tell you they gave it to someone else , then just when you start to think i've got to go find another one they tell you "we've found it " " oh and we still not done the work  ::) >:(
Apart from that not a lot on the engine  :-[
The 67 waiting for a reply from the insurance , but its got to be a fixed as its gonna become my daughters first car and I only have 2 years till she's gonna start hassling me for the keys  :o
Lynne's still very uncomfortable but she's back at work , If the insurance see sense and go's our way there's gonna be one hell of an injury claim  ;)

I love the dash  8)

yeah, very "sano"!
good to see you got creative with it  :)

nice dashbord.

What kind of sender do you use for the tank gauge?

thanks.
Carlito.

Cheers fella's , the tank's got a Smith's float fitted to it which I used before with a smiths gauge , connections on the VDO are the same

but is the reading the same?

glenn, just have another glance at your top gun cockpit and i see a fair amount of push buttons. what are you planning to use those for; jump seat, afterburner?

Just had another look at it and the sender's actually an old VDO , so happy there .


 The button under the speedo is an old Lucus one which will be for my roll control , the green illuminated switch above the tacho will be for my oil cooler and the little red one is for my screen wash  ;)
The other black rocker switches are lights and wipers .
No hyper drive switch yet  ;D

Love the dash dude.. looks really sorted now !

Blimey i really need to prioritize  ::) its been 9 months since my last up date , things have moved along just a little bit .
Spent best part of two days just wiring up the dash  :o first live up I was ready with the fire extinguisher  :D but no heat or blows so all good .
Engine sarga take two  ;)
Bottom end buttoned up changed my mind on the cam again and went for the safer option with an 87 .
I've not got a lot on this week coming so I'm gonna get the motor in with luck , plumb it all up and get that cam bedded in .
Will post some pic's soon as there's anything worth a look  :)
First planned outing is gonna be Gary picnic  8)

Well i think i speak for alot of people when i say, About F@#king time :-*, Any longer and i was going to Fly back with my tools and live in your Garage ;D, As always, Its still im fav Build......Have a cool one Brother  ;) from upside down land....

Me likey dash  8) very neat! Works really well with the Bakelite panels.

My daughter gave Martin and I a hand and torqued up the heads  :)
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Ha ha... Good bet. Don't let old 'gorilla grip' Boom Boom torque your heads up. He would probably 'nip' them up to 180 ft/lbs instead of 18  ;D

Don't worry Matt , little chick knows how to keep him order  :D

I'm going to keep my centerline's for track use only now " due to them being race weight " so i've just got myself a pair of 5.5 Flat4's for up street use front .
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so I'm on the hunt for a pair of 6.5 for the rear end , who's in the flat4 know around here ? my front's are second generation "smooth black paint but slightly better detail "
can you get these in 6.5 or am I going to have to get the more correct bobbly detailed third generation's ???
input please !

Matt they were 10mm head studs, so best not do them to 18ft/lbs. :D


Glenn I can get the 6.5 BRM's if you want some.

Call you in the next day or so.

See I know I'm Fickle  ::)
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The 6.5 rears are just in , I just had to fit em up , even thow I need to replace the wheel studs all round and fit some 3/8" spacer out back  ::)
I really didn't like the front centerlines on my car so going to sell them and hang onto the rear 6"s for when i can afford some slicks for track day fun  :)

Brm's realy suit a lighter colur car. My 63 benefitted from black centred wheels.
Racing at Gary's?

Lee

Thanks Lee
not racing just a tourist

That you ready to race now??
When you taking it out then?
Cheers 8)

Soon as Martin finds my push rods  ::)
Hoping to get it out for next month

Hello old friend
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You'll never guess what I found 8 of in martin's shed to go with it  ::)
Got all me new HT steel press in studs and bolts in yesterday
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Really very happy with the way they look ,
please ignore the fit of the bonnet its only laying on there while I wire up the new wiper motor .

looking good, pal!

Nice to see her agine, Hope next time im over we might take her out!!!! ;D

There's a pretty good chance of that my old friend  :)

I've just come back from an evening at Franks workshop where we were able to sort out the suspension alinement and best of all run the motor up to bed the cam up .
I just need to say a huge thank you to Frank for his time and expertise and of coarse Martin " Boom Boom " Greaves for building and setting up my motor .
You guys are what mates are all about  8) 8) 8)
Cheers

always nice to have a spare: http://www.volkszone.com/VZi/showthread.php?t=784953

Working my way through the bug's in my wiring , think I've got it now , just need to hook up the temp gauge , oil cooler and figure out why the tacho don't wanna play  :-\
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Still plenty to do out back , not too happy with the Oberg got to try and find some filters for it in the UK but I may change it yet , also gonna change the oil /fuel line fitting's to black AN's and get a fuel pressure gauge that works  ::)

Oh thanks for the link Mike , you should get that , I remember when it was the must have in a 70's bug  ::)

try JC @ stateside, he did have some a while back.  He is off to the States this week, so make it quick.

Well I've pulled the Oberg out now in favor of a system one ,
 don't pay much attention to the hose fittings , these are all going in favor of some Earls fittings  8)
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only thing is the twin QP really didn't like that at all , so had to slice it up and stitch in a couple of 45's .
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Thing is now I think it sits out too far , so looks like I'm gonna have to go back to a single large V8 style back box  :-\
Think I may just get a Thrush box and a couple of 2 1/4" 180 bends from Demon Tweaks  ;)
Not too keen on that look . oh well  ::)

That looks like a non-merged system Glenn - I'm sure my Bugpack merged QPs tucked under much further! Don't go for the breadbin! ;)

It was a merged muffler before I cut it  ;) check out the clearance on the filter  :o
Still if I don't use it someone will get a nice fitting muffler for a regular non merged system .
 
I did run a Seranos  "Bread Bin" love that description when I first had it on the road
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Maybe a black ceramic coated one won't be so much in your face  :-\

why not mount that filter higher up?
that's what i did...

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Thats an idea Died's , who sell's them ?
Not sure that won't foul my traction bar ?

4 tip monza look lovely on the split ;-)

i got it off Pierside parts years ago, but i guess there's a UK vendor too.
i'm pretty sure it clears the traction bar.

bugpack

yes, it's a bugpack item

Great looking car! I agree a black muffler would be perfect.



Oh I was thinking about this part today while I was looking at my dual quiet-pack  8)

Well all was going well on the MOT till the brake test on the rollers when the master cylinder bailed out  :(
Still better there than on the street , bloody patient parts !!
Gonna slip a genuine one in tomorrow from my old 67 that was tip top till i broke the car .
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What was interesting was the inspector didn't have a problem with my american style plates  8) altho I did have on the black and cream one's for the test .
Back there in the week for the re-test  :)

Oh and the new motor ran / drove real sweet
"Big thankyou Boom Boom"
but decided not to give it beans with only a handbrake to stop me  ;)

Finished?? ;)

 Get carpets back next week then off to have the headliner / canvas done .

Never finished  ;)

Looks good with the BRMs

Cheers Ant ,
Has anyone had any trouble with hurst line locks ?
I've mounted mine above my master cylinder , I'm just wondering if I've inadvertently created a air lock as bleeding my system is proving problematic ?
any thoughts  ???

Pretty sure should be mounted level or below the master cylinder

Mine on the oval is mounted on the frame head bottom plate, opposite side to the master cylinder (so effectively level)

on my 63, it's mounted higher on the bulkhead, both work ok!

Lee

Thanks guy's ,
I'm contemplating fitting a bleed nipple to the fourth outlet on the line lock  :-\
I'll wind it out later to see how much brass is there on the bung to play with .

Mine is in the same position, never had a problem with bleeding.

I couldn't get the air out of it where was above the master cylinder because my resivour is a mk2 golf one that sits on top of the master cylinder hence big air lock .
Only got pressure after a lot of pumping then nothing .
So it spent last night moving it lower into the passenger side space and re-plumbing , gonna bleed it all tonight .
wish me luck  ::)

 Vuala I have brakes .. yeah !!
That was fun , three master cylinders , a quick re-plumb , and the realization that a low reservoir sat direct atop of the master cylinder aint gonna work with the line lock !
 so jack that up a foot and hey presto brakes !!!

oh and easy bleed is just magic working on your own , if you've not got one , get one !!  ;)

But that takes all the fun out of Bleeding the brakes with your Mate.... push twist push twist, is it down??? yep, your sure? yep. now, what now? Yes!! Now.... Na still no Pressure......... Aaaah takes me back..... ;D

god it seams like we did that most weekend's , if you could only here us
AND NOT SEE WHAT WE WERE DOING IT MUST HAVE SOUNDED WELL DODGY  ;D ;D

MOT in the bag , no thanks to the line lock !
Went back for a re-test , the fronts were only showing 120 on the rollers 200 is ideal , so went back home bleed it again with no improvement till I decided to by pass the line lock and insert a temp tee , well hey presto we have good pressure pulled 220 on the rollers .
Gonna go back to drawing board on the line lock and see what's up , but its all on the road and showing free road pass on the screen  ;)
Hope to get the rug's fitted one night this week , then I'll sort the window regulators out properly so the door panels can be permanently fixed back .
later in the month hope to have the rag top re-made and an headliner stitched up in tan alcantara to match the fat biscuits  8)

those words have been spoken around the world, that made me laugh!

great looking car too! what colour is that? im sorry to ask but i havent flipped through the whole thread yet

thanks for the complement , the colour is a VW Bamboo from 56

Today's bit of sage advice is that CSP calipers work a whole lot better if you fit them the right way up  ::)
so I've been having some fun with the line lock  ;)

Knob End :D I did say have you got them up the right way.

You two make me laugh ;D

23 years of hell  ::)

Dam really 23 years oh well here to another 23 then. :P

http://www.repuestossam.com/en/parts-on-sale.htm

so it isn't fibreglass ;)

 :D

 ::)

 Actually I've had some parts off these guys , my rear lights and small parts for my dash  8)

Well I've put 220 miles now on the new motor with no major hick ups , gonna clear some garage space so I can get some more work done on the car .
Job list reads
Headlining square
Get widow regulators to wind down as well as up !
replace shiny chrome handles with STD dull grey alloy grey ones
Sort out irritating rear suspension squeak " easy don't take mate's out in it " lol
and have a look a harsh riding front end , has anyone else had problems with narrowed beams and ride quality ?

Here's a quick vid " bit of IDA noise and not much else  :( bloody sunday drivers  ;)

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151684417462738

220 miles & not on a trailer?? :P
Good man 8)

The spring rate will increase on a narrowed front as the narrower the leaves are the less 'twist' is available due to less leverage acting on the center anchor point.
Or something like that ;)

What shocks are you running?
Lee

Yup no trailer action as of yet but I will will be pulling it up to Drag Day , and thats kinda what I thought on the leaf beam gag too .


Was running adjustable Koni reds , now running New STD ones . I had no movement at all with the Koni's now at least I got a bit , I might as well not have the dropped spindles .

You wait till you drive it on a concrete motorway with a woman with big tits.  They just don't stop wobbling.  ;D

Have you still got those Koni reds?
If you are running stock shocks, as my oval does it should ride lovely. Much better than a ball joint set up in my experience. How narrow is it?
Only other thing I can think of is the angle each sway away is fitted, maybe they are fighting against each other if you get what I mean?

Lee

Would it be worth losing a couple of small leaves per tube to soften it back up a bit?
Obviously may need the height adjusted on the sway aways after.

My experience with  link pin beams is that they have a much better ride quality when they are working right. And shocks are EVERYTHING!

There's a brand of shock called Nakata. They have a soft bump and a slightly stiffer rebound. This make for superb ride quality. They are standard oil shocks. Virtually any gas shock will be too stiff. There's just not enough weight up front. Having a spare in the tire well helps a bunch too!

I would say either the Nakata's or a well worn pair of stockers.

Both my Ghias had a 2" narrowed beam, and both had a very nice ride. The convertible street car had a very nice ride quality with the nakata shocks

Tanks for all the advice guys , all taken on board .
I've taken 3" outta the beam to allow for the CSP's & to get the flat4's just inside the lip to prevent fat bloke cornering  ;)
I'm gonna have a dig out as I'm sure I've got a pair of worn shocks some place , but I will see if I can find some of those Nakata's too Mike .
Yes I've tipped the sway away's back by about 40 degrees Lee coz of the dropped spindles , I've dropped it back down since I saw you , I'll have a play around with adjustment just in case your right .
Never fancied removing Leave's Kevo , I just dont think its too safe , especially with the stress a slightly quicker car puts upon its components  ;)

LOL spat my tea out when i read that

 ::)

 :D

Any clearance issues at the back with those wheels & IRS??
You running stock A arms & brakes?
Cheers

Not exactly stock  ;) you know me  ::)
 I got a bit creative with the A arms and took out 54mm from each hub , re-positioned them then strengthened em , sourced some short sway away axles and hey presto  :)
Did all this to take my 6" centerlines so that when I bog down nothing rubs or fouls .
To run the 6" flat4's found out that this was a bit too much so I snuck in a 12mm spacer .
Only prob now is the spring plate rubs on the shock / body mount a tad " hence the annoying squeak" should be an easy fix though .
on top of that I squeezed in some 65 type 3 rear drums , don't do anything the easy way me  ;D

Glenn popped over today not good as his car is no more. Yes I know the special fx is poor but it's a free phone app.

http://s18.photobucket.com/albums/b115/gold65turbo/?action=view&current=FxGuru_20130302_135342_zpsf382f80c.mp4

2276 take three  ::) and so it begins   ;)
New auto linea case , another rampea cam  ;) "need to get into 4th quicker " and a host of other goodies  :)

oh and a big thank you to Harv for sorting my rugs out , kinda posh now , no dusty floor pans for me anymore  ;)

Not another secret cam ;-) and nice rug to :-)

hell yeah and guess what this time I'm telling you  ;)

Car now for sale - engine & box ,  please pm me with serious enquiries

Not selling??? 8)
New plan?

Things move on Kev & yes there's always a plan , had a few sniffs but it's still here , will pop the motor back in in time for next season over the winter , may keep it yet who knows  ::)