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Myself I hope to get some more welding done... and maybe finnish the clearancing of my my engine case...  ::) 

i'll go to ninove meeting: the freddy files with kobus and fast freddy .there is a special type3 area i 'll post some pict sunday in the evening or monday it depend because sunday it's the birthday of my little girl : JUSTINE :-*

Maybe I'm a bay owner tomorrow ?

 I'm doing a bachelor degree Mechanical Engineering and I'm having examns this and next week, so I'll be learning learning learning... :(
 
 But I'm also gonna mount the EMPI header + California style muffler mr. postman delivered this morning... :D
 Not the best quality in the world I know, but it definately looks a lot better than a stock exhaust. And I'm sure it will look good in combination with the Fat Lips and Shorrock...

 I'm almost ready to fit it, but one @#$%! bolt refuses to cooperate...  >:(

 
 
 
 

Hey Jordy, use a bigger hammer ;D

I still have to fix my calipers so I can put the dropped spindles on my bug..

I think I have to clean up my work bench...

...or maybe it was just a candy shot!  ;D
Here is what my work bench really looks like.
On the to do list this weekend: Adjusting cam gear on my 2387 and measure the compression height of the cylinders so they are ready for cutting. Installing carpet.
The engine on the left is an 1835 I assembled yesterday evening. Hopefully I will find some heads for it this weekend and start porting them (just ported stock heads).

Cool pics Roman, after some digging in my case' this evening, my bench looks exactly nothing like that!

I'll work, and work, and work, and think at the good things I could have done outside!!

I don't know if I should laugh or cry but nothing, I really mean NOTHING on my engine fits like it should. The first thing I was about to assemble on my new engine was the cam gear but of course it didn't fit. Look at the washer, try to get a bolt thru the washer and thru the gear. WHAT HAPPENED TO QUALITY CONTROL??? I cut no corners when I build an engine for myself, everything is supposed to be top notch, but it fails anyway. The cam gear is a CE and when I called Sven-Olov Brorsson he had the exact same problem.
I have scrapped parts for my engine for over $2000 before it even got used. I think I can CNC machine new washers so this part is possible to save.

That is just incredible... :o  I have heard so much good stuff about CE.. and now this?

Does any one know whether there are some companies that make straight cut cam gears like VW makes theirs... you know, to compensate for the differences between engine case's (machining).
 

Hi all!

After doing a little VW-break, I started working on the drag car yesterday. My gearbox needs the whole treatment (strong axles, new R/P, new synchros...) I dismanteled the gearbox, no problems here, thanks to my recently acquired (almost) full set of Peiseler gearbox-tools. If only the gear oil wouldn't smell that bad! Did you know the difference between tool VW 294 and VW 294a? Me too, but that changed... ??? They are both tools for adjusting the shifting-forks (spell?) , the 294 (which I have)  is for the early Pinion bearing (4-bolts) the 294a for the later version (big groove nut). Guess what's my gearbox version... >:(

Saludos,
Ole

P.S. did I mention gear-oil smells really bad?

gear oil smells bad...... ask Baboon! Hahaha

Well, just finished digging out my case... magnesium glitter everywhere!!  8)
Doesn't look like I'm going to get anything welded tho...  :(

So how did it go?

Are you a Bay owner now ???  Just curious ::) hehehehe....

Nop! It was a blue 73 Bay. painted lemongreen no the outside  ???
And it was to many  rustspots. To bad, the car was nice to drive. 

Jon, as far as I know noone is doing that, they are all one "size". That is, by the way, the reason why some straight cuts are really loud and some otheres aren't. It's not the gear, it's the case! I heard mine inside the car better than from the outside – pretty disapointing... ;) Hope that will change with the new engine... ;D

Yes I know... I'm hoping for the best with the new case  :D
I bet, in the future there will be companys making special gears to get that CUSTOM straightcut sound... like WAUW---WAUW---WAUW  ;D

Soooooo....   here's to a new weekend and new chanses to get something done!!!  Cheers!!

Tell us... what are you planing for this weekend??

I have washed my Squareback today  :D And a long drive in sunny Tønsberg

may be i'll work on my engine  ::)

Squareback? :)  Do you have a picture please?

Me I am desperatly trying to get the Manx finished for the Volksworld show - I haven't even got the cannons back from the painters yet ::)

Its going to be up on a "plinth" (read as a big wooden block) hopefully in the main enterance  ;) 8)

I better make sure she looks as good underneath as she does on top  ;)

I can't wait for you guys to see her  ;D

that's your manx  monkyboy??
very nice love the rims and what's the name of the  rev count on the front bonnet??

yep thats her 8) - Thanks "Speedwell" the wheels are Cal Parts and the Tacho is an Empi item fitted into a "FOMACO" pod - but this is getting changed for a colour matched pod of my own design - the old FOMACO pod is now for sale if your interested!?

Also I have just spent nearly 60 hours detailing the Cal parts mags - they now look even better ;D

Looking forward to see it, Monkiboy! Under a week now!  :D

I and Zany went to Örnsköldsvik, 180 km north and visited Silver and Messias. We had a few beers and chatted and looked at Silvers cars. Got home today and went to my garage to weld some rust I had under the bumper brackets. Here is Silvers 58 vert.

Yes, my -68 daily driver...   :)

I'll be driving, "The Tool Box" from the SoddLiga half way up north. Other than that, I'll be pulling the tranny, again...

Sorry, I never seen your reply, it's beutifull ;)
Early squareback's rocks!

Its time for me to fit my New Race Trim Breather box! Its only taken me a year to find one  ;D