What have you got planed this winter for your car ?

[Black Sheep]

OK so the season's nearly over , what's the plan for your car over the winter ?

Personally Im going to do a partial strip down consisting of , welding up my trim hole's , taking my doors to bits and re-skinning them 
going over the bodywork and tidying where necessary . cutting in some of Hooky's side access panels and a new lower fire wall section { 25hp bit don't fit too well to 2165  }
Then Im hoping to finish things off inside with a carpet set I picked up at EBI , fit my door cards and back seat .
Going to go over the dash too , with a new panel " more gauge's " and line out my glove boxes .
Should keep me busy , plan is to have a near completed looking car by the spring , hope it don't get too cold 

[BeetleBug]

The season is over here in Norway and the mountains are covered with snow. My 67 is hanging in the air and my plans are;

- Fit some Vredestein Sprint classic 155/15 and 205/70 tires to some tired looking fuchs I recently bought.
- Narrow the front beam approx 2"
- Change the IDA and the MSD to a DTA S60 ECU
- Try to lower the rear just a little bit. Not happy with how the car handle
- Change the 2 Holley pumps to a Aeromotive A1000 and regulator
- Modify the tank
- Change fuel to E85
- Some minor interior work
- Some electricity work
- Open up the engine, change the cam and the lifters

If time allows it I will make a project thread.

Bestr rgs
BB

[jick]

i need to:

install hookys side access panels
get caliper brackets made for my spindle mounts
get the body back on the pan
mount and fit either my Eelco or p51 mustang anti-icing fuel tank ??
get the gauges etc wired in

then i think it's about ready to get the engine sorted

[Lids]

nothing, i know it will be to cold!

It looks like I am working every Saturday between now and March to try and get my Yr11's though their Exams.  Hopefully get some time in February Half term.  The its bleed the brakes, tune the engine, finish the electrics, MOT!

[Bryan67]

Keep on driving it, maybe make the wipers work, redo all the rubber in the doors and put on the new door panels.

[Rocket Ron]

Heres my list

new oil lines and refit the oil cooler with fan.
tidy the wiring, up front.
sort out an anti roll bar that wil clear an A-frame.
blow through turbo efi to fit to the engine as the ghia project is going nowwhere this year.
maybe discs on the rear.
line lock to fit.
more dymo mat.
sort out some stone chips.
engine access panels to fit to get at the plugs.

No to bad if you say it quick. 

 

[benssp]

get the body off the pan,
fit -6 solid fuel line,
sort out the broken clutch tube,
get adjusters welded into my beam,
remove all unneccesary cable guides from the tunnel
trial fit my torque bar
fit HD torsion bars
fit HD Spring plates
Weld in solid mid mount
make new brake lines and fit

basically lots of chassis work!

[Jesus]

Finish Interior

Buy set of wheels i have my eyes on,

DONE!

[JSL]

To my 56:

AN fitting to the gas tank
Weld end plates to the front beam
Make good and finish install to the front end
Install all gauges

Then, if I have enought time....

Drop the engine
Remove gearbox
Clean up the underside at the rear
Clean up gearbox
Replace gearbox with new mounts etc
Re-install motor and possibly mount a turbo to see what happens 

http://www.volkszone.com/VZi/showthread.php?t=583273

Engine wise:

Continue building (and finish) my little 1200cc motor for cruzing about Europe with.

To my 54:

Let Alex at Defcon3 finish working his magic :-) get it back home at somepoint and continue to build it up. (Instal my other motor etc)
Would be nice to get that running for next year.

http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,9879.0.html

Hmmm... seems like quite a lot   

J
 

[-Alex-]

I am planning body off restoration, and IRS conversion with new transmission. Car will be a basic cal-look style perhaps, but porsche 17" alloys and 4-piston brakes I have also built fuel injected 2276cc engine from all new parts, and engine may get a new OEM brazilian fans shroud.

[JLH]

For my 1965 T1 I'am going to fit some new wheels , beggin on my 1.835 engine, and some other things.
I'am also going to help my father on many other cars like a T3 1972 Fastback, and a T3 1971 panelwan.

[Martin]

More.

[Zach Gomulka]

Top end upgrade/rebuild, stitch up some new seat covers and door panels, "upgrade" the stereo, new running boards... I'll be lucky if I get one of those done!

[Black Sheep]

Blimey sounds like there's lots to do out there , keep us all updateted guys with pix and progress 
I'd like to say welcome to the lounge -alex- but 17" fuchs and cal look don't go in the same sentence for me 
Yey Ron Turbo in your ride 
Who else has work to do out there this winter ?

[vwcab]

Don't know were to start first,my son's bug(body off resto,with lots of welding  ),my project    ,and the rebuilt of my house,oh sorry that's not a car. 

[Wout]

Get my car back on the road again after 2 years would be very nice 

gr
Wout

[Elnef]

I have some problems with the gearbox in my Buggy

And I also will start building a race car out of this 53 

[Diederick/DVK]

shortly put:

- finish cosmetics
- redo the entire interior
- build the 1915

[Fastbrit]

Engine out – sort out breather system and source annoying oil leak (pulley seal, i think)
Trans out to check bearings
Cage out (possibly)
Rear seat in and trimmed to match front seats (possibly)
MSD crap out – magneto in (possibly)
Repaint fuel tank

[BeetleBug]

Nice to read about your plans. Please, please, please make project threads 

[splitblitz]

Hopefully I will get the body from the paintshop in a couple of weeks, so then it's just start building the car together! And the car is my '51 split window pan-off resto. Colour will be chestnut brown, polished centerlines, mendeola transmission and a N/A 2386. Hopefully I will make it to next year. Project thread? Maybe later … got a blog, but it's only in swedish. http://splitblitz.blogspot.com/

[Jesse Wens]

new bottem end for the 1200 turbo with turbocam
twinspark coil on plug with computer
lose weight
oil cooler
intercooler
make waterinjection work

[Diederick/DVK]

lose weight
on yourself or a la "weight saving thread"?

[Chris W]

Mine list is pretty easy.

Remove undercoating from the fender wells and buff them out.
Paint gas tank.
Re-do wheels in a little darker color.
Get ready for rest on the interior to go in this spring.

[Harry/FDK]

Just finish the damn thing.

[roland]

Bug:

- Get the engine back together with a couple of mods and back in the car
- Get a (small) shift light in

Bus:

- New headliner
- Clean or restore the inside panels
- All new rubber
- New windshield
- Change the front right vent window that's broken
- get the engine out, change or work on the heads
- fit my 091 gearbox
- find the right size of rear tyres
- install extra oil-cooler`
- Rust repair
- deal with thing I find out along the way..

Also, learn to weld. Should keep me busy with the job & the work in the appartment... 

[dannyboy]

get box rebuilt, race axles,slicks ,fit cage and were done

[Jim Ratto]

probably check guides/seats and do a cylinder scratch job and re ring.

[Shubee2 (DSK)]

Hopefully get my 4 inch Bore Motor together and Finish The 58 Ragtop Would like to Show it at the Next Classic But There is A Ton To Do So We Will See What Happens after all you Cant Rush Perfection   LMAO!! Waiting On Steve Tims To Finish up the Heads

[Neil Davies]

get box rebuilt, race axles,slicks ,fit cage and were done

You really caught the bug, didn't you! It sounds like what I've planned to do every winter for the past three years but never have the time or cash for it... This year is no different!