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AntLockyer
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Ant's 67
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March 02, 2011, 17:51:41 pm »
I just found this pic and thought I'd put a thread up.
1998
I bought the bug in '97 I think it had sat on someones drive for a while and I did my usual trick of taking petrol and a battery and driving it home. I bought a lowered beam and a really nice 1914 with 044's and twin 40s. It ran 13s on the stock box and horrible second hand rubber. the engine eventually killed itself bith a bolt down the bellmouth.
In 2001 I bought this
and this to go in it
and this to bolt to that
Then my dad bought this
and I went racing.
The black car proved to be too much work for me and was sold on. The 67 went to Cotsweld for a cage and I raced dads car for a bit .One thing led to another and it was 2005
At some point I must have got a job lot of satin black because my bug and bus both wear it. The engine bought for the chop is still in my garage and destined for the 67 the gearbox is still with Peter at Cogbox waiting for me to make my mind up and give him some dosh.
Very little has changed since then. I've bought some bits, cut some bits off the car. Painted some stuff and that's about it. This is my build thread which means I'm going to have to get on with it
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Gary Justus
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Posts: 403
Re: Ant's 67
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March 02, 2011, 18:20:57 pm »
Well, then>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>GET TO IT!
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kev d
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Re: Ant's 67
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March 02, 2011, 19:14:51 pm »
Now you've started a thread the pics & progress need to keep coming
Cheers,
Kev
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Life's journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body , but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out, shouting "Holy shit ... what a ride"
AntLockyer
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Re: Ant's 67
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March 02, 2011, 20:25:06 pm »
That was the idea. I've been slowly doing very little on the car for 10 years so hopefully this will encourage me a little.
This is my fuel pump.
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AntLockyer
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Posts: 351
Re: Ant's 67
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April 12, 2012, 09:58:34 am »
A year went by and I did almost nothing to the car. The enthusiasm wasn't there and I didn't know why. Then at the Volksworld show I had a conversation with James Wotton about why his car is street legal and the spark was re-lit but the direction had changed.
I was building a strip only car and that was the issue I think. When we took the cooling off my dad's red car it stopped getting used and racing wasn't really all that much fun at the time. I guess deep down I didn't want a race car and that was what was holding me back.
So the flurry of selling the race only bits, looking for tinware etc. has started.
I've got some nice Single port tin to convert over for Superflow use, need a fan housing, generator (got the stand and berg breather from before), oil cooler, seats, wheels etc.
I feel very enthusastic and have a solid picture in my mind of what the finished article will be. First step is to get the motor in the car with the current stock box and get it running.
I will be updating the thread
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Richyrich
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Posts: 42
Re: Ant's 67
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April 12, 2012, 12:11:58 pm »
Yes, Fast road is where to go
, The track is just for tuning
, Do you know what I Am Saying......
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Martin
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Posts: 810
Cash Converter....
Re: Ant's 67
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Reply #6 on:
April 13, 2012, 07:15:39 am »
nice one Ant,
I'll always keep mine street legal, you know when you just want to go for a drive to remind you why you love an old Volkswagen
pluss the M62 is great for hi speed testing
lol
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Martin
9 sec street car, its just simply not fast enough
Swing axle to CV convertion is on the website now
www.taylormachine.co.uk
OFF/500
AntLockyer
Sr. Member
Posts: 351
Re: Ant's 67
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April 13, 2012, 10:02:59 am »
Quote from: Martin on April 13, 2012, 07:15:39 am
pluss the M62 is great for hi speed testing
lol
Only up to 70mph I hope
Engine specs
2443cc
Rimco machine case
Flanged crank
Super Flo II heads, 44x38mm
Weber 51.5mm IDA's
Autocraft cylinders
Autocraft rockers
FK89 cam
Magneto
It was built for nitrous so it's probably going to be awful on the road, we shall see.
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Martin
Hero Member
Posts: 810
Cash Converter....
Re: Ant's 67
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April 13, 2012, 10:16:17 am »
Quote from: AntLockyer on April 13, 2012, 10:02:59 am
Quote from: Martin on April 13, 2012, 07:15:39 am
pluss the M62 is great for hi speed testing
lol
Only up to 70mph I hope
Yes officer.....
lol
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Martin
9 sec street car, its just simply not fast enough
Swing axle to CV convertion is on the website now
www.taylormachine.co.uk
OFF/500
beatnik beetle
Full Member
Posts: 168
Re: Ant's 67
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April 13, 2012, 10:35:07 am »
go for it Ant..be good to have ya back in a car mate..Si
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AntLockyer
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Posts: 351
Re: Ant's 67
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Reply #10 on:
April 13, 2012, 21:58:16 pm »
Did a little de-chroming tonight
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AntLockyer
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Posts: 351
Re: Ant's 67
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April 15, 2012, 14:47:13 pm »
Went through the car with a fine tooth comb to see if there was anything lurking. There was! Needs a repair to the passenger side floor pan at the front and a weird thing is the grill on the heater channel is rusty but not anything below it. I'll let just that bit in from a replacement panel.
The other issue is this
The Vent wing catches the cage (actually needs a good shove to open) and removed the paint.
So do I go for 1 piece windows after all or clearance the vent wing frame a little, they will be painted so it should be noticeable.
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Black Sheep
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less is more
Re: Ant's 67
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April 15, 2012, 15:27:19 pm »
I've got some one piece windows Ant , go nice with the seats
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AntLockyer
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Posts: 351
Re: Ant's 67
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Reply #13 on:
April 15, 2012, 15:40:48 pm »
Oh yeah? How much? We'll be there about is 11:30am too late to come to yours next Sunday?
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AntLockyer
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Posts: 351
Re: Ant's 67
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September 11, 2012, 07:18:16 am »
Not a lot of movement I'm afraid but some physical movement of the car from in front of the house round to the workshop should speed things up. In addition to the heater channel patch up and the floor pan a small piece at the bottom of the cross panel is rusty and will need replacing. The parts I see advertised as German look entirely wrong for a 67 and the wolfsburg west one is going to cost $155 to ship.
Seeing as the car is so chopped about with already having the cage welding to the channels and body I might just make up the part that needs replacing (although it has a rib and hole pressed in) or buy a cheap pattern panel and just cut out the 3 inch square I need and not worry about the originality.
Anyway the plan right now is to dive full steam ahead into the repair work.
Other things that have occurred to me or advice has been taken is regarding the fuel pump. The Barry Grant one is going to go and I'll run one or two more street orientated ones (ie something that has a service life not measured in hours). Still waiting to hear back about the tank fitting for the stock tank. Bought some single port tinwear to cut and weld to make them fit the Super Flos and somewhere in my head I've made a decision on things like body work and paint colours
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Neil Davies
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Re: Ant's 67
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September 11, 2012, 18:13:21 pm »
Quote from: AntLockyer on September 11, 2012, 07:18:16 am
The parts I see advertised as German look entirely wrong for a 67 and the wolfsburg west one is going to cost $155 to ship.
Hi Ant, good to see that you're getting closer! The German parts are wrong for a '67 - they're much later. If the cross panel you're referring to is the one under the back seat, they're 1970 on - much more square shaped. The very ends are the same because the inner quarter panel is still the same on earlier cars. If you're only using a small piece, I'd just go for a pattern part.
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AntLockyer
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Re: Ant's 67
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September 11, 2012, 18:38:09 pm »
It's the front firewall/bulkhead. The double skinned one that sits on top of the napoleon's hat. I'm thinking about buying the cheap one I've seen for £30 and using the little bit I need. At some point in the future this car will need a front clip to be 'perfect' so I can correct it then if needs be.
That's one of the problems with looking at this site, you see so many ultra high class cars that doing anything other than a body off nut and bolt resto feels like a bodge job
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Neil Davies
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Re: Ant's 67
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September 11, 2012, 19:14:13 pm »
Ant, I know exactly what you mean! I think my next one will be a fast shitter - I haven't got the time or money to build something that's any more than a 20 footer!
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AntLockyer
Sr. Member
Posts: 351
Re: Ant's 67
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Reply #18 on:
September 11, 2012, 20:59:43 pm »
I'm thinking more shiny turd, although I'm painting it myself so it is unlikely to be that shiny
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AntLockyer
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Re: Ant's 67
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September 20, 2013, 16:04:58 pm »
Absolutely nothing has happened on this car. The whole shiny turd thing is now out of the window and I'm pulling the body off to do the job properly. Cutting the cage where it meets the floor and leaving it attached to the body for now. I'm contemplating just cutting it out completely.
Ultimately I want a car I can cover decent distances in (drive to Spa which is 300 miles away), looks good, handles well and has a decent turn of speed.
I think that means my Super flo IIs will be out of the picture, and the mag the 52 IDAs might get swapped for 48s, I've got some nice small valved heads, stick with 2443cc and sensible street gearing.
Anyone first move it to get the body off and see how rusty things really are.
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AntLockyer
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Re: Ant's 67
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September 20, 2013, 19:31:31 pm »
Sitting around for years made it rusty
Cage mount at the B pillar, I've since cut the tubing flush to the box in order to get the body off.
This is the cage where it ties into the frame horn.
I'm a little embarrassed that I let it get this way but onwards and upwards.
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benlawrence
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Re: Ant's 67
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Reply #21 on:
September 20, 2013, 21:06:44 pm »
Its great to see you reigniting your enthusiasm with the car, i look foreward to seeing your progress mate.
Your dads old car is still out there racing and getting quicker all the time, its back in the 12's now, upgrades for the winter should see it good to run 11's ( hopefully)
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AntLockyer
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Re: Ant's 67
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August 25, 2019, 16:34:19 pm »
6 years later, after moving house 4 years ago and having very limited garage facilities I'm going to give this another try. As far as I remember there is 1 floor pan bolt stuck and some question over my paperwork. So log book being applied for and new nut gun ordered for when I get back off of holiday in September. Please help with my enthusiasm, I really miss the VW racing scene
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nicolas
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Re: Ant's 67
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August 25, 2019, 16:58:45 pm »
Quote from: AntLockyer on August 25, 2019, 16:34:19 pm
... when I get back off of holiday in September. Please help with my enthusiasm, I really miss the VW racing scene
come back sooner and get a headstart
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AntLockyer
Sr. Member
Posts: 351
Re: Ant's 67
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Reply #24 on:
August 25, 2019, 17:49:35 pm »
Quote from: nicolas on August 25, 2019, 16:58:45 pm
Quote from: AntLockyer on August 25, 2019, 16:34:19 pm
... when I get back off of holiday in September. Please help with my enthusiasm, I really miss the VW racing scene
come back sooner and get a headstart
I'm not that enthusiastic
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AntLockyer
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Re: Ant's 67
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September 08, 2019, 09:47:00 am »
Pulled the cover off the car and set to work on finishing the body from pan removal. First snag was not being able to find the 1 bolt I thought I couldn't get out. I figured it was a hazy memory situation and started to asses what else needed doing to get the body off so I could at least make progress (I'm committing to a weekly update of the thread).
The more I looked at how the cage is welded to the pan and how at the cage mounting points, the body welded to the floor and thought "why am I going down this path?".
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AntLockyer
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Re: Ant's 67
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September 08, 2019, 10:07:56 am »
I searched through my mails and Facebook posts because I knew someone had advised me to do this and I wanted to know the reason as it felt wrong. Eventually I found it, cage off the pan makes it easier to get the pan blasted!
I sat down and contemplated at the slick of inspiration
https://www.instagram.com/p/B2Hdv09hPqV/?igshid=1a5762aikviqk
I'm a software engineer and entrepreneur, I spend the majority of my working life finding the minimum needed to produce a usable product and take the path of least resistance. I need to do the same here.
What that means is not thinking about what I want past the first usable milestone, just set the milestone, look at the issues outstanding and work out what ones need fixing and what ones can be left.
The first milestone then is to get the car race worthy and go to the track with it. This removes so many of the hurdles that take a lot of time, money, space and stress. Reducing it down to some core decisions that don't need to be the final end game at all.
This now seems easily achievable, and achievable in a sensible timeframe. Next step is to list the problems that need solving and start ticking them off.
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AntLockyer
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Re: Ant's 67
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September 09, 2019, 19:29:32 pm »
I spent a good couple of hours doing rust investigation work and a bit of a tidy up and stick take.
List of parts that need some repair.
OS rear quarter/channel
OS front pan and channel
NS front pan and channel
NS front inner wing
Both A pillar bottoms
Rear cross member (tiny patch)
Front cross member
I've got a few of the panels will order the rest and do some welding practice as I've not touched the welder in 4 years. I've got a good rust free door to go on and a complete set of glass.
I then looked at what was what with the engine
https://www.instagram.com/p/B2MyuQkBzc-/?igshid=t2kulwgt835t
Need some fasteners, head to inlet gaskets, plug leads, and probably a couple of bits for the nitrous.
Drawing up a wants list and seeing what I can get cheaply while I'm doing the welding.
Here is the kicker, my garage is too small to keep the car in so will need to wheel it in to do my welding. That is currently an issue as it's got rotten tyres, and the trailing arms are seized in the beam on full slam. I guess that's the first thing to tackle.
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Neil Davies
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Re: Ant's 67
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September 09, 2019, 20:26:23 pm »
Ant, I'm building a '71 1200 Cal Looker with my students at school, and we're probably using the same parts that you need! We've had the majority of bits so far from VW Heritage, with varying levels of quality.
The pan halves are the heavy duty ones, made in Taiwan but really nice quality. Need a trim to size at front and rear but side to side are spot on. They don't have the rear cross brace or the jacking point welded on, but they do have the seat mounts on. Worth the money.
The other parts I've been really impressed with are the A-pillar bottoms from Autocraft, which are again really nice, made in the UK this time I think, and believe it or not, the Klokkerholm heater channels aren't that bad! It looks like they've put a lot of work into remaking the press tools as they're much better shapes than they used to be, and the captive nuts that always break out when tightening or loosening or just looking at them have been replaced with proper nutserts.
I just got the regular Klokkerholm rear quarter repairs and cross members, which are quite adequate, but those bits above are really nice.
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AntLockyer
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Re: Ant's 67
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September 09, 2019, 20:51:44 pm »
Cool thanks, I've already got the A pillar repair panels from Auto Craft and the alignment tool. Will look at the crest, I've got floors and channels here and as I only need to do the front bit and 1 back bit I'm going to use as small a bit as possible. Doing the whole lot is not needed right now.
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