My cal look '63

[ballbag]

A few people of here have seen my thread on VZi, i thought i may aswell put it on here as i on usually lurk 

Here we go then

I bought my car with no engine or MOT and i had not had a dub for a good few years so it was a good chanllenge.

Anyways, this is how i bought it



It had been restored about 16 years previous and has only had 3 owners, The original purchaser and the guy who had it restored, then the guy i bought it off hadn't had the legal docs (V5), so it only shows as 2 previous owners .

It has had a great restoration and alot of money spent on it and is looking well for 16 years.

I got an old motor in and bought a narrowed beam and run it around like this for a while



Which i was happy with ( don't ask me why i painted the drums red, cos' i have no idea  )

Then i started to think about where i wanted to go with it, i chose the cal look route .

So i changed the wheels and started to lok for a good motor.

On and off with the bumpers, definately off now though

[ballbag]

I saw an add on Volkszone last for this motor, so i went and bought it




It's a 1776 with this spec

8 dowel crank and flywheel
Scat 3/8 I beams with ARP bolts
C45 camshaft
90.5 P and Bs
heads 40X37 mild port with twin springs
Compression 10.0:1
Scat 1.25 rockers
1.5 exhaust
009 dizzy
Flame thrower coil
40 webers with 32 venturis


I bought it with out carbs and fitted the webers myself

Then at christmas last year i started to do this 






I wanted my new motor to sit in a nice engine bay













All measured up nicely , now time for the new side trays and inspection windows

[ballbag]

Now to try the valance



All fitted well

This lot came in the post



So i went and fitted it



Once that was done, i went back to the engine bay







Looks good even if i say so myself

[71CALRIPPER]

 

love it when parts arrive in the post , every week can be christmas.

[ballbag]

Anyway, got the old gearbox out



Ready for the freshly cleaned and painted 1600 AO coded Ghia gearbox



Looking like it's coming togethor now






Ready for the engine now

[ballbag]

Quick mock up to check it all fits




Got all this lot back from the powder coaters, so now it's time



OOOH, looking good





I'm pleased with what i have done up to now as i have never done this much to a bug before.

[ballbag]

Here's a little snippet of the motor running

[ballbag]

I had to take the motor out again for a problem with the clutch, i've had to order a load of uprated clutch shaft equipment 

the original ones i put it have snapped and have been rattly round my new kennedy pressure plate, i was probably a bit naive to they would work really.





What a mess, oh well you live and learn, just waiting on all the new stuff to arrive now and i should be back on the road.

That's about it for now, hopefully a respray just in time for Bugjam this year, i can enter the show and go then

[Shubee2 (DSK)]

why are you using a late pressure plate and early Throw out Bearing?? you should be using the early pressure Plate with a Collar on it 

[ballbag]

That's what i say dude, i was a bit naive to think it work, i've never done anything like this before and just assumed it would work  , i didn't know that there was a difference till it broke and i had to do some research.

[ballbag]

Well i have had the car running and running fast    ,



Two days later and this is where i'm at 





The spider gears were shredded and it looks like there is a crack in the diff.

I have got hold of a GT box and it is having a heavy duty side plate fitted today.

I should have it ready for Bugjam at least, i've got 16 evenings and 4 full days as i'm busy the rest of the time.

 

[louisb]

Well quit posting here and get to work! Oh and nice looking bug.

--louis

[ballbag]

Well quit posting here and get to work! Oh and nice looking bug.

--louis

How's this then dude, i'll fit it tomorrow and hopefully have it running again for friday 

[ballbag]

Well the motor has gone now as i had to fund my respray, this it what it looks like now dudes

[Shubee2 (DSK)]

By the Looks of the Trans it looks like it has a stock VW Carrier no Super Diff?? only Using two Spider Gears That Wont Last Long with a Built Motor??

[ballbag]

Got a few things done now 

[ballbag]

That was all painted in my garage, we have since flatted it back with 1200 to get rid of any crap and runs, it is now as flat as anything

The wings are all now prepped and primed ready for the spray booth.

Here's the car as it is now....










It's going on the VZi display at the volksworld show so I gotta get my finger out 

It will only have a small motor in though till I can afford to get one built, although I am saving 

[ballbag]

And one more for fun, ooooohhhhhh look at that shine 

[ballbag]

Well, my car was painted properly yesterday

[kev d]

Looking good
Where did you get the repair sections for the rear inner wings btw?
Cheers,
Kev

[danny gabbard]

looks good keep up the great work,little easyer in spray booth huh...