Diederick's '67

[Jim Ratto]

so my question is, when the hell is the big motor going in? These 94's are getting sick of sitting on my workbench!

[yvre]

I see you still haven't put the trim back... Regretting not dechroming the car?
You could always paint the trim green to match the car - I haven't seen this trick in a long time.

[Diederick/DVK]

the big motor is going in as soon as it's been built 
  definitely before next season

and yvre, yes i regret it big time. 
still i'm going to put the trim on, but i need to get new trim pieces for under the quarter windows as my own aren't straight.

[Diederick/DVK]

mmh, match painting the trim... what does everyone reckon 

i felt like tinkering yesterday so i swapped the rear shocks with my brother to get the back up a tad, to get a nicer rake and to get clearance the muffler.
now i run coil over shocks in the rear and the back end has been raised by like 5cm.

i will adjust the coil over shocks to the lowest setting (does anyone know how much this changes the height)
but i've also heard that installing a larger engine also lowers the back end because of the added weight.
is this true, and/or does this only count for stroker engines? 

[Shubee2 (DSK)]

mmh, match painting the trim... what does everyone reckon 

i felt like tinkering yesterday so i swapped the rear shocks with my brother to get the back up a tad, to get a nicer rake and to get clearance the muffler.
now i run coil over shocks in the rear and the back end has been raised by like 5cm.

i will adjust the coil over shocks to the lowest setting (does anyone know how much this changes the height)
but i've also heard that installing a larger engine also lowers the back end because of the added weight.
is this true, and/or does this only count for stroker engines? 

The Trim would look good Painted Body Color they do it on Porsches and Corvettes so why not Bugs as Far as the rear height it is to High for my Taste your car Looked better before you raised the rear if you could split the difference between how it was before and how it is now it would look ok  I like the top of the fender edge to be right at the top of the tire. so you see the full tire but no gap between just my 2 cents  How is the New Motor coming?? or Do Like Hans Motor Better LOL

[Diederick/DVK]

hehe, my b-day is this friday so i'm gonna treat myself by sending out my case for machining 
but i've got all the specs figured out. and i've got the next updates for my 67 in mind. however, money is the issue 

thing is i'm gonna try the match painted trim, i only have 1 bonnet trim ('67 only) so i gotta be sure or do it in 2 steps.

also, i agree with the rear height gary! but i will see how it turns out when i adjust the coil overs.
does anyone how to do this? 

[Shubee2 (DSK)]

hehe, my b-day is this friday so i'm gonna treat myself by sending out my case for machining 
but i've got all the specs figured out. and i've got the next updates for my 67 in mind. however, money is the issue 

thing is i'm gonna try the match painted trim, i only have 1 bonnet trim ('67 only) so i gotta be sure or do it in 2 steps.

also, i agree with the rear height gary! but i will see how it turns out when i adjust the coil overs.
does anyone how to do this? 

depends on the coil overs you have the ones I have seen the bottom spring collar rides on two stops you have to compress the spring and rotate the lower spring collar to the lowest setting most shocks have three settings I have always found that the coilover shocks are stiff they were used more for a Baja then a Street Car 67's have soft torison bars thats why the sit low you could always adjust the preload on the rear bars

[Diederick/DVK]

those are the ones i have, but how do i compress them?
i know i should adjust the torsion bars, but then i'd have to call in favour again. cos i still haven't fully figured that out myself.

they are stiff indeed, but it's not that uncomfy i reckon.

but i'm aiming for a rake like harvey rosenthal's 66, which i think is purfect 

[Shubee2 (DSK)]

those are the ones i have, but how do i compress them?
i know i should adjust the torsion bars, but then i'd have to call in favour again. cos i still haven't fully figured that out myself.

they are stiff indeed, but it's not that uncomfy i reckon.

but i'm aiming for a rake like harvey rosenthal's 66, which i think is purfect 

the way I use to do them  is take them off the car so there fully open but the bottm eye of the shock in a vise and use a pir of channel locks to rotate the collar what setting are they on now?  if it were me I would put a pair of the White KYB gas A Just Shocks on the rear they will raise the car almost 1 inch and they ride good never use them in the front there to stiff.

[Diederick/DVK]

i used grey KYBs before this.
they are now on the lowest setting which means the highest overall length. so i should be able to lower the rear 2 more clicks.

[Shubee2 (DSK)]

i used grey KYBs before this.
they are now on the lowest setting which means the highest overall length. so i should be able to lower the rear 2 more clicks.
[/quoteadjust them all the way the other way and try that The White KYB's are stronger and stiffer then the grey KYB's

[Jim Ratto]

those coil over shocks are typically made with a poor quality shock that gets "overworked" from the coil and torsion spring, and will die an early death. Then you've got a messy handling car on your hands. Trust me, I tried those years ago. In a matter of a few months they were dead and my car was a nightmare to drive. KYB gas are good, affordable shocks.

[Diederick/DVK]

and the whites will raise my rear too? cos otherwise it makes no sense buying them...
are those adjustable?

[Shubee2 (DSK)]

they are stiffer then the grey KYB's they all called KYB Gas Adjust,  I have always found that the coilover shocks are stiff they were used more for a Baja then a Street Car 67's have soft torison bars thats why the sit low you could always adjust the preload on the rear bars

[Bryan67]

Theres only one way to raise your car and its not changing the shocks. You need to readjust the torsion bars.

[Zach Gomulka]

Bryan's right. And by the way, KYB = Kick Your Butt. I hate those shocks!

[Jim Ratto]

and the whites will raise my rear too? cos otherwise it makes no sense buying them...
are those adjustable?

a shock absorber should never be used as a way to raise ride height.

[Diederick/DVK]

all right folks, i fitted my white KYBs today - at the expensive of a very painful thumb that almost lost its nail, but don't ask how i managed. haha.

this is the result, the wheels stand nice and straight with no more negative camber.
also i fitted some extra gaskets and i'm through with the tractor sound it had 

click on the links for the larger pics, i didn't want to ruin the layout 


http://www.cal-look.nl/gallery/albums/userpics/10005/25112007052.jpg


http://www.cal-look.nl/gallery/albums/userpics/10005/25112007053.jpg


http://www.cal-look.nl/gallery/albums/userpics/10005/25112007054.jpg

what say you?

[Lee.C]

lookin good dude 

[speedwell]

nice one diederick
 

[Diederick/DVK]

cheers guys 

other updates are going to be new license plates (in a nice frame).
and i figured that mounting my chrome moldings/trim with trimless window rubbers could make another nice solution.
somewhat like these pics i found in an old topic:

watch how cool that "single line" is in the second pic

[Grelland]

whoaa what happened to that silver split???

[Jordy/DVK]

 Damn... three very very very old splits in a single line! 
 Yummie.... If it ain't split it ain't sh*t... 

[stealth67vw]

Those cars are here in Oregon, owned by Brian Hyerstay. He owns a NHRA G/Dragster and this 46 standard and posts here under 1946vw.

[Diederick/DVK]

hola, don't hijack my thread!!
i was merely trying to point something out 

[Peter]

cool car my friend
i thought the black trim would be cool also

cheers, Peter

[Diederick/DVK]

bought 2 sets of chrome trim today. one is stainless steel and one aluminium set that i might use for match painting.

oh and i found some nice pics of last summer on my brother's pc:

[Diederick/DVK]

for my dashboard i'm looking for some dash/gauge panels.
what i need is one 10cm hole on the left panel, and two 2 1/16" holes on the right panel.

now, the one in the right is no problem. but for the left hand side all i can find are these:



and 2427



i'd prefer them "filled" so no grill. and i'm still undecided as to the finish, smooth or wrinkle paint.

any ideas?

[nicolas]

wrinkle paint is cool. it looks like a mach1 car. but those were red... but it works as well with green.

[Diederick/DVK]

yeah! i'm still pretty divided on it. it's all guessing to me
any idea where i can get the gauge panels?