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« Reply #360 on: September 07, 2012, 10:21:42 am »
Quote from: Flow on September 07, 2012, 09:15:11 am
I think you have a big spider in the car... look at this web !!  Cheesy

Nice work  Wink


Grin

Thanks!
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« Reply #361 on: November 17, 2012, 16:55:01 pm »
I'm still alive  Smiley I guess when sh*t is after you, you only have to run faster.

And I still have inspiration for the Lotus White '68 :
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« Reply #362 on: November 18, 2012, 12:58:21 pm »
New toy?  Grin

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« Reply #363 on: November 18, 2012, 13:39:04 pm »
Quote from: Wout on November 18, 2012, 12:58:21 pm
New toy?  Grin

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Only inspiration  Grin
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« Reply #364 on: November 18, 2012, 21:39:16 pm »
Beautiful inspiration!
That's my ultimate dream... Roll Eyes
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« Reply #365 on: November 19, 2012, 18:54:41 pm »
those wheels look familiar ;-)
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« Reply #366 on: November 21, 2012, 20:28:38 pm »
Quote from: Wout on November 18, 2012, 21:39:16 pm
Beautiful inspiration!
That's my ultimate dream... Roll Eyes

For my old days, maybe  Cheesy


Quote from: Turtle001 on November 19, 2012, 18:54:41 pm
those wheels look familiar ;-)

 Wink


Another pic showing what could be "inspired of" the white Beetle :
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« Reply #367 on: February 12, 2016, 18:47:00 pm »
Thought I would post about the lastest updates on my cars. Not much has been done on the blue '68, though I'm still keeping it clean and driving it from time to time, and it's still the perfect driver (waiting for its new engine...). The white one is now my daily driver, though last summer and autumn I took some time to completely revise it, rust-proof it, and detail it. I've spent hours underneath it cleaning it and painting everything underneath the chassis, wheel arches, hoods and fender with epoxy paint. It had only a couple minor rust issues that I fixed and it's now ready to go for a few more years. I tried as much as possible to preserve the original paint, on the outside only a few spots have been painted or treated with Rustol. It's not a show-car result, it's not perfect but it's clean enough for me and I did that on a few weekends only, still driving it daily during the week.

A few pics.
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« Reply #368 on: February 12, 2016, 18:51:53 pm »
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« Reply #369 on: February 12, 2016, 18:56:04 pm »
Before and After
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« Reply #370 on: February 12, 2016, 19:45:57 pm »
Top work! I can't work without beer either.  Grin
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« Reply #371 on: February 12, 2016, 20:30:21 pm »
Thanks! I've also cleaned up things underneath the front and read hoods. Beer is the sweetest working companion!
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« Reply #372 on: February 12, 2016, 23:27:35 pm »
Nice progress!
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« Reply #373 on: February 14, 2016, 02:11:36 am »
Quote from: kaferboy on February 12, 2016, 23:27:35 pm
Nice progress!

Thanks Wink
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« Reply #374 on: February 14, 2016, 09:06:12 am »
great work on the underside of your 68: I am doing the same at the moment and your pics keep me motivated in the cold workshop  Wink
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« Reply #375 on: February 14, 2016, 21:28:46 pm »
Quote from: Steve67 on February 14, 2016, 09:06:12 am
great work on the underside of your 68: I am doing the same at the moment and your pics keep me motivated in the cold workshop  Wink

That's a pain in the a** to do, especially if like me you are doing it without taking everything apart, underneath the car and you keep on driving your car daily. It's not a proper restoration, but after this you will be quiet for many years to come regarding rust issues. Once everything was done, I sprayed some wax on the underside, in places are hard to access, all around the body. I don't know the name of that wax in english, but it's a wax that prevents rust. Ask your local bodyshop they must know about this!
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« Reply #376 on: February 15, 2016, 08:40:30 am »
I will be using Ovatrol oil as rost stopper and then an Ovatrol based primer and Ovatrol based chassis paint.
I heard a lot of good things about this stuff and I am really curious how it will work...
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« Reply #377 on: February 15, 2016, 13:04:24 pm »
Quote from: Steve67 on February 15, 2016, 08:40:30 am
I will be using Ovatrol oil as rost stopper and then an Ovatrol based primer and Ovatrol based chassis paint.
I heard a lot of good things about this stuff and I am really curious how it will work...



I use some of these products since a few years too, especially the clear varnish they have, so far it seems to work really well!
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« Reply #378 on: February 15, 2016, 18:45:10 pm »
Replaced the awful Grant wheel with a much sweeter one.
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« Reply #379 on: February 20, 2016, 19:26:01 pm »
It's being driven hard Smiley And that's one of the greatest car to drive on snow!
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« Reply #380 on: February 20, 2016, 20:35:16 pm »
Are you still putting that 1904(?) together?
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« Reply #381 on: February 20, 2016, 21:36:35 pm »
Quote from: Zach Gomulka on February 20, 2016, 20:35:16 pm
Are you still putting that 1904(?) together?

Well I kept all of the parts, and last months I picked up another set of rebuilt and ready to go Weber 40IDF with a set of jets. I did a list again of everything I have/what I need to get. Mostly I'm just missing a few of the small engine tin parts, a Bosch blue coil, a generator, pushrods which I still don't know if going with aluminium or steel, and I have to have my heads modified for dual valve springs and unleaded gas.
I moved in a new place so I hope I'll be able to continue with this in a few months!
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« Reply #382 on: February 20, 2016, 21:46:09 pm »
Oh and I am still unsure about using single or dual valve springs with the SLR VX290 cam, deciding about the pushrods will also depend on this.
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