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« Reply #150 on: January 26, 2015, 19:45:41 pm »

After ordering a new Dogback Performance beam, it was painted by Jerry at Deadline and now i had no excuse not to fit it.

Well no excuse apart from it was cold, however today i found some motivation, put the car on some trolleys and span it round in the garage to get some more room and got to it.
 
A few hours later i had the old beam out, (after i successfully pinned myself to the floor with it  Roll Eyes )

Anyway have some pics, tomorrow i should have most of it back together...maybe  Cheesy









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« Reply #151 on: March 11, 2015, 13:35:57 pm »

looking great nice job!

Sorry if I've missed this but may I ask what size rear tyres you're using?

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« Reply #152 on: March 11, 2015, 17:11:16 pm »

Thanks Eddie

The tyres are:

Michelin XWX 205-70r15
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« Reply #153 on: March 12, 2015, 09:38:47 am »

Thanks Eddie

The tyres are:

Michelin XWX 205-70r15
 

Thank you! perfect rear tyre size for a bug looks great!

thanks again
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« Reply #154 on: March 15, 2015, 11:32:42 am »

More work going on, floor pan now soundproofed, brakes fitted, lines run and body seal fitted. The body continues to be prepped, and will hopefully colour in be in the next few weeks







Very nice car , just been looking back through the thread . Started out very similar to mine !

Can you tell me what the colour of the Blue bug in the backround is ? 67 VW Blue ?

Thanks , Rob
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« Reply #155 on: March 15, 2015, 16:22:04 pm »


Very nice car , just been looking back through the thread . Started out very similar to mine !

Can you tell me what the colour of the Blue bug in the backround is ? 67 VW Blue ?

Thanks , Rob

No Problem Eddoe


Rob i believe the colour is Sea Blue, the man to ask is DTH, drop him a pm on here i'm sure he can help.
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« Reply #156 on: March 15, 2015, 18:57:15 pm »

Yep Sea Blue Smiley
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« Reply #157 on: March 16, 2015, 09:32:14 am »

Ah ok , thanks a lot !

Rob
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« Reply #158 on: April 01, 2015, 01:26:06 am »

With the Cal Look Drag Day rapidly approaching and with me only having 2 weeks at home before then, I have a list of jobs to be done......so no panic  Shocked

The Car is still tits up on sticks in the garage, so that's the first job to do when i get back. The next is to get it down to DTH and Deadline for it to be prepped, for prepped read, fix all the Stuff i've done wrong.  Tongue

Whilst it is there, this will be fitted. A quick buy from RJ Volksperformance, I think it was up about an hour before I dived in to get it...the only concern I have, is that it will disappear and end up on DTHs '67 painted Beige



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« Reply #159 on: April 01, 2015, 22:54:03 pm »


Maybe it's the angle of the photo, but . . . that looks just like the one on my 1970!
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« Reply #160 on: April 02, 2015, 16:48:25 pm »


Maybe it's the angle of the photo, but . . . that looks just like the one on my 1970!

Not sure if april fools joke Wink.....i think it's the angle of the pic mate.  Grin
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« Reply #161 on: April 17, 2015, 20:27:53 pm »

Well I could be accused of being very slack in getting the front of my car rebuilt. In my defence we have had a BossHogg Jnr who has taken up my time (and he's great  Grin )

So this week i pulled my finger out and got it back together, just in time to enjoy some sun and find out if the issues i had were resolved.



A quick wash to clear off the garage grime.



In other news, Ross Hastie and Jerry at Deadline paint hatched a plan and produced a lovely sign for my garage....yes there is an apostrophe missing...I can barely spell so i think it's fine  Grin

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« Reply #162 on: April 18, 2015, 20:35:18 pm »


Today the weathers been great so it was time to run down to Tillicoultry to drop the car off for a going over and paint. It was an eventful trip after almost being run off the road by the one member of a Subaru club heading to Crail. 

The rest of the drive was great, a few blats to clear the IDAs....that's my excuse officer Wink

DTH was busy when i got there, plenty of projects on the go, and DTH's Ex-DKP car was there, so a quick photo and off home. 

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« Reply #163 on: August 26, 2015, 09:13:08 am »

Well this summer has been a great one, starting off with a trip to the Cal Look Drag day, and shock upon shock my wife joining me at a few car shows....apparently it's good family time and it means i can indoctrinate my son (6months old) with the ways of aircooled motors.

In other news some modifications have been made, the last one being a cab deck lid. So time for a bit of photo whoring. My best aircooled trophy from a local show and the new deck lid fitted.

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« Reply #164 on: January 27, 2016, 19:02:00 pm »

After enjoying a summer of putting some miles on the clock, this winter has been used to sort out a few annoying bits and pieces.

First up was the glovebox, the plastic after market one, had to be adapted to fit and caused a problem with the hinges which caused the lid to contact the dash when fully open.
Wolfsburg West have a new replacement and it fits a treat.



The second bit of work was to replace the windscreen wiper spindles. nice easy job and now my wipers shouldn't get lost after doing a few wipes.

Last bit for the moment is a set of Jaycee stacks and filters, with hopefully a few road trips planned this year, hopefully these will be a wise investment

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« Reply #165 on: January 28, 2016, 18:58:05 pm »

Very nice bud Cool
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« Reply #166 on: January 28, 2016, 20:48:47 pm »

Thanks Kev, nice to see you're back on with your '56, hope alls good and you're still grafting.
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« Reply #167 on: January 28, 2016, 21:19:26 pm »

Yep can't complain!
Had a few months flat out at work so not much car progress but  the 56 is not a million miles away from paint & the 55 closer to going down the track than it's ever been Grin
Hopefully we'll get a catch up sometime Cool
Cheers
Kev
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« Reply #168 on: February 09, 2016, 19:34:57 pm »

Another winter update, I thought it was time to upgrade the shocks. Chatting to DTH he recommend trying Protech, so a few phone calls later a chat on what I was after, a set was ordered and winging its way to me. Whilst doing this i took the chance to swap the old shock bolts for some plated ones. Anyway here's some pics, just need some salt free roads to see how the go and do some adjustments.





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« Reply #169 on: February 09, 2016, 19:40:47 pm »

Great looking car! Keep us updated about the shocks.
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« Reply #170 on: February 11, 2016, 14:09:15 pm »

Great looking car! Keep us updated about the shocks.

Thanks Nico...will do. Once we get some salt free roads   Angry Grin
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« Reply #171 on: May 13, 2016, 07:50:23 am »



   Very nice project I have enjoyed reading your build.

Jean Louis Dehoux ( Frenchy Doctor Detail )
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« Reply #172 on: May 13, 2016, 12:42:28 pm »



   Very nice project I have enjoyed reading your build.

Jean Louis Dehoux ( Frenchy Doctor Detail )


Thanks Frenchy, much appreciated  Smiley
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« Reply #173 on: July 27, 2016, 07:54:04 am »

A little update, after last years trip to the Cal Look Drag day i came away thinking that maybe a little bit more power wouldn't be a bad thing

So this year the 1915cc unit came out and was rebuilt by Richie to 2276cc with Steve Timms heads and a new cam, crank and fly wheel (I can't remember which one at the moment) Then it was a little drive to meet Richie, then up to DTH in Scotland. The engine was fitted along with a new external oil cooler and it was time to trailer it home to finish off.

So now it's time to run it in, and have some fun





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« Reply #174 on: July 27, 2016, 08:45:47 am »

Looks good in there Cool  Crank/flywheel was CB you got from Leec Smiley

cheers Richie
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« Reply #175 on: July 27, 2016, 08:54:21 am »

Looks good in there Cool  Crank/flywheel was CB you got from Leec Smiley

cheers Richie

Ah yes, what can went in? Minds mush at the moment
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« Reply #176 on: July 27, 2016, 09:20:02 am »

Looks good in there Cool  Crank/flywheel was CB you got from Leec Smiley

cheers Richie

Ah yes, what can went in? Minds mush at the moment

Secret one Cheesy  Will pm you all spec as the sun seems to have affected your memory Shocked Grin

cheers Richie
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« Reply #177 on: July 27, 2016, 09:46:00 am »

No worries, after years of night shift and living oop norf,
the sunlight does have weird effects on me  Grin
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« Reply #178 on: July 27, 2016, 09:55:09 am »

Glad the crank and flywheel are getting some use  Grin
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« Reply #179 on: July 28, 2016, 18:57:09 pm »

Glad the crank and flywheel are getting some use  Grin

Well you say use Lee...I now have to stop tinkering and get out a drive it,
I'm almost more addicted to tinkering than driving.  Angry   Grin
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