Louis' 66 Cal-look Build

[Casey]

Keep up the great work, and stay motivated. More power to ya man!

[lawrence]

Looking good, Louis. Shit you have it easy dude. You're installing that fuel line on a stripped pan, up in the air. My welder buddy and I installed a fuel line through the tunnel on a complete, running car. It wasn't really that bad though.

Hey, thanks for dropping that fastenal name in your post earlier. I checked their website for a location in my area and there is a store 10 min from me. SWEET! I need to buy one of those rivet gun/nutsert kits for a small project.

[louisb]

Man I wouldn't want to do it with the body on. It was a PITA with a stripped pan.

--louis

[louisb]

Well, after a weekend of soul searching and some much needed advice from friends, I have decided that this car is too far gone to salvage. At least by me anyway. So the search is on for a replacement '67 with less, preferably no, rust. It will probably take me a few months to come up with enough funds to buy another car but I hope to have something by February or March. This time though I won't jump at the first car I see.  I will post some pics as soon as I find something.

--louis

[beetletom]

what happened to the red 67?

[louisb]

Red '67? The only one I have ever had is white.

--louis

[beetletom]

i thought you and your friend bought a red stripped out 67...?
or was i imagining it...?

[louisb]

Not me. Probably someone else on the lounge. 

--louis

[Zach Gomulka]

That was Asshull and myself. Got the old body off the pan yesterday, but that's another story for another thread

[beetletom]

whoops sorry 

the white 67 though, looks as bad as a uk car!
but your metalwork skills seem very good, so it would be a shame to stop now...?

[louisb]

Its not so much my metal skills as the amount of repair. There is not a panel on the car that wont need repair and some of the repair is very extensive. Not to mention the large amount of very poor quality work done by the PO which is covered with gallons of bondo. At this point I will still be ahead finding another car even with the money I have spent on this one. Plus I want a better foundation to build the quality of car I am after. I have started to put out some feelers but won't seriously looking until after the new year.

Thanks,

--louis

[javabug]

Might be a smart move.  Too bad you took the white car apart, might be able to "salvage" a few dollars out of it.

[AssHull]

whoops sorry 

Well to your defense, the old body that I'm replacing on my project was white also.   

louisb: good luck with whatever comes next.

[louisb]

While I am looking for a replacement '67 to work on I decided to go ahead and do some stuff to the parts I have collected. This weekend I filled the holes on my Thing fan shroud and the glove box door. Came out pretty well but I think the fan shroud will need a little filler to make it really smooth. Just after I welded up the coil mount holes I remembered I needed one for the Berg carb linkage. Doh!    Guess I will be using a cross bar or CSP linkage now.  (Never liked the looks of the Berg linkage anyway.)














--louis

PS: If anyone knows of a solid '66 or '67 in NA, let me know. Probably be after the first of the year though before I am ready to buy.

[Harry/FDK]

Looking good Louis.

PS. You will love the CSP linkage. Simple, clean, and it works.

[Hotrodvw]

How is this thing coming Louis?   

[louisb]

How is this thing coming Louis?   

Still looking for a replacement car. The holidays put a bit of a crimp in my cash flow though. I did order a set of heads from Jeff Denham. I figured I would finish out the motor while I look for a good solid car.

--louis

[Hotrodvw]

Good luck buddy......keep us posted.   

[Fastbrit]

Looking good Louis.

PS. You will love the CSP linkage. Simple, clean, and it works.

Unless you try to use it with an aluminium case and an MSD distributor, in which case it doesn't...

[louisb]

Looking good Louis.

PS. You will love the CSP linkage. Simple, clean, and it works.

Unless you try to use it with an aluminium case and an MSD distributor, in which case it doesn't...

I went with the CB hex bar linkage. I like the looks and it seems to work well.

--louis

[Neil Davies]

Looking good Louis.

PS. You will love the CSP linkage. Simple, clean, and it works.

Unless you try to use it with an aluminium case and an MSD distributor, in which case it doesn't...

I went with the CB hex bar linkage. I like the looks and it seems to work well.

--louis

I like the hex bar linkage too. Handy hint though - use loctite on the grub screws as they can (and do!) work loose.

[thehanz DVK]

louis

i was looking how you are doing your fuelline's and it's something i have to do now myself, how is it working , i see the hard fuel line, but how is the 6an fitting attached to the fuelline ? is it welded 
do you use stainless line's and also stainless 6 an fittings ...

hanz

[louisb]

Hi Hanz,

My plan was to silver solder the ends on. They are just steel fittings which I got from HotrodVW here on the lounge. You could weld them if you have access to a tig. Since then I have decided to run a return line so the set-up will be a little different.

Thanks,

--louis

[thehanz DVK]

Louis

mmhh aren't you afraid, that when you weld the ends on the pan that the silver solder come's out again...or won't the ends get warm enough to melt the solder again...
i like the idea and have seen it that way so probably it works and i just have to try...

thanks..

[louisb]

I was just going to spot weld the bungs to the pan and not do a full perimeter weld. That should be okay as the silver solder needs to get up over 1000 deg before it will melt. (The bung will be glowing red at that point.)

--louis

[Hotrodvw]

That's what I would suggest......just a spot weld.  Silver brazing is good between 1100 and 1400deg. I think. 

[louisb]

Well I just agreed to purchase a rust free '66 from a guy in Phoenix Arizona. I will be driving out Mid-March to pick it up and tow it home. That is almost 2000 miles one way. Should be an adventure! Plans are the same as I had for the '67, well maybe minus the sun roof. The car is original paint and rust free. According to the current owner, before he got it it mostly sat in a hanger for the past 15 years. Before that it belonged to a serviceman who drove it daily. The current owner drove it dialy for a while then decided to restore it. There the project stalled and he decided to sell it. There are two areas that will need some work. On the pass side B-pillar it looks like something fell on it and dented the roof and it has been slightly bumped in the front. Neither of which are very bad. Here are some pics of the car that Donny B, who knows the current owner, took for me:

[louisb]

More pics:














































Did I mention it is rust free? 

--louis

[Zach Gomulka]

Nice! Good to see the wheels are back in motion. Will you be using the '67 pan you already started on, or keep this one on it's original?

[Hotrodvw]

Sweet! Looks like a nice project!