What have you done to your car lately.

[IP359]

today i change the nose  of my gearbox

Keep going, bro 

[speedwell]

today i change the nose  of my gearbox

Keep going, bro 

thx 

[Donny B.]

The new air cleaners are NICE!  They really changed the look of the motor. I also like the way you did the linkage mount black. It makes the update kit stand out more and gives greater attention to the crossshaft and heim ends.  Nice update!

Thanks, it makes the wait worth while.

[Sarge]

My favorite job.....   For those of you who missed Deano's column in Hot VW's a while back, the cromoly clutch pedal shaft available from Fumio Fukaya Enterprises is a thing of beauty and well worth searching out (on the left in the pic).  The hook end is much thicker and the shaft end is 12mm or so longer offering more stability for the pedal.  Man, I hate working on stuff with grease and springs

[Felix/DFL]

Look where to make "room" for those IDA`s 

[Rennsurfer]

Very cool upgrade, Sarge.

[Black Sheep]

Ive been a busy little bee , Ive chopped out my old solid mount 901 gear box set up ( coz the noise was too much ) and installed my home made front mount on cotton reals .



Ditched the solid rear mount too in favor of a couple of red mounts



Just got to source a rear traction bar now . Also been chopping into my A arms again to accept the adjustable coil overs and bolted up a pair of old Koni reds to the front end too  



And last but not least me and martin have upped the anti on my motor and increased it from 2007 to 2165 with the help of a few choice bits and bobs



Still lots to do before the spring including a bit of paint freshen up and yes Im going to weld the trim holes up  

[Sarge]

Ive been a busy little bee , Ive chopped out my old solid mount 901 gear box set up ( coz the noise was too much ) and installed my home made front mount on cotton reals .

Ditched the solid rear mount too in favor of a couple of red mounts

Just got to source a rear traction bar now . Also been chopping into my A arms again to accept the adjustable coil overs and bolted up a pair of old Koni reds to the front end too  

And last but not least me and martin have upped the anti on my motor and increased it from 2007 to 2165 with the help of a few choice bits and bobs

Still lots to do before the spring including a bit of paint freshen up and yes Im going to weld the trim holes up  

 Your not goin' soft on us with those rubber mounts, are you?

[Black Sheep]

Yep sorry , after losing a couple of my fillings last time out  Ive decided to keep my dental bill down this year and got myself some soothing rubber 

[Fastbrit]

Coil-overs? IRS? 901? Soft mounts? Burn him! 

[Neil Davies]

Yeah, but he is welding up the trim holes on a 40's beetle!

[benssp]

Cheers for the Tea and Cakes on Saturday Glen, car looks good, apart from the trim and carb linkage

If the trim stays, my offer still stands on the Roofrack and old oil cans

[Black Sheep]

Coil-overs? IRS? 901? Soft mounts? Burn him! 

says the man who wore those trousers  do I have to paste that photo here Keith 

Yeah, but he is welding up the trim holes on a 40's beetle!

Thanks Neil for jumping to my defense on this , I've been wrestling with my conscience over this for a while now . 

Cheers for the Tea and Cakes on Saturday Glen, car looks good, apart from the trim and carb linkage

If the trim stays, my offer still stands on the Roofrack and old oil cans

Your very welcome Ben , good to see you again , forgot to mention to Ron about the tacko linkage  , will try to remember tomorrow .
Don't worry the trims going  , But thanks for the kind offer of the roof rack and old oil cans 

[leec]

Car/Engine is looking good Glen,

Looks like you've been busy

Lee

[Martin Greaves]

He only been busy because i been going over there and making him do it.

[alfie the monster]

Man, I hate working on stuff with grease and springs

Don't lie Sarge, you love greasing up 

[Zach Gomulka]

Finally polished up my original EMPI valve covers... I painted them about a year and a half ago, paint was plenty cured

[Diederick/DVK]

awesome!!

[Black Sheep]

He only been busy because i been going over there and making him do it.

 f cough 

[speedwell]

zach was it the name of that black color she seems granular
thx 

[Jim Ratto]

changed my oil on Thanksgiving

[Zach Gomulka]

zach was it the name of that black color she seems granular
thx 

It is Krylon "Wrinkle Finish" I've used it on lots of Race-Trim parts, and plenty of the Treuhaft components on the Slingle Cab engine got a coat of this stuff. It wrinkles up best when you use a heat gun on it, after the 3rd light coat

[Eric Justus]

 

[GreenTom]

And I crasd my car

I was waiting 8 weeks for that moment to enjoy ride in my bug and unortunetly I had a very small crash wchich normaly would finish with scrached rim... but bunfortunetly it finished wit bent beam, destroyed whel, smashed wing...

only 30 min in the car afthe nights of dreameing about the car...
as they say "shit happens"...

[Rennsurfer]

Tom, that truly is a bummer. The car isn't to the point where it can't be repaired, yes? Hopefully, you're able to get it back to running/driving status again, soon. I wish you well with that endeavor.

[GreenTom]

thanx,

the repair is really eassy no problem for me. just the gear is a problem...
I bought a lot for the car lately (external cooler, new fan shroud and other engine tinware, ignition system new seats, eberspacher B1L, linelocks) so I wouldn't be bored... but now have just more work, I love to do that but... it's a lot of doe for me (again)...

I just hope that spindle will be ok, the beam si bent (both pipes) but in my opinion its because the antiroll bar hit the kerbstone afther the wheel so the amin force was taken by it not by spindle (I hope)

[Black Sheep]

It Live's !!!!!!!
 Got the motor in now , fired up fine , sounds strong , cant wait to take it out for a blast 
Just need to do a bit of adjusting and fine tinkering 


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