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« Reply #630 on: June 15, 2013, 21:54:42 pm » |
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Time to start on the fire wall, not my favorite job but it has to be done. The fire wall will sit 6cm higher as original, so I cut 6cm of the top.  Because of the innerwings I have to make it wider as well  We're getting there.  Paul. |
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« Reply #631 on: June 19, 2013, 20:25:57 pm » |
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Weber access.   Paul. |
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« Reply #632 on: July 06, 2013, 20:43:19 pm » |
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To follow the rules while building my cage I had to place the seats first. First I slammed the original seatframe.  After that I mounted the 914 frame on top.  Next step was placing the seat.  Now the 914 and original frame can move foreward to have enough access to the rearseat.  Paul. |
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« Reply #633 on: July 13, 2013, 20:28:09 pm » |
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Both seats are in. doesn't look like much. But this has cost me several hours. The original frames are slammed, narrowed, shortened and placed in a differend angle. just for the eye, I closed the side of the frames.   Paul. |
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« Reply #634 on: July 20, 2013, 21:39:00 pm » |
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I've bin doing small stuff while I'm waiting for the cage material to come in. Today I have bin modeling the door gab. Due to an accident in the past, the door didn't line up like I want it to do. Start up the grinder again.  After some hammering.  Paul. |
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« Reply #635 on: August 07, 2013, 16:57:01 pm » |
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The rollcage is in, only thing left is mounting it   Shall I transform it in to a delivery van or keep it original ?  Paul. |
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« Reply #636 on: August 07, 2013, 21:22:48 pm » |
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Shall I transform it in to a delivery van or keep it original ?
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« Reply #637 on: August 07, 2013, 22:00:57 pm » |
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Shall I transform it in to a delivery van or keep it original ?
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« Reply #638 on: August 17, 2013, 16:28:19 pm » |
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Started on the cage today. With these holes I can lower the cage a bid and weld the up side.  Bending the bends in the wright position and keeping it straight is a PITA.  Did you see my special cupper angle measure tool Paul. |
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« Reply #639 on: August 17, 2013, 17:11:51 pm » |
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Heres how I did my first hoop. First I located the center of the tube lenght, and then I tacked on a piece of flat stock steel. It was about 200 mm long and would end up sticking out pointing forward in the car, if I left it on. To this piece I taped a spirit level, so every time I placed the tube in the bender I keept an eye on the spirit level and the hoop came out completely flat  . Something else that helped a novice like me was that before I made the first bend I punced marks ever 500mm, starting on the center of the tube. Then I could write down the distance from the nearest mark to a given point on the tube bender, and repeat it for the other side. Made it pretty easy. Good luck! |
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« Reply #640 on: August 17, 2013, 20:47:24 pm » |
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That's good thinking Jon.
I am using my digital angle/level tool. Works pretty good.
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« Reply #641 on: August 21, 2013, 13:10:14 pm » |
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De first hoop is in.   I made the connection to the gearbox mount with tape, this way I can measure the angle I need.   Paul. |
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« Reply #642 on: August 28, 2013, 20:54:45 pm » |
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« Reply #643 on: September 08, 2013, 12:11:44 pm » |
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DAMN, why didn't I notice this before. After checking the cage measurements, I found out that the gearbox wasn't in line with the middle of the car.  So time to start over again. (attempt nr. 3)   Paul. |
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« Reply #644 on: September 11, 2013, 20:20:56 pm » |
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Gearbox is in again. It is further inwards so I had to shorten the cage and framehorns.  Paul. |
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« Reply #645 on: September 11, 2013, 23:05:11 pm » |
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You're getting there! Bet you can't wait to get all the welding done though  |
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« Reply #646 on: September 12, 2013, 21:04:21 pm » |
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Bet you can't wait to get all the welding done though You got that wright. |
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« Reply #647 on: September 12, 2013, 21:08:00 pm » |
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« Reply #648 on: September 13, 2013, 20:59:19 pm » |
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Das drag day next week ? The weather forecast is bad, I think I will leave the oval at home |
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« Reply #649 on: October 12, 2013, 21:17:22 pm » |
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Because of the higher mounted engine and gearbox, the luggage compartment had to be raised as well. This means that is had to be widened. I wanted to use a donor piece from 1954. Now I found out that even this part of '54 sheet metal is different to a '56 piece. But with a little help of a hammer and knee it starting to fit.  Paul. |
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« Reply #650 on: October 16, 2013, 21:34:14 pm » |
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8 cm higher, it has become a short firewall   Paul. |
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« Reply #651 on: October 20, 2013, 09:36:39 am » |
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« Reply #652 on: October 20, 2013, 20:16:50 pm » |
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« Reply #653 on: October 23, 2013, 20:37:37 pm » |
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Made the firewall a bit wider. Wider piece it tacked in.  The difference.  fits pretty well  Paul. |
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« Reply #654 on: November 06, 2013, 13:43:33 pm » |
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Firewall starting to take shape. The first weld are made.   Paul. |
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« Reply #655 on: November 13, 2013, 21:35:37 pm » |
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Now we're flying.  Time for the final things on the chassis. |
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« Reply #656 on: November 15, 2013, 21:30:07 pm » |
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The R&P was only temp tacked in place when the body was on. Back then I had to ditch the sway bar. Today I welded the R&P brackets in its final place, made new brackets for the sway bar, mounted the sway bar and R&P and made brackets to mount the body to the chassis.   Paul. |
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« Reply #657 on: November 15, 2013, 22:18:18 pm » |
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Now the front is done, I started on the rear. The aligning is pretty good.  Paul. |
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« Reply #658 on: December 04, 2013, 14:08:08 pm » |
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Not much progress lately. I am supporting son's football matches more than working on the beetle. Made 2 holes to weld the cage mounting points in.   Dropped the body back on the pan and trial fitted the tubes that go to the gearbox. When these tubes fit properly I can start on the shock mounts.   Paul. |
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« Reply #659 on: December 18, 2013, 21:49:10 pm » |
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Very small update. Made some extra room for the gearbox by inverting the bent. Trying it look original  Paul. |
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