59 gets a makeover-Early Cal-look - includes 1985cc Engine Build - it runs!!!!!!

[nicolas]

yeah probally...  (with me as a dad...)

 i think Richie will gladly cover the shippingcosts to send meat to our little one, just ask him 

[peach_]

Nice One Speedwell that looks very period now 

think I found myself a new Backround 

[Lee.C]

Jo, you're illegally parked- please move your car...

depends on who was with her in the car 

anyway, could we not post pictures off meatburgers please? Jeff's been asking questions lately about why other kids are bigger then him

  those burgers are Ridculas

[richie]

Looks good like that Fabs

It really needs a black plate now though to make it look more correct


cheers richie

[Jo Clifford]

painted them with a ceramic high temp paint. 

have you a name for that kind of paint or a picture  spray can

This is what I used, not sure if it would be available in europe?

Jo

[speedwell]

thx jo 

[Steve D.]

depends on who was with her in the car 

Richie's not handicapped; just English...

[Jo Clifford]

Done a few more little jobs to change my car, picked up this distributor and tach, dizzy needs some work but it was very cheap   , also got nice and dirty doing my first oil change.
Went to Nicks on Sunday for the monthly DKP cruise night, it was a bit quiet due to the Superbowl, but still cool to go in my own car.

Jo

 

[nicolas]

very cool non the less. i hope that someday i will attend Nick's as well.
btw is that Fred's car next to yours? must be, no idea what a skater would do on a sunday when there is the superbowl on TV 

[speedwell]

yes it's dkk fred at the first sight i was thinking it was brian P cars  . the car look like more white than blue on this picture
but remember that brian 've fuchs wheels on his car

[ESH]

... it was a bit quiet due to the Superbowl, but still cool to go in my own car ... 

What's a 'Superbowl'? A special at the Soup Plantation? 

[Jo Clifford]

Interior panels were disgusting, very tired brown velour!!!! Been looking to change that and came across these correct year two tone interior panels.  Wanted them to match the seats which are black, so a trip to Pep Boys for some Vinyl coat soon had them looking better 
Also with a little help got the tach in and wired up.

Also thanks to LouisB on here picked up these Skat trak IDA manifolds for a later date 

Jo

[Luftkraft]

nice car with a really cool attitude, love the color

[peach_]

Anymore updates?

[rick m]

Hey Jo....

What are those Skat Traks going to reside on top of?

Rick Mortensen

[Nico86]

Very cool car ! What tire sizes are you running ?

[Jo Clifford]

Hey Jo....

What are those Skat Traks going to reside on top of?

Rick Mortensen

Rick, not sure yet, just collecting parts, my latest bargain is this Fourtuned 1 5/8 coated header   
Just collecting parts slowly, as and when something I feel suits the style and look of the car I'm trying to acheive.

Jo

[Jo Clifford]

Very cool car ! What tire sizes are you running ?

Thank you.
They are 145/15 on the front and 205/70/15 on the rear.

Jo

[Nico86]

Very cool car ! What tire sizes are you running ?

Thank you.
They are 145/15 on the front and 205/70/15 on the rear.

Jo

Thanks !

[Jo Clifford]

So having been distracted by my other VW's with my show car and my street/race car taking priority, with both my time and my money I have done very little to my '59, except drive and enjoy it 

I did fit a Thunderbird Merged Header and Dual mufflers and fitted the gearbox that Mike Herbert built for this car with 4.12 R&P and closer 3rd & 4th which made it more fun to drive and also got a puncture fixed 

I have been slowly collecting parts for a suitable engine to go with the look I am after, mainly from swapmeets and TheSamba.

2 weeks ago I got my parts back from balancing and with the racing and shows over for the year we had some time to clean everything and start assembly, here follows what I have acheived so far.

[Jo Clifford]

So I started by fitting the woodruff key and the bearing to the crank, while the gears were warming on the hot plate, when they were ready I put them, followed by the snap ring, top bearing, oil slinger and pulley key. 
Next I fitted the bearing to the rods, coated them with Torco Assembly Lube then fitted them to the crank, used ARP thread lube on the bolts, fitted them and torqued them down. 

[Jo Clifford]

With all that done, the case was cleaned for the last time and put onto the engine stand ready for assembly.

[Jo Clifford]

With all the bearings, lifters, o-rings and distributor and drive fitted I could lower the crank assembly into place, line-up the bearings with their dowels then fit the cam, aligning the dot to the 2 on the crank gear.
With the lifter clips in place I lowered the other case half on, with a little sealant behind the big case washers, all the washers were fitted along with the nuts, at this time the rear seal was also pushed in place.

[Jo Clifford]

Then the oil pump was pushed into place, all the case nuts torqued, then the oil pump cover fitted and nuts torqued.
Engine was turned upside down, the oil relief plungers and springs fitted, then the sump could go on.
Next came the flywheel, which was torqued down to 450lbs/ft with loctite on the threads, at the front the pulley tin was fitted, followed by the pulley, the bolt also torqued with loctite on the threads.

[Jo Clifford]

This is where I am upto now, with a piston and cylinder fitted to check deckheight, I need a small shim to go under the cylinder to get the deckheight we want, as I am using old school 90mm pistons there are no off the shelf shims so I will need to get some made next week.

[cedric]

nice work jo
love the pic of in en out can't wait to come back at the bug inn en eat a doubledouble animal style
greetz to Ritchie from you're Belgium friends
Cedric

[Jo Clifford]

So here's the full spec of the engine:-

VW Magnesium case, with machine work by Jason Lauffer
DPR 78mm welded crank, with matching 14lb flywheel, 36mm Scat Gland nut
Eagle VW journal 5.5 rods (donated by my red car after it's engine rebuild)
NPR 90mm stroke pistons and cylinders (New)
Engle 125 with bolt on cam gear and Scat lifters
Steve Tims Heads, 42/37 valves, opened up for 90mm cylinders, 52cc chamber
1.1 / 1 swivel feet rockers
VW main bearings, Mahle rod bearings, Silverline Cam bearings, dual thrust.
Kennedy Stage 1 and Super Daiken disc
1.5 qtr sump (no name brand, swapmeet find)
Santana Power Pulley (swapmeet bargain)
26mm Shadeck oil pump, blue printed and plugged for full flow, with swapmeet pump cover
Thunderbird 1 5/8 header and dual mufflers
44 DCNF's on Berg Manifolds
Bosch 010 Distributor with blue coil
12v Alternator with Berg welded fan
36hp style shroud

[Ragtop]

I like it!

[kev d]

Good work Jo
Fancy finishing off my car when your home?

[Zach Gomulka]

Neat motor build, I dig the specs. How much compression? I've heard the NPR's don't like it over 9:1, maybe thats just a nasty rumor though.