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rust bucket Casual Dubber

46 posts · joined Oct 2015 ·

#1025701
just installed front and rear centre chassis, 1 and 5 top hats, sills and 6th box section.

keeping the original I beams since they were ok

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rust bucket Casual Dubber

46 posts · joined Oct 2015 ·

#1030336
woodruff key and rat a lowlight steering box for parts

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rust bucket Casual Dubber

46 posts · joined Oct 2015 ·

#1030847
I'm doing this build in a single car garage...I had to lower the front in order to get it under the roller door so I can spin it round - park in backwards to work on the front!

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rust bucket Casual Dubber

46 posts · joined Oct 2015 ·

#1031009
chassis is ok after heaps of grinding - testing the relationship with my neighbours

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rust bucket Casual Dubber

46 posts · joined Oct 2015 ·

#1031263
I was careful to take time doing this weld since its quite a long weld=distortion and right up front

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Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#1032486
Brilliant work mate!

Love to know what the ratio of rust to kept steel is

The "new kit" is that IRS?
Futue te ipsum!!!

rust bucket Casual Dubber

46 posts · joined Oct 2015 ·

#1032501
Yes, IRS kit built here is Oz, Sydney in fact. I've already bolted it in and it took 10 mins....

I'll run bay window hubs up front and back so be on narrow 5's.

I'd could take a guess at ratio, probably 50/50 - its all new from the cab back, except half a chassis, I beams, side panels from c pillar back and rear wheel wells.

then forward of the cab probably half is new well.

I'm nearly tired of cutting out rust - worn out two 100mm grinders and 36 cut off discs and I'm nearly out of another 5kg of 0.6mm MIG wire.

rust bucket Casual Dubber

46 posts · joined Oct 2015 ·

#1032820
Kit in, modified the spring plates, hubs on and she's rolling on wheels! not quite low enough yet!

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Scottkombi Officially Full-On Dubber

358 posts · joined Dec 2008 ·

#1033860
Looks great.

Love your detail - the donk looks very nice - what size is it?
88 Caravelle Syncro Camper
89 Caravelle GL microbus - 5 speed
69 Microbus
05 Mk5 Golf 1.9 TDi DSG

rust bucket Casual Dubber

46 posts · joined Oct 2015 ·

#1033867
I cant take credit for the engine, a local guy here put it together and I just supplied the pearl white paint. As you see he has a far cleaner and larger garage than I. As for the specs its 1680cc with some minor performance parts including, heads, springs, torque cam, EMPI carby, so probably 75 hp at the wheels...

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Scottkombi Officially Full-On Dubber

358 posts · joined Dec 2008 ·

#1033878
Very nice.

I'm interested to see how the carby goes.

There are lots of options out there and most go with the twin carby set-up - so I wonder how well the twin system goes.
88 Caravelle Syncro Camper
89 Caravelle GL microbus - 5 speed
69 Microbus
05 Mk5 Golf 1.9 TDi DSG

rust bucket Casual Dubber

46 posts · joined Oct 2015 ·

#1035558
had to make room for the carby by moving some of the top hat section but then it fitted easily

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rust bucket Casual Dubber

46 posts · joined Oct 2015 ·

#1035562
Spent a few hours on the gear linkages, but then reverse and all 4 forward gears were working, so I went for a drive!

Hard to imagine that only 18 months ago it was rusting away in the paddock.

I've spent a lot of time and money researching and buying parts which has been fun.....here are some of the specs that will make it even more fun to drive....

VW 1960 Single Cab

1680 DP 12 v with balanced crank, torque cam, valve springs etc
EMPI twin 40mm MDF carby
GT exhaust
1968 Ball Joint front beam with bay window disc brakes
1970's IRS syncro gearbox from beetle 4.125 final ratio
New beetle CV at gearbox and new kombi CV at rear hub
1970's kombi front and rear hubs currently with standard 14 inch wheels
H4 Halogen lights

rust bucket Casual Dubber

46 posts · joined Oct 2015 ·

#1036347
try and get it licensed this friday, wish me luck!!!🙂

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waltermitty Legend when my beer goggles are on

1,993 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#1036349
great effort mate i just read from the start. I wish i had your skills. You must be stoked to be seeing light at the end of the tunnel.
Mitch
23 windows ...8 too many!

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,785 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#1036350
WOW ................ excellent work

just went and looked at the first couple of pics
Futue te ipsum!!!