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UPDATED: Golde\'s ragtop.... (now with engineering details available)

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Golde60 Fahrvergnugen

858 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#367505


oops. you can see the extra knobs that are in better in this pic. i decided to keep them off the timber to have a smoother look to the dash

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Golde60 Fahrvergnugen

858 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#367507
and of course some progress shots showing the car now that it has over riders on.

makes it look heaps better i reckon.



back bumper still needs to be 'tweaked' a bit, as it looks like the top of it is leaning back too much. spent a fair bit of time getting it this far as the old irons where badly bent, and the new ones didnt fit the bumpers.

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Golde60 Fahrvergnugen

858 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#367508


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Golde60 Fahrvergnugen

858 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#367511
still more engineering bits and peices to go.

most of the interior is out so that floor plates can go in under the carpet.
additional mods to the braking system, including t3 rear drums (bigger).
rear inertia reel seat belts (2)

still some stuff to do on the stereo, but i might end up doing this myself after rego.

biggest drama is getting the correct information from CB performance regarding the dropped spindles so that my engineer will sign them off.

i have another post going for this, but i wonder....

... has anyone had CB dropped spindles go through an engineering certification?

i need all the help i can get at solving this problem, otherwise there will be serious time and expense (on top of what i have done so far) getting the car engineered.

link to other post is here:
http://www.aussieveedubbers.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=39721&page=2#pid367514

[Edited on 5-6-2005 by Golde60]
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ruckus Veteran Volks Folk

2,118 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#367568
Love the tones of the woodwork you've done Kim. Nice and smooth mate, makes the whole thing ooze 'cool' (in a good way :thumb)

Octa veedub recluse

406 posts · joined Mar 2005 ·

#367854
Nice. How about a side on shot to look at the wheel combo?
'We teach best what we most need to learn'

VW no more... sigh.... well, at least it's a cousin

Che Castro ankle straps

1,945 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#370590
lookin hot 🙂 What's with the camera in the last few photos? Its very green 😀
Jon

*did*

0 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·

#375683
very nice, i love the dash

Golde60 Fahrvergnugen

858 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#379111
just back from holidays jen

i can only hope that things have been progressing....

the dilema of the engineering and paperwork persists i presume, but i will know more with a few phone calls tommorrow

heres hoping for the 30/7 :thumb
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Golde60 Fahrvergnugen

858 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#382564
Progress:

still got dramas with engineering paperwork on the spindles
i m hoping that i can get info from CSP in Germany, as CB are 'still looking into it'...... great.

anyway, all the other engineering stuff has been done:
floor plates
seat belts in the rear, including mounting points
guages
wiring (head unit, front tweeters and amp)
speedo (t3 orange needle KMPH, just for something different, matches the guages)
glovebox
spare wheel (still gotta put repro hazet in)
brake system upgrade (t3 rear drums)

shes getting close

heres some pics

dash with guages in and custom speedo


speedo has lLEDs hidden in for all the functions that u usually find on a beetle speedo, or on the dash. i think it has come up real well


spare
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Golde60 Fahrvergnugen

858 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#382573
and of course the new mirror, which needed a bit of work. theres not much point in having a mirror if you cant see out of it!!

makes me glad that we waited until the seats (and me) were back in before it was fitted.

close up


far
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Grey 57 Old Grey Cruiser

2,937 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#382574
Looking great Kim. Have you sneakly driven it round the block yet?

😎

Golde60 Fahrvergnugen

858 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#382602
was planning on doing that on sat, but hasnt been tuned yet, and was running on 3 (fouled plug)

until i get the carbs jetted and synched, its only gonna be run on the dyno.

......... dyno next week?? i hope so

getting close!!
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Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus

5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#383036
Fantastic Kim, sorry I haven't been able to help more with the engineering certification of dropped spindles - I am yet to go through that but the engineer I have been dealing with didn't seem to be too concerned when I showed them to him before bolting them on. Have you called and spoken to CB directly?

Otherwise might be worth posting on www.cal-look.com in the forum because I think there are a couple of CB employees there who may help??

The car is looking sweet - your head unit mod on the dash has come up a real treat too - good stuff! :thumb
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Golde60 Fahrvergnugen

858 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#385493
jenz58 wrote:...Dyno day is on the 30th July plenty of time 👍

Even if we're not going on the dyno we'll be there to see your beetle 😎
thanks for that jen, i take that as a huge compliment considering how nice your bug is.

i m still going through engineering dilemas, so i m hoping they will be solved soon enough to get to the dyno day

cheers
Kim
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Golde60 Fahrvergnugen

858 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#389271
dilemas continue

dyno day appearance is appearance is unlikely now
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jenz58 Postal Menace

9,121 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#389403
Kim what's happening....the engineering paperwork :jesus

I hope you get it sorted soon so you can get out and enjoy driving

We'll miss seeing you on Saturday and know you must be disappointed....it is a frustrating time I can still remember what it was like 🤪
"All you need is trust and a little bit of pixie dust!"

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=22473
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=56558#pid535643

...so I don't loose the links to my rides again hehehe

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,476 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#389543
hey kim what cam are you running in that 2L of yours if you dont mind me asking
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Golde60 Fahrvergnugen

858 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#397205
got another spindle from CB today

only way this is gonna get engineered is with a failure test on the CB spindle compared with the VW unit.

so we've got to set up a system that will allow the engineer to test both to failure. its gonna be alot of weight to break them i think

it has basically taken me 3 months to chase down all the possible leads for other options, none of which amounted to anything. the test option was my last resort scenario which i was hoping to avoid.

i have realised that virually no one gets their cars engineered.

please.....

..... lets hope that it can pass the tests and get certified.
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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,476 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#397206
good luck mate its just some of us that get engineered the rest are just happy to risk it
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Lams Wolfsburg Wizard

536 posts · joined Sep 2004 ·

#397269
Would you be able to keep this test report so others with drop spindles can later use the same report to get their car certified? or does it have to be one test per certification?
speeding is bad!
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Golde60 Fahrvergnugen

858 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#397328
i will talk to the engineer about this.

i will definately be keeping it, but from what i understand, each vehicle has be to certified on an individual basis.

the testing that i am going through will likely make things easier for others. will probably end up costing around $1000-$1500 on top of what testing would have cost me anyway, which will be around the $1500 mark.

damn, it adds up quick.

i ll have a chat to the engineer and see what he thinks about passing the info on to others
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Golde60 Fahrvergnugen

858 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#397329
previous idea was using the ball joint spindles.


appantley the link pin ones have never been engineered in australia, and from what i can gather to date, any where else for that matter.



nothings easy..
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Golde60 Fahrvergnugen

858 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#397659
yeah spoke to them many times

the only way they ended up helping me was encouraging me to buy more parts.
my assesment of their position was that (being from the good ol' US of A) they were not able to send me any information to verify the strength, materials, design or testing.

great

that leaves me to do all the hard work myself.

take this as word of warning, everyone: be careful of the words 'for off road use only'

not happy, but then again, life wasnt meant to be easy
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Golde60 Fahrvergnugen

858 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#414512
ok, looks like step one of the engineering tests has been completed and passed.

on monday, i arrived out at Dandenong to see that Andrew (DubCustoms) has built be the biggest piece of apparatus possible (as requested by the engineer) and was ready to test the spindle.

i had a bit of a chuckle, as this was almost as big as the car and was placing up to 2 tonnes of load via a jack at a leverage of up to 4m - it ended up that we only needed a lever length of 1.5 - 2.0m

anyhow, i am yet to receive it, but i am now FINALLY confident that the CB dropped spindle that suits the wide 5 disc kit will be ticked off by my engineer. what a huge amount of greif this has caused, but finally we have progress.

to cut a long story short, the original spindle failed at a far less load than the CB item.

will post pics in the next few days.
and for all those that are interested, i will be passing on the information to others who want to get this kit engineered - for a cost.

not yet determined, but it will be a fraction of what the whole ordeal cost me, and is not profit making, just to offset some of what i have spent.

will keep you all posted.
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