boristherat Wolfsburg Wizard
563 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·
Wow! Just beautiful! An absolutely gorgeous ride! Top job mate!
1959 Mercedes Benz 190
1963 Chevrolet Corvair
1969 BMW 2002 Auto
1973 Mercedes Benz 230.6
J.A.F.F-F.O.
1959 Mercedes Benz 190
1963 Chevrolet Corvair
1969 BMW 2002 Auto
1973 Mercedes Benz 230.6
oval TOFU Bitte, ein Bit!
2,946 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·
Thanks Boris!
Avi: "Why do they call him Boris the Bullet Dodger?"
Bullet Tooth Tony: Ludicrous look on face- "Coz he dodges bullets, Avi...
Avi: "Why do they call him Boris the Bullet Dodger?"
Bullet Tooth Tony: Ludicrous look on face- "Coz he dodges bullets, Avi...
...and Robert's ya father's brother...
karmannghia60 Karmann Ghia Sucker
1,459 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Looks great, well worth the wait for sure
GASBNR Fahrvergnugen
894 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·
Nice to see it down, good work Chris.
SORRY BOUT THAT!
oval TOFU Bitte, ein Bit!
2,946 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·
Thanks Raf and Ol... It's certainly been worth the wait! I get a massive grin across my face each time I even look at it, let alone drive it. It's been a pretty long journey and so many people have helped me get to where I am now - you all know who you are.... Thanks guys
...and Robert's ya father's brother...
SOHC Casual Dubber
27 posts · joined Oct 2005 ·
Looks cool, hopefully i see her one day, gee! the rego is even hell long b4 i was born
PrettyBlueBug Almost over it...
2,032 posts · joined May 2005 ·
Definitely looks awesome Chris! :thumb
I smile when I see my Bug too, it's so nice when they make us happy! :P
I smile when I see my Bug too, it's so nice when they make us happy! :P
killakornkobb where's that clutch?
1,663 posts · joined Mar 2004 ·
nice one bruh.. room in the carport for adolf now eh? come round when ya free, i wanna ride in the tofu
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weapon Wolfsburg Wizard
439 posts · joined Sep 2005 ·
one super sweet, well wicked, bad as, awesome, kick ass oval. love it.
rob
[ Edited on 14-4-2006 by weapon ]
rob
[ Edited on 14-4-2006 by weapon ]
oval TOFU Bitte, ein Bit!
2,946 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·
Yeh, it's about time she returned da love!Pretty_Blue_Bug wrote:Definitely looks awesome Chris! :thumb
I smile when I see my Bug too, it's so nice when they make us happy! :P
Damo: Yeh, there's room for Adolf now..:thumb I bet my dad will be impressed when there's another beetle in the carport.. meh.
Thanks again for the comment guys and gals, it really makes it all worth while in the end...
...and Robert's ya father's brother...
0 posts · joined Sep 2003 ·
tastykillakornkobb wrote:i wanna ride in the tofu
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2,946 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·
I just spent about 2 hours custom fitting my bamboo parcel tray in. I had to unravel 3 sections of bamboo away to get to the 'core' and whittle away at it so it would fit under the dash. It was just way too tite to be abel to get it to fit properly... so stay tuned, pics coming...
...and Robert's ya father's brother...
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2,946 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·
Being the anal person that I am.. (not in the date-pushing sense) I lowered the right rear suspension 5mm to even it up with the left side. Here's how I did it. This is MY way of doing it. There ARE other methods..
First, with the car on the ground and the handbrake up, crack the wheel bolts (alternating sides like in the way you would draw a 5 sided star on paper without lifting your pen off), then jack the car up until the tyre is about 10mm off the ground. THEN take the bolts off all the way and roll that wheel outta the way.
Now you have a nice clear view of the spring plate and stub axel, it's time to mark where these two join up. This is very important as it attributes to your rear wheel alignment. Use a cold chisel and bang in some indentations - I did 3 per end bolt.
To be extra accurate, I lightly sprayed the stub axel and spring plate with some contrasting silver paint to mark exactly where they meet.
For some (like me) you won't have to undo you're brake line. You'll be able to swivel it back and out of the way of the spring plate. You can loosen the axel boot on the axel tube slightly so it'll rotate without having all the stinky gearbox oil pour out onto the floor. if you can't achieve this, un bolt that brake line to give yourself clearence.
So undo those three bolts holding the stub axel to the spring plate and the lower shock bolt too.
Next, undo the four bolts holding on the spring plate cover and also the 4 bolts holding the front part of the guard to the body. You'll need the room to withdraw the spring plate and torsoin bar.
Normally when you're suspention is at stock height, it'll sit tightly on that lip. You'll need to hammer it off the lop from behind with a hammer. It's a good idea to get a jack under the end of the spring plate so it doesn't give your arm or shin a nasty suprise if it's too close when you dislodge it from the lip. I found, as long as you keep your limbs out of the way, it's not going to cut anyting off you body. When the plate is off the lip and unloaded, note where it's resting in relation to the mount, or whatever you wanna call it. In this pic, you can see where I oriignally scribed a line to mark the angle of the torsion bar when it was under no load.
Now some people use a protractor and a plumb line, I used a plumb line on the end of the torsion bar splines. I marked the vertical line on the top and bottom of the bar. (note the two dots where the plumb line sits - same goes for the bottom)
Next, slowly pull the torsion bar out. If it hasn't been moved for over 20 years, chances are that it'll be sliiiiiiiiiiiiiightly stuck. It'll need some convincing with an adjustable wrench and hammer. Otherwise, just wiggle it out slowly until you can [just] feel it come out of the splines in the torsion bar housing. (The edges of the splines are chamfered, so you'll feel the torsion bar drop slightly when it comes out of the inner splines.)
I only needed to rotate it clockwise one inner spline (and counter clockwise one outer spline - this will result in an approx 5mm drop)
Liberally grease up the bushes with specialised rubber grease. Normal stuff will break down the rubber and turn it into a Slurpee. Not good for your suspension or ride quality.
..with the spring plate back on. You'll see that the plate is only raised very slightly on the lip. This will translate to much more at the end of the spring plate where the stub axel as bolted. so don't fret that it's no much.
Now bolt up that stub axel back to the spring plate. tighten up all the bolts until theres only a 0.5 mm gap, then tap it into alignment with the chisel marks and spray paint from earlier. Remembe to do this accuratly. You may have a small flat section on the lower shock mount. I think these were cast to facilitate the hammering of the stub axel to align it properly. Torque it all up to 70lb's. Reinstall the lower shock bolt too - 30lb would be enough. **Don't forget to tighten up the axel boot too! Make sure that it's not twisted.**
Bolt up the guard and wheel to the drum.. drive around the block and over some speed humps to settle the suspension and hopefully... you'll have done it properly! It initally took me about 5 tries to get it correct. I can now do this whole proceedure in under 45 mins. That's because every is greased up and compliant. When it was the first time, it took about 2 hours per side as those torsion bars can be a real bitch to remove!
Sit back and enjoy the sunset... a beer wouldn't hurt either...
[ Edited on 15-4-06 by oval TOFU ]
[ Edited on 15-4-06 by oval TOFU ]
[ Edited on 25-4-06 by oval TOFU ]
First, with the car on the ground and the handbrake up, crack the wheel bolts (alternating sides like in the way you would draw a 5 sided star on paper without lifting your pen off), then jack the car up until the tyre is about 10mm off the ground. THEN take the bolts off all the way and roll that wheel outta the way.
Now you have a nice clear view of the spring plate and stub axel, it's time to mark where these two join up. This is very important as it attributes to your rear wheel alignment. Use a cold chisel and bang in some indentations - I did 3 per end bolt.
To be extra accurate, I lightly sprayed the stub axel and spring plate with some contrasting silver paint to mark exactly where they meet.
For some (like me) you won't have to undo you're brake line. You'll be able to swivel it back and out of the way of the spring plate. You can loosen the axel boot on the axel tube slightly so it'll rotate without having all the stinky gearbox oil pour out onto the floor. if you can't achieve this, un bolt that brake line to give yourself clearence.
So undo those three bolts holding the stub axel to the spring plate and the lower shock bolt too.
Next, undo the four bolts holding on the spring plate cover and also the 4 bolts holding the front part of the guard to the body. You'll need the room to withdraw the spring plate and torsoin bar.
Normally when you're suspention is at stock height, it'll sit tightly on that lip. You'll need to hammer it off the lop from behind with a hammer. It's a good idea to get a jack under the end of the spring plate so it doesn't give your arm or shin a nasty suprise if it's too close when you dislodge it from the lip. I found, as long as you keep your limbs out of the way, it's not going to cut anyting off you body. When the plate is off the lip and unloaded, note where it's resting in relation to the mount, or whatever you wanna call it. In this pic, you can see where I oriignally scribed a line to mark the angle of the torsion bar when it was under no load.
Now some people use a protractor and a plumb line, I used a plumb line on the end of the torsion bar splines. I marked the vertical line on the top and bottom of the bar. (note the two dots where the plumb line sits - same goes for the bottom)
Next, slowly pull the torsion bar out. If it hasn't been moved for over 20 years, chances are that it'll be sliiiiiiiiiiiiiightly stuck. It'll need some convincing with an adjustable wrench and hammer. Otherwise, just wiggle it out slowly until you can [just] feel it come out of the splines in the torsion bar housing. (The edges of the splines are chamfered, so you'll feel the torsion bar drop slightly when it comes out of the inner splines.)
I only needed to rotate it clockwise one inner spline (and counter clockwise one outer spline - this will result in an approx 5mm drop)
Liberally grease up the bushes with specialised rubber grease. Normal stuff will break down the rubber and turn it into a Slurpee. Not good for your suspension or ride quality.
..with the spring plate back on. You'll see that the plate is only raised very slightly on the lip. This will translate to much more at the end of the spring plate where the stub axel as bolted. so don't fret that it's no much.
Now bolt up that stub axel back to the spring plate. tighten up all the bolts until theres only a 0.5 mm gap, then tap it into alignment with the chisel marks and spray paint from earlier. Remembe to do this accuratly. You may have a small flat section on the lower shock mount. I think these were cast to facilitate the hammering of the stub axel to align it properly. Torque it all up to 70lb's. Reinstall the lower shock bolt too - 30lb would be enough. **Don't forget to tighten up the axel boot too! Make sure that it's not twisted.**
Bolt up the guard and wheel to the drum.. drive around the block and over some speed humps to settle the suspension and hopefully... you'll have done it properly! It initally took me about 5 tries to get it correct. I can now do this whole proceedure in under 45 mins. That's because every is greased up and compliant. When it was the first time, it took about 2 hours per side as those torsion bars can be a real bitch to remove!
Sit back and enjoy the sunset... a beer wouldn't hurt either...
[ Edited on 15-4-06 by oval TOFU ]
[ Edited on 15-4-06 by oval TOFU ]
[ Edited on 25-4-06 by oval TOFU ]
...and Robert's ya father's brother...
pyr0 flame-on
4,457 posts · joined Mar 2003 ·
that was an awesome little read that last bit you sound copy and paste it into the tech section so it can be used by all for further reference 👍
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2,946 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·
oh, and remember to tighten up your shock munting bolts properly - I just lost mine on the M1 somewhere.. only the bolt - not the whole shocker luckily!
...and Robert's ya father's brother...
BUGBOY Moderator Chief Toy Dude / Head Cruiser
2,147 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Mate shes looking good!
they must be wide guards on the front?:thumb
they must be wide guards on the front?:thumb
Everything 36HP !
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Volkswagenboy Staggers Automotive.
2,437 posts · joined Jul 2005 ·
I'm assuming narrrowed beam.
-Staggers.
-Staggers.
STAGGERS AUTOMOTIVE - Heavy Vehicle Diesel Specialist
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2/53 Tradelink Drive, Browns Plains
oval TOFU Bitte, ein Bit!
2,946 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·
😉BUGBOY wrote:Mate shes looking good!
they must be wide guards on the front?:thumb
I took some more pics to see whether I like the fat tyres on the rear, or the skinnys...
And this is for VWFOOL....
and
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VWFOOL King for a day, Fool for a lifetime.
3,436 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
you amaze me mate, well done on the DIY.
ps. skinnys for sure
ps. skinnys for sure
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
One man's junk...
One man's junk...
BUGBOY Moderator Chief Toy Dude / Head Cruiser
2,147 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Go the skinny mate.
Looks sweet, hows she turn? no problems.
Looks sweet, hows she turn? no problems.
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65busser Moderator Custom Title Time!
1,795 posts · joined Nov 2002 ·
Skinny. Just so sweet. Great pics too.
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2,946 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·
Well, i've been a slacker - nearly a whole year without updating this thread. Well, plenty has happened during this time (in my mind anyway) but thankfully, nothing bad...
I'll let the pics speak...
Somewhere on the Great Ocean Road...
on the way to DOTVW 06
there...
poseurs...
Random...
there should be more to come when i can scan some of my film...
Enjoy. Not Emjoi.
I'll let the pics speak...
Somewhere on the Great Ocean Road...
on the way to DOTVW 06
there...
poseurs...
Random...
there should be more to come when i can scan some of my film...
Enjoy. Not Emjoi.
...and Robert's ya father's brother...
killakornkobb where's that clutch?
1,663 posts · joined Mar 2004 ·
i love belle 🙂
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CAFFINEPUSHERMAN bandito di culo
1,609 posts · joined May 2005 ·
looking good wang!! see ya soon when we catchin up for cafe ass master
A candy coloured clown they called the sandman tip toes through my room every night just to sprinkle stardust on my pillow go to sleep everything will be allright
1967 Type 3 square
1956 double door panel
1968 single cab kombi
1967 Type 3 square
1956 double door panel
1968 single cab kombi
jhp1 Wolfsburg Wizard
575 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·
Hey mate the Black and red Beetle with the scallops is that from Bendigo Im sure Ive seen it before, either way it looks cool as does yours.
rupewrecht Officially Full-On Dubber
258 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
That'd be mine. I'm usually up in Bendigo every coupla months to see a few mates up there!jhp1 wrote:Hey mate the Black and red Beetle with the scallops is that from Bendigo Im sure Ive seen it before, either way it looks cool as does yours.
Or to get parts off Rhett/Phatbug :thumb lol
edit: Ahh so that's your Commo Ute with the 20's! Nice!
[ Edited on 20-3-2007 by rupewrecht ]
64 Beetle. Like a beaten up 70's speedboat.
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2,946 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·
That's Mr Wang to you!CAFFINEPUSHERMAN wrote:looking good wang!! see ya soon when we catchin up for cafe ass master
I'll be down in GTown much more at the start of April.. we'll toast some roast then yeh?
...and Robert's ya father's brother...
jhp1 Wolfsburg Wizard
575 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·
Nice one rupewrecht. Yeah that'd be my ute and stato you've probably seen parked on High St out in the Square.
Nice looking ride mate.
Cheers
Jase
Nice looking ride mate.
Cheers
Jase
killakornkobb where's that clutch?
1,663 posts · joined Mar 2004 ·
this threat needs a revival 'yo
hey chris u got any more piks from that shoot with dan? them was some good times
hey chris u got any more piks from that shoot with dan? them was some good times
Tagedeezee Heezy
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2,946 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·
Wow, that's going to take some serious grave digging of some photos! I know I have them somewhere....killakornkobb wrote:this threat needs a revival 'yo
hey chris u got any more piks from that shoot with dan? them was some good times
When are you getting your semi back on the road mate?
...and Robert's ya father's brother...