Mate dont paint it, clean polyurathene!
StenGuns wrote:Body finally went off to the panel beaters today. He will fabricate those parts that need replacing and prepare the whole car for paint. Next step is to prep the guards, doors and lids and send them off as well. The doors need new pins which will happen this week.. Hopefully next weekend we can get all the guards etc done so 1st week of November we can start detailing the pan.
Note the passenger side heater channel is a bit shot up the front.. Same at the back.. New sections to go in..
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Finished the lids and guards.. Ran out of time for the doors..
The ragtop arrived today.. The fabric is shot... I imagine that the ragtop should be replaced BEFORE I get the thing installed..
Does anyone know how hard it would be to replace the fabric AFTER the roof is installed? I would prefer to do it this way but it looks damn hard (either way)
Love those chunks of wood in the back ground!
Mate - LOVE your work and speed.
What wheels did you decide on??
Barry
Futue te ipsum!!!
Barry.. Thanks.. Still going for Radars.. Just haven't bothered to chase them up..
The yard I use also has a guy that is cleaning up all this wood he drags out of some site in Newcastle.. Tonnes of Australian hard wood.. He's going to make a fortune!
Rob
Ring me re the roof Ive done this before
Is it an origional VW roof ???
Great thread, Stenguns. I am watching this closely as I am about to start a resto of my 67 Deluxe and this is perfect timing for me.
Thanks..
Located a 1500 12v wiper assembly at the Shootout yesterday.. I'll measure it up and test it in the 67.. In other news, the doors are getting new pins and will collect this week.. I'll do more photos and update midweek..
The body is back from the sandblaster.. The passenger side heater channel is shot and needs replacing..
We are going to replace without marrying back to the pan.. Chris (Panel Guy) is confident this can be done although there is always the risk when you put the two back together that some holes don't align completely..
This is the way it has to be though as it is too difficult to get the pan down to him.. PLUS I am starting on the pan today!! Thank god the paint stripping is over (except the doors which I haven't picked up from Boris yet)..
Where is a good place to get a new heater channel?
I've been quoted $290.00 + GST for one heater channel.. Anyone know where to go?
have you tried george at classic veedub
meetings 1st sunday of the month
check wbsite for location
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and on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/FlatFourHe has no stock.. to get one in was $350.00
try fermans mate also i got that switch downstairs and im home all week if you want to come and pick it up, you have my number
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Finally made some headway on the floor pan
The body is progressing along nicely.. I seem to have lost a lot of my posted pix.. I'll get around to re-posting soon..
Anycase.. The floorpan left today to the media blaster I use at Padstow.. Quoted $360 to blast and etch prime which is an absolute bargain.. Not quite sure what coating I will use yet.. maybe por15
After the pan is coated, the next stage is to get the type 3 rear and the new front beam together with the new floor pan and run all the cables and lines etc.. Body should be painted and ready in early Feb so we will marry it back together and then start on the fiddly bits
Here is a few early shots of the body
Floor Pan back from the Powder coater.. very happy with it. After its been, sandblasted, etch primed, welded, zinc primed and coated in gloss black, this muthuphucka ain't never going to rust!
Also did bits like pedal assembly, tank, brake handle, gear stick etc.. Basically all removable parts..
Just waiting now for the front beam (re-built adjustable with wide 5 discs, new bushes, K&L pins etc) and have to pick up the type 3 backend and we can start to assemble the running gear! Now for the fun part!
Rob
That looks great lots of Effort
Whats Chris sitting on his back side for ????
Mate.. Chris should be breathing down my neck.. I'm hoping for a Pan/Body marriage in 1st week March.. Your invited to the wedding..!!
Love to come along
Where u gunna do it ???
Have you got seals n bolts n bits etc etc
Probably at Chris's.. Seals, I got.. Going to Mullings and Coventry for a full nut/bolt inventory over the next week or two.. Going stainless where I can get em..
Nice work mate - the assembly is always the fun part as everything is new and clean! Although at times a little nerve wrecking (eg. putting doors etc back together for the fear of scratching it).
Thanks Das.. Yes.. all nice and clean.. Just finished re-assembly of the foot pedals (dry run).. Actually found a shot on your Manx archive to help me along.. (Mental note - next time take a pre-dismantle photo).. however.. here is a couple of pedal assembly shots for the archive
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Just wanted to revive this thread and advise that the body is now nearly finished..
We haven't rushed the repair stage as Chris (fabricator) is very fastidious.. We are now at spray putty stage, fitted all the doors, guards etc and got all the gaps right.. I can't tell you the amount of hours that has gone into this body.. Something like 200 probably.. The result will be worth it..
I'm doing up the engine at the moment with new tinware (painted to match body) and all new bits.. The 1916 will run twin Kadrons and have a semi merged ceramic exhaust fitted.. I like the idea of a twin exhaust and have found one at CIP1 that I'm checking out now..
The front beam is still with Boris (lack of $$ to do this at the same time as body) but I'll get this completed in the next few weeks
(rebuilt adjustable beam with wide 5 disc brakes)..
The rear of the car (gearbox, brakes) will all be early type 3..
Brightwork and bumpers will be chomed blades and a full chrome strip
No sunroof now so if anyone wants a complete BRITAX ragtop, I can offload mine..
Interior will be light tan leather finish..
Exterior paint will be.... hmm.. Well I don't know exactly myself yet.. I've asked Chris to describe it and he points at the sky and says "like that blue with but a bit deeper and slightly metallic" So I'm not sure..
The whole car should be assembled end of August/September so I'm hoping to have it on the road by October.. That will be exactly one year on a restoration that I planned to do in three months.. Rob
u2u britax rag.
looks great rob, well done! looks like we will have similar brakes - wide 5 vintage kit up front with rear type 3. any idea if vvds are doing a rear wide 5 kit? im keen! 🙂
nick
Re U2U's about the ragtop..The Britax ragtop is still in the packaging I bought it in (2nd hand).. I believe the whole setup is there although I have never opened it.. It will need new material.. It cost me $300.. This is NOT an aftermarket ragtop.. I believe the Britax rag was a factory option between 62-66 in the deluxe model.. Before that Golde was the factory roof.. Please don't quote me though as I'm sure there are experts out there that will correct me..
