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westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 ·

#574476
hi
i was wondering if anyone else was doing any strenghening of there floor pans.
here's a few pics of what i have done so far.
if any one has any other idea's ,they would be welcome.
the next stage is lifting the gearbox up about two inch's.
i should have more pics up soon.










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dvs_vw Wolfsburg Wizard

433 posts · joined Sep 2006 ·

#574480
looks good, like the cooler setups.

what workshop is that, got some pretty serious looking cars, the MK1, and the very nice R100 aswell?!?!?

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 ·

#574488
thanks,
the shop is westside mufflers at padstow
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mackaymanx Custom Title Time!

1,611 posts · joined Jan 2006 ·

#574512
I thought the join in the swing axle boot was supposed to be in the horizontal position, the rest looks great.
Quote of the week
"Do I wish to send them to you again, nope, no interest can't be bothered really, to much hassle for little or no return."

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bond Veteran Volks Folk

2,456 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#574538
cooling gearbox oil?

nick

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 ·

#574645
just finished the gearbox lift.
what do you think.






and it is all going under the shiter
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Euro_67 Wolfsburg Wizard

690 posts · joined Oct 2003 ·

#574651
I see your car parked out the front of the shop all the time, nice and low ! Did you own the purple Type 3 wagon that was for sale there a while back ?

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 ·

#574657
that was a mates car.we just trashed for a year or two.he had no were to keep it and i needed something to drive.
i had it re-sprayed and re-trimed and returned it to him at the shootout.
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pod i`ve got to finish this thing one day

4,980 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#574668
you have too much time on your hands:Pbut its good to see they are doing good things,cant wait to see it all under your 61👍
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66deluxe Custom Title Time!

1,593 posts · joined Aug 2005 ·

#574788
Very nice, i have welded a plate from the torsion bar to the front gear box mount to strengthen that area and also added a 3 bar kafer cup bar.
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BenettonVW Administrator AVD Forum Founder

3,125 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#575627
Very nice. LOT of work.

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3,436 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#575642
nice work. very nice.:thumb
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Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·

#575664
why do you need a cooler for the gearbox?


1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#575665
Hi Westi

Work must be slow if you have time to work on your car.

By the way thanks for the great work on the intercooler.

Steve

VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#575789
Nice! chassis AND barrel cooler!
Pay your debts, CxxT

VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#575790
mackaymanx wrote:I thought the join in the swing axle boot was supposed to be in the horizontal position, the rest looks great.
they leak less when vertical
Pay your debts, CxxT

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·

#575898
Join should be approx 45deg from vertical.


westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 ·

#575972
thanks for the tips on the boots,and cheer's for the nice comments.
i should be starting on the brakes and coil overs soon ..

i had a friend help out that doesn't know to much about vw's,and since that is my dumby gearbox i haven't bothered to fix them. i might offend him,then i will have no more slave labour to help me out on those late lonley nights.
as for the gearbox oil cooler,gearbox and diff in one . create alot of heat that is not needed in your engine bay.the bearings and gear's need all the help they can get.
i haven't tried it on a vw as yet ,but i have done alot of these styles of set ups on drift &circut cars and it work's quite well .(lifespan of bearings ,gears etc.etc)

hi steve, you can only work on other peoples projects for so long before you get the shit's.but it pay's the bills so i can't complain to much,nobody listens. good to see it is all coming together for you.next time your out my way can you drop in, i need to pic your brain.
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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#575995
Hi Westi

I drove past late last night, saw the lights on but I couldn't stop, by the number of cars there you wouldn't have been lonely.

Steve

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 ·

#576234
what do you think old school or pimped
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dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#576245
Nice work Westi!
westi wrote:That's mad Alan.

Spellbound Seriously Crusin Dubber

151 posts · joined Nov 2005 ·

#576264
Hi Westi... nice work mate.

I also drove past the other night and saw your slammed dub...very low mate. Nice work.

There was also a VERY hot looking white Beetle parked behind it - a real head turner. Is that yours too?

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 ·

#576278
no that's Alison,s car .it has been around for about 10 od years .
they also own a pink type3 wagon
the wheels make the car.
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westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 ·

#576443
here is a few pics of some of the customers cars that keep me and the boy's from working on our own projects.
this is a car that we did for auto salon mag
and some of the boy's welding

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and some head work pic,s before they got finished off
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westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 ·

#576444
oop's
i laid to many pic's on top of each other,soory about that.




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Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus

5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#576495
Wow - nice pics (and work) mate!

Do you guys do all the aluminium (panel) work yourselves inc. bead rolling etc?

Looks awesome!
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reub VWRX is gone...

2,054 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#576574
Looks fantastic!
Reub

2443TT Fahrvergnugen

962 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#576600
What happens with the gear shift linkage end of things with the box sitting 2" higher now? I'm keen to see how you tackel that as i'm thinking of doing the same thing to allow a set of 18's under my car...

Cheers,

dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#576614
If you raise the tranny around 1.25" to 1.5" you can use an early Bus(211) nose cone and keep the shift rod in the tunnel.
westi wrote:That's mad Alan.