pimp'in the pan,it lives and dies only to be reborn again.

westi · 2007-02-21T03:21:10+00:00

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. [ Edited on 21-2-2007 by westi ] [ Edited on 22-3-2007 by westi ] [ Edited on 22-3-2007 by westi ] [ Edited on 2-4-2007 by westi ] [ Edited on 5-5-2007 by westi ] [ Edited on 4-6-2007 by westi ] [ Edited on 26-6-2007 by westi ] [ Edited on 29-6-2007 by westi ] [ Edited on 9-7-2007 by westi ] [ Edited on 11-7-2007 by westi ] [ Edited on 11-7-2007 by westi ] [ Edited on 2-8-2007 by westi ] [ Edited on 22-8-2007 by westi ] [ Edited on 7-9-2007 by westi ] [ Edited on 17-9-2007 by westi ]

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 3 Mar 2007, 6:45 pm

#576723

yes we do all the tinwork and sheet fab our selves.
here is some work we did today,

i have put this bar in along the outer of the pan for two reasons
one , for strenght
two , for the cage leg's to land on,because the floor is so weak and flex's so badly.

has any one else seen anything like this,it would be nice to here how well is work's.
i will hopefully get started on the suspension next week so i will keep you all posted.
i would also apreciate any imput ,don't be shy.

down sharon.

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 5 Mar 2007, 9:44 am

#576979

it fit's fine ,i might have to grind a little off some of the bigger welds to make it fit perfect.
but in saying that, it fits now ,so when i put the rubber pan seal in there should be even more clearance

down sharon.

wacked1 Custom Title Time!

1,508 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 5 Mar 2007, 11:57 am

#577006

man that sure is some good work there, are you the guy who did some of the work on that tubbed matt DC splitty??

YOU HAVE JUST BEEN DAKED
don't worry it's a VW thing

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 5 Mar 2007, 1:42 pm

#577022

steve,s black bus .the ute that came in 10 days before the nationals for sum wheel tubs.
what a night mare

but we made it to the nationals,what a head -----.
but we had alot of fun doing it.

down sharon.

wacked1 Custom Title Time!

1,508 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 5 Mar 2007, 1:54 pm

#577023

thats the one,
looks like you know more about vw than some think, excellent work mate.

YOU HAVE JUST BEEN DAKED
don't worry it's a VW thing

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 5 Mar 2007, 2:38 pm

#577026

u may be right,who knows

down sharon.

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 5 Mar 2007, 6:58 pm

#577119

anyone got any pics of ladderbar or four link setup's for beetles.
i would like two run coilovers but i am a little stuck for idea's

down sharon.

2443TT Fahrvergnugen

962 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 5 Mar 2007, 7:20 pm

#577123

Just curious, but is a gearbox oil cooler really needed? Perhaps if you were building a circuit racing car, but its swing axel, ie handling not as good as IRS.

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

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 5 Mar 2007, 7:52 pm

#577128

would your business do sheet metal work on a country buggy resto ??

If so let me know.

Cheers
Craig t

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 5 Mar 2007, 7:55 pm

#577130

a gearbox cooler might be a bit of overkill,and swing axle might not handle as good as IRS,but alot of guy's i know do a bit of circuit racing and it would be so nice to bet some of them with the worst possible set up anyone could ever use.

down sharon.

bond Veteran Volks Folk

2,456 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 5 Mar 2007, 7:58 pm

#577133

can i ask - how you have raised the gearbox using the machined spacer - what effect does this have on the nose cone and engine height to the body in terms of how the engine tinware will sit etc?

nick

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 5 Mar 2007, 7:59 pm

#577134

yes craig ,can you send me some pic's of what you need done

down sharon.

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

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 5 Mar 2007, 9:01 pm

#577152

will do.................will take some on the weekend, and can drop by the workshop to discuss.

Cheers
Craig T

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 5 Mar 2007, 9:07 pm

#577155

no prob's

down sharon.

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 5 Mar 2007, 9:49 pm

#577161

hi nick,
there are four bolts at the bottom of the nose cone i used these to mount to the plate,i also welded a bar between the two forks and the plate bolts back to that.i have been tring to put up some pic's to show you. but the system keeps crashing so i will try some other time.as for the tineware ,i have changed it in an atempt to make the mods to the fire wall minimal.some sheet work might need to be done,but hopfully not to much.

down sharon.

2443TT Fahrvergnugen

962 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 5 Mar 2007, 10:52 pm

#577180

Here's another question... 😀

Does the nose cone engine mount completely eliminate wheel hop or does it still require a kaffar style wheel brace to really eliminate the problem?

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 6 Mar 2007, 8:51 am

#577212

the last car we did like this was an IRS and it didn't have any tramping while doing 1st or 2nd gear burnouts

down sharon.

JVLRacing Custom Title Time!

1,100 posts · joined Mar 2007 · 6 Mar 2007, 10:02 am

#577225

I like:thumb i like the coolers smart thinking:thumb Westi i want a gearbox brace but standand size not razed $$$$$cost?

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 6 Mar 2007, 10:48 am

#577234

Bard

Keep up the good work

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westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 6 Mar 2007, 11:40 am

#577254

jvl do you want a front nose or rear brace.
i have a spare nose brace that you can have .a case of beer should cover costs.

down sharon.

JVLRacing Custom Title Time!

1,100 posts · joined Mar 2007 · 6 Mar 2007, 12:15 pm

#577263

westi wrote:jvl do you want a front nose or rear brace.
i have a spare nose brace that you can have .a case of beer should cover costs.

:thumb Rear brace Westi.Is that a made up one like pic? M8 send me a u2u and ill give you a ring deffently need that quailly stuff on my car:thumb

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 6 Mar 2007, 6:35 pm

#577322

i did some more plate work today

down sharon.

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 7 Mar 2007, 2:14 pm

#577473

four link set up

down sharon.

dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 7 Mar 2007, 3:45 pm

#577487

WOW dude that's pretty serious.
Make sure you only 'tack' it first, 'cause you may only be able to use parrallel 4-link,
or it may bind with swingaxle.
Very nice work!

westi wrote:That's mad Alan.

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 7 Mar 2007, 6:24 pm

#577537

thanks for the advice about the swingaxle,but i welded it all late last night.
luckily i have 100mm travel up or down @ the wheel .
before it binds,the shocks i bought don't have that much travel

down sharon.

JVLRacing Custom Title Time!

1,100 posts · joined Mar 2007 · 7 Mar 2007, 9:54 pm

#577579

greatstuff keep the pics comiing:thumb

Turbo54 Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined Jul 2004 · 8 Mar 2007, 11:23 am

#577598

Nice welds, Looking great.
T54

C'mon kids gather round,
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 8 Mar 2007, 11:00 pm

#577683

just finish of the arse end here's some pic's
i hope it works as good as it looks.

i am not real hppy with the shock mounts,so i have only tac welded them for now,has anyone got any pic's of something similar.

down sharon.

JVLRacing Custom Title Time!

1,100 posts · joined Mar 2007 · 9 Mar 2007, 10:34 am

#577709

westi wrote:just finish of the arse end here's some pic's
i hope it works as good as it looks.

i am not real hppy with the shock mounts,so i have only tac welded them for now,has anyone got any pic's of something similar.

:thumbIRS eat your heart out!Westi i wantone of those rear gearbox mounts!PLEASE

koolkarmakombi enkarmarising

2,078 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 9 Mar 2007, 10:42 am

#577711

out of interest why did you go to so much effort and keep the swinger instead of full IRS?

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