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 ]

dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 17 Apr 2007, 5:59 am

#585641

That is lookin' pretty damn good Westi.
What is inside the tranny for strength and ratios?

westi wrote:That's mad Alan.

Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus

5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 17 Apr 2007, 8:36 am

#585653

Looks great westi - any chance you could give some info re. the line lock (ie. what brand etc?)

Also, is that just a fuel pump (?carter) you are using for your trans fluid to cooler, or is it a pump designed specifically for oil?

Cheers
Alan

www.dasrestoparts.com.au

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 17 Apr 2007, 11:55 am

#585679

as for the tranny ,i ordered a pro sand from rancho,but i was given a pro street by mistake,so it won't be to long before i will be sending a gearbox to you dave ,what's it worth $.

yeh it is just a carter ,no mod's.they seam to work ok .rocket have actually just brought out a walbro that does the same thing.it is a 5 r racing product.
the line locker is another rocket item,i bought it to go with the tree step for the MSD.
part No.bm46076 $94.49

down sharon.

Turbo54 Veteran Volks Folk

2,220 posts · joined Jul 2004 · 27 Apr 2007, 3:41 pm

#587635

any more?
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.

dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 27 Apr 2007, 6:07 pm

#587669

westi wrote:as for the tranny ,i ordered a pro sand from rancho,but i was given a pro street by mistake,so it won't be to long before i will be sending a gearbox to you dave ,what's it worth $.

Hi Westi,
gearboxes are just a hobby for me,
but I would be happy to help when the time comes.

The interesting ones still get my juices flowing with interest.

Choosing the right ratios for a particular combo can make a volksy quite a pleasure to drive,
especially when the ratio options are so many now a days.

westi wrote:That's mad Alan.

reub VWRX is gone...

2,054 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 27 Apr 2007, 6:21 pm

#587672

dangerous wrote:
westi wrote:as for the tranny ,i ordered a pro sand from rancho,but i was given a pro street by mistake,so it won't be to long before i will be sending a gearbox to you dave ,what's it worth $.
Hi Westi,
gearboxes are just a hobby for me,
but I would be happy to help when the time comes.

The interesting ones still get my juices flowing with interest.

Choosing the right ratios for a particular combo can make a volksy quite a pleasure to drive,
especially when the ratio options are so many now a days.

Will have to send my G50 to you then Dave....:thumb

Reub

5PL1TDCS10N Insano Dub Head

845 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 28 Apr 2007, 1:16 am

#587750

This is just a great thread! Thanks for taking the time to take pics and share it with us mate. Fantastic and cant wait to see more- Wayne

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 30 Apr 2007, 9:34 pm

#588413

no more photo's until the motor is ready.
it is all at the machine shop,so the body swap is on hold for a little while.
as soon as i have something worthy of a photo i will let you know.
i will proberly do some photo's as i assemble the donk.

down sharon.

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 5 May 2007, 4:08 pm

#589488

i managed to track down some titanium for my exhaust,so i thought i would show you how time consuming it is.
it takes about 5 - 15 minutes per cut and linish each piece,then you need to make sure it all lines up ok.

it took me about 5-6 hours to make 2 bends.4 more still to go.

down sharon.

kroozzn63 Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,005 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 5 May 2007, 4:13 pm

#589490

That is art man ,sweet as

show us your gates

Euro_67 Wolfsburg Wizard

690 posts · joined Oct 2003 · 5 May 2007, 8:17 pm

#589541

How are you welding this ? This stuff is light strong and really hard. It is a popular metal in jewellery and glasses frames these days.

Here is a neat trick :
Take a scrap piece and polish to a high shine, and then gently oxidise it (heat it with your oxy torch using an oxygen rich flame). It will start out going straw colour, then through to orange, red, violet then an amazing bluish purple. Its an old Jeweller technique.

Flintstones Custom Title Time!

1,077 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 6 May 2007, 11:23 am

#589637

What's the go with the Titanium?

It's taken you such a long time to make these bends, just woundering what the real benefit is, when you could have gotten Stainless mandrels....

Cheers

T-34 Officially Full-On Dubber

234 posts · joined Feb 2004 · 7 May 2007, 11:18 am

#589885

Flintstones wrote:What's the go with the Titanium?

It's taken you such a long time to make these bends, just woundering what the real benefit is, when you could have gotten Stainless mandrels....

Cheers

Stainless is a lot heavier - thats my guess.

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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 7 May 2007, 11:25 pm

#590109

Flintstones wrote:What's the go with the Titanium?

It's taken you such a long time to make these bends, just woundering what the real benefit is, when you could have gotten Stainless mandrels....

Cheers

Hi Dino

Its probably like what Sir Edmund Hilary said when they asked him why he climbed Mount Evertest "because it was there"

Steve

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 8 May 2007, 7:42 pm

#590249

thanks for that steve.
it's because i can
stainless systems are heavy,around 10 -15 kg's heavier than titanium.
i will be running one ressy and one ofset centre and approx 1.5 metre's of bend and pipe.and guess what it is still lighter than one phat boy muffler.
how cool is that.

down sharon.

reub VWRX is gone...

2,054 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 8 May 2007, 8:37 pm

#590273

I concur....my stainless system including the custom muffler weighs in at around 6kgs and is pretty short in length....

Reub

Flintstones Custom Title Time!

1,077 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 8 May 2007, 10:12 pm

#590322

That's cool, just understanding your motivation.
Cheers

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 8 May 2007, 10:55 pm

#590329

i am still trying to track down 1 3/4 titanium tube for the extractors.
imagine how much time i could waste if i was to do that,thankfully i haven't been able to find any.so i might be able to get the car finished some time this year.ha ha ha.
cheer's for the feed back.

down sharon.

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 30 May 2007, 9:39 pm

#594258

there hasn't been much work done on the shiter lately,but i did put her on the scales to see how fat she is.

it came in at 774kg's,complete with full interior stereo,amps the works,full tank of gas aswell.

so we thought we would check out the pan's weight so far.

came in at 360 kg's.each wheel came in at 22 kg's each,
84 kg's of bling,what a waste.they will most definatly have to go for when racing.

the target weight is 600 kg's with driver?
is this possible,or am i nut's

down sharon.

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 30 May 2007, 9:45 pm

#594260

spider man did this one

although it looks ugly,it sounded tough as nails.girly finger nails

down sharon.

kroozzn63 Bishop of Volkswagenism

3,005 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 30 May 2007, 10:11 pm

#594264

hmmm yummo

show us your gates

speedster356 Plastic not Classic Racing

1,624 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 31 May 2007, 8:57 am

#594289

Hmmm, corner scales......can I book the Spyder in for some corner weighting? :kiss

Spyder-WISD 07-09-05 11.6s @ 125 MPH

Speedster-WISD Nats 05 14.4s @ 89 MPH

Jet cruiser-Coogee 22-09-05 900 deg C @ 110,000 rpm

Weaseling out of things is what separates us from the animals....................Except the Weasel.

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 31 May 2007, 9:08 am

#594290

next time i have them i will send out an invite.

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VWFREAK VWFREAK

2,577 posts · joined May 2004 · 31 May 2007, 10:25 am

#594296

That system looks sweet. She'd have a nice growl now

pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 · 31 May 2007, 11:27 am

#594304

way too much pipe. :P

BTW, how does he get the oil filter on and off? :duh

"stoopid is stronger than axles"
http://drivingnotpolishing.blogspot.com.au/

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 31 May 2007, 12:44 pm

#594309

easy ,that pic doesn't do it justice,there is enough room to sqeeze it out.it's tight .

down sharon.

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 5 Jun 2007, 1:34 am

#595115

just waiting for the pic's to download ,they should be up soon.

down sharon.

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 5 Jun 2007, 2:21 am

#595117

after we had finished putting the guards on,we started on the wiring,

a little hint for when you have a car that is 40mm of the ground,assume you have done the wiring right and look else were for the problem of your brake lights not working.it might just be that you have taken out the wiring on the master after running down small animals.proceed with caution.

i will take some pic's we i get her back on the ground.

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dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 · 5 Jun 2007, 5:59 am

#595121

Can I ask where you got that new rear apron from Westi?

westi wrote:That's mad Alan.

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 5 Jun 2007, 9:10 am

#595143

its a steel skin .not glass.

down sharon.