Stanley I guess the reward is in the doing of it
4,523 posts · joined Mar 2003 ·
schweet pete
Dak-A-Tak yellow, New Car Trailer ( 7/4/012)
Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus
5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Looking good Pete!
Dak-A-Tak Volksie Pete
1,381 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·
What does everyone think ? Custom scollops with GT style
stripes.(old and new)Yellow car ,black stripes.My have something on roof to. Blaze Yellow was old colour (ford mustang ) What yellow ? Like silver too?
stripes.(old and new)Yellow car ,black stripes.My have something on roof to. Blaze Yellow was old colour (ford mustang ) What yellow ? Like silver too?
reub VWRX is gone...
2,054 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
Looks cool dude...
Reub
hellbugged 48's and straight cuts
5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·
i like it.......very nice:thumb
Dak-A-Tak Volksie Pete
1,381 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·
Big Dollars for this job!! I spent all day sunday and more hours tonight doing cage tin template's for front .
All done in cardboard then I will transfer to alloy sheet.
Alloy will beheld with Self-ejecting fasteners ,with mounting brackets welded to frame work .
Steering done finaly ! Alloy solid bar (20mm) used with
1/2 inch unf rod ends (left hand very expensive -tap $75dollars) .Front travel ended up at 45mm ,extended out . Probable front will have straps and 30 mm travel .
Feels reel nice to steer( lite)
After front tin - try motor in for some measurements !
All done in cardboard then I will transfer to alloy sheet.
Alloy will beheld with Self-ejecting fasteners ,with mounting brackets welded to frame work .
Steering done finaly ! Alloy solid bar (20mm) used with
1/2 inch unf rod ends (left hand very expensive -tap $75dollars) .Front travel ended up at 45mm ,extended out . Probable front will have straps and 30 mm travel .
Feels reel nice to steer( lite)
After front tin - try motor in for some measurements !
Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus
5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Looking great Pete....I think yellow, black and say silver highlights/pinstripes around black graphics would look cool.
It's always hard to choose colour schemes!
It's always hard to choose colour schemes!
LIFE IN THE LOW LANE All people have the right to stupidity but some abuse the pr
2,534 posts · joined Mar 2007 ·
Should of rung me about the tap mate!! I think we have one at work🙁
As for colours how about orange and white!!! On a winner with that one!!
Colour scheme looks good. Have a look at the yellow some of the Alfa romeo's came out with especially the Spyder. Looks like a solid Yellow till you get the sun reflecting off the body lines and it's a really nice metallic. Definately silver or even chrome pinstrips/highlights on the black stripes. With the black for the stripes honda had a black a couple of years ago with a gold fleck in the clear coat over the colour. Looked awesome!!!
Any more ideas give me a call mate. Be only too happy to offer ideas!!
As for colours how about orange and white!!! On a winner with that one!!
Colour scheme looks good. Have a look at the yellow some of the Alfa romeo's came out with especially the Spyder. Looks like a solid Yellow till you get the sun reflecting off the body lines and it's a really nice metallic. Definately silver or even chrome pinstrips/highlights on the black stripes. With the black for the stripes honda had a black a couple of years ago with a gold fleck in the clear coat over the colour. Looked awesome!!!
Any more ideas give me a call mate. Be only too happy to offer ideas!!
ACCEPT THAT SOME DAYS YOU ARE THE PIDGEON AND SOME DAYS YOU ARE THE STATUE
Alder Outlaws VW Racing - check it out on fb!!
Alder Outlaws VW Racing - check it out on fb!!
Stanley I guess the reward is in the doing of it
4,523 posts · joined Mar 2003 ·
Yellow and black always looks great.
Love the scallops but jury is still out on the GT stripes.
everything else is looking fantastic
Love the scallops but jury is still out on the GT stripes.
everything else is looking fantastic
Dak-A-Tak Volksie Pete
1,381 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·
Good day today in shed ,new Alumastar Weld Racing(8inch) wheels arrived ,so straight down to fit tyres at tyre shop. At home they fit fine just a little guard edge to trim .Rims are 8inch wide with 4inch back space,chev stud pattern.
I have change wheel studs next becouse dics come with 14mm studs (vw style racing rim ) .I need 7/16 studs to fit open-end weld wheel nuts. Ring Rocket in sydney for these .
All so try fit motor ,so I can work out afew jobs ( exhaust to clear oil pump , rear guards to be trim for engine lid ,carb air box and final body trim under rear window for spoiler ) I like how high the carbs and engine sit to guard line !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!cool !!
Waiting on race gearbox to be built then I can paint and fit , all rear suspension .
Next big job is to make boom box (engine cover ) Templet first out of cardboard ,then alloy.
I have change wheel studs next becouse dics come with 14mm studs (vw style racing rim ) .I need 7/16 studs to fit open-end weld wheel nuts. Ring Rocket in sydney for these .
All so try fit motor ,so I can work out afew jobs ( exhaust to clear oil pump , rear guards to be trim for engine lid ,carb air box and final body trim under rear window for spoiler ) I like how high the carbs and engine sit to guard line !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!cool !!
Waiting on race gearbox to be built then I can paint and fit , all rear suspension .
Next big job is to make boom box (engine cover ) Templet first out of cardboard ,then alloy.
bond Veteran Volks Folk
2,456 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·
oh daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn!!!!! thats shit hot pete!
nick
nick
DubbinDan Officially Full-On Dubber
211 posts · joined Sep 2005 ·
looks great. Love the rims. Love em.
Stanley I guess the reward is in the doing of it
4,523 posts · joined Mar 2003 ·
That is lookin' the stuff.
Dak-A-Tak Volksie Pete
1,381 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·
Thanks Guys !!!! for the pick me up comments .There is so much to do to this car ,plus I have pulled Rods motor apart after finding shinny metal in oil ?.Found zero wrong ! just a little cam bearing ware .
dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome
5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·
Thats good news Pete.
Do the new rims allow room for your spring plates?
They ARE super salubrious!
Do the new rims allow room for your spring plates?
They ARE super salubrious!
westi wrote:That's mad Alan.
555bug WRX Bug Boy
1,123 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Awesome work, a credit to you. Roll on Warrick.
LIFE IN THE LOW LANE All people have the right to stupidity but some abuse the pr
2,534 posts · joined Mar 2007 ·
Those wheels look the goods Pete!! And yeah then engine does sit nice and high LOL Bell mouths up through the rear wing hahahahaha. direct cold air eh???
Good work!
Good work!
ACCEPT THAT SOME DAYS YOU ARE THE PIDGEON AND SOME DAYS YOU ARE THE STATUE
Alder Outlaws VW Racing - check it out on fb!!
Alder Outlaws VW Racing - check it out on fb!!
Dak-A-Tak Volksie Pete
1,381 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·
Picked up the front finally last week-end ,my mate had a couple other larger jobs on first .
I had him fill in head lights ,rear edge made for looks and to help push air ,wind out from under guard ,remove running board shape from rear of guards , redo mounting braket undre front nose .Best of all mates rates on job.
This week will build new mounting bracket for front and start filling and sanding front.
Other jods on go are Rod's motor out for a fresh up , and looking at another motor for choptop ??????
I had him fill in head lights ,rear edge made for looks and to help push air ,wind out from under guard ,remove running board shape from rear of guards , redo mounting braket undre front nose .Best of all mates rates on job.
This week will build new mounting bracket for front and start filling and sanding front.
Other jods on go are Rod's motor out for a fresh up , and looking at another motor for choptop ??????
Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus
5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Nice stuff Pete. Maybe you should invest some money and get a few different renderings done by the guys that did the images of Rod's *cough* Ford - those renderings looked awesome. Maybe that could give you a few more options on paint schemes?
VWFREAK VWFREAK
2,577 posts · joined May 2004 ·
There's only one word for it "Sweet".
Dak-A-Tak Volksie Pete
1,381 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·
Over long week-end ,made mods to old front support and changed fuel pump bracket plus fuel lines .Have to buy some more fuel fittings this week for return line .
Last week had exhaust lengthen to clear dry sump pump.
I hope Rod (48ida) doesn't look in his cupboard as his old exhaust is missing .2inch ron lummus merged header.:P
Next big job is start making rear interior tin for rear of car ,will steel a mates folder soon for alloy work.
Last week had exhaust lengthen to clear dry sump pump.
I hope Rod (48ida) doesn't look in his cupboard as his old exhaust is missing .2inch ron lummus merged header.:P
Next big job is start making rear interior tin for rear of car ,will steel a mates folder soon for alloy work.
dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome
5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·
Thats lookin' pretty damn good dude!
Exhaust turned out good, Trevor does really nice work.
Exhaust turned out good, Trevor does really nice work.
westi wrote:That's mad Alan.
Stanley I guess the reward is in the doing of it
4,523 posts · joined Mar 2003 ·
i'm lovin' that front end...can't wait to see it in the flesh
Dak-A-Tak Volksie Pete
1,381 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·
Over this week-end I welded in and made a 15mm lip on inner body for rear tin to attach to .Plus welded in 8 dzus mounting brackets on to chassis for tin .
Started drawing out front tin work on to alloy sheets from carboard templates I made.
Started drawing out front tin work on to alloy sheets from carboard templates I made.
bond Veteran Volks Folk
2,456 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·
looks unreal pete. well done
nick
nick
napat Slammed & Awesome Dubber
77 posts · joined Jun 2007 ·
WOW! Cool.
dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome
5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·
Here are some shots of Pete's Tranny so far.
It will use a Rhino Case,
JC aluminium spool, SAW axles, Chromoly pinion retainer,
FTC mainshaft set, and Gem 3rd and 4th.
It will have all the usual : steel forks, hard keys, HD side cover, and normal attention to detail that these things need.
First step was to set the preload on the carrier(spool) bearings.
VW has a special tool for this, but generally it is between 6 to 10 thou preload and is measured as 'rolling resistance'.
Once the shims are calculated, the total thickness of the two shims must remain the same,
while you eventually adjust the crownwheel across to set backlash.
For the Pinion I took a guess on the shim thickness in the middle range that I have,
and proceeded to change the carrier shims until I had minimal backlash.
Factory is 6 to 10 thou, I like to use zero to 2 thou.
At this point I applied bearing blue to the teeth, and test spun the pinion to transfer the pattern onto the teeth.
I did this whilst loading up the crownheel to simulate load.
As luck would have it the pattern was just how I like it.
Sometimes I have done this process and spent a whole day, this time it was only about 4 hours including washing all the parts.
I also had to machine some clearance on the pinion plate for the wider FTC first gear,
and also the 'slider' needed .5mm off the first gear side,
and .25mm off the second gear side to get full engagement on the wider gears.
At this point I can now continue to set the end float of all the gears.
This can be done with machining, or shims, or a combination of both.
I used to set the end float much tighter than standard,
but with the strength of modern aftermarket gears, I believe this can lead to more trouble than it is worth,
and so I now keep them at minimum stock clearance of 6 thou.
Setting first gear:
Setting second :
Third:
And 4th :
If Pete gives the OK I will list the ratios.
This type of transaxle normally takes about 20 to 25 hours to do.
[ Edited on 3-7-2007 by dangerous ]
It will use a Rhino Case,
JC aluminium spool, SAW axles, Chromoly pinion retainer,
FTC mainshaft set, and Gem 3rd and 4th.
It will have all the usual : steel forks, hard keys, HD side cover, and normal attention to detail that these things need.
First step was to set the preload on the carrier(spool) bearings.
VW has a special tool for this, but generally it is between 6 to 10 thou preload and is measured as 'rolling resistance'.
Once the shims are calculated, the total thickness of the two shims must remain the same,
while you eventually adjust the crownwheel across to set backlash.
For the Pinion I took a guess on the shim thickness in the middle range that I have,
and proceeded to change the carrier shims until I had minimal backlash.
Factory is 6 to 10 thou, I like to use zero to 2 thou.
At this point I applied bearing blue to the teeth, and test spun the pinion to transfer the pattern onto the teeth.
I did this whilst loading up the crownheel to simulate load.
As luck would have it the pattern was just how I like it.
Sometimes I have done this process and spent a whole day, this time it was only about 4 hours including washing all the parts.
I also had to machine some clearance on the pinion plate for the wider FTC first gear,
and also the 'slider' needed .5mm off the first gear side,
and .25mm off the second gear side to get full engagement on the wider gears.
At this point I can now continue to set the end float of all the gears.
This can be done with machining, or shims, or a combination of both.
I used to set the end float much tighter than standard,
but with the strength of modern aftermarket gears, I believe this can lead to more trouble than it is worth,
and so I now keep them at minimum stock clearance of 6 thou.
Setting first gear:
Setting second :
Third:
And 4th :
If Pete gives the OK I will list the ratios.
This type of transaxle normally takes about 20 to 25 hours to do.
[ Edited on 3-7-2007 by dangerous ]
westi wrote:That's mad Alan.
westi what the
1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 ·
thanks for sharing.thats cool.
down sharon.
Dak-A-Tak Volksie Pete
1,381 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·
Yeah ! Yeah ! Love your work !
That first gear looks much wider then late type ,Dave
I don't mind if you share ratio's with the readers ,mate .
Thanks for posting this ,
I'd better get those axle tubes painted !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
That first gear looks much wider then late type ,Dave
I don't mind if you share ratio's with the readers ,mate .
Thanks for posting this ,
I'd better get those axle tubes painted !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome
5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·
Crownwheel and Peanut is 4.125
First is 3.556
2nd is 2.357
Third is 1.695.
Fourth is 1.217
Depending on how the car performs we may step up to a 3.875 diff at a later time
and coicide that with a 1.318 fourth gear.
But this will be a good known starting point.
[ Edited on 3-7-2007 by dangerous ]
First is 3.556
2nd is 2.357
Third is 1.695.
Fourth is 1.217
Depending on how the car performs we may step up to a 3.875 diff at a later time
and coicide that with a 1.318 fourth gear.
But this will be a good known starting point.
[ Edited on 3-7-2007 by dangerous ]
westi wrote:That's mad Alan.