I am also replacing all instrumentation with VDO cockpit series gauges..
The Oil Pressure, Temp, Clock and Fuel are Tacho all fit nicely into the dash panels.. They will be black faced with Chrome Bezel.. They look great!
The speedo was a different story.. The largest VDO speedo is 100mm and its just too small to fit into the speedo housing on the dash.. I wanted to update the speedo but keep the "old skool" style so only one option..
Adapted the housing of the old speedo to take the 100mm VDO unit.. A fair bit of modification and playing but the end result is excellent..
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Finally.. Boris at VVD is carefully grading and polishing a complete original set of chrome strips.. Also a set of quarter windows.. I'm thinking of Popouts for the rear but want to take a good look at a set before I commit.. If anyone in Sydney central area has them, can I come and look?
I bought a set of german "long neck" external mirrors as used on 356's, Karmens and early 911's.. Originally I was going to install beetle mirrors on the door hinges but decided to keep with the period 356 theme a little..
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The interior is all imported Procar Upholstery from Scat Enterprises (why not with the exchange rate?).. The seats are the ELITE model in Beige-54 vinyl.. Same with rear seat covers and the door panels.. I decided against Leather due to wearability and cost.
Nice one mate - progress is looking really good. Keep up the good work!
Nothing much worth updating except for these nifty Golf 4/Passat side repeaters the we have frenched into a panel and then grafted to the body.. They are cool and add another small difference to the final look..
The big day is closer!!
THAT looks good
Futue te ipsum!!!
Oh.. Also had the tinware painted and sent off door handles, light rims and other bits for chroming with the blades.. The interior housing of the headlights is also sent off for painting with the body.. Not sure whether I want the alternator stand in chrome or paint yet.. I'm leaning toward chrome..
And meets the safety issue Barry.. The new front LEDs are totally directional. Apparently you need a 45degree visibility of your turn indicators so these side lights work fine!
Bizarre wrote:THAT looks good
alan (das) did the same with his lights on the 63 rag. is a nice look.
nick
The decision to run LED's led to another issue.. The existing taillight setup is a dual filament bulb that acts as the taillight and brakelight. I wasn't sure how the LED bulb (although it has two contacts) would act in the circumstances.. eg; with taillight on, would the brake light illuminate "brighter". The theory is that it should, however a couple of tests were inconclusive..
So.. With a safety first approach, I deciided to mount a 2nd red LED in the taillight housing. This can either be wired up with the 1st LED are run on a separate circuit for the brakes only..
The positioning of the 2nd LED is tricky, however I managed a fair result on the first one I tried..
Here are the results:
Nice detail work mate - really enjoying the progress and neat ideas. As Nick mentioned, I did the side indicator mod as well and it was well worth it especially with drivers who don't pay much attention to the indicators down low on the bumper (or in the head lights!)
Alan
Thanks Alan..
This is a quick peek at the tiinware.. The Engine block is to be cleaned up and painted today.. Then the EFI system can start to be sorted out.. The guy who's doing (experimenting) with my EFI is fabricting some type of plenum setup.. Doing away with the distributer and relocating all the leads behind the shroud.. Don't ask me too much as I know sweet FA on the subject..
The plenum housing is CAD drawn, cut and fabricated, then polished up to ensure it is consistent with the aesthetics of the engine bay and the whole car (thats my dept). I'll get more photos up during the progress..
PS: that colour is "Liquid Blue" which is a current Audi A4 colour.. It looks sweet with beige interior and lightly tinted glass... Add a bit of chrome and low profile rubber on 17" Escra's... You get the picture
You've got to love those rattle cans..
White Knight Engine enamel "Aluminium" Same as on my tranny..
Mind you. its all in the prep.. Acetone Wash, Wirewheel and Rub Down then a 2nd Acetone wash.. Should be sweet
Happy with that!
Rob
The tailight n front blinkers look great
You will have to adjust the axle boots on the gearbox, to about the 10 oclock position as they tend to pull when there fitted in the 12 oclock pos
vw54 wrote:Rob
You will have to adjust the axle boots on the gearbox, to about the 10 oclock position as they tend to pull when there fitted in the 12 oclock pos
I was just reading through the posts and noticed the same thing and was going to post the same suggestion , but it would seem youve got to get up ealier to beat Mr Birchall to the post
Don't let body work get in the way of real suspension travel
Tks boyz... Dumone advised me about this on U2U some time back.. Just haven't got round to it..
Body Panels have all been painted..
Body has a bit more prep to do then paint next week
Looks like the body will marry back onto the pan in two weeks!
I haven't seen the painted panels yet but the builder (Chris) is a convert to the colour scheme,, Qucik trip down to the Gong thoday to check out progress, I'll take the camera
Excellent work. With taste you can definately add to an old VW some new mods and yours are looking good. I like the idea of the side blinkers. I was lucky my side markers on the fastback were faded completely so some orange bulbs and wired into the blinker relay do the trick.
Was thinking of LED's for my front and rears as well, are these from Jaycar?
Keep up the good work.
Andrew
1971 Type 3 Fasty - EJ20T
I love 242HP sleepers. 🤪
How many sets of lights does it take a $229k Carrera S to learn? 😂 UPDATE: Cayman S, M3, B4 now added to the list.
Thanks.. Not Jaycar.. I'll find the details and let you know..
Here are some pictures from today's visit..
We went through and inventoried all parts, brightware, hardware etc that needs to go back on the vehicle.. One lot for paint, one for chroming.. New stainless hardware for the rebuild..
Here is a pic of the stainless bolts we are using to mount the pan to the body.. Each one had to be hand ground to get the taper.. I couldn't find stock ones. The mounting plates have all been powder coated
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This is a good shot of how we have recessed the seatbelt inertia reels into the bottom of the B Pillars..
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The body is ready for a rub down and then off to get the primer coat
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Hand made running boards (perfect fit)
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Running boards, guards etc have all been gravitexed before sprayed with top coat.. No color change over the whole car (except the pan and running gear which is mostly black powder coat)
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The doors and lids have all been painted on the reverse sides.. We are going to bolt the body to the pan, fit and hang the doors, lids etc before the final paint goes on.. Guards will be painted off the body and fitted after.
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Thats about it.. The next update will be when the body is fitted to the pan.. Piss Up in Helensburgh, NSW that weekend
Andrew, the LED's are from
http://www.ledshoponline.com/index.html
Excellent (Nthn QLD) supplier.. Ships most days via Experess Post and you can ring for advice.. Forgeotten his name
GTMac wrote:Excellent work. With taste you can definately add to an old VW some new mods and yours are looking good. I like the idea of the side blinkers. I was lucky my side markers on the fastback were faded completely so some orange bulbs and wired into the blinker relay do the trick.
Was thinking of LED's for my front and rears as well, are these from Jaycar?
Keep up the good work.
Andrew
Loaded the Pan onto the ute today for the drive down to the panel shop tomorrow... The body is final coat in the inside and primed on the outside.. All the guards and lids are final coated as well.. Once the body is back on the pan, the body will get its exterior coat and the doors, guards, and lids will be fitted..
This was a bitch to get onto the ute.. Me and my wife with the neighbour to give a final lift..
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Speaking of POR15 (in other threads).. I had my front beam sand blasted then coated in POR15.. After about 6 months of weather, the POR 15 coat is crap.. Discoloured and looks ordinary against the powder coated pan which has maintained a high gloss finish.. I'm not at all worried about any flexing or chipping issues with the powder coat and will always use and recommend this as an underbody finish against POR or 2-pac.. Haven't iused silver bullet yet but in my mind the Blast, etch prime and electrostatic coat is the way to go..
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You can see in these shots what I mean.. (and by the way, the por 15 was applied by an expert)..
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I delivered the pan today.. Nice run in the SC down to Helensburgh..
This was an opportunity to take a look at the paintwork to date on the body shell.. The body interior has basically had its finish coat, as has all the under guards, engine bay and front compartment.. i must admit I was blown away, however Chris isn't happy and is getting some bits re-done.. I couldn't tell but I guess to the trained eye!!.. He also has spent 100's of hours on the body and wants everything just right..
Here's a series of shots from today..
Here's some body shots.. You need to see this baby in the flesh.. AWESOME!!
