gerrelt Slammed & Awesome Dubber
88 posts · joined May 2005 ·
Damn, that's terrible, I hope it heals fast!
VWRX Karmann cabriolet
ElusiveStranger Officially Full-On Dubber
330 posts · joined May 2006 ·
These are the ones Rich
Bolle:
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/products.jsp?id=80401&ts=42377
Sperian:
http://www.sperian.com/Products/Sperian/Eye_and_Face_Protection/Sperian_DuraMaxx.aspx?site=/uk
(I got mine from Arco via work)
Bolle:
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/products.jsp?id=80401&ts=42377
Sperian:
http://www.sperian.com/Products/Sperian/Eye_and_Face_Protection/Sperian_DuraMaxx.aspx?site=/uk
(I got mine from Arco via work)
ricola Wolfsburg Wizard
437 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·
Cheers for the words guys, eye is getting much better with the steroids so went out did some work on the bug!
As I was working on the front end I wasn't happy with how I did the new panelwork behind the radiator so I'm redoing it now I have decent access with the body in the air.
Front section of spare wheel well filled in with new beadrolled panel and framework is being made up with captive nuts so a removable cover can go over the top.
As I was working on the front end I wasn't happy with how I did the new panelwork behind the radiator so I'm redoing it now I have decent access with the body in the air.
Front section of spare wheel well filled in with new beadrolled panel and framework is being made up with captive nuts so a removable cover can go over the top.
ricola Wolfsburg Wizard
437 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·
Finished off the NS bumper mount area:
I added some fillet pieces at the top and filled in the sides to seal off the radiator from the underbonnet area.
The pace chargecooler radiator only had mounts at the top, so I've welded in a tube with tabs for the top mounts and a Y shaped piece at the bottom of each side that the radiator drops into. The tube is sleeved with rubber tube to give a nice cushioned mounting.
I added some fillet pieces at the top and filled in the sides to seal off the radiator from the underbonnet area.
The pace chargecooler radiator only had mounts at the top, so I've welded in a tube with tabs for the top mounts and a Y shaped piece at the bottom of each side that the radiator drops into. The tube is sleeved with rubber tube to give a nice cushioned mounting.
STIDUB Over it.
1,497 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·
that cooler almost looks factory 👍
wait a sec u never comment on my work! 🥲 shall i blame msn? 😂
wait a sec u never comment on my work! 🥲 shall i blame msn? 😂
Volkswagen Drivers Club of Queensland - member 🙂
STIDUB - yep its still a work in progress
Vwdcq club car racing/ and crashing while my bug isn't finished.
The above are personal views, no more, no less
STIDUB - yep its still a work in progress
Vwdcq club car racing/ and crashing while my bug isn't finished.
The above are personal views, no more, no less
colonel mustard Son of Jim - Creator of Good
2,829 posts · joined Feb 2009 ·
So much metal work going into this car!!
ricola Wolfsburg Wizard
437 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·
Definitely blame msn Dave!
I want to get everything done right while the body is off the chassis, makes life so much easier and more satisfying later on...
I want to get everything done right while the body is off the chassis, makes life so much easier and more satisfying later on...
ricola Wolfsburg Wizard
437 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·
Had a last play before I go off on holiday for a week...
Steel cover to go over the radiators made up and all edges folded back on themselves to avoid sharp edges and scratching the body later on. It also stiffens up the panel nicely. Once I've welded on the front valance panel I'll add an extra couple of fixing points at the front.
Steel cover to go over the radiators made up and all edges folded back on themselves to avoid sharp edges and scratching the body later on. It also stiffens up the panel nicely. Once I've welded on the front valance panel I'll add an extra couple of fixing points at the front.
STIDUB Over it.
1,497 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·
will that whole
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/.......ignore dots
section be removable?
similar to what im doing, hoping to squeeze battery in a box up front aswell as fuel pump etc, considering an in tank option currently though, will see how it turns out, whats yours going to be again?
.._
/.......ignore dots
section be removable?
similar to what im doing, hoping to squeeze battery in a box up front aswell as fuel pump etc, considering an in tank option currently though, will see how it turns out, whats yours going to be again?
Volkswagen Drivers Club of Queensland - member 🙂
STIDUB - yep its still a work in progress
Vwdcq club car racing/ and crashing while my bug isn't finished.
The above are personal views, no more, no less
STIDUB - yep its still a work in progress
Vwdcq club car racing/ and crashing while my bug isn't finished.
The above are personal views, no more, no less
ricola Wolfsburg Wizard
437 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·
Yup, that whole new bit is removable. I'm definitely going with an in-tank pump and will be putting in plenty of baffling. It's the tidiest and most compact option and also nice and quiet...
Rich
Rich
ricola Wolfsburg Wizard
437 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·
Sorry for the lack of posts recently, the biggest job has been stripping the underneath of the whole body to get it all painted in epoxy mastic. Bloody horrible job!
I took a gamble on a 996/boxster spacesaver wheel fitting and it does with loads of space to spare in a variety of positions! For interest, the tyre size is 105/95R17.
I cleaned up the rear of the front valance and welded on some bolts for the intake mesh, all edges prepped for plug welding on.
50x3mm strip with captive nuts welded on to the bottom between the inner wings to give a rigid mounting face for the air dam.
Front valance plug welded back on along the sides and bottom and then painted up in the epoxy. It's made the whole front end incredibly rigid!You can see I also painted the whole underside of the body in epoxy.
Carpet strip plug welded back on to the top of the heater channel and painted.
rear interior modified bodywork given a good epoxy coating
Rear end also got the epoxy treatment. Just about ready to start on the external paint prep now!
I took a gamble on a 996/boxster spacesaver wheel fitting and it does with loads of space to spare in a variety of positions! For interest, the tyre size is 105/95R17.
I cleaned up the rear of the front valance and welded on some bolts for the intake mesh, all edges prepped for plug welding on.
50x3mm strip with captive nuts welded on to the bottom between the inner wings to give a rigid mounting face for the air dam.
Front valance plug welded back on along the sides and bottom and then painted up in the epoxy. It's made the whole front end incredibly rigid!You can see I also painted the whole underside of the body in epoxy.
Carpet strip plug welded back on to the top of the heater channel and painted.
rear interior modified bodywork given a good epoxy coating
Rear end also got the epoxy treatment. Just about ready to start on the external paint prep now!
crimson ghost Casual Dubber
22 posts · joined Aug 2009 ·
Looking good !!! 👍
Corrado VR6 turbo
Karmann Ghia EJ20
Karmann Ghia EJ20
ricola Wolfsburg Wizard
437 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·
Bit of an update...
I have done some work recently but not overly exciting for pictures as it's all paint prepwork.
Rear quarter panel skimmed and smoothed...
I welded up the LHD wiper holes
Bonnet needed a few sections replaced due to poor previous repairs rusting
Kamei mocked up again, luckily there is a suitable double bend on the bottom of the front wings to mount to. I plan to make a mould out of the cut down Kamei piece and a metal strip that will be bolted up on to the body, I'll then make up a fibreglass part.
All mocked up to see the final effect. I don't think I'll get away with running the numberplate there unfortunately!
Bodyworking the rear wings now...
I'm changing jobs and have a couple of weeks holiday to use up over the next month so hopefully I might even get it in paint by the end of August!
Rich
I have done some work recently but not overly exciting for pictures as it's all paint prepwork.
Rear quarter panel skimmed and smoothed...
I welded up the LHD wiper holes
Bonnet needed a few sections replaced due to poor previous repairs rusting
Kamei mocked up again, luckily there is a suitable double bend on the bottom of the front wings to mount to. I plan to make a mould out of the cut down Kamei piece and a metal strip that will be bolted up on to the body, I'll then make up a fibreglass part.
All mocked up to see the final effect. I don't think I'll get away with running the numberplate there unfortunately!
Bodyworking the rear wings now...
I'm changing jobs and have a couple of weeks holiday to use up over the next month so hopefully I might even get it in paint by the end of August!
Rich
STIDUB Over it.
1,497 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·
front end with everything on looks awesome 👍
if the locals dont like that as your plate perhaps run bumperless for a little bit to get around it, other than the big holes for later bumper mounts that would look nice 🙂
if the locals dont like that as your plate perhaps run bumperless for a little bit to get around it, other than the big holes for later bumper mounts that would look nice 🙂
Volkswagen Drivers Club of Queensland - member 🙂
STIDUB - yep its still a work in progress
Vwdcq club car racing/ and crashing while my bug isn't finished.
The above are personal views, no more, no less
STIDUB - yep its still a work in progress
Vwdcq club car racing/ and crashing while my bug isn't finished.
The above are personal views, no more, no less
ElusiveStranger Officially Full-On Dubber
330 posts · joined May 2006 ·
Where's the rest of it gone?
Glad to see you on the "other side" where you don't post 😉
Glad to see you on the "other side" where you don't post 😉
ricola Wolfsburg Wizard
437 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·
The chassis is shifted out of the way under a tarpaulin to give me a bit mroe space in my single garage!
I'm still out there working...
More rust found on the bottom of the door...
and repaired...
More sanding! I have to give praise to the How to guides on www.mig-welding.co.uk for bodywork, especially the ruler trick and also a tip I found elsewhere of adding a bit of fibreglass resin to the filler to make it thinner.
I cut a metal flange piece which was bolted to the body, the remains of the Kamei was then bolted in place and the two bonded together with fibreglass filler. The ends will be reshaped and the whole thing smoothed before I use it as a master to create a mould for a new fibreglass part.
I'm still out there working...
More rust found on the bottom of the door...
and repaired...
More sanding! I have to give praise to the How to guides on www.mig-welding.co.uk for bodywork, especially the ruler trick and also a tip I found elsewhere of adding a bit of fibreglass resin to the filler to make it thinner.
I cut a metal flange piece which was bolted to the body, the remains of the Kamei was then bolted in place and the two bonded together with fibreglass filler. The ends will be reshaped and the whole thing smoothed before I use it as a master to create a mould for a new fibreglass part.
Flintstones Custom Title Time!
1,077 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
it's getting there👍
Cheers
D
Cheers
D
ricola Wolfsburg Wizard
437 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·
Another good day!
All 4 wings in etch...
and two coats of high build primer...
All 4 wings in etch...
and two coats of high build primer...
ricola Wolfsburg Wizard
437 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·
First colour coats! I'll do the final coats and clear with them loosely attached to the body, this is more to just cover the primer so I can put them out of the way while I do the rest of the prep work...
STIDUB Over it.
1,497 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·
imposter, theres hints of sun in those pics, you cant be in the UK 😂
hope theres no cat hair in the paint - good to see your using the peaceful week to your advantage 🙂
hope theres no cat hair in the paint - good to see your using the peaceful week to your advantage 🙂
Volkswagen Drivers Club of Queensland - member 🙂
STIDUB - yep its still a work in progress
Vwdcq club car racing/ and crashing while my bug isn't finished.
The above are personal views, no more, no less
STIDUB - yep its still a work in progress
Vwdcq club car racing/ and crashing while my bug isn't finished.
The above are personal views, no more, no less
ricola Wolfsburg Wizard
437 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·
We get sun sometimes, unfortunately today we got rain just as I decided to do some more painting!
I decided to just finish the wings, the metallic particles are so small I can't see them being painted separately from the body making any difference. I put on some wetter coats of the cellulose metallic and finished off with 3 coats of 1K acrylic clear.
For information, I used a cheapo spray gun for the etch and primer coats, then an Iwata AZ3 HTE2 spray gun with a 1.3mm tip for the colour and clear coats. This was all running from my 3hp 150l compressor that I made up a short copper section with water drain. It has actually given a really nice finish out of the gun with not a single run! A couple of small bits of dirt got in one wing but should easily polish out when it has fully cured. I had to paint the wings in two lots under my workshop porch bit as it was threatening to rain...
I decided to just finish the wings, the metallic particles are so small I can't see them being painted separately from the body making any difference. I put on some wetter coats of the cellulose metallic and finished off with 3 coats of 1K acrylic clear.
For information, I used a cheapo spray gun for the etch and primer coats, then an Iwata AZ3 HTE2 spray gun with a 1.3mm tip for the colour and clear coats. This was all running from my 3hp 150l compressor that I made up a short copper section with water drain. It has actually given a really nice finish out of the gun with not a single run! A couple of small bits of dirt got in one wing but should easily polish out when it has fully cured. I had to paint the wings in two lots under my workshop porch bit as it was threatening to rain...
ElusiveStranger Officially Full-On Dubber
330 posts · joined May 2006 ·
Looking good Rich
colonel mustard Son of Jim - Creator of Good
2,829 posts · joined Feb 2009 ·
Looking fantastic!!! bring it to aus! 🙂
reub VWRX is gone...
2,054 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·
Nice work to date dude!
Reub
ricola Wolfsburg Wizard
437 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·
OK, small update:
Decklid painted, no real problems, although I did sandblast the slats as they were too fiddly to sand nicely.
Bonnet finally painted. I've done this 3 times now! First time there was some striping visible in the colour coat as the passes weren't wet enough to flow into each other nicely. Then I got a really good second colour/clear coat and left it in the sun for a few hours to dry before putting it on some cushions in the conservatory just to have it out of the way but they left imprints all over the bonnet! I had to wet sand it all back and paint for a third time, I'm not doing it again!!
I'm working on the doors now and I've found out why somebody had put a gold pinstripe under the normal sidetrim. They had drilled one of the doors in the wrong place and the stripe was to cover it up! So, filler removed and the extra trim clip holes were welded up. Another useful tip: hold a piece of copper against the back of the panel and the weld won't blow through. I also had to repair a few local bits of the door bottom and the copper strip trick also worked well to stop the weld melting away the metal at the edges.
I'm definitely on track for finishing all the paint by the end of the month!
Decklid painted, no real problems, although I did sandblast the slats as they were too fiddly to sand nicely.
Bonnet finally painted. I've done this 3 times now! First time there was some striping visible in the colour coat as the passes weren't wet enough to flow into each other nicely. Then I got a really good second colour/clear coat and left it in the sun for a few hours to dry before putting it on some cushions in the conservatory just to have it out of the way but they left imprints all over the bonnet! I had to wet sand it all back and paint for a third time, I'm not doing it again!!
I'm working on the doors now and I've found out why somebody had put a gold pinstripe under the normal sidetrim. They had drilled one of the doors in the wrong place and the stripe was to cover it up! So, filler removed and the extra trim clip holes were welded up. Another useful tip: hold a piece of copper against the back of the panel and the weld won't blow through. I also had to repair a few local bits of the door bottom and the copper strip trick also worked well to stop the weld melting away the metal at the edges.
I'm definitely on track for finishing all the paint by the end of the month!
trickysimon 100km/h is only 9 seconds away
1,473 posts · joined Dec 2007 ·
Nice work dude! 👍
ricola Wolfsburg Wizard
437 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·
Doors painted...
More rust uncovered! This is the drain tube from the scuttle area by the wipers, it's a well known rust trap in 1303s so I wasn't too surprised. Repair from the inside of the car was the easiest way to go. Here I have opened out the rusty areas ready to weld new sections in.
To repair the tube I decided to use another trick I saw, bend some copper strip around the part and weld straight onto the strip creating the new section.
The outside surface is smooth (as it went straight on to the copper surface) but the inside needed some work with the die grinder . All good in the end though!
I've been busy doing minor bodywork too getting the main shell ready for paint, nearly there!
More rust uncovered! This is the drain tube from the scuttle area by the wipers, it's a well known rust trap in 1303s so I wasn't too surprised. Repair from the inside of the car was the easiest way to go. Here I have opened out the rusty areas ready to weld new sections in.
To repair the tube I decided to use another trick I saw, bend some copper strip around the part and weld straight onto the strip creating the new section.
The outside surface is smooth (as it went straight on to the copper surface) but the inside needed some work with the die grinder . All good in the end though!
I've been busy doing minor bodywork too getting the main shell ready for paint, nearly there!
ricola Wolfsburg Wizard
437 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·
Another good day today!
Body now etch primed..
and two coats of high build primer!
next job to wet sand this back ready for colour...
Body now etch primed..
and two coats of high build primer!
next job to wet sand this back ready for colour...
Flintstones Custom Title Time!
1,077 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
your almost done!👍
ricola Wolfsburg Wizard
437 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·
Got the shell in paint today! 😀
Now I just have to restrain myself for a while to let it fully cure...
Now I just have to restrain myself for a while to let it fully cure...