Just realised i havent posted pics of my hubs with rotors and discs together up yet....
I will try and find them after work tonight and throw them up. I have the pull the calipers off again to fit some anti squeal parts and correct caliper bolts, and paint the non contact part of the disc silver. So there will be photos tonight and maybe tomorrow night.
In more recent news, i snapped another clutch cable, so we may have some other progress towards the end of the week. could be interesting.
So.... its been update time for a while, iv just been slack... whoops.
Parts from mick motors!
Parts from STIDUB (he purchased them for xena, but isnt using them, as he is going hydrualic clutch and awesome custom mounts!) Cheers again mate, enjoy yours swapsies...
And here are the tie rods with ends fitted. the tie rods are from canada - (from lanner, and me/dave will make a tread about the product once i have some better photos, and some of them installed in his car/my car and the third secret owner, if he wants......)
I used never cease (which is like a metalic compound??) to make sure they were easy to adjust/remove.
better Pics of the hubs semi assembled a bit later [yes i know they are in the bottom of the box} & (capped internet means it takes ages to upload pics to photobucket!)
Always good feeling when new parts arrive, always puts me on a high. I hope your engine is out or is planed to come out to fit those rear gearbox mounts.
Kev
I thought rebuilding a VW would be cheap - Shit I was wrong, just don't let the wife know !!!!
Click here for my (slowy) modded 1961 Beetle build.Hey Kev,
Engine will be coming out after i get back from a camp week after next, sadly im not driving it at the moment cause the clutch cable is broken...
Its coming out to do the mounts, gearbox shaft seal, (and clean the gearbox, its been coated in crud since the reverse switch crapped out and leaked stuff everywhere) clutch kit (all new stuff thats been sitting on my shelf for over a year), new rear main, and a long over due tune up - tappets, new ace aircooled oil that mick won at warwick and gave to me, (cause he had a subaru... 😁) spark plugs, fun stuff.
some other progress pics....
Caliper on
the disc painted for "anti rust..."
the other night i installed the clips from sides, wire burshed the caliper bolts, and used loctite to hold them in... and torqued to 29 ft/lb.
- i will try and put up some photos of that later in the week... or after i go to dave's next time. 🙂
other stuff...
front r/h side.... I have to get a bumper before i change it over.
and.... this is going to look different in the next few weeks...
I may be painting a sway bar today.....
Yesterday Mr dave butler pressed some bushings out of my new controll arms... i tried doing it without a press and failed badly, so thats DB.
I'm going on a camp next week so progress is put on hold! I need more sandpaper and paint when i get back... I'm pretty much just reco'ing stuff and rust proofing along the way. trying to make it nicer to work on..
Good work Colonel.
Keep it up 👍
looking good mate!
Got the new clutch cable in. and the brake pedal actually sits where it is supposed to now! WOOOOO
As stidub is going on a road trip... brakes arent happening this weekend coming, but i may be able to convince him to do them next weekend. 🙂 Just waitning on a few bits from dave butler, and eccentric bolts. 🙂
cool......if it was easy to build a hot rod, everyone would have em.........just keep plugging away
Hows it going colonel i am missing the weekly updates.
Ah, thanks for the bump Josh, I was going to bump this up today, but forgot about it. many updates, yet very few photo's as all the stuff is at dave's place in the cave, sitting waiting to get going. Fingers crossed that brakes will be done this saturday... I hope.
Other updates include,
- Got a berg shifter (and i hear that stidub is going to be writing an article about how you can change a car so much with a berg shirter)
- colonel leaks again, need to buy new gaffa! we had a crazy load of rain here on tuesday night. I drove to ice skating and was lean steering. freaky!
- many more fun things to come!
Sounds good id love to see it in the flesh one day. You should bring it to the nationals or something
maybe in a few years. thats a bit far for it to drive currently.
Wat bout warick? will it be there this year?
I am aiming to go up to warwick for at least one day, in a convoy with a few friends 🙂
if all goes to plan, warwick could be the first event i take it to 🙂 you coming up for warwick?
im thinking about it see how school is going with exams and stuff
off topic, but how do u make these photo's? i have seen them all over this forum
cheers
www.busselecta.com theres one for most vws there, aircooled at least
👍
Thanks boss lady 🙂
Hey Mustard, sorry if it's posted up - couldn't see it - where did you get your drilled rotors 🙂?
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- '70 1500 Beetle (The Clean One)
- '76 1300 Beetle (The In-between One)
- '69 1500 Beetle (The Mean One)
They came from John Sherman. and he can do them in any pattern. about... $100 each disc... plus, $75 for drilling (per pair) or slotting. 🙂
I'll let you know if I am happy with them, once i get them on the car!
Thanks mate that would be great!
Follow the Photo Fun:
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- '70 1500 Beetle (The Clean One)
- '76 1300 Beetle (The In-between One)
- '69 1500 Beetle (The Mean One)
Ok... so... its going to take me hours to get photo's up...
but. major service done, engine running like a treat.
New exhaust in. yeah, thats right... FINALLY. its in. Sadly the paint didnt hold up in all area's... so i will have to do something about that.
Berg adjusted... but still not right. so, word on the street is, for it to work correctly... I need new gearbox mounts (I have them, just not the time and effort to get them in, will have to though & the clutch at the same time!), and a coupler bushing and rod bushing. woooooooo
photos to come.
and by photos to come, i most likely do not mean today. as my internet has been capped.
how do you mean "not right"?
it sometimes wants to get reverse gearing back down from 3rd, which is bad on corners and stopping...
also, first isnt top left... its slightly aside....???
Mmmmm.....heard those symptoms once or twice. 😂
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yeah.. well box mounts are stuffed...
Do the shift rod bush first.
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