Ok. Some new updates for Alyce.
I think I mentioned at some point that I've bought fancy pancy LED brakes lights for the Baja. Well I did a little bit of fabbing this afternoon and started to fit them.
These are the LED lights that I purchased. I have two and they are both going to go on the engine scoop in the centre of the car.
'Procured' a piece of scrap alloy from work. Bit of cutting grinding and drilling later and both the lights are mounted all pretty like.
More progress tomorrow hopefully!
Smiley ๐
If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.
Hey Smiley, They are looking good. I have one of these as well but haven't fitted it yet and probably won't for a while.
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Now ever since I got the car it's never had an interior light. Well when I was on my LED buying spree I decided to get one.
Dug a few door switches out that I had somewhere at home. And hey presto! Light when the doors are opened. I'm also eventually going to wire it up with a 3 position (off/on/door) switch in the future.
The light installed in the stock location.
It's nice and bright. I'll try it tonight and see what's it's like in the dark.
Thanks for looking.
Smiley ๐
If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.
So when are ya gunna get that shed up young man and get on with the buggy , because if i can get the Towd ready for the Cape you better have your buggy ready
Don't let body work get in the way of real suspension travel
OZ Towdster wrote:So when are ya gunna get that shed up young man and get on with the buggy , because if i can get the Towd ready for the Cape you better have your buggy ready
Earthworks are done, shed kit is here, and slab is getting done very soon.
And I might need to get sponsored to have my buggy done for Cape. That's only a year away!
Smiley
๐If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.
Sponsored !!!!!!!!!!!!! what the hell !!!!!!!!! ,you must have mistaken me for someone that has money ๐ i just spent near on 6K just on my front end and some rims for the Towd .
Don't let body work get in the way of real suspension travel
OZ Towdster wrote:Sponsored !!!!!!!!!!!!! what the hell !!!!!!!!! ,you must have mistaken me for someone that has money ๐ i just spent near on 6K just on my front end and some rims for the Towd .
I take sponsorship in parts too, not just money
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Smiley
๐If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.
Just thought I'd post up pictures of the winch I bought. I got it a few months back off eBay. While tidying my room today I unearthed it.
It's a 4000 pound (just over 1800kg) unit. Has the plasma rope instead of cable which is what I wanted to keep weight down. Came with a solid alloy fairlaid, solenoid, mounting bolts, mounting plate (too flimsy IMO), cables (too short to reach the VW Battery ๐), hook with a block on it for doubling back the rope, and a wireless remote that goes on your car keys (much like a keyless entry dongle). I can't complain for $120 plus $20 shipping!!
It'll lift my car twice over, she weighs less than 900kg.
It'll eventually find it's way onto the car at some stage. Going to need to build a new front bar and I'll probably wait until after the body lift.
Smiley ๐
If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.
hey smiley just watch the plasma rope on the beach... they are great but a few people who have come in the shop have had failure becasue the sand gets in the rope twist and slowly cuts it.. That was a while ago now and they mite have a cure .... It will not happen overnight ......
steff...............
Life with out a v-dub is no life at all!!!!!
DubCrazy wrote:hey smiley just watch the plasma rope on the beach... they are great but a few people who have come in the shop have had failure becasue the sand gets in the rope twist and slowly cuts it.. That was a while ago now and they mite have a cure .... It will not happen overnight ......
steff...............
No worries.
VW's don't get bogged in the sand anyway do they
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Smiley
๐If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.
Smiley wrote:No worries.
VW's don't get bogged in the sand anyway do they ๐๐
Smiley ๐
So why the winch then Smiley
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Winch lloks good though!
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baghall wrote:Smiley wrote:No worries.
VW's don't get bogged in the sand anyway do they ๐๐
Smiley ๐
So why the winch then Smiley
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Winch lloks good though!
its there to pull the nissans and toyotas that are stuck and blocking all the fun tracks :o)
steff.......
Life with out a v-dub is no life at all!!!!!
DubCrazy wrote:baghall wrote:Smiley wrote:No worries.
VW's don't get bogged in the sand anyway do they ๐๐
Smiley ๐
So why the winch then Smiley
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Winch lloks good though!
its there to pull the nissans and toyotas that are stuck and blocking all the fun tracks :o)
steff.......
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hahahahahaha
Yeah. The stupid 4WDers that think "I have 4WD drive, my car is the best, there's no need to let my tyres down from the 45psi that I run on the road in order to tackle this soft dune"
Plus I like to be prepared. You never know when it could come in handy. Plus the weight of the winch (and probably extra battery) out the front it going to help my weight distribution and handling.
PS - How's the glass work going Mr Steff??
Smiley ๐
If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.
heya mate
sorry but it has been delayed, my grandafather(75) thought he would get up on his roof last week and fell off. 12 broken ribs three bones in his back, his shoulder!!! so been a bit buzy sorting out stuff for him and nan(he is doing well in brissy hospital so fingers crossed) im back at work today so i will try to get it repaierd this week...
steff..................
Life with out a v-dub is no life at all!!!!!
DubCrazy wrote:heya mate
sorry but it has been delayed, my grandafather(75) thought he would get up on his roof last week and fell off. 12 broken ribs three bones in his back, his shoulder!!! so been a bit buzy sorting out stuff for him and nan(he is doing well in brissy hospital so fingers crossed) im back at work today so i will try to get it repaierd this week...
steff..................
No rush man. I completely understand. You have until the end of September remember?
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I've got the spares on the car at the moment so she's still getting driven around. Thinking of heading to 5 Rocks on Saturday, it'll be too easy with a working clutch!!
Smiley
๐If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.
Hey Smiley, if you get a snatch block to use with your winch that will double the pulling power.
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11CAB wrote:Hey Smiley, if you get a snatch block to use with your winch that will double the pulling power.
It came with one! The only issue I have there is the length of the rope. I'll probably have to get some winch extension straps.
Smiley
๐If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.
baghall wrote:Smiley wrote:That's all for now folks. No doubt I'll break something else soon!
Smiley ๐
Hope not smiley.
Unfortunately you did not get your wish Baghall.
My front end has broken in half where I welded the adjusters in.
Clearly I'm the worst welder in the world
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*sigh* There goes the weekend. Think I'll add braces while I have the welder burning.
Smiley
๐If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.
Crap...thats no good.
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BlueV2 wrote:Crap...thats no good.
Fortunately it seems to have held together.
I noticed a clunk in the frontend last night while driving home.
So I checked it out when I got home this afternoon from work.
It was fine 2 weeks ago before the 5-rocks trip where my clutch went. Because I always check the car over and grease the frontend before I head offroading for the day.
So it's obviously gone very recently.
There will be pictures at some stage.
Smiley
๐If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.
Adjusters welded in and no beam supports.........now Smiley, what were you thinking?๐ค
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matberry wrote:Adjusters welded in and no beam supports.........now Smiley, what were you thinking?๐ค
magic....?
I'll fix it tomorrow, I promise.
Smiley
๐If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.
bugger man! show pics of your bracing too! I got beam supports, but not where i cut and shut.
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Sorry to hear smiley. Definitely post up some before and after pictures.
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58 Baja ute - and the pain spreads!
85 T3 Kombi - still growing
89 T3 Kombi - parts car
Well this is the before pictures.
Not pretty at all. The bottom tube has completely broken in two. And the top appears to be broken too. Not sure if it's all the way through or not.
*sigh* Better crank those amps up.
Smiley ๐
If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.
I pulled the front barwork, steering box and hubs off the car.
Everything is very dirty, it'll be getting a good clean before it goes back together.
I left the brake lines connected so I don't have to bleed anything after it bolted back together.
Smiley ๐
If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.
The beam is in two halves. Only the torsion leaves are holding it together ๐
I'm unsure if I'm going to put this back into the car straight away. I have a spare empty stock beam here that I might put on for the time being. Just means she'll be a little bit lower at the front. What are peoples thoughts on this??
Smiley ๐
If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.
The other thing I want to ask able is where I should run my beam braces back to?
Here are a few picture of the front corner.
Should I try and tie it back into the unistrut floorpan edging? Like this picture show below?
The problem with this is I think my wheels are going to rub on the tubing at full steering lock.
Or should I try and make up something that goes onto the two front bolts underneath the framehead. Similar to the beam braces the Country Buggies came with.
The problem with this it that the bolts were super hard to get in when I put the body on the pan and if I take them out I'm not sure I'll start them again.
If you have any pictures or ideas on front beam bracing please post them up cause I'd like to try and get this sorted this weekend if possible.
Thanks in advance
Smiley ๐
If you said I was a Volkswagen man, you'd be right.
OH! those kinda braces...
I went with the idea your dreading with off the shelf beam braces from cip1. There were two kinds, lower braces (bolt in the body bolts) and upper braces that bolt into the front firewall.
I didn't like the idea of bolting in there, because the image of a front end acident and the steel bar driving into my leg was a bit of a turn off.
These braces are solid as though. and now that you got the bolts in there already, you atleast know the thread should be nice, clear and clean for reinstallation compared to how it was initially maybe ???
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New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!
