Been plenty more done along the way...retractable seat belts, full brake system redone with hoses, wheel cylinders, shoes, master cylinder. 12v conversion, starter relay and fuse box for trailer, gearbox clearenced for late flywheeletc and starter, new engine mounts, handbrake cables etc etc etc
And then this just arrived and will get treated up like the roof rack over the next few weeks. Link pin stubs, bearings and hubs 😎
I was looking for a mini trailer or "woody" one for a while.
Driving past this one in town as the previous owner painted, put some business signs on it and loaded up his mowers, I hadn't noticed the VW wheels at first. He had only just purchased it and I figured the only way to pry it off him would be silly money so he could operate out of a new one.......
On the bus Monday morning months later, almost past it, glimpsed it at the front of the yard with a little sign "for sale". Much to my surprise I owned the lil bugger within the hour 😵
Plan is to go something like the roof rack, stained and marine lacquered with some nice curved guards and a few "trick V.W" plans too
Tried for some flared beetle guards, but that was never going to work.
So this would be Mule Cart, #Phase 1
Was supposed to be going back to bare timber, but that patina was irresistible!!!!!😍
Best help was there again.....installed all these while I had a beer 😀
Getting some more done, some scrubbing on the sideboards, lifted the sheet on the deck to find the Neptune sign underneath and got a sealer coat on the deck
Cut off the fixed front and made some stays for the 4 corners
Aiming to get these odds and ends sorted for drop in gates. Then it will ready for decent timber all round (except deck), cause found plenty of rot in the corners of the current boards :cry: ..........but bugger that till it's lower 😂
Pinched the ole mans tailgate and made it fit for a temporary.
Works out well - especially if you make the centre of the torsion bar tube (with the centre splines in it) able to rotate - you can adjust the height then.
From your ole' mate Jeff
Craig Torrens6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion
