Presently I have the engine and trans out of my bug, replaced the diff and stuck in some HD axles. While it's on the hoist I've also stripped the frontend stubs for a king-pin freshen up, some front end support with some modified CSP braces and also a little body work on a ugly bit of cancer getting attended to......we got a few day's yet before Valla right????
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Yeah, Matt, it's a big effort to prepare a car for Valla [Raleigh]. Ol' No.8 Beetle is still in the trailer, however I managed to get the dipstick out and check the oil. The bloody tyres needed a bit of air, so I had to drag the air line out and take off the valve caps.....and screw them back on ! 🙄
It seemed OK at Wakefield Park a couple of months ago, so I won't muck about with it. 😀
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!
Cut out the rusty front bumper mount, welded in new metal.
Found a huge, unexpected rust section under the passenger door, did some surgery - not much original metal left there! The whole section was full of expanding foam, most of it wet.
Did some panel beating to the passenger door after discovering a crease that was covered filled with putty, the bottom of the door was way outa line so whacked it with a hammer a few times - now nice and straight (as can be seen in above photo)
HappyDaze wrote:Yeah, Matt, it's a big effort to prepare a car for Valla [Raleigh]. Ol' No.8 Beetle is still in the trailer, however I managed to get the dipstick out and check the oil. The bloody tyres needed a bit of air, so I had to drag the air line out and take off the valve caps.....and screw them back on ! 🙄
It seemed OK at Wakefield Park a couple of months ago, so I won't muck about with it. 😀
I saw this post Greg but chose to ignore it... for a bit anyway...you're such a funny guy. You better be careful your carbs don't gum up from lack of use....lol
Matt Berry Motorsports...air cooled advice, repairs and mods Ph 0408 704 662
OFF-ROAD,CIRCUIT,DRAG,STREET,ENDURANCE
HappyDaze wrote:Yeah, Matt, it's a big effort to prepare a car for Valla [Raleigh]. Ol' No.8 Beetle is still in the trailer, however I managed to get the dipstick out and check the oil. The bloody tyres needed a bit of air, so I had to drag the air line out and take off the valve caps.....and screw them back on ! 🙄
It seemed OK at Wakefield Park a couple of months ago, so I won't muck about with it. 😀
I saw this post Greg but chose to ignore it... for a bit anyway...you're such a funny guy. You better be careful your carbs don't gum up from lack of use....lol
Funny you should say that, Matt. The Doctor told me to "watch my carbs", and now I know what he meant.😎
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!
HappyDaze wrote:Yeah, Matt, it's a big effort to prepare a car for Valla [Raleigh]. Ol' No.8 Beetle is still in the trailer, however I managed to get the dipstick out and check the oil. The bloody tyres needed a bit of air, so I had to drag the air line out and take off the valve caps.....and screw them back on ! 🙄
It seemed OK at Wakefield Park a couple of months ago, so I won't muck about with it. 😀
I saw this post Greg but chose to ignore it... for a bit anyway...you're such a funny guy. You better be careful your carbs don't gum up from lack of use....lol
Funny you should say that, Matt. The Doctor told me to "watch my carbs", and now I know what he meant.😎
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Matt Berry Motorsports...air cooled advice, repairs and mods Ph 0408 704 662
OFF-ROAD,CIRCUIT,DRAG,STREET,ENDURANCE
New plugs, 5 minutes for the first 3, 20 minutes to fit the cap back on the last one, should have checked that the rubber insert had come out with the plug socket 🤪 makes it damned hard to get the cap on the plug with the rubber insert still on the plug. Gunna change my name to Richard Cranium. 🙄
I dream of a day when a chicken can cross a road without being asked for it's motive!
progress been slow for the last couple of years, been getting tougher and tougher with the cost of living going up so much.
I officially have to put my projects aside now , got news my boss has closed the business and how going out of work in the next few weeks.
job opportunities look very grim indeed! nothing but nursing, child care and accounting 100k radius around my area. hmmm? this sucks can't move forward at all with my notch. On the bright side I don't have to go to melbourne anymore 😂 what a dump! or even worse sydney.😂
71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE
took the blanket off the beetle, fired it up, drove it out of the shed, turned it around and back into the shed and up onto the trailer, lashed it down and opened a beer..
all hard work, big day..
Valla prep all but done!
moved onto rum now 😀
fractal geometry; the inner most limits of mind altering abuse
Repaired damaged rear bar for the bus, and repaired damaged front bar irons for the Beetle. Picked up a service kit for the Beetle (strainer gaskets, rocker gasket, plugs, oil.
For 30 years every time I've changed from 2nd into 3rd on these stooopid little cars the revs have dropped a bit more than I wanted, and I'm just OCD enough for it to still annoy me!
So now, finally, I've done something about it! HAHA! YAY!!!!! 😂
Craig Torrens6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion
