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 馃槑
oldskoolguy 路
Very nice.
That first photo is a gem!
All the best, Rob.
matberry 路
Cool project cart Daimo....colour matched and , ......stock 馃檪
vassy66T1 路
Sweet!!!
hellbugged 路
Hey hey, yeah it's pretty speeeeecial .
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 馃樀
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!!!!!馃槏
Best help was there again.....installed all these while I had a beer 馃榾
PAZZAN 路
Can't wait to see it do a hot lap around wakefield with te the trailer attached馃憤馃憤
hellbugged 路
I could do that.... Deal is you camp in it over night 馃榿
Craig Torrens 路
馃槀
XXX-1.8T 路
wow that's is awesome!
hellbugged 路
thanx
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
Organised some more suitable mudguards too 馃槏
PAZZAN 路
Are you going to convert it to IRS 馃槀
Craig Torrens 路
Lovin it 馃憤
hellbugged 路
No IRS, but figured out how to get it lower 馃槑
Why thankyou Mr Torrens 馃槝
Bit more
....freakin lovin having a project again.
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 馃槀
Pinched the ole mans tailgate and made it fit for a temporary.
vassy66T1 路
Moving in the right direction
matberry 路
Look'n sweet. Those guards are gonna be top stuff, and the timber is coming up so nice 馃憤
hellbugged 路
Painted up the new corners.
Did a 100km round trip with a load, crusied well still, engine no hotter.
Threw some billies at the Mule.....馃樀
matberry 路
馃憤馃憤
HappyDaze 路
馃憤馃憤 also!
Take care of that 'Neptune' sign please Daimo.
hellbugged 路
Yeah Greg , thought about that when Neptune was mentioned in your thread.
Do you have somewhere to hang it?
beetleboyjeff 路
PAZZAN wrote:Are you going to convert it to IRS 馃槀
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.
Craig Torrens 路
HappyDaze wrote:馃憤馃憤 also!
Take care of that 'Neptune' sign please Daimo.
He's using it as a oil drip tray for the beetle..........as you can see by the photo of the motor, the sign will be kept in great condition !
HappyDaze 路
hellbugged wrote:Yeah Greg , thought about that when Neptune was mentioned in your thread.