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shokwave2 Officially Full-On Dubber

289 posts · joined Mar 2010 ·

#893135
Good to hear Seb.

Is your roof still squashed or have you pushed it out? Have you installed your Vintage Speed Exhaust? You'll have to post a vid once you have her running nice.

snitz Wolfsburg Wizard

605 posts · joined Sep 2008 ·

#893156
^^^^Im with shokwave2 aswell..flat roof or not continue your posts and post a vid of her running with the 'zorst..always looking forward to your posts and progress Seb.😎

ancientbugger Custom Title Time!

1,986 posts · joined Mar 2004 ·

#893193
Keep going mate, it will be worth it all in the end🙂

SebastienPeek Custom Title Time!

1,657 posts · joined May 2011 ·

#893198
I have to admit, thanks must go to everyone for their input, and I am really glad that I gave David a call!
I must thank him a huge amount as without his help, Zelda would have witnessed another engine drop for no reason!

So, I took this photo this morning, it is just a teaser.



And tonight, I have got the carb linkage perfectly balanced so we have equal acceleration going to all four cylinders.
The next thing is to take her to a professional to get tuned perfectly and then I'll worry about the body.

Before anyone asks, I have pushed out the dent and it is looking much better.
Only have a shitty iPhone photo of it so I won't be uploading one, but will have one soon.

To the arsehole that jumped on my car thinking they'd kill Zelda, you didn't, she'll be back better than ever.
The sold one, '73 VW 1303 - Zelda
The project, '74 VW 1303 - Gretl

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#893285
Great to See Seb Got it sorted out OK..

The roof can probably popped back out... but You need the expertise of someone who has done it before...

and a bit of body filler..

engine bay looks neat.. cannot remember seeing a coil sitting there... lol

some people hide them behind the fan housing.. lol

I see You don't have a heater...lol

I will Be using mine from now on... in mornings and at night.
until it cools down more...

good to see a positive outlook...

LEE
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

SebastienPeek Custom Title Time!

1,657 posts · joined May 2011 ·

#893297
68AutoBug wrote:Great to See Seb Got it sorted out OK..

The roof can probably popped back out... but You need the expertise of someone who has done it before...

and a bit of body filler..

engine bay looks neat.. cannot remember seeing a coil sitting there... lol

some people hide them behind the fan housing.. lol

I see You don't have a heater...lol

I will Be using mine from now on... in mornings and at night.
until it cools down more...

good to see a positive outlook...

LEE
Thanks Lee!
I've already popped the roof out a little, but will get a professional to take a look once she's back on the road.

Yeah, for now that's where the coil has to go as I don't have any larger leads floating around, otherwise she'd be mounted behind the fan shroud.

Yep! No more heaters, just a jumper in the morning and at night during winter.
But then again, it never had heaters as they weren't even connected...

Will report back later today depending on the outcome of starting her up and taking her around the block a couple of times.
The sold one, '73 VW 1303 - Zelda
The project, '74 VW 1303 - Gretl

SebastienPeek Custom Title Time!

1,657 posts · joined May 2011 ·

#893308
Just my luck. Go to start her this morning and guess what?
The battery is dead.

Will charge the battery today and will hopefully have her driving tonight I guess.
Just wish for once something would go perfect without any issues!
The sold one, '73 VW 1303 - Zelda
The project, '74 VW 1303 - Gretl

ragged Just ask if you need HELP!

478 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#893341
Seb, dont forget to put the fan belt back on! Dave

SebastienPeek Custom Title Time!

1,657 posts · joined May 2011 ·

#893343
Trust me Dave, I didn't forget!
I got the tinware to stop hitting the crankshaft pulley but looks like there is still something scraping, the tinware behind the crankshaft pulley is quite dodgy build quality...

New rocker covers should come today or Monday which will be cool, and then it is just the serpentine belt pulley.

It's odd though, this morning I started the car up and let it idle for a while, then I turned her off and fixed up the linkage a little.
Went to go and start it again and nope, she didn't want to start. The battery was flat.

Might change the pulley on the alternator too as that seems to be a tad bent as well.
Another job for tonight before her maiden voyage!
The sold one, '73 VW 1303 - Zelda
The project, '74 VW 1303 - Gretl

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#893346
Now there's a desktop pic 👍

vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 ·

#893357
Smiley wrote:
68AutoBug wrote:a flooding carby will stop an engine from turning over too..
I've had that one.... lol so it doesn't take much to stop them
I have no idea how this works?

vlad01 wrote:this could have and probably has done serious damage. check the crank and rods aren't bent plus other components.
Turning it over by hand won't have caused any damage. Unless you tried putting some serious pressure and ramming it back and forward.
It's certainly won't have bent the crank or rods.


Smiley 🙂
but didn't he put kitty litter down it while it was running?

71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE

hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#893365
Get a vintage speed roof rack to help cover the bumpy roof and get driving!

hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#893375
Have a look on thier website

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#893398
If that is a new alternator pulley check to see its NOT touching the alternator as it turns...

a lot of bad quality alternator and crankshaft pulleys about..

If You have just fitted the alternator pulley...

if You don't have enough shims under it, then it will be lopsided
as the belt pushes the side out..

Alternator belts are 11.3mm x 912mm wider than generator belts and don't stretch like generator belts , they have extra cords in them...
111 903 137E on My spare belt..

cheers

LEE

If You cut out the roof , it then needs to be reinforced all way round the hole... then You can put a herbie type vinyl roof in... lots of ways to do it without spending big dollars on a genuine sunroof... LEE

I just remembered seeing a beetle with a vinyl roof... these were big options on cars in the 70s.. a bit of padding and vinyl stuck to the roof to the gutter and around rear window.
black was the norm... but white or off white would be OK..
LEE
cheaper too...
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

grumble Son of Jim - Creator of Good

2,672 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·

#893449
68AutoBug wrote:If You cut out the roof , it then needs to be reinforced all way round the hole... then You can put a herbie type vinyl roof in... lots of ways to do it without spending big dollars on a genuine sunroof... LEE

I just remembered seeing a beetle with a vinyl roof... these were big options on cars in the 70s.. a bit of padding and vinyl stuck to the roof to the gutter and around rear window.
black was the norm... but white or off white would be OK..
LEE
cheaper too...
Don't forget the engineers certification,then it might not be a cheap option.

coletrickle Wolfsburg Wizard

661 posts · joined Apr 2009 ·

#893465
SebastienPeek wrote:She's a fat chick though, I've never seen a fat chick with a roof rack before!
I thought a fat chick was a type 3?but to be perfectly correct a fat chicks a vespa, fun to ride just don't let your mates catch you doing it!

SebastienPeek Custom Title Time!

1,657 posts · joined May 2011 ·

#893467
Ahaha nah, fat chick in the sense that I said is a late model super beetle 🙂

Lee;
It's the alternator pulley, I think you're right in it being lop sided. All will be fixed with a Scat serpentine belt pulley system arriving this week 😉

Not turning her into a sunroof bug, albeit I'd love to do such a thing.
Will be a cut from another bug and graphed onto Zelda.

Unless someone finds me a beat up beetle with a sunroof?
Not a rag top, but one of the small front sunroof models.
I've seen a few photos of them and when done right, they look awesome.
The sold one, '73 VW 1303 - Zelda
The project, '74 VW 1303 - Gretl

Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang

9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·

#893485
SebastienPeek wrote:She's a fat chick though, I've never seen a fat chick with a roof rack before!
Mmm, you never see that sort of thing 😉















SebastienPeek Custom Title Time!

1,657 posts · joined May 2011 ·

#893492
Ahaha thanks Joel!

Now I have seen plenty of fat chicks with roof racks, but they look weird if you ask me... Like they're trying to be an early but sort of style.
Fat chicks, in my eyes, are either Germanlook or stock as a rock...

🙂
The sold one, '73 VW 1303 - Zelda
The project, '74 VW 1303 - Gretl

vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 ·

#893553
SebastienPeek wrote:Wasn't running, thankfully...

haha wouldn't that be bad if it was 😂

71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE

vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 ·

#893555
SebastienPeek wrote:Ahaha thanks Joel!

Now I have seen plenty of fat chicks with roof racks, but they look weird if you ask me... Like they're trying to be an early but sort of style.
Fat chicks, in my eyes, are either Germanlook or stock as a rock...

🙂

Fully race machine German look 👍

71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE

SebastienPeek Custom Title Time!

1,657 posts · joined May 2011 ·

#893557
That's what the plan is man!

Got quite a few things coming in the next six months.
Putting a decent amount of cash into her soon, so excited about the body stuff.
The sold one, '73 VW 1303 - Zelda
The project, '74 VW 1303 - Gretl