After a fair but of procrastinating decided to fit leo’s big donk yesterday…..I’d measured everything, run 5/6 inch fuel line (with electric
pump) all the way thru and plumbed the external oil cooler. Strapped the tranny. Modified the heater boxes (heat’s a good idea in a split in
winter). Still hedged about putting it in case I’d missed something….
Well it went in fine. Not sure I’m looking forward to doing the tappets or changing the rear plugs, but actually no dramas so far. Have to modify
the rear bumper to sit over the exhaust (prob need a heat shield built in too). Pic from LHS.
Pic from RHS. You can see lines to remote cooler running through a joiner block on the LHS side of the engine (can disconnect lines there to pull
engine out) and modified air inlets for the heater boxes which now poke up through the rear valance.
I’ll use 2 bay bus heater fans to drive air through the heater boxes (and if I draw the (warmed) air from inside the cabin I should actually have
really decent heater when needed)…I used a Creative Engineering IRS conversion where you cut out the gearbox frame horns and weld theirs in –
everything from a 68/69 bay bolts straight in from there (I did go with later hubs to get the 112 PCD to match the front).
Few more leo pics. Stance with the engine in which is just about perfect. About as low as you can go and still be realistically driveable.
Finished the headliner, interior panels, restored the steering wheel. Have fitted oil pressure and oil temp gauges to keep an eye on the engine
room.
Rear compartment
And rewired throughout. A shot for Dave Birchall – he was kind enough to send me this fusebox…..
regards
RobK
Rob that is awesome.
Still say this is my dream car. Maybe if I nag you for ten years you might sell it to me :thumb
Rob
Thats a nice fuse box.... keep it up
That's a nice looking engine bay. Good job Rob.
Mmmmm. Nice.
You didn't consider going hydraulic if doing tappets is going to be such a hassle?
:kiss
very very nice
VERY NICE!!! Something to be very proud of..
Looking good Rob.
That is one sweet looking twincab. I wish it was mine.
It's a V force mechanical lifter cam (and straight cut cam
gears) - doesn't seem to be much around in the way of
hydraulic lifter grinds? Although the reduced maintenance aspect
of hydraulics is very appealing...(hydraulics with triggered CDI ignition
would be as low maintenance as it gets...)
There is some room - it's just that I can see myself barking a knuckle
on the inner chassis every time I loosen a tappet jam nut!
More jam nuts that knuckles so some knuckles are going to
go twice (and that really hurts)!
Getting very keen to start this puppy - maybe next weekend if I can
get hold of a 12V starter........
RobK
top job he is going to be an awesome ride
hey rob
i cant say how much i love your work you do with splittis and your wealth of knowledge!!! if you ever want to sell this seriously im first inline
please!!! you better not do what you did with the 23 window!!!
what sort of starter you need i got plenty!!!
cheers
rhys
Looks the goods Rob.
Must be humming Hotel California constantly now.
See you at Hanks when you pick up Starter Motor haha
Or I might pop round when I get this L bug on road
After admiring the photos and being called a geek from the rest of the family. Rob is # 1 lead a tad short one end?
Nice work Rob. :thumb:thumb
A credit to ya. The motor looks so different with the upright stuff on it. You are definitley gonna have some fun in it.
Bloody nice job Rob. You're gonna have some fun cruising in Leo! 
So, what's the next project? (KK ducks)
cool, now lets put all your cool pics in the one place :>
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i think he is gonna do his 54 sunroof barny!! man what a collection!!
love it
cheers
rhys
gorgeous. love it! 
Good on ya Rob. Another one I can't wait to see in real life..
This is great.
It has also given me a few ideas for my next one?
Cheers
Dave
drrroooooooooooooolll
lookn sweet rob,what colour are you going to do the bumpers and front vw embelem,personaly i'd go for chrome,keep up the good work