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 nbturbo
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| posted on December 21st, 2003 at 11:21 AM |
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Oval progress
Some pics of the final test assembly-have stripped it out now.It is booked in on Jan.5th for a swim in an acid tank to get rid of the funeral car
look.Its going to be Double Yellow to be a mate for my New Beetle.
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| posted on December 21st, 2003 at 11:24 AM |
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Another
This will be going in when it returns
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started the skid`s for kids foundation then got defected haha
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| posted on December 21st, 2003 at 01:34 PM |
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very very nice nb look forward to seeing it when finished
stuipid beetle breaks everytime i drive it.....
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| posted on December 21st, 2003 at 03:14 PM |
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Very nice! Love the German look 
Still love the funeral car look too 
Will make a mad ride, dude :thumb
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| posted on December 22nd, 2003 at 09:56 AM |
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those fenders on an oval makes baby jesus cry 
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| posted on December 22nd, 2003 at 10:10 AM |
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Hi nb turbo,
nice car, does that mean that u have the original fenders & W decklid. If so and your willing to sell em, U2u me, its xmas after all!
:tree:party:tree
mirp mirp went the hair lipped dog
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| posted on December 22nd, 2003 at 09:59 PM |
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hey Himmell,
I've got a W decklid, and a good LH F guard.
Most people seem normal, till you get to know them.
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| posted on December 22nd, 2003 at 11:08 PM |
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Why dip.....
Hi turbo,
Just a thought about acid dipping; I have heard that if you acid dip a car there are ALWAYS places that your spray painter can't get to and that
leaves bare metal exposed anfd that means.......rust.......or are you going to dip the car in paint like thay did at the factory?
Just my 2cents worth!
Have fun with the rest of the resto.
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| posted on December 22nd, 2003 at 11:42 PM |
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Yeah, check into media blasting dude.
Harsh call about the guards, Cray. I think aero guards look mad!!! I like it (a couple of things I'd change) but it's NBTurbo's car and
kudos to him for building it properly and how he likes.:thumb
I reckon it has a wide body Porsche look to it, which I like. 'cause I like nice curves (asthetically) and cars that can take 'em (the road
variety)
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| posted on December 23rd, 2003 at 06:51 AM |
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The mob doing the acid dip will be applying an etch primer to whole car-it's the same as the black stuff you see on new body panels.I had the
sunroof panel bead blasted-I told the prick how rare these are and how much care needed to be taken and he still managed to warp it-the panel beater
went off his head because he had looked at first and couldn't believe how straight it WAS,and it was his suggestion to blast it.Yes I still have
all the guards and deck lid.I bought it with the original rear guards inside as it had fibreglass ones fitted to cover the Porsche mags,but the deck
lid has been louvered.I will be using the guards on my next project.
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| posted on December 23rd, 2003 at 07:04 AM |
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Forgot this-I have also booked it to have Endrust squirted into all the areas where they rust before the painter gets to it. Will go into the heater
channels,especially up front where the pipes come off for the winscreen demisters.
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| posted on December 23rd, 2003 at 08:55 PM |
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When thats finished, you wont want the nb.
Too Cool....
Steven
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| posted on December 23rd, 2003 at 10:48 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by nbturbo
...I have also booked it to have Endrust squirted into all the areas where they rust before the painter gets to it. ...
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It's looking very nice!
Is that the right order (endrust --> paint) or should it be vice-versa (paint --> endrust) in case the endrust drools and stops some paint
adhering properly?
hth
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| posted on December 25th, 2003 at 07:12 AM |
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awesome! what wheels are those? |
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| posted on December 26th, 2003 at 07:07 AM |
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kahn? |
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| posted on December 26th, 2003 at 07:11 AM |
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Nice looking car with Aerolook guards
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| posted on December 26th, 2003 at 10:17 PM |
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Hi nb,
Looks like things are moving along with your oval. Keep up the great work!!
Cheers
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| posted on December 26th, 2003 at 10:33 PM |
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We were going that route on our oval but some deadshite stole the guards ,He was an in the know loser because he moved 4 other guards off the pile and
took the aeros from the bottom.
We know who it is and are waiting for the right moment or for the goods to be returned
Looks extremely good
Reguards Harko
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| posted on December 27th, 2003 at 07:45 AM |
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Wheels
Sorry-been to Adelaide for Xmas.They are Speedies,17x8 Holotype with Ford stud pattern.I cut the Speedie logo from the plastic locating bung in the
centre and machined up 4 aluminium discs (1.5mm thick) the same diameter and got a signwriter to make up the VW logo.It's made from a reflector
type material which makes them glow at night.I just used silicone to stick them back on to the original plastic locater.
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| posted on December 27th, 2003 at 07:56 AM |
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Harko
Sorry to hear about that-a real pain in the arse because I know how much you had invested. You should not have them stored under other things because
they are so thin and would be easily damaged.I don't have a lot of room for storage so have to keep them inside our Mitsubishi van until the
painter will take them.Do you reckon the Prick who took yours will try to use them or sell them on?Good luck with situation.
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| posted on December 27th, 2003 at 08:07 AM |
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Have you grafted the sunroof section into the roof yet???
Have you got all the bits. make sure you add the drain tubes into it as well. they were origionaly lengths of plastic tubing
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| posted on December 27th, 2003 at 08:28 AM |
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No-will be done after it's been dipped-the whole back half of the frame is only glued to the original roof section.It's actually only welded
to the body around the opening.I kept all the original drain tubes which are still in good nick,but will replace them.I haven't decided where to
run them yet- might alter where the front ones go.
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| posted on December 27th, 2003 at 08:54 AM |
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Good day Dino
Yes-getting a rush of blood.I am back into the fuel injection again.Have made up a surge tube for the tank and its being welded in at the moment-will
pick up early next week.I finally got the tank back last week from another crowd who were welding in a ring for the guage unit-they had it for at
least 12 months and what a bastard of a job.I asked for it to be Tig welded so it would be neat looking and they had some young prick weld it with Mig
who obviously needs lessons.As I told the bastards,I have a Mig and could have done a job that bad-thats why it went there.Any how have found some one
else with a Tig and asked if I could watch him weld-his work is good.I am making a new intake manifold and have found a different method of holding
down the injectors.Am using a bakelite looking clamp from a 6 cyl. Nissan which means the fuel rail can be more flexible to allow a better fit into
the engine bay.Still using 4 lt Ford injectors but have machined off the plastic that holds the O ring for the fuel rail and can just push a hose over
it and clamp it off.The injectors can now come around a bit towards the front of the car and won't hit on the body.Will keep you posted
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| posted on December 27th, 2003 at 08:59 AM |
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Surge
This will have a bottom welded to it and hang out of tank 50mm.Fittings will face L.H. side of car
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| posted on December 27th, 2003 at 10:16 AM |
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The front tubes ran down into the front pillar area and drained into there. thats a good place but i would expand the opening by cutting the whole
lower section of the pillar away so water escapes easy.
therear went into the section beside the rear seat from memory so make sure the drain holes on the lower sill section are clear. I would use the stock
positions for the drains.
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| posted on December 27th, 2003 at 10:34 AM |
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Thats what I didn't like-so will run the fronts out into the front wheel well area.Where they go thru' the body will use rubber grommets and
run the tube down to the floor pan level.The rears of this car ran into cavity behind the rear side trims.I thought I may be able to let them drop
into the engine bay and run out like the later big window drain tubes did.
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| posted on December 27th, 2003 at 10:49 AM |
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yeah you could do that for the rears ... longer tube required... but its only plastic i dont think that would be a problem.
didnt the front go into the pillar area ???
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| posted on December 27th, 2003 at 10:59 AM |
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Yes-but it had all rusted out so couldn't even figure how they meant for the water to escape.That area is always pressure with rusting so figure
will keep sunroof water away.The rear had also rusted out but it looked like it just fell into that cavity and couldn't see how it was meant to
get away.I would like to see it drain away outside of the body.It's easy and with grommets stops water getting back in.Main job I think would be
to make sure the drain openings up top are always clear especially if they are parked under trees.Mine will always be put in the shed with a cover
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| posted on December 27th, 2003 at 12:39 PM |
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So your grafting the sunroof into an Oval shell.... What distance are you going to fit it from the front screen,??? I think this would be critical as
you need to get in the right area...
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| posted on December 27th, 2003 at 02:59 PM |
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Not using the windscreen for a reference point.We are using the "B" pillar and measuring forward.There will be a larger area between the top
of screen and to the opening of the roof because of the smaller front screen.
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