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 newVWa
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| posted on July 15th, 2008 at 10:33 AM |
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removable rear bit??
I was told by someone that you can make the small section (above the exhaust and what has the rear engine lid latch, sorry not sure what to call it)
removable. I guess it is reattached by bolts etc. Has anyone done this to their beetle. Does it effect any of the strength of the rear body?
Probably a silly question to you all, but I'm learning 
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| posted on July 15th, 2008 at 12:18 PM |
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you have to carefully drill out the hundred odd spotwelds(if it hasnt been replaced before) and depending on how fussy you are you can use large
washers where your rear guards bolt up to hold it in, sometimes they still move around a bit though, its a rear apron by the way
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newVWa
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| posted on July 15th, 2008 at 12:36 PM |
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Cheers Mate.
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| posted on July 15th, 2008 at 01:05 PM |
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check out the das man in action ..
http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=49771
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| posted on July 15th, 2008 at 05:38 PM |
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posted by newVWa
I was told by someone that you can make the small section (above the exhaust and what has the rear engine lid latch, sorry not sure what to call it)
removable. I guess it is reattached by bolts etc. Has anyone done this to their beetle. Does it effect any of the strength of the rear body?
Probably a silly question to you all, but I'm learning
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Removeable rear valance..
I have a fibreglass one...
once they are bolted up, its pretty strong...
I did think I may have to put a bar across the back behind the valance... but once bolted up... its OK..
the sides of the fibreglass valance fit between the guard and the body..
it makes taking the engine out a breeze....
the body doesn't shake with the engine going etc...
it doesn't move...
I drilled out the spot welds , it wasn't hard, and I'd never done it before, and i didn't drill any holes, only the spot welds...
One of the locals used to have two fiberglass valances
one, He had cut so He could use the twin tail pipes
and the other was when He had extractor exhaust on..
no outlets.. I have My exhaust under the valance rather than cut the two outlets in the fiberglass...
Lee
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- [size=4]Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY--- [/size]
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| posted on July 15th, 2008 at 06:19 PM |
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dont do it if u plan on running no bumpers
theres a bit of flex in the inner gaurds once the valance is cut off
my 1500 bug has a fibreglass john sherman one same as on Lees bug but it had Tbars instead of bumpers and there was a bit of flexing there
also another issue with them is the engine bay seal
if u run a vw engine its very important u seal off the valance to the tinware or the engine will cook
mine had a rotary so it wasnt an issue but when i put a vw engine i screwed some thick rubber to the tinware that butted up to the valance to keep the
exhaust heat out
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| posted on July 15th, 2008 at 06:25 PM |
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Here is a link to some pics of how I did Damo's removable rear apron:
http://www.manxgallery.org/gallery/album572?page=1
With regards to the seal, you can still run the original, you just cut it so it is in three pieces (one piece stays on the apron) - you'll have only
a very small gap when the apron is on between the pieces.
Cheers
Al
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| posted on July 15th, 2008 at 06:37 PM |
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its best to keep as much of the hot air under the engine tinware in the summer...
I just used a piece of 4 mm rubber and screwed it to the centre rear section of tinware..
I used the two sides of a normal engine rubber..
but didn't use the centre section...
LEE
First photo: see the gap
second photo: rubber seal
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| posted on July 18th, 2008 at 12:51 PM |
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Thanks for that I'll see how I go.....
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