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| posted on August 26th, 2009 at 01:12 PM |
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While I was marking the location of the cage on the floor I also marked the location where the main hoop sits on the roof line and the where the front
legs fall along the roof line.
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| posted on August 26th, 2009 at 01:16 PM |
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Once that is compelted for the cage hoop and front legs, I go about marking and notching the front legs to the main hoop.
I mark the half way point of the main roll bar on the front legs where they intersect and then mark the point where the centre of the front leg will
meet the centre of the main hoop (opposing side). I draw the lines together which will come up in a 'V' as seen in the picture.
After I mark the position I cut with a fine blade grinder. I generally get it pretty close if I measure and mark it right to start with. Its just a
mater of using a gringer to scollop out the join or 'V' to get a neat fit. This process takes getting in and out of the car a little bit, but hay it
keeps me active.
When you get it right it should look like this.
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| posted on August 26th, 2009 at 01:19 PM |
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You repeat that same process for every bar that needs to be cut. Once the front legs and window bar have been cut, you can tack weld it all together
and the pull out the plates on the floor and then drop the cage through the floor and weld her up.
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| posted on August 26th, 2009 at 01:21 PM |
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After its welded together you raise the cage back up. Put the plates back in and weld the cage to the floor plates.
Its time to fit the cross bar, rear legs and side bars to end up with the final product
As the car is still getting worked on on the inside I have not fitted (welded in) the side bars or the harness bar within the main hoop for ease of
getting in and out of the car to do work. Once all work on the car has been completed the side bars and harness bars will be welded in before
painting.
The whole cage buildling process including bending, fitting and welding took me 16 hours. 2 1/2 hours to bend, 12 hours to fit and notch and the
remainder to weld all the bits up.
Thats it for now.
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| posted on August 27th, 2009 at 07:46 PM |
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Looks good Nathan.
Thanks for the pics and commentary.
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| posted on January 2nd, 2010 at 05:29 PM |
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After a few months of not looking at the Beetle due to doing renovations on the house, work commitments and being out of action for nearly a month due
to having surgery I have finally manged to spend a day in the shed to do some work on the race car.
I got the car blasted at a business here in Newcastle/Lake Macquarie called 'Blast to Basics'. They did an excellent job and I am more then
impressed after Pete worked his magic.
Point so far: The beetle is now primed basically ready for paint. There are a few minor imperfections that need to be fixed (Bogged).
Here are a few photos to show of the big girl.
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| posted on January 2nd, 2010 at 05:34 PM |
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I am doing a 'dry' fit out of the Beetle to make sure I get every thing in the right place. i.e. brackets welded in the right place, holes drilled
etc.
I dont want to be welding new brackets into nice new paint after its painted. So what Im doing is putting everything in place, then I will pull apart
and then paint.
I mucked around putting the seat back in, steering wheel and gauges.
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| posted on January 2nd, 2010 at 05:39 PM |
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And a couple more. Im planning to paint by the end of the month. I will update with a few photos when thats done.
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| posted on January 2nd, 2010 at 05:43 PM |
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The last ones for now. Nice new rebuilt /constructed beam!
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| posted on January 3rd, 2010 at 10:22 AM |
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Good to see youa re in to it Nathan!
I am enjoying my holiday up at the beach but I know it means the race car is waiting. 
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| posted on January 3rd, 2010 at 02:24 PM |
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Looks like it's coming together really nicely 
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| posted on March 5th, 2010 at 09:25 AM |
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hows this goin now....
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| posted on March 5th, 2010 at 06:51 PM |
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Body work is done and its ready for paint. Side bars are in now (interia also ready for paint). I am still waiting to do some custom fab work for the
tank and few other things, finish the wiring then its bolt the bugger back together. Only if it was that simple. It is booked in ready to get painted
by 'grass' (my uncle) which is in a couple of weeks and Ive got 3 weeks off work to finish it off, so I am well and truely on track to have it
finished by soon. Baring nothing going wrong.....
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| posted on March 6th, 2010 at 12:25 AM |
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Will you be bringing it up to Nambucca in Jul/Aug Nat?
I'm trying to convince Ben to bring his up this year seeing as though it's a timed event again.
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| posted on March 7th, 2010 at 10:20 AM |
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Hi Jase,
I could really love to come up to Nambucca this year. Never been there before (racing that is) so I would love to give ithe new car a crack around the
track up there. Nambucca and the Nationals a couple of the events I am aiming to get to this year. Be good to catch up with you. I havent seen you for
years.
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| posted on March 8th, 2010 at 01:33 PM |
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mmm nice attemp at the cage, anymore pics as yet
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| posted on April 7th, 2010 at 09:47 AM |
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Hi Nathan
how did the painting go, keen to see some pics.
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| posted on April 14th, 2010 at 12:05 PM |
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pics pics pics
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| posted on May 17th, 2010 at 05:05 PM |
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Dirty girl.
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| posted on July 24th, 2010 at 04:18 PM |
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I sneezed and covered my car in frog snot!
A little update
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| posted on July 24th, 2010 at 04:23 PM |
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And a few more
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| posted on July 24th, 2010 at 04:31 PM |
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Thats it for now. So after not doing any work on the race car for some months due to various reasons I have kicked back into action once again and are
all guns blazing. There are a few imperfections I need to fix in the paint which I will do this week (Though Im not getting to carried away, because
after all it is a race car) and then next week its bolt back together time.........
The only problem I have at the moment is trying to figure out what bolt goes where and remember where the 'F' I have stored everything.
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| posted on July 24th, 2010 at 05:22 PM |
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Wow thats green...
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| posted on July 24th, 2010 at 06:32 PM |
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OMG jealouy is turning me green!
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| posted on July 24th, 2010 at 07:04 PM |
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Reub
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| posted on July 24th, 2010 at 08:40 PM |
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nice 
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| posted on July 24th, 2010 at 08:53 PM |
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snap - that is the same colour as Snotty
NICE
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| posted on July 25th, 2010 at 02:53 AM |
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must have been a special on snot green!!!
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| posted on July 25th, 2010 at 05:48 AM |
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Same colour as my Oval as well,looks great
I'd rather die trying, than not have tried at all.
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| posted on July 25th, 2010 at 09:57 AM |
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Nice one Nathan,
Looking forward to seeing her in anger.
Cheers Col
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