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| posted on April 8th, 2010 at 05:04 PM |
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started on the exhaust today, i was going to get someone to make one up for me but after finding every thing i needed in our local steel bin i thought
i may as well have a go.
the headers are made from the rear bumper ends off a tarago lol. im trying to make the exhaust hang no lower than the sump.
i think i will use the muffler off my old ss sidewinder and see how that goes.
also bolted up the engine again (hopfully the last time before start up) dropped it off the stands to check ground clearance, and it was not too bad
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| posted on April 15th, 2010 at 03:09 PM |
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almost finished the exhaust today, hangs a little lower than the sump but thats ok better draging the exhaust first anyway.will be wrapping it in
header wrap to keep everything around it cool.
tomorrow i will finish the last bit off and fit the old muffler. will try and get away without fitting a cat as my engineer didnt check last time when
he did my bay.
its a bit quiet at work atm so i will be taking a few days off to get stuck into this.
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1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout
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| posted on April 15th, 2010 at 03:47 PM |
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alot more professional than mine 
its gonna sound sweet with that setup
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| posted on April 15th, 2010 at 04:27 PM |
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alot more professional than mine
its gonna sound sweet with that setup
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that scares me a little..... but just makes me want to do this to mine more.....
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| posted on April 15th, 2010 at 07:22 PM |
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That 5 in one guage is a cool thing.
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| posted on April 16th, 2010 at 03:55 PM |
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thanks guys,
muffler fitted now
happy with the way it turned out, with the bumper fitted it looks just like it did with the 1600 in it. now cant wait to hear what it sounds like.
1961 swb buggy
1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout
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| posted on April 16th, 2010 at 04:26 PM |
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Very nice job on the exhaust.......I wouldn't hold much hope for the muffler to keep it quiet for too long tho. I don't think those ones enjoy life
with too much extra stress
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| posted on April 24th, 2010 at 06:12 PM |
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thanks damo,
i will see how it goes with this muffler and when it craps its self i will try something else.
not far off finishing this now.
i have made and fitted the rad housing with a 16" thermo fan, also done most of the wiring and some of the cooling pipe work.
stay tuned for start up! 
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1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout
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| posted on April 24th, 2010 at 07:31 PM |
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hurry up ! Nimbins next week.....or are you gunna roll in the fat lady ??
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| posted on April 24th, 2010 at 07:45 PM |
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???can you get to the radiator cap and do you have a bleeder pipe in top of the Radiator like the subaru has.
ps I like your work as I am not a fan of bling 
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| posted on April 24th, 2010 at 07:51 PM |
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yep i can get to the cap just! lol...and it will have a header tank in the highest part of the engine bay to help fill/bleed.
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1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout
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| posted on April 24th, 2010 at 07:56 PM |
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with the radiator up that high it should be easy to bleed and you may not need a header tank.
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| posted on April 24th, 2010 at 08:07 PM |
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yep i am going to give it a go first as i don't have a header tank made up yet and if it works ok i will leave it at that.
also if it doesn't get enough air flow i will duct some from behind the drivers front wheel, but i hope i wont have to as i have even closed off the
cab fresh air and opened up the inner roof behind it to steel that air as well as the usual high roof air flow to the rad.
i have also closed off the area behind the air channel above the rad. this also gives me a good place to run and hide my loom and other wiring.
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1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout
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| posted on April 24th, 2010 at 10:11 PM |
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can't beat 'bob a jobs' work
schweet
when start up happens record it n put it on mp3/4 or boob tube!!
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| posted on May 9th, 2010 at 06:08 PM |
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started the old boy up to day, it started straight away but sounded a bit rough so next weekend i will replace the spark plugs and give it a clean out
with some subi foam.
i ran into a bit of trouble running the cooling pipes so i had to raise the fuel tank and run the hoses under it.
i had to mod the tank as a split tank has a non flexible filler neck, so i fitted a flexible filler off a navara that i found in the steel bin.
also used a bike brake cable to connect the old accelerator cable to the subi throttle .
so close now just need some time.
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1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout
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| posted on May 9th, 2010 at 06:19 PM |
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i have one of those 5 in one gauges,
very good and dint need to molest my dash to fit 5 gauges.
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| posted on May 9th, 2010 at 09:35 PM |
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Nice work. Where did you get your muffler from? I am having trouble locating a muffler with the inlet and exit on the same side of the muffler. In the
US that is....
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| posted on May 9th, 2010 at 11:41 PM |
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'found in the steal bin' aarrrhhh that old chestnut 
nice work mate
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| posted on May 14th, 2010 at 06:37 PM |
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thanks paul,
i love my steel bin 
well this is how i over came the rad filling problem.
you just attach a funnel add 5ltrs of coolant, remove funnel attach garden hose with male fitting and fill untill coolant comes out rad cap.
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1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout
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| posted on May 14th, 2010 at 08:15 PM |
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you should just fill it from the radiator
as it sounds like the radiator is the highest point.
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| posted on May 14th, 2010 at 08:26 PM |
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but it is a sh#t of a place to fill from, i can only just reach the cap.
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1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout
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| posted on May 15th, 2010 at 09:04 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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but it is a sh#t of a place to fill from, i can only just reach the cap.
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Are you a dwarf?
Loving this build bud 
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| posted on May 15th, 2010 at 09:24 AM |
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whats the deal with the hose you are filling from... maybe iv just missed something.
anyway, looking good man. is the water pipe insulation near the fuel tank just 2 layers of pvc?? or is there some other form of trickery in there?
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| posted on May 16th, 2010 at 07:36 PM |
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whats the deal with the hose you are filling from... maybe iv just missed something.
anyway, looking good man. is the water pipe insulation near the fuel tank just 2 layers of pvc?? or is there some other form of trickery in there?
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no just pvc for insulation, seems to work ok.
the hose is fitted to the coolent manifold with a high preasure female air fitting on the end so i can fill the rad from the engine, once filled
(which worked great) you just remove the male end and tuck it away.
the rad cap is realy hard to get to as its on the far side of the rad in the treasure chest.
here is the link to my dodgy start up vid, it sounds so much better than on the vid though.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyXJzQNNX6I
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1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout
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| posted on May 16th, 2010 at 07:44 PM |
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mate awesome work! great vid..
great techno thingy as when iwad a boy they had 8track n reel to reel n that was unreal.. haha
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| posted on May 17th, 2010 at 08:50 AM |
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just make a adaptor to fit on radiator filler cap and make it longer uno like that fancey hose on your fuel tank and put a fuel flap door in the
floor of the ute tray and then add a small fitting to the top of the radiator and run that small hose from the motor to the top of te radiator and
the air will bleed back to the top radiator tank.
uno what I am trying to explain
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| posted on May 17th, 2010 at 07:31 PM |
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Hey Bob
Looks the goods.
Just wondering what what Alternator belt are you using
as i could not find one that fitted so i still have the power steering pulley on
Cheers Gaz
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| posted on May 17th, 2010 at 07:56 PM |
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Thanks guys
Gaz the belt to use is a 5pk0690.
Hey Ian, this set up seems to work fine for filling, took no time at all so i think i will just leave it as is.
cheers,
bob
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1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout
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| posted on May 18th, 2010 at 12:07 PM |
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Cheers Bob
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| posted on May 23rd, 2010 at 06:44 PM |
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took the old boy for a few splats up the road today, i was really happy with the power and the new steering is unreal!!!
the only thing is that my 8year old second hand fuel pump that's been sitting in the bottom of a parts bin for years crapped itself
SHOCK! about 20 mtrs from home.
so had to push the old boy home
looks like im off to repco tomorrow.
1961 swb buggy
1960 karmann ghia
1963 Single Cab: "El Concreto"
1963 bent 23 window " Frieda Samba "
1963 Eriba Faun camper " Cara Van daCamp"
2012 Skoda Octavia scout
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