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| posted on September 7th, 2006 at 08:56 PM |
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No wuckers, drop around any time.
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That's mad Alan.
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| posted on September 7th, 2006 at 10:29 PM |
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Cheers Dave, will give you a buzz.
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| posted on September 7th, 2006 at 10:32 PM |
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hows that, help a guy out.. das, your attention to detail is setting the bar too high... pull it back a notch will ya! :P .. looks the goods.. even
for your high standards..
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| posted on September 8th, 2006 at 07:45 AM |
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..... I can see you are spending a lot less time and effort on this one..... as Blup said, you gotta get rid of tha devil on yer shoulder......
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| posted on September 8th, 2006 at 08:29 AM |
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Brad is that devil on my shoulder! Some examples....
"so you you're not going to run the type IV at warwick?.....didn't realise that you were a lady-boy"
"you should really put a line lock on....that would be fun yeah?"
"you do realise that your type IV is only 1971cc - you know what they say about men with sub 2L engines right?"
"I think your wife could do a better burnout than you - better prove me wrong..........now....I'm not kidding"
"so when you sell the blue bug, are you going to order the turbo, fuel injection and 103mm nikasil coated cylinders?"
hehehe....nothing like a bit of peer pressure! (as you know 063bug!)
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| posted on September 8th, 2006 at 08:31 AM |
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..... I can see you are spending a lot less time and effort on this one.....
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I think the same amount of effort and attention to detail...just not sinking quite as much $ into this resto otherwise I'd lose too much money! :o
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| posted on September 8th, 2006 at 10:09 AM |
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otherwise I'd lose too much money! :o
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Ouch!:beer
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| posted on September 8th, 2006 at 10:13 AM |
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hey Alan, what kinda $$ u rekon u'd be asking for this machine when its done?
(ô_!_/ô) (ô_!_/ô)
69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 
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| posted on September 8th, 2006 at 12:40 PM |
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I will have to wait until it is finished to give an accurate price after I tally up the costs - if I get my money back for parts and materials I will
be happy....if I added up all the labour it would be uneconomical for anyone to purchase (hence why I couldn't do this as a business). Hopefully by
the end of september (after warwick drag meet is over) I will be able to advertise an accurate price.
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| posted on September 8th, 2006 at 12:47 PM |
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I love wide five, big window cars!
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That's mad Alan.
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| posted on September 8th, 2006 at 10:09 PM |
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Bit more progress today - new steering wheel and hub is on. Last tie rod end which I was waiting for is now on and bonnet and decklid seals are on as
well. Still haven't got a battery just yet to check electricals but probably will do so next week. With Dave's pressure plate adaptor ring I will
hopefully get the type IV in there soon too!
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| posted on September 8th, 2006 at 11:16 PM |
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Brad is that devil on my shoulder! Some examples....
"so you you're not going to run the type IV at warwick?.....didn't realise that you were a lady-boy"
"you should really put a line lock on....that would be fun yeah?"
"you do realise that your type IV is only 1971cc - you know what they say about men with sub 2L engines right?"
"I think your wife could do a better burnout than you - better prove me wrong..........now....I'm not kidding"
"so when you sell the blue bug, are you going to order the turbo, fuel injection and 103mm nikasil coated cylinders?"
hehehe....nothing like a bit of peer pressure! (as you know 063bug!)
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i know this little guy ive got one the same that whispers to me when driving chaos. they are called the little voices i think. but seriously das this
looks great keep it up
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| posted on September 9th, 2006 at 06:26 AM |
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It's all an absolute credit to you..... the attention to detail on a car you know you won't own..... somebody out there is keeping an eye on what
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| posted on September 12th, 2006 at 07:26 PM |
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Cheers Alan - I'm sure someone will be happy with the car when its done!
I've been trying to plug away to get things done so it will be ready for Warwick - still lots to do but I'm slowly getting through the "to do"
list.
One of the headlights are in and working (other one to come soon)....decklid is on but need to sort out adjustment as it obviously sits too low at the
moment.
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| posted on September 12th, 2006 at 07:38 PM |
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New Bosch 12V battery is in - looks small but 305CCA should be more than enough to turn over all but the highest compression VW engines! 1/0 gauge
custom ground cable ensures adequate earth, and 4 gauge power wire feeds a distribution block under rear seat (where old regulator used to be) to
distribute power accordingly.
Next tasks (when time permits) include painting a few bits like semaphore outer shell, decklid licence light cover, tail light housings etc......then
an engine bay firewall cover in aluminium....then type IV in....and miscellaneous other tasks in between!
With regards to the brakes, does anyone have the hard steel pipes which go from the reservoir to the master cylinder (connected by the blue rubber
hose which I have)? I don't have the pipes but would like to bleed the brakes soon! Cheers
Alan
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| posted on September 12th, 2006 at 07:48 PM |
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Oh yeah, forgot to mention the new vw in the dasdubber collection. This one will have to wait a while for any resto so I'll keep it under wraps so no
pestering will cause me to divulge!
First the 70 bug has to be finished and sold, then a carport is next before I start anything else! Then I'll have to determine if its the splitty,
the notch or the "other" vw....depending of course on how well "Pacific Hearing" is going at Helensvale (Westfield Shopping Centre) - plug plug.
If business is slow for a while, restos will have to wait! :P
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| posted on September 13th, 2006 at 07:46 AM |
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Tease!
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| posted on September 15th, 2006 at 09:55 PM |
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Managed to shoot the primer, base coat and clear coat on miscellaneous bits and pieces that required paint...turned out pretty well.
Hopefully tomorrow I will install the new fuel line (decided 8mm would be better than the stock small diameter pipe)...and a few other things to get
the type IV ready for installation!
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| posted on September 15th, 2006 at 09:59 PM |
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Hmmmm.....gee I wonder what the new project is?
Don't worry DSK brothers, the splitty is still fresh in my mind - I just need some more room first - those damn kombis take up so much space! :P
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| posted on September 15th, 2006 at 10:11 PM |
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alan whats your dog been smoking
bugs looking good is the colour windsor blue
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| posted on September 15th, 2006 at 10:53 PM |
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alan whats your dog been smoking
bugs looking good is the colour windsor blue
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The dog is just on a "natural high"!
The colour is a BMW colour called Mauritius Blue - has some metallic and pearl in it....pretty nice and a little tricky to spray (not as hard as the
custom colour of my old ragtop though).
By the way malcolm, your project is looking awesome - stick with it mate, these are the hard yards your slogging through right now!
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| posted on September 16th, 2006 at 11:27 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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Hmmmm.....gee I wonder what the new project is?
Don't worry DSK brothers, the splitty is still fresh in my mind - I just need some more room first - those damn kombis take up so much space! :P
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you are a nasty tease, put up or shut up!!!! :cry
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| posted on September 16th, 2006 at 12:52 PM |
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It's an oval with a nice old roof rack!
Am I right THIS time??
-Staggers.
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It's an oval with a nice old roof rack!
Am I right THIS time??
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sahara beige or the similar australian colour me thinks.... with the red interior, judging from the hub caps.
as always looking foward to what you will show us next.
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| posted on September 16th, 2006 at 04:33 PM |
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It's an oval with a nice old roof rack!
Am I right THIS time??
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Quite possibly staggers although the roofrack is my old one made by Harding European years ago....and the paint has been resprayed some time ago
(doubt it is an original colour). I have some plans for it but it will have to wait patiently for a while!
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| posted on September 16th, 2006 at 04:36 PM |
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Today I managed to run the new fuel line under the pan. Before you worry about copper fuel line fatiguing.....don't worry - it is steel line with a
copper coating to help avoid rust. It is 8mm so will flow a little better in case the new owner wants to put a big engine in there one day.
Hopefully will get some more done tomorrow (in fact I have no choice - I have to get this thing wrapped up soon as Warwick is fast approaching!).
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| posted on September 16th, 2006 at 08:09 PM |
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Alan-don't muck around with the hard lines from the resevoir-get some black plastic brake pipe from your Brake place-is a nice tight fit into the
blue hose and is easier to fit up.I just cut a small piece of fuel hose for each one-slit it lengthways and slipped it over the plastic where it sat
against the frame head-will never rub thru.
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| posted on September 17th, 2006 at 07:25 PM |
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Cheers for the tip Gary - I have some steel lines on the way already but it is good to know the alternatives for future projects!
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| posted on September 17th, 2006 at 07:36 PM |
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Had a fairly productive day today - thanks to Brad for lending a hand...made life a lot easier!
After making a cardboard template, I cut out the aluminium firewall cover - I made it two piece to make it a lot easier to install and remove if
necessary. First pic shows the Holley regulator in place, however it had to be relocated further to the left as the oil cooler housing fouled it when
engine was installed.
The type IV was slotted in place after some struggling - thanks again to dangerous for the pressure plate adaptor! Obviously the DTM shroud is painted
in the old ragtop green colour....since the engine is only in for the warwick meet I didn't bother repainting it.
Tomorrow hopefully carbs will go back on and all other engine ancillaries. We'll see how time goes - at least the days are getting longer!
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| posted on September 17th, 2006 at 10:52 PM |
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I'll be in Palm Beach taking a look at my Godfathers' new trike on the weekend, I might drive by and see if I can get a sneak peak on the way
past!!
Very nice job with the fuel line. Just wondering though, is it safe under the pan like that? I guess it would be as it's only, what 10 mm OD?
Just a technical question, have you put larger fuel lines through the tunnel before, and if so how hard is it?
-Staggers.
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