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| posted on February 23rd, 2012 at 06:14 PM |
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posted by Bizarre
Nice!
What is the carb power delivery like?
They smooth??
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Thanks Bizarre..Dont know what the power delivery is like as I only drove it from the road to the shed..lol.The motor revs quick and freaked the wife
a bit when she drove it off the trailer..Its very responsive and revs smooth..I know the motor had to be re-machined for a higher compression for the
cam and heads set-up, as everything was new including case.I think the compression ratio and compufire system compliment the whole set-up and make it
very responsive..I need to fix the rust around the front window and do Hoodlining and windows before we can hit the road..so it will be a little
while till we can put some kilometres on it..cheers Jason.
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| posted on March 6th, 2012 at 09:30 PM |
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Just a small update..The alternator loom has now been covered with a black heatproof sheath and cleaned up a bit where it terminates on the
alternator, including the rubber boot for the Positive power feed. Also found a grommet for where the loom passes through the firewall.
Also i have redone the breather hose in stealth braided Aeroflow hose and fittings..Next is to replace the generic shit leads with custom MSD 8.5mm
leads in red with wire seperators..then the engine bay will be as I wanted it..
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| posted on March 6th, 2012 at 09:35 PM |
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Looks great Jason!
Will we be seeing the bug at DOVW this Sunday? 
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| posted on March 6th, 2012 at 09:47 PM |
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Unfortunately the car wont be at the Day of the Volkswagen or on the road anytime soon. . We still need to respray the roof after removing the CB aerial hole on the roof and a little bit of rust around the front window.
Once thats done then the car gets a new hoodliner, front window and the side and rear windows go in with new seals with chrome trim.
Then I need to KBS Rust Bullet the floor and retrim the interior.
Once thats done the front beam will be fitted with the CB Performance spindles and have a 2" chop..then fit the Sprintstar wheels with 155 fronts and
205 rears..
THEN...the car will hit the road..Good things come to those who wait they say.The wife doesn't want to drive a half finished car she said!..
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| posted on March 6th, 2012 at 09:54 PM |
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Ahaha that's fair enough!
I think I've been driving a 18th of a finished car for a while now... 
Sounds good though, you still coming out for the DOVW or not going to bother?
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| posted on March 7th, 2012 at 01:31 AM |
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Yep..I'll be there for a look.
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| posted on March 15th, 2012 at 09:24 PM |
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No crazy updates just yet. Today I bought all I need to make custom 8.5mm super conductor MSD leads for the Accufire setup. These MSD leads are
available through CIP1 for standard dizzy placement but thanks to the direct fire setup I have the standard lead set just doesn't work for me
anymore. Just have to wait till Monday for the lead crimpers as Outlaw Speed Shop ran out..
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| posted on March 16th, 2012 at 07:37 PM |
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Only recieved the MSD crimping tool for the leads today so looks like tommorrows job will be making up the custom leads.
While at the shop we bought this mini Ultralite tacho 3"3/8..Just the right side to run under the dash, below the ashtray and keep an eye on revs
without having to resort to a 5" sized tacho..It came with a shift light too just like a full-sized monster tacho.
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| posted on March 17th, 2012 at 10:16 PM |
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MSD leads are all made and on the car..although I have a few scratches trying to put the leads on the plugs thanks to my big hands and forearms..
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| posted on April 10th, 2012 at 04:19 PM |
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Nothing much happening at the moment with the wifes Veedub..Waiting till the 23rd of April to take it to the crash shop again to get the Roof, A
pillars and the front cowl area resprayed..but in the mean-time i am organising some rear suspension through Richard Holzl at VForce. Including 26mm
rear bars, Bilstein Shocks and a stud kits for the wheels with 60 degree taper nuts just to make changing wheels that much easier.
It will be nice to have a well sorted ass end with matching performance shocks instead of dragging the phatboy muffler everywhere... Then next on the list is to get the front beam chopped 2" weld in a set
of adjusters, fit the CB spindles and then finally fit up the Sprintstar wheels. "No driving and running in the motor until we have STANCE"..those
are the wifes orders..
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| posted on April 10th, 2012 at 11:21 PM |
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Stance is where it is at!
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| posted on April 11th, 2012 at 05:57 PM |
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Today I recieved the Hoodlining, TMI Sunvisors and clips and a Clear Shift Pattern sticker to go on the soon to be repainted ashtray..Honestly forgot
about these parts being ordered...
Atleast now when the CB aerial hole in the middle of the roof is welded up and the roof repainted, we can then fit up the new hoodlining, visors and
then start to fit back all the windows with new seals..then we are ready to hit road to run the motor in.
On another note the rear suspension was order today from Richard at VForce..So 26mm bars, Monotube Bilsteins and bushes are on their way!..No more
excessive squatting with a saggy bum!.
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| posted on April 24th, 2012 at 03:36 PM |
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Okay..finally I finished the ash-tray repraying it in 2pak and applied the shift pattern sticker from Vintage Veedub..Came up a treat..
Also cut out the dash for the CD Player..
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| posted on April 24th, 2012 at 03:41 PM |
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Today my bits from Richard @ VeeForce arrived..Consisting of short 26mm Torsion Bars, Bilstein Monotubes, Bushes aswell as the nuts and studs for the
stud conversion..In the future plans are to fit my drop-spindles and weld in adjusters and run the same bilstein monotubes in the front..
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| posted on April 24th, 2012 at 03:45 PM |
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very nice just like opening a christmas present
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| posted on April 24th, 2012 at 03:50 PM |
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Ive also been buying some hard to get parts to make the wifes car that bit more special..Thanks to a member I was linked to a The Samba member who was
selling OG Formula Vee hood scoops...Heres my score...
And pictures of the 'Vee Hood Scoop test fitted..
Plans are to paint the scoop in body colour and polish the stainless trim edge...
Also on the way from the UK is a Bambus Parcel tray and new reproduction red Bambus plate for the front of the tray..
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| posted on April 24th, 2012 at 04:01 PM |
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Thanks to a previous owner the car was left with a CB Aerial plug in the roof..Plans are after this wednesday the car is going back to the crash shop
to delete the roof aerial plug, A Pillar aerial hole and fix the rust around the front windsreen then paint the A pillars and roof..
RUST vvvvvvvvvvvv
THE OFFENDING ROOF AERIAL PLUG vvvvvv
Once the roof is painted it will finally be time to put in the new roof-lining and put all the windows in with new seals and then its DRIVE
TIME!!!..YEWWWWWWWW!!
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| posted on April 24th, 2012 at 04:48 PM |
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Mate the engine bay looks awesome, nice job 
"Obey your Dreams"!
62 Std beetle.
65 11 wnd Split "The Cross".
6? coming very soon!!!!
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| posted on April 24th, 2012 at 05:00 PM |
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Thanks tar76..Looking back at the start of the thread the plan was to replace the motor and clean up the firewall "a bit"..lol but thanks to all the
rust it snowballed out of control. It turned out better than expected to be honest..plus nothing will be better than someone coming up at a car show
when we show it and say.."nice car mate"..to which my reply will be "its not my car, its the wifes"... I dont mind having my project waiting in the shed while I work on her VW and to be honest I have thought
of selling the Mazda at times and building a German-look bug..lol
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| posted on April 24th, 2012 at 05:10 PM |
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posted by Lachlan VL
very nice just like opening a christmas present
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The wifes has to thank her late father for all the presents..
Her father bought it for her as her first car. She has a special attachment to it and has made many memories with this car..it was only fitting that
we "cleaned it up" in part-memory of her dad..
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| posted on April 24th, 2012 at 10:28 PM |
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I've just read the thread start to finish, great job and an amazing result, work remaining to do or not. Great photos too, but ....... I REALLY want
to hear it. How about a video, just fire the beast up, let it quietly idle, if that's even possible, and then give it a few revs. I feel like some
sort of deviate asking, but how about it.I know I'm not alone. My wife doesn't believe me anyway when I tell her "I'm on the forum" so let's
have it ........ VW porn!!!
Again great story to follow and look forward to seeing the end, if there ever is, result.
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| posted on April 25th, 2012 at 12:36 AM |
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Yeah I'll have to sus out how to post up videos..I took a small video on my phone but the speaker on my phone hated it..lol
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| posted on April 30th, 2012 at 10:17 PM |
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Well the wifes beetle is off at the crash shop now to have the roof, A pillars and cowl panel resprayed and at the same time remove a little rust
around the front window..will post some piccies of the work when I head down there next..once the paint is done its headliner and new window seals
time..
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| posted on May 3rd, 2012 at 07:16 PM |
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Still waiting for updates from the Crash Shop but our Ra Bambus shelf arrived today..Just in the process of cleaning it up before I fit the Maroon and
silver tag back on the front..
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| posted on May 10th, 2012 at 11:13 PM |
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Heres just a quick pic of the rust repairs around the front window, with the aerial hole on the roof to be done next.The top of the dash will be
resprayed aswell so I purchased new dash vents from VVD, wiper shaft seals and windscreen washer jet..
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| posted on May 15th, 2012 at 08:54 PM |
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Heres a few more updates of the rust removal from the front window, cleaning the drip gutter out, removing the CB aerial on the roof and the roof
resprayed..
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| posted on June 3rd, 2012 at 12:59 PM |
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Well good news is the car is finally registered again after over 7 years and the wife and I have started to put some kays on the motor.Unfortunately
the rear brakes are in need of an overhaul thanks to 7 years of sitting.The rear drums are dragging and the further we drive..the worse its gets.So
tommorrow the cars going to GHRs for some rear brake loving.Super impressed with the 1916cc combo..Its a grunty little combo thats suprised even me
..super responsive and low down torque.
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| posted on June 3rd, 2012 at 10:00 PM |
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Great to hear another bug is alive, breathing and terrorizing the roads. And nice job too!
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| posted on June 3rd, 2012 at 11:21 PM |
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Cheers Cam70..good luck with your German-look project.Its definately a different car to drive. With the Berg shifter you just want to smash gears and
drive like a man possessed..
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| posted on June 5th, 2012 at 07:59 PM |
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great work on the resto mate
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