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| posted on August 16th, 2011 at 12:24 AM |
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Dunno how much hes gonna charge me...Im doing some deal with him as he wants some car parts that I have..His turn around will be quite long at the
moment cause his partner has had back surgery and he has to help her out. He lives at Blewitt Springs (or the top of willunga hill). If you get stuck
for a paint job I'll let him know but he wont be reliable at the moment due to his partners health.
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| posted on August 16th, 2011 at 12:30 AM |
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Ah, fair enough!
I'll see if I can get a couple of the boys around and do it here, but with the current weather it is somewhat hard to even consider doing the job
without the proper facilities and just in my back yard.
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| posted on August 16th, 2011 at 12:46 AM |
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Being white..just have a go yourself in acrylic..Spray heaps of coats and allow to harden..when you block it back it will come up killer!.Maybe lay
down a coat or two of white primer as white covers better over a white primer than grey.
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| posted on August 16th, 2011 at 11:10 AM |
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Hi, I didnt know DeBiasi had moved. Do you have his new address or phone number? Thanks
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| posted on August 19th, 2011 at 12:34 PM |
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Well more gear has been ordered for the wifes mobile and is getting closer to being taken away for a new donk..gear purchased included a 1.5 Quart CB
Performance sump, Scat Red Anodised Surpentine belt setup,009 dizzy and Accufire Direct Ignition Sysytem for the 009..which will be cool..having no
rotor,points or cap. Also coming is a number plate surround from the states ECONO motors..It has Riverside Centre on the top and Econo motors on the
bottom..I just had to buy it! ..all thats left to buy is the tin ware and an inch and 5-8ths merged headers and phat boy muffler..I
should have also bought a VW instead of the mazda..they definately have uber cool parts available and very addictive!..Im glad I made her keep her
first car she loves it and will never part with it..Cant wait to finish it all (well a project never finishes!) and see her cruising it in summer.
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| posted on August 25th, 2011 at 12:15 AM |
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Well..discovered a nasty suprise yesterday...After stripping out the firewall insulation to polish the firewall paintwork, I discovered that the
firewall under the rear window is rusted out including the luggage area!.. Luckily the replacement panel is available and on order from George at
Classic Veedubs and should arrive in 2 weeks..
So in the mean time I am taking the motor out and looking to remove the luggage area/firewall panel ready for the car to be sent off to a crash shop
for them to plug weld in a new one..while there Im going to get them to paint the engine bay in Antarctica White 2 pak, ready for the rebuilt motor.
So looks like the motor is coming out real soon and will be sent off seperate without the car. Hopefully the repairs to the car will be done quickly
and then the car can be trailered up to Peter Debiasi so he can refit the motor and get it running..Busy times ahead!!
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| posted on August 25th, 2011 at 06:20 PM |
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Well next week I have a guy thats coming to look at the vw and to do the rust repair..so hopefully it can be done while the motor is being built..
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| posted on August 26th, 2011 at 12:49 PM |
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Well heres a small update..recieved my 009 dizzy, Compufire ignition and Scat Serpentine Pulley kit today. Now its off to the shed to start to pull
this motor out!...Yay!
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| posted on August 26th, 2011 at 05:03 PM |
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Hey!
Quick question, what do the pulley kits achieve? I see that extra little pulley, where does that mount?
Is it mainly for looks?
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| posted on August 26th, 2011 at 06:29 PM |
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The extra tensioner pulley mounts off the two front bolts of the generator stand I think. The ribbed serpentine belt is supposed to be quieter, last
longer and is suitable for higher revving engines. The kit was cheaper from the states landed than buying one here so I thought..why not! Easier to
set the belt tension too..You cant go wrong with billet and anodised parts anyway!..lol
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| posted on August 26th, 2011 at 06:52 PM |
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Aha fair enough, that engine is going to look very nice indeed!
Where are you getting all your parts from anyway?
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| posted on August 26th, 2011 at 10:18 PM |
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Alot of the gear I have been buying from...Wassim @ http://www.vollks.com.au, George
@ Classic Veedub, CIP1 in the states(california) parts delivered in 4 days from america very quick postage. CB Performance in the States.
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| posted on August 29th, 2011 at 12:26 AM |
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Most of the ancilleries removed from the motor..I'll drop the motor out in the next day or so ready to go off for some massaging.
Rear window removed and rear seat and inner trim removed as I get the car ready to go to the crash shop for a luggage panel removal and repair while
the motor is off getting built..
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| posted on September 6th, 2011 at 07:45 PM |
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Finally pulled my finger out of my proverbial and removed the motor from the wifes Dub. Now I've gotta sort through the bits and pieces and clean the
generator and stand back up and I am reusing them as the genny is a brand new Bosch and not worth throwing away to go a taiwanese alternator..and If I
really get bored i've got the Malleys esky to restore aswell!..
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| posted on September 8th, 2011 at 02:37 PM |
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Finally recieved my bits and pieces from CB Performance today..so not far now from sending the motor off to get built..as I write this another courier
has just arrived with all my tinware and other bit from Vollks..so Ill post that gear later..
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| posted on September 8th, 2011 at 10:24 PM |
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Recieved all my new tin work today..36HP Doghouse shroud and twin port tins. These will be sent off tommorrow to get garnet blasted and powdercoated
in a graphite grey ripple finish.
Due to the quality of thin steel used for the generator tin work on the aftermarket gear..I have opted to use the original tinware for the generator
as its alot thicker pressed steel.
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| posted on September 8th, 2011 at 10:25 PM |
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Looking nice, can't wait to see this all come together for you!
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| posted on September 8th, 2011 at 10:28 PM |
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Also the panel beater came tonight to see what needs to be done to repair the rusted out luggage compartment floor and firewall..so looks like things
are fulls steam ahead..car will go off for rust repairs soon and most of the engine bits are together ready to go to Peter Debiaisi.. sweet!
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| posted on September 8th, 2011 at 10:32 PM |
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Thanks seb!..how did you go with the fitment of your alternator in the end?..are you happy with the alternator?..did you upgrade the power wires to
the alternator or anything?
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| posted on September 8th, 2011 at 10:46 PM |
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Yeah, the alternator was actually quite interesting. It's a 75amp one, but seems to have some of it's internals knocking... Or my pulley is knocking
on something. Will have to get Siggy at GHR to take a look when I put her in for a service.
Other than that, everything is in and fine, loving life without the battery dying when idling and listening to music!
I haven't upgraded the wires yet actually, at the moment they're the same except for where I bypassed the external regulator under the rear seat.
Was quite easy to do, just needed to use a little creativity and so forth.
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| posted on September 14th, 2011 at 02:00 AM |
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UPDATE..picked up my Phat Boy system today with 1" & 5/8ths merged headers or 42mm outside OD pipes for us metric generation. Also picked up my
re-garnet-blasted and re-powdercoated empi tinware today..the finish was ten times better than the original finish and was worth the extra coin.They
are Gloss Black. The pics dont do them justice!.
Also paid for the luggage repair panel for the beetle too so just tying up a few loose ends and the car will go off for the luggage panel rust repair
and 2 pack engine bay respray in Antarctica White and the engine will head off to the Debiasis' for some loving..getting REAAALLY close now.
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| posted on September 14th, 2011 at 07:47 AM |
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Well, well, well!
Looks like you've got yourself a few presents! The beetle is going to sound mean with that phat boy system, and then with the upgraded grunt in the
engine, damn she's going to move!
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| posted on September 14th, 2011 at 11:34 AM |
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Yeah it will be good to drive it again.The wife has only driven it around the block once in the last 8 years..due to it being in storage.
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| posted on September 14th, 2011 at 11:11 PM |
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Small update today..recieved the decklid spring and hood emblem clips that the bonnet emblem pins sit into..bought the clips off ebay and waited for
EVERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR..like 6 weeks from the states..pfft..wont use that seller again!
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| posted on September 15th, 2011 at 11:47 PM |
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Right-e-o recieved the firewall/luggage panel repair area today to replace the rusted version in the car. Now im just waiting on the go ahead to drop
the car off to the crash shop. Engine should go off in a week or so..just need to buy an alternator and stand then all the goodies and the core engine
can go off to peter..woohoo!..I'll have space in the shed for once!
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| posted on September 19th, 2011 at 10:51 PM |
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Bought a couple of gauges for the wifes Dub..Autometer American Muscle gauges electric short sweep. Oil pressure and volts. Oil temp for some reason
is harder to find and not available in most series of gauges.
I was looking at the Odometer aswell but the wife wants to keep the factory odometer.
I want to mount them using something similar to the AIRKEWLD under steering column gauge holder at the moment they are not available for later model
bugs..
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| posted on September 21st, 2011 at 04:28 PM |
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Today I recieved the correct hubcap puller for my jack points..billet ones instead of the $5 plastic and pressed steel shit they first sent me (ISP
Parts in USA are shit by the way..).
Also my parts from AIRKEWLD arrived today!..A billet fuel pump block off and a billet dizzy clamp with degree markings, both anodised red to match the
Scat Serpentine pulley kit...
The only things Im really waiting on to arrive are my chrome 85 amp alternator and stand, fuel tank spiggot and outlet from the tank and gaskets and
engine seals around tin work and over the bellhousing.The motors pretty much ready to go off for a rebuild i reckon.
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| posted on September 21st, 2011 at 06:13 PM |
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Hey mate, looking forward to seeing the pics after the crash shop. I,m also in Adelaide. Who are you getting to do the body work?
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| posted on September 21st, 2011 at 06:58 PM |
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Southern Crash and Custom at Seaford are doing the work..Its just the owner Adam and his apprentice.Hes not a big crash shop but he gives a shit and
is a great guy. He does more custom work and restos rather than insurance work. He just restored a mates Datto 1200 wagon and I was impressed with his
work..
The crash shop is removing the rear floor and firewall,replacing with a panel I supplied, etch priming all work, painting and repairing the luggage
panel both inside and under the car, and smoothing out the engine bay and respraying all in 2 pak.
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| posted on September 21st, 2011 at 07:04 PM |
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Starting to get very close!
Good work on picking up those parts, shouldn't be too long until you can get her back on the road!
Keep at it.
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