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Tue May 06, 2008 3:09 pm

where'd you get the headlight mesh covers? those are cool.

Tue May 06, 2008 3:51 pm

Air-Cooled Head wrote: Finally! The wheels! YEA!
I'm diggin it!
Ya gots a nice looking fatty there, my man!

Thanks man, I'm hoping to lower the rear this weekend. I'm also going to need the fenders rolled back there.

Curt_vw wrote: where'd you get the headlight mesh covers? those are cool.

fleabay, they're generic 7" guards whose clips dont really work on our cars so I just put a washer on the bolt and it seems to hold on just fine with the eyelid.

Thu May 08, 2008 5:48 pm

It was nice out and I forgot to measure the gaps between the wheels and the top of the arches so I went at it.

It looks a little ridiculous right now. Haha!

Mad rake s0^

So here is the back with a piece of 1" square tubing for reference. A healthy 3" gap.

Yup, 27" off of the earth. :D

And the front, 23 1/2" off of the earth...

...which makes the 1" square tubing just fit the gap

And to FINALLY answer the question of how 8" wide wheels fit on the back of a fattie square. I like the stance since it IS a RWD car after all.

Nothing a good rolling of the fenders can't fix. :D

I was originally thinking that I was going to lower it 1 inner spline in back but, according to someone else's estimates, that would lower the back end about 2 to 2 1/4 inches versus an outer spline which would lower it 1 3/4 to 2 inches... I think this may be the way to go. :181_blue:

Thu May 08, 2008 6:31 pm

RafCarre12 wrote: Small update today. More to come within the next few days. :D

Always thought the 928 wheels were under-rated and look good fully polished.

Sat May 10, 2008 5:17 am

R.Rabbit wrote: Always thought the 928 wheels were under-rated and look good fully polished.

I'll have to agree with you on that one. :lol:

Sat May 10, 2008 5:48 pm

I kinda slacked off today so I didn't get a heck of a lot done. I seam sealed all the joints of the pan graft and let it sit for a few hours before reapplying the anti-rust black stuff on all the joints and on the floor of the entire car. I tooled around for a couple of hours while THAT dried, then added a second coat... After a couple of hours of TV and Super Crazy Guitar Maniac Deluxe 3, I went back to the garage and started applying the sound deadening tar sheets.

The wheel hump sure is a pain in the ass to form out of a flat sheet!

This is where I stopped. I still need to do the engine cover and the front wall but that is for another day since I had to stop working because my trusty assistant was sprayed by a skunk... anyway, here is where I stopped off.

Sat May 10, 2008 6:01 pm

looking good looking good.I've slacked off all day too(after work anyways)so I'm going out to pull a late nighter in the garage right now :)

Sun May 11, 2008 8:38 am

Since it's Mother Day today, I only put in a half day. I finished sealing up the area under the rear seat where the new (to me) metal joins up with the old.

Once dry, I stuck on the sound deadening stuff. I went with a double thick layer. I may put more on but I ran out of time (and patience) for cutting the little pieces to make it fit nicely.

Also did the front fender well area. I think I got a little bit of a tan working in there. :D

And two month's worth of work so far to fix up this formerly rusty ass floor and it's going to be covered up by carpet. :D

Tue May 13, 2008 5:52 pm

Today's update since it was nice out. Put on the ISP exhaust.

I made a quick video...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOSvovgSl18

Thu May 15, 2008 1:58 pm

I was looking around under the car yesterday and notice that theres is a tube there without a hose connected to it. This is a borrowed picture but, it is the one directly above the main heat flex pipe in the shape of an S. My question is, what does it connect to on the other (towards the engine) side?

Thu May 15, 2008 2:38 pm

I believe it connects to a pipe that is located under the tin that extends out from the head where the carb attaches to it. From the other end of this pipe, it originally connected to some sort of a manifold that diverted air coming from the fan and sent it to the heater boxes. This manifold also connected to the original stock muffler system. I have wondered about that hose a bit myself and have guessed that perhaps it was some sort of a return air hose bringing air from the car back to be recirculated by the heaterboxes.

Thu May 15, 2008 2:45 pm

Yeah, the steel pipes are 1" X 14" w/slight S curve and a mounting bracket welded to one end.

Sat May 17, 2008 1:50 pm

Thanks for the tips guys.

Put a little time on the car today. Went to Lowe's and bought under-carpet padding. Installed the carpet behind the rear seat, the wheel well humps and the area where the heater tube comes into the main cabin.

The padding under the engine compartment is more of a rubber that's called anti fatiguing something or other. The nice thing is that the carpet lays nice and flat.

No more progress til next week. Some friends are getting married tomorrow.

Thu May 22, 2008 8:34 am

Finally lowering the rear today! The replacement bolts for the CV joints are getting delivered!

Fri May 23, 2008 7:37 am

I'm tired so I'll just post pics on this one.

Rear top fender arches are 22" from the earth. The fronts are about 1 3/4" higher with the current wheel setup. Good thing I'm going with the hideous big wheel in back and small wheel up front.

Fri May 23, 2008 10:33 am

And with the slots...

Its nice and level but I may lower the front another spline. :P

Fri May 23, 2008 12:25 pm

Okay, tweaked the front a little... looks better.

So this is 3 inners in front and 2 outers in back... i may have to raise the back some though. ](*,)

Fri May 23, 2008 1:17 pm

RafCarre12 wrote: Okay, tweaked the front a little... looks better.

So this is 3 inners in front and 2 outers in back... i may have to raise the back some though. ](*,)

Much better stance IMO, but you're probably gonna have some rub out back with that offset.

Fri May 23, 2008 8:15 pm

RafCarre12 wrote: I was looking around under the car yesterday and notice that theres is a tube there without a hose connected to it. This is a borrowed picture but, it is the one directly above the main heat flex pipe in the shape of an S. My question is, what does it connect to on the other (towards the engine) side?

I find this diagram very very helpful in understanding the heating/exhaust piping:
http://www.hallvw.clara.net/type3/T3pbo/T3pb2-12.htm

Sat May 24, 2008 2:45 am

I don't think enough of the readers are giving you props. This is a very good thread. I read it every time you have an update. Kudos to you, man!

I know I'm a fan. =D>

Very good job, very cool square.