| STOICH |
Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:02 am |
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JiI wrote: STOICH wrote: JiI wrote: STOICH wrote: Toby from MO wrote: JiI wrote: I always saw back seats as dead weight.
Jeff
In this case those back seats are for my trophies....my 5yr & 8yr old...certainly not dead weight.
this is the issue I now have... when i started my project, i had no kids.... now i will have 3 after july!
That's what ebay is for!
ebay? ... uh what, ebay my kids? hadn't thought of that
Or trade them for a nice turbo setup or some nice long travel shocks....
or maybe nav and HIDs...
good to see you took the plunge... heck, take the easy route...
looking back on my earlier post... i have thought better about it... The later engine mount didn't start until 1973. so you have a 73 and later torsion. i will from now on start my build with this torsion as it is wider, and i can now build my own arms... (the bus hangers are more straight compared to the horns than are the T1 so you will be limited to T2 arms unless you cut off the hangers and weld on the T1 hangers (which will still require modification)... I would find some T2 arms, and weld your own horns on... If you can't weld your own horns...than you have got in over your head, and we will see your car again 5 years later & $10,000 later in tools alone. I only say $10 in tools because I no longer borrow :^o |
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| Toby from MO |
Fri Nov 20, 2009 9:32 am |
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STOICH wrote: Or maybe nav and HIDs...
good to see you took the plunge... heck, take the easy route...
looking back on my earlier post... i have thought better about it... The later engine mount didn't start until 1973. so you have a 73 and later torsion. i will from now on start my build with this torsion as it is wider, and i can now build my own arms... (the bus hangers are more straight compared to the horns than are the T1 so you will be limited to T2 arms unless you cut off the hangers and weld on the T1 hangers (which will still require modification)... I would find some T2 arms, and weld your own horns on... If you can't weld your own horns...than you have got in over your head, and we will see your car again 5 years later & $10,000 later in tools alone. I only say $10 in tools because I no longer borrow :^o
Fabbing and welding the hangers are not the issue. I certainly don't have all the tools I'd like but if you have $10K invested in the tools to do this bit of work then I want to come work out of your shop.
The only issue I currently face is a lack of experience specifically with VW's and the necessary familiarity with the different types to readily identify parts and/or know which parts work together and/or which parts don't. I’ve have only about 6 mos worth of experience in the VW world…limited to a type 1 thus far. Within my limited experience...if the frame was setup similar to my current Type 1, 4 seater, the parts would already be on their way....tabs, mounts & brackets would going in and the frame would be sandblasted and painted by Xmas….rolling by the end of January.
Long story short...this frame just fell out of the sky. I was not looking for it nor had I planned for it. I bought it because it was too good to pass up. My current winter plan remains...finish the items I have already identified for my current (driveable) 4 seater. Adding this new frame to the mix...I'll research/learn/think on it for a bit...determine the direction & vision of the completed product...weigh in the time, effort & dollar spent to get it there...then decide if I want to build it or send it down the road.
Toby |
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| STOICH |
Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:01 am |
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$10K is not hard to do over the years.... thinking back on it... 1K in to the welder... almost the same in to the bender... $500 in dimple dies... and thats just the beginning!!! press, compressor, pneumatics and on and on and on lol....
Thinking about it like that, no wonder my wife hates my car :wink:
that, and that she can't find a safe path to the washer/dryer |
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