Canadian 1967 11 window restoration.

[mandraks]

[flemcadiddlehopper]

[flemcadiddlehopper]

I just realized that I have not updated things on my build thread for awhile now. Most of my post have been on the build of the Steering Wheel, so just to tie things together..here is the link to the wheel build:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=611793

and the Youtube links:

https://youtu.be/pXPRzP4_i14
https://youtu.be/t4JfLVQ-nJs
https://youtu.be/Fg7BaVpxGic
https://youtu.be/byrx8TrL_AI

The wheel is still not quite done yet. I am in the finishing stages of sanding the epoxy coating to a smooth flawless finish before the final lacquer is sprayed on.

Gordo.
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[pacrat]

Gordo.[/quote]

I love following this build! That steering wheel is amazing!

[flemcadiddlehopper]

I was just down in California for a few days, to pick up my Son from College of the Sequoias. We had to stay until the Tuesday to get some banking etc. done, which also afforded me the chance to zip over to Farmerville and visit one of the Meccas of the VW world...CB Performance. I was the kid in the candy store. After I picked out my new shirt, I bought a electronic dizzy set-up for the 2110. The very helpful and knowledgable counter staff helped me choose the Magnaspark 2 kit,that comes with billet hold down and fuel pump block-off/coil holder, as well as coil and wire set.

If you are every anywhere near there I would strongly suggest going in to visit them. They are great people with even better products.

Gordo.
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[flemcadiddlehopper]

Well it has been quite awhile since my last update on the progress or lack of progress, however you choose to view it, on my Bus.

After the find and sale of the Barn Door parts, I was left with the Barn door steering wheel to sell. It has been promised to Lanner in exchange for some 944 conversion parts. In the meantime I found a complete set of 944 brakes, spindles, rear control arms and a set of 15" Fuchs.

The only bits I will be using are the front hubs and the Fuchs. Rear hubs, front Wildwood adapter kit and e-brake adapters are coming from Lanner. The plan is to run Wildwood 6 piston callipers up front and 4 piston callipers in the back.

Since the BD wheel will be leaving me soon I thought it would be awhile before I would have one in my possession again. So, I took a mould of the outer ring. That way I can build repair kits for BD's if needed.

While I was doing that I also made moulds of the Bamboo Wheel, so that I can pop out some full Carbon Fibre VDM custom repos.

The next revision had to do with the planned audio system for the Bus. The front set-up has a Focal 3-way mounted on the doors with Bamboo salad bowl pods. The mid section has Focal coaxial mounted over head that will be hidden mostly by the headliner. In the back I have Focal 2-way set-up the the 6.5" woofer mounted in the hatch. The only part I was not completely happy with was the sub box.

Not my finest work. The drivers were ones that I had hanging around and thought I would find a use for them..not a good plan. It turns out that it would take too much of an amp to drive them properly and they would not work well in this build. The box also does not match the quality that I want to represent with this build either.
So, I bought a single 8" Focal sub woofer and began to design a 6th order band pass box to replace the 2, 10"s.

Now to build a 6th order box there is loads of math involved. Bose owns the patent on many designs related to 6th order stuff, so for many it is trial and error. But when done right, this design of box produces amazing base levels at very low frequencies. And I wanted something that will look amazing sitting under the rear seat.

Now the epoxy resin finish will bring out the grain of the Birch and show a nice contrast to the edge grain of the ply. But, the box needs to be tested before the finish goes on, in the event that work needs to be done to the port areas. The box will be tuned to 30Hz and 45Hz and consume 500 watts max.

So it should sound better than the other box, but I think it definitely looks better.


Gordo.
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[junichi]

damn!
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[flemcadiddlehopper]

[joshbuchan]

Wicked gordo!!! Just yesterday I was thinking about that crazyass barndoor adventure that sub box is THE SHIT!! When I was a young punk I had a band pass with a 10" JL that was waaaaay louder than any of my buddies multi sub boxes....could bounce a half full beer can an inch off the roof of my rabbit when the bass hit

[flemcadiddlehopper]

[Outkast]

Wow is right !!!!!!!!great work on that box Going to look great with all the other touches you have added
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[joshbuchan]

That tool makes my brain hurt

[Tuned Perfection]

You sure you can run a 6 piston caliper with 15" rims?
That sub box is killer by the way!!! Way nicer than the box I used to run with the Treasure Troll in it and a Plexi face so you could see it's hair move with the bass..
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[flemcadiddlehopper]

[getgeoff]

Good to see you back at it Gord

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[flemcadiddlehopper]

The sub box is nearly done. The finish went on. I disassembled the box to apply 5 layers of West Systems epoxy to the wood. The first 3 coats were put on just to fill the pores and seal the wood so that bubbles will not end up in the finishing coats of epoxy. Then the epoxy coat was rubbed out to 2000 grit wet. Once the box has had it's final assembly it will be sprayed with a shellac to give it the UV protection it might need.

After sanding for a few hours, I gave my head a shake, because only the front will be seen once it's in place.

Gordo.
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[flemcadiddlehopper]

I have started into the process of fitting the 944 rotors onto the Bus. But, once I head down that path I will not be able to move my Bus out of the carport until I have rubber on my Fuchs (now relax all you puritan Porsche fanatics, I know they are not real Fuchs, but what alas am I going to call them?).

So before I can put rubber on them, they need some work.

I was not sure what direction to head with these either. I toyed with the idea of colour matched centres with polished lips, but then I would want the paint on them to be as polished out as it will be on the body...not going top happen right now. Then I thought of going to the RS look of satin petals and lip...not shine enough, and not real fuchs, so not real RS. Why ask to be picked on.

So I thought I would polish the lips and the petals myself and then color match the background. That way if the paint I use is not an exact match (Lordco paint department paint code rattle cans) there is not much of it so it will not be as noticeable.

So I have started to polish...holy shit, it's more work than I had anticipated. One wheel, just the petals...sanding from 300 to 3000 grit, then polishing with four different bars and finishing with two different foam pads and Mothers polishing compound for aluminum wheels....2 1/2 hours.
It took awhile to figure out the order of events ion this process. But, I figure I can polish the petals first, then polish the lips ( I rigged an electric motor and a belt to spin the wheel for that process) , then I can prime and paint the backgrounds.

But I think I'm getting the hang of it now.

The first wheel.

The before and after shot.

More to come as I work my way through these.

Gordo.
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[panel]

Looking good Gordo.
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[Pinetops]

Impressive!
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