54 kombi "Dahlströms grävmaskiner" build thread...

nize · Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 9:24 am Post subject:

Continued my struggle with the 54 last night. The adjustable springplates are now mounted.

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Tested the Porsche brakes again. Dont worry... the red paint will be gone soon Very Happy

The rear is now more or less ready except that I need some mount for the shock in the rear. Anyone know if there are shock mounts that can be bolted on?

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felix ehrhardt · Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 1:54 pm Post subject:

Wow very nice progress. What a transformation to the before state!

Ken made a very neat bolt on solution for the shock mounts:

Have you shortened the front nose cone grommet? I have read that when you cut the front grommet a bit the setup with the nose cone adapter dosen`t move 1/4 backwards.

nize · Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2013 3:01 pm Post subject:

Wow! That is a really nice solution. I am gonna copy that. Regarding the nose cone grommet... I havent done any cuts. I am not sure what you mean... Might be that I am not that fluent in english Embarassed

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bally · Posted: Sat Nov 02, 2013 1:36 am Post subject:

felix ehrhardt · Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 3:22 am Post subject:

Hi Dave,

thank`s for the top info abut the donut. That makes everything clear!

Kasten68 · Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 7:37 am Post subject:

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nize · Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 4:42 am Post subject:

Thanks for the pics of the rear shock mount... Really neat!

Another thing... I will start working on the front beam tomorrow. I realize that I need to raise the shock mounts in the front. What do you think about swapping shock mounts from a beetle front beam and weld it to the barndoor front beam?

How much do you in general need to raise the shock mounts on a barndoor frontbeam if you wanna go low?
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1967250s · Samba Member Joined: May 02, 2007 Posts: 2137

Bus shock mounts are a lot stronger! Get shorter shocks........

nize · Posted: Wed Nov 06, 2013 11:44 am Post subject:

Scotty · Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 6:13 am Post subject:

That looks like it'll work really well.
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New front and rear beam.
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nize · Posted: Fri Nov 08, 2013 8:44 am Post subject:

Did my planned operation yesterday. First I cut the barndoor shock mounts.

Then I did the same on a beetle beam... And here is the finished beam. There is more to do on it as you see Very Happy

Tried it on and it seems to work...

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nize · Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 4:28 am Post subject:

Some more progress over the passed weeks...

Front beam is now in and everything fits. It was a bit worrying to mount it back after the amount of welding that has been done to the body but it seems ok.

Yesterday I hooked the beam up with some beetle spindles just to see how things line up.

I just had to try the CSP brake disc on... Cool

And of course then a mock up with the rim choice!

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mandraks · Posted: Fri Nov 29, 2013 10:09 am Post subject:

awesome! i like the way you think
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Dean Bradley · Posted: Sat Nov 30, 2013 12:13 pm Post subject:

What a fantastic thread , I'm looking forward to seeing it rolling out of your garage.......
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nize · Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2013 12:35 am Post subject:

I need new link pins for my barndoor. Do you know if the set for 55-63 will fit or is there a barndoor version for sale somewhere?

http://www.csp-shop.com/cgi-bin/cshop2/front/shop_...0&all=
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nize · Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 12:09 pm Post subject:

Ok so this week I focused on getting on with the rear brakes. I got hold of a local company capable of gluing new brake material on the old brake parts and some brand new rear brake cylinders from Sierra Madre.

Here they are mounted on one side:

And after that I could mount the E-brake cables.

I still got the right side left to do. I had to do some adjustments to the length of the e-brake cable tube in the rear so it took some time but this is left side... almost done:

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bally · Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 12:43 pm Post subject:

Looking good. Did you get an answer to the link pin question? If there is a difference what is it? I have some 20mm link pins and bearings at home. I knew they were pre 63 but don't know if they'll be any good for your bus or not... Cheers. Dave

bally · Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 12:46 pm Post subject:

Duplicate post. Moderator please delete

nize · Posted: Sat Dec 21, 2013 3:44 pm Post subject:


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