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D-train Samba Member
Joined: January 08, 2007 Posts: 1446
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Posted: Thu Mar 01, 2012 7:24 pm Post subject: Aussie Junkyard Dog 57 Oval. |
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heres some pics of the next build now my single cab is done.
engine will be stock 36hp with judson
stock split tranny
slammed
4" beam (dub beams)
wide 5 discs (for safety)
stock interior
an ratty as fuck!
goin to do the chassis nice, sort out the minor rust issues an have a nice inside with dynamat everywhere to cut down on sound. new seals throughout..
as found, took a couple of years to get it tho.
beautiful dash
found rear guards for it, kind of matches.
pans rooted, so off with its head
new sides goin to go in, thanks to Al an Steve at Das Resto Parts for stocking the bits i needed.
some accessories goin on it.
from a wrecked 56 bug, need new rivets for it, an yes i will drill the original rings.
flying bonnet emblem, cast from an og one, (thanks Bob) i made a few of those.
bonnet straps
3 spoke
ratty mangels, but thinkin ill run stockers. still undecided.
with rusty flying swastika logo hubcaps
57 36er. With the judson, some NOS bits goin on this thing as well.
theres another build thread about this engine only a couple of weeks build difference btween the car an engine.
thinkin outlaw style for this.
Unsure how to seal the body still, was thinkin matt clear coat, or the diamond clear satin finish,
http://www.eastwood.com/diamond-clear-satin-set.html
im not really sold on ankor wax or penetrol.. _________________ shiny paint doesnt make it worth any more
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bblaze Samba Member
Joined: October 22, 2008 Posts: 35 Location: long island ny
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 10:24 am Post subject: |
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looks awesome, cant wait to see the build!! |
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challomoner Samba Member
Joined: October 13, 2010 Posts: 1172 Location: IRELAND
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 12:36 pm Post subject: |
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looks great can`t wait to see this done. i`ve a july 57 aussie built oval in the same colour |
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70autostick Samba Member
Joined: November 18, 2007 Posts: 283 Location: Sunny hot Florida
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Posted: Fri Mar 02, 2012 6:55 pm Post subject: |
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Looking forward to this one, awesome score. Love those hubcaps with the rusty stock style chrome wheels. Bonnet strap too. _________________ Daily driven 1972 beetle, no more 70autostick |
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silvertonguedevil Samba Member
Joined: September 26, 2010 Posts: 1692 Location: Vale, OR
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Posted: Sat Mar 03, 2012 7:57 am Post subject: |
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Oh yeah! This one is going to be badass! _________________ -Greg |
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D-train Samba Member
Joined: January 08, 2007 Posts: 1446
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Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 12:43 am Post subject: |
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SUnday...
off work early cause of the rain (4 days.... yay) so got into the pan for a hour or 2 this arvo.
more work will get done 2moro, hopefully should have sides ready an on this week..
amazing what a hammer an chisel can do!
Monday
after fuckin round 2day, sun/surf/beer/lunch blah blah blah
got into it again.
trial fit the wolfsburg west halves, thick metal an good fit
drilled holes all way round.
then welded the shit out of it
needed a little tweaking after initial welding for the rear half, but overall a good fit an impressed with the quality. grind back the tops an get it ready for por15 all over it.
more to come soon.... _________________ shiny paint doesnt make it worth any more |
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Dasdubber Samba Member
Joined: July 05, 2004 Posts: 274 Location: Australia
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Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2012 5:16 am Post subject: |
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Good to see the pan halves are a good fit mate.
Catch up soon
Al |
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D-train Samba Member
Joined: January 08, 2007 Posts: 1446
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Posted: Tue Mar 06, 2012 1:37 am Post subject: |
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Dasdubber wrote: |
Good to see the pan halves are a good fit mate.
Catch up soon
Al |
nice hump back barny mate.. haha
def catch up soon..
some more work 2day, cleaned out all the cable tubes except for the choke, so off to find some tube and install it instead. bit of work involved but worth it in the end
both sides now welded in.
cuttin tunnel to fix cable tube
reattached rear plate thingy
rubber mat buttons
still some work to do on it but hopefully 2moro it will be finished, gettin blasted on thurs then por15 the shit out of it. _________________ shiny paint doesnt make it worth any more |
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D-train Samba Member
Joined: January 08, 2007 Posts: 1446
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:34 am Post subject: |
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some more work 2day
both sides done finally
put on the pedal cluster to weld in the bottom lockin plate
trialed the rubber mats to make sure i got the buttons in the right spot
loaded up for sandblasting 2moro, lets see shaven do this in his dc....
chassis is 100mm too long to fit in the tray. oh well
beer an tools for headlights
early bosch glass in early bosch frames, had to drill holes for the hinges, prob should of saved the frames, but if i put them in the cupboard for a rainy day they will never be used.. purists will hate me now _________________ shiny paint doesnt make it worth any more |
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Schwing Samba Member
Joined: May 10, 2009 Posts: 2506 Location: Centreville, MD
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 6:57 am Post subject: |
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Great build, I am liking it already. Over here we really like the RHD, at least i do.
Where did you get your floor mat buttons? Cheapest I could find was at The Thing Shop for $3.83ea.
**EDIT** Just realized you have a May '57 36er. I also have a May '57 engine# 1859653. If I read your engine# correctly at 1874302, that means our engines are about a week apart! Sorry I think thats badass.
79,631 engines made in May
Thats roughly 2,568 engines a day (assuming weekends)
Your engine is roughly the 37,864th engine they made.
My engine is roughly the 23,205th engine they made.
Alright I'm done hi-jacking, sorry thats cool shit. _________________ Shadetree Westy
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=657279&highlight=
Single Cab - BBXXVII Long Distance Winner
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...mp;start=0 |
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D-train Samba Member
Joined: January 08, 2007 Posts: 1446
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Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2012 1:53 pm Post subject: |
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Schwing wrote: |
Great build, I am liking it already. Over here we really like the RHD, at least i do.
Where did you get your floor mat buttons? Cheapest I could find was at The Thing Shop for $3.83ea.
**EDIT** Just realized you have a May '57 36er. I also have a May '57 engine# 1859653. If I read your engine# correctly at 1874302, that means our engines are about a week apart! Sorry I think thats badass.
79,631 engines made in May
Thats roughly 2,568 engines a day (assuming weekends)
Your engine is roughly the 37,864th engine they made.
My engine is roughly the 23,205th engine they made.
Alright I'm done hi-jacking, sorry thats cool shit. |
its so easy to get involved with the numbers game, i spent ages lookin for a 36er with the right numbers, have about 15 or so of them, but wasnt happy til i got the correct one...
no, i dont have a problem..
haha _________________ shiny paint doesnt make it worth any more |
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D-train Samba Member
Joined: January 08, 2007 Posts: 1446
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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 6:27 pm Post subject: |
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finally got out to stans an had a chat about the 36er, i already knew it had been rebuilt, but he was quite impressed with it an how goos of condition it was in, even said the bearings will be fine to run, but if ive gone this far, might as well change them all out.
used his gear puller to pull off cam/dizzy gear.
new bearing on
heat up gears to slip back on
all done, crank is good to go back in now..
was goin to do the rod bearings as well, but chose against it as they are still really good as well..
hot washed the case an heads now to clean them up a bit before reassembly. _________________ shiny paint doesnt make it worth any more |
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66brm Samba Member
Joined: January 25, 2010 Posts: 3676 Location: Perth Western Australia
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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 6:32 pm Post subject: |
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Nice work, quick question, where did you get the rubber mat buttons for your pans? _________________ Aust. RHD 66 Type 1
Aust. RHD 57 Type 1 Oval
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I am an expert at fitting things in holes, been doing it a long time |
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D-train Samba Member
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66brm Samba Member
Joined: January 25, 2010 Posts: 3676 Location: Perth Western Australia
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Posted: Thu Mar 08, 2012 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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Yeah I've already got a set of mats, just need the weld on buttons _________________ Aust. RHD 66 Type 1
Aust. RHD 57 Type 1 Oval
modok wrote: |
I am an expert at fitting things in holes, been doing it a long time |
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D-train Samba Member
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Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 12:20 am Post subject: |
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66brm wrote: |
Yeah I've already got a set of mats, just need the weld on buttons |
i cant read.. wolfsburg west have them.. good fit on erics mats as well..
more work 2day.
back from blasters
por 15
engine work.
got a high flow oil pump goin on it, so had to change the studs on the case.. u can see the difference.
good to go higher flow pump now!!
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D-train Samba Member
Joined: January 08, 2007 Posts: 1446
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Posted: Fri Mar 09, 2012 9:37 pm Post subject: |
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more updates again...
been doin the engine this mornin,
checked the cam in the case, it wasnt ovalled an sloppy so good to go again..
will turn straight..
nos pushrods, checked the clearance in the case an adjusted tabs as required..
dropped in the dowel pins for the bearings
lined up bearings with pins an dropped crank in
got cam right
an presto!!
high flow pump bolted in
new rear main seal, shims an gasket installed
polished flywheel for a good fit
all on an checked the end play, good clearance an crank/cam turn like factory
dizzy drive gear.
accidentally dropped the spacer shim in the case, nothin a good magnet an patience wouldnt get... wont do that again tho..
waitin on pushrod tubes to turn up then the heads/barrels will be on... wont be long at all!!! _________________ shiny paint doesnt make it worth any more |
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Rich's 50 Samba Member
Joined: February 18, 2004 Posts: 10781 Location: San Diego, CA
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Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 10:14 am Post subject: |
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Nice work bro and nice your bringing it back from the dead |
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D-train Samba Member
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Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2012 1:30 pm Post subject: |
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Rich's 50 wrote: |
Nice work bro and nice your bringing it back from the dead |
Thanks mate, gettin pumped on building it, waitin on some stuff to turn up an then finish the engine, worst thing is I work away an I head back on tues so time is ticking... _________________ shiny paint doesnt make it worth any more |
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D-train Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Mar 11, 2012 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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some more work, wont be any updates for a couple of weeks now, that work gets in the road..
cleaned up the heads, pretty good nick too.
rebuild a fuel pump with bigger spring for judson.
used wolfsburg west rebuild kit for internals..
nos base for pump
inserted return line screw for fram system an bolted up distributor
crank pulley an tinware, enough room for the bigger oil pump as well which was a concern i had.
and judson bottom pulley on as well..
tried to take out the studs for exhaust from the heads but kept snapping them, so off to machine shop to get them out, i hate gettin other people to do work for me... _________________ shiny paint doesnt make it worth any more |
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