Aussie Junkyard Dog 57 Oval.

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finally had some time to get onto it... once again out with the engine..

off with the bolt ons an firewall..

toast anyone?

out with old n in with new!!!

new loom went in sweet, more of the old interior fell out too, amazing how much is still up there. haha. plates will go in then firewall n engine.. then connect everything properly n fire it up again!

its amazing the difference it makes workin on the engine with the decklid been removable too
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Little more tinkering..
Drilled a hole.
Yay.

Bored yet?
Installed a plate.
Double yay.

Even with the bolt at full reach through the plate it's still not that bad, an with the engine back in u won't even notice it..

Got the engine back in an all wired up. Not doin that trick again..

Test fit again with the decklid

Still needs a little tweak but good so far, thanks for it again Braddick.

I had the 6v battery on charge for 2days an noticed it never said full power, so it's been off for a day now an I tested it with a multimeter. 4.28v. Shit, battery is fucked an not that old either.. Should of tested it 1st but I assumed it would be good not been an old battery.
Live an learn.
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So finally after days of troubleshooting an various msgs to people (thanks guys, nug, Leon, Jon, dad, bruce..) finally nailed it to the distributor earthing out so no spark to points from that.

Prior to that, pertronix wouldn't fire, changed to normal set up with points an condenser with no luck so rebuilt this one.

Back to vacuum advance n points...

It fired 1st go but stopped, thought it was fuel but was same problem again.
Bent some wires, an away it went! Finally cured!!

Was lucky I had a few to choose from too, if that
one didn't work was goin to be a long day swapping distributors..

It's amazing how a simple thing is such a headache, if it didn't start a match was goin to start some petrol in it!

Then I thought "I'll give it a clean" so the pics will tell a tale.
Before

U can see the difference here

After a wash with degreaser

The decklid has come up good too but more rusting to make it match properly.
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[challomoner]

this car keeps getting better. nice work Dion

save water! anchor wax your car and then use degreaser to wash it, a true no h20 vw

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finally got around to installing bits.

original mounting plates, so will copy position.

an drill

an lowers mounted..

finally found the right anchor point bolt size with mount

and got the seat in finally

anchor point works a treat

1st pick up 2moro too after work from daycare an its xciting... might go "cruising for bitches.." haha
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[henry roberts]

you've got a missus, sister-in-law and a daughter at home... and you are looking for more bitches??? sucker for punishment.

i'll have a dig in the shed, I think I might still have some old blue trim. mia's seat really needs a matching cover.

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[scottalford]

Dion, Henry is right! And how do you find time to work on all of the projects with all of those female eyes burning into your back....
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1959 vert in rustortation http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=525582&highlight=
1954 oval just waiting

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[icebergstu]

Great thread! Thanks for all the effort and detailed posts. Had my 56 for a year now and just about to start...

Stu

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[icebergstu]

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sorry stu, just seen the reply, i dont have any but they are readily available.

heres a small update.
been wondering about the mmo intake for it for a while, then lately ive noticed after a little the judson gets a little noisier.
turned the mmo adjustment an not much difference. bit the bullet an then this happened.

whoops..

pulled it apart to check n clean it.

the intake shaft didnt seem to have good flow through the "whistle" end. if u have seen the end u will know what im talking about, looks like a steam train whistle..

pulled it apart an this is what i found

seems it thinks it was a cat.

big ball for a small tube.

so realistically, at idle when u set the flow of oil it would of been dripping at the correct amount, but then at speed with the higher vacuum an volume been sucked through, the hairball would of limited the volume been allowed through into the charger and leaned it out for lubricant.

this might be a small thing but could have a big result? or be one of a couple of smaller problems that are causing the heat.

Also had a phone call yesterday off the other half saying sorry..

Shit

Out comes the hammer an..... Presto!! Like new again.

Then off to get new shoes, bald tyres Arnt fun in the rain anymore..

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[henry roberts]

damn, you made the dent removal look easy.

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my big hammer makes the dent removal easy.

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[kuta]

Hey Dion, were you happy with the new loom you got? Where'd you score it and how much? Sean

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Sean, I've been happy with every loom I've used from these guys.
They are in Vico now too, http://www.vinwire.com.au if they don't have it, send in the old one an they make a new one. I used them for a few cars now an never have had a problem.
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[plimthing]

Nice Resto dude! I'm over in Perth, WA, i may be shot down in flames here but i wished the VW scene over this side of the island was as big as over there! I think they hide them in their garages over here!
Great work, liked the kid seat belt photo's, a job to do on mine!

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Shot in flames? How so? There is a big scene there from memory, where in the Wild West ru?
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