My 1971 super body-off project, and rotisserie

runchman · Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 10:04 pm Post subject:

I seem to be working my way out from the transmission. In the last couple days I cleaned up the rear wheel bearings, then today tackled the backing plates. Boy were they nasty, pics don't do them justice:

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After some sandblasting and a bit of wire wheel they are looking better:

Cleaned up the star wheels. Not repainted, just cleaned up so they actually turn:

In keeping with the red trans and axles I painted the wheel cylinders, after removing the guts:

And lastly, painted the backing plates. Lumpy and ugly yes, but clean and will be pleasant to reassemble:

Next up, assembly into the trailing arms.

Tim Donahoe · Posted: Fri Dec 06, 2013 11:40 pm Post subject:

I've always been evious of those who practically re-build a car from the ground up. And I think that my doing a simple brake job is a big thing ... Smile

Great tutorial!

Thanks for sharing,

Tim

Tenor66 · Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 6:17 am Post subject:

I'm following your build, as well, from Germany. Keep up the great work! Very Happy

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swhitcomb · Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 6:45 am Post subject:

Looking great. Why didn't you powder coat the backing plates?
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runchman · Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 8:40 am Post subject:

runchman · Posted: Sat Dec 07, 2013 8:47 am Post subject:

rothaus · Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 5:28 pm Post subject:

Just found this thread.

Great stuff. I'm also in the process to restrore a beetle, my wifes 1978 SB Cabrio.

Keep the updates coming.

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Colonel_Mustard · Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 9:58 pm Post subject:

Awesome thread. I am doing a similar resto on my 72, the body is soon bein painted, cant wait.
Take lots of pics of the reassembly process haha. It will definitely help me along with mine. Your work is motivation for me to really pay attention to all the details.
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runchman · Posted: Sun Dec 08, 2013 10:25 pm Post subject:

runchman · Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 7:57 pm Post subject:

Nothing too exciting tonight. Liked the look of the red wheel cylinders, so painted the bearing caps as well. Pretty much just trying to use up the rattle can I bought:

Then I queued up my low tech cleaning station and went to town on head and case hardware, pushrods, all those engine odds and ends that I'll be reusing when I start the build:

Excited that I'm starting to fill this box:

runchman · Posted: Mon Dec 09, 2013 7:59 pm Post subject:

And lastly disassembled and cleaned the shifter. I'll probably powder coat this, but the only black powder I have is from Horrible Freight and is too matte for my taste.

Now I'm waiting on a full-flow kit before I tackle tapping the case.

runchman · Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2013 9:51 am Post subject:

Last couple of days I decided to build an engine run stand while I wait for my full-flow order to arrive.

Decided on a simple 'H' pattern using material from cutting up my rotisserie mounts

At the rear made a plate to bolt the trans to:

For the front (well, rear of trans I guess), made a little cradle:

All TIG welded up and, I thought, ready to roll:

Unfortunately when I welded the vertical post, I didn't have the trans attached and the alignment was critically off:

So I had to cut that piece off, and move it back, after which the vertical piece was going to interfere with the bottom of the engine case, so I had to hack that up as well:

And of course I couldn't live with that big ugly hole, so cut and welded in a cover plate:

After some clean up with the flap wheel it looks ok:

Can anyone say overly large stand?

I figured since I had the trans out, I might as well just use the whole thing rather than trying to track down and spend money on a bell housing.

A nice little touch - a piece that supports the back of the trans when I sit it on the mount, so I don't have to struggle to get the bolts in to hold it up:

runchman · Posted: Thu Dec 12, 2013 9:54 am Post subject:

Another view just for the heck of it:

viper210 · Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 7:43 pm Post subject:

I can appreciate your attention to detail and your fab skills. Keep updating as you progress.

Glenn73 · Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2013 9:32 pm Post subject:

That is a killer break-in stand.
I actually planned on doing something similar with the extra trans I have around here.
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runchman · Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2013 9:58 am Post subject:

Mr.Duncan · Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2013 11:11 am Post subject:

after reading through this entire thread, this really makes me want a garage so i can do this to my Beetle.

Great work man!
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runchman · Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2013 11:37 am Post subject:

runchman · Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 5:18 pm Post subject:

Little bit more progress. Got my rear bearings all re-greased and installed. Of course I had my up/down reference in my head messed up on the trailing arms, and installed the first backing plate upside down and on the wrong side. Oops.

I also took apart the master cylinder just to clean it up and check its condition. Soaked the guts in some brake fluid, reassembled. Decided I was better off just leaving the switches and plastic dealies installed rather than risk issues.

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runchman · Posted: Fri Dec 20, 2013 9:56 pm Post subject:

Got a couple of smallish jobs completed tonight. I plan to buy the sport+ springs from topline, and wanted to lower my strut spring perch a bit. I decided on 1.5".

The starting point:

I first tried grinding using my bench grinder, which wasn't really the right way to go - couldn't get a square enough cut:

After some pondering I came up with the idea of clamping my favorite tool, the cutoff wheel in a grinder, into my vise:

This gave me a good angle of attack for the weld (note pic taken after cut was complete):

After just a bit of grinding work, they broke free:

Moved them down, tig welded back in place, tacking one side, then adjusting for level before welding all around. Finished product:

tig bead porn:

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