Domeck Brothers found another thing to restore

citroen · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:02 am Post subject:

benn working on the exhaust to see if i can save it since it is the original one . I sandblasted it to find the holes the main holes were in the end I had a new 40 hp bug muffler so i cut the end off and welded it to the end of the thing exhaust a couple of small holes i welded up a little more work and i think it will be saved.

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citroen · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:10 am Post subject:

Also working on the windshield frame brother Ron had some metal piecies made up to repair the frame i am trying to repair the frame since most thing frames are rusted and 400.00 is a lot for a new frame i will send more pictures when done.

Yarkle · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 6:35 pm Post subject:

Dennis,

i found this on the UK Trekker site, it might give you some ideas. Way beyond my skill level:.

http://www.partsemporium.co.uk/TREKKER%20FORUM/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1223

sometimes the site is buggy, you might have to try and load it more than once.

citroen · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:04 pm Post subject:

Ian Epperson · Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 8:07 pm Post subject:

citroen · Posted: Wed Nov 28, 2012 4:17 pm Post subject:

finished the windshield frame ready for sealer primer and paint

citroen · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 10:31 am Post subject:

A little update been working on other peoples things so I have not had as much time to work on mine here are a few pictures

body ready to go to the sandblaster

body back from the sandblaster

body back from brother Ron after puting the sealer on got a little ice on it last night

citroen · Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 10:39 am Post subject:

Got to do work on the engine ready to assemble

I had to machine the case were the cylinders set

smooth surface ready for the cylinder

I had to align the case

all the parts laid out it takes a lot or parts for a vw engine

I had to machine the heads and put a hemi cut on the head

rebuilt the dist.

rebuild pedal assembly

swhitcomb · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 7:16 am Post subject:

No thrust cut?
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citroen · Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2013 8:10 am Post subject:

swhitcomb · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 4:56 am Post subject:

Nice. You do your own machine work?
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citroen · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 6:45 am Post subject:

swhitcomb · Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 7:50 pm Post subject:

Wish I had a brother. I do all of the paint and body, plus mechanical work myself. Not equipped to do my own machine work yet. I'd love to have the money to invest in the equipment. There isn't a shop within 200 miles of me that does VW machine work. A couple of guys with line bore bars, but I want a true machine shop.
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citroen · Posted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 7:13 am Post subject:

time for a little update had a little time between restoring other peoples things to work on mine no time when you are retired the engine is finished except for a few little items I just need to put the transmission back together started to cut the old panels out of the body and replace them . Brother Ron found me another rear body with little rust I got new inner and outer side panels from the thing shop

[email protected] · Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 11:14 am Post subject:

Who do you get your repair panels from?
I have this one and I was thinking it was beyond saving.

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citroen · Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 2:22 pm Post subject:

Yarkle · Posted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 3:34 pm Post subject:

yp here in the rusty new england, that'd be called "minor rust".

I once travelled 100 mile one way to look at a subaru brat that had "no rust" . Well, what they meant was the rust had been oshpo'd and painted, but the holes were big enough to throw a dog through. You could see the shocks from inside the bed.
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citroen · Posted: Sun Nov 03, 2013 8:22 pm Post subject:

update cut out the rust on the side on the front so I can replace both side panels. today I went out behind brothers garage and cut out a lower front where it mounts on the frame because mine is completely gone where the big 4 bolts hold on the frame also brother found me a almost rust free rear half maybe this week I can get them cut up to get the sheet metal I need for the front

citroen · Posted: Wed Mar 05, 2014 4:44 pm Post subject:

just a little update I get a little time in between building other peoples things Ron and I just took a couple weeks and put the body back together we replaced both the side panels inner and outer replaced all the rust panels with new or reclaimed sheet metal from other things it took a lot of things to restore this thing but I just could not let it go the body was sandblasted first all dimensions were put back to factory specs, I took the frame to be sandblasted today at least it looks like a thing now. the primer is in red but the paint will be in stock orange a lot to go to get it ready for paint.


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