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Sat Feb 18, 2006 1:06 pm

Still working on my pan. Just got it back from having bed liner on both sides of it....awesome. Routing hyd. clutch, brake and fuel lines, painting parts. Completion too far out to get real excited about having it ready by the time it gets warm.

SeeBee, would like to know what mfg and size of the tires you are running..they look ideal for what I have in mind.

Sat Feb 18, 2006 4:53 pm

As some of you know I have been working on a body lift. There was some discussion on steering shaft alignment. I am using a super beetle u-joint shaft and part of the column. In these two pictures you can see that I welded the bottom couple inches of the super column to the bottom of standard column which is much longer. The shaft also had to be lengthened and the lower part of super shaft used because of bearing. I made a mistake and welded too close to the end of the super column and made the bearing holder come loose. Now I have to find a bushing that will work instead. The pieces are just tacked in pictures to check fitment. The second picture shows how the shaft fits underneath. For other pics of lift project click link below. This is what I am doing now. Just finished mounting seats and started wiring.

http://photobucket.com/albums/v635/Yellermanx/?start=all

Sat Feb 18, 2006 5:26 pm

Chuck, Lookin goooood!!! Keep me posted on any hints on the wiring job. I will be tackling that next. Weekends have been filled lately so no buggy attention. If I just had some time, I could be awesome....
HEHEHE :D :D :D

Sat Feb 18, 2006 5:58 pm

Chuck;

I hope mine turns out that good - taking the week off to get er done...

Sat Feb 18, 2006 6:30 pm

Yea, I am aiming for March 18th as the final date. I want to bring it to a VW show on March 18th. Looks like I may have to take off a day or two to get it done too. All that is left to do is the wiring and some misc painting. I used to wake up at 4:00 am and go out to the garage and work before work, but with all the cold weather it is just too hard to get out of a warm bed. Hopefully it will warm up and I can be ready for some spring cruising........
MURZ

http://photobucket.com/albums/b374/MURZI/

Sat Feb 18, 2006 6:41 pm

Hey Jim, Time's a runnin out. 34 days and counting. I hope you don't have as many problems as I have had. It fights me at every turn such as the bearing support coming out. I guess that was my fault. I put the engine in today and now it is sitting lop sided. I'm hoping that the spring plate bushings haven't seated yet and they are holding it of kilter. The plates were installed correctly, chassis level and the same angle with a protractor. I hope after I get it running and take it for a bonsai ride it will be level.

Hey Murzi, just start hooking things up. Start with the ignition and engine that way you can move it, however you will have to fight the urge to take off down the street. OK go ahead once. One thing at a time and eventually they will all be hooked up.

Sat Feb 18, 2006 6:45 pm

Murzi and Jim, At least when you two get your 's done you will be through. Mine will still need the body done. (later) Oh yea I want a go fast engine too. I have spent a fortune on nuts and bolts the last couple of weeks. :roll:

Sat Feb 18, 2006 9:58 pm

Quote: I have spent a fortune on nuts and bolts the last couple of weeks

Yea, I bet I have at least $200.00 in nuts and bolts and that is in just regular grade---not stainless. At some point, I am beyond it, you get sick at the money that goes into one of these things. I am ready to be done.
MURZ

Sat Feb 18, 2006 10:19 pm

I am past sick at how much money I put into it. now I just don't think and keep dumping into it. May as well make it like you want it. you will not get the money out of it. have fun fun fun.. LOL :wink:

Sun Feb 19, 2006 8:36 am

Things just seem to get in the way of finishing. I had hoped to get the body done this week, but there has been a holdup. If things dont start going better, FACT - O - BAKE may be the theme of the day. I have found that painters are a lot like artists, they will only give you so much leway to get the thing to them, after that, they ignore you......

keep your fingers crossed for me -

o, Chuck, i found the button head bolts for the body - there is a wholesale supply wearhouse just down the street from me - I wandered in and asked, they had them!!!

Sun Feb 19, 2006 1:05 pm

Yellermanx
where can i find some pictures of your project that your lifting?

Sun Feb 19, 2006 1:39 pm

73resto wrote: Yellermanx
where can i find some pictures of your project that your lifting?

Right here. http://photobucket.com/albums/v635/Yellermanx/?start=all

There are other pictures there, but the lift pics are pretty self explanatory.

It is made of plastic decking from Home Depot. Two boards Liquid Nailed together. If you have any questions feel free to ask.

BTW it is on a Berrien chassis.

Mon Feb 20, 2006 12:12 pm

I took mine out for a ride.................. :lol:

Mon Feb 20, 2006 12:38 pm

Yellermanx wrote:

Right here. http://photobucket.com/albums/v635/Yellermanx/?start=all

There are other pictures there, but the lift pics are pretty self explanatory.

It is made of plastic decking from Home Depot. Two boards Liquid Nailed together. If you have any questions feel free to ask.

BTW it is on a Berrien chassis.

Jeez, that looks like crap, Chuck. :lol:

Come March, I know where I'm eating my lunch.

Mon Feb 20, 2006 4:43 pm

Today:

Took engine tin to get powder coated. Had a stroke of luck, he was running a lot of the color that I wanted on Wednesday, so I got it done for $50.00 including the sandblasting...

Polished the Alternator, cylinders and intake manifolds of Kadrons (still looks like shi. though - gotta start over).

I tried to play body man and fill in the pin holes in the body - BLEW IT! I put way too much resin on, now it is a major sand and re-seal job.

Installed Aluminum bolt on rocker covers. (looks good)

Drilled floorboard for install of e-brake and pedal cluster.

Ran out of time to do anything else - will be in the garage till midnight re-polishing the alternator and intakes.

Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:22 pm

UncleBob wrote: Yellermanx wrote:

Right here. http://photobucket.com/albums/v635/Yellermanx/?start=all

There are other pictures there, but the lift pics are pretty self explanatory.

It is made of plastic decking from Home Depot. Two boards Liquid Nailed together. If you have any questions feel free to ask.

BTW it is on a Berrien chassis.

Jeez, that looks like crap, Chuck. :lol:

Come March, I know where I'm eating my lunch.

I don't even have it running yet and it is already a lot dirtier than that picture. :? The shoe still look the same, maybe you can eat off of it. :P

Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:24 pm

flaboyjim wrote: Today:

Took engine tin to get powder coated. Had a stroke of luck, he was running a lot of the color that I wanted on Wednesday, so I got it done for $50.00 including the sandblasting...

Polished the Alternator, cylinders and intake manifolds of Kadrons (still looks like shi. though - gotta start over).

I tried to play body man and fill in the pin holes in the body - BLEW IT! I put way too much resin on, now it is a major sand and re-seal job.

Installed Aluminum bolt on rocker covers. (looks good)

Drilled floorboard for install of e-brake and pedal cluster.

Ran out of time to do anything else - will be in the garage till midnight re-polishing the alternator and intakes.

Polishing the alternator and manifolds? I just stuck my old dirty engine back in. You trying to make me look bad? :oops:

Mon Feb 20, 2006 6:17 pm

Finished the undercoating and got my tires mounted.

Heres a pic of the mock up

i also picked up my new tranny :twisted:

Mon Feb 20, 2006 6:47 pm

I did nothing on the buggy again. I went skeet shooting with the boy scouts. sunburned!!

Wed Feb 22, 2006 6:31 am

Filled the pits in my pacer wheels after sandblasting. Getting ready to try powdercoating myself. [/img]