as of yet i have no shell...so heres a few pics of what i have
(http://[url=http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/engine1.jpg.html%5D%5BIMG%5Dhttp://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/engine1.jpg)[/URL][/img]
looks like that the only pic your getting and thats if it works...photobuckets not working >:(
hi there... post what ever links you have from photo bucket and I will edit them for you if you want :)
OR PM your gallery link and I will post them for you if easier?
cheers
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/chassis3.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/chassis3.jpg.html)
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/chassis1.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/chassis1.jpg.html)
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/chassis4.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/chassis4.jpg.html)
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/chassis5.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/chassis5.jpg.html)
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/gearbox1.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/gearbox1.jpg.html)
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/gearbox2.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/gearbox2.jpg.html)
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/discs1.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/discs1.jpg.html)
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/engine1.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/engine1.jpg.html)
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/engine2.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/engine2.jpg.html)
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/wheels1.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/wheels1.jpg.html)
lets see if these work...as i said just a pikle of parts atm
didnt nobody spot my mistake......
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/chassis2.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/chassis2.jpg.html)
b*****d chassis is a left hooker...didnt realise when i brought it got properly shafted on that ...atleaest its only a cpl minor modifications to make it rhd
and the moral to the story is dont trust anybody and always look something over fully before buying
Quote from: cotney05 on March 05, 2014, 03:39:33 AM
didnt nobody spot my mistake......
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/chassis2.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/chassis2.jpg.html)
b*****d chassis is a left hooker...didnt realise when i brought it got properly shafted on that ...atleaest its only a cpl minor modifications to make it rhd
and the moral to the story is dont trust anybody and always look something over fully before buying
that is a bummer, at least you found out now before you got in to it. nothing worse than having to undo work.
What's wrong with a left hooker??
Left hookers are cool!! ;-)up
I wish I had spent more time trying to source a lhd chassis before I started my build! :(
i need to be rhd so i can see properly to overtake stuff ;-)up
Quote from: Manxstu on March 05, 2014, 10:00:36 AM
What's wrong with a left hooker??
Left hookers are cool!! ;-)up
I wish I had spent more time trying to source a lhd chassis before I started my build! :(
I converted mine to LHD...much cooler!!!
Quote from: Manxdavid on March 05, 2014, 05:19:19 PM
Quote from: Manxstu on March 05, 2014, 10:00:36 AM
What's wrong with a left hooker??
Left hookers are cool!! ;-)up
I wish I had spent more time trying to source a lhd chassis before I started my build! :(
I converted mine to LHD...much cooler!!!
Ooohhh it sounds like we're getting in to the realms of if it ain't lowered with a narrowed bean running on original BRMs in the beetle world......
Hardly, I just wanted to build as authentic a Meyers Manx as I could.
Quote from: Manxdavid on March 05, 2014, 08:03:58 PM
Hardly, I just wanted to build as authentic a Meyers Manx as I could.
That's fair enough,when you have a target planned out you have to go all out to achieve it or you'll not be happy
well i live in good old england where we drive on the left so as stated before i need to be able to see to overtake...i dont plan on being slow :D ....my ratrod i built was 100bhp (ish) went off the clock at 100mph...more the happy with that...that was from a twinport 1600...the engine i have is fabled to be one but as yet its unknown....started life as an AR1300 twinport but a previous owner rebuilt it and fitted a dizzy with a restrictor in it...the guy a got it off is quite clued up in bug engines and said that he thinks its a 1600...but even if it is only a 1300 the AR lumps push about 50bhp, same as a bog standard 1600 so summin to work with as i drive
my ratrod wen i first finished it...was a proud day lol...simple things plz simple minds eh
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/myoldratrod2.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/myoldratrod2.jpg.html)
pickin my shell up on monday so i can finally start putting all these bits ive got together :D ...dont know whether i should post a picture...mite be bad luck
I like your rod I'm planning something similar with my spare beetle
last summers ride that one i should of never sold it but the wife wasnt very happy going shopping with 3 kids init
picking my shell up tomoz ;-)up
Exciting times ahead, don't forget the pics :)
Quote from: cotney05 on March 06, 2014, 06:57:36 PM
last summers ride that one i should of never sold it but the wife wasnt very happy going shopping with 3 kids init
and she'll enjoy doing it more in the buggy ?? ;D :D
few pics of my shell collected yesterday from buggypete...
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/2014-03-10144704.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/2014-03-10144704.jpg.html)
just happened to have a 1967 chassis with brand new floor pans and frame head to carried that from out the bk and chucked the shell on...on my own i may add
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/2014-03-10162611.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/2014-03-10162611.jpg.html)
doesnt fit as nice as i had hoped
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/2014-03-10175306.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/2014-03-10175306.jpg.html)
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/2014-03-10175127.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/2014-03-10175127.jpg.html)
hopin to get gearbox and rear axles in tomoz and maybe the engine
Nice to see a Rat that hasn't has its front wings butchered....er, I mean trimmed. Nice one!
A couple of 6 inch G clamps will pull the shell down at the back.
At the sides start off with a couple of longer bolts to pull it all together.
Bugger on restricted Wi-Fi so can't see pics.have to wait until tonight
Quote from: cotney05 on March 06, 2014, 06:32:55 PM
pickin my shell up on monday so i can finally start putting all these bits ive got together :D ...dont know whether i should post a picture...mite be bad luck
we like pictures on here.
Quote from: Manxdavid on March 11, 2014, 04:31:03 PM
Nice to see a Rat that hasn't has its front wings butchered....er, I mean trimmed. Nice one!
A couple of 6 inch G clamps will pull the shell down at the back.
At the sides start off with a couple of longer bolts to pull it all together.
thanx for the advice manxdavid ;-)up
gonna spend the day on her tomoz will take plenty of pics as i go 8)
G clamps thru the oval inspection hole at the back onto the body lip. Use some timber to spread the load.
Looks a good decent shell, like said before just need to coax it in to shape :)
Quote from: volksrod brian on March 11, 2014, 11:45:35 PM
Looks a good decent shell, like said before just need to coax it in to shape :)
i will attempt to coax it together today...silly question...do i need to use a floor pan gasket or not...thanks
Quote from: cotney05 on March 12, 2014, 04:57:20 AM
Quote from: volksrod brian on March 11, 2014, 11:45:35 PM
Looks a good decent shell, like said before just need to coax it in to shape :)
i will attempt to coax it together today...silly question...do i need to use a floor pan gasket or not...thanks
i would use a gasket also i notice your engine has twin heat risers to the carb might be worth changing this as there not many if any buggy style exhausts that have the twin take off
chris barker thats a point i was pondering already...was hopin to modify the cannons i had....but i think it wants a 4 into 1 and a decent bkbox
Quote from: cotney05 on March 12, 2014, 04:57:20 AM
Quote from: volksrod brian on March 11, 2014, 11:45:35 PM
Looks a good decent shell, like said before just need to coax it in to shape :)
i will attempt to coax it together today...silly question...do i need to use a floor pan gasket or not...thanks
I would defo use a gasket, I would also use an original style one.not onebof the foam types, there not very good when they get wet as hold on to the water.
carried the gearbox and axle tubes round the front and started to intall them when i came acroos a problem...front gearbox mount was different :'( so need another one of them...and i had a linkage somewhere but cant find it anywhere and the things in gear so cant crack on wiv test fittin engine and test fire..so disheartened i started on cosmetics
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/1148881_10152112447264902_880181378_n.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/1148881_10152112447264902_880181378_n.jpg.html)
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/999637_10152112447339902_517887874_n.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/999637_10152112447339902_517887874_n.jpg.html)
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/1070035_10152112447404902_1577769178_n.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/1070035_10152112447404902_1577769178_n.jpg.html)
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/1510487_10152112960534902_97334442_n.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/1510487_10152112960534902_97334442_n.jpg.html)
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/1959896_10152112960974902_1791285061_n.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/1959896_10152112960974902_1791285061_n.jpg.html)
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/1911714_10152112961144902_339454512_n.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/1911714_10152112961144902_339454512_n.jpg.html)
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/1619092_10152112968434902_547576616_n.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/1619092_10152112968434902_547576616_n.jpg.html)
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/1978720_10152112967554902_832263591_n.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/1978720_10152112967554902_832263591_n.jpg.html)
you need a pre 72 front mounting and box nose cone ( a straight swap) your box is 72 onwards either that or weld a later mount onto the pan.
found an adaptor mount online for 25 quid looks like the way i will go...wanted to make more progress but nevermind...mite go bk out see if theres any little jobs i can do in the dark
did not know they did conversion ones so a good find and something learnt today ;-)up
Quote from: snoopy on March 12, 2014, 07:04:38 PM
did not know they did conversion ones so a good find and something learnt today ;-)up
;-)up
>:( should of kept bonnet inside last nite....wasnt quite dry....now it looks s**t and needs repainting :'(
It's a bummer bout the bonnet but I'm sure you know that with buggies you'll end up doing the same thing over and over until you fell happy with it :)
Quote from: cotney05 on March 13, 2014, 09:50:30 AM
>:( should of kept bonnet inside last nite....wasnt quite dry....now it looks s**t and needs repainting :'(
I thought that was the look you were going for :D :P
Quote from: Buggybaggy on March 13, 2014, 01:20:15 PM
Quote from: cotney05 on March 13, 2014, 09:50:30 AM
>:( should of kept bonnet inside last nite....wasnt quite dry....now it looks s**t and needs repainting :'(
I thought that was the look you were going for :D :P
theres a difference between ratlook and just plain s**t
little bit of fiddlin this evenin..slapped on the beam test fitted the brace...whci i may add dont fit too good...bastardised a late bug seat to test fit for a drivers seat and bolted a few odds and sods up ..hers a cpl of pics
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/1960116_10152116584919902_1573603211_n.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/1960116_10152116584919902_1573603211_n.jpg.html)
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/1970648_10152116584724902_534808966_n.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/1970648_10152116584724902_534808966_n.jpg.html)
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/1781988_10152116584829902_1737098964_n.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/1781988_10152116584829902_1737098964_n.jpg.html)
Keep this pace up it'll be on the road in no time, great work
i'm hopin to get the engine in today...gotto av a go at fixing me brothers w**k box skoda fabia first tho....goona bastardise another bug seat for the passenger seat and maybe remove the standard seat runners from the floorpan so i can bolt seats str8 to the floor or weld them in...not decided yet...bit short on funds atm so that will hamper progress for a while...just tryin to get stuff done that wont cost me any money...i have 95% of the parts i need 8)
My seats are bolted straight to the floor, the missus refuses to drive it and I'm not sure I would trust anyone else :)
Just a thought, but won't that brace support get in the way of your right leg?
I dare say you've checked that already.
plannin on sittin basically on the floor but yea im 6 ft so that may be an issue ;D brace doesnt fit good enough anyhow so i mite av to fgure out another plan...didnt get my engine in yesterday as i was doing my brothers skoda and fixin someone elses bmw....got chance to go round tightenin a few bolts...slapped a cpl bare wheels on the bk end just to av a look and relalised that modding a late beetle seat to fit aint as good an idea as i first thought
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/1958354_10152118281504902_1189616699_n.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/1958354_10152118281504902_1189616699_n.jpg.html)
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/10001463_10152118281419902_1985465122_n.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/10001463_10152118281419902_1985465122_n.jpg.html)
gonna buy the adaptor bush i need to fit my late box to my 67 chassis on friday...scrounged a gearstick from a mate...still in need of a pedal box and gear linkage...i have another mate restoring a cpl beetles and for a cpl hours work for him he will let me scrounge which ever bits i need
Quote from: cotney05 on March 19, 2014, 05:23:16 AM
gonna buy the adaptor bush i need to fit my late box to my 67 chassis on friday...scrounged a gearstick from a mate...still in need of a pedal box and gear linkage...i have another mate restoring a cpl beetles and for a cpl hours work for him he will let me scrounge which ever bits i need
There the best kind of mates and sure keeps the cost down :)
yea got few good mates in the dub scene..proper dubbers... not like all these kids nowadays...see a vw badge so think its worth a million quid coz they lowered it and smoothed off something.....
Wouldn't mind popping round in the buggy sometime see how your getting on.
yea mate be good ....stuck at the minute till after the end of the month then the progress will be swift...then ur more then welcome to pop round for a brew 8)
Quote from: cotney05 on March 19, 2014, 11:57:35 AM
yea mate be good ....stuck at the minute till after the end of the month then the progress will be swift...then ur more then welcome to pop round for a brew 8)
Cool, put it my diary for early April. Must make a note to clean the buggy.
not updated my progress lately so thought i better....i sold my daily to fund the buggy and to be fair was on its last legs and a numpty offered my double wot it was worth :-\ the youth of today eh lol...anyway i went shopppin online and brought allsorts of odds and sods for the buggy like...master cylinder and all piping for breaks...extra travel balljoints....beam seals...etc etc..most importantly is my gearbox adaptor mount...that wont fit.....the studs from the chasiss are too short to accept the new mount so tomorow i have to get outside and grind them off and drill them out and replace with 2 longer stainless steel nut and bolts...gonna get balljoints sorted at the weekend and probably all 4 tie rod ends .....still a few bits i need some of them pretty vital like a seat or 2..tyres....speedo....and sortin how to mount steering.... :o bigger undertaking then i thought this buggy build...and im doin the bare essentials...aiming for a daylight mot
It can be tough at times but time it sounds like your making cracking progress.
Chin up be round soon to see how it's going :)
cant get these studs to drill out >:( cheap nasty local hardware shop drill bits just go blunt instantly...so need to invest in some decent drill bits...which is a bit pants as the buggy fund is back down to zero lol ...also gotto get a hole saw set that is capable of cuttng thru metal so i can relocate the master cylinder hole to drivers side as some 6 fingered numpty who i got the chassis off welded on a brand new framehead ...for a left hooker...tw.t...anyway another minor problem which will cost money i aint got atm....will be making some progress today in the mud :( will post some pics tonite
I think that most frame heads come lhd . You do not need a hole saw just mark out the holes on the correct side then drill a series of small holes just touching the line and each other this will take out the middle then finish with a half round file. Do this on the in side and out side for accuracy . ;-)up
fair point Manxrod i mite look into that..
today got all 4 balljoints pressed in (extra travel jobbies) and sorted out new tie rod ends in both the long and short tie rods....then i had to reassmble the beam which was a messy and frustrating job...thats why i have no pics of todays progress...will take some pics tomoz...will post a cpl from yesterday shortly
few bits i ordered
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/bits1.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/bits1.jpg.html)
and a few more
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/bits2.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/bits2.jpg.html)
needed a few drain holes
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/drainholes.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/drainholes.jpg.html)
gearbox is out and new mount fitted
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/gboxmount.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/gboxmount.jpg.html)
closer look at mount for any thats interested...25 quid from vw heritage
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/gboxmount2.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/gboxmount2.jpg.html)
>:( these are the gearbox front mount studs that were too short for my new mount so in the process of drillin them out to replace
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/gearboxstud.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/gearboxstud.jpg.html)
bit premature but fitted my number plates...not black and whites but a mate made em for a 5er
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/rearplate.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/rearplate.jpg.html)
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/frontplate.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/frontplate.jpg.html)
the only downside to my build is its in the front garden...which is destroying it..im crawling around in mud
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/mud.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/mud.jpg.html)
Some great progress again today:)
Shame about having to do it in the front garden though, your a better man than me crawling around in the mud.....
its great when christmas comes round again and lots of bits turn up in the post :D
Quote from: Steve on March 29, 2014, 07:05:40 PM
its great when christmas comes round again and lots of bits turn up in the post :D
^^^^^ this is so true! love it when things get delivered. Always more exciting than buying them over a counter :)
I love to recycle old parts as much as possible but sometimes new is needed...i always shop around too so then then feeling of new parts hasn't hurt me as much in the wallet department lol...as for sliding around in the mud Brian its not that bad...giz me my youthful looks 8)
few pics of wot ive been upto today
tank i had was buggered
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/tank3.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/tank3.jpg.html)
but i have this one i had stashed in the shed
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/tank2-1.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/tank2-1.jpg.html)
but i gotto get someone brave enuff to cut the old spout out and to weld it into the other tank
filled it with water just not got brave enuff to cut it yet
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/tank1.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/tank1.jpg.html)
steering damper and a few other bits finished under there
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/frontassembly4.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/frontassembly4.jpg.html)
chucked some drums upfront with decent pads in
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/frontassembly1.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/frontassembly1.jpg.html)
modifying the nelsons hat
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/framehead1.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/framehead1.jpg.html)
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/framehead2.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/framehead2.jpg.html)
lobbed some pedals in
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/pedalbox.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/pedalbox.jpg.html)
probably will av to come out again but nevermind
need to get someone to build me something thats better then the brace and mount i av lol
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/steeringmount.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/steeringmount.jpg.html)
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/brace.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/brace.jpg.html)
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/steeringmount2.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/steeringmount2.jpg.html)
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/brace2.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/brace2.jpg.html)
couldnt resist a little photo :D
(http://i667.photobucket.com/albums/vv38/cotney05/mepic.jpg) (http://s667.photobucket.com/user/cotney05/media/mepic.jpg.html)
Coming along nicely and very quickly :)
CPR you're not hanging around are you?!
trying to get it done by the end of april if i can....if i had the cash would be alot sooner as its only little odds and sods i need to get it roadworthy enuff for a daylight mot
Does that mean you'll be making your way down to stoneleigh?
we shall see....in the process of talkin the wife into it...if i hit my deadline then i should be on form....but will be bare essentials to pass an mot....not even fitting a screen to start going to wear a bike helmet 8)
Quote from: cotney05 on April 01, 2014, 08:29:26 AM
we shall see....in the process of talkin the wife into it...if i hit my deadline then i should be on form....but will be bare essentials to pass an mot....not even fitting a screen to start going to wear a bike helmet 8)
exactly what i did.
you can even fit a bicycle horn as long as it can be heard.
There are a few quick fixes you can do to get it through the MOT as long as it doesn't compromise safety :)
far as i can figure list of stuff to do is as follows
drill gearbox mount studs out
fit gearbox and engine
run brakelines
drill holes for master cylinder
bit of wiring and ignition
brake lights
tyres
mount seats
sort brace under dash and mount the rollbar
seatbelts
modify fuel tank
and a battery
bloody got some drill bits donated by a mate and my drill only goes and dies :'(
Quote from: cotney05 on April 01, 2014, 06:09:33 PM
bloody got some drill bits donated by a mate and my drill only goes and dies :'(
Bet it feels like you've got an obstacle at every corner at the minute.......
Quote from: volksrod brian on April 01, 2014, 06:26:37 PM
Quote from: cotney05 on April 01, 2014, 06:09:33 PM
bloody got some drill bits donated by a mate and my drill only goes and dies :'(
Bet it feels like you've got an obstacle at every corner at the minute.......
;-)up
That is sods law but things will work out.
Know exactly how you feel. Spent an hour building my beam back up to find that the threads for the grease nipples are shot so had to strip it back down again to drill and tap the holes for the next size up nipple and buy said nipples and a new tap!
Luckily i no some proper dubbers and one came and brought me s drill last nite...so today i should finally get these studs. Out ;-)up
todays progress ....holes drilledout for gearbox mount and gearbox fitted with axle tubes and rear hubs...brakelines fitted all round and master cylinder fitted...it aint pretty but it fits.....sorting my zorst and engine tomoz and hopefully fit it
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summin missing here im sure
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Great work again, I'm absolutely amazed as to how fast this is coming together.
Keep up the good work. :)
Quote from: volksrod brian on April 02, 2014, 07:38:33 PM
Great work again, I'm absolutely amazed as to how fast this is coming together.
Keep up the good work. :)
if i'd of had the money it would already be done :D
didnt get alot done today didnt really have the heart for it today...tried to blank off the heat risers.... ;D that turned into a rite f*****g mess lol and then decided bout 20 minutes before tea to fit the engine...so wiv the help of the wife and a load of swearing its in
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told u it was a bodge...not my proudest moment
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Engine in.....monumental moment :)
yea was a last minute thing too...i was havin the afternoon off but then just before tea ik thought fudge it why not
What's even morebamazing is the missus helped you. Mine doesn't even bring me cups of tea let alone get her hands dirty :)
Quote from: volksrod brian on April 04, 2014, 09:17:28 AM
What's even morebamazing is the missus helped you. Mine doesn't even bring me cups of tea let alone get her hands dirty :)
:o mate you got to train them better ;-)up
Quote from: Big Clem on April 04, 2014, 09:29:40 AM
Quote from: volksrod brian on April 04, 2014, 09:17:28 AM
What's even morebamazing is the missus helped you. Mine doesn't even bring me cups of tea let alone get her hands dirty :)
:o mate you got to train them better ;-)up
On the plus side she doesn't stand there telling me I'm doing it all wrong :D
lmao ...the wife helped me carry it from the back shed round the side of the house to the front garden too....carried it !!! shes a good girl
It's your car but I think it would look good with some white stencilling on it
That aside you've done well there and very quick as well
The amphetamine buggy will be on the road soon I expect
Quote from: moggy on April 04, 2014, 10:25:58 AM
It's your car but I think it would look good with some white stencilling on it
That aside you've done well there and very quick as well
The amphetamine buggy will be on the road soon I expect
fuelled by monster this build lol i stock piled alot of part before i started....paint is chalkboard so kids can scrawl all over it
Quote from: cotney05 on April 04, 2014, 10:54:03 AM
Quote from: moggy on April 04, 2014, 10:25:58 AM
It's your car but I think it would look good with some white stencilling on it
That aside you've done well there and very quick as well
The amphetamine buggy will be on the road soon I expect
fuelled by monster this build lol i stock piled alot of part before i started....paint is chalkboard so kids can scrawl all over it
Love it. Looks like its gonna be loved by all :D
it'll be marmite...love it or hate it 8)
no progress to report today as the wifes shifts have left me holdin the baby (literally) all weekend lol
That's what nap times were made for!
Quote from: parmaynu on April 05, 2014, 08:06:36 AM
That's what nap times were made for!
;D also got a 6 and a 7 year old to work around too lol
That's what chloroform is for!
***not serious post!
ran out of chloroform took bout half a bottle to catch the wife :D
rite basically as far as i can figure out all i got left to do really on my buggy is tyres wiring some rear lights and a some minor fabrication...this is where i am going to need some help....i need some lengths of box section cheap as chips or free and someone with a welder to come help me for a day....or someone who can fix the welder i have and can weld....need to knock up a brace under the dash that is good enuff to mount steering too....put some feet on my rollbar so i can mount it....mount atleast one seat and steering wheel and possibly help me modify a fuel tank....i am willing to pay if anyone can help let me no and we can make a plan...cheers
Hey mate.LM up for helping unfortunately welding ain't my thing and have to get help with it myself.don't mind coming over and helping out anywhere else. :)
Cool Brian cheers...i have literally 2 minutes ago sorted a mate to come later this month to weld :D
will give u a shout wen it comes to wiring up and firing the engine if u like...we could av that brew then 8)
No worries look forward to.might pop over in the buggy if I'm out n about :)
got a little job on first thing then i can button up a few little jobs i got to finish off tomoz....then im goin to blank off the fan housing with monster tins and make one fit around my coil to pretty it up a little...heres 3 i drank and washed out earlier lol
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Bet your buzzing after all that. :D
couple more of them and you'll have the buggy done in no time ;-)up
;-)up
little job on this morning changing a cambelt on a neighbours polo then back on with the buggy....just gonna go over a few of the jobs ive done already and double check washers,bolts etc....mount the brake fluid resoviour properly....if i can get my mate to get one of the 2 welders i av to work then i will try mount some feet onto rollbar to mount it
these came my way last nite at a price that was too good to be true so i got some new rims...rubbers all good too :D
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just in need of some wheel bolts to fit em
What's the plan for the wheels. Leave em as is or are you going to bling them up?
Just bang em on and use em ;-)up
Nice wheels ;-)up Were they the ones on ebay as I saw a similar set?
Unsure....i got em off my mate ady on facebook
Quote from: cotney05 on April 08, 2014, 09:30:05 AM
Just bang em on and use em ;-)up
Man after my own heart :D
still sat on axle stands and no bolts to bolt em on with so just leant em up it for a foto
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;-)up
I like it there is a touch of 1989 batmobile in there
Quote from: Team Acme on April 08, 2014, 11:01:35 PM
;-)up
I like it there is a touch of 1989 batmobile in there
Good call
Its the ratmobile sod batman hes a fairy ;D
Quote from: cotney05 on April 09, 2014, 05:09:03 AM
Its the ratmobile sod batman hes a fairy ;D
It must be my age but i can't help reading the above reply and hearing Roland's voice "Yeahhhhhh c'mon Kevin to the Ratmobile"
Its looking good mate im impressed how quick its going together ;-)up
Lol gotto love Roland rat....cheers i dare say if i had the funds i could of whacked this together in about a week
today im on the hunt for some box section and some wheel bolts....got a mate whose gonna help me out today so hopefully will be all good....if all goes to plan i may try to fabricate the framework under the dash to mount the steering and stuff....welding however is not my forte and i cannot cut f**k all str8 lmao ;D so we shall see how this goes...oh yea got cpl of me mates to fix me welder ;-)up
great thread keith!!! im proud to say I put you here lol!!! ;D 8) ;-)up
Quote from: johnboy-taz on April 09, 2014, 09:11:13 AM
great thread keith!!! im proud to say I put you here lol!!! ;D 8) ;-)up
thanks john ;-)up
rite today a mate donated me some box section so i decided i was goin to do some fabrication...now fabrication is not my strong point so i am prepared for the backlash for my efforts lol
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i know i know my weldings pants
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temporary seat mounting ;D does hold my weight tho rocking backwards and forwards and climbing in and out and i weigh 18 stone
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the piece of rock is not part of my seat mount lol
thought you was drilling and bolting the colum lol still its quick progress way faster than im getting on with anything of mine.!
U got too many projects on at once mate ;-)up
hoping some wheel bolts turn up today...been trying to beg borrow or steal some for days now...dying to get these wheels on so i can sort the ride height out.....think im going to fit some mk1 cortina rear lights if they will fit as i love the look of them and have been kindly donated by a friend
was let down on wheel bolts and rear lights :'(
yesterday made some progress...got her on all fours and out of the garden and onto the drive...found a t25 alloy wheel fitting kit in me shed...the fronts are adaptor bolts to change it to longer studs and they screw in form the front and the rears need pressin into the rear hubs from the inside so im not entirly sure thats possible yet so it has some mk4 golf wheel bolts in the rear for the mo....rollbar has gone to a mate who is a master fabricator as it needs to be 4 inch wider and feet fitting to it....once hes finished with that then hes goin to take my brace...add a cpl extra brackets and weld it up all pretty like lol...few piccies ;-)up
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need to clear me little shed out to try locate a few bits and bobs...really want to get ride height lower on the front and set the trackin a bit better as its waaaaay out....mite fit handbrake cables and look at pressing these other wheel studs into rear hubs...we shall see
quick update....rear wheel hubs wont accept stud converters....fudged a tie rod end rubber tryin to sort the trackin....unsuccessfully...bastardised a second late bug seat for the front...and my mate ady has taken rollbar to widen it 4 inch and bang some feet on
couple of pictures of the front down got about half an inch clearance on the beam and the ground so relativly happy wiv that ;-)up .... i do however have a slight problem...i cant seem to get both adjusters on my beam to sit the same...my fear is i have assembled the beam wrong which will be a proper s**t if it has as i will have to undo all the work ive done so far :'( not sure how much progress will be made today as usual if there is any i will post some pics
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:( flat tyre....just wants refitting i think...but dont the buggy look sick ;D
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front end looks good but the welding :'(
what are your plans for back wheels, those wheel arches are going to take some filling, wide arent they?
What's up wiv my welding lmao...its s good job i got a couple of good friends who are fabricator's who have welded all my floorpans in haha..my mate ady is taking the steering brace to properly weld up when he has finished welding my rollbar ...rear wheels fit quite well width wise gonna run it as it is just about...no windscreen the lot :D
Quote from: cotney05 on April 15, 2014, 07:46:14 AM
Gonna run it as it is just about...no windscreen the lot :D
That's the spirit :D
little bit of progress yesterday but mostly just finishing jobs off...blew a hole in the floor welding in another seat :'( broke my big bar trying to crack off the rear hub nut....got the wheels pointin in the same direction tho...destroyed a brand new tie rod end rubber doin it but never mind...cpl of pics
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gonna make 2 more braces for my steering brace then it will be ready for my mate ady to weld up properly...hopefully get my rollbar bk today...and hoping on some standard bug rear lights
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wing mirror off a bug
to save destroying the ball joint boots when removing them slacken the nut so it is on the end of the thread then hit the arm with a large hammer a few times and the joint will pop out.
good to see one step forwards and two back happens to other people too, you will get there though.
Quote from: snoopy on April 16, 2014, 04:55:46 PM
to save destroying the ball joint boots when removing them slacken the nut so it is on the end of the thread then hit the arm with a large hammer a few times and the joint will pop out.
good to see one step forwards and two back happens to other people too, you will get there though.
i should no better then to use a splitter as they destroy rubbers but had a momentary lapse in concentration lol
few more little jobs buttoned up yesterday and 2 support braces welded on the steering brace to hold it to the floor pan....if i can be a***d.....not feelin it ths mornin
Not feeling it for one morning ain't bad.I didn't feel it for about 6 months when building mine
Quote from: volksrod brian on April 17, 2014, 12:12:25 PM
Not feeling it for one morning ain't bad.I didn't feel it for about 6 months when building mine
makes me feel a little better...plus the fact the wifes buyin me new tools today :)
progress been a little slow and in places bkwards due to safety and my w**k welding....this afternoon if the welding holds off im paying a mate to weld my seats and brace in properly and hopefully blank off the heat risers too....fingers crossed the rain subsides as the weather says...got a mate works at rimmer bros whose goin to get me a set of little round brake lights today coz i spent bout a day and a half tryin all different sorts of bug lites and even bodged up home made sh..e and some mahooooooosive led ones that definatly wasnt gonna work....should if all carries on like this be finished midweek ish next week
Nice one looking forward to seeing it done :)
Me too but to be fair pretty fed up of it...mite mot it and get rid >:(
Yeah....buggys are sh*te........best to move it on.........it'll rain all summer anyway!
Quote from: GBHgpJON on April 22, 2014, 06:20:23 PM
Yeah....buggys are sh*te........best to move it on.........it'll rain all summer anyway!
lol
Today seats were securely welded in...dash brace made good.. Heat risers blanked off...and the nuts that hold geatstick in place rewelded so now i can tighten them up...got rear lights to fit tomoz
my mate mick welding stuff in safely
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new rear lights got from rimmer bros for 12 quid the pair...series 2 landrover...
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Quote from: cotney05 on April 22, 2014, 08:18:49 AM
Me too but to be fair pretty fed up of it...mite mot it and get rid >:(
That would be a shame after all the hard work
If i was to get rid would be a matter of weeks till im building summin else crazy and controversial
fitted my rear lights this mornin...not wired em yet tho.....fitted rear shox and the car seems to be lopsided...i think the bloke i brought the chassis off has tried to lower it and got bored or summin int working rite....been tiger sealing welds ready to paint stuff and just fiddlin bout.....few pics
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do not worry about the lopsided bit until you have give it a run on the road.
Quote from: snoopy on April 23, 2014, 06:21:37 PM
do not worry about the lopsided bit until you have give it a run on the road.
It will need a few miles for a good shake down :)
i weigh 18 stone and was bouncin around in the back of it to try see if summin was stiff or woteva and pushed it forward and bkwards few times.....will have to get it wired and bang a jerry can onto it and take it round the block lol