While you are setting your angles, might it be an idea to replace the shock absorbers with solid bars, to eliminate any chance of  the height changing and affecting the other settings, reduce the number of variables
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Got a coat of clear onto my manta ray








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Started investigating the floorpan of my new rat project
Frightening what some people are happy to drive around


A few tacks and rust holding the handbrake onto the tunnel, and a huge hole with a plate over it


When shortening a pan, it's normal to fully weld around the join
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Cannot give any personal experience,  keep getting tempted but never took the leap, but I did find this thread with some information about them
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=698263
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Quote from: Cornishdave on April 08, 2022, 06:30:35 PM
Don't know if this helps.

I presume these were the build instructions you used in the construction of yours
Tested positive for covid on monday, so currently housebound, was so bad on Tuesday, it took me about 4 hours to repair a dozen wires in the loom, must be feeling a bit better today as it only took an hour to wire the fuse box


A strange mix of wiring codes, black for live and earth, yellow for earth's and some live feeds with a couple of runs using 2 core household cable. 
Next will be attacking the dash switches and hopefully making a new dash panel


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Yes I could remake the loom,  and possibly will once I feel like losing the will to live, until then its make do with what I have

The big bits arrived today




The 1303 will be a irs suspension and gearbox donor




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Quote from: PhillipM on April 01, 2022, 01:44:23 PM
That looks fun to sort, good luck! 

Definitely and thanks
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Well the shiny bits arrived


£20 worth of ebay finest, will probably cost more for the sensors to get them working


Shiny chrome headlights,  not rusty yet, as not taken out of the box


Rats nest wiring loom


Crusty fuse box!
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https://www.facebook.com/vin2reg.co.uk/
Used this service several times, very quick, no win no fee and only a fiver.
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Seems like you are giving up at the first hurdle
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Quote from: snoopy on March 28, 2022, 08:26:16 AM
Looks like you brought a large collection of bits, the buggy on a Q is good as it can be rebuilt anyway with no problems.

The correct v5 is probably worth more than I paid for everything, about 5 years and will be mot, tax exempt,
The 1303 is possibly an S, so the good gearbox and IRS conversion, possibly rack and pinion which may be valuable to the 02 03 brigade,
Still waiting for the seller to dig the shiny bits out of his loft and deliver all the big bits
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Another load of parts collected tonight


The bonnet


Front wheels and a pair of pans









I seem to have cornered the market on aftermarket steering wheels
Theres a complete front beam underneath everything and a bag with a spare carb, fuel pumps,distributor and a brand new belt cover
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Had some shed time today,  engine turns over and has compression, 

And some of the other bits.

And the rear wheels


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Quote from: snoopy on March 26, 2022, 09:32:50 PM
Will this be a rebuild or parts donor buggy and 1303

The buggy will have to be a rebuild of some sort, since it is correctly registered as a Q plate buggy, if nothing else, the identity is worth more than I paid for the whole deal.
Believe the 1303 was a 1600, so hopefully will be a high ratio box to go with the IRS conversion,.
Engine turns over, so  hopefully a good 1600, with all genuine tinware, and an alternator.
The seats have been given a session of pressure washer
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Talking of gambles,  bought another buggy project with some of a 1303 included as a donor



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