Body Off!

Yesterday was a great day! I finally got to remove the body from the floorpan! I managed to remove the body and completely strip the floorpan down in time to get everything back in the garage to stay dry. As we don't have a double garage I wanted it to be done in a day so nothing is left outside in the wet! Pictures below!

Waiting for my Father in Law to arrive to help me lift the body off!

The body safely in the garage in the dry!

Adele having a sit in the office!!

For the first time in 50 years the body was separated from the floorpan. A great moment!

Front end off and all the parts stacked up!

I couldn't undo the rear castle nuts on the rear drums so I removed the complete gearbox and axles etc as one! It was pretty heavy so I used the box to 'rest' it on!

Completely stripped! The pan is now being sent off to Wayne Allman's 'Intergalatic Custom Shop' for new pan halves, dual alloy 3/8" fuel line ran in through the tunnel and AN fittings Tig'd onto the ends and 'pan and also the IRS conversion.

Dyno Results!

I just got word from Pat Downs that our engine made 239hp at 7000rpm on the dyno with the fanbelt on! Really pleased with that!! I should have the full results pretty soon!

Our Engine!

Yes our motor is finally built!! Pat Downs, the builder, asked if he could have it on display on the CB stand at this years Bug In 33 as he couldn't think of a better item to display there parts! We were extremely chufted to say the least!

We have a few items we want to change but certainly nothing major! You can see on this photo the new CB billet bottom pulley and the alternator fan which has been powder coated black.

A side view and our polished alternator and black powder coated strap. We have a billet CE oil filler cap to fit once the engine is home (this is an example of the small bits I want to change!)

This is a close up of the new CB coil mount kit, finally there is somewhere neat to mount the coil!

The engine should have been dyno'd by now so I'll post the results as soon as I know!

So-Cal 08

We also bought M&H frontrunner tyres home with us too! We bought 24x3.6 which is a similar size to 145 tyres on most cal-lookers. They are being stored up in our loft as they stink of rubber!!

So-Cal 08

Erco Star Cut rear wheels, I can pick one up with my little finger!!

Back from So-Cal :(

We're now back from So-Cal and it sucks!! We had so much fun out there thanks to the outlaw flat four guys and girls and then huge thanks to Susy and Mike Herbert for the hospitality and generousity they shown us. I'll post a few images from my iPhone now and then some more off my camera later! The picture above is a small section of the parts we bought back with us for the beetle!! We bought so much! The front brakes are awesome and the rear wheels are so light!!

Image testing!

Well it seems I can now finally send images direct from my iPhone straight to the blog! The photo below is of Inch Pincher Too and Gene Bergs little but quick dragster as seen at the host hotel for this years bugin 33 show! We are still out in California but we fly home tomorrow... Boo!!