Towbar finally fitted!

Well its been a manic few days getting things organized, we picked up our motorhome from having a custom made towbar fitted, the guys at Armitage Trailers did a fantastic job and I would highly recommend them for any kind of trailer/towing work! They even fitted us in when they didn't have time so we could have it ready for the trip to EBI 2 on Wednesday!

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Safely back home in the workshop waiting for us to arrange the space better! Next up is the dry build of the pan and the body to be sent off for media blasting. Once this is done the the body can be refitted ready to go to Chris Isaacs for the cage to be fitted!

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This is where the fuel lines exit! I have the main line on the left and the return line to the tank on the right. With the Aeromotive set up we have it needs a return line back to the tank to keep the fuel pressure stable. Both lines are -6 fittings with 3/8 hard line.

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These are the dual fuel line fittings, they have been tig welded onto the alloy fuel line and then tig'd to the plate which has been riveted on. This allows easy removal if needs be..

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As you can see no visible join where the halves were welded in! This is exactly how I wanted it!

Floorpan is done!

We drove down to Wayne's yesterday to pick up the completed floorpan, to say we were chufted with the results is an understatement! The 'pan looks awesome! I can't recommend Wayne's work highly enough!! There are a few more photo's to come from my iPhone! This one above is in Waynes workshop.

New doors and Pan halves!!

So its been a productive past few days on the beetle! Over the weekend we drove down to Karmann Konnection and hand picked a set of excellent doors for the bug. Because of the difficulty of finding really good '59 doors we went with a pair of '60-'64 where the only difference is a small hole by the door handle that we will just need to weld up! Thanks to everyone at KK for helping us sort them!The door above looks really cool with its sun burnt paint! There is just a small dent which needs to be knocked out and its then perfect! The top door is already perfect!

Also we had an update from Wayne today, the new pan halves are welded in and the stock seat runners have been removed! Next up is the fuel line!

Hopefully it shouldn't be too long before its back! I then need to send the body off to be media blasted and up to Martin Curbishleys for a bit of prep work. We are however going to be delayed getting the car into Chris Issacs for the cage work but things are looking up!

Floorpan update

Well on friday I loaded up the hire van and drove over to Wayne's shop for him to work his magic on the 'pan! Without the jacking points on the pan it fitted in the Vauxhall Vivaro van easily!!

Straight in!!With everything loaded up in the back and the rear wheels and brakes in the front cab we are all set! Wayne will use the rear wheels and brakes to mock up the rear ride height before fully welded in the a-arm brackets, something most people don't do. I can't wait for the 'pan to be done!

Floorpan halves are here!

Some more pieces to the puzzle arrived today, new floorpan halves from Ben and the guys at VW Heritage/SSP. They are the top quality reproductions and well worth the extra bit of money! Also delivered was the IRS conversion brackets and a few other bits and bobs.

Now that the floorpan halves are here the 'pan is off to Wayne Allman's Intergalatic Custom Shop on friday! Once the 'pan is back from Wayne's things can really start moving forward, very exciting now!

While I've been waiting for the halves to arrive I've kept myself busy doing little jobs like trial fitting and making perfect all my brakes, front and rear. One job which worked a treat was to polish the CNC staging brake that we bought at Pomona swapmeet last year for $5! It was really grubby and dull so with a bit of work its come up like new! Bargain!!

I also polished the front hubs whilst my Dad re-trimmed down the studs on his lathe and chased the threads.