New Blog Site!

So to make things easier for updates and the ability to do more from my iPhone I have started a new blog importing this blog with it. This blog will no longer be updated!

The new blog address is

http://vintageair.wordpress.com

Please come and visit us there!!
Steve

Finally back together!

Well kind off! Finally got the rusty A Arms off, cleaned up and fitted to the '59! Its only took a week :D To be fair i've only had a couple of hours on it at a time but still! So there on the car with the new stub axles in and brakes on. Just need a pair of rear wings and some slicks for the new wheels and it's ready to be sent off to Wayne. Cannot wait for that!

Rust, Rust and more Rust!

I managed to get hold of a back end cut from a late beetle last week. I thought it would be a little easier to remove the parts than this!!! So far every single nut and bolt has fought me! Getting there though slowly in between work..

So before work each morning I have been able to get in the workshop and start some work on the car. Not a massive amount of progress but some nonetheless and it's nice to feel pro-active in getting it rebuilt. We are nearly ready to send the car to Wayne Allman's Intergalactic Custom Shop!

Up on jack stands ready to start stripping the rear end down..

Couldn't resist a trial fit of the new rear wheel ;) Looks good!

Comparison between new and old stub axles, Porsche 944 on the left and new Porsche 930 on the right.

The rear end is now full stripped and waiting for some stock A Arms to be re-fitted in order to get the car rolling and we'll use the bearing housing from the stock A Arms for the custom set-up.

The complete brake system and pedal assembly has now also been totally removed in preparation for the hydraulic set-up. I re-made the front brake lines as we'll no longer be using a line-loc just a staging brake.

We're back..

We're now back from California and what a trip it was! For once we managed to just chill out, chat shit and buy parts! Oh and then head to Vegas for the bugorama! Unbelievably we had rain which caused some disruption but it was a great race day. We managed to bring some parts home with us, the rest is being shipped soon! We bought our new rear wheels and 930 stub axles along with a few fittings. The rear wheels are 15x8 Billet Specialties and are SFI rated. Still to come is a full Jamar hydraulic pedal assembly and Jamar staging brake and some Mickey Thompson 15x26x8.5 Slicks.. :D