Hebster52

[Hebster52]

Hi my name is Kristian I'm 33 years old (young), I live in Finland and got my first bug when I was 14 years old (we get the driverslicence when we are 18 in Finland). It was a so called "junkyard racer". I lived in the countryside so we had a lot of small dirtroads to "race" on.

This project got its fire started way back in 1984 when I saw the first pictures of the Hebmuller roadster. I've always been interested in old VW beetles and when I finally found the remains of this early -52 split window I just saw it coming. A HOTTED HEBMULLER. :chillin:

Yes I don'n care what the vintage restorers say: "If you go through such much trouble getting original parts to make it original on the outside, why don't you just make it original??" There's one simple answer to that: I don't want to do that.

The split had been unregistered in 1967 and used for reserv parts in other words it was stripped clean. Even the rearwindow had been "saved by a callook freak" many years before me. Luckily the former owner did find the clock for the dashboard.

The car is based on the split floorpan (or the remains of it) and the front and dashboard of the same. This just because in Finland the registration of a car requires the frame and framenumber to be original to get the identity. The heaterchannels I took from a -63 body and strenghtened them with cabriosills. The rear quarterpanels and doors are from a -64 body. (What a mess.. :wink: ) No, I've got the most parts together now. the next step is to start on the decklid..

http://www.fvwa.sitefactory.fi/data/192.JPG

I have two front hoods and one pre-52 decklid to work from.

I'll get back as soon as I start to have something to tell or show..

http://fvwa.sitefactory.fi/data/750.JPG

Added a side view picture.


http://fvwa.sitefactory.fi/data/674.JPG

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Sadly I have'nt had any major progress on my Hebster because we are building our new house.

We finally can move in so I can start doing some more interesting things... :tongue:

During the time we were building the house I've been collecting some parts for it.
The latest investment was a Karmann cab frame that I will modify (shorten and chop) to fit my Hebster.
Cab frame (http://fvwa.sitefactory.fi/data/2678.jpg)

I've also started planning for my next project: A type 92 "Geländewagen".... :unsure:
Geländewagen (http://fvwa.sitefactory.fi/data/2677.jpg)

I'm getting the split -51 in July [:chillin:

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Finally got the Split -51 home!! :dancing:

Here when we finally got it up on the trailer... :yelling:
http://fvwa.sitefactory.fi/data/468.JPG

http://fvwa.sitefactory.fi/data/541.JPG

Testing the Rat rod look with some stock 16" wheels... :peek:
http://fvwa.sitefactory.fi/data/481.JPG

http://fvwa.sitefactory.fi/data/517.JPG

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I've created a group in the Yahoo where I collect all kind of pictures regarding special bodied VW's and my other hobbies.

So all you Yahooers feel free to join in.

group aircool_volkswagens (http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/aircool_volkswagens/lst?.dir=/&.src=gr&.view=t)

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Soon she will be released from the BARN :thumbsup:

Added some pictures taken yesterday:
http://fvwa.sitefactory.fi/data/3604.jpg

http://fvwa.sitefactory.fi/data/3606.jpg

http://fvwa.sitefactory.fi/data/3605.jpg

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One more... :stoned:
http://fvwa.sitefactory.fi/data/1001.JPG

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Finally uploaded my own Homepage on the Net. :chillin:

Hebster's Homepage (http://medlem.spray.se/hebster52/)

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This is what I bought in stead of the Choptop. A 1963 Standard beetle.

A Standard beetle means that it doesn't have any chrometrim on the sides, the bumpers are painted, 40's threespoke steering wheel, "crash-box" non-synchromesh gearbox and a lot of other details on early models only.

It is going to go thru a body off total restoration. ( floors and heaterchannels probably needs to be changed). I have not yet brought it home for closer inspection. The interiour will just get some minor fixing and cleaning. :grin:

Front view:
http://medlem.spray.se/hebster52/images/standard63.JPG

Here is the interiour.
http://fvwa.sitefactory.fi/data/1216.JPG

Under front hood.
http://fvwa.sitefactory.fi/data/1217.JPG

Original 30 bhp engine.
http://fvwa.sitefactory.fi/data/1218.JPG

And finally "my little helper". :grin:

http://fvwa.sitefactory.fi/data/1219.JPG

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Now, lets update The Hebster with some pics.

Here the original 1952 floorpan and is finally put together and sitting on its own wheels again after about 35 years lying on the belly.

http://medlem.spray.se/hebster52/images/Hebsters%20chassie.jpg

In front I have slightly widened stock 15 inch wheels and in the rear widened stock (split) 16 inch wheels. 6.5 instead of 3.0 inches wide... If you look closely you can also see the double fuellines for the Fuel injection. :love:

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Here the body finally is saved from the barn after over 4 years of beautysleep during the time I built our new house...
http://medlem.spray.se/hebster52/images/The_move.jpg

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And a peak into my garage after the body and chassie joined together. :dancing:

http://medlem.spray.se/hebster52/images/Hebster%20rear2.JPG

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Not much but here is the cut up Split W-decklid pre-fitted.

http://fvwa.sitefactory.fi/data/1643.JPG

http://fvwa.sitefactory.fi/data/1642.JPG

Cuttin' up splits you know!! :sawzall: :licklips:

I have also started to work on sheetmetal gloveboxes. I do have an original pair in cardboard and cloth too, but I think the pre-49 look is much cooler. Therefore I have also been searching for a black bakelite dashpod with black knobs. I was lucky to find one on Bug Run 2005 and also a source for the rest of the knobs in black for a reasonable price!!! :dancing:

Here is my speedo with pod
http://fvwa.sitefactory.fi/data/4372.jpg

Bottom half of the first attempt to the gloveboxes...
http://fvwa.sitefactory.fi/data/4373.jpg

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Whoohoo :dancing: Finally got time to do some minor updates on my homepage...

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Now I've edited the stuff that got messed up we moved to the new board.:smile: :thumbsup:

Here is some pictures of what I have been doing since the last post. I bought a splitty van:

http://www.fvwa.sitefactory.fi/data/1827.JPG

http://www.fvwa.sitefactory.fi/data/1828.JPG

That I sold again so I would afford the Karmann Ghia Type-34 I was offered in January...:blink:

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Then I bought this messed up beauty:

http://medlem.spray.se/hebster52/images/GRazor1.JPG

http://medlem.spray.se/hebster52/images/GRazor2.JPG

I also bought a complete frontclip to replace the crappy metal in the front on it for the moment...

I am now waiting for some Porsche 944 stuff for the brakes and suspension for it. :dancing:

I'm also buying a 1969 Porsche 911 2,0 boxersix to dump into the rear.:chillin:

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My freshest project is The KidVRod

Fronthood under work.

http://www.fvwa.sitefactory.fi/data/2260.JPG

Decklid finished.
http://www.fvwa.sitefactory.fi/data/2221.JPG


This is the donor -74 standard body before cutting started...
http://www.fvwa.sitefactory.fi/data/2261.JPG

Frontcowl narrowed and sectioned.
http://www.fvwa.sitefactory.fi/data/2271.JPG
I'll post more later.

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Here is one fun pic...
http://www.fvwa.sitefactory.fi/data/2307.JPG

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Some parts that I have been collecting for the Hebster during the past year.

http://medlem.spray.se/hebster52/images/Standardparts1.JPG

http://medlem.spray.se/hebster52/images/Standard_semaphoreswitch.JPG

http://medlem.spray.se/hebster52/images/Taillight_lenses.JPG

http://medlem.spray.se/hebster52/images/3_49_speedo.JPG

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Update July 9th:

Here is a picture from yesterday while i was working on the bodypars...
Looks kind of weird?? Huh?:blink:

http://www.fvwa.sitefactory.fi/data/2313.JPG

http://www.fvwa.sitefactory.fi/data/2314.JPG

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Update July 25th:

So here is some progress:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/292689.jpg

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/292691.jpg

The front and rear of the same car...:blink: :sawzall: :welder:
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/292692.jpg

:funny:

I'm just 5.64 feet tall and weigh 154 lb...

Here is one with me standing beside it...

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/292796.jpg

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Update August 2nd:

Long time no news... :wink:

So, here is what I did today.
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/293950.jpg
Looks a bit odd..

Here is when I did the rear quarterwindow section right. :thumbsup:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/293952.jpg

Other side.
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/293953.jpg

Rear vents.
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/293955.jpg

Rearwindow and roof should be finished tomorrow. :thumbsup: :sawzall: :welder: :driving:

Can I have it when he out grows it????????????

Naah... I will put a stroker in it then and race it my self... :dancing:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/293954.jpg

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Update August 3rd:

Todays progress:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/294087.jpg

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/294086.jpg

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/294088.jpg

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Update August 4th:

Hmm.. I've got a dilemma...

I can't decide if I should continue my original plans and turn the oval into a split?:Idunno: I think that I didn't get the shape really good for the split, but almost perfect as a minimized oval...

Guess I have to fabricate the splitpost and see how it turns out before I weld it...

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/294184.jpg

I also am pondering wether I should mount the bughead in the rear sticking outunder the reardecklid or in the front sticking out of the front 1/4 panels...:Idunno: Just for looks..:stoned:

I'm planning to mount a set of IDF 36's on then sticking up on both sides of the body. In including exhaust pipes sticking straight up...:chillin:

Any comments???

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Did some photoshopping.. I think this says it all...:love:

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/PHTO0092split.jpg

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Update August 5th:

Yes, I will most certainly go with the split.

Now, How do I make this fit?!?!?:Idunno:
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/294449.jpg

Ok. I'll post the progress so far. I didn't finish the roof today but it is getting closer.... I rolled it in my home made Englishwheel and cut a few piecuts. Still needs some adjustment to become perfect. I will do that tomorrow. Need to go to the beach with my family too some times...:wacko: :funny:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/294450.jpg
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/294451.jpg

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Update August 9th:

Reshaped the fronthood today... I hope I didn't ruin it...:Idunno: It still needs some adjustment though...
(The small picture in the left corner is how it was before...)

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/295224.jpg

Also started to make the split pillar parts..
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/295225.jpg

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Update August 13th:

So, in case you are interested... Here are some pics on what I did yesterday...:smile:

I didn't get the roofsection welding finished yesterday but pretty close. The bodylines seems to become pretty good..

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/295961.jpg
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/295962.jpg
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/295964.jpg
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/295965.jpg

As you can see the reardecklid needs to shrink some more...:sawzall: :welder:
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/295966.jpg

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Update August 20th:

Hubless wheels anyone???? :Idunno: :funny:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/297312.jpg

Ok, ok.. Here are some pictures where the widefive wheelcenter is refitted into the 3x14 inch sparewheel arches... :wink: :thumbsup:

The tiresize is 105/70 R14 on the frontwheel...:blink: :chillin: :thumbsup:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/297313.jpg
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/297314.jpg

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Update August 22nd:

My kid an I was out to the garage at my Bro's place today and worked some on the doorposts and doorhinge mounts.. :thumbsup:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/297733.jpg
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/297735.jpg

More pictures coming up in awhile...:grin:

Would you believe that he is just 4 years old? :funny:
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/297737.jpg
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/297740.jpg
Hangloose.. Err... Must.. Get.. The fingers right... :funny:
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/297741.jpg

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Update August 26th:

The roof finally welded! :welder: I also shortened the allready shrunk reardecklid and other inch and also narrowed it one and a half inch on the upper edge to fit the body better.:sawzall: :welder:
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/298468.jpg
Here I'm testing out the headlight size with a light we had laying around the shed..:Idunno:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/298470.jpg

A few more...

My kid working on his Rod.. :thumbsup:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/298514.jpg

Here you see the rear decklid in progress. The upper edge is now reshaped and fitted into the body and I have shortened the lower part an inch and rewelded the edges. You can see the excess sheetmetal stickin out as a scoop on it.. I just piecut the lowerpart in the center and rewelded everything... :wink:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/298515.jpg

And here is a sideview after the decklid is finished. :welder: Looks acceptable doesn't it?

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/298517.jpg

A rearview too...
(That's my brother in the background working on his Austin Mini Rear decklid... H just finished it with some leadfiller... )

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/298516.jpg

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Update September 17th:

Been awhile since last update...

Here is the first sneak peek.. Will upload some more but have to download them from my brother because I forgot my own camera today... :yelling:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/302782.jpg



:thumbsup: :wink:

So, here you go. Feel free to ask questions. I'll then see if I can answer them... :Idunno: :funny:

As I dont own a tube bender I first tried to bend my 40mm tube by sticking it between the stone foundation under the shed in the background but the half ton rocks moved too much so I had to find something else... Then I tried the concrete pump I have (the green bubly thing also in the background) That worked!! :dancing:

Then I just :sawzall: and :welder: ... Basically.. :wink:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/302784.jpg

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/302785.jpg

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/302786.jpg

One more.:thumbsup:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/303025.jpg

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Update today...

So, I got by to work some on The Kidvrod today.

Now the body is braced so I can start cutting off the heaterchannels and replace them with inch by inch square tubes. The side view is much better without anything underneath the doors. :thumbsup:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/305640.jpg

I also straightened the fronthood back to how I originally had made it. Looks way much better now!!:dancing:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/305644.jpg

Hmm. So much for the offline secretacy..:funny: :wink:

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Here's the front axle now finished. I had to narrow the Anglia's axle by 14cm. (almost 6 inches) I also moved(and narrowed) the springleaves above the axle instead of in front as original. Looks pretty good in my opinion..
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/309211.jpg
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/309208.jpg

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Did some work on the front 1/4 panels today. I used a pair of scrapped split rear 1/4 panels... :unsure:

First mockup:
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/310404.jpg

This is how the had been cut:
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/310405.jpg

And how I reused the parts cut off:
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/310406.jpg

Panel cut to shape:
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/310408.jpg

An other view:
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/310417.jpg

Here compared with my brothers raised Volvo 242... :blink:
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/310411.jpg

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Update November 4th, 2006, 08:57

So. Today I finally did some major welding and fully welded all the seams on the roof.
:welder: :welder: :welder: :welder: :welder: :welder: :welder: :welder: :welder:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/313130.jpg

Then I :sawzall: up the upper edge of the windscreen frame as I thought it looked as a hightower with the standard -74 roof.

I then welded in a new edge 30mm lower by using parts from an other late roof and patched the roof by using the front edge of the roof I cut off my Hebster a couple of years ago.

By lowering the windshieldframe 30mm it now looks like I would have used a split :funny: I think it looks much better and more chopped this way..:sawzall: :welder:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/313131.jpg

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/313132.jpg

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/313133.jpg

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November 15th, 2006, 01:39

Here I'm in full action :welder: the fronthood.

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/315318.jpg

Some photos from yesterday. Just remember, this project is my first attempt in buttwelding so I'm learning for every inch I weld...
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/315319.jpg
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/315321.jpg
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/315322.jpg

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November 19th, 2006, 10:35 PM

Ok. I had a whole 5 minutes photo session in the garage tonight...

I had to go there and do some different headlight positions... I like the one with them the highest my self. The lights were just perfect in size.. :dancing: I almost got worried when I first opened the package...:panic: :funny:
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/PHTO0197.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/PHTO0198.jpg

Edit: Yes, my secret headlightmounts are hidden in the paint buckets... :funny:

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Sneak preview of a scan of my AutoCad drawing for the dash... :wink: :thumbsup:

Edit: And yes, everyone thought I was just talking bullshit... :funny:

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/Kidvrodden002.jpg

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November 30th, 2006, 12:20 AM

Went to the garage tonight for a couple of hours. I had "borrowed" some 52mm tubing from work. I need it for making the mount for the stock steeringbox.

So, I spent most of the time trying to mock up a working steering geometry...:wacko: :Idunno: :panic:

Some pics of the best version... :funny:

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/PHTO0016.jpg

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/PHTO0015.jpg

As you see, I also found some square tubing that I'm beginning to shape the frame from. :grin: :thumbsup:

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December 28th, 2006, 10:45 PM

So, here is what I picked up at the post office today! The first of the "dummy carbs". It is a Weber 36 IDF. Looks very tiny beside the tiny Porsche carbs for the T-34... :chillin:

I just wish I would find another Weber 36 IDF to mate with this one...:love:

This one came all the way from UK... :unsure:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/323682.jpg




January 1st, 2007, 08:18 PM

After I finished the tiling for today I had to go to the garage and do some creative planning.

So I did some mockup on the dummy motor with the Weber carb I got.. :wink:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/324280.jpg

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/324281.jpg

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/324282.jpg

I think I will do it just for fun... :chillin: :funny:

I also tried this.. Looks pretty cool too... :wink:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/324283.jpg

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January 7th, 2007, 10:30 PM

So, finally today after I painted on the watersealant in the bathroom I took me some time to go to the garage and have some fun...

First I took a piece of chipboard and drilled and jigsawed the correct shapes in it. Then I cut out the holes in the sheetmetal slightly smaller.

I simply put the cut chipboard on the floor (I did manage to make room for it on the floor in the garage...:panic: )

Put the sheetmetal over it and used my own weight as a "wice"... and started to hammer the steel..

This is what I had after almost one hour after I drilled the first hole in the chipboard.. It's not perfect but I'm pleased with it. Now it just needs to get to my brother's garage where I have my English wheel so I can shape the surrounding to fit the body.

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/325462.jpg

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January 8th, 2007, 01:29 AM

Here the finished product as you have been expecting.. :thumbsup:

I'm pretty pleased myself too.

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/326770.jpg

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/326771.jpg

I realised that I was lucky when I started to test out the width on it in the body before I started to shape it, because if it would have been an inch longer it wouldn't have fit the body... :clapping:

Now I just need to cut out the ugly cut down -74 dash..:sawzall: and :welder: in this one... :grin: :thumbsup:

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The dash meet the body for the first time... :love:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/328466.jpg

I had to go to the garage and saw some wood strips for the ceiling in the bathroom so I took the chance and brought the dash to the garage too just for testfitting it for the first time... :funny:

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February 21st, 2007, 10:28 AM

Yesterday I recieved a set of smaller headlightbuckets. The lense size is slighty over 4,5" just would need to find some light that fit in them now... :unsure:

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/PHTO0182.jpg

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March 8th, 2007, 10:03 PM
Ok, I finally got me some time to go to the bro's garage and test out the new smaller headlight buckets. I draw some stripes to make a fake lense for easier visualition... I still feel these might be too small...:Idunno:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/335751.jpg

I still like these bigger ones better... :thumbsup:
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/335752.jpg

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March 12th, 2007, 12:48 AM

Finally got something done!!:dancing: Just got home from the garage and uploaded some photos. (It's 43mins past midnight now...)

Started working on the frame. I use a -62 frametunnel that I have sliced up and will be shortened. I also turned the handbrake handle to point backwards and will bend it up some more and use it as the gearshifter.. :funny: :thumbsup:



http://medlem.spray.se/hebster52/images/Frametunnel_welded.jpg
http://medlem.spray.se/hebster52/images/Gearshifter.jpg

Edit: TheSamba gallery is down for maintainance (again) so I linked the pictures from my Homepage instead...:thumbsup:

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March 28th, 2007, 10:18 PM

So I started with the front hood, then I decided that I'd try my first attempt at leadfilling... The hood was washed with a mixture of muriatic acid and orto phosphorous acid.. :unsure: :panic:

Well, that was not so fun it changed colour to Gold, kind of...

Anyways the leadfilling did work anyhow. :thumbsup:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/340320.jpg

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/340322.jpg

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/340324.jpg

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April 2nd, 2007, 08:34 AM

Ok. Here it goes. Someone who's athorized to move posts could make a copy of this post into the How-to-leadfill (http://www.volksrods.com/forum/showthread.php?t=10230) in the Techbin.:wink: :thumbsup:

First I applied the Etching and let it etch for 10-15 minutes:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/341568.jpg

Then heated it with the torch so the lead melted and wiped off the excess etching. (dont have a separate picture of that but you see it in the next one too.)

Here I allready have applied the lead onto the areas that need filling:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/341569.jpg

Here it is spread with a flat tool make out of a strip of White Oak dipped in motoroil.

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/341571.jpg
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/341573.jpg

Here you see the surface after I sanded it. The small dark spots need some more lead as they are lowspots. I started the spreading from there. The tip was much better spread for some reason. :Idunno: :funny:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/341576.jpg
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/341578.jpg
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/341580.jpg

Here from the front:
Didn't sand the front tip yet as I couldn't find the suitable sized tool last night... :yelling:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/341582.jpg

[Hebster52]

April 7th, 2007, 08:03 PM

Finished the leadfilling on the fronthood. Just need to file it and sand down the excess now...

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/342732.jpg

Also finally welded the ventgrille on the hood.:grin: :thumbsup:

[Hebster52]

April 15th, 2007, 06:17 PM

Started to finish off the rear decklid today.:thumbsup: :sawzall: :welder:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/344237.jpg
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/344241.jpg
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/344240.jpg

I thought as the body became a split that it needed a correct decklid...

I'll see if I'm able to go back to the garage later tonight and finish the welds... :welder: :welder: :Idunno: :thumbsup:

[Hebster52]

April 15th, 2007, 10:52 PM

I also finally got both frontwheels welded and testmounted on the frontaxle.

Looks good, dont you think? :wink: :thumbsup:
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/344272.jpg

Went back to the garage later this evening just to test some stuff, and take some more pictures.

Tested one of the Peep-mirrors. Does it look OK?:Idunno:
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/344299.jpg

Tested how the decklid looks on the body. Here you also can see the Peep-mirror from rear..
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/344300.jpg

And sandblasted and primered the rearwheels.:welder: :thumbsup:
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/344303.jpg

[Hebster52]

April 16th, 2007, 10:04 PM

Made the Kidvrod project slideshow part 2... (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FypbA5ptpo)

Also took some photos of the Coalition tag and the Volksrod plaque.:dancing:

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/DSC_0029.jpg
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/DSC_0026.jpg

[Hebster52]

Painted the rearwheels Pepper red yesterday...

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/344799.jpg

[Hebster52]

April 24th, 2007, 09:22 PM

DAMN!!!:dancing: :dancing: :dancing: :clapping: :chillin: :dancing: :dancing:

Me and my brother started the 8hp B&S engine for the first time tonight!! And it did start and even ran pretty well!!!! :dancing: :dancing:

I seem to have scored a working engine:bow:

Damn what a sound without silencer!!!:bow: :chillin: :chillin: :bow:
Me and my brother didn't need any beer just got a kick out of the sound from it!!! :dancing: Almost like a Harley! Or a 1/8 flathead V8... :funny: :licklips:

It will be so cool running around the Bugrun 07 show area with it!!!:funny: :thumbsup:

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/346438.jpg

Also started to mockup the engine in the body. Almost there. If the weekend goes as planned I will have the engine with frame welded in, and if I'm really lucky even the rearwheels on!
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/346440.jpg

Got the frontaxle mount welded. :grin: :thumbsup: I also decided to use the stock beetle steeringnuckle, just :sawzall: , bent and:welder: the steeringarm to make it fit.... Not much room there...

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/346452.jpg
http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/346457.jpg

[Hebster52]

Worked on the exhaust design yesterday..

You begin to see the idea and shape of the complete drivetrain... :chillin: :wink:

I cut up an old exhaust that I had lying around. The Y-part will connect to the tubes on the both heads... :funny:

[Hebster52]

Fronthood badge for the Kidvrod arrived in the mail today! :smile: :thumbsup:

[Hebster52]

Tested how the fronthood hinges worked for the first time yesterday. All original mounts are untoched worked perfectly!:dancing:

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/DSC_0166.jpg
http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/DSC_0170s.jpg

The exhaust system is also almost finished. Will create one hell of a cool sound... :bow: :dancing:

[Hebster52]

Exhaust finished last weekend. Sounds like a bug engine without silencer!!!:dancing:
Also shortened the driveaxles by 12 inches.. which made them finally 5 inches...
http://www.fvwa.sitefactory.fi/data/2887.JPG

Yesterday I cut off the bearinghousing from the donor IRS trailingarms and adapter early brakedrums to them. Made them work by "CNC" machining a half an inch slice of the late 4-lug drums axle snout for use as a spacer inside the drums. Got them mounted togehter and now waiting for the weekend so I can weld everything onto the Lawnmower frame and body.:grin: :thumbsup:

[Hebster52]

Tested the whole drivetrain today. Lifted the rearwheels off the ground just to see the speed on the wheels. Too lazy to calculate the gear ratios.. :funny:

Couldn't yet drive it as the steeringbox and steeringwheels are not yet fitted...

Finally welded the front quarterpanels.

[Hebster52]

Yes!! It's primered!!!:dancing: :dancing: :dancing: :dancing: :love: :dancing:


:unsure::wink: :funny:

[Hebster52]

Have not been able to go to the garage and work on the Double Cab the past week so I decided to do some work in the home garage instead..
Painted the pedals for Hebster and assembled them:

http://www.fvwa.sitefactory.fi/data/3380.JPG

[Hebster52]

I guess I have a lot of other mixed projects in this thread so I'll just post it up here...

Been thinkin about making a soapbox racer for the kids as the first attempt went out of hand from the beginning...

Here is my first mockup in 1:6 scale.

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/Misc%20pictures/DSC_2717.jpg

Finished the fullscale drawing today. Just need to do the X-sections now too and then I can start making the skeleton for the body... Not that I know when I will find the time for it though... :Idunno::funny:

http://i45.photobucket.com/albums/f98/Hebster52/Misc%20pictures/DSC_2740.jpg