The wife's new 66.

[fungus]

Originally Posted by Seanboy56

Nice car!! How about renting out the tool you made? I need it for my bugs drivers side!!

You could probably have one made for you for the price of shipping between Finland and Pennsylvania both ways...

[Seanboy56]

Yes you are right....

[Hebster52]

This is a scan of the crappy original drawing I did for it.

I did make the gap 61-62mm as the hinges are but would recommend to rise the upper jaw some to make a 65mm gap. Easier to fit the different size pins into the lower jaw that way.

[hotrodheb]

Originally Posted by Hebster52

This is a scan of the crappy original drawing I did for it.

I did make the gap 61-62mm as the hinges are but would recommend to rise the upper jaw some to make a 65mm gap. Easier to fit the different size pins into the lower jaw that way.

[blacktruck]

so there needs to be some room for the pin and the pusher bits...right?
the red parts are where I think that would happen

[Hebster52]

The jaws are drilled like this.

12mm all through the upper to allow the hingepin to go through. and 7mm just about 5-8mm down so you can drop in different length pusherpins into that hole.

[Hebster52]

Recieved the aircleaners yesterday and mocked up their positions.



Repainted them later in the evening. And today I recieved new decals for them.

[Hebster52]

Now with 45mm necks under the aircleaners and 20mm bakelite spacers between the carbs and manifolds. Measures now 86cm from side to side at the top of the aircleaners.





Also cut some stainless steel tubes for the exhaust...

[Hebster52]

Added a 20mm spacer under both carbs and now also welded the necks for the aircleaners so they clear from the fanshroud and still fit inside the enginebay.

Just have to make the linkage now and then testrun it.

[Hebster52]

Mocking up the fuel lines.

[vdubjim]

Looks like the type of stuff people drag to Carools shop and he pays like 500E for it LOL.

Nice ride!

[Hebster52]

Not sure what shop that is?
Hope it is'nt a bad place?

Here's the finished fuellines loosely fitted. Still need to tighten the joints and make a few supports to avoid the worst vibations.

[vdubjim]

Nope its good place, i used to work there. In Konningsbosch near Roermond.
http://www.vwveteran.com/

Hope you have better luck with those carbs than bus people do, LOL.

[hotrodheb]

Originally Posted by Hebster52

Recieved the aircleaners yesterday and mocked up their positions.



Repainted them later in the evening. And today I recieved new decals for them.

I've thought about doing something like that on the vert! Now that I see it, I think I really want to!

[AirheadZim]

Damn, Hebster that looks sweeet.

Zim

[Hebster52]

Originally Posted by vdubjim

Hope you have better luck with those carbs than bus people do, LOL.

I didn't end up using the Bus carbs but bought a set of type-4 carbs from a 411 instead...

Originally Posted by hotrodheb

I've thought about doing something like that on the vert! Now that I see it, I think I really want to!

Now go on and do it!

[vdubjim]

LOL, there is a difference?

[Hebster52]

Originally Posted by vdubjim

LOL, there is a difference?

The problems the busguys are having is that the bus type-4 carbs have a lot of vacuum shutoff valves and hose etc. that are difficult to get to work properly without the knowledge where as the 411 carbs dont. They are more like pre-Kadron carbs. Basically the same carbs as the ones used on Type-3's with dualcarbs just 34mm instead of 32mm for type-3's.

[Hebster52]

Removed the frontseats and started dismantling the small parts in the dash etc. prior to repaint. Had to peak under the floormats to check the floorpans too..

Looks pretty rotten to me... ;)




I have never seen a beetle door that have had a plastic foil behind the doorpanels before either...



To top it all the PO had appearantly "sealed" the fenderbeading with vaseline!!!



Getting ready for repaint.

[Hebster52]

Transformation have begun!

[hotrod]

wow, it looked awesome already and making it even better, I like the hard fuel lines

[Trebor13]

that looks great , good work

[Hebster52]

Repainted the interiour today due to some grease spots yesterday...



Now it's better, not perfect but will be good enough for us..

[notched]

Score!!

[Hebster52]