mrj
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I don't understand why you put all the metal back on the car again, you really have a lightweigh Passat on your hands here... well, as we all know rusty steel is heavier than rustfree steel (though welding wire probably is very heavy , especially at the end of the day, when you have used several kilometers to stitch a dead Variant together ) today only some small work done, finished the upper part : and then primered the rest of the welded areas... one of my favourite works, putting paint on fresh metal... now i will reassemble the steering box and the front suspension, so that the car will roll again, then turn it into the other direction, to start rear quarter panel and axle mounts...
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- 1971 VW 1600 TL Fastback - 1978 Passat GLS Variant - 1980 Audi 100 5E - 1981 VW aircooled panel van (sold) - 1983 VW Jetta Mk.I - 1984 VW Polo Coupé - 1984 VW Passat hatchback - 1987 VW Passat Variant - 1987 VW Passat hatchback - 1988 VW T25
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remarkable progress! Cheeses me right off that I have taken 2 months to do 10% of this amount of welding on my Alfa 33.
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 Mazda 929 Coupé 1986 Mazda 929 Wagon 1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon 1982 Hyundai Pony 1200TL 2-dr 1985 Hyundai Pony 1200 GL 1986 Maserati 425 Biturbo 1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr 2000 Rover 45 V6 Club 1994 Peugeot 205 'Junior' Diesel 1988 Volvo 760 Turbodiesel Saloon 1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler 2003 Renault Laguna SPEARS OR REAPERS
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mrj
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remarkable progress! Cheeses me right off that I have taken 2 months to do 10% of this amount of welding on my Alfa 33. cheers, .. i kick myself in the ass each weekend to do something on this car... i don't want to have it ended up unfinished for a couple of years in the corner of a barn... i want it on the road... and there is still a long way to go.... hopefully i have finished, as long as you can buy fuel
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- 1971 VW 1600 TL Fastback - 1978 Passat GLS Variant - 1980 Audi 100 5E - 1981 VW aircooled panel van (sold) - 1983 VW Jetta Mk.I - 1984 VW Polo Coupé - 1984 VW Passat hatchback - 1987 VW Passat Variant - 1987 VW Passat hatchback - 1988 VW T25
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You´d better get your finger out then mate. The way petrol prices are going, there will be enough for hundreds of years as no one will be able to afford it soon!
Should have put a TDI in my van and not a 2.9V6!
oh and great progress by the way ;D
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Last Edit: Mar 3, 2008 6:10:13 GMT by Oldbus
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bigrod
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Brilliant MRJ!
I think you and I should get together when our projects are finished and compare kerbweights to the factory spec' of our relavent cars!! ;D
Mental note to self - - - - - - - - Go buy some lead primer!!
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mrj
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hello again, welcome to the weekly update. As the wifes had a coffeine overdose i'll hurry up, plenty of jobs to do in the house... but : today no metalwork, some easy working on mechanical parts; the steering box : As the rubber part was broken and the only way to replace it is to remove the steering box from the car (which also includes the removal of the gear box) i was happy, that i already took it off the car. Even if the rubber part would have been ok, i would have replaced it . It is still available as it also fits the Audi 100. heres the new one ready to go. I also cleaned , removed rust and painted the metal parts of the box. no, this is not a KONI damper, also not a ghostbusters weapon, i just took the chance to add some other colour than black ... done ;D then i removed the dashboard and the windscreen. besides of some more rust i also found the traces of an accident the car obviously had : something heavy must have fallen into the windscreen, as the panel is bent and i found a lot of glass parts. this also explaines the amount of filler i found here. But no problem, this panel is still available and i will just replace it, it is only 34 Euros... then i removed some of the sound-deadening and found rust.,.... and another hole... quite pleased with todays work...
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- 1971 VW 1600 TL Fastback - 1978 Passat GLS Variant - 1980 Audi 100 5E - 1981 VW aircooled panel van (sold) - 1983 VW Jetta Mk.I - 1984 VW Polo Coupé - 1984 VW Passat hatchback - 1987 VW Passat Variant - 1987 VW Passat hatchback - 1988 VW T25
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..thought that steering gaitor looked familiar...had to change one on my my old Audi 200 Turbo.
Nice progress Jürgen, keep up the good work. ;D
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Mar 10, 2008 22:26:46 GMT
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Going so well this project.
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mrj
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Mar 21, 2008 18:19:04 GMT
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easter update, i had the norwegian TUV inspector in the house today : and obviously he found a hole : but this problem was solved easily : so, as we put one wing on, we had to equalise this so we put another one off : today was tool killing day, killed so far: - drill for spot welds - 2 drills - chisel - spray gun this picture was taken by haakon, it is showing me wearing my chainsaw safety helmet... it is good for the missus , too, when she moans, you have the ear protection love those 1mm grinder discs .... et voila.... 2008 is gone.... better than expected, still some rust.... Volkswagens idea of rust protection, PU foam after killing that much tools and nearly falling twice over various wires, we decided to finish before anyone gets hurt.... ;D
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- 1971 VW 1600 TL Fastback - 1978 Passat GLS Variant - 1980 Audi 100 5E - 1981 VW aircooled panel van (sold) - 1983 VW Jetta Mk.I - 1984 VW Polo Coupé - 1984 VW Passat hatchback - 1987 VW Passat Variant - 1987 VW Passat hatchback - 1988 VW T25
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Mar 21, 2008 20:05:10 GMT
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why does that look like a mummified fist ?
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SPLIT RIMS ARE FOR WINNERS
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Mar 21, 2008 20:07:52 GMT
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^^^^^^ LOLZ
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1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 Mazda 929 Coupé 1986 Mazda 929 Wagon 1979 Mazda 929 Hardtop 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 1989 Subaru 1800 Wagon 1982 Hyundai Pony 1200TL 2-dr 1985 Hyundai Pony 1200 GL 1986 Maserati 425 Biturbo 1992 Rover 214 SEi 5-dr 2000 Rover 45 V6 Club 1994 Peugeot 205 'Junior' Diesel 1988 Volvo 760 Turbodiesel Saloon 1992 Talbot Express Autosleeper Rambler 2003 Renault Laguna SPEARS OR REAPERS
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bigrod
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Mar 21, 2008 20:41:45 GMT
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Ace! You have a very good visor and ear defenders, but you have no guard on the grinder nor any gloves!! I'd just been to the shops to buy more 4" disks 'cos the huge stash of disks I have for my grinder won't fit under the guard! I think I need to up the ante a bit!!! ;D
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mrj
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Ace! You have a very good visor and ear defenders, but you have no guard on the grinder nor any gloves!! I'd just been to the shops to buy more 4" disks 'cos the huge stash of disks I have for my grinder won't fit under the guard! that's the reason why there is no guard on the grinder
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- 1971 VW 1600 TL Fastback - 1978 Passat GLS Variant - 1980 Audi 100 5E - 1981 VW aircooled panel van (sold) - 1983 VW Jetta Mk.I - 1984 VW Polo Coupé - 1984 VW Passat hatchback - 1987 VW Passat Variant - 1987 VW Passat hatchback - 1988 VW T25
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mrj
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Mar 22, 2008 18:35:09 GMT
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some small work done today, not much ... removed the rest of the old quarter panel.... i am keeping all the stuff i am cutting out, so i can clone the car later trial fitting of the new inner arch... also clamped the new quarter panel on, if i was already there taking off all the parts gave me the necessary route : first fix the rear axle mounting, then the inner arch and then the quarter panel.... also have to repair the chassis rail, what looked ok from outside came out rotten.... so then i removed the handbrake cable, the brake lines and the fuel lines.... tomorrow we will change position of the lift on the sill and probably cut out rear axle mount... oh, btw, tools killed today : - one more drill - and the compressor
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- 1971 VW 1600 TL Fastback - 1978 Passat GLS Variant - 1980 Audi 100 5E - 1981 VW aircooled panel van (sold) - 1983 VW Jetta Mk.I - 1984 VW Polo Coupé - 1984 VW Passat hatchback - 1987 VW Passat Variant - 1987 VW Passat hatchback - 1988 VW T25
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Rescued form the depths of page 7.
How you getting on Jürgen? i´m missing my regular Passat welding dosage! ;D
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mrj
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Rescued form the depths of page 7. How you getting on Jürgen? i´m missing my regular Passat welding dosage! ;D yeah, i'll have to fix the van engine first, there is a new engine coming in soon.... after that we'll be on holiday, and then it will get really interesting (rear axle mounts etc.)..... meanwhile i have found some more parts, so everything is coming together.... i am not as fast as you are on welding, but i am not in a hurry ;D
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- 1971 VW 1600 TL Fastback - 1978 Passat GLS Variant - 1980 Audi 100 5E - 1981 VW aircooled panel van (sold) - 1983 VW Jetta Mk.I - 1984 VW Polo Coupé - 1984 VW Passat hatchback - 1987 VW Passat Variant - 1987 VW Passat hatchback - 1988 VW T25
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VWDan
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Still as inspirational as ever - keep up the good work. ;D
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If only everything in life was as cool as a retro VW racer.
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mrj
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now there is no way back.... on sunday there is a photo shooting with a german classic car magazine, they are doing a report of it before, inbetween and after.... so when the whole world knows, i have to finish it ..... ;D
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- 1971 VW 1600 TL Fastback - 1978 Passat GLS Variant - 1980 Audi 100 5E - 1981 VW aircooled panel van (sold) - 1983 VW Jetta Mk.I - 1984 VW Polo Coupé - 1984 VW Passat hatchback - 1987 VW Passat Variant - 1987 VW Passat hatchback - 1988 VW T25
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...nothing like a bit of pressure to get you out into the workshop! ;D
Oldtimermarkt Jürgen?
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mrj
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...nothing like a bit of pressure to get you out into the workshop! ;D Oldtimermarkt Jürgen? Oldtimer Praxis, buy the latest issue today and look on the preview page for the next issue....
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- 1971 VW 1600 TL Fastback - 1978 Passat GLS Variant - 1980 Audi 100 5E - 1981 VW aircooled panel van (sold) - 1983 VW Jetta Mk.I - 1984 VW Polo Coupé - 1984 VW Passat hatchback - 1987 VW Passat Variant - 1987 VW Passat hatchback - 1988 VW T25
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