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paper template, bit of zintec,,,,  Difficult to check shape, at the moment ive made it so it sits inside the old one Have to check shape and weld together tomorrow |
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Chops
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Nice bit of fabbing mate, I'd probably have repaired the original one bit by bit and ended up with a patchwork quilt  |
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Nov 17, 2011 22:35:10 GMT
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back on it again after 6 months , sorted power steering hoses and a resevior set in the n/s inner wing will have to route the 10mm return pipe through the inner wing once ive decided where the air intake pipe to the n/s turbo come through the front panel Also have to mount an oil cooler in the front there somewhere    |
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Last Edit: Nov 26, 2011 18:14:12 GMT by sierra1off
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Nov 25, 2011 23:03:28 GMT
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getting my head around all the hoses Tickling away at the car bottom hose is two transit hoses, end to end to curl around the steering column, under the chassis into the wheelwell and over the lower TCA   decided the top hose will be a 38-30reducer elbow, just have to get a 30mm copper elbow brazed into the rad header tank. The rad cap is below the top of the thermostat housing so ill have to get a vent pipe welded into this to vent out any air to an expansion tank mounted high somewhere  Turbo air intake pipes and engine oil cooler next |
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Nov 28, 2011 23:29:21 GMT
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got a reducing elbow, now to get the copper elbow brazed into the rad  return pipe to engine comes through the inner wing   Chargecooler water pump sits in the o/s wheel arch just above the bumper iron  return to this rad is under the n/s wing  Busy busy |
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love this build... ;D you really are struggling for room tho...  keep up the amazing work! |
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1970 Beetle 1600
1973 Rover P6 2000SC
1993 Audi 80 Avant 1.9TDI
1996 Transit SWB pop top camper, 2L Twink
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djmatt
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Love it!
For some reason the word "Shoehorn" pops into my mind - can't think why...
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Best build I've ever seen, can't wait to see this finished.
Are we going to see it on a drag strip anytime soon?
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just read all this and i can see there's some serious head scratching going on, a very interesting and unusual (to me) build, i'll give it a thumbs up  a little suggestion for the fuel tank/torsion bar problem (you've probably thought of it already), is it not worth running a channel into the top of the tank to clear the bars ?? |
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Really, really glad to see this still progressing! Love it.
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jumped to the back now as I have to route the coolant pipes out of the cills in front of the inner wheel arch and over the arch into the boot area. As they are rotten they have to come out and be replaced with new ones that clear the wheels.  So I have to decide on what wheels. Offered up a spare Supra wheel,  265 x 40 x 17 on a 9 1/2 inch rim, clears the leaf spring, shock and outer wheel arch,,,, just  The cill is sitting 3 inches too high at the moment. Too big  Not sure I want to run 17's, as it will affect the front wheel arch clearance even more |
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Dec 16, 2011 11:21:08 GMT
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Oil cooler fitted. had to remove the other two rads to thread it into place. , then refit them afterwards  The pipes exit through the inside face of the front panel  got to get a fan for the rad (metro 1300) and a power steering cooling pipe |
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bstardchild
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Dec 16, 2011 18:02:30 GMT
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I'm amazed that you are getting all that in the space you have!!!
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Dec 16, 2011 20:11:35 GMT
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Mad build lad.
Fair play to ya.
Been following this on OSF.
Nice to see you back at it.
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Dec 17, 2011 19:01:47 GMT
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Respect to you sir  |
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avg
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Dec 19, 2011 16:52:56 GMT
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Offered the 35mm copper pipe into the o/s cill which will flow to the boot mounted rad with the return to the engine going in the n/s cill   Rad will be lowered by 150mm to the bottom of the rear panel once I remove the old tank and cut the floor out. Found a fuel injection petrol tank ( Pontiac or Monaro I think) to fit between the rear shock towers,  nice tight fit , but no room for flush speakers in the rear shelf     Will have to tweek the boot lid torsion bars as they rub on the top of the tank  Least of my problems really Beware when 'tweaking those torsion bars', mine on my Corsair flew off at one end and took then skin off my first finger knuckle to the bone! Skin feels dead now but it did mend. Paul |
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Dec 19, 2011 19:18:35 GMT
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Thanks AVG, that had to hurt  hadnt considered how to take the tension off of the springs yet, was thinking big set of adjustables. How did you get them back on, carefully i trust! |
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nice tight fit , but no room for flush speakers in the rear shelf 
