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Jul 12, 2016 20:12:02 GMT
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Jul 12, 2016 17:29:39 GMT
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Whoop-whoop, I have had an update through from Ed the man. Fester the beetle was wheeled out into the sun while the garage was cleared out; This will be the last time it will see daylight while in grey primer as it was wheeled back in and the body lifted back off the pan; Ready for masking up to have the inner arches coated in stone chip; Current plan is to have the shell in primer by tomorrow then top coat can start. I now have seat covers ordered but thanks to brexit it could cost about £50-£70 more than it would have depending how well the pound climbs in the next 4 weeks. Other jobs needing done; Paint the back of the bumpers get the steering wheel re-covered in leather get the engine down to Ed's get wheels up for powder coating find somewhere that will seal and powdercoat the fuel tank Shouldnt be too long now before it all looks to be coming back together. Dave.
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Jun 21, 2016 20:33:05 GMT
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Cant believe its so long since I updated this thread. Things slowed down a little due to injury but the rear vallance is now in place along with engine side trays and the rear corners of the engine bay; While Ed was working on the body I have been working on the engine. I was going to wait and post the full version of the engine build video but its taking me ages to edit so here is the last chapter; I have also been dealing with TMI interiors to get seat covers organised. The swatches arrived yesterday so we will be ordering up seat covers and door cards in red; I want to try and have them paid for by tomorrow incase the in-out vote causes the pound to crash and they will cost me more. Dave
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I have been watching this thread as well as watching the show and a few things come to my mind.
1, Lot of people complaining about Chris Evans being too full on. Might grate on us but I bet if you were an excited 9 year old you would get pulled along in his excitement and there will be a large portion of the viewers that are pre-teens and if you can sell them on the program you can sell them the sticker book, Stig toy, annual etc.
2, Stars in cars bit is rubbish in my point of view. Its not the one show or tgi friday so I don't care about what film starts are selling this week and it now seems to last 25 minutes.....Too long.
3, Somebody said Sabine should do the fast driving. As far as I can tell she did on the last episode but leave the presenting to the presenters.
4, "Give the job to the car guys". At the moment they couldnt hold the show by themselfs but think about this. Top Gear or film role? Do you think Matt LeBlank would stick with Top Gear for the next 10 years? Perhaps the long term plan is to phase out MLB and CE as the other guys find their feet and take over.
5, Its only been on 3 times, they are still tweaking it, it will get better and if it dosnt its not the end of the world but I hope it works. Cars and entertainment to distract from work the next morning? Thats good in my book.
Dave.
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May 24, 2016 20:07:25 GMT
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May 23, 2016 21:18:02 GMT
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May 20, 2016 13:27:51 GMT
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I think part of it is to do with the way cars are bought now.
In the past a new car was a big investment and the car that lasted better and was better quality would sell.
Now people buy a car on a weekly payment and it only needs to last 2 years when the dealer takes it back. The manufacturer is then happier for it to last not much longer to get more people signing up to the never never scheme.
Every used car sold is one new car left on the forecourt so build in a lower life expectancy and sell more new cars.
Just my 2p.
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May 19, 2016 13:55:18 GMT
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MOT results are in. One leaky front shock. Think I can deal with that :thumbs:
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May 18, 2016 13:38:54 GMT
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Couple more pictures from the end of last week, pans now primed and looking good; Dave
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May 16, 2016 18:55:08 GMT
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Been a while without updates as all I have been doing is driving the car. Biggest bill since last update has been insurance which thankfully was only £130. We had some sunshine here over the weekend so me and the Mrs went to a car show in Stirling and on the way back took a blast over the A821 (Dukes pass) from Callander to Aberfoyle, one of the best roads in the world. The Dukes pass by Dave Campbell, on Flickr The Dukes pass by Dave Campbell, on Flickr The Dukes pass by Dave Campbell, on Flickr The Dukes pass by Dave Campbell, on Flickr In other news, its MOT time this week. From what I can see the offside front shock looks damp and there was something greasy on the nearside front wheel after the run over the pass so might be a ball joint/ track rod boot or CV joint boot away. Dave.
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May 12, 2016 20:09:19 GMT
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Small updates. While the body is off the pan I went over on Tuesday to Ed's and fitted new rear shocks, new gearbox mounts and a new steering coupler. These jobs were 1000 times easier with the body off and full access from the top. The heat exchanger clips arrived to finish off the exhaust install but when fitting a new problem was highlighted. Possibly a problem with pattern parts but if you look at the picture below, the top of the connector piece in the exhaust is in the correct position but look how far off the bottom connection is. I was trying to think how to get this to line up then spent a bit of time "massaging" the shape but I think the only course of action is to delete the heater boxes from the exhaust and replace with foil hosing. Dave.
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Cheers shielsy. I had another update from Ed a few days ago. Wee pile of repair panels from Hookeys; These will tidy up the engine bay; And excitingly, the interior metalwork now has its first coat of black primer; Dave
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Cheers guys. While Ed the welder has been getting to grips with more rotngrot (turns out the frame head bottom plate needs work) I have been busy in the garage as well. The engine has gone from this; Via this; To end up at this; I still have some finishing off as it turns out when you buy an exhaust fitting kit you no longer get the big clips to attach the heat exchangers to the heater boxes on the exhaust. I just need to wire it up, add some new fuel pipes, fit a new main seal behind the flywheel and add a clutch but cant do this until I can con persuade somebody to help me lift the engine off the stand. All being well I will get it on the floor and give it a test run before getting it down to Ed's. Dave.
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Apr 26, 2016 20:14:16 GMT
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Cheers Rod. I was down at Ed's yesterday to deliver this. bug resto 5 by Dave Campbell, on Flickr That would be 5 litres of black primer, 5 litres of gloss black paint and the hardeners and thinners to match. Small box for £190 worth of gear. While down at Ed's I got to see the progress on his garage and the progress on the bug and all is looking good. Body looks great in the flesh; bug resto 7 by Dave Campbell, on Flickr bug resto 8 by Dave Campbell, on Flickr And the chassis is now receiving a good clean up now the pans are mounted; bug resto 6 by Dave Campbell, on Flickr bug resto 11 by Dave Campbell, on Flickr The clean up has uncovered some rot and grot around the front of the frame head that needs attending to and then Ed can start vaporizing some of that £190. At this end the engine is now 90% painted up, assembly will start soon then it needs to go down to Ed's. I need to get some bits and bobs ordered along with bumpers, over riders and the interior kit. Speaking of interior parts, the Beetle had this good looking 60's Moto-lita steering wheel fitted that needs the leatherwork re-done; If anybody has a recommendation for somebody that can recover the wheel please pass me their details. Cheers.
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Apr 19, 2016 20:00:08 GMT
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Time for another update. Ed has the body back off the chassis to finalise the welding on the floorpans (and show off his fancy new ramp :-) ) and the outside of the body is now fully primed in epoxy; Meanwhile I have stripped down the engine to paint up the tinware; Before stripping the engine down I noticed a strange outlet tapped into the intake manifold below the carb that seemed to have no use. I was going to leave it and blank it off then I saw what was inside the manifold; Thats going to do nothing for fuel vapor flow and if that metal plate ever dropped off it would make a hell of a mess of valves and pistons so it will have to go. Dave.
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Apr 19, 2016 19:42:50 GMT
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Apr 13, 2016 14:01:28 GMT
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Mar 27, 2016 17:57:14 GMT
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This update is a week late so it may be even further on by now but it was looking great last week when we visited Ed; As its moving on I thought I better dig out the new engine to get it ready; This engine came with a car from California and ran so well I had to keep it when the person buying the car said he was planning to use his own. Single port with dog house cooler so points towards it being a 1600. AS41 case and from the looks of things the heads have been ported and polished so when I take off the tin ware to paint it I think I may pull off a head to measure the bores. Dave.
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Mar 11, 2016 22:37:25 GMT
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