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Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Mon Feb 11, 2013 8:03 am
by calooker
SP got new axle boots, fresh tranny oil, headlights now working took it for a looooong drive, pissing oil like the Exon valdez, thanks to crappy spring loaded push rod tubes, boy I hate this crap, NOTHING BEATS STOCK PUSHROD TUBES.
1776cc just itching to go in.
34 twin Solex carbs cleaned serviced, setup and puring.
Notch got new carpets, linkage adjusted, ready for KKK, just need a wash LOL, several years of dirt on it ATM.
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 10:31 am
by BigBear
jmvv wrote:When Petrus' generator died, it was a good excuse to fit the alternator that I had lying around.
I had it overhauled by Caelex in Pretoria (R700), got an alternator stand from Andreas and we were set.
Removed the decklid hinges to lift the fan housing out. Al in all it took twenty minutes to have the fan housing on the shop floor.
Fitted the alternator and found that the fan interferes with the housing, so swopped the gennie fan in.
Then the oil filler nut would not budge. Asked Werner Alker for help - found the nut to be seized, so he supplied me with a replacement.
Refitted everything and ran new 8 AWG wire from alternator to battery, bypassed the old voltage regulator (the alternator is internally regulated) and started it - now it's got some 'lectric.
Modified a cement chisel to use as a tool to tighten the filler nut. For the first time in six years that is now VAS as I could never get the original to tighten.
The biggest hassle is to refit the deck lid spring - a BITCH of a job.
Nice Job !
Which battery are you running in Petrus ?
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 11:19 am
by Riekert
Picking up my beetle project motor today
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 11:48 am
by vader
I could tell you but then I would have to repost it in my project...
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2013 12:11 pm
by flatfourfan
FInally tracked down 76-66mm 45 degree reducers for my build, bye bye R360.
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Sun Mar 17, 2013 1:23 pm
by DewaldErasmus
Replaced the steering rack boot on the Gol and sorted the charging problem out
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 7:53 am
by MarshallGTi
fitted my golfs old sound into the bug, very leka to have a sub again...
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2013 9:17 am
by Riekert
Pulled the bugs motor on Saturday. Need to get a new flywheel and fix the crank:evil::-(:-o
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Sun Apr 07, 2013 6:17 pm
by Wentzel
Not today but last week. . . . Did some data logging of AFR's and adjusted the computer's mapping a bit. Idle and low refs mot what I want yet.
Washed her yesterday for Angela's picnic today. The trip from Witbank to Angela's and back was a few km's short of 300 and the still lies above quarter tank so I would guess more than 10km/l. Clutch is slipping when my foot gets to heavy so I should change or modify it ASAP.
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 11:34 am
by vader
Watched the dust get thicker on TF....
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 11:35 am
by MarshallGTi
pushed it home. again.
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Mon Apr 08, 2013 5:51 pm
by retrovan
MarshallGTi wrote:pushed it home. again.
You really taking this Fuel Saving thing to hart..........
Herman
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Tue Apr 09, 2013 7:37 am
by MarshallGTi
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Wed Apr 10, 2013 11:11 pm
by alvetro
Decided today to tackle the battery tray in my 71 Ghia. PO put in a patch panel with 3mm steel but didn't bother to straighten the remaining panel.
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After making a template from some mdf and then a lot of banging with the hammer I ended up with this.
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Still need to remove the rest of the remaining panel to finalise the fit but that will be left for another night.
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Cheers
Re: What did you do on your car today?
Posted: Thu Apr 11, 2013 7:26 am
by Tony Z
nice work!