Re: 59 Ghia
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:32 am
Yip, and his not returnig calls !!... 
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Re: 59 Ghia
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:40 am
surprise surprise.
Re: 59 Ghia
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:49 am
Why is it that the aircooled "industry" in SA is so messed up?
Bad service, backstabbing, exporting all seems to be the order of the day
Bad service, backstabbing, exporting all seems to be the order of the day
Re: 59 Ghia
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 10:56 am
This wouldnt be the Manie that ran a panel beater in 1998 Near to JHB centre?
Near Booysens Road if I remember correctly...
Near Booysens Road if I remember correctly...
Re: 59 Ghia
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:13 pm
whilst trouble shooting a motor that the Vintage VW people had supposedly overhauled, I found, amongst other things,
some interesting stuff -
The short block and components seemed sound, but that was apparantly machined and assembled
by others.
The cylinder base gaskets had no sealant
some of the pushrod tubes were too loose and leaked badly
the cylinder heads were not sealing against the sleeves and excessive blow by was evident
the heads were flycut at different angles
no bolts /nuts seemed to be torqued to any consistant values
some of the crankcase studs were stripped or had bad thread damage
thin washers were fitted under some of the head nuts
scrap exhaust gaskets were refitted
3 different types of spark plugs were fitted - one of them a long reach type
the valves gaps were not adjusted
crank to flywheel gasket was made out of blik -- massive leak
no seal kits fitted to the hotbox J pipe to the silencer joint
But I must say that the housings were all very nicely powder coated, and looked wonderfull !
Cheers !
some interesting stuff -
The short block and components seemed sound, but that was apparantly machined and assembled
by others.
The cylinder base gaskets had no sealant
some of the pushrod tubes were too loose and leaked badly
the cylinder heads were not sealing against the sleeves and excessive blow by was evident
the heads were flycut at different angles
no bolts /nuts seemed to be torqued to any consistant values
some of the crankcase studs were stripped or had bad thread damage
thin washers were fitted under some of the head nuts
scrap exhaust gaskets were refitted
3 different types of spark plugs were fitted - one of them a long reach type
the valves gaps were not adjusted
crank to flywheel gasket was made out of blik -- massive leak
no seal kits fitted to the hotbox J pipe to the silencer joint
But I must say that the housings were all very nicely powder coated, and looked wonderfull !
Cheers !
Re: 59 Ghia
Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 9:29 pm
unreal...
Re: 59 Ghia
Posted: Tue Jul 29, 2008 9:50 am
He's a member of this forum. I wonder if he'll reply to any of these allegations 
Re: 59 Ghia
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 8:57 pm
I gave my head's in on Monday to be faced. The guy told me no problem, it would be ready on Wednesday or Thursday at the latest. This morning he told me that he couldn't do it so he sent it off to someone else. He thinks it will be ready early next week! 
(I told him I need it for Car's in the park this Sunday)
Quick panic call to Uncile Bill.
He phones up his contacts and sends me off to the South of Jo-burg (told me to lock my doors and everything)
The guy's will have my heads ready to collect by tomorrow. Thanks Bill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(I told him I need it for Car's in the park this Sunday)Quick panic call to Uncile Bill.
He phones up his contacts and sends me off to the South of Jo-burg (told me to lock my doors and everything)
The guy's will have my heads ready to collect by tomorrow. Thanks Bill!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Re: 59 Ghia
Posted: Thu Jul 31, 2008 10:30 pm
Old Mc Donald's had a farm----- Hee -Hi - Hee - Hi--- Ho !
Thats a clue as to the name of the best VW engineering shop around .. Used to go there on my bycicle with my Oval's Okrassa heads on the carrier before I became Oom, and was still the disselboom of kliprivierstroom
When you deal with a firm for in excess of 30 years you sort of develop a sort of a good working relationship with them.!
Cheers
Bill
Thats a clue as to the name of the best VW engineering shop around .. Used to go there on my bycicle with my Oval's Okrassa heads on the carrier before I became Oom, and was still the disselboom of kliprivierstroom
When you deal with a firm for in excess of 30 years you sort of develop a sort of a good working relationship with them.!
Cheers
Bill
Re: 59 Ghia
Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 10:07 pm
My engine purrrrrs like a kitten! Tomorrow - Car's in the park 
Re: 59 Ghia
Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 10:10 pm
Well Done Didi. Hope you enjoy and you get lots of compliments
Re: 59 Ghia
Posted: Sat Aug 02, 2008 10:36 pm
Great!!!
Take lots of pics at CITP!
Take lots of pics at CITP!
Re: 59 Ghia
Posted: Mon Aug 04, 2008 6:59 pm
Didi where were you guys standing was looking forward seeing the Ghia but mised you
Re: 59 Ghia
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 8:19 pm
My car was standing at the Jacaranda Beetle Club. I must say that citp is kind of overwhelming. It is impossible to see everything. I would be nice if they could group all the aircooled cars together. The busses for instance didn't have enough space. They were squashed in like sardines.Bugger wrote:Didi where were you guys standing was looking forward seeing the Ghia but mised you
Re: 59 Ghia
Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:07 pm
The workmanship on this car is truly outstanding. Jan did a great job on the paint, and the green velvet interior suits the part 