Aircooled VW South Africa

Hi guys,

How's everyone doing? I am on forced leave next week so I will be getting time for some work and TLC to by Beetle. Got a few things I want to sort out, have to manufacture some alu plate for intercooler etc. . . .

What are you guys doing? The "long" weekend?

Need to pull the Fasty out the garage where it has been sitting for the past year, put the new rear lid on, clean it out and line up the fenders properly and a few other small things that need to be done so that I can take it to Dirk's place...

Apart from working (the joys of retail), i've reconnected the choke, found where the oils coming out and given it a wash. Tomorrow i'm going to put some more oil in, and get something to park on so the oil stops causing me grief via my mother in law...

Also on the list is a bit of touching up for a stone chip and hoping my new springs arrive.

Blitzkrieg wrote:Need to pull the Fasty out the garage where it has been sitting for the past year,

At some point I have to take the Fasty out where it has been parked for the last 3!!!!!!! years But I have so much on my plate already, and adding to it every bloody day!

hey im starting to fit my front csp disc conversion , wish me luck!

I am sitting here thinking about how much work needs to be done and when the heck am I going to do it

Neeeext week, that's now the one after this one, I'll getting stuck into the new front suspension on Gill's bus, new discs and fixing the oil leak on the RGBs... Maybe I'll get around to putting the new exhaust on the Notch and the two new slave cylinders at the back. And I've got to get the Ghia a new sump and it needs another tune. (getting there)

I have got plenty to do.
In order of importance...
1. replace the rear shocks on my dads old Toyota.
2. remove windscreen and bonnet from my buggy,
3. check all faulty wiring and install new fuse box.
4. Install new windscreen wiper motor and arms.
5. Re-install water works on the buggy (it is nissan powered, sorry)
6. If this gets done, I can load my trailor with scrap body parts and take to the scrap yard with my repaired buggy.

Continue stripping Christn. The enigine's comming out tomorrow. The roof lining has to come out as well.
Tomorrow is going to be a busy day, I have to get everything sorted, as I'm hoping to have her picked up for panel beating and spray painting on Monday.

Flying back from the UK! With lots of toys, books and some parts!

And I am just looking at my thing, Checking if I am a good wire puller or not.

Buggy has a perpetual list that seems to add as you do things. Starting with a tune up , then replace the head lights (The old reflectors are shot) and and and.

BUT 1st have to repair the leak in the bath that a torn overflow pipe caused. (How this happened in a bricked in bath I have no idea)

I'm just letting it rest a bit....

rEst or rUst?

Finally replaced the mirrors with something more solid!

Before

After