Aircooled VW South Africa

Hi all!!!

I've finally got my first acvw 'project'. It's an old kestrel beachbuggy bakkie. I'll be using it to work and back as a daily driver. I got it for a real bargain and will be working on it during December holidays.

Plans are not complicated and it won't be a hardcore project like some of you guys have done.

The buggy has been standing for quite a long time. The front beam/ brakes etc. don't look hot so I've bought a second hand front. The chassis is also almost non existent so I bought another one of those as well.

I live right next to the sea and I am wondering how best to do the chassis. The plate is very thin and probably won't handle galving too well?? Should I just coat it really well and tectyl into the tunnel etc.??

I know that pics are requested and will post some as soon as the buggy arrives.

cheers

Hi Guys.
finally some pics.










The chassis is pretty much ready to roll with motor in. I'm waiting for new rear brake shoes and will then have her on all four wheels.
I cut the pans out completely and have welded in 20*50 rectangular tubing for the sides with flatbar for the support areas.
the front beam is a replacement for the one in the scrap photo.

Will either have galv. sheeting or ally for the open areas where old pans were.

All new brake lines, wheel cylinders, drum brakes and master cylinder.
New cables for clutch and accelerator.
Second hand petrol tank
The clutch is new and the motor was redone completely with stock 1600 sleeves etc.

This is going to be my workhorse and will not look as pretty as most but will do me fine.

cheers for now

Congrats ! What a cool and quirky "work horse"

jolas wrote:Congrats ! What a cool and quirky "work horse"

I have it's twin sibling 'workhorse' seen here 'carting' bus beam, gearbox and rear suspension for export to tiger0701 in Jhb and some wheels for export to Vinny in CT.

Hi again.

I am hoping to get some slave wheels this weekend so I can send the originals away for galvanising. I rent a place about 100 m from the sea and the car will live outside so I think that would be a wise move.

Once the bakkie is running and being used I will tackle redoing the engine tinware etc.

I used a polisher sander on the body and it came out well. I will be respraying the roof and window frame white again.

I actually want to keep the bakkie original and old school as far as possible.

Cheers for now.

Very cool project, please give us regular updates with lotsa pics !

After not being able to make my mind up about what type of pan to use I decided yesterday to make one of fibreglass. So late yesterday I laid up a flat panel with 5 layers of e-glass with extra reinforcing for the peddle assembly and the battery.

This morning I made some templates, cut the pans out and sika-flexed them in place. i'll post pics early in the new week

TTFN

Gearshift lever in, handbake cables sorted including handbrake handle.

Tech tip:

If by some chance you drop the handbrake ratchet plate in the tunnel .Don't despair. It's to far for fingers,what about a magnet?? The answer was quite easy, I used the rod in the handbrake handle that has a hook on the end and it took two minutes to get the plate out


cheers

Hi Dave

I used to live in St Francis & i go out there every Wednesday for work.

Do you know Colin Brocklebank who lives in Harbour Road?

Just after the rumble strips on the right going downhill.

He works on buggies and all sorts of vehicles.

Cheers Julien

Racer-X wrote:Hi Dave

I used to live in St Francis & i go out there every Wednesday for work.

Do you know Colin Brocklebank who lives in Harbour Road?

Just after the rumble strips on the right going downhill.

He works on buggies and all sorts of vehicles.

Cheers Julien

The driver of this Baja in the Roof of Africa Rally in the 70's was a Brocklebank, I can't imagine it not being the same person?

That's the same guy