Suzie's buggy - more work done to it

flatfourfan · Post by **flatfourfan** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 7:41 am

very neat, I've seen my friend work on buggies and at the best of times, the wiring is a total bitch to get to.

nice.

ZeroAxe · Post by **ZeroAxe** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 7:53 am

Ever worked on the wiper motor on a buggy!!!! what a PITA!!!! Well, at least the one I worked on that time. Picture this.... like you normally sit in a seat head up, feet down.... Working on a wiper motor (to be able to use BOTH hands at the same time).... Head down feet up. Needless to say that someone had to help me get in and out. Now if this person wanted to be funny, and left me inside the Buggy, there would be no way in hell, or without injury that I would've gotten out!!!!!!!!

At least this dashboard swings down for easy access!

SUZIE · Post by **SUZIE** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 4:50 pm

Tony Z wrote:please remove that plastic gear lever cover

Tony that is the only one i have, to keep the dust out, got it with it, will change it to a leather one later on.

SUZIE · Post by **SUZIE** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 4:52 pm

vader wrote:very neat Suzie.... Only one thing You HAVE TO GET A NEW STEERING WHEEL!! PLEASE!

Hi Vader, the previous oner painted the steering wheel, i had to modify the hub of it to work with the steering colum of the microbus, i will strip the paint of from the steering wheel at a later stage and get it redone with leather aswell.

SUZIE · Post by **SUZIE** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 4:52 pm

Dankie bugger

SUZIE · Post by **SUZIE** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 4:54 pm

flatfourfan wrote:very neat, I've seen my friend work on buggies and at the best of times, the wiring is a total bitch to get to.

nice.

That is why i opted for this idea of the whole dash must swing open to reveal the wires, fuses , relays and that viper assembly.

SUZIE · Post by **SUZIE** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 4:55 pm

40 to go and then i am on 1000 .... hheeeehaaaaa

SUZIE · Post by **SUZIE** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 4:56 pm

Bull bar was sandblasted and primed, will paint it after when the mags goes in for sand blasting and primer next month

Indicator and park lights for front

Build in a towing female plug , for just incase

Busy fitting the rear tail lights

My hazard switch from a golf 1, how do you wire hazards up with the indicators?

Post by **Bugger** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 6:37 pm

SUZIE wrote:Dankie bugger

SUZIE · Post by **SUZIE** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 6:57 pm

Bugger wrote:Pragtag man pragtag

Dankie vir die een.

Post by **Bugger** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 7:06 pm

Post by **Tony Z** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 8:42 pm

SUZIE wrote:
Tony Z wrote:please remove that plastic gear lever cover
Tony that is the only one i have, to keep the dust out, got it with it, will change it to a leather one later on.

So happy to hear that. Keep up the work....

SUZIE · Post by **SUZIE** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 5:08 pm

UPDATE ON THE BUGGY

okay i havent done musch on the buggy in the last 2 weeks, spend alot of time painting the baby room out, and fixing a few things around the house.

the wiring on the buggy is done exept for the head lights, still have to make brakets for them and couple there wires up, still need to finish the new dash board, and will send the seat in next year for re upholstery, getting my 4 new tyres tomorow.

so today me and my old friend sorted the brakes out on the buggy, setting them up and bleeding them. then we tackled the engine, starter is a problem so we gave the buggy a short push and it started, got that it idle but need to servise the dizzy and replase plugs and plug wires. so i tooked the buggy around the block for the first time, it puls dem nice althou it smokes a little bit and i can see there is so sump compresion, and 2 of the push rod tubes is pissing oil out, so i am thinking of pulling the heads and and home the sleaves, newe rings and big end bearings with new push rod seal on.

will take some picture later for you guys of the buggy.

THE BUGGY IS RUNNING

Post by **Bugger** » Wed Nov 28, 2007 10:28 pm

Congrats

flatfourfan · Post by **flatfourfan** » Thu Nov 29, 2007 6:53 am

whoot whoot..................awesome news...........