WRX RA powered VW 1303 beetle cabrio with a bit of Porsche
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Ferrari 348 build
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Exige strip and rebuild
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Saxo no expenses track car rebuild
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HTH and be prepared to lose a few hours.. lol
Ferrari 348 build
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Exige strip and rebuild
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Saxo no expenses track car rebuild
http://www.pistonheads.com/GASSING/topic.asp?h=0&a...
HTH and be prepared to lose a few hours.. lol
Doors painted...
More rust uncovered! This is the drain tube from the scuttle area by the wipers, it's a well known rust trap in 1303s so I wasn't too surprised. Repair from the inside of the car was the easiest way to go. Here I have opened out the rusty areas ready to weld new sections in.
To repair the tube I decided to use another trick I saw, bend some copper strip around the part and weld straight onto the strip creating the new section.
The outside surface is smooth (as it went straight on to the copper surface) but the inside needed some work with the die grinder . All good in the end though!
I've been busy doing minor bodywork too getting the main shell ready for paint, nearly there!
More rust uncovered! This is the drain tube from the scuttle area by the wipers, it's a well known rust trap in 1303s so I wasn't too surprised. Repair from the inside of the car was the easiest way to go. Here I have opened out the rusty areas ready to weld new sections in.
To repair the tube I decided to use another trick I saw, bend some copper strip around the part and weld straight onto the strip creating the new section.
The outside surface is smooth (as it went straight on to the copper surface) but the inside needed some work with the die grinder . All good in the end though!
I've been busy doing minor bodywork too getting the main shell ready for paint, nearly there!
Last concentrated burst of activity before I start my new job tomorrow.
I made up a couple of aluminium plates to stop the torsion bars sliding inside, also a small bracket for the 2 new fuel pipes (5/16" kinifer) which ended up clashing with the body so I'll have to redo that!
You can just make out the chargecooler pipes coming out through a new plate at the front of the chassis, I also ran new front and rear brake lines. Instead of the usual cheap rubber body gaskets, I bought a long length of foam gasket and made my own VW style one, didn't take too long, hole punching it as I went to line up with the body mount holes and then glued any ends together with sikaflex.
Body on! I also mounted the bonnet as it was taking up far too much space in my workshop.
The rear frame will get stripped/painted, but that's for another time. it makes a very good carry handle when lifting the body about...
I made up a couple of aluminium plates to stop the torsion bars sliding inside, also a small bracket for the 2 new fuel pipes (5/16" kinifer) which ended up clashing with the body so I'll have to redo that!
You can just make out the chargecooler pipes coming out through a new plate at the front of the chassis, I also ran new front and rear brake lines. Instead of the usual cheap rubber body gaskets, I bought a long length of foam gasket and made my own VW style one, didn't take too long, hole punching it as I went to line up with the body mount holes and then glued any ends together with sikaflex.
Body on! I also mounted the bonnet as it was taking up far too much space in my workshop.
The rear frame will get stripped/painted, but that's for another time. it makes a very good carry handle when lifting the body about...
Rear valance panel needed extending at the top to meet what was left of the body neatly. It bolts in place at the top and is then clamped between the body and wings down each side.
Plenty of ground clearance!
Body panels all 'thrown' on for the moment as my wife was sick of them spread out everywhere, lol!
I'm happy with how it's all sitting...
Plenty of ground clearance!
Body panels all 'thrown' on for the moment as my wife was sick of them spread out everywhere, lol!
I'm happy with how it's all sitting...
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