my $10,000 challenge with 61 Panel

TIN-BITS · Post by **TIN-BITS** » Sun Jul 10, 2011 5:35 pm

Hey Joe,
I have the same sand blaster and when my tip had its day i found a good idea on the net and it goes like this get an old spark plug and remove the electrode from the center which then leaves a hole for the sand to pass through and as the end of the plug is ceramic it seems to last forever. I also used sand from the local sand and gravel which also worked good. I did a set of rims and it took about 20 mins a wheel.
Also if you are going to do much blasting please get a mask that lets nothing through for ( your health ) I used a twin canister with a complete face cover.

Hope this helps.

Love the work.

Ian

joeM · Post by **joeM** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 1:03 pm

TIN-BITS wrote:Hey Joe,
I have the same sand blaster and when my tip had its day i found a good idea on the net and it goes like this get an old spark plug and remove the electrode from the center which then leaves a hole for the sand to pass through and as the end of the plug is ceramic it seems to last forever. I also used sand from the local sand and gravel which also worked good. I did a set of rims and it took about 20 mins a wheel.
Also if you are going to do much blasting please get a mask that lets nothing through for ( your health ) I used a twin canister with a complete face cover.

Hope this helps.

Love the work.

Ian

Thanks Ian
I agree with the mask, the one I use is tight but still crap gets through

paul willans wrote:great work as usual joe,heres the details on the gearbox i put it on a pallet today ,on tuesday night my mate from the glass shop will take it with him after trivia it will be at the Goulburn factory of Highlands Glass at Bradfordville factory estate wednesday morning 13th ,theres a few extra stuff on the pallet im sure youll use,good luck ,ps the gearbox looks fine all the mechanicals seemed very low usage i put the beetle nosecone on so it doesnt leak oil.

Thanks sooo much Paul, I REALLY appreciate this mate.
Thank god for DSK

On that note I need some guidance yet again.
The shock absorber bolt that early in the project I thought had snapped off is actually a little more complicated.
After I cleaned the beam I noticed that there was no bolt at all, I assumed I can just buy one and bolt it in, Wolfsburg didnt have a stud and they said I should be able to use a bolt that I bought. But there doesnt seem to be a thread

If I insert the bolt into the hole it seems that the bolt will be too long for the shocker
ANY suggestions guys?

HELMUT · Post by **HELMUT** » Mon Jul 11, 2011 6:40 pm

Just put a nut on the bolt. I have seen this on 6 volt beetles when the thread has stripped out of the beam, the holes are drilled out and a nut and bolt fitted, you could possibly weld a nut to the back of the shock tower so you don't need to get a spanner in behind it when tightening it.

paul willans · Post by **paul willans** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 6:33 pm

hey joe the gearbox is wrapped with glad wrap and is on a pallet ,i put on a spare starter motor and some vw tools its at Highlands Glass BOWRAL branch, Willow road Bowral, see George in the framing for pickup

joeM · Post by **joeM** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 6:57 pm

What can I say??
Thank you, much appreciated

Tonz Magonz · Post by **Tonz Magonz** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 9:48 pm

Who else can feel the love..?

Great work Paul...

Some Der Split Karma headed your way...

martinigreenbus · Post by **martinigreenbus** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 10:01 pm

paul willans wrote:hey joe the gearbox is wrapped with glad wrap and is on a pallet ,i put on a spare starter motor and some vw tools its at Highlands Glass BOWRAL branch, Willow road Bowral, see George in the framing for pickup

Joe/Paul, any chance of a number for the street address? Might be Alby Mangels in the courier truck, might be MacGyver or it may even be Apu from the Kwikemart. A complete street address will only make life easier

paul willans · Post by **paul willans** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 10:07 pm

the street address is in the above reply it says willow rd ,google it my mate owns both sides of the road the whole length of the street (lucky him) see george in the framing section 'High Design' thanks paul

martinigreenbus · Post by **martinigreenbus** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 10:10 pm

I won't be driving the courier truck, I'll be 750 km's away.

I'll give them what has been provided.

joeM · Post by **joeM** » Tue Jul 12, 2011 10:48 pm

Google says Lot 1, Willow Road

joeM · Post by **joeM** » Fri Jul 15, 2011 3:11 pm

Can anyone tell me how to tell if a generator has a built in regulator??

smifff · Post by **smifff** » Fri Jul 15, 2011 3:58 pm

I believe that all early VWs had the regulator bolted to the outside of the generator. Not sure about other brands though. Not an expert of electrics.

HELMUT · Post by **HELMUT** » Fri Jul 15, 2011 5:32 pm

6 volt generators have the regulator bolted to the outside of its casing, 12 volt generators have a external regulator usually bolted on the rhs of the engine bay. The 12 volt generator is about 100mm in diameter, the 6 volt probably about 60 or 70mm.

joeM · Post by **joeM** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:31 am

Right!
So here it is. Th finale of the Crazzzy two week goal of getting my van back on its wheels with the engine running.
Boy did two weeks go fast!!

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlmfKeN7cmA[/youtube]

GFresh · Post by **GFresh** » Tue Jul 19, 2011 12:53 am

Nice one Joe, you're getting there mate and we are all enjoying the ride pal

So hopefully if you stay on track you will have this thing driving into Day of The VW

You can get your other two tyres done up into white walls to match also at a small expense, look the guys who do it up on the web

Great work on the video once again

I reckon you'll sleep for a month when you get it finished

Great stuff mate, keep it up

George