59 Split 11 Window - Resto

Shaven · Post by **Shaven** » Sat Dec 13, 2008 10:54 am

looking the goods. love this resto.

chillax · Post by **chillax** » Mon Dec 15, 2008 11:12 pm

Productive day today as the drivers door is now in primer and guide coat ready for its first rub down before bodywork continues

The left dogleg is also in primer - still a little filler work to do on the b-pillar

The 40DRLA dellortos purchased previously were in pretty good shape however needed a rebuild

The new updated venturi is on the left and original on right - the difference in size is clear

The other major difference shown post rebuild here is the horizontal discharge tubes (better fuel atomisation), as well as taller idle jet stacks which help to avoid the problem of clogged jest which they are prone to in original form.

Al wasn't to happy with the finish of the clearcoat on the fanshroud so he decided to buzz it back, re prime....will then block sand before base coat and clear goes back on.

Also some chistmas pressies arrived from the US today (unfortuantely Santa didn't pay for them)

Ted2 · Post by **Ted2** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 9:36 am

You must have been good this year Jack for Santa to be so kind with all those gifts

splitbus · Post by **splitbus** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 10:21 am

Looking the goods Jack, but how many golden eggs hae you had to cash in

shark · Post by **shark** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 2:29 pm

Looks great Jack

Leroy · Post by **Leroy** » Tue Dec 16, 2008 10:29 pm

Oh nice pressies Jack. You must have been a good boy this year

chillax · Post by **chillax** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 7:36 pm

Yeah, santa is a pretty top bloke and all

Heres another update
Also the autocraft roof section and gutter finally arrived after all these months waiting!!

After having the suspension components blasted back to bare metal, they were epoxy primed then painted in satin black two pack

Black direct gloss (single stage) was mixed with flatenning base to reduce the gloss

After repainting the fanshroud today (clear came up much better) a quick mockup of tinwear was done tonight. Will need to match port the manifolds and clearance the cylinder cover tins for the manifolds, but after that it should come together pretty quickly

Jaycee dizzy clamp mocked up, the CB coil mount/fuel pump block off may not work with the CSP bellcrank linkage in which case the coil will be mounted somewhere else to keep the look clean and tidy

Jack

warb · Post by **warb** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 8:16 pm

bring back the fat lady bress paint job!..

.. looks great mate!..

shark · Post by **shark** » Tue Dec 23, 2008 8:48 pm

Looking way good dude

Dasdubber · Post by **Dasdubber** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 9:49 pm

Managed to massage the cylinder head tins to fit the clearanced inlet manifolds - everything still in trial fit stage but things are starting to look good!

Normally Jack uploads the pics but I get a little excited when things are starting to get to this stage!
Al

Leroy · Post by **Leroy** » Mon Dec 29, 2008 10:47 pm

Thats HOT

bay window bandit · Post by **bay window bandit** » Tue Dec 30, 2008 5:41 pm

What fuel pump will you be running? As I i'm puting twin webbers on my beetle and I'm not sure if the standard fuel pump will be enough. And by the way it's looking good.

chillax · Post by **chillax** » Mon Jan 05, 2009 12:03 am

everyone is excited

chillax · Post by **chillax** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 12:01 am

We've all been looking at this roof rust for too long so Al decided to tackle it!

The autocraft roof section was trimmed to the right height then fixed in place with cleco's and clamps to mark the cut line

It's going to be a long long weld but it will get there eventually!

joshroom · Post by **joshroom** » Mon Jan 12, 2009 9:57 pm

excelent stuff man, hope Al gets a pic with the old section cut out.