'55 11-Window"Sheep Carrier"....a bit of a rethink

FrankenCab · Post by **FrankenCab** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:30 am

Ive also got a 17mm nut welded to a large philips head screwdriver shaft , easy to turn the spanner and put pressure on it. or I drill the screw heads out a bit with a 13mm then weld a hightensile bolt to the screw, and undo.
as said before impact driver can help. and liberal soaking of inox or wd

FrankenCab · Post by **FrankenCab** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 7:37 am

think happy thoughts andy, and dont bust a nut.. ha ha ha

winerot · Post by **winerot** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 8:29 am

he's mouth looks like the muscle's are all cramped up, thats what happens when you go down on muscle women

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kombi1976 · Post by **kombi1976** » Wed Aug 12, 2009 9:34 am

Mate, they're more orange than an air hostess!

kombi1976 · Post by **kombi1976** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 6:25 pm

Well, had a bit of a crack at the front bumper bolts this evening but they just keep turning.
Even though they originally have the square cut in the bumper to stop them turning the bolts have been pushed in so once they're loose they won't continue to unscrew.
I reckon I'll have to get my grinder and use the cutting wheel to cut a notch in each head.
That way I can stick a big screw driver in them and get them out that way.
If anyone is gasping in horror at such an idea and has a better suggestion let me know.
I did manage to get one out but the rest are just spinning and not getting any looser.

FrankenCab · Post by **FrankenCab** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 6:38 pm

drill a hole on one side of the nut if you can to brake the seal then lube a plenty, then pull the bumper away from mount and try to undo. If you dont want to save the bolt hold inside with socket /spanner and drill head of bolt off.

nicko · Post by **nicko** » Thu Aug 13, 2009 6:44 pm

Try a bit of heat to the nut and then grip the round bolt head with some pliers and undo. Try not to stuff them or lose anything as it is expensive to get the correct replacements.
Cheers
Nicko

kombi1976 · Post by **kombi1976** » Fri Aug 14, 2009 11:07 pm

My issue is this.
I can't get at the bolts with drill or a torch.
I guess I can undo the bumper mounts on the chassis and take it off that way and THEN deal with these bolts.
My biggest problem so far is that about half of my spanners and other tools are in the '67........200km away at Kombi Rescue.

But this weekend the '67 comes home so I'll have all those back.
As for keeping the old bolts, we'll wait and see.

Dutchy · Post by **Dutchy** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 9:40 am

Andy, you mentioned 'bumping' around the hills. is this what the 55 will look like in shooting mode?
solves all your roof problems...

http://www.quail-hunter.com/Bill_Young_VW.htm

Tonz Magonz · Post by **Tonz Magonz** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 10:41 am

kombi1976 · Post by **kombi1976** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:12 am

You didn't look at the other parts of that site did you, Dutchy.
The site owner turned this:

into this:

The term butchery does not even BEGIN to describe it.

So the answer is NO!!

1963 Empi Radar · Post by **1963 Empi Radar** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 11:17 am

Dutchy wrote:Andy, you mentioned 'bumping' around the hills. is this what the 55 will look like in shooting mode?
solves all your roof problems...

http://www.quail-hunter.com/Bill_Young_VW.htm

Poor lowlight but slammed on 5 spokes and id roll in that

Dutchy · Post by **Dutchy** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 1:06 pm

butchered like a deer in the woods......

i thought youde find that site interesting..

kombi1976 · Post by **kombi1976** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 1:08 pm

I found it horrifying.

This is more my speed:

Although this SC is too pretty.

The other issue is the tyres it's running.
They're BFGoodrich Mud Terrain KM2s, chunky as hell and cooler than a rat with a gold tooth.
But a 205 is as big as will safely fit under the doglegs with standard suspension height.
These are 215/75R15s and run a real risk of mashing up the dog legs in a bad spot.
Hopefully I'll be able to find something in a 205/70R15 or 205/75R15 with "mad chunks" as these are effectively the same as the 6.40x15 (the OG Split bias ply) or 6.70x15 which is close enough and gives you a bit more legs.

Tonz Magonz · Post by **Tonz Magonz** » Tue Sep 01, 2009 1:54 pm

kombi1976 wrote:You didn't look at the other parts of that site did you, Dutchy.
The site owner turned this:

into this:

The term butchery does not even BEGIN to describe it.
So the answer is NO!!

Glad he's wearing HiViz clothing.....

Would make an easier target when you shoot the bastard ....

(for his bastardry that is )