Back in beige

[Jonny Hart]

I made my own drilled bolts for the flappers, not difficult.

[jamie]

Bien sur, merci!



http://www.rosepassion.com/en/cat/porsc ... amp/P71294

[jamie]

I made my own drilled bolts for the flappers, not difficult.

Did cross my mind, but I can't be arsed anymore - that little step in the shank, etc. Easier to just spend money. Lazy lazy.

[Gary71]

Not lazy, just time management!

[911hillclimber]

You would need a lathe. Buy them!

I've lost the plot as to where you are now.

No leaks I think now of any fluids.
Some little snags (like the cable bolts above)
Headlamp fitting (understand your grief..)

MoT

Drive the thing.

[aston]

Might be teaching my Grandmother to suck eggs here but Sikaflex can be a b*st*rd to remove, especially if you're thinking of putting the proper seals in quite soon...........

I know this from bitter experience when I used it to fit the chrome rims to the glass headlight bowls of my DB5... I broke the glass getting them apart.

Just a thought, don't want you being doubly p*ssed off with that area of the car.

[jamie]

Might be teaching my Grandmother to suck eggs here but Sikaflex can be a b*st*rd to remove, especially if you're thinking of putting the proper seals in quite soon...........

I know this from bitter experience when I used it to fit the chrome rims to the glass headlight bowls of my DB5... I broke the glass getting them apart.

Just a thought, don't want you being doubly p*ssed off with that area of the car.

It's a good call. I like Sikaflex because it's strong, but you're right - it's not the right thing for this job. Need a non-silicone sealer of some description...

You would need a lathe. Buy them!

I've lost the plot as to where you are now.

No leaks I think now of any fluids.
Some little snags (like the cable bolts above)
Headlamp fitting (understand your grief..)

MoT

Drive the thing.

Not far off. Put a few hours in and fitted the new Filter King filter and the driver's door card this evening.



Here's the current situation...

Fit oil breather pipes and tank.
Fit correct oil pressure senders for VDO gauge (?)
Fit front pan / steering rack tie brackets.
Fit rear bumper, panel, etc.
Fit throttle cable to pedal and RH carb.
Fit ancillaries to underside of engine - heater stuff, clutch cable etc
Make the horn work.
Fit headlamps
Add brake fluid, bleed etc.
MOT
Tune carbs (mega rich at the moment).
Suspension and geometry by someone who knows what they're doing.

[jamie]

Massively mis-judged the unloaded angle of the swingarms...





Got dems moonbuggy vibez.

[jamie]

Next stupid question...

Where does the lower end of the seatbelt strap usually attach?

There's a bolt just behind the outer-side of each seat, but it seems too high.

Or was this how they did safety in the 60s?

[Jonny Hart]

Jamie, with the headlamp seals, how about getting some 3mm neoprene laser cut? You just need to send a DXF file for a pattern and it is very cheap. It won't be very hard wearing but it does squish down a lot.

Place near me. Very good rates, call Claire:

http://lasercutsussex.co.uk/LASERCUT_-_Welcome.html

[DustyM]

Massively mis-judged the unloaded angle of the swingarms...





Got dems moonbuggy vibez.

Wait until you have at least driven it around the block before you get too concerned.

[jamie]

Jamie, with the headlamp seals, how about getting some 3mm neoprene laser cut? You just need to send a DXF file for a pattern and it is very cheap. It won't be very hard wearing but it does squish down a lot.

Place near me. Very good rates, call Claire:

http://lasercutsussex.co.uk/LASERCUT_-_Welcome.html

Good call. I need to get some other stuff laser cut for another project, too...

[jamie]

Headlamps in (sans seals). What a bitch of a job that was.

I washed and reinstalled the rubber safety covers on the quarterlight catches. Apparently they were US-market only. The spikiness of the latches was spooking me out a bit.

The battery has totally shite itself, so I've ordered a new one.

RH carb has been re-fitted.

[jamie]

Video of the engine running here ---> https://youtu.be/Tb8hsbgh-GI

Sounds terrifying.

It was a bit smoky in the video, but seems to have cleared now. Lots of oil on the floor from the bellhousing and rocker cover leaks I was having problems with. I've dropped the Miller's running-in oil and replaced with standard Silkolene classic mineral oil.

Bled the brakes with help from my lovely girlfriend. Just need to connect the throttle cable and I can take it out on a very small trip around my driveway.

In other news, the interior is in bar the passenger floorboard and window winders. I've also managed to lose my rear view mirror somewhere in my office.

The horn has a new relay and is working. I had been keeping a box of relays in my garage and never really knew why, but today I had the choice of a great many beautiful relays and all that effort seemed worthwhile. Salient lesson.

Black bumper stripes are on! Waiting on bumper seals to arrive from Rosepassion before I can fit the rear bumper.

Err... nothing else to report. Getting close to being MOT'able now.

[jamie]

Oh - I also managed to squeeze in a set of Beetle headlight gaskets! One had to be thinned-down a touch, but they look generally OK...