Popular Post 64valiant Posted April 13, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 13, 2015 so it got a wof and i applied more slam haha mate popped over after work i was like eh wona lower my car with me he said oh yea cant be that hard. grabbed a wild moose and smashed it out. before photo. after photo just a little bit more camber so this was just one spline on the outer. pretty happy with how it sits for now. once im in it (fat bastard) its lower again haha so with all the interior and passengers it will be lower again 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 64valiant Posted April 20, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 20, 2015 bit of an update.My steering is so flippen stiff!!! probably should have aloud more clearance but its slowly wearing itself out. makes the valiant feel like its got power steeringi also think the vw is broken or its got no oil in it cause after driving it around and parking it up for the night it only left these few dots of oil :/and i also got a bit busy and done some more upholstery before it looked like thisdown the back it had these so i broke all the spot welds off and gave it a grind upi had a mate match up some pate for me in a rattle can, i then painted the blue and made it look some what better then i stitched a crap load of diamondsthen glued a crap load of diamonds to the roofi also made the vw quieter. were the heater rails are they were just going strait to the back and going no where (cut them off ages ago) so to make it a but nicer in the cabin i did thiscut the can in half and grabbed a couple of hose clamps i then did this.MY GOD!!!! thing is so much quieter!!!its amazing!!!um thats it for now i think....... 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 64valiant Posted April 30, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 30, 2015 here is another photo of my headlining for starters i did the back seats but i didnt get any photos of the process other than i put carpet on them to protect the springs wearing threw the horse hairso yea i completed them on saturday then finished the front seats last night not long before monthly meet.i got them apart to see they had been apart and been repaired before.they needed some more repairing as well so i heading over to a mates and got some welding done on themquite a bit of welding in about 8 different places...... (must have been a fatty in these seats BEFORE i brought them)as you can see in the next few photos horse hair doesnt hold together that well after 40 odd years the white bit of foam is some one else trying to repair it from the top side last time they were apart but what i did was glue a peace of carpet to the base. using it as a spring protector as the carpet is stronger than actual spring protector then i assembled the base (after doing some small alterations to the new cover i had just finished making)bases now look some what like thisthen time for the backs of the seatsgave up and just left them like thisdw i didn't. the black plastic bag allows for my cover to slide on extremely easy since its a snug fit and the horse hair shit is super crap to deal with.for you guys wanting to do your own upholstery take that tip on board so yeah done them glued some carpet to my underlay and took this photo ahhh i also got pissed of with the rear been un even ride height so i played with that again and now its looking good. thats it for now but saying that itl probably brake down in a week 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted May 1, 2015 Author Share Posted May 1, 2015 here is a photo of how i did the carpet oh i gave it a bloody clean with some thinners to get all my greasy finger prints off it.its surprising how much different it looks from 4 and a bit months ago 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted May 3, 2015 Author Share Posted May 3, 2015 flyingbrick was sifting threw my glove box while we were driving around and he found my cigarette thingy i wanted to install so i could charge my phone so we went to his place and installed it.drilled a hole in my glove box as i didnt want any of it seenkinda jammed it in there and made it look rightand then done some wiring......and made sure it worked BOOM!!!!!i now had a red glowing glove box. time to install the rest of the red neons 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted May 12, 2015 Author Share Posted May 12, 2015 the other day i had an early start milking and it was out passed the vw shoppe so i made the effort to go get some parts. some photos from while i was out therepurchased a handle and an interior light.they also had these seat belts out there which i will be back to purchase at a later datethey where not retractables and had an old style buckle which is just what im after.oh lol i found the perfect place for my gumboots as well.i also made myself some windlace out of some hose from bunnings and some material left over from the seatsi also hit my old red wheels with a wire wheel and made them rust like my rear ones. mainly cause i hated the red and rust was better than full redmixed up some white vinegar, bleach and some salt and sprayed them for a couple of days as well as pissing on them. (lol who wants to change my tyres?)they rusted pretty quick.also went for a drive to auckland to automania (car show that i had entered in)quick stop in pokeno to have an ice cream and make sure the engine was still there.made it to auckland and sorted out the car show business.got best vw, pretty happy about that and yes i wasnt the only vw!and last night i got bored and hit the number plate with a rattle can and some sand papersilver and black plates now. and yup i know cops don't like it and i know the consequences other than that its going super good found some air shocks just need to wait till money comes available for them. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 so i went to get my tyre fixed on Saturday......got to my mates shop and parked up out side went in said hello and what not waiting my turn to get my tyre fixed and when i went to move it the clutch peedle just went straight to the ground. with this happening i thought i had broken my clutch cable so i quickly shot out to vw shoppe and got me a new one. ended up changing tyres and waiting the day so i could chuck it up on the hoist get a good look/make my life easier at changing this cable i had thought broken..... turns out there was no brake in the cable and as i was putting pressure on the clutch fork it was a bad crunching noise like i was trying to select a gear without using my clutch. shit started to look like a nightmare of a job so back to the shop it was.realising it was something with the clutch it was time to get serious and rip this engine out.here are some photos of how it wentpull the fingerstake some other photosthis is josh a mate who helped me kinda pull it apart.take a photo of how everthing wentproceed to remove everthing!!!!and remove car from engine. i say that as we lifted the beetle over and away from the engine engine outproblem looks to me herefound some left over parts in the bell housing and thats that from me.bloody lemon.will probably push it out side wait till i find some money and replace what maybe needs to be replaced but im also keeping an eye out for a twin port engine maybe do some upgrades or what not while the hole thing is apart wait and see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted June 14, 2015 Author Share Posted June 14, 2015 so i rung a mate who owns a beetle as well who used to have a 1800 in his and told him to come give me a hand to pull my engine out and he mentioned he had some parts that may be of use to me since his new engine will be bigger and better and using all new fast parts and what not. he flicked me a text at some godly hour this morning going i left some stuff at your back door. half expecting a bloody upholstery job. turns out it was all of this clutch, fly wheel, thrust bearing, crank pully, air filter, oil cooler and rocker covers with breathers welded into them. amazing! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 shut the shop a bit early tonight and shot out to my mates unlces place.picked a few peaces up.and now the fun begins...........also came with spring plates. big to small wheel adapters x2 (was going to be a trike) and a million other little things....this was also there but kinda bit hard to get out so i may go back for it at a later date as i was like mmmm i dont even know what thats out of. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 done a little bit of work around here. pulled the bug inside and gave it a clean. was caked in bird shit was crazy!shot out to the vw shoppe on friday after work and got me a few new peaces.new wheel bearing for the front. inner and outer. and a new clutch fork mechanism as mines munched up after the release bearing collapsed plan is to jack the hole car up on monday and ream the bushes again in the front cause it so stiff!!! while mitchfromhillcrest is doing that il play on this tools and hopefully notch my spring plates a little but so no more bottoming out. once thats done assemble all the front and put these other spring plates in.i also cleaned the engine and engine bay. used a little bit of degreaser...... (6 cans later) i also painted the engine bay compartment, before and afterand now im looking for information on raising the engine an inch. try help out with not as much camber. also trying to find some one to buy my link front end with the adjusters in it so i can buy a narrowed one. i had no lock with 4 people in it the other day...... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted July 1, 2015 Author Share Posted July 1, 2015 bit of an updategot my flywheel cleaned up and skimmedthanks to mate matt at waikato clutch and brakes (fully recommend the dudes there)put that ondont worry we done it super tight with a socket and a long bar.installed my new arm and put the new thrust bearing on.cleaned out old spring from last thrust bearing shitting itself (in the starter motor)made a clutch aligning tool and put all that together (tape and some 10mm stainless rod i had at the shop)put some new spark plugs in and then put it inand thats that for now. hope to have it running tonight and then il pull the front beam out. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted July 2, 2015 Author Share Posted July 2, 2015 and this is why the bearing shat itself.........cable to short... had pressure on the bearing 24/7 never had hope for it from word go. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted July 5, 2015 Author Share Posted July 5, 2015 what a cracker of a night we had on friday.started with sorting out the clutch cable and peddles and that jazpainted all the covers in some black. made them look all pretty again.pulled some more of the engine apart cause we got excited and put other parts on 1st.....partner said she hated how far forward the gear lever was so i gave that a bend.then assembled everything and took a few more photos and BOOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! so i was missing the fan belt so shot out to see my mates at the vw shoppe and got a belt and while i was there i spotted a short shift kit.this thing is amazing. like mind = blown, thing shifts with the flick of the wrist. partner should be able to 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 i found some left over parts from putting the engine back together but i also got busy on the front end tonight getting it removed and ready for the new frontgot covered in petrol removing this bloody thing!!!!big empty holes and missing peaces started stripping it all down and then realized it was mainly covered in grease so il leave that till new beam arrives to install.got word it should be here next Tuesday. so maybe next week some time. he also said he may have some longer drop arms for the rear laying around some where he said he will try dig up and find for me.now that the fronts all apart il do the king pins again. cause i love doing everything twice....... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted August 11, 2015 Author Share Posted August 11, 2015 bit of an update for people who dont read my chit chat threadbrought a empi 2 inch narrowed beamthey only come left hand drive for other people looking at buying one.so cut and weld some parts to where they should because its 2 inches narrower you have to cut the torsion rods down and re drill them. so i did that tape works out good for measurement been 24mm wide plus cutting disk and helps holding them together so they dont drop all over the place as you cut themgot the most of the beam in last night got it to about this stagelost a few things on the way and had to buy some new bolts and washers and ball joints so i shot out 1st thing this morning and got thesenew fuel lineand i lost one of these so i got 4 new ones. funny bush washers for my link pins to beam thingmy mate also started to cut the centers out of my old rusty rims for my new oneslets see how productive tonight can be 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted August 13, 2015 Author Share Posted August 13, 2015 continuing along with the rimswe tried pressing the centers out but ended up going a bit like thisthanks to mitch from hillcrest bloody legend this dudei then gave a mate a text see if he was keen to weld them up. he gave me a text back saying il be home in 20. rocked up and about 5 mins latter his brother arrived and done this for mejust another normal arvo in horotui for these guys.so now im stuck on ideas what to paint the wheels........ any suggestion would be great 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted August 20, 2015 Author Share Posted August 20, 2015 did i hear some one say air shocks?and thats all for now. time to fit these little suckers in 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted September 3, 2015 Author Share Posted September 3, 2015 oh look what i did today things are slowly coming together 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
64valiant Posted September 7, 2015 Author Share Posted September 7, 2015 i pushed the bug out side today so i could clean out from under it.took a photofew final peaces waiting to come and then time to roll for summer! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 64valiant Posted September 8, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 8, 2015 and here we have a bic lighter on its side under the front of the bug......dont think i should go any lower...... 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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