63Ragtop

another update guys This thing is all stuck together, I welded it in place last night. This thing still sucks. not quite finished the welding/grinding in the very corner. I also need to finish the wheelwell panel before I can fold the edge over, which I'm working on now. The door seems to fit well, might need a 2mm spacer, but I can live with that. The problem I'm having, is that the lower hinge screws are really hard to tighten, REALLY hard! I'll do them up as tight as I can, and the door/hinge will still move. But much easier with the spacer in between the hinge and the A pillar, and tight as a nuns. ??? The thing that confuses and pisses me off is I tried real hard to use as much factory metal as possible, only the outer "cover" of the A pillar is repop steel, and it all seems to line up pretty well. I guess something somewhere has moved or whatever. Maybe I need to tap the threads out in the bottom of the A pillar? Ah fuck it! I'm looking forward to finishing up this side and starting the other.

fucking hell man, that's great work on the rear doors, the bugs doors need work like that, not looking forward to it. keep going, you must be nearly there?

can you see this page? http://s216.photobucket.com/user/sarahandgus/library/project?sort=3&page=1

they're just on holiday, should be back soon.

Top job man! well done.

Well that was worth the wait! and just as I hoped, a little bit of awesome housetruck style design and organization. I hate mess also, every thing has a place, every place has a thing etc. And congratulations on winning the work/life/lifestyle combo, full time self employed oldschooler, Yes. I to would like to one day take a dump in such a setting.

YEAH! looks so cool all laid out like that, good work.

I love it! i'm going to trademe to find one now.

fuckin cool.

Soon my pretty, soon. mocking up the twins

I haven't givin up on it yet! but yeah, that's the plan. keen to see the lemon.

um, you have read my thread right? no volksy on road at the mo. sorry

Keen

good luck with the mental breakdown.

yes! I don't really like the holy hole headliners, this is tweed, little bit custom, little bit hod rod. I like. what you thinking for yours? wanna do the ragtop oneday?

fuck. lucky you got off the motorway, no shoulder there! got luck with the rebuild/burning car to the ground in a fit of rage.

I love thing project, makes me want to build one day! go boy go!!

Just bought some of those, I'm sure they are all the same, crap. beating into shape at the moment.

Trans Am front? you're a sick sick man.

I also made these this week. this is the end cap thing for the front of the heater channel these hold the nut plate things in place inside the channels, the second one I made was a much better design. and goes together like this. The old nut plate(is that even what they're called?) where badly pitted so I had the guys across the road knock me up some new ones. this resto is brought to you by woodstock bourbon and cola.

shit yeah, flathead V8?

haha, of course I'm tempted, just broke ass. I want to just get it back on the road, then build a complete engine up later. or maybe....... http://www.trademe.co.nz/motors/car-parts-accessories/volkswagen/auction-845903618.htm

1600cc of power

I've got a stet of 36mm Dells, need to rebuild them. I've also got a CSP bell crank(I think that what it's call) linkage so the manifolds where the last (nearly) part of the puzzle. Still need a fuel pump block off plate, filters and/or stacks etc.. I've wanted duel carbs for so long! very happy.

gotta be something english surely. I 2nd the triumph big block