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Progress was good today, managed to get the IRS finished, all that is required is the final welding and a little patching where I've relocated teh handbrake cable to the lower half of the pan. I will leave the final welding until after I have had a c...
  1.   Tuesday, 29 December 2009
  2.   Type 1 Beetle Oval (1953-57)
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Fitted the 915 box in today, it sits pretty good. Had to cut out old front gearbox mount to get enough clearance. Still got to make up mountings but will fab some custom ones to fit. I've also cut the pan for the shift linkage, everything seems to li...
  1.   Sunday, 27 December 2009
  2.   Type 1 Beetle Oval (1953-57)
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So I finished stripping the oval today, the doors didn't want to come off, half of the bolts came out with a little persuasion from the rattle gun, but the rest had to be drilled out. the keeper plates will have to be cleaned up and re-tapped before ...
  1.   Wednesday, 18 November 2009
  2.   Type 1 Beetle Oval (1953-57)
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Just a quick post to say that the strip down of the oval is now underway. The shell has been mostly stripped out, with only two wings (fenders) and the doors left to remove before the body can be lifted from the pan....
  1.   Wednesday, 18 November 2009
  2.   Type 1 Beetle Oval (1953-57)
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This may seem strange to some, but after being into VW's for over 20 years, I've just bought my first Beetle. The car in question is a 1956 oval windowed bug that I've bought to build as a budget racer. The idea is to put together a car for Speedweek...
  1.   Sunday, 01 November 2009
  2.   Type 1 Beetle Oval (1953-57)
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