Number of posts : 3498 Age : 54 Location : Clevedon My Ride(s) : 2018 Skoda Karoq edition and something else Registration date : 2008-02-11
Subject: Re: Project Back to '91! Sun May 20, 2012 1:04 pm
tango_van wrote:
Take the piston out, polish it up and That's the best in show cttp 2013 trophy sorted then!
Just need some other failed parts to make the rest
Hope the rest of it is ok..
best rat trophy
Big_Al DBS Old Timer
Number of posts : 3616 Age : 51 Location : Under The Thumb. My Ride(s) : 1970 looker, 2009 T5 'The Night Fury!', 2006 Challenger 3 tank (wife's)! Registration date : 2008-02-05
Subject: Re: Project Back to '91! Sun May 20, 2012 1:17 pm
By the looks of things, this car may be going to lennys!
Gungemyster a.k.a. Clunge, The Club Deviant
Number of posts : 12659 Age : 52 Location : Weston-super-mud My Ride(s) : 1975 south african imported beetle two tone grey, 1997 Red T4 shag palace Registration date : 2008-03-28
Subject: Re: Project Back to '91! Sun May 20, 2012 2:30 pm
Fuck me Al, that's proper broken!
I'm still looking out for an engine for you. There was a bug at one of the scrap yards on the congresbury road a while back.
Big_Al DBS Old Timer
Number of posts : 3616 Age : 51 Location : Under The Thumb. My Ride(s) : 1970 looker, 2009 T5 'The Night Fury!', 2006 Challenger 3 tank (wife's)! Registration date : 2008-02-05
Subject: Re: Project Back to '91! Sun May 20, 2012 2:52 pm
I have a plan, and it's fucking awesome!
griff DBS Top Sphincter
Number of posts : 5280 Age : 113 Location : weston super mare My Ride(s) : the fourking T25 van Registration date : 2007-04-01
Subject: Re: Project Back to '91! Sun May 20, 2012 2:57 pm
paris convertible
Big_Al DBS Old Timer
Number of posts : 3616 Age : 51 Location : Under The Thumb. My Ride(s) : 1970 looker, 2009 T5 'The Night Fury!', 2006 Challenger 3 tank (wife's)! Registration date : 2008-02-05
Subject: Re: Project Back to '91! Sun May 20, 2012 3:52 pm
griff wrote:
paris convertible
Awesome, not awful.
vietnam DBS Old Timer
Number of posts : 1671 Age : 35 Location : Bleadon My Ride(s) : 07 Golf, t25 devon Registration date : 2011-01-04
Subject: Re: Project Back to '91! Sun May 20, 2012 4:51 pm
Scooby time?
nomates DBS Top Tater
Number of posts : 18609 Age : 51 Location : weston-s-mare My Ride(s) : 1967 fridolin and 1966 (award winning-and yea i am being gay) ghia and 1960 bubble car Registration date : 2006-11-19
Subject: Re: Project Back to '91! Sun May 20, 2012 7:33 pm
blimey ......gotta like the pic of the piston with the valve stuck in it ....lol
whats the new plan stan?
Big_Al DBS Old Timer
Number of posts : 3616 Age : 51 Location : Under The Thumb. My Ride(s) : 1970 looker, 2009 T5 'The Night Fury!', 2006 Challenger 3 tank (wife's)! Registration date : 2008-02-05
Subject: Re: Project Back to '91! Sun May 20, 2012 8:38 pm
It was the cylinder that fell in half that shocked me!
I suppose that's what happens when a valve drops at 6500 rpm!
nomates DBS Top Tater
Number of posts : 18609 Age : 51 Location : weston-s-mare My Ride(s) : 1967 fridolin and 1966 (award winning-and yea i am being gay) ghia and 1960 bubble car Registration date : 2006-11-19
Subject: Re: Project Back to '91! Sun May 20, 2012 9:13 pm
piston must have expanded ......bummer dude , as the others have said ,is the case ok?
Big_Al DBS Old Timer
Number of posts : 3616 Age : 51 Location : Under The Thumb. My Ride(s) : 1970 looker, 2009 T5 'The Night Fury!', 2006 Challenger 3 tank (wife's)! Registration date : 2008-02-05
Subject: Re: Project Back to '91! Wed Jun 20, 2012 7:04 pm
Ok awesome plan turned into a fail, due to lack of fundage!
So engine rebuild and a bit of wielding is on the cards, I've bought a newish counterweighted crank, which is currently down at hamlins getting balanced, I was looking at getting a set of 044 heads to replace the damaged ones, but after getting them looked at, they can be repaired, by tig welding up the dents, and then getting the combustion chamber reshaped to match the existing one. It's going to stay as an 1835, but I may install larger valves while the heads are in bits, and the guides and seats are being done anyway.
With the money I'm saving by rebuilding the heads, i may treat myself to a new carpet set, and maybe get the headliner done as well, just to try and make the inside a nice place to be (if it ever gets driven)
Mr Scoops DBS Top Tater
Number of posts : 38010 Age : 50 Location : Weston super Dooper My Ride(s) : 1991 Vanagon GL Westfalia 2.1: 2011 A3 S-Line Registration date : 2006-08-19
Subject: Re: Project Back to '91! Wed Jun 20, 2012 8:15 pm
Glad to see it will live again mate!
Big_Al DBS Old Timer
Number of posts : 3616 Age : 51 Location : Under The Thumb. My Ride(s) : 1970 looker, 2009 T5 'The Night Fury!', 2006 Challenger 3 tank (wife's)! Registration date : 2008-02-05
Subject: Re: Project Back to '91! Thu Jun 21, 2012 7:42 am
Mr Scoops wrote:
Glad to see it will live again mate!
MOT in November!
And I want to get it run in before EBI!
Big_Al DBS Old Timer
Number of posts : 3616 Age : 51 Location : Under The Thumb. My Ride(s) : 1970 looker, 2009 T5 'The Night Fury!', 2006 Challenger 3 tank (wife's)! Registration date : 2008-02-05
Subject: Re: Project Back to '91! Tue Jul 24, 2012 4:29 pm
Ok, Thanks to scoop and Nomates for giving me a push on Saturday, the car is now outside the house, minus the nearside floor pan, I had to cut it out to get an idea of how bad the rot was
Not too bad, the last 12 inches of the heater channel bottom was rotten, as was the front 18 inches or so, I cut it all out, and I also used this as an opportunity to replace the flitch panel as well, as it has been subject to a few 'temporary' repairs.
New panel welded in.
After a skim of filler, and under coated with galvanising paint
While the panel was off I coated the inside of the bulkhead and in the heater channel with galv paint and waxoyl underseal.
Big_Al DBS Old Timer
Number of posts : 3616 Age : 51 Location : Under The Thumb. My Ride(s) : 1970 looker, 2009 T5 'The Night Fury!', 2006 Challenger 3 tank (wife's)! Registration date : 2008-02-05
Subject: Re: Project Back to '91! Fri Aug 03, 2012 7:12 am
Heater channel all repaired now,
Rear,
Front,
Did a trail fit of the floor last night, I'll try and get it in and welded later, then it's underseal all that, and start re- fitting the interior.
clockwork DBS Top Sphincter
Number of posts : 7198 Age : 52 Location : Wouldn't I like to know My Ride(s) : Rollercoaster Registration date : 2009-08-09
Subject: Re: Project Back to '91! Fri Aug 03, 2012 7:23 am
Good work Al!!
Big_Al DBS Old Timer
Number of posts : 3616 Age : 51 Location : Under The Thumb. My Ride(s) : 1970 looker, 2009 T5 'The Night Fury!', 2006 Challenger 3 tank (wife's)! Registration date : 2008-02-05
Subject: Re: Project Back to '91! Sat Aug 11, 2012 11:15 am
New pan half in and sealed,
Coated the bottom and anything else in galv paint! Just need to paint everything now, underseal on the bottom, and Smoothrite inside.
vietnam DBS Old Timer
Number of posts : 1671 Age : 35 Location : Bleadon My Ride(s) : 07 Golf, t25 devon Registration date : 2011-01-04
Subject: Re: Project Back to '91! Sat Aug 11, 2012 3:07 pm
Looking sweet al!
Big_Al DBS Old Timer
Number of posts : 3616 Age : 51 Location : Under The Thumb. My Ride(s) : 1970 looker, 2009 T5 'The Night Fury!', 2006 Challenger 3 tank (wife's)! Registration date : 2008-02-05
Subject: Re: Project Back to '91! Sun Aug 12, 2012 11:22 am
New fuel line in this morning, 8 mm OD, 0.6 mm wall thickness, and I flared the ends to give a bit more of a secure fitting to the flexible hose
Fitted to my newly painted floor!
Just got to try and refit everything now, takes twice as long to fit it as it does to remove it!
Gungemyster a.k.a. Clunge, The Club Deviant
Number of posts : 12659 Age : 52 Location : Weston-super-mud My Ride(s) : 1975 south african imported beetle two tone grey, 1997 Red T4 shag palace Registration date : 2008-03-28
Subject: Re: Project Back to '91! Sun Aug 12, 2012 4:09 pm
Well done mate.
I see you did this then to celebrate, went and bought some fish for the pond!!
Big_Al DBS Old Timer
Number of posts : 3616 Age : 51 Location : Under The Thumb. My Ride(s) : 1970 looker, 2009 T5 'The Night Fury!', 2006 Challenger 3 tank (wife's)! Registration date : 2008-02-05
Subject: Re: Project Back to '91! Sun Aug 12, 2012 5:17 pm
I'm sure you were there buying goldfish to fit in your platform shoes!
Gungemyster a.k.a. Clunge, The Club Deviant
Number of posts : 12659 Age : 52 Location : Weston-super-mud My Ride(s) : 1975 south african imported beetle two tone grey, 1997 Red T4 shag palace Registration date : 2008-03-28
Subject: Re: Project Back to '91! Sun Aug 12, 2012 5:27 pm
It just finishes off the get up!!
Big_Al DBS Old Timer
Number of posts : 3616 Age : 51 Location : Under The Thumb. My Ride(s) : 1970 looker, 2009 T5 'The Night Fury!', 2006 Challenger 3 tank (wife's)! Registration date : 2008-02-05
Subject: Re: Project Back to '91! Thu Aug 16, 2012 9:10 pm
Last little welding job before the car is back tucked away again, was to make a steering stop, apparently it's a mot fail to use the inner wing to control the range of the steering.
I welded a m16 nut to the side of the shock tower and threaded a bolt in there so the control arm hits that instead, easy!
Just got to refit the fuel tank and amps etc, then I'm waiting for the engine.
Big_Al DBS Old Timer
Number of posts : 3616 Age : 51 Location : Under The Thumb. My Ride(s) : 1970 looker, 2009 T5 'The Night Fury!', 2006 Challenger 3 tank (wife's)! Registration date : 2008-02-05
Subject: We can rebuild it! Sun Nov 11, 2012 11:23 pm
Well, here we go with saving the engine!
Crank gears on
Rods on
Crank in the case, with new bearings, followers etc.
Missed a few photos, but here's setting the end float.
That's as far as I am with the build, but the heads are getting there Welded with new bigger seats fitted
You can see where the head needs to be ported to blend in with seats
That's it so far!
Gungemyster a.k.a. Clunge, The Club Deviant
Number of posts : 12659 Age : 52 Location : Weston-super-mud My Ride(s) : 1975 south african imported beetle two tone grey, 1997 Red T4 shag palace Registration date : 2008-03-28
Subject: Re: Project Back to '91! Sun Nov 11, 2012 11:59 pm
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