"The Joker 67" Bug resto

have been doing some more getting the full front on and lined up , converting inner front panel from lhd to rhd,



also been working on my engine, standard 1600cc , with scat carb kit 009 with pertronix, new alt, and tin all powdercoated, some of it new and some old, had this coated at swiftco, good people to deal with.
new standard exhaust and heat exchangers, scat valve covers, scat serp belt kit,fuel pump blok off, billet distributor clamp, stainless t-bolt alt strap, scat tin kit, billet oil stick, scat oil filler, and scat sump plate.

pics are a bit dark as taken in my little single garage.

Sweet looking engine dude

Top Top work dude ......really jealous of you skills.....you deserve a top motor for sure after this .......


can't believe you use swiftco tho' .......haven't you heard the rumours ??

you're doing an excellent job on this!

nomates wrote:

Top Top work dude ......really jealous of you skills.....you deserve a top motor for sure after this .......


can't believe you use swiftco tho' .......haven't you heard the rumours ??

What HT leads are you running ....looks like you can bend them to any shape?

nomates wrote:

What HT leads are you running ....looks like you can bend them to any shape?

they are bosch leads, i just chucked them on at the mo, they seem too long for no 3&4 cyl's.
they are bendy though

andy

Thought i had better put some news up, stopped working on bug in june 2008, busy with work and quite dissillusioned with the scene and work averaging 12 plus hrs a day.
Took my family to australia in august for the month and travelled around.
I just never seemed to have time since or the inclanation to get on with it.

i have had some time off work, and have started working on the bug again, after going to the first meet of the year seemed to ignite the spark to start working again on the bug.
i have now started to build my 4 inch narrowed beam, with cb dropped spindles, discs, new calipers etc.

Hopefully the possibility of a unit with gungy and will able to get on with it again and finally get it welded up.

andy

good man!
fair play bud, sounds like you're back on a mission

just read the thread, top work, loving the repair pannels going on. look brill! the engine looks smart too!

We just missed out on our unit by 10 mins!!! gutted!!
I went over on Monday to do the deal but the guy was out, so went back today and he was literally doing the deal with the new bloke!! I felt sick.

joker 67 wrote:

thanks, i have had plenty of practise over the years, worked for 10 yrs as a panel beater does help. But have not worked as one since 1995, last car i restored was type 3 between 95 and 97.
so a bit rusty on the skills front.
andy

Im stunned a bit rusty on the skills front? like to see what ya like in fine tunned mode! I would say you have jedi skills dude awesome work!

Top man

I have been quite busy over last few days, narrowed the front beam 4" , by chopping 6" out the middle, adding 2 sway aways, and re-locating beam mounting brackets to correct position, , converting damper mount from l/h, drive to r/h drive. Beam has standard bearings fitted so no urethane bushes.

Now off to get powder coated with other bits.






also have welded in n/s/f inner 1/4 panel, inner front panel, outer front panel and fitted front wings.
ordered some bumper conversion brackets from status as later 1/4 panels fitted.
front end looks good and fits well, nice gaps around bonnet.

pics to follow as never had camera at time.

I had a good poke about round it at the weekend, it's looking really good.

Top work andy lookin at what you had to start with, theres no doubt youve saved this bug! good effort mate

Went out and put the leaves back in the beam, thought i would check how low it could go,
with the dropped spindles the spindle is around the top tube of the beam, without having the weiht of the car on it. I suspect it could be bloody low.





thought i would try to take some more of the engine a i was messing in the garage, as could not go outside as it was raining.





andy

I spy Fuch

Cleverchap wrote:

I spy Fuch

yes, only flat 4 chrome ones, could not afford og's
just having some tyres fitted at mo, pirelli p6 145/65 front and 205/65 for rear, with no rim saver on.
andy

twin carbs with chokes .....thats gonna run real sweet ....what advantages do the serpentine belt system give?

less pressure on the bearings on the alt, as more area of contact with v-belt compared to a standard belt.


got my tyre today, 205/65 rear, and 145/65 front.
pirelli, no curb savers, look much better.

Where did you get the Flat 4 rims fella?? I am after some polished 4.5's............

had the wheels since the day that heritage got there first stock in.
so about a year and half to two years.

andy

Bugger, I thought you knew for a source.

Right i have been getting the front beam to fit in the car today, as i needed to clearance the inner wings.
i also took some pics from the work carried out the other day.













pic of the new front tyres, pirelli p6, with no curb savers.


got the beam in, this is at its lowest setting, with dropped spindles.



nice tuckage of wheels




raised the front slightly



next get car moved to unit and remove body from floor pan, and get body finally welded.

Keep up the good work dude. It looks awesome. Can't wait to see it finished.