gambling on finishing my 1302 before nye

[STIDUB]

so, 14 weeks left till my deadline, getting the gearbox built in november, pan next week, may take a month to do, im curious, what do people reckon, is it possible, having 99% of all the parts you need, to get a bug from a pile of parts to a completed running driving car in so short a time, keeping in mind this is mostly a one person operation in a double garage, working 8-13hr days 5-6days a week to pay for it... so? whos prepared to back/encourage me to get it done?

(basically i need some words of encouragement for my crazy schedule)

this wa supposed to be a poll but i cant work out how to do it right

[chug_A_bug]

if you have all the parts then Giver Dude and I'm sure you can get one or two buddies to help...
lets See some Pics and Specs too :)
Chris.

[vdubzack]

Your finishing your GL Project is your payment to yourself for the other stuff you do to get it done. Make a list of project priorities and tear into it. I have been so busy getting everyone else up and going that my wife came up with this, Pay our self one hour a day just for your goal. And get it done.

[STIDUB]

pics of things are on photobucket, stidub as the user, i have a build thread on my local vw forums, aussieveedubbers.com not much to show till i have the pan done but will certainly be trying to work less, possibly negelect the girlfriend alot & HOPEFULLy ill get it done, will put links up later, shhh im on a break from work ;) aiming for doing most of it on saturdays now, knocked back overtime on weekends & going to treat it like a working day but for myself. should be right

[STIDUB]

bellhousing kit from RJES is in the country! shame its now the weekend & i cant just grab it when im at the airport 5 hrs from now.

[STIDUB]

update for the GL crew, check ou the build thread on AVD forums for more but the box is complete, less output flanges at least, & the engine is being picked up tomorrow too, JDM 03 STI!

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=78092&page=4

with the million "little" things that need to be done to get it going the deadline is unlikey, ill be happy with a rolling shell bolted together for now though

[Humble]

Lookin' good so far! The Albins stuff is pretty much bullet proof, I've got Albins internals for my race tranny and I won't go easy on them.

[STIDUB]

http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae239/STIDUB/IMG_5133s.jpg~original

gearbox picked up sarvo, very pleased with it, worked out a lil cheaper than expected too, makes it even better, its rather heavy though!

http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae239/STIDUB/IMG_5129s.jpg~original

JDM 02 STI engine & all the bits needed, funny, the engine was being driven in the car in japan 2 months ago, lookin good for lotsa stuff to play with tomorrow :D

picked up a sway bar on the way home via the local ve club meet too, convenient really, needed one to make sure nothing else interfered with the mounting of one that will no doubt be huge later on, basic shape/mounts is all i needed for now though.

Humble, very true, dave, the guy who built it for me is a long time vw drag racer & he couldnt think of anything to upgrade in it other than maybe going an albins R&P but it seemed not really worthwhile, as it turned out it seems it was pretty much an open checkbook box, kinda scary when thought of that way but at least i wont worry about breaking it, will have specs for the whole box available in the near future if anyones curious, looking forwatd to playing with it all tomorrow!

[NO_H2O]

Keep you nose to the Ol' Grindstone but don't be in a hurry.
Thats an nice gearbox.

[NO_H2O]

Sorry, double post.

[jakriz]

man, u are going to kick my butt at next years nationals Supersprint, that thing is going to fly!
Can't wait to see it finished
regards
Jak

[STIDUB]

ok ok, nye was unrealistic, however theres been some solid progress, updating multiple forums is time consuming so ive been lacking heavily but thought i mite throw a pic or 2 up here for interests sake
http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae239/STIDUB/Image0497s.jpg~original

http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae239/STIDUB/Image0514s.jpg~original

http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae239/STIDUB/Image0471s.jpg~original

http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae239/STIDUB/Image0461s.jpg~original

[Phat73VW]

Really like your build. :goodjob: where did you get those rear fenders? l love the way they wrap around the tires like that. Im pretty sure you got them in AUSTRALIA but I just had to ask.

[STIDUB]

yep, its our special bit that nobody else gets, easily anyway :P :P :P they are aerolook guards, available from a few places
V-Force www.beetleracing.com.au
Vintage Vee Dub Supplies http://www.vintageveedub.com.au/
& i Believe Rodney Penrose may have some http://www.rodpenroseracing.com.au/ lucky for you lot in the USA is he goes over there frequently, if your keen on a set that may be your best bet, they are about $300-400AUD a corner though - the fronts are the same too, mite be costly for shipping though

supposedly the idea was they stop air from getting up inside the guards causing a big air pocket that makes the car lift at speed, similar to a kamei i guess, will see how it works in practise in a few months i guess.

oh brian, thanks for the feedback :)

[STIDUB]

spose i should put a pic up of the other VW :D
2L, turbo, manual, watercooled, just has 2 more gears than the beetle & alot more creature comforts :lol:

http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae239/STIDUB/Image1053ss.jpg~original

not a bad tow car eh?



the americans amongst us may recognise these...

http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae239/STIDUB/Image1199.jpg~original
thats in a 15x6.5" rim just for reference

http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae239/STIDUB/Image1164.jpg~original

http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae239/STIDUB/Image1163.jpg~original

http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae239/STIDUB/Image1180.jpg~original

http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae239/STIDUB/Image1190.jpg~original

and the 17x8"

http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae239/STIDUB/Image1191.jpg~original

http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae239/STIDUB/Image1193.jpg~original
to me, this ^^ is how under the front of every super should be, big rubber, the ability to turn a corner still, coilovers & big-ish brakes :)

the CV boot seems to JUST clear the shock i have for mock up purposes....
http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae239/STIDUB/Image1179.jpg~original

http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae239/STIDUB/Image1178.jpg~original

it makes for easy progress when you borrow other people - a mate from aussieveedubbers forums
http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae239/STIDUB/Image1206s.jpg~original
if you can find the guy haha

wanted, 18x10's to fill these spaces....
http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu341/jason_aniolkowski/IMG_7244.jpg~original
trust me, with the bodywork on, theres room... but only just

and, it now rolls & steers, hugely wrong guess with the tie rod length, screwed the ends in too far, its about an inch further in each side!
http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu341/jason_aniolkowski/IMG_7233.jpg~original

http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu341/jason_aniolkowski/IMG_7232.jpg~original
looks awesome though, despite the dust, and missing headlights

http://i662.photobucket.com/albums/uu341/jason_aniolkowski/IMG_7233.jpg~original

what ya think??? :D

(gotta love copy/paste when posting on other forums)

hope this comes up ok....


progress is a little slower than id like, dont you hate when the rest of life stops you from doing the fun stuff!

[jason_a]

DUDE!!! this thing is a monster!!! Hope to see it finished soon!

[NO_H2O]

Looking good. Slow progress is still progress.

[STIDUB]

very true no_h20 but im not the patient type, & considering im about 6months late for my ballpark finish date (4yrs from stripping the car) i aint happy! but yeah spending a few hours on it every day lately, its been good :D

that said, ill be grateful for my slow progress when i have very little to re-do later on, im a big fan of getting it right the first time, so far its gone from paper to metal relatively hassle free

[NO_H2O]

Remember, the last 20% of a build seems to take the longest. I have been stalled on an engine build for 3+ years between waiting for parts and customer cars having priority. I have collected a shelf of other parts that I want to get on the car and have been waiting on a front spoiler to be made for 2+ years. I know your pain.

[STIDUB]

http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae239/STIDUB/Image1221.jpg~original
work not being cooperative with my schedule of beetle work so not much done, measureing for axle lenght is super high priority but its not going so well, early starts 3days in a row on night shift is hurting, gotta sleep sometime, earlier today was used for that instead, hopefully have it mounted by the weekend, perhaps even have the sides of my engine bay sorted out too, fingers crossed...

[STIDUB]

oooook.... so its been a looong day, got up, mowed, got gearbox in position, measured for axles, fixed toe-in issues, pondered fuel system and installed rear lights, gotta love genuine VW ones, they guard/base/lense actually looks like its made for each other (re-POOP elephants feet SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!)

anywho, spose i should get some pics up, very very very happy with progress currently, would be better if my sister didnt have my damn hammer tho but no huge drama
:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D
http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae239/STIDUB/P222501_05-06-10.jpg~original

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http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae239/STIDUB/Image1254.jpg~original

http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae239/STIDUB/Image1250.jpg~original

anyway, considering putting a surge in this location currently, not sure ive thought about it enough to justify making something to fit just yet

http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae239/STIDUB/Image1253.jpg~original

http://i975.photobucket.com/albums/ae239/STIDUB/Image1252.jpg~original

hopefully you can work out where it is from the pics, looking under from the base of the strut/control arm up to the section opposite side the master cylinder, thoughts?

[jason_a]

Getting some sweet progress happening there mate!! :)

doing it right the frist time is the way to go, but, not everything always works the way we hope... trial and error seems to be how the world of modification works. GL with it all :)