Project "Racelook"

[Racelook]

Hahahaha thanks for the positive reactions guys!!!!

BTW it's not orange, but bright RED (but it's so bright, that the camera can't photograph it :rolleyes: ). hahahaa

Wiebrand

[bow]

any updates?

[Racelook]

So after an "vacation" (worked 40-45 hours a week) and after some time spend in France I got going on the car again monday and yesterday.

It's now on his own (rear)tires.
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/37716.jpg

And so is how the pedals, handbrake, etc. looks like.
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/37715.jpg

Now the welding on the body can go further (yesssssssss still more to weld :twisted: ) and finally bodywork can begin.

WIebrand

[ajsyrup]

thats a sweet looking e brake handle set up got any more pics or info on it?? :cool:

[Lurv]

How many hours do you have into this?

[zeroaxe]

Wiebrand,

Some nice progress on your car. Wish I could make progress as quick as you can. At the moment there is just way too much stuff that keeps me away from my car!:bawling: :mad:

Anyway, I meant to ask about that ebrake of yours. Now that you have gone hydraulic with it, why do you still need the cables?(or am I just being REALY daft here!?):confused: :laugh:

[Racelook]

@ajsyrup;
Here's an link of the picturealbum with all the pictures I got from the handbrake. It's al welded together by ourself. And I use an 22mm HRC for it. If I make it the next time and have more money to spend I would use an smaller HRC that is maked for use on hydraulic handbrakes (needs less room then this one).
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/my_photos.php?id=1999

@Lurv;
There are verry verry much hours in it, don't know how much. But I worked on it for more then 4 years now. (I work on it almost every sunday (an half day) and 1 evening every week)

Some nice progress on your car. Wish I could make progress as quick as you can.
I still think it's going verry slow, but I don have so much time for it. :( Otherwise I was much further after 4 years, but yeah.

Anyway, I meant to ask about that ebrake of yours. Now that you have gone hydraulic with it, why do you still need the cables?(or am I just being REALY daft here!?):confused: :laugh: I need the cables for the yearly OT here in Holland. The handbrake have to be an undepended, lose system.

Wiebrand

[Racelook]

Tonight found some time to work on the body again. In an hour a third of the spare-tire-piece-of-metal was cut out. Tommorow more.

Wiebrand

[Racelook]

Last week sandblasted some pieces of the spare-tire-thing.

Tonight found some time. And after 1,5 hour of cutting, grinding and welding it looks like this.
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/39211.jpg

Wiebrand

[ajsyrup]

interesting setup are your intentions for that as an e brake. or is it more of a cutting or turning brake appliction just curious great work all around though car look amazing

@ajsyrup;
Here's an link of the picturealbum with all the pictures I got from the handbrake. It's al welded together by ourself. And I use an 22mm HRC for it. If I make it the next time and have more money to spend I would use an smaller HRC that is maked for use on hydraulic handbrakes (needs less room then this one).
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/my_photos.php?id=1999

[Racelook]

interesting setup are your intentions for that as an e brake. or is it more of a cutting or turning brake appliction just curious great work all around though car look amazing
Is more for cutting and turning brake "corners" in the future (maybe some histo-rallys), but it can also be used as daily e-brake.

Wiebrand

[ajsyrup]

Is more for cutting and turning brake "corners" in the future (maybe some histo-rallys), but it can also be used as daily e-brake.

Wiebrand

another stupid question i just thought for safety purposes an e brake should be cable driven not hydraulic just curious cause i am in the progress of my brake setup and i tell would be hell of a lot easier to do hydraulics then cables just curious

thanks for answering all the stupid questions :D

[Racelook]

No thanks mate..

See my answer on 24 augustus. For safety and OT the e-brakes have to be seperatly and not dependent of each other. Mine are not seperatly, so that's why I have to use the cables ones a year. For only e-brake use it doesn't matter if it is hydraulic or cable. Cable is much easier.

[Racelook]

So there some update again.

The sparetire-platework and the strenghtening bar is in. Also checkes several previous weldings (some cut out and welded in again). I also started with welding close almost every hole in the dashboard-platework.
The backplate (where the exhaust goes through)didn't fit quite good, so had to hammer verry much, but now it finally fits good.

I have some pics of it and will post it soon.

Wiebrand

[alt+f4]

I know you are bussy like most of us, but any new pictures?????

Thanks man Keep it up!!!


Jon

[Racelook]

Finally some time to update here.

This is form last week thursday (12th of oktober).
Had made some metal on size and welded close several holes in the dashboard-platework.

And some pics of the work from wednesday the 11th.
_checking the rearpanel
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/40522.jpg
With much knocking it will become 1 cm wider at each side :laugh: http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/40523.jpg

-And an total pic of the spare-tire platework.
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/40524.jpg

-And controlling all the welding. And that are some meters in this car:cool:
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/40525.jpg

Buntje
will update soon

[Racelook]

As mentioned before I also worked on the car on thursday the 12th.
Welded an plate in the sparetire-platework and controled weldings at the dashboard, a-pillars and heaterchanels

An pic of the sparetire-platework from the underside
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/40756.jpg

[jonas_linder]

Very nice work :) Keep it going :)

[Racelook]

Thanks man...

Any updates on your car/engine??

Today also welded some hours on mine car.
De B-pillar and some holes in the rear(side)panels welded close and also started with making an air-intake from an flat panel for the enginelid.

Wiebrand

[Racelook]

After a lot of days with short time, I finally had some time last sunday to work on my car.

We started with making an airscoop for the enginelid. TO first have an cleaned lid, we welded some holes closed, and cut out al the represt pieces, maked some new plates and welded them in. After that the hammering begun to make the sides of the airscoop. They're both finished and one already welded on the lid=> see the pictures.

http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/41698.jpg http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/41699.jpg
From the rear
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/41700.jpg

Also are the holes were originally the heating-tubes are mounted welded close.
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/41701.jpg

Wiebrand

[bow]

hey i have started to make a scoop simialr to that but i took out the louvers and put scoops over them resulting in two scoops. lookin good keep up the good work

[Racelook]

Had it verry verry bussy with school, so there was no time for my car. BUT this last weekend I finally worked at it.

Much grinding and welding and again changed my minds about some things. AT first welded some holes close in the pillars, channels and dashboard) (there's only an couple of meters left to do :eek: ).
Some pic of closed holes;
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/thumbs/42611.jpg (http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/42611.jpg)
After that I also maked the choiche to ditch the 911-look dashboard (what I picked up two or three years ago for much money and long riding).
I'm now sticking with the original dashboard, only not as boring as the standard one (this is the nude starting).
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/thumbs/42612.jpg (http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/42612.jpg)
Unfortunally this also means that I have to buy new gauges at this point .

And we also got further with the airscoop in the rearlid, we ordered some small stuff and by checking the fitting of the hoodlid it seems that there's something realy not straight :mad: . But we keep the welder warm and have the grinders ready to make it nice again.

Grt Wiebrand

[bow]

looking really good kep up the good work im ready to see her finished

[ajsyrup]

hey i have started to make a scoop simialr to that but i took out the louvers and put scoops over them resulting in two scoops. lookin good keep up the good work

got any pics of that ??? sounds cool :D

[bow]

sure ill pm to you this weekend havent welded it up yet though i though about makeing it from fiberglass si it is rough right now

[AusSuper]

Why stick to the stock dash? its abit of an ugly thing to me... if you already had the 911dash aswell?

[Chris Percival]

Well, sometimes you just have to draw a line under a project. What would be nice to do, and you have the time/money to do are two different things. I found that one out the hard way..

[Racelook]

Why stick to the stock dash? its abit of an ugly thing to me... if you already had the 911dash aswell?
I don't stick with the stock one, but use it as an basepanel for my custom dashboard. The 911-style dash, had an too bad shape that doesn't follow the windowrounding verry good. And it was too small. But the meanreason why I kicked it overboard is that I found the tellerhousing too wide. The tellers are almost over 60% off the dash. And that's too wide and ugly for this small bug.

I had it verry busy with school last weeks, hope to put some updates on soon.

Wiebrand

ANd yes I realy want to finish this project soon. But I ratter take some more time to do it good, than to finish it ****ty.

[AusSuper]

true about the take your time thing, thats my way aswell, never had experience with 911 dash shape etc, so i was curious, shall be interesting what your plans are for the stock based one, dont know if this has been asked, but you mentioned school... how old are you?

[Racelook]

but you mentioned school... how old are you?
23 years old..
Have graduated on Bachelor (HTS Building), and are now In my last (calender)year of my Master (Building => Construction technology) (will hopefully gratuate in june 2008)

Wiebrand

[Racelook]

This is an update from wednesday from an week ago.
I had then finally some time to get something done. At first started with putting on the (i don't know how they're called in English) fast-clips?? on the engine lid. And I can say now; hinges are SOOOOO much easier on an round decklid :eek: It took me almost an hole day to get them straight and nice on the lid.
After I got started with making brackets for the removable rear valance.

This is how it looks now;
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/thumbs/43805.jpg (http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/43805.jpg)


And another pic of the welding I more than 2 weeks ago.
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/thumbs/43804.jpg (http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/43804.jpg)
(jep all the grey stuff and more is welded in.)

Greetings Wiebrand

[chug_A_bug]

NICENICE work I like
keep sending pics :)


Chris.

[Doogie S]

Racelook,

Hey, another sucker in the building construction industry! Welcome to the club!:D

I graduated from Architectural Technology at NAIT (Trade College) a long, long time ago.

But by the look of your work, you may have picked the wrong career choice...

Keep up the excellent work!:agree:

Cheers,


Doug

[Racelook]

Racelook,

Hey, another sucker in the building construction industry! Welcome to the club!:D

I graduated from Architectural Technology at NAIT (Trade College) a long, long time ago.

But by the look of your work, you may have picked the wrong career choice...

Keep up the excellent work!:agree:

Cheers,


Doug
Thanks man...

I've been verry verry bussy last couple of weeks. Hopefuly I can post some updates in a couple of days.

"But by the look of your work, you may have picked the wrong career choice..."
Hahaha, you're not the first one that says that to me. I love to get an little shop for my own (besides my work, because it have to stay an hobby), maybe in some years.

Cheers,

Wiebrand

[Axl]

Racelook,

Hey, another sucker in the building construction industry! Welcome to the club!:D

I graduated from Architectural Technology at NAIT (Trade College) a long, long time ago.

But by the look of your work, you may have picked the wrong career choice...

Keep up the excellent work!:agree:

Cheers,


Doug

The Northern Alberta Institute of Technology!!! I graduated from the Automotive Service Tech apprenticeship course from Sait!! Good to hear from another Alberta boy , even if you are from Edmonton (at least , from their school!!)

[orbitron]

another Alberta boy

Ha! I'm in calgary too! Nice work so far.

[Doogie S]

orbitron,

Calgary eh, oh well, nobody's perfect...:p

Hey Racelook - when's the next update???


Doug

[Racelook]

Hey Racelook - when's the next update???

Doug
NOW:D

Last week thuesday I had maked some plates for the dash and for welding close an ventilationgab in the heater channels. I then also unscrewed the steering pilar. And get on search for good hammer and dollies. Because mine are now verry cheap ones, which are $hitty.

Last friday I cut away the border of the engine lid and welded that close.
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/thumbs/47172.jpg
Also last saturday I had worked on the car (before I got partying) for 1,5 hour. I begin with installing the 2 lowest hoodpins; i say it again; WHAT AN PAIN in the *** are that hoodpins on an round decklid :mad: .
I "finished" that tonight=> see pic
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/thumbs/47171.jpg

I also finally have decided which rear lights I want to use.

Grt Wiebrand

p.s. I'm in Canada this summer for 6 weeks.
p.s. keep an little bit ontopic

[Racelook]

Yesterday evening the lowest hoodpins completely welded and grinded smooth.
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/47231.jpg

This how it looks now;
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/47228.jpg

And this is an problem I have with the decklid and the carrosserie. Somebody also hed it sometimes? And how did you solve it?;
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/47229.jpg
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/47230.jpg

The rearlights are orded and mine Hub for the steeringwheel is in.

Wiebrand

[ajsyrup]

you talking about the gap?

are the hoodpins pushing down pressure on the decklid?

just a thought i am sure u checked that already though :agree:

[Rob]

Hey Wiebrand,

Where in Canada will you be ?

If you are in the Toronto / Hamilton area you should drop by for a beer !

En dan kun je me ook ff helpen met mijn kever ;) :D

To keep it on topic: is it possible the decklid warped because of the welding ?

Rob.

[Racelook]

you talking about the gap?
I'm talking about the differents in round form on the left and right end of the decklid. It has not the same form as the body. If I set the pins higher, the form is alsmost okay, but then there will be an gab on the underside, between body en decklid (where the rubber will be).

Wiebrand

[Racelook]

Hey Wiebrand,

Where in Canada will you be ?

If you are in the Toronto / Hamilton area you should drop by for a beer !
Rob.

Will be around Ohio (and also Toronto) and the most time around Winnipeg

[Kafer_Mike]

Part of the issue may be warping of the deckild as a result of all the welding. Are you going to install the rubber seal? If not, I'd split the difference on the center vs. edge gap using rubber spacers (doughnuts) on the pins to set the height...

[Racelook]

So far I could see today it's definatelly the rear panel that is more "round" then the original one. Will be banging it straight soon:mad:

Today received the ordered hammer and dollies. I used it today a couple of times, and I must say quality is just so much better then the cheap ****.
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/thumbs/47540.jpg (http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/47540.jpg)

Yesterday evening and 3/4 of today wordt on my car with an temperature against freezing. At first finished the scoop on the enginelid.
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/thumbs/47538.jpg (http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/47538.jpg)
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/thumbs/47539.jpg (http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/47539.jpg)

And also started with an upset of the dashboard.

Wiebrand

[Kafer_Mike]

Much better... :agree: :agree:

[zen]

looks like you are making some good progress, even if frustrating. i too am getting ready to tackle hood pins for the c/f decklid i have. my plan is to just fab some brackets that will mount to the stock hinge and latch locations and tie the hood pins in there. so i can flip back to stock at any point needed (with the stock decklid with no holes of course).

i'm not sure how much easier that is really going to be, but will let you know.

keep up the good work. if you make it down to Atlanta, let me know so we can hook up.

[Racelook]

Thanks Guys

Had been working on the bug yesterday afternoon. I was planning to make an hole new dash by myself. That plan I still have, but is set back for an couple years now because the budget (which budget:eek: ?) don't let it.
So I started making an temporary dash.
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/thumbs/47905.jpg (http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/47905.jpg)

http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/thumbs/47906.jpg (http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/47906.jpg)

Besides the switches there also will be signallights.

Wiebrand

[Steve C]

Hi

Make sure that you can see the speedo behind the steering wheel, this is a problem on 1303s with a smaller steering wheel.

Steve

[Racelook]

Thanks, I know that. I had an 350mm steeringwheel in my mind. But this was without any seats, so I don't know exactly where I come out in the future. But hell yeah this is only temperary.

Wiebrand

It will quite for the next 2 weeks, I'm going to china.

[GL-Aussielooker]

Hey RACELOOK --- any new progress. I need my daily update fix..:)

[Racelook]

I'm verry verry bussy this time. Have almost no time free. But have been working an couple of evenings in the last 2,5 months at my bug. Making my front bonnet rustfree. For most of the people this bonnet was good enough, but I had the front and back lip removed and almost welded in by now.

Will post when there's something to show.

Wiebrand

[72marinablue]

Any progress? Its been quite awhile.

[Racelook]

The project goes verry slowly. Still damn busy. I have worked on it last sunday (the first time in the last 3 months:shocked: ). Been welding on the front of the beetle (for the second time). I was not pleased with the welding I did several years ago.

When something is to show I will post.

Wiebrand

[1303R]

glad to hear your still progressing, very much enjoyed reading your build :)

[marine6282]

What an amazing project! I just signed in the forum and read the entired thread!
Congrats!

Greatings from Brazil!

Mazzei

[Racelook]

Thanks for the nice comments guys! :D

I finally have some pics to post from the works of the last 2,5 months.

The top edge (doule plate) welded new in the fronthood.
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/65881.jpg
The under edge of the front hood welded in new.
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/65882.jpg

Welded in the front panel an welded all the holes closed that I don't need.
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/65883.jpg
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/65884.jpg

Grt Bunt

[Racelook]

http://home.tiscali.nl/~gmolhoek/voorklep_klemrand/voorklep_dicht.jpg

Somebody have the same pic of there front hoodf a 1303 only than with an original hood (this is a fiber one).

Because I need to know big this gab normaly is.

Grt Wiebrand

[coxy-ben]

some news from racelook !! :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:


eh eh !! :D

[Racelook]

Last saturday i was free from work (because of an good party on friday), so I could work on the bug.

At first maked the hoodpins for the front lid on the car.
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/66497.jpg

I had an feeling upfront that the lowest hoodpin wouldn't work, and yes I was right. Because of the curf in the hood this can't work with an hoodpin, so I will solve this on an other way.

I also have mounted several things on the bug (front and rear lid, all the fenders, rear panel and the "step-up bords"). Everything fits good except the step-up-bords this will need some work with poly to get it fit right.

Greetings Wiebrand

[jonas_linder]

Keep it coming Wiebrand, I always enjoy reading about your car! :)

[72marinablue]

I Want More!!

[Racelook]

SO finally an verry little updae.

There is not something really special to anouch, so than I don't post anything.

But last week I had worked 3 days on the car, so I have some little to show. I'm checking all the welded metal so I have them ready for sanding.
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/71976.jpg
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/71977.jpg
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/71978.jpg

And yep everything that is different from color than orage is welded or repaired.

So is how our workplace looks like now.
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/71980.jpg

Owyeah also bought an blastingkit and and toolcar so we can start "fresh" this time.

[BulletBug]

do u do the welding work first then blast? or the other way around??

[Racelook]

I've done both. But I prefer first blasting and then welding. Than you have some nice cleaned metal and you know for sure that you replaced all the rotten stuff on that place.

Most of the time I first blast all the bad spots alone (that I can see) repair them or spray some epoxy over it and repair it later.

I blasted the hole body a year ago or so. And now only want to blast the spots I didn't reached good enough or the repairs I maked so I can be sure there's a good starting point for the epoxy.

Wiebrand

[bow]

well any updates?