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yetibone May 28th 2007 20:42

Final assembly.
 
Some pics. I painted the interior, jambs, and front and rear compartments Porsche Iris blue (L39V) here at home, then dropped the body back onto the pan for the last time. After assembling the front suspension, I hauled it to a friend's shop for the exterior paint. I've been working on wiring for 2 weeks, and finally got it sorted, gauges working, and lights burning. I still have to add a fuse holder for the driving lights, and fuel pump.

Made the muffler mounting today from BMW tranny mounts, and aluminum straps.

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/354834.jpg

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/354835.jpg

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/354837.jpg

http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/354842.jpg

yetibone May 28th 2007 20:47

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One more... This shows the aluminum mounting plate for the coil, ballast resistor, and fuel pressure regulator, and a pic from the front.

vujade May 29th 2007 18:36

nice work man :) :agree:

yetibone May 29th 2007 19:00

Thanks. It feels good to finally see how it's going to really look with the color.
Makes me feel stoked about building this car again.

I'm waiting for my friend at the body shop to fix a couple of maximum flow indicators that ended up on the drivers side fenders, but other than that, the finish is done. :D

I'm still a ways out from being finished. I think the car needs to be about an inch lower in the rear, and a half inch in front. I also have to open the engine back up and install the right oil pump pickup tube for a GE case.

yellow73 May 29th 2007 21:06

Yeti,
Thanks for the updates. Your car looks great, I am looking forward to seeing it.

1303R May 30th 2007 06:27

how nice is that gonna look! what are these maximum flow indicators? good job

yetibone May 30th 2007 12:22

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1303R (Post 59400)
what are these maximum flow indicators?


Runs in the clear coat.

I ended up with some maximum depth indicators (trash under the clearcoat) under the front decklid, but I'm not worried. :laugh:

NO_H2O May 30th 2007 22:05

Nice work. I love the dash.:agree:

yetibone May 31st 2007 20:05

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Originally Posted by NO_H2O (Post 59414)
Nice work. I love the dash.:agree:

Should be the crowning component of the interior 'cause I don't think there'll be much else besides the seats, shifter, pedals, and that. :laugh:

Wiring all those dash lights, and gauges was a bonafide nightmare because I retained all the factory vent and defrost ductwork. :rolleyes: Made it pretty tight back in there. I also had to lengthen a few wires, which I soldered, and insulated with heat shrink tubing.

If I'm done by Sept, I'll drive it to Taccoa fer sure.

zen June 1st 2007 14:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by yetibone (Post 59437)
If I'm done by Sept, I'll drive it to Taccoa fer sure.

very cool to see you getting in the stretch. i think we are all looking forward to seeing it. one more GL on the road.

yetibone June 2nd 2007 18:43

Sweet mercy, can't you just see my genuine excitement over all this...:D http://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/355683.jpg

Really though, I can't stop working on it. The only reason I posted this is cause I had to come inside and eat a sammich before I passed out! :laugh:

NO_H2O June 2nd 2007 19:17

That shot belongs on a CD cover.:laugh:

yetibone June 2nd 2007 19:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by NO_H2O (Post 59475)
That shot belongs on a CD cover.:laugh:

I know, right? Too bad Joe's Garage was taken. :laugh:

I posted a better one on The Samba...

trevorbrady June 3rd 2007 18:02

hey Yetibone, your car looks great, well done!

those are early aluminium rear trailing arms, right? and Boxster wheels? The offset on those rear wheels is ET50mm right? How much wider than stock are the rear wings (fenders) you have on?

thanks and best of luck with the finish :)

yetibone June 3rd 2007 18:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by trevorbrady (Post 59498)
hey Yetibone, your car looks great, well done!

those are early aluminium rear trailing arms, right? and Boxster wheels? The offset on those rear wheels is ET50mm right? How much wider than stock are the rear wings (fenders) you have on?

thanks and best of luck with the finish :)

That's right.

I have 38mm spacers, and the fenders are 76mm wider on each side. With the late 951 arms, you would have very close to the same look, without the spacers.


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