Today it was the plan to work several hours on my car, but after all I could only find 2 hours that I could work on my car.

Tonight seam welded my chassis. It was the plan to seamweld hole the chassis, so the napoleonhut, the chassishead, along the chassistunnel and at the back the gearboxforks. But only the chassishead and the napoleonhead could be seam welded. The gearboxforks were too much corrode by rust and the floorpans are too tin so we could not weld nicely on that places.

Some pics.

http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/24808.jpg

http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/24809.jpg

http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/24810.jpg

Wiebrand

hi !

you are not frightened by the futur weight of your superbeetle ?? :confused: :eek:



Ben

I am asuming he will have a strong enough engine to overcome the added weight from all the additions and strengthening .

Tonight from 8 till half past 11 worked on my car.

At first welded 4 nuts on the chassishead for mounting an skidplate.
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/25036.jpg

After that maked an schedule for the bolts and other things that have to be bought or be immersed.

Wiebrand

Tonight founded two hours were I could work om my car. Brushed with the grinder an spindel, steeringaxle and an brake clean. Also I almost made the list of bolts/nuts/etc compleet for my car.

WIebrand

Looks great Wiebrand!

To bad you don't live in Sweden, if so I would have made you a great deal on bolts ;)

That would indeed be nice... :laugh: .. But it al comes together.

Yesterday worked from 3pm till half past 11pm.

Had an verry good party saturdaynight, so after an heavy revalidation it was time to get back to work. Just bruised my pink and had also 2 stealbrushhairs standing in my forhead. Put hell yeah, that's life :rolleyes: .

Brushed several things 'clear'.
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/25209.jpg

And also finished the list of bolts and things that has to be bought or zincked.

Wiebrand

So tonight found some time (2,5 hours) that I spend on my car.

ANd again it was time to brush several things of the chassis clear.

The result:
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/25399.jpg

http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/25400.jpg

See ya next time
Wiebrand

Time for some pics of yesterday. Had an short day on school, so I could work some hours on my car.

At first the, on wednesdayevening ordered, products came in yesterday morning. Everything good packed and good quality. NICE :D
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/25428.jpg

http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/25429.jpg

Then it was time to again brush some things clear. See the pic underneath.
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/25427.jpg

Greetings

Wiebrand

After all you've done, are you really going to use drum brakes?

Jason

Iwas thinking the same thing!

If I had the money I was already going for BMW-disks..... :o (student)

But yeah.. since this things are bolted on.. I can update them later. Maybe this new plates will be on for a couple of months.. but who will say.

SO after four days of party-ing (carnaval in the Netherlands), it was again time today to work on my bug.

And AGAIN brushed clean several things.
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/25645.jpg

http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/25646.jpg

Also grinded several weldings and completed the handbrake-bracket.

WIebrand

I´m also a bit disappointed about rear drum-brakes, but these are very easily updated later if you want!

How much you´re going to lower your car? I was thinking if you can move your front control-arms upwards enough if your car is going to be very low? I meen it´s not good having inner end of control-arm lower than the wheel-end of it when car is fully loaded with driver etc...

I think it is good idea to make some reinforcements into 03´s chassis front as it´s usually very rusted and weak... Nice job and patience for this kind of things!

Car is very nice! (altough I don´t like the curved windscreen so much) I´m waiting when we can see it painted...?! :cool:

Great project. looks like it's coming along nicely. :D

On my brakes, I went from drums to Ghia disk, now I'm putting 993 4-pots on all corners.

I am also a student, so I understand where Wirbrand is coming from. That's 1 reason I decided to go Subaru. From the way I looked at it.... Subaru - A lot of work. Vs Type 4 - A lot of money. I'd rather work hard and spend less. Then the other way around. Since I saved a bunch on the engine. I can afford to upgrade everything else.

Good Luck Wiebrand. Keep up the great work.