Project "Racelook"

[Axl]

Originally Posted by volkdent

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

Jason

Iwas thinking the same thing!

[Racelook]

If I had the money I was already going for BMW-disks..... (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.

[Racelook]

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/25646.jpg

Also grinded several weldings and completed the handbrake-bracket.

WIebrand

[tommi_nylund]

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...?!

[Mikey]

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

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.

[Racelook]

Thanks for the nice words guys!!

Always good for the motivation

Past thursday grinded some weldings at the chassishead.
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/25686.jpg

After that started with "blocking" with P180.
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/25684.jpg

Saterdayevening (after work) spend another 4,5 hours (till midight) with cleaning the barn and masking it with plastic.

[Racelook]

So today another hour or 10 worked on the car.

As first the underside of the chassis cleaned with "silicone-remover".
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/26289.jpg

And then the painting could start.
First good heating, with an air-canon.
http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/26293.jpg

"Throw-away-cup" made


Underside of the chassis painted in Epoxy Primer. Onderzijde


Upside of the chassis painted in EP.

http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/26296.jpg

And some lose pieces of the chassis in the EP.

http://www.keversite.nl/fotoalbum/fotos/26300.jpg

That's it.

Wiebrand