Project "Racelook"

[Racelook]

So tonight found another hour.

Fitting longer threads for mounting midmount.
Threats exchance for the gearbox.

1:
Make longer threads.

Left the original one, on the right 2 new ones.

2:
Remove thread out of gearbox.
Welded an nut on the excisting threats.


Another pic

3:
Prepare new thread.
Twist 2 nuts against each other on the new thread.
Put on Loctite (blue).


Loctite 243

[Racelook]

4:
Installing new threads.
Differents in lenght is good to see on next picture.


End resultt:


Wiebrand

[jonas_linder]

No offence (I can't spelling everything either ) but threat is kinda like "danger"!

The correct word is thread

Looks great, I like your project :agree:

[oasis]

Originally Posted by jonas_linder

No offence (I can't spelling everything either ) but threat is kinda like "danger"!

Well, we ain't hear to learn you to speak more better goodly. :drunk:

[Racelook]

Oeps Jonas, you're right. I've changed it now

Today I had picked up something more than the half of the bolts/nuts/rings etc for my 1303..... and you're going verry fast to the 200 euro!!!!

Next time all the bolts will be blasted and passived, but hell yeah this is some special project

p.s. there are +/- 610 pieces of bolts/nuts/rings etc.

After that buyed some stuff at Franky's VW Service (www.kevertuning.nl)

And then I ve spend the hole day on removing the clutchleaver from the clutch-axle. hamering, pulling, heatening. Nothing helped, so I cut it lose.

Wiebrand

[Racelook]

Update-je from saturday night

Worked from 8 till 11 p.m. (before I went drinking ). At first pressed the "pitman-arm" of the steeringbox. That gives a big BANG.. (there was 5000 kg pressing on it ).
Then drilled holes in the pedals and maked some aluminium plates on the rough size. The aluminium plates will be the contact-area of the pedals.


Also talked with an guy who is PAYED to transform an Ford Fiesto into an rallycar (Amsterdam-Peking).

On sunday I was out of bed at 9.45 am... with some verry "heavy head" . First prepared the gearbox for painting. Than sanded several lose pieces.


Wiebrand

[Racelook]

Update from yesterday.

I was verry lucky an day off, so we could work hard on the car. It was the plan to go out of bed at 6.30... but because of an party last monday.. it became 7.00.

Begin with sanding and degreasing of several lose pieces and the gearbox. Then finally this could be shot in EP at 11 o'clock.


Man, man it stays difficult to paint every side/hook. Also this time I have to spray almost everything over so everything is covered with EP.Respect for the painters
After that picked up several bolts, also picked up some parts by Franky's. Then picked up some paint, etc.

After that I again started to sand the 100% covered with EP things. First with 320 dry and than 600 wet. There now ready for the final paintcoat.
At last sanded several things that were not for 100% covered wit EP with P180. What an hell of an job is that sanding of these small parts.

Wiebrand