Author Topic: My 57 Beetle (Read 6395 times)

vanBoven · « **on:** December 29, 2007, 01:19:40 PM »

Hi
been on here for a while and bought an oval in feb 07 and never put it up here because i did not really start till a while ago. Anyways so this is my 57 oval, bought it out of maple ridge and took to the island. All the bodywork was done when i bought it. The pan was painted but i pulled the body off to do the brakes and to get some broken off bolts out of the heater channels. Now it is bolted down and i am about half way through wiring it. Plans are to have it done by mid march. I got a interior from sewfine and i am currently buying an engine. enough talk here are some pictures.

Matt

can someone explain how to post pics

josh · « **Reply #1 on:** December 29, 2007, 07:06:53 PM »

hey matt, the way that works best for me is get a photo bucket account and host them from there. I think it's the bottom box that you copy and paste into your post and the pic comes up ................ magic B)

good luck with your oval, if I could only get some time to start on mine :wacko:

blarneyman · « **Reply #2 on:** December 29, 2007, 07:08:27 PM »

For posting pics:

You need to host them somewhere. I use photobucket but there are several places. Once you have them online you copy the \"img\" link to your post.

blarneyman · « **Reply #3 on:** December 29, 2007, 07:10:57 PM »

Hey Josh,
You must have posted just as I started my reply. Business as usual, a day late and a dollar short. :lol:

vanBoven · « **Reply #4 on:** December 30, 2007, 12:32:33 AM »

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good luck with your oval, if I could only get some time to start on mine

yea i hear ya, there is always something else thats seems more important (i live on a dairy farm).

thanks josh and blarneyman, i will give that a try tomarrow.

matt

vanBoven · « **Reply #5 on:** January 05, 2008, 02:39:33 AM »

just got the engine from amishrabbi, josh's old 2017cc. haven't tried the pics yet maybe tomarrow.

James Buchan · « **Reply #6 on:** January 05, 2008, 07:57:24 AM »

I can also set you (or anyone) up with an account on my website so you can host VW related pics... www.actop20.com

josh · « **Reply #7 on:** January 05, 2008, 01:58:11 PM »

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just got the engine from amishrabbi, josh's old 2017cc. haven't tried the pics yet maybe tomarrow.

exellent, run it hard

good to see it will live on, let me know if you need any help

vanBoven · « **Reply #8 on:** January 06, 2008, 08:05:36 PM »

thanks fo rthe offer josh, we will see howw it goes.

http://www.vvwc.ca/modules.php?set_albumNa...=view_album.php

i will take some more pics when i get the wiring more done.

josh · « **Reply #9 on:** January 06, 2008, 09:29:49 PM »

car looks good, is it reed green?

where are you located?

silas · « **Reply #10 on:** January 06, 2008, 10:33:27 PM »

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thanks fo rthe offer josh, we will see howw it goes.

http://www.vvwc.ca/modules.php?set_albumNa...=view_album.php

i will take some more pics when i get the wiring more done.

sweet!!! i love it. and a euro too boot.

looks great & keep up the good work!!

vanBoven · « **Reply #11 on:** January 07, 2008, 06:16:07 PM »

thanks for the compliments.

the color is pastal green.

Josh i am in Duncan, you are in langford right??

josh · « **Reply #12 on:** January 07, 2008, 08:13:54 PM »

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Josh i am in Duncan, you are in langford right??

hell ya

vanBoven · « **Reply #13 on:** January 10, 2008, 10:30:46 PM »

hey josh what is the product you used to seal stuff up with it? it was orange.

thanks
matt

josh · « **Reply #14 on:** January 11, 2008, 11:40:52 PM »

it's been a while since I worked on that motor, where was it used?

probably used orange hi-temp RTV on the exhaust gaskets and mabey between the cylinders and case

vanBoven · « **Reply #15 on:** January 12, 2008, 09:57:31 AM »

yep that where it was used, seem to work so i thought i would use the same. just a question to anyone but when you hook up the dual carbs and then it splits at the t and goes to both of them, does that t have to be in the middle or can it be to one side? what fuel pump do you recomend as well?

thanks
matt

GRK · « **Reply #16 on:** January 12, 2008, 03:33:18 PM »

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yep that where it was used, seem to work so i thought i would use the same. just a question to anyone but when you hook up the dual carbs and then it splits at the t and goes to both of them, does that t have to be in the middle or can it be to one side? what fuel pump do you recomend as well?

thanks
matt

Mine is on top of the bracket where the throttle cable comes to.

Gary

josh · « **Reply #17 on:** January 12, 2008, 08:34:42 PM »

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yep that where it was used, seem to work so i thought i would use the same. just a question to anyone but when you hook up the dual carbs and then it splits at the t and goes to both of them, does that t have to be in the middle or can it be to one side? what fuel pump do you recomend as well?

thanks
matt

yeah that copper stuff is the shit for there, you don't need much and don't torque it at first, just a snug, let it set up a couple hours and then torque on it.

Gary's right, just line up the \"T\" bracket directly behind the throttle cable tube in the fan shroud and lock the set screws.

Like I said before don't hesitate to gimme a shout if you need help with anything, I know that motor pretty well

vanBoven · « **Reply #18 on:** January 12, 2008, 09:01:17 PM »

k thanks josh. just gotta chech into the fan yet, it isn't straight anymore. then i got toget the car ready and drop it in. a couple weeks and hope to have it running. what other oil filters can i use besides fram? and would it work to put a t in the oil filter line for an oil temp sender?

josh · « **Reply #19 on:** January 12, 2008, 10:25:24 PM »

I believe k&n makes a decent high pressure filter, better than the HP1.

you could t in a oil temp sender in that line but better yet just drill and tap an 1/8\" hole in the top of your filter mount and stick it in there, less fittings to leak the better

vanBoven · « **Reply #20 on:** January 12, 2008, 11:41:43 PM »

i saw that ealier and was wondering if that was what it was for.

vanBoven · « **Reply #21 on:** March 03, 2008, 07:31:23 PM »

updated some pics of the car on the ground. 4 inch beam, i spline out back.....might raise it back up in the future. got the motor in, need to do some electrical, it is sitting in there but need to tidy it up and do some more work. plan is to have it done at the end of spring break (23) seats are getting there as well.

thanks
matt

http://www.vvwc.ca/modules.php?set_albumNa...=view_album.php

josh · « **Reply #22 on:** March 03, 2008, 08:19:28 PM »

lookin' good man

vanBoven · « **Reply #23 on:** March 03, 2008, 10:32:28 PM »

thanks. the motor u built sure looks nice. just a question about the header that was on it. was it tweeked when you had it? cause it was heading on a down angle, i am geussing maybe when brennan got hit then it got tweeked. anyways bought a new one so all is well. B)

josh · « **Reply #24 on:** March 03, 2008, 11:05:45 PM »

tell ya the truth that was a cheapy 1 1/2\" that i bolted on right before I sold it, I kept my S&S. I think I know what you mean it was pointed down and it leaked like a sieve at the slip joints, it was a piece

vanBoven · « **Reply #25 on:** March 04, 2008, 02:54:04 PM »

yea

....i could barley get it to slip over eachother and then it was pointing down so i decided to get another one.

vanBoven · « **Reply #26 on:** March 18, 2008, 10:39:37 PM »

k so little update, got the 2 front seats done and the bottom for the back seat. went to test electrical and had a bit of a melt down, so getting some help with that this week and then get it running and finish interior and we are rollin