A very wet day today! Stream in the forest burst its banks so ended up cycling through 1ft of water. Stupidly ignored a road closed sign on the way home and hit 18inches or so of flood water! 😳 On the plus side I got the front beam all stripped down ready to clean up […]
Back at my day job this week after 4 weeks furlough. I managed to get a huge amount done on the bug over the last month, to the point that the chassis is nearly ready for some paint. Dropped off at Metalblast today for shot blasting, ready for me to epoxy it when I get […]
Last upholstery job for the baja; the front seats. Max and B are happy that they’re comfy, and they fit me well too.
Further fabrication and welding for the bus gearbox today. Framehorns clearanced to make room for the output shafts (it’s a big boy!) Rear mounts welded to the framehorns. Plate fabricated and front mount welded to it so I can use the original mounting bolts to attach it to the chassis (plate made from 3mm steel […]
Made a good start on getting the bus gearbox to fit the bug chassis today. Frame horns clearanced to make room for it, and throttle/clutch cable guide tubes moved outwards.
IRS trailing arm mounts welded in today. Jig aligned and seam welded in short sections to avoid putting too much heat into the metal. Tomorrow’s job is to get the bus gearbox adapter fitted then hopefully get the chassis off to the shot blaster at the end of the week!
IRS conversion in progress. Chassis clearanced for the first bracket. Now just to repeat this on the other side and get them welded in.
Finished stripping the chassis down so fabricated a pair of adapters for my rollover jig to fit the front and rear of the bug. All rolled over and ready for IRS conversion and bus gearbox adapter next week.
Had a bit of a rearrange so I can start tearing down the chassis.
Spent a few hours today trial fitting the rear engine cage. It’s a monster! Love the look (I’ve yet to cut off the rear valance). Then spent a fair bit of time having one more final fit of the doors to make sure I’m happy with the gaps before I split the pan and shell. […]
