severe charm
Some fun facts about the vehicle:
It can load pretty much its own weight on the back, weighing in at 1190kg (although probably less now thanks to rust weight reduction), and being allowed a maximum weight of 2300kg.
It has a whole 50hp through a 4 speed manual gearbox with the 4cyl boxer engine below the bed, driving the rear wheels.
It needs a lot of welding, but the actual frame is in pretty great shape, and the rust mostly being from collecting water of standing 30 years.
off onto the trailer it goes
and here it is with the bed cleared
this is where the fun begins
this is the fuel tank, which is pissing out the bottom.
everything around it is rusted through
this is the back of the front right wheel well
the steering column needed to come apart so i could replace the lock
good thing is, the electrics are entirely intact and havent been touched
after that, peeling off bad repairs on the sills
and replacing all the remaining locks
the bed will come off entirely, its much easier to replace completely
removal continues
check out this carb. niiice pitting
runs fine though so i cant complain. smoke in the manifold is probably just the valve play being badly set
back on the trailer it goes to its new home
now the same process for the floor
removing the remnants of the sill
blasting the calipers
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welding the first fresh piece in
patching up a hole in the rear wheel well
brake caliper back on and in place
and more replaced pieces
patching up the firewall
lost of holes in there
closing the cab up
and now: the sills
also did the other side but it fit up pretty badly and i feel bad about it but ill cover it up with bog
now the motor: disassembling everything and the most cooked flywheel of all time
back of the flywheel
dry ice blasted most of the undercoating off
redoing the chin
replaced the top of the wheel well
car
door off (for the first time ever)
other door off, brake master replaced and new floors fitted
floor pained
floor mostly welded in
closing up wheel wells and the sills
new engine cut line
modificaitons to the liquid systems of the car
fits eaaasy
radiators will stay in the back
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oil system, no oil cooler necessary imo
cutt
cranking it
sump pump (weaver pump from i think an imsa car)
picking up the engine
so small in there
engine arrived
looks about right
also continued the eternal bodywork fight
thisi s where i notice the engine spins counter clockwise. easy fix for that tho: use a subaru transmission and just spin it backwards
found someone that shortened the subie gearbox, next to a original vw box
shouldve checked if there was oil in it
i fucken hate 12pt
looks like a got a good engine, everything nice and clean
the whole contraption on top of the cams is hydraulic lash adjustment
conrod fails at abt 15kN
pretty good
this whole thing is incredibly overbuilt xD
gang do you think i should get the anodizing redone or will the pump be fiiiiiine
pump has definetly seen some things but im pretty sure im underusing it so much its fiiine
gear pump calculations
for reference
which makes for 17,6 l/min which is heaps
close enough, welcome back paint booth
ran out at the end tho
so waiting on more paint now
subaru transmission up to the engine
also got an answer from a company making parts for subie swaps on whether itd be fine to spin the transmission backwards
the magic of buying shit in china or at friends makes the oil system nice and cheap
m gonna go with mostly an fittings. maybe also some very large banjos because theyre funny
im thinking one of these with some baffles in it would make for a for a great dry sump tank
oh and add 20€ for this sign to that, 40s dry sump warning sign
yall think NBR lines are fine for a dry sump? i feel like PTFE would be super overkill
the output needs to have some support since the clutch will put unexpected axial force on the crank. and i also need a shaft sealing ring threre
still needs some adjustment to fit just right
big ole pile of parts, new seals for everywhere, new seat covers and interior panels
its getting dark red seats, i think it will constrast nicely to the white exterior
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