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64rotbox
pre67vw Junkie

14 years ago

#221

Looks better for not being on the floor of Denbigh Bodgy-Shop...

You can call me Al.

AW
pre67vw Junkie

14 years ago

#222

Fitted some more bits and bobs to her. Will do a bit of painting tomorrow if the wether is nice 😎 I can see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Andy w

Old Blue
pre67vw Junkie

14 years ago

#223

Found out this morning that the angle of rise of the front seat runners is different on a '56 oval to that of a '54.

1956 VW Beetle, 1962 Morris Minor, 1968 VW Beetle (Old Blue), 1972 Morris Mini, 2005 MGTF

Blue, blue, Electric Blue, that's the colour of Old Blue!

AW
pre67vw Junkie

14 years ago

#224

I have done nothing at all to the car for along time must get my act together and get on with her.

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vintagebug
pre67vw Junkie

14 years ago

#225

Found out this morning that the angle of rise of the front seat runners is different on a '56 oval to that of a '54.

Old Blue wrote:

Yes, they changed in August 1955. Also, the front seats themselves were increased in width at the same time (by 30mm I think).

Dave
"When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading"

Piet
pre67vw Junkie

14 years ago

#226

Yes, they changed in August 1955. Also, the front seats themselves were increased in width at the same time (by 30mm I think).

vintagebug wrote:

That's right, also those older seats tend to let your body slide to the middle of the car on long distances! Ha, be prepared and take a small cushion.:d

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Proost! Peter.
1954 Oval L275 (in progressive refinement)

AW
pre67vw Junkie

14 years ago

#227

Did some work on the back suspention. But did it go down or up??????

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AW
pre67vw Junkie

14 years ago

#228

No one with any updates !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Andy W

ascort
pre67vw Junkie

14 years ago

#229

No one with any updates !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Andy W

AW wrote:

My poor cars have had nothing done for a few weeks as I have been creating a web site for the Ascort cars. It is a slow process but is slowly getting there.

I start holidays at the end of the week, so hopefully should get the web site up then and get some real work done on the cars. :thumbup:

One exciting thing for me was purchasing all the original negatives and documents relating to the Ascort by Australian motoring journalist Pedr Davis. They are large format negatives and are the series done for the first articles on the cars in 1958 and 1959.
Some negatives are the photos that are commonly seen, such as the Ascort beside the Sydney harbour bridge, but many others are photos that I have not seen in any publication and are not photos that I had ever seen before. :d

Mark - Owner of 2 under restoration Australian coachbuilt Ascorts.

AW
pre67vw Junkie

14 years ago

#230

ascort wrote:

Are you going to do a book on all of this ??? Has one been done/

Andy W

ascort
pre67vw Junkie

14 years ago

#231

Are you going to do a book on all of this ??? Has one been done/

Andy W

AW wrote:

I probably have enough material, and the web site will only touch the surface. I have considered it as a retirement project ..... so maybe one day.

It would be nice to have a completed original car to include though. :unsure:

The only restored one has had the lowering/fat wheels/big engine treatment and has a lot of changes from original.

Mark - Owner of 2 under restoration Australian coachbuilt Ascorts.

Robb
Guest

14 years ago

#232

done nothing to the 67, its just sat in the garage since stanford....

did a bit of planning for the 62, thinking of fitting some 356 steels.......

mopped and detailed my 72 bay for the weekend at BVF

JD
pre67vw Junkie

14 years ago

#233

Just enjoyed driving it through the countryside for no good reason, other than that it was a nice evening for a top down drive. The 1500 motor pushes it along really nicely.

"John, you need to get a grip and STOP MOANING AT EVERYTHING. ThumbDown "

Robb
Guest

14 years ago

#234

good little motor those 1500 sp's! :thumbup:

AW
pre67vw Junkie

14 years ago

#235

good little motor those 1500 sp's! :thumbup:

Robb wrote:

Would like one of those motors myself :thumbup:

Andy W

JD
pre67vw Junkie

14 years ago

#236

Would like one of those motors myself :thumbup:

Andy W

AW wrote:

It does seem very good. My pal had had it in his garage for about 25 years, from a car he scrapped. It´s a bit of a game fitting one in an early car though.

"John, you need to get a grip and STOP MOANING AT EVERYTHING. ThumbDown "

AW
pre67vw Junkie

14 years ago

#237

Always liked the 1500cc it would go in the back of a 59 (its got a later 1200 already fitted) Had one in an oval a long time ago.

Andy W

JD
pre67vw Junkie

14 years ago

#238

We ended up getting it stuck halfway in! Nobody told me you have to remove the heat exchangers, fanbelt and bits of the dizzy too. Pig of a job the first time. Not so bad when you know what to take off first.

"John, you need to get a grip and STOP MOANING AT EVERYTHING. ThumbDown "

Robb
Guest

14 years ago

#239

yes, you basically just have to install the long block, and then fit all the ancillaries when its in the car.

Lost64
pre67vw Junkie

14 years ago

#240

We took the body off my Oval this week,after having to cut through some plates welding it to the outer edges of the floorpan. The body was braced first using sturdy metal bars which will be cut out later. There a few little holes where the plates were welded, and the rear corners have gone, but overall not too bad for a fifty-five year old Swedish car. While the new heater channels are going in, I'll be stripping the rest of the chassis, scraping off the thick underseal before it goes off to be blasted.

Gavin.

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