Posted by: 356boy - 29 June 2007 18:18:25
have you guy and girls seen this mini split, its a work of art [ATTACH]1036[/Attach] [ATTACH]1723[/Attach]

Posted by: lou cypher - 29 June 2007 18:54:46
[quote="356boy"]have you guy and girls seen this mini split, its a work of art [/quote] Look's like one too many Sinbad to me!! :wink:

Posted by: Hebster52 - 02 July 2007 11:43:16
:lol: That's me and Hebster Jr up at the podium!! :lol: We won the People's Choice with our 3/4 scale Split... :wink: Here's the Junior himself during the Bugrun demonstrating the frontsuspension... :lol: [img]https://images.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/360032.jpg[/img] Here's a rear view: [img]https://img235.imageshack.us/img235/2813/dsc00279al7.jpg[/img] Interiour: [img]https://img70.imageshack.us/img70/5242/dsc00281sl2.jpg[/img]

Posted by: Hebster52 - 02 July 2007 12:08:30
For those of you whom it might interest, here is a collection of Vids I made during the process: [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiOK5FQL-78]KidVrod buildup slides Part 1[/url] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FypbA5ptpo]Kidvrod buildup slides part 2[/url] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fjj1RSYiq6o]KidVrod buildup slides part 3[/url] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aM0ct2WCVI]KidVRod to Bugrun 2007 in Sweden.[/url] [url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XtXTtvT88k]KidVRod at Bugrun 2007 in Sweden[/url] The Original plan was to just build a gravitycart or soapbox car (or what ever it is called) with a shrunk beetle fronthood and rear decklid but allready the first week the whole project got out of proportion and this is the result of one years labor... :D I'm pleased with the outcome and so is my son.. :wink:

Posted by: JD - 02 July 2007 12:20:31
...will we see some progress on the Radcliffe replica? Hope so!

Posted by: Hebster52 - 02 July 2007 12:38:02
Sorry, no progress on the Radcliffe from me anyways as it is the Hebmuller prototype nr 1 I'm replicating. :wink: I'm about to get back on that one as the next one to be finished from now. I partly did The KidVrod just as a practice piece for training my metalworking skills.

Posted by: JD - 02 July 2007 12:58:30
Heb no1 - of course - my mistake. Anyway, It'll be good to see it done. Shouldn't take so long either, judging by your amazingly speedy work on the KidRod. Keep us updated!

Posted by: '50 Karmann - 02 July 2007 19:17:53
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Posted by: lee ivatt - 08 July 2007 21:06:03
Amazing. How did you clean up the welds to get it all so smooth? 8)

Posted by: Hebster52 - 09 July 2007 10:47:50
First of all the welds were hammered smooth while the welds was hot. Then just used an angle grinder with flapdiscs. :wink: Fronthood and roof is also Leadfilled before the finish.

Posted by: lee ivatt - 09 July 2007 20:42:49
You must have a good welder, what gas mix do you use also was the wire 0.6 or 0.8. Im going to lead load my offside roof gutter, do you use a paste or the old fashiond way by braising tourch. I ask as i can not seem to find anywhere that sells this stuff anymore? once again.. your work is amazing.

Posted by: Hebster52 - 12 July 2007 11:34:24
If I remember correctly I think I used 0,8 wire and Argon gas. For the lead I used the lead etching that first needed to be applied and melted with the torch to the sheetmetal. Then I could apply the lead with the torch and a wooden tool to smooth it out as halfmelted butter.. :wink: