Posted by: pre67vw - 18 March 2020 12:19:18
Facebook is full of scary news, empty shelves and toilet paper jokes. So I thought it might be worth starting up a new thread of VW only stuff as a distraction from all the bad stuff going on in the world - anything VW related goes, cool photos, pics of your car, pics of your resto, anything that can serve as a good distraction. I'll start with a cool photo from amag in switzerland. [attach]9440[/attach] Anyone else want to jump in?

Posted by: Fiber Split - 18 March 2020 13:09:09
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Posted by: pre67vw - 18 March 2020 13:26:26
Whats the story on that? And... [attach]9442[/attach]

Posted by: pre67vw - 27 March 2020 16:12:25
Well if nobody can be bothered to post on the forum when everyone is at home with time on their hands, then I guess it's well and truly dead. :(

Posted by: bigoval - 15 April 2020 17:43:41
Some of us are still here! My car is still the other side of town securely stored away - but no progress will be made on the shell - as I don't for a minute think that it can be classed as an essential trip :( Is that your isolation project Rob?

Posted by: pre67vw - 15 April 2020 21:18:26
[quote=bigoval;61859] Is that your isolation project Rob?[/quote] It is! TutanKarmann - my split cabrio found in Egypt.

Posted by: bigoval - 16 April 2020 22:47:54
Cool! I've decided I'd like a split - RHD of course ;) This VW thing seems to be (getting) expensive.... "Cheap" transportation for the masses indeed....

Posted by: pre67vw - 17 April 2020 11:11:25
[quote=bigoval;61862]Cool! I've decided I'd like a split - RHD of course ;) This VW thing seems to be (getting) expensive.... "Cheap" transportation for the masses indeed....[/quote] It's difficult, but it still can be done without spending vast amounts. First you need to get the shell, maybe an import from Sweden. Once you have that, you can use later parts to get it on the road. It depends how original you want and what your budget is. Oldspeed is a good way of using non original parts without it looking modern.

Posted by: bigoval - 17 April 2020 12:27:39
Well at least a split beetle is still less than a split bus? I seem to recall seeing that RHD was available in Sweden? I should really finish the big oval first.... then tackle the '68 (maybe?).... then move on to another "project" I have been thinking over the years to part with the '68... but I'm not sure it would ever make it back to the road - so I figured it may as well chill out with me rather than being broken for parts? It's dry-stored after all...

Posted by: pre67vw - 17 April 2020 13:45:26
[quote=bigoval;61864]Well at least a split beetle is still less than a split bus? [/quote] Depends on the split beetle! https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2148511

Posted by: pre67vw - 20 April 2020 11:59:35
Here you go... https://www.facebook.com/kieftenklok/posts/2923124431103141

Posted by: bigoval - 20 April 2020 13:57:55
Interesting... Do projects like that come around often? a particularly early car as it has crotch coolers?

Posted by: pre67vw - 20 April 2020 17:49:25
Less and less often! 😉

Posted by: bigoval - 20 May 2020 17:17:58
I really must post some updates here!... I have been busy... [attach]9443[/attach][attach]9444[/attach][attach]9445[/attach][attach]9446[/attach][attach]9447[/attach]

Posted by: pre67vw - 20 May 2020 19:19:34
What is that?

Posted by: bigoval - 21 May 2020 09:43:14
[quote=pre67vw;61870]What is that?[/quote] I have aquired the moulds for the RHD rubber matting for late oval - early big window cars... Consisting of - The front bulkhead section Driver and passenger front floor mats... I am working on my own development of tooling for the following - Tunnel mat - the WW repro is shocking when you look closely at it... Rear mats - these are the same as LHD and are available in repro from WW - but only in Black... Hand brake boot - I have a genuine one that was fitted to my car to use as a pattern... but I am not sure if it is correct for our early cars...? The end goal is to be able to provide much needed RHD rubber! Perhaps with the option of "special order" custom colours for those that require it...?

Posted by: pre67vw - 21 May 2020 15:58:06
Thats awesome! Good luck with your venture.