BLIMEY! JK have early bay doghouse front tinware in!

[kopperdrake]

Just thought I'd share the good news for those of you contempating hacking a piece of non-doghouse front engine tinware up so you can get your twin port ship-shape, JK have just started to stock repro doghouse tinware for splittied and early bays - and the good news is they're only a tenner rather than the £50-60 you might end up paying if you could actually find one!

And to think I was about to hack my tinware up tomorrow and only went on their site for a pack of tinware screws!

Weehaa!

 

[Tofufi]

Do you mean this one?

http://shop.justkampers.com/product_info.php/products_id/13882

The one in the pic on that page is a beetle one. It'll fit, but leave huge gaps at both corners.

If it is a beetle one, I'd kick up a big fuss until you get the result you want

 

[kopperdrake]

Yep - that only with the hole for the doghouse. As it arrived this morning I can tell you it's *not* the correct piece. As Tofufi points out it leaves big holes in the corners - I've attached a pic of the problem and of my original piece (on carpet, as every good engine should be) which I may have to cut up now.

Can anyone confirm that the piece I've bough and am holding up against the engine is for a bug? Or is my bus weird?

 

[slammedresto]

its for a bug

what wrong with the old bit??????

get it blasted and powdercoated, be brand new then

 

[kopperdrake]

Cheeky muppet - it's already been powder coated It's just for a single port and we've just upgraded to a dual port so need a hole cutting in it. Didn't fancy butchering a good piece of tinware but think I'll have to now.

 

[Araon]

or pm 67 bay he does an adapter to the bug tin which requires welding on.....that way you have a good tin and you can sell your sp one and recoup some of the cash.....

I may be on the hunt for an sp one myself soon....

 

[VeeDubMan2]

Yep - that only with the hole for the doghouse. As it arrived this morning I can tell you it's *not* the correct piece. As Tofufi points out it leaves big holes in the corners - I've attached a pic of the problem and of my original piece (on carpet, as every good engine should be) which I may have to cut up now.

Can anyone confirm that the piece I've bough and am holding up against the engine is for a bug? Or is my bus weird?

Hope you realise, but in the top pic, the tin-ware is the wrong way round. That big hole should be at the back of #3 cylinder, not #1 where it is at the moment :wink:

 

[360andi]

or pm 67 bay he does an adapter to the bug tin which requires welding on.....

WHS^^^ Fitted one of 67 Bays adapters to Beetle front tin testerday. It worked a treat and we managed to fit it with the engine in place to. Bit of a squeeze but it is possible if you remove the alternator and fan shroud. If you want to see some pics let me know and I'll post some up.

 

[67 BAY]

Can knock yer one up this week kopperdrake if you want one.

Get yer pics up.If i can get hold of some tinware i'll do an how to


Steve

 

[junkyardjim]

67 bays tin exensions are excellent!!
fitted a a TP to my '69 using one of these on a beetle front tin the fit is spot on
you can weld it, rivet it or panel bond it with a coat of paint it looks the same a
genuine piece go for it!

 

[67 BAY]

Cheers jim

 

[VeeDubMan]

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