my 1971 danburyfalia pop top project

[andewilson]

its not too bad. it just looks a bit like milk rolling around the inside of the tyre. i suppose that the tyre wouldnt be usable when you'd squirted it in.

nothing takes up less room than my aa card

 

[Justin & Muttley]

...nothing takes up less room than my aa card

Most of the recovery services insist that you carry a serviceable spare...

 

[andewilson]

lupo gti's dont even have a spare. they have a bag of tyre weld and a compressor in the boot.

 

[Justin & Muttley]

I stand corrected!!

It appears that my view is a little old fashioned - it's Tyre-Weld all the way!!

 

[andewilson]

had a rare oppertunity to get on the van today. these moments are becoming rarer by the week.

i know that its not the most popular choice but my bus is going down the (darkside) i spent the day fitting these

the initial plan was to fit two full sets of range rover p36 fans but after having a fiddle decided on just one pair

decided although the four fan setup would be great when running, it would probabl stop air flow in normal running and end up kicking in all the time.

two fans should be less busy and i now have a spare set just in case.

 

[gninnam]

That looks very professional 8)

Where's this being strapped too then (probably told us, but can't be bothered looking back through your post :lol: )

 

[andewilson]

it will be inclosed in a ducted aluminium box and strapped under the bus between the chassis rails mate.

 

[andewilson]

managed to get a full day on the van today. want to get the engine started and tested soon so i can move on to other things

here's a few pics on the progress

just got to order pipes, bends, metal grill to protect the rads etc then its time to get the engine started

 

[gninnam]

WOW - nice bit of fabrication going on there

Looking forward to the next installment

 

[andewilson]

pushing on with the van between vowo and the easter weekend when i will be in the father in laws caravan for four nights. should be a nice rest and a chance to finish off the ice instal in the t4 as ive now sourced all the bits for it on ebay.

back to the van


welded some stainless steel bearing hinges to the rads

finnally found my pop riveter

bent another sheet of ally to make the lower scoop

tried it back on the van

then welded on some brackets

temp held in place with welding wire but when finally in situ i will have to cables inner and outer made that will run up to my dash. these will be connected to the no longer required heater levers on my dash. this should give me a two inch adjustment of the bottom flap when im cruising around town. then drop it down for a romp on the motorway

also happened to be passing a local metal shop the other day and dropped in to see what was in their skip
ten pounds later into the lads coffee kitty and ive got three lengths of 33mm steel tube. now how lucky is that

found a decent supplier of silicone pipework on the web. think im going down the moody black route rather than the motorsport blue pipes. should get all coolant hoses and boost pipework for the charge cooler for reasonable money then should get it topped up and started

 

[Justin & Muttley]

Great progress on the fan housing - I love that drop-down air scoop!! 8)

What are your plans for the tubing you've bought?

 

[andewilson]

a little experimental at the mo as i dont know how well it will bend due to me not having any bending equipment. it will be a mix of solid metal pipe running along the rear chassis with a little bend in it. then silicone over the torsion tube. back to metal through the rear cross member and into the rad box through a small silicone section..

im in two minds about trying to get the box to sit higher up. if i channel a strategic dent in the top, it will go up another 10mm. if i go for bespoke rerouted handbrake cables and clutch cable it would go up another inch and allow for extra lowering 8)

 

[Guest]

looks like a professional job, i love the idea of the adjustable flap.

 

[andewilson]

cheers johnny. the adjustable flap and air assist shocks should see me clear most of the speed bumps where i live. it needs to be usable. in years to come i am sure that air ride will be cheap and the norm and we'll look back and think how did we get on without it, but for now i cant justify £2k on top of what i have already spent on suspension.

 

[dubscum]

what do you do for a living mate ? Are you a welder/fabricater ? your work is really good, if you don't do this for a living, you should !

 

[Justin & Muttley]

...im in two minds about trying to get the box to sit higher up. if i channel a strategic dent in the top, it will go up another 10mm. if i go for bespoke rerouted handbrake cables and clutch cable it would go up another inch and allow for extra lowering 8)

I'd definitely get at high as possible if you can - it'd be a shame to catch that lovely aluminium on a sleeping policeman!!

 

[gninnam]

Agree - needs to be as high as you can.

Nice fabrication again :mrgreen:

 

[andewilson]

cheers for the compliments lads, ive been totting up what i need to get it piped up. its guna cost about £170 in silicone hosing including all boost pipes to charge cooler so might have to come in two chunks due to funds unless someone buys my stereo gear

mr dubscum, no this aint what i do for my day job. i am the maintenence manager at the holiday inn at junction 25 of the m1. i spend my days cleaning grout, re sealing bathroom, and giving fire training to staff members who dont want it .

however if all goes well i should be building a new workshop soon so watch this space Dubworx may be open for business in the next few years. knocking out a few jobs for the local vw crew

 

[Guest]

you definitely have the skills, and was good to meet you in belfast

 

[andewilson]

cheers johnny. they looked at me very odd when i got on the plane with a 165 45 15 tyre as hand luggage as only one of them fitted in my suit case. :roll:



on the van i have hit a bit of a wall, a shortage of ready cash means that i have no play money for the van and since my bonus at work came in £1.5 light things are a going to be a bit slow till i get the vans spray money back together.

as my bus had rotted away everywhere, the accelerator linkage was useless. after having a look at what repair kits there are about for them i decided to have a go at improving on the original theme.


used a bit of large 10mm thick angle iron i had around and made a little l shape

drilled 10mm and 6mm holes

after having a sleepless night about where i was going to get the bush from to rotate the linkage on. i went to work the other day and discovered this on my work bench. it is basically what is left over after fitting a new door closer to a door at work

trimmed and welded in place

fitted a 6mm uniball end i got from ebay

i am now just waiting for a 6mm stainless threaded rod to arrive from ebay that will link to the uniball on the accellerator pedal. i can then do a little tweaking, fit the stop for the linkage then run the cable.