my 68' bay

[gninnam]

Nice work Shaun.

Agreed :mrgreen:

 

[sparkywig]

 

[68_early_bay]

Nice work Shaun.

Agreed :mrgreen:

Cheers guys 8)



Home early, and so all finished off 8) top coat of white tomorrow

And done the arch

Now I'm thinking if to strip and fully paint the engine bay before I fit the engine :? :msn4:

 

[sparkywig]

I would, it'll be done then.
That's my plan anyway.

 

[68_early_bay]

I would, it'll be done then.
That's my plan anyway.

That's what I'm thinking, I'd only have to strip it all out to do it, so might as well while it's already empty :msn4:

 

[Resto-raider]

I think you should do so. It's well worth the effort and you already have blisters from sanding the front cab

 

[68_early_bay]

I think you should do so. It's well worth the effort and you already have blisters from sanding the front cab

Yeah think it's got to be done 8)



Top coated tonight :mrgreen:

I f@@king hate spraying :lol:

Just got to have a rattle can made up in blue for the outer part of the arch now

And then start the clean up and refit of the tubs

 

[gninnam]

Looking very good 8)

Rather be spraying than sanding to be honest

 

[68_early_bay]

Looking very good 8)

Rather be spraying than sanding to be honest

Cheers Andy 8) I know what you mean about sanding, with the spraying it's the 'have I missed a bit' part that bugs me, put the paint on being extra carefull not to get a run but making sure I've got everything covered, go over it with a fine tooth comb seem happy clean spray gun then find a bit I've missed :? :lol:

 

[Marriedblonde]

I read these threads and think I am right lazy b'stard. I want to spray my interior but my solution get the body shop to do it.

Looking good Shaun

 

[68_early_bay]

I read these threads and think I am right lazy b'stard. I want to spray my interior but my solution get the body shop to do it.

:lol:

I'm destined to be painting my own stuff for life, after buying this engine lol

Looking good Shaun

Cheers j 8)

 

[68_early_bay]

Today was the day I fetched my engine 8) like a kid at Christmas :mrgreen:

Fitted nicely

Just need to wrap it up for a few weeks while I paint the engine bay now :roll:

 

[gninnam]

Sweet 8)

All the right bits on it too :mrgreen:

 

[aogrady]

Hi!

That looks amazing, really jelous of this, good work!

Oh, and a cheeky little 123 too..... :mrgreen:

Cheers,

Alistair

 

[Myvanway]

ACE. 8)

 

[68_early_bay]

Cheers guys 8)

I heard plenty of good things with the 123 Alistair, and can't wait to test it on the road 8)


Was meant to put up the engine spec last night but forgot :roll:

1776cc
Vw as41 case full flowed
90.5mm AA b+p's
69mm counter weighted forged dpr crank
Engle 100 cam
All fully balanced by stateside
32mm bug pack super oil pump
Mofoco 042 heads
1:25 rockers
Vintage speed superflow hideaway zorst
Vintage speed s/s j-tubes
Bosch alternator
123 ignition
Bosch blue coil
Del drla 40's
Cb breather tower
Cb filters and linkage
Cb slimline sump
8mm Petronius leads
36hp style fan shroud


Proberbly forgot loads :roll:

Not going to get much done in the next couple of weeks due to family commitments and work, but hopefully get the engine bay cleaned and painted next 8)

 

[Anonymous]

just read your thread doing a bloody good job there keep up the good work 8)

 

[Lee C]

That engine looks FANTASTIC,!!!!

 

[68_early_bay]

just read your thread doing a bloody good job there keep up the good work 8)

Cheers Ronnie 8)

That engine looks FANTASTIC,!!!!

:mrgreen: can't wait to get it in :mrgreen:

 

[68_early_bay]

Time to make a start on the engine bay :mrgreen:


Never did trust the sender unit on my tank, was on 1/4 of a tank when it went bang in July, and I've just drained nearly 30 litres out of it :roll:

It took a bit of persuasion to come out, I think it's the first time since leaving the factory :lol:

Got this and the centre pedal pan to strip and paint, then start on the engine bay it's self