Tom’s Sea Blue Cal look Sunroof 66

[John Jones]

#70695

Hell yeah… Only thing left to body work is the trunk and dash!!!!!  😎 😎 😎  Tom… I assume no gauges or dash mods of any kind?

Your trans is gonna be at Painters today!

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[John Jones]

#70742

I’m gonna work on the pan today..

WolfsburgWest pan halves are beautiful

Clutch tube reinforce also👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Hey Tom…  kafer bar?

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[Franz]

#70746

The brand new Empi torsion arms are nice!

[John Jones]

#70771

I got them pans welded in yesterday…  clutch tube reinforce done and access holes welded up!!   a few pin holes to address around the front 2 10mm body bolts, then blast time again!!!  Seam seal, PAINT!

Shiney Black I assume?  Or maybe a matt black, 60% gloss??  Or maybe Sea Blue??  with shiny black parts?  The options here are endless…  Any col0r, any combination is at your fingertips now… 😎  We could do it saftey orange!!  😎 😎  High visibility hardware!!  😎

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[John Jones]

#70777

Paging Tom😁😎😎😁😁

got a bunch of chemo work done ready for the last bits I think

jackpoints and battery strap 👍🏻👍🏻👎🏻

All three spots welded, that clutch tube isn’t going anywhere👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[John Jones]

#70780

Jack points.  Battery strap I think it’s ready for abrasive blasting👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

I’m gonna start on the dash and trunk and engine bay sanding and body work and probably some primer..

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[Sunny66Sunroof]

#70785

Holy COW!  Fell asleep on ya for a few days and WOW!  Looks incredible!  I DO love the WW pan halves, they are GREAT!!!!

That pan is lookin’ SWEET!!!  Thanks for all the attention to the clutch tube….no fun if that wasn’t tagged good…

OK, lemme get caught up with answers to questions;

– No gauges/dash mods.

– Kafer Bar?   Naaaa, I’m more of a cruiser than a racer…

– Let’s do Matt Black 60% gloss on the pan along with the front beam and rear axles and shiny gloss black parts for trailing arms, backing plates, etc.

Do you guys like to run SS flex brake lines?

Was working on ‘Ole Croaker, getting him ready for Bug Jam 2022…..that’s my story and I’m stickin’ to it!  Oh…attached are a few pics….fuel pump was leaking….bummer….It’s got the wrong rear apron, (I’ve got the right “H” one to put in), original Azure Blue (rustallic) paint for the most part on the body shell…lol!

Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore!

[John Jones]

#70799

Damn thats one sweet ride there!!!!

60% gloss, pan and beam and axle tubes.. the rest shiny black…  got it… 😎

CB parts should be here any day!!!

Engine bay,  Tar board??

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[John Jones]

#70802

I see your stainless A1 shipped… Cb here next day or so.. trans at painters, we need to make sure the engine is also on order/inprocess.. 😎

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

[Sunny66Sunroof]

#70804

Yeah, I think we put the tar board in….

I was thinking maybe black hammerite for the fan shroud… finish is so easy to clean!!

Engine would look good with a Berg stock size Equalizer pulley n nut on there too!

Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore!

[Franz]

#70808

Nice zwitter Tom!

[Franz]

#70816

Yeah, I like the braided stainless flex hoses. Should last forever. I’ll get some. I wanted to see what the CB kit arrived with.

I say we ditch the tarboard…At least on the sides. Its easier to  work on the carbs/manifolds/spark plugs without it. Also, for consideration is an upholstered firewall?😋

[Sunny66Sunroof]

#70818

Thanks!  I like my old buddy…. he’s been a good friend….

I didn’t think about the carbs on the tar board sides.. maybe just use it on the back….I remember the upholstered engine bays…we did a lot of weird stuff in the late 70s/early 80s…lol!

Toto, I've a feeling we're not in Kansas anymore!

[Rustabus]

#70821

That Zwit is Bad Ass!!!! Upholstered firewall for sure isn’t stock but is kinda Baller?!?!?!?

[John Jones]

#70832

Let me know on the tar board… I need to cut off the fold over tabs on the outside and inside of sides… and what about the back?  Do it?  or cut the fingerpokers off?

I like clean painted engine bays, no tar board at all.  You can insulate it just fine from the inside..

Let us know!!!!!  My plan was to spot prime all that stuff today… trunk engine bay etc..  Then… I am just waiting on the go ahead from the clean shop to start painting stuff… Body or pan… Probably pan first..   assemble it..

Been a wild ride, but it got me here 😎

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