Mary’s Yukon Yellow 55 vert

[Lone Star]

#44607

Franz wrote:

I’m going to send you an email later today with “the list” of everything that is missing. We have egg shell tail lights housings…but euro car should have hearts. So we need everything.

Franz wrote:

I’m going to send you an email later today with “the list” of everything that is missing. We have egg shell tail lights housings…but euro car should have hearts. So we need everything.

Ok..

[Lone Star]

#44608

Just heard from CA.  A few more boxes of parts are been sent to KCW.  Hopefully today.

[John Jones]

#44615

SWEET!!!!!!     We are missing soo much… and chassis stuff too… I guess I could source you a core beam out of our stack and start getting things torn down… You need everything for the pan. everything!!!!!  We need to dig out some spring plates and torsion bars..   Despite being missing stuff… it is a REALLY nice shell… Paint and body wise… Super nice.. 😎  😎

I did a few more items today…   hood hinges, deck lid mounts finished up some rubber stuff… and helped Franz with the list..

 

I think I will work on that weird broken bow in the rear tomorrow… thats no bueno  Dougs not gonna like that…

I guess I could hang fenders…. but they would just be in the way right now..

More tomorrow.. 😎

Retired 😎 😎

[Lone Star]

#44706

Packing up the King Krabs today.  Will get them shipped out to KCW tomorrow.

[Lone Star]

#44707

Here are the rear wheels.  7 inch hearts.  Guys these will need to be sent out for restoration, chrome and some detail work.  I’ll get these shipped out as soon as possible.

[Franz]

#44728

Wow! 7” 911r wheels are crazy. They’re really 7”? Should barely fit with some camber.

I’m sending a core transaxle to Painter’s grinding today. Getting built into a swing axle w/ 3.88 ring and pinion.

…So we can get the chassis built, body bolted down, and started on the convertible top.

[sled]

#44729

the wheels in the photos above are regular “deep 6” wheels, not 7R’s.  Like you say Franz, 7R’s are a very tight fit in an early beetle!

[Lone Star]

#44730

sled wrote:

the wheels in the photos above are regular “deep 6” wheels, not 7R’s. Like you say Franz, 7R’s are a very tight fit in an early beetle!

Thanks for the info.  I measured 7 inches across, so I just thought they were the 7R wheels.

[Lone Star]

#44731

One pair of wheels were sent out today.  Ran out of packing peanuts, so the other pair will go out tomorrow.

[Franz]

#44739

Hell yeah, Sounds like we got a good start on parts.

Next we’ll need to get all the suspension and brake parts ordered.

We still need to locate a 55 or earlier e-brake rod, lever, and adjuster plates. If anybody knows of one please email me. franzmuhr@gmail.com

You know the style that goes all the way up to the panhead access panel…

 

[Scott Sain]

#44743

Are those weights on the outside lip?

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[Lone Star]

#44745

Scott Sain wrote:

Are those weights on the outside lip?

Yes..complements of previous owner.

[Scott Sain]

#44746

Lone Star wrote:

Yes..complements of previous owner.

Stellar. Make sure those get polished.

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[sled]

#44777

Lone Star wrote:

sled wrote:

the wheels in the photos above are regular “deep 6” wheels, not 7R’s. Like you say Franz, 7R’s are a very tight fit in an early beetle!

Thanks for the info. I measured 7 inches across, so I just thought they were the 7R wheels.

just for anyone else that is curious (and I know most of you know this), wheels are measured inside the lips, where the tire bead will seat.  You’re correct if you pull a tape across the outside these wheels will read 7″ but inside only 6″.

7R’s are very rare and can easily be distinguished by their unique barrel shape as seen here…

[Franz]

#44786

Man, they barely look different. Deep 6″ will fit better anyways.

Do you have some 7r?

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