Still here still working on it when got time and not raining ,paint soon will put pics up when I get a chance ..
Jon
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- 30th September 2012 - 8:47pm
- Forum: Members' Cars and Project News
- Topic: 72 auto square
- Replies: 121
- Views: 63679
- 30th January 2012 - 11:23pm
- Forum: Members' Cars and Project News
- Topic: 72 auto square
- Replies: 121
- Views: 63679
Re: 72 auto square
and so some more.... http://www.spookyvw.org.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/normal_P1070006.JPG http://www.spookyvw.org.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/normal_P1070009.JPG http://www.spookyvw.org.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/normal_P1070010.JPG http://www.spookyvw.org.uk/gallery/albums/userpi...
- 21st January 2012 - 9:35pm
- Forum: Members' Cars and Project News
- Topic: 72 auto square
- Replies: 121
- Views: 63679
Re: 72 auto square
a few more so close to finishing the welding i can smell it .. http://www.spookyvw.org.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/normal_P1060983.JPG http://www.spookyvw.org.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/normal_P1060985.JPG http://www.spookyvw.org.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/normal_P1060986.JPG http:/...
- 5th December 2011 - 12:42am
- Forum: Members' Cars and Project News
- Topic: 72 auto square
- Replies: 121
- Views: 63679
Re: 72 auto square
couple more hours today.. http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/380537_185621514863634_100002473613469_373821_1277578912_n.jpg http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/386108_185622098196909_100002473613469_373822_628954881_n.jpg http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/384800_1...
- 28th November 2011 - 11:16pm
- Forum: Members' Cars and Project News
- Topic: 72 auto square
- Replies: 121
- Views: 63679
Re: 72 auto square
hi managed to sneak sum more time in.... big push now im hoping , also call in sum favours for big prep for paint... http://www.spookyvw.org.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/normal_P1060829.JPG http://www.spookyvw.org.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/normal_P1060831.JPG http://www.spookyvw.org.uk/ga...
- 16th September 2011 - 11:26pm
- Forum: Members' Cars and Project News
- Topic: 72 auto square
- Replies: 121
- Views: 63679
Re: 72 auto square
Hi cheers for your praise ,I work on a car body shop 4 days ,aweek the other day doin resto stuff for spooky club members and freinds would do it all the time if could make it pay ,also do a lot of engine builds and such likes ...
Getting close to paint now ,just tryin to fit it in ...
Jon
Getting close to paint now ,just tryin to fit it in ...
Jon
- 16th September 2011 - 6:54pm
- Forum: Members' Cars and Project News
- Topic: 72 auto square
- Replies: 121
- Views: 63679
Re: 72 auto square
Hi I can remember I used a vice set at the correct width then gently hammers them inwith a 10 mm deep reach snap on socket ,then gentley bent the swage into it ,then tidyed up with a small air grinder and dremmel... Hope this helps Jon.. Also looking back at the photos you can see a weird sqaure was...
- 15th September 2011 - 8:25pm
- Forum: Members' Cars and Project News
- Topic: 72 auto square
- Replies: 121
- Views: 63679
Re: 72 auto square
hi im back finaly found sum time to get back on the old girl.... got a new bonnet with need of small repairs .. http://www.spookyvw.org.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/2-98E25F4A-641371-800.jpg http://www.spookyvw.org.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/2-314C76A7-860190-800.jpg http://www.spookyvw.or...
- 26th April 2011 - 9:46pm
- Forum: Members' Cars and Project News
- Topic: 72 auto square
- Replies: 121
- Views: 63679
Re: 72 auto square
getting a bit sad now spent 2 hours getting the petrol flap to fit right.. http://www.spookyvw.org.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/normal_P1050905.JPG http://www.spookyvw.org.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/normal_P1050927.JPG then fit the pop outs ,had no hole in pillar so drilled those then rivn...
- 20th April 2011 - 10:34pm
- Forum: Members' Cars and Project News
- Topic: 72 auto square
- Replies: 121
- Views: 63679
Re: 72 auto square
hoorah mouldings on ,couple more bits to do then body of !!!!! http://www.spookyvw.org.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/normal_P1050888.JPG http://www.spookyvw.org.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/normal_P1050890.JPG http://www.spookyvw.org.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/normal_P1050893.JPG http:/...
- 23rd March 2011 - 6:34pm
- Forum: Members' Cars and Project News
- Topic: 73 Squareback ULU907M
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6411
Re: 73 Squareback ULU907M
Wow this car was owned by a mate a few years back he bought it and put it in a shed and looked at it for a few years then moved it on , had a type 4 engine in it that ran real ruff and pissed fuel out of the carbs.. How many owners it had now was high when he had it ... Be nice to see it back on roa...
- 21st March 2011 - 7:52pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: replacing bonnet springs....
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2085
Re: replacing bonnet springs....
Cheers guys I thought that would be the case ,guess Volkswagen had a special tool for the job, sumthing not to look forward to when painted ..
- 20th March 2011 - 8:00pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Inner/outer sills replacement
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2658
Re: Inner/outer sills replacement
Hi sills are very structural also there are 3panels in all ,have look in readers rides at my post (72 auto sqaure) for a blow by blow look at how I replaced them.
Hope this helps
Jon
Hope this helps
Jon
- 20th March 2011 - 7:02pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: replacing bonnet springs....
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2085
replacing bonnet springs....
hi havin just removed the second bonnet spring thought id ask if there is any easy way to get them back on ,vw had a set way to fit bug deck lid springs with out damage to vehicle and fitter ..
Is it mentioned in the bentley manuals ..
cheers jon
Is it mentioned in the bentley manuals ..
cheers jon
- 20th March 2011 - 6:58pm
- Forum: Members' Cars and Project News
- Topic: 72 auto square
- Replies: 121
- Views: 63679
Re: 72 auto square
more from weekend.... :D http://www.spookyvw.org.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/normal_Image0540.jpg http://www.spookyvw.org.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/normal_Image0541.jpg http://www.spookyvw.org.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/normal_Image0542.jpg http://www.spookyvw.org.uk/gallery/albums...
- 12th March 2011 - 10:31pm
- Forum: Members' Cars and Project News
- Topic: 72 auto square
- Replies: 121
- Views: 63679
Re: 72 auto square
hoorah for more ,not long till body off... :badgrin: http://www.spookyvw.org.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/normal_P1050633.JPG http://www.spookyvw.org.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/normal_P1050635.JPG http://www.spookyvw.org.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/normal_P1050636.JPG http://www.spook...
- 6th March 2011 - 10:09pm
- Forum: Members' Cars and Project News
- Topic: 72 auto square
- Replies: 121
- Views: 63679
Re: 72 auto square
managed to sqeeze in a few hours over weekend ,gappin n/s wing and door, door and wing not great at to because the glass is not quite the rite shape and gap was very small... sanded out the gap but door sat in about 6 mm hard to see in pics.. http://www.spookyvw.org.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/...
- 28th February 2011 - 10:10pm
- Forum: Members' Cars and Project News
- Topic: 72 auto square
- Replies: 121
- Views: 63679
Re: 72 auto square
nice cheers....
- 27th February 2011 - 5:36pm
- Forum: Members' Cars and Project News
- Topic: 72 auto square
- Replies: 121
- Views: 63679
Re: 72 auto square
hoorah managed to get a couple of hours on the old girl today, before it pissed down ,but has got me fired up again hope for better weather next weekend...
- 31st January 2011 - 7:26pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: Day mouldings
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2164
Re: Day mouldings
hi gaz get sum second hand ones i got a fella who is a fibre glasser by trade he can fill them in the proper way ,he did mine for schange of indicaters...
jon
jon
- 30th January 2011 - 11:09pm
- Forum: Members' Cars and Project News
- Topic: .
- Replies: 23
- Views: 13234
Re: '72 Square project
wow its like looking back to mine a year ago ,shaw keep ya busy that will let me know if ya need advice or measure ments etc ...
jon
jon
- 30th January 2011 - 10:58pm
- Forum: Members' Cars and Project News
- Topic: 72 auto square
- Replies: 121
- Views: 63679
Re: 72 auto square
hi havnt had a chance to get near it for ages rebiult 3 engines one gearbox over christmas period always busy for me ,now the missis wants me to decorate so hopfuly next couple of weeks and im back on....
- 17th December 2010 - 8:49pm
- Forum: Members' Cars and Project News
- Topic: 72 auto square
- Replies: 121
- Views: 63679
Re: 72 auto square
still here nothing to report ,to cold to many sets of grand parents to visit etc ,plus broke my split engine ...
roll on new year back into sqaure time...
roll on new year back into sqaure time...
- 22nd November 2010 - 12:29am
- Forum: Members' Cars and Project News
- Topic: 72 auto square
- Replies: 121
- Views: 63679
Re: 72 auto square
sum more.. http://www.spookyvw.org.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/normal_P1050436.JPG http://www.spookyvw.org.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/normal_P1050437.JPG http://www.spookyvw.org.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/normal_P1050441.JPG http://www.spookyvw.org.uk/gallery/albums/userpics/10003/n...
- 21st November 2010 - 7:00pm
- Forum: The Workshop
- Topic: I'm really cold!!!
- Replies: 15
- Views: 6657
Re: I'm really cold!!!
more clothes a micro fibre cloth for the screen and chain smoke and also 1/4 lite open works for me in my split....