1960 356B T5 Restoration plus LHD to RHD conversion
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Re: 1960 356B T5 Restoration plus LHD to RHD conversion
Front support welded in place and a coat of etch primer applied.
View from the inside of car.
Next job is to weld on the brace from axle beam to bulkhead then relocate pedals from left to right and patch up holes.
View from the inside of car.
Next job is to weld on the brace from axle beam to bulkhead then relocate pedals from left to right and patch up holes.
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Re: 1960 356B T5 Restoration plus LHD to RHD conversion
Rear heel board cleaned up and ready for tunnel and floor.
Tunnel mounted to blocks on bench to maintain the correct height.
Black lines indicate the metal that will be removed and replaced.
Had a power outage 5 minutes in today and then came back on 3 hours later as I was cleaning up.
Thank goodness for battery powered angle grinders and Lithium powered LED lights.
Tunnel mounted to blocks on bench to maintain the correct height.
Black lines indicate the metal that will be removed and replaced.
Had a power outage 5 minutes in today and then came back on 3 hours later as I was cleaning up.
Thank goodness for battery powered angle grinders and Lithium powered LED lights.
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Re: 1960 356B T5 Restoration plus LHD to RHD conversion
Almost all of the lower section now replaced. Tried out the shrinker/stretcher for first time today which worked well.
A bit more practice on the TIG welder to make the centre curved sections.
A bit more practice on the TIG welder to make the centre curved sections.
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Re: 1960 356B T5 Restoration plus LHD to RHD conversion
Tel is now , bright shiny metal.
Sitting in place ready for a couple of tabs to be welded to rear and then welded into place.
Only took about 6 hours to get the tunnel ready.
Sitting in place ready for a couple of tabs to be welded to rear and then welded into place.
Only took about 6 hours to get the tunnel ready.
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Re: 1960 356B T5 Restoration plus LHD to RHD conversion
More new steel going on.
Spot welder makes light work of assembly.
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Re: 1960 356B T5 Restoration plus LHD to RHD conversion
Found the correct length VW Beetle heater tube mufflers. At US$36.00, I thought they may be worth a try as the genuine version at almost US$300 is a bit pricey.
Being plastic, it wont rot either.
We decided to pull apart and use a high quality motorcycle muffler mat instead of the thin glass wool type that it came with.
Being plastic, it wont rot either.
We decided to pull apart and use a high quality motorcycle muffler mat instead of the thin glass wool type that it came with.
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Re: 1960 356B T5 Restoration plus LHD to RHD conversion
Fantastic! Thanks for posting the info for the heater muffler. Where did you purchase it from?
Cheers,
John
Cheers,
John
1963 B T6 Project
- StephenJohns
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- StephenJohns
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Re: 1960 356B T5 Restoration plus LHD to RHD conversion
JohnPierce wrote:Fantastic! Thanks for posting the info for the heater muffler. Where did you purchase it from?
Cheers,
John
Hi John,
I found these on a website in USA. I think it was called aircooled.com however I couldn't check out as there was a problem with the site so I jumped on eBay and searched for the part number that I knew would be the correct length (16.5-17").
Here it is.
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/360602889867 ... EBIDX%3AIT
If that link doesn't work, search for the following on eBay. "Volkswagen Beetle Thing Hot Air Hose Aftermarket 043 255 355 A"
They have 8 left in stock. The price is actually US$30.55. It worked out at approx. AUD$36.00 at the time plus postage. Cost me landed AUD $55.00 each.
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- StephenJohns
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Re: 1960 356B T5 Restoration plus LHD to RHD conversion
Pitman arms are finally 99% finished. My friend has done an amazing job on these and put in many hours personally to keep costs down.
Off to the case hardeners over the weekend and we should have here ready to process orders for those that have secured 1 or more initially when offered.
Final pricing yet to be confirmed but will be within 10% of what was originally estimated.
Much more time went into these than initially thought so the cost to manufacture was significantly higher.
We will be in touch with everyone at some stage next week.
Off to the case hardeners over the weekend and we should have here ready to process orders for those that have secured 1 or more initially when offered.
Final pricing yet to be confirmed but will be within 10% of what was originally estimated.
Much more time went into these than initially thought so the cost to manufacture was significantly higher.
We will be in touch with everyone at some stage next week.
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Re: 1960 356B T5 Restoration plus LHD to RHD conversion
pitman arms look fantastic stephen! got to be happy with those...
but never mind that, its the shell I'm waiting to see lol
but never mind that, its the shell I'm waiting to see lol
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