Just used Engine enamel from Bunnings... on the exhaust and inlet manifold i used high temp paint from bunnings... we'll see how it holds out eh? _________________ -------------------------------------------
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OK, the latest installment from the Kombi lunatic asylum... all inmates are currently holding up well, helped out no doubt by Tinas home-baked goodies... though there has been a recent tendancy on Sam and Dave's part to wander off into 'tinkering' mode (dangerous!).
Dave did an excellent job of sorting out some issues with our cargo door alignment... the hinges needed heating up and bashing with the 'american screwdriver', and (as suspected) the right lower hinge in this pic had the adjustment plates all seized/bodged up:
Here's what was lying behind the pug by the left hand engine vents... some accident damage with an attempt to fix by pulling the panel with screws:
It didnt work (all they did was F up the side panel)... not sure how to fix this one yet... tricky Unlike German-built Type 2's the rear side of this panel on Aussie-built kombis is closed-in and cant be accessed from behind without opening it up like a sardine tin:
Then we rolled her over, ready to do work on the underside:
unusual view:
Plenty of work to do here (shudder):
Rear valance repairs for some light relief:
Front beam, naked as the day it was born:
Slots marked out for adjusters:
Meanwhile back at chateau Carter work on the engine continues... though my garage has pretty much become a 'goods in' department for receiving greased-up rusty crap from the van at Daves, and turfing it back out as de-greased painted rusty crap
Thumbs up to Tina and Kelly putting up with us _________________ -------------------------------------------
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Week 7... before I even got the chance to take a p*ss Dave had finished putting the adjusters on the beam:
So back home, start brushing, painting, re-assembling...
The beam was just the entree, the main course for this week was turning this...
Into this....
Hopefully, after all that mess and grease, it will be downhill from here...?! _________________ -------------------------------------------
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Looking good Sam, another step closer, painting the bottom is something that I would love to finish on mine. It looks the business. I noticed that the front wheel arches have been left - Are these going to be the same colour as the body work? _________________
Taken at Alfreds in Guildford - Remember the meeting place is the 1st Wednesday of every month from 18:30
You wait until my black beam, red shocks and YELLOW gearbox are on there... it'll be awesome!
Yes, the wheel arches need a bit more tickling before paint goes on _________________ -------------------------------------------
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Unlike German-built Type 2's the rear side of this panel on Aussie-built kombis is closed-in and cant be accessed from behind without opening it up like a sardine tin:
