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jp
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I can see me popping down there a lot to get stuff zinc'd and they seem to be keen to get a bit of beer money for odd and sods.
Things are going back together just slowly.. I have no plans to do any more mods so hopefully crack on with putting it all together now 
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jp
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Finally got Round to uploading some pics of my slow progress.
First off T25 Washer install (Riches 3rd install and saving the best for last  )
Put hole in floor in a welded box type affair
from underneath
Weld couple of bolts to Y-piece of Chasis which is made to slot up the T25 Washers bottle
Also note the front heater installed and motorbike rad for charge cooler
Screw on the lid jobs a good un
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Whilst Rich was doing that I was cleaning up painting and putting the bits under the front arches back together 
Cleaned up and painted with some new beetle shox added
Early (drum) bay spindles on
Shiney new adapters on
On with the Porsche 944 S2 Hub
and disc
and the Porsche Big Blacks calipers (yes I need to paint them)
Just need to sort the brake pipes then paint calipers and job done
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jp
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Fitted heater box under cab floor which links up to the orig totem
Also Charge cooler rad fitted up the front, intention is to funnel some air to it some how
and the connect to the totem (which needs painting)
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Alex (FTS)
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Nice going fella! Onwards and upwards! 
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ElusiveStranger
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| Posted: Fri Jun 03, 2011 11:43 am Post subject: |
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Bout time you did summat 
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jp
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EPS installed and working 
Totally amazing how light the steering is and nice and quiet, it has an adjustment knob which allow you to deassist to get some feel... all in all well chuffed with it.
I'll try and do a video of it in action.
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Covin
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Nice work JP  Do you think it'll be hitting the road again for 2012 ? No presure mind
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jp
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I think 2012 is looking pretty feasable I'm getting to spend some time on it now (not much mind) but generally a night a week, hoping to drop the engine in next week then begin sorting the wiring and plumbing... I can definitely see a light especially now it's down on the floor and most things are being final fit now .. it even has the front bumper on !!!
What are you upto nowadays? how's your bus doing?
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Covin
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| jp wrote: | | I think 2012 is looking pretty feasable I'm getting to spend some time on it now (not much mind) but generally a night a week, hoping to drop the engine in next week then begin sorting the wiring and plumbing... I can definitely see a light especially now it's down on the floor and most things are being final fit now .. it even has the front bumper on !!! |
Sounds good JP. Roll on 2012 eh
| jp wrote: | | What are you upto nowadays? how's your bus doing? |
Been full of busy mate and I don't quite know where this year has gone  It's all just been a bit of a blur and I don't really seem to have achieved any of the VW related jobs I had planned to do 
The Bus is still going great and I've now clocked up 35000 trouble free miles on that old Air-Cooled engine
Sorry I've not been about much this year, must make more effort
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jp
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Looks like you've been busy creating websites to me aren;t you lacking durhamdubbers site in your sig 
I always said Air-cooled was the way forward Mine could be on the road next week if I was to drop an Air-cooled lump in the back |
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Covin
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| jp wrote: | | Looks like you've been busy creating websites to me aren;t you lacking durhamdubbers site in your sig |
Erm... Yes, you could say that... Website and Forum building/upgrading also took up some of my time  DurhamDubbers has now changed it's name to Flat4Dubs following a bit of bother with a certain individual
| jp wrote: | | I always said Air-cooled was the way forward Mine could be on the road next week if I was to drop an Air-cooled lump in the back |
You can't say thinks like that JP, you've got a reputation to protect on here 
Imagine if the press got hold of that story ? I can see the headlines now . . . . .
"VWKD FOUNDER IN AIR-COOLED HORROR" 
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