Search:

Type: Posts; User: Buffy

Page 1 of 20 1 2 3 4

Search: Search took 0.04 seconds.

  1. Replies
    24
    Views
    751

    Well Informed the Uk supplier, they are going to...

    Well
    Informed the Uk supplier, they are going to sort me out a new one. Also made contact with MST, America…they are also going to send me a new one !!!!
    I wonder which I get first 😜
  2. Replies
    24
    Views
    751

    Well, a faulty part has slowed some of the...

    Well, a faulty part has slowed some of the progress.
    MST pulley for the alternator is faulty.
    Poor machining has put the woodruff key slot off centre !!
    I have emailed the supplying company, now...
  3. Replies
    24
    Views
    751

    Basically, it is !!!!

    Basically, it is !!!!
  4. Replies
    24
    Views
    751

    As mentioned in my last post done another “ 5...

    As mentioned in my last post done another “ 5 mins” over the past couple of days…
    Never worked on a VW engine before and I kept hoping I did not break a piston ring, or lose a circlip for the gudgen...
  5. Annabella got the better deal 😉

    Annabella got the better deal 😉
  6. Replies
    24
    Views
    751

    I know. The book makes it sound simple that...

    I know. The book makes it sound simple that everything should just line up in go, but it doesn’t…so just go one stage at a time.
    Patience, checking and double checking pays off .. 👍
  7. Replies
    24
    Views
    751

    Solid few hours in the man cave today. Checked...

    Solid few hours in the man cave today.
    Checked everything over and over till I was certain, then joined the cases together. Everything turned over perfectly …
    Now to test the crank end float. As...
  8. Replies
    24
    Views
    751

    As per the previous pic, supercharger with Weber...

    As per the previous pic, supercharger with Weber 40 DCOE side draft carb.
    A kompressor Haus kit 👍
  9. Replies
    24
    Views
    751

    Well I was scratching my head for a while, and in...

    Well I was scratching my head for a while, and in theory from reading the books it should be straightforward. Matching the cam / crank timing to the position of the distributor drive gear whilst...
  10. Replies
    24
    Views
    751

    Time to start building...

    Time to start building …….https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240309/e1cb62103781b6f0731538329634b1fc.jpg


    Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
  11. Replies
    18
    Views
    1,054

    Saw this on eBay. Well done, and enjoy 👍

    Saw this on eBay.
    Well done, and enjoy 👍
  12. Just noticed that you mentioned you are putting a...

    Just noticed that you mentioned you are putting a roll bar in the cabin.
    A very good friend of mine restores GT40’s and would never fit one in them as fully believes they are dangerous in a...
  13. The company that I used for the struts ...

    The company that I used for the struts

    https://www.sgs-engineering.com/gas-struts
  14. Steve Rear window tunnel.. I cut mine down in my...

    Steve
    Rear window tunnel.. I cut mine down in my old car so that the tunnel flowed through the gap trying to make it look OEM. The vid which someone took will show you.
    ...
  15. Thread: Henry's restomod

    by Buffy
    Replies
    35
    Views
    2,014

    5 minutes a day means forward progression… Well...

    5 minutes a day means forward progression…
    Well done 👍
  16. Replies
    24
    Views
    751

    Just thought I would give a little update on how...

    Just thought I would give a little update on how the engine for the 3 wheeled nova is going.
    During the winter I decided not to start building it, but to keep saving my pocket money and slowly...
  17. Replies
    55
    Views
    2,099

    This will be interesting, and looking forward to...

    This will be interesting, and looking forward to the updates on fitting…
  18. On my old car I got Plastics to make the side...

    On my old car I got Plastics to make the side windows and fit the slide sliders….
    Cost a bit but they did a really good job 👍
  19. Replies
    164
    Views
    8,205

    The 4x2 is a good idea, and even just hang tins...

    The 4x2 is a good idea, and even just hang tins of paint from each end…or use a scoffold board / decking board across the hinges and put weight on the top..
    It doesn’t need to be complicated….
  20. Replies
    164
    Views
    8,205

    All the above info makes perfect sense, which is...

    All the above info makes perfect sense, which is what I would also suggest.
    An even quicker test would be to get Martha to put pressure on the one that rises up first to see what action is makes on...
  21. That sounds incredibly technical. The issues I...

    That sounds incredibly technical.
    The issues I think of straight away are fuelling and timing.
    How would these be coped with ?
  22. Replies
    133
    Views
    31,919

    Great video. Very smart 👍

    Great video. Very smart 👍
  23. Replies
    87
    Views
    3,106

    For neat and tidy bends you need something like...

    For neat and tidy bends you need something like this, and I would have though even 2mm thick is more than adequate for the tunnel ….
    ...
  24. Replies
    87
    Views
    3,106

    That is very thick metal. Why are you using that...

    That is very thick metal.
    Why are you using that thickness ? Is there a specific reason ?
  25. Replies
    904
    Views
    372,118

    Tricky to see, but from this photo you can see...

    Tricky to see, but from this photo you can see the pimples along the top edge of the rear wing. This was in the beginning. It quickly got a lot...
Results 1 to 25 of 500
Page 1 of 20 1 2 3 4