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With the headliner and rear parcel shelf now installed the next things to get installed are the trims that fit around the side windows. The whole area has an extruded aluminium trim that sits in a rubber channel, this fits … Continue reading
As with assembling most things, whether an Ikea flat pack, or a classic car, the order in which things are put together is pretty important. This is especially true of the Type 34 interior. The interior trim is installed in … Continue reading
It’s been a few weeks since I posted a progress update, not because I’ve not done anything, but simply as I’ve been too busy to be able to to spare the time to blog about it. If you’ve been checking … Continue reading
If like me you have wondered how or where you can mount the trigger wheel for your EFI Type 3 engine, well ponder no longer, the answer is here I stumbled across this thread over at the Samba, where supersuk … Continue reading
Rawhide references aside, this weekend broaches yet another milestone in the build. For the past 5 or so years the car has sat on axle stands whilst I tinkered about with different suspension setups, but now, after deciding to postpone … Continue reading
Posted in Brakes, Engine, Exterior, Suspension
Tagged 346 054 283, ball joint, crank, dust, jack, steering
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The weekend I turned my attention to getting the rear brakes sorted out. The new backing plates and hub centres finally arrived from the states and so I could fit them up and check out clearances and offsets. After trial … Continue reading
This weekend I turned my attention to getting the rest of the brakes installed. The pedal assembly needed to be fitted and the SACO hydraulic clutch kit installed. The SACO kit replaces the clutch cable with a hydraulic setup which … Continue reading
Posted in Brakes, Exterior
Tagged 346 054 283, 944, badges, brakes, Master Cylinder, Steering Arm, The Samba, TS
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I finally finished off the engine mounts today. I decided to bolt them in rather than weld them in, mostly as I feel that it will be a lot stronger. To do this I fabricated a plate to fit on … Continue reading
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I’ve been pretty busy the past few weeks, so much so that I haven’t even had a chance to blog about what I’ve managed to get done. I’ve really been getting a push on to get the car ready for … Continue reading
Posted in Brakes, Engine, General, Suspension
Tagged 346 054 283, 944, carbs, engine, exhaust, hub, IRS
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With the 50th anniversary event slowly creeping up, I’ve got a renewed enthusiasm for the Ghia and I’m managing to get quite a bit done. This weekend I set myself the task of getting the engine in the car as … Continue reading
Posted in Engine, Transmission
Tagged 346 054 283, EFI, engine, exhaust, flamethrower, IRS, isp west, mountings, petronix, strip, vintage speed
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