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1964 Beetle.

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deadly! this is the very car I wasn't able to build! I love your "can-do" attitude to every aspect of the car, well done!

what was the solution for the water manifold? It's not fitted in that last picture, is it?
 

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ha-i'm sure you'd be better able than me Trev,i just have nothing better to be at most of the time!
no -it's not fitted there-i haven't figured out how to sort it yet-i might try make one from steel tomorrow,but i wouldn't be too confident that it would work without leaking.there are some slightly different Subaru ones that might work,but i haven't really tried to find them yet.thanks for the kind comments.
 

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thanks Ben.i should really have a lot more done,considering it hasn't made it past the front gate in over a year!thanks tho.
 

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have had a brake from working on the car lately and just got back at it in the last few weeks really.i have to say a massive thanks to Seanie Davy for doing a load of brilliant work on the wiring loom-i have some pictures here of the work he is doing-amazing stuff to me-the loom is down to about 15% of the size it was i'd say.also got a few other bits done,like fitting the water pipes and rads and stuff-also tried to flare me rear wings!?..kinda works for now..i think..



these wings weren't made in Wolfsberg,so its OK!


 
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this is the engine loom,after taking all the unnissary stuff(a lot!) away,and rerouting it ans shortening all the wires to suit the Beetle!

 

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this is it all finished up and ready to fit.its hard to imagine the amount of work going into it without seeing someone doing it-cheerrs Seanie!

 

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and that was the easy bit-the engine loom is small compared to the rest.we tried to fit the ecu and as much as possiable into the silver lunch-box behind the seat-

 

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ya-fair play to him Trev-we did an 18 hour shift in the garage on saturday-well Seanie was working-i was making tae and scratching me head and trying to figure out what tyres would fit.
this pic is early in the day,before sleep deprivation really set in..

 

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but the job turned out class despite it,i have to say.these bits(technical term unknown) are going inside the silver box..

 

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we wont need to keep the clocks for much longer,and i wont be sorry to see the back of the Subaru key/ignition-back to the origional one.

 

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i dont think there is much left to do now,but cover it with black stuff and re-fit it.i delighted with the way it is turning out,i have to say.
there are a few bits to finish up near the dash with the beetle loom side of things,but i think we might try fire it up in the next week or so,and hopefully get it out to Tynagh on the 26th.