Fl4tlanders VW Club - Club Race Car Project

[pugh dog]

Ok, a quick hello form Fl4tlanders VW Club

if you didn't already know, we are building a club race car over the winter, debuting at Big Bang 2008

the car will be known as the JAGERBUG in reference to many clubmembers favourite tipple

this thread will be mainly photo's of the strip down / build up, for a more detailed description of what's going on you could always check out our club forum on http://com3.runboard.com/bfl4tlander...club.f3.t10999

the main aim of putting this thread up is to raise awareness of the vehicle and to offer space on the car for sponsorship (cheeky i know but as the project is being done on a tight tight budget every little helps!)

right. the base vehicle....

1972 1200 beetle, in a bit of a bad way to say the least



the roff is pretty badly dented on the other side after a tree fell on the roof! won't matter as it's receiving a mild roof chop anyway



car was stripped of all panels and split from the pan



this is where all the fun will take place, it's handy having such a big garage in the club



doesn't look like much of a racer here does it!

[pugh dog]

body off



pan, or what was left of it!



stripped down even further



Fl4tlanders, meet the Fl4tlanders, they're a modern stone age vw club (to the tune of The Flintstones)

[pugh dog]

what was left of the pan haves removed with an air chisel





down to the spine



then the fun bit, stripping years of cack off the spine (cheaper than blasting it)







double grinding action

[pugh dog]

you could eat your dinner off there now, well, maybe



with the underside done, the following week meant flipping the spine over and doing the same to the top



and i trial fit of a pan half

[pugh dog]

a bit more grinding to make sure the spine is as clean as poss to accept the new pan halves





another trial fit



before craking out the welder







and hey presto, a solid floorpan is once more



that's the work done to date, over the last 3 or 4 weeks. we meet up on a wednesday night, anything from a couple of club members up to half a dozen at a time!

more pictures to follow tonight....

[dub_crazee]

Great stuff i think thats a brill idea. id love to do something like that!! keep us posted!

[Beetleman]

I think we need an extractor fan *cough*. Atleast we'll have some fond memories when we are admitted to the chest ward at the hospital

[rustyGT]

Originally Posted by Beetleman

I think we need an extractor fan *cough*. Atleast we'll have some fond memories when we are admitted to the chest ward at the hospital

theres nothing like wheezing about old times.... now i'm off to clean out me nose before bed..

[pugh dog]

maybe those paper mask things may be in order

and some ear plugs! my ears are still ringing

anyway, as promised, an update of tonights progress....

with both pan halves welded into place, tonight was spent cleaning up the welds and stripping both new pan halves ready for paint



vital refreshments



dust in the air!



getting there slowly



not long til til the pans ready for paint



oh yeah, just the underside to do first!!!!



that's next weeks job

i'll update when there's more to show

big thank you to VW Heritage for their offer of sponsorship today, much appreciated

[Ianie]

Excelletn build up pics .... thats definately one way to attack a pan and check it for corrosion!

I'm jealous of the garage too. Air Tools as well!