sundown today

Today I checked the new steering wheel and took the Volksback for a ride into the sundown...

Steering wheel - the final

Today I finally changed from boring original bakelite to nice n' shiny polished aluminium and wood:

and here is a "before" shot:

 

shifting gears

For the accomplishment of the "H"-registration = historic vehicle the original shifter was good,
but the shifting travel between gears was beyond believe! So I changed the og shifter for an EMPI short throw T-style shifter:

 before

after:
what a difference in gear shifting quality!

fuel sender adaption

As I only had a fuel sender from any other VW model - which did not work correct, I had to "fine tune" this one to get it to work properly:
First step: analyze the original (broken) sensor : 

 upper fuel level of original sender

 lower fuel level of original sender

 new sender: impossible upper level position -> electrical resistor indicating "full"

new sender -> resistor reading "empty" - but impossible lower level position - much lower then lowest possible position in the tank

 direct comparison: upper float level on old vs. new sender

 direct comparison: lower level on old vs. new sender

 check of floating behavior of old sender

  check of floating behavior of new sender

 The only solution: modify the lever arm to
-meet the full and empty resistor positions
- meet the full and empty float levers as well!

 after some "fine calibration": same lower float level of old and new sender unit

 Also: same upper float level of old and new sender unit

strange looks - but works fine throughout the whole range from "full" to "empty"

crankshaft clearance test

before the engine case will get machined + align bored, I wanted to check the clearance for the 78,8mm crankshaft:

no issues - the crank fits without any rework to the case!

a visit @ a friend

my little side project is getting started. First step was to clean the old cart wheels from the real bad paint - who else would be better for that Job than Jens Kraft - the Master Blaster himself ;-)

 this what I started with, a set of used bambini cart rims

 awaiting the treatment...

 the first weapon of choice is the big nozzle

 professional @ work - thumps up!  What you can't see - It is f*cking cold in the work shop

 a little glass blasting action for a finer surface

looking much better now - at least one rim (lower left) needs some "fine calibration" before  I can move on...
If you are looking for professional, fast and affordable workmanship - look no further, ask Jens: /http://www.sandstrahltechnik-kraft.de/

Squareback @ build-threads.com ! As seen on last years Volksworld show

Today I found a cool thread on one of my favorite sites: www. build-threads.com, look:




if you want to learn more about this amazing buid, read this:
http://www.build-threads.com/build-threads/vw-type-3-wagon/