BUG DISASTER!

Monday, One guy hits me side on!

He pulled out of a minor ono the major i had been travelling along and doesn't look and hits the side of the bug!

And Friday one guy hits me in the boot whilst waiting at traffic lights!!!

GAHHH!!!

BAD TIMES!

Now Running!

I rebuilt the case into a long block and installed it. It started and runs very well!


Result!


I have a car again!


I have also changed tail lights to led's and done a H4 conversion on the headlights!

Looking good :)

New engine re build

The case and crank i bought were very good quality and i have started to rebuild. The case is back together...

Then only question is, every galley in the case is tapped?!

They dont look used but they are all tapped so i have had to balnk them all off!

I was going to use the parts off of the bad bearing engine to rebiuld this new case but as you can see from the pictures, one of the pisto crowns was cracked so i have used the ones off of the engine that has just come out of the bug!

All new pins and rings!

Nearly there!...

Making a start...

I have started to make a go at repairing.

The bellhousing is fine to use, damage is cosmetic apart from the hole.

Whilst at work, my father used metal epoxy putty to fill teh hole - great fix...

Need to now get some parts in order to sort the rest out...

Disaster MkII

This is a mess!

I removed the engine, and what i saw made me cry!

HAHA! Engine came out fine but, the bell housing is poor!

Three of the cltch retaining bolts had come out and shot round the bell housing, one causing a hole!

They had all bent, the pressure plate is no longer true.
They had shot blasted the bell housing all the way around and the clutch fork spacer is shot!

Just look at the pictures!

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