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There is probably a filter in the fuel intake of the carb, there was on the 32/36 when I had one. Worth a look.

ELVIS wrote:Isn't mia then ?
Tell him to have a word with the posty as the replies to my blueys have got lost

Yup, then back in work before a nice, well deserved holiday. I'll tell him to pull his finger out

Around 6 weeks left to go. convo's with him over the weekend rubbing it in that we were out enjoying the weather and a spot of weekend camping. Think he is looking forward to being back.

I just used a grease gun, pushed the nozzle in between the boot and the shaft and squeezed some cv grease in, then forced the grease into the cv by compressing the boot into itself a couple of times.

ninja.turtle007 wrote:I hope Si doesn't mind me posting this photo, but how nice does that look!!

I don't mind at all Tom, in fact here's another from this week in Cornwall

Looking very tidy Kev, have you stopped stroking it yet?
A brilliant thread, will miss looking out for the next installment of the fantastic fabrication and welding.
Can't wait to see it in the flesh.

As Ian said. Can take a bit of pursuation. Did you change your clutch, if so is it aligned up? Leave the bolts out until the engine is pushed home against the bellhousing.

Use an appropriate sized socket with a short extension and lightly tap them home. You will be able to tell when they are seated correctly when the tapping sound changes tone.

Definitely fit all of the tinwear before you lift it in, makes life a lot easier than trying to to get all of the screws in at tight angles and you are protect the barrel fins and pushrod tubes if it slips.

Si

I bossed both of mine with 10mm barbs, drilled, tapped and filed off flush on the inside of the manifold. I've seen some with one side and some with both sides done, I just copied the way VW had it set up originally. May be worth giving Jim at Stateside a ring. I know he supplied the right manifolds...

Definitely got me twitching. Fantastic

further wrote:now thats job satisfaction well done what side and back windows are those.

They are westfalia double glazed windows. Where abouts in South Africa are you, my Dad lives over there?

I think th 4 pipes you are talking about are used to balance the carbs, using a manometer. Not sure about DHLA but the DRLA left carb has an advance connector, to be connected to the cone side of the vacuum unit. Blank the inside off.

Si

Square headlights fitted this weekend

Thanks all, want to wrap it in bubble wrap at the moment, parked it far away from all other cars wherever we went today.lol TBH if someone had told me the colour I couldnt have imagined it - but it is beautiful mate Castle Hill is always a good place to go for pics buddy :) I might have to pop round...