Ahh shi....

[Stesaw]

In true fashion due to go away Friday... both towers are shot.. anyone know where I can get a pair fairly sharpish brickwerks dont seem to have towers in stock.

[ZsZ]

I think they are NLA new.
I would make the flat piece from sheet metal

[Stesaw]

Bugger. Well out with the grinder and welder...

[davidoft1]

3mm plate should sort that in
The short term

This is interesting

https://vwbusforum.ch/t/t3-federaufnahm ... -b/52650/3

[Stesaw]

Looks nice hopefully someone will start making them.. ive done one side now.. passenger side tomorrow, thoroughly buggered after being out in the sun all day.


Didn't tidy the welds..couldn't get grinder in its solid so I'm happy at that for now

[Stesaw]

Passenger side


Not sure how I didn't notice that.. but did belt a pothole the other day pretty good...

[Stesaw]

Blimey...
Well even the top tower has come away from the plate on this side..

[Stesaw]

Got the bump stop back to where it should be... hmmmmm

Done..had to redo the tower as well as the bottom had been pushed up and rusted out.



If you squint you cannot see the "pooh" welds.. did try to clean them up a bit but couldnt get the angles, again solid and I ain't gonna be seeing them, plus getting a grinder there is a bugger, I think I need to invest in a set of burr drill bits and a big boy dremel.

[Stesaw]

Ahh for fff sake

[300CE]

Looks nice hopefully someone will start making them.. ive done one side now.. passenger side tomorrow, thoroughly buggered after being out in the sun all day.


Didn't tidy the welds..couldn't get grinder in its solid so I'm happy at that for now

Nice work on that mate - i’m sure you can sort out that trailing arm bracket. If you’re looking at cutting & replacing it, Schofields do the bracket and support plate in one.

[slowcoach]

Oh heck

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[Stesaw]

Nice work on that mate - i’m sure you can sort out that trailing arm bracket. If you’re looking at cutting & replacing it, Schofields do the bracket and support plate in one.

 Ah nice to know yeah ideally I'd like to replace them.. well passenger anyway driver side was done couple of years back. Its solid but part of me would prefer just taking out the lot and putting in new, just for peace of mind, thanks for the heads up. Schofields was the only place I didn't look as I was in a bit of a panic
Shame they don't do the shock towers..


Today was tackling the hole above the arm mount / jackingpoint.
No pictures as I was motoring through it and was in no frame of mind with the sun and panic of getting it done before tomorrow as Im due up t north, though I dont recommend pulling half your interior out of the van in 28 degrees full sun..
Anyways I'd been given a repair panel for that side as luck would have it so I just cut what I needed.
Found a savage bodge as the lower side of the van on the passenger rear has some bitumen tape all over it..Anyway cut through it to find that someone had just put another panel over the old one.

As much as I was grumbling about it its a good job I did it as the vertical strengthening bit behind the outer panel was rusted away, so some 3mm steel in there shaped to spec and cut the old with a dremel, got that patched up and painted.

Put the new outer bit in, all welded up and sealed under the arch where I had to make a closure plate.
as quick fixes go its reet, not gonna skim filler it as I am going to be buying the complete rear quarter panel as the arch is buggered and theres rust on the seams so I will be able to take the time to cut all the bodge out and do it right.

[Stesaw]

Oh heck

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Yeah I said something along those lines....

[R0B]

Is that a racing slick you have there Steve?

[Stesaw]

Is that a racing slick you have there Steve?

My racing tyres.. gotta have all the grip for that 2.1

MOT chap must have thought they were still OK as MOT wasn't that long ago and no advisories.
I asked him last year about tyres as I was curious, as long as 70 percent of the tread is there its legal, the other 30 percent could be bald as coot but wouldn't be pleasant to drive.. thankfully all corners seem to be wearing equally and I have no coot tyres.

I do have a brand new spare. Although I've got the tolimans to fit at somepoint so eeking these out..
Maybe next week when I get back from up t north.