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SS fuel tank straps

16" front outer CV joint

SS coolant pipes

Gearbox oiling plates

OOOOHHH...... I love shiney

Me too, do i detect a gearbox rebuild?

jed

I detect a new brush...

jed the spread wrote:Me too, do i detect a gearbox rebuild?
jed

Aye. Seat belt mounts on rear bulkhead are badly rusted. Fuel pump was leaking and therefore was probably held on by a piece of string. Engine coming out for new SS exhaust, therefore take tank out, cut out rust behind and replace belt mounts, new straps on tank and while we're at it, send gearbox to Aidan for checkup/rebuild and sort leaks.
All sorted for Germany!

Then 'just' bodywork and interior to do. (And the rest of stuff I haven't found/thought of yet - suggestions sought )

While my tank is out and the rear seatbelt mounts are being repaired from rusting through, is it worth fixing sound-deadening blanket on the back of the bulkhead before re-fitting the tank, or will it create more of a moisture trap on a Syncro? Who has/hasn't got/done this and why?

mmm...stainless.....what exhaust are you going for? Is it just me being rubbish at searching for stuff or is there a serious lack of top quality SS systems with nice bends, collectors, silencers etc, and I mean performance systems with a decent turbo muffler that lets you know the motor's running nicely but doesn't sound like a "boys" exhaust??

I like shiny.
Shiny is 2010.
Shiny no more rusty! Or ...

To be fitted when it isn't bloody snowing!


With all new genuine bushes etc now fitted.

Get the beetle in the back for authenticity, rusty pile bleep sware filter of compared to shiny

The first batch of shiny

PC52 wrote:I like shiny.
Shiny is 2010.
Shiny no more rusty! Or ...

To be fitted when it isn't bloody snowing!


With all new genuine bushes etc now fitted.

Get the beetle in the back for authenticity, rusty pile bleep sware filter of compared to shiny

The first batch of shiny

Pity you didnt get two top arms done !!!!!

syncropaddy wrote:

PC52 wrote:I like shiny.
Shiny is 2010.
Shiny no more rusty! Or ...

To be fitted when it isn't bloody snowing!


With all new genuine bushes etc now fitted.

Get the beetle in the back for authenticity, rusty pile bleep sware filter of compared to shiny

The first batch of shiny

Pity you didnt get two top arms done !!!!!

Only one in the picture, both have been done, would have to be a complete numpty not to!

What coating is that ? and where can i get some......

galvanised

onecogwonder wrote:mmm...stainless.....what exhaust are you going for?

From Brickwerks. Mine is so curfuttled I'll probably end up with most of this - http://www.brickwerks.co.uk/index.php?p ... t&Itemid=6

Aidan wrote:galvanised

^^whs
Had them all shot blasted, cleaned and then dipped.

syncropatrick wrote:

onecogwonder wrote:mmm...stainless.....what exhaust are you going for?

From Brickwerks. Mine is so curfuttled I'll probably end up with most of this - http://www.brickwerks.co.uk/index.php?p ... t&Itemid=6

I've heard that 'curfuttling' can cause problems later on in life