Well, i haven’t updated this in a while. Since i last blogged, I finished stripping the donor van, its now ready for delivery to its new owner. I also got back to working on the doka. I got the old 1.9DG engine removed but not the gearbox. The drive shaft bolts on the donor where [...]
George's Cars
site to keep track of what george is doing with his cars at any particular point in timeBrowsing Posts published in March, 2010
Here are some old wheels i have up for sale.
These are the square headlights from my van that i’m selling. This is whet they look like fitted And close ups off the van
For various reasons I have got very little done on the doka for the last 2 weeks. Firstly i was waiting for panels, then paddys day and a few family commitments kept me away from the garage. Today i got back into the garage but the focus has shifted from bodywork to mechanical. I have [...]
Well i forgot to put this up but we sold the 1972 blue beetle we had. This is her loaded up to be delivered to Kevin. I know she is gone to a good home.
Well finally after 12 months waiting I got around to installing the car kit in the Toledo. Its a Parrot kit and was a smooth install. Besides ripping the car apart and putting it back together its an easy enough job.
Well since the doka was going badly and the day was so nice I decided to put some miles on the buggy. It put a smile on my face for a little while.
Well i have been working on the van again. Its going slowly at the moment but that is to be expected. I’m trying to reuse panels off the donor van which slows things up a bit but its saving me money. I remembered a few important rules about welding today. Never wear loose sleeves. I [...]
No this shouldn’t be rated 18′s, not just yet. I started the doka project today. But it was a short day. I spent the morning cleaning up the garage to make space for the doka, the parts that have to come off her and the other cars so nothing gets damaged. Then the stripping could [...]
