No pictures but got to work in the garage a little after school tonight. Got the oil cooler off and started degreasing/cleaning some of the bolts already taken off that are full of sludge.
Tomorrow hopefully will get more done and looks like I have figured out how to remove the torque converter....
Tomorrow is another day and hope to bring another update.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Squareback Update
Here is a small update after working on the motor last night....
After digging through some sludge and picking out some weeds in between the cylinder head and the block, we were able to make some progress on the motor of our project Squareback.
Made some progress by taking off the sheet metal covering the engine, removed the alternator, fan belt, coil, carberator and other little accessories in our quest to reach what some call the "basic engine" (the bare engine with no accessories attached).
Next task is to take off the oil breather and remove the torque converter so stay tuned..... If anyone who reads this has any hints for the torque converter feel free to post!
More pics can be found here:
http://www.facebook.com/editphoto.php?aid=2012885#/album.php?aid=2012885&id=1579636743
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Project: 1971 VW Squareback restoration
Lets bring you back to the year 1971 where Apollo 14 landed on the moon for the third time, Joe Fraser defeated Muhammad Ali, even the NASDAQ was debuted.
Although some may say "who cares....it's 2009!?" well I present to you a bucket of bolts from 1971 otherwise known as the Volkswagen Type III Squareback automatic.
This rusty tin can is powered by a 1600cc ball of VW fury and weighs in at roughly 2,000lbs.
The car was basically left all stock exept for a very rusted undercarriage, almost to the point where if it was left to rot any longer this car would belong with the flintstones and the previous owner attempted to give it a slight "hotrod" look in the trunk by installing a high rising single-dual barrel carburator which only fits by cutting a hole into the engine cover to fit.
Although it is true, it is 2009 now and this antique "grocery-getter" now has a new owner who plans to restore the squareback to its once beautiful state and has chosen Noics Garage for the engine rebuild. So I hope you stay tuned as this will be updated to show our progress.....
Although some may say "who cares....it's 2009!?" well I present to you a bucket of bolts from 1971 otherwise known as the Volkswagen Type III Squareback automatic.
This rusty tin can is powered by a 1600cc ball of VW fury and weighs in at roughly 2,000lbs.
The car was basically left all stock exept for a very rusted undercarriage, almost to the point where if it was left to rot any longer this car would belong with the flintstones and the previous owner attempted to give it a slight "hotrod" look in the trunk by installing a high rising single-dual barrel carburator which only fits by cutting a hole into the engine cover to fit.
Although it is true, it is 2009 now and this antique "grocery-getter" now has a new owner who plans to restore the squareback to its once beautiful state and has chosen Noics Garage for the engine rebuild. So I hope you stay tuned as this will be updated to show our progress.....
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