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RoRoVw
15 years ago
I've been unsuccessful in finding Cadmium Red for the wheels on my Ruby Red '63 too. In the end I think I'm going to go for Rover Damask Red. It has to be a red which is darker than Ruby otherwise it all looks a bit too much the same.
Garnet Red beetles are supposed to have Ruby Red on the wheels so I've also been wondering about going for the reverse with Garnet Red on the Ruby Red car.
54 Gertie
15 years ago
As said my ca ris not in its original Ruby Re (in a similar Rover colour) but as the wheels will want a bit of rust prevention soon, I may as well try to get that right!

Also im going to try to paint the "VW" on my hubcaps soon..
William
54 Gertie
15 years ago
Hello all!:D

I have had a couple of very exiting deliveries in the past few days....

A matching pair of original euro spec indicators! Many thanks to Yan Rami of the The heb registry! They are rare SWF ones which I wasnt expecting!

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Look at the thickness of the chrome! Just shows that the old'uns are the best'uns!;) The chrome is near perfect, my dad described them as "near nos"

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The original screws that are normally all rounded off are mint!

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Also got a parcel form Heritage yesterday.....

Got:

Engine bay seal
plugs
dizzy cap
rotor arm
fan belt
and various other seals and gaskets!;)

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Just like christmas isnt it!;)

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More soon.....
William
GKL 7
15 years ago
Very nice Gertie.
What's that Rag in the background of your first picture?
54 Gertie
15 years ago

Very nice Gertie.
What's that Rag in the background of your first picture?

'50 Karmann wrote:



Cheers George!

The ragtop on the copy of Ultra VW? It is this issue!

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Had a look round it at Volksfest wales and its not been hacked about to much! Still not to my taste!:wink: One thing I do like are the homemade split look alike boulster cusions on the rear seat!:beer:

It wasnt there for any particular reason, just next to me on the sofa where I normally reside nowadays!:lol:
William
GKL 7
15 years ago



on the sofa where I normally reside nowadays!:lol:

54 Gertie wrote:




Did you get your gearbox sorted or was it just tooooo COLD.
54 Gertie
15 years ago




Did you get your gearbox sorted or was it just tooooo COLD.

'50 Karmann wrote:



Well! It was to cold but we soldiered on! Got the case split to find that the main shaft needs a new bearing and there is a large tooth missing from on of the cogwheels at the diff end! The box is pretty good other than that!:wink:

It is also less than a month off the age of the car so it is worth persevering with it!

It will however probably need to go to a specialist to get new shims when we chnage the diff wheel! (not sure of technical terms!:oops: )

The plan is to get her up and driving in a few weeks to go to Hayden at Panelkraft for a few bits or rear end work, after a slight shunt in Cornwall!:twisted: But this is looking less and less likely eith this box any time soon!:roll:

There is also some where on 1st gear where they have obviously crunched into 1st whilst still moving! This is very slight though so we plan to leave this!

All that is left after that is the 30 horse engine!:wink: :lol:

William
GKL 7
15 years ago
I can recommend Peter at Cogbox.
54 Gertie
15 years ago

I can recommend Peter at Cogbox.

'50 Karmann wrote:



Thanks! Have heard good things about him but we're pretty sure we can get it done to a good standard! Apart from the shimming, suppose that'll have to be done by a specialist!:wink:

Having only before now taken apart non split case boxes, I alwasy wondered why they changed it and having seen inside one I can not figure it out! They are so much simpler than later ones!:roll: 😳
William
harveypj
15 years ago

I can recommend Peter at Cogbox.

'50 Karmann wrote:



Me too, he did mine. great job:d
Stock......the new custom
tman
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15 years ago

I can recommend Peter at Cogbox.

'50 Karmann wrote:


I'm yet to hear anyone say anything bad about him!

Thing is, it's going to cost something in the region of £550 to get this box reconditioned professionally and we want to avoid that kind of expenditure.

I've been offered a '56 box locally that is believed to be working. The current plan is buy that and strip/check it with a view to making one good one out of the two. This could turn into an expensive hobby! :d
Andrew
195x Deluxe oval Beetle
Binz Doublecab
GKL 7
15 years ago


something in the region of £550 to get this box reconditioned professionally

I've been offered a '56 box locally that is believed to be working.

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To quote the famous Gene Berg......"cry once"
55Kab
15 years ago

in the region of £550 to get this box reconditioned professionally

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Have to say that doesn't sound too bad to me. Try building a custom Berg 5 box!:lol:
54 Gertie
15 years ago


Try building a custom Berg 5 box!:lol:

55Kab wrote:


:wink:


William
zehbeh
15 years ago

Does anyone know where I can get some paint for the wheels or my 63

Cadmium Red

L471 Stone Beige


Cheers!

54 Gertie wrote:



Hi,
I have a 62 Ruby Red one, and my wheels were painted in ruby red too. After a few weeks of search I got the right colors from Glasurit. Cadmium Red and Stone beige. Looks great now.
Glasurit now also cares about vintage colors, and they could provide these colors.
Unfortunately I can't tell an address where to buy, because I got my colors around 3 corners. A friend knows someone who has good relations to Glasurit...
Do you have paintshops that work with Glasurit colors? Search for that and ask there.
Christian
54 Gertie
15 years ago



Hi,
I have a 62 Ruby Red one, and my wheels were painted in ruby red too. After a few weeks of search I got the right colors from Glasurit. Cadmium Red and Stone beige. Looks great now.
Glasurit now also cares about vintage colors, and they could provide these colors.
Unfortunately I can't tell an address where to buy, because I got my colors around 3 corners. A friend knows someone who has good relations to Glasurit...
Do you have paintshops that work with Glasurit colors? Search for that and ask there.
Christian

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Thanks Christian!:d

I'll look into Glacurit! Im always worried about people like Glasurit because im never convinced that they put that much time into getting the colour correct!:wink:


I will look into it!8)

William
zehbeh
15 years ago


Im always worried about people like Glasurit because im never convinced that they put that much time into getting the colour correct

54 Gertie wrote:



My wheels look great now, but I fear , the stone beige isn't correct. Much more beige than expected.
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54 Gertie
15 years ago
Yeah the red looks right but the beige looks a bit to dark!:?
William
zehbeh
15 years ago
Has anyone painted the hubcap logos?
I used the stickers. They were too small and its really tricky to apply them
54 Gertie
15 years ago

Has anyone painted the hubcap logos?
I used the stickers. They were too small and its really tricky to apply them

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Yes, I recently did mine! Came out really well and I just hand painted them with enamel!:wink:


Not perfect but I have only done one so I suppose the next three will get better!:lol:

I have heard that the stickers can be more trouble than they are worth!

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You can see what a messy worker I am!:lol: 😳
William
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