Few More Cuts
Cutting the point welding is not so easy as it look at first glance. The points don’t show where they are. The sheet steel is 1 mm thick and the grinder can’t go everywhere. Dremel helps a lot in this situation. There is a specisl tool for this. Point by…
The Butcher Came Today
…and cut the body. The Left Rocker Panel There was a hit on the left side and it is visible where the hammer shaped the metal. Parts 1, 2 and 3 are ordered and will be replaced. The left part of the cross beam (antler) was hit and rotten. I…
Trabant Gletscherblau = VW Beetle 1974 Olympic Blue (or Marina Blue or between these two colors)
The Meeting Today the Montreal’s Trabant club had a meeting. Very nice and friendly people. My friend gave me his car to drive. I didn’t do this since 1999. Four more “known” cars were missing – mine, 1.1 Universal and other two 2-strokes. One of the Trabant owners also owns…
Get the Electricity Out
Today i removed all the cables, windshield washing system and the air condition system from the car. Next is the rest of the exhaust system and the gearbox. I need the wheels and the steering on, because after a month the tubes between the car and the wall have to…
Completely Naked
Yesterday i removed all the papers from the right side and today the roof and the windows. The easiest way to remove the windows is to lift the rubber step by step and put a rope (8 to 10 mm diameter) between the rubber and the body. A soapy water…
The Left Side is Naked
Almost… Next is the window. Here are some pictures of the progress. My definition for “progress” is: the movement to a final, clearly defined point. My final point is to build a good looking, well restored and operating car. As much as i can, of course. This leads me to…
Engine Start
The Engine Today i started the engine. It sounds very good. The mileage looks real – 31,696 km. I just wanted to know the condition of the engine before disassemble everything, because at this point i will order parts. The parts of the engine also have to be in the…
Remove braking pads
Today i removed the braking pads. The brakes were almost blocked. Now i can push/pull it in the garage to make the right side accessible. I have 2 spots in a common garage and i park my other car on the left spot. I didn’t take pictures, because i was…
Remove everything from inside
Today i got all from the interior out. I found something funny behind the shelf. They knew that this car will be exported to Bulgaria. Does this mean “pay special attention” or “just do it”? I could not start the engine. There is spark in both cylinders, but when i…
Hycomat to regular gearbox
Today i helped my friend to switch from hycomat to regular gearbox. We worked on his son’s car. He was there and helped us a lot. These are my notes: The final discovery was that the Megadeth’s Unibroue Saison 13 beer is very nice.