Glenda the 1974 Bay

About time I posted up some new pics . Thanks to Caron for lending me his camera.



My youngest chillin

SOMETHING NOT RIGHT THERE MATEY

What could that be.......hmmmm

Hows the work coming along, marc?

It was one of them days where I thought I would do a little body work on Glenda. Wish i hadn't started!

Here is a before


During


And then this poped out!! Shit loads of filler


I think she had a knock a long time ago as there is Orange, blue then red paint over it (underneath was an off white which I assume was her original colour?

Then this hole/large dent must of ben one hard hit


And as funds are low i might leave this as a battle scar, but will paint over it!


So anyone breaking a late bay let me know. i need a few bits & bobs

Yikes Good luck dude

Cheers Matty

Hows your comming along?

Which one?

Baywindow is sat in his lovely dry garage, waiting for me to throw about 4k at him

In the mean time, my new T25 is nearly running, and the beetle's still too low to drive

lol

Ok so i had to do what I could and also make sure the rear gutters last a little longer

Before


After




Also tidy up the rear quater until i can get a replacement panel.




More updates soon

i think the OUCH sums that up nice

all the best with the van

Right i couldn't leave Glenda in this way so i sorted out the "ouch " bit bascially i had to re-fil the panel, but not where the vent is. I want to leave this way to show her age (and it's a twat of a panel to fit )



The only thing is because I could not get an exact colour match, I had to repaint the whole panel. For those who want to know it was painted with Plasticote Red from Halfords. It will do the job for the time being....and looks great concidering I wasn't going to paint the whole panel.



You can see the difference in the Red


Will tackle the rear valance next (maybe even paint the whole back?

Also gonna paint the wheels white, what ya reckon?

ok on the weekend took the engine out....really chuffed as did it on my own!




This is the bad boy which is going in



Gonna try and put engine and gearbox back in together......what you reckon.....

I'd put the engine and 'box in seperately dude, what's wrong with thew old engine/box?

Also, swap over the fanhousing, tinware and decent dizzy cap etc from the old engine, chrome tinware and see through dizzy caps are crap

You brave good luck!

Matty wrote:

I'd put the engine and 'box in seperately dude, what's wrong with thew old engine/box?

Also, swap over the fanhousing, tinware and decent dizzy cap etc from the old engine, chrome tinware and see through dizzy caps are crap

Will change the dizzy ( I'm going to get an electronic ingintion), quite like the chrome fan housing, I will not be having heat excahngers so it will work fine as no air hose from the fan.

I have the block from the old engine (as stripped it down) need to take the heads off as I'm not convinced it was a 1641.
The gear box I will keep, but i'm sure it's knackard! (may keep to recondition at some point).

Engine in woohoo Only thing is forgot to put the rear triangular dog house which cover the oil house

Anyway found out it should be ok to put back in without taking engine out....phew, but it aint gonna be easy!

Well did the electrics today woohoo, gonna put the battery in some petrol and start her up!!!!

Fingers crossed for you mate!

So is she running mate? Ready for camping!

No not yet, but I'm working on her tomorrow

For f**k sake the dam crankshaft pulley wont turn over

Any news mate?

The Dam engine had siezed!! Will post pics later. When the heads were taken off the pistons had rusted to the barrels.
Decided as lack of funds, to work on the old engine (thanks to Stretch ) and replaced all the seals. Will put the engine in this weekend, fingers crossed.

Is Glenda all fixed now Mark? udates?