Making progress...

Skidmark · Post by **Skidmark** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 11:47 pm

hahaha yeah... I had to deal with the hole the PO cut. The PO (previous owner) torch cut the whole dash area out of the car and sent the front cage tubes through the opening. I was stressing over coming up with a way for the dash to get sealed up... then I decided to make it a permanent converible and forget about the air leaks through the dash. There are two Dzus fasteners in the lower corners, and I made small 90 degree brackets that I welded across the top "brow" of the steel dash. I have small allen head screws holding the top edge of the dash panel in, and the same screws holding the top bezel on.

Final product with top bezel in place.

72bajaben · Post by **72bajaben** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 12:09 am

man that is sweet. so the PO cut the whole dash out? that is how mine is. i made a dahs panel but i really dont like it. i wanna change it. i really like what you did to yours, i might steal that idea.

Thanks

Skidmark · Post by **Skidmark** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 3:29 pm

I welded up the mount for the breather box this morning. I picked up a polished aluminum breather box with filter from McKenzie's. It looks good with the polished intake on the motor. More bling! (but never chrome...)

I need to replace the tie rod ends, but they are oversized compared to stock VW. I have heard running Ford or International tie rod ends, but how do you tell what you have? I guess I will have to take a tie rod down to the store just to be sure I get the right thread. The correct taper is the hard part.

DesertGuy · Post by **DesertGuy** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 5:38 pm

What? No Suede covered MOMO?

...Looking good skid

Post by **Leatherneck** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 5:53 pm

How easy are those GPS screens to read in the sunlight? Skid the bling (not Chrome) is looking nice.

Skidmark · Post by **Skidmark** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 5:59 pm

Here's one that would piss anyone off... The original top plate on the fuel cell would just fit under the cross tube on the cage. With the new fill plate being aluminum, and thicker than the old steel one, all of the fittings and such are now too tall to fit under the cross tube.

This makes it a lot more work to take the cell in and out. The cage design only allows the cell to go in one way. I really don't want to cut out the cross tube and weld in a new one - this one meets the other tubes at the right level.

What a pain in the a$$...

Post by **david58** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 6:57 pm

Would a 90 work?

Skidmark · Post by **Skidmark** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 7:54 pm

The 90 degree fittings screw on top of those bulkhead fittings. I already have the 90's...

Post by **david58** » Sun Apr 15, 2007 7:59 pm

That was like an Elmer Fud question then.

RyanB · Post by **RyanB** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:05 am

That was a sweet lookin dash man. Very very nice!

Skidmark · Post by **Skidmark** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 7:46 pm

The last part of the exhaust is done. I made the support bar from the header flange to the throttle body. Getting the cell installed is the last piece of the puzzle to make her fire up.

Getrdone · Post by **Getrdone** » Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:31 pm

Man, I was way ahead of you to get in the club and all I need is to set my carbs........and somehow you lit rocket fuel in yur but and are going to blow on by. Great progress the the force is groing strong with this one!

Skidmark · Post by **Skidmark** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 8:46 pm

I have been trying to start the Suby tonight. However, I have run into a snag...

There is no fuel coming out of the pump, and the pump is hot to the touch. I heard it working last night when cranking for oil pressure, but it was running dry. I heard it come on when I first tried cranking tonight, but it doesn't come on now. The ECU turns the pump off automatically after three to five seconds of no crank movement, but it should sense the crank rotating during cranking.

Did I smoke the fuel pump running it for a little while dry?

Does the electric fuel pumps need priming, and if so, how do you prime it? It is mounted next to the cell and below the bottom edge of the cell. I am not going to syphon it by mouth...

takotruckin · Post by **takotruckin** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 8:50 pm

mine did not need priming, and it isnt mounted as low as yours. i did find that it worked better if installed in the correct direction

try jumping the pump and see if it runs

Post by **Leatherneck** » Wed Apr 18, 2007 8:51 pm

I would not think you smoked it that quickly, mine was on (dry) for about 5 seconds, it is for fuel injected too. Silly, but check connections, possible fuse? Should be no priming to the pump, but heck suck on that puppy but get the wife to get the camera first.