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Posted by: lotus_65 Jun 11 2009, 06:36 AM

I knew this ear was broken and I should have fixed it when the engine was out, but I didn't.

It kinda fell apart when we disassembled it!

Inside we found much nastiness to clean out. A combination of compressed air and various picks pulled all the loose items out. this included things you normally wouldn't want inside a structural part of a car, but that's kinda on the original engineers.

My bugs buddy Denny (way smarter than me, yet unemployed) was willing to help!

This is a wicked wheel!

It only looks like Denny's working... I did most of the dirty work! But the true craftsman needs to be satisfied with the details, right?

Posted by: lotus_65 Jun 11 2009, 06:39 AM

Back in place and ready for fun.

Posted by: lotus_65 Jun 11 2009, 06:41 AM

Denny's favorite time...


WELD, baby, WELD!

Posted by: lotus_65 Jun 11 2009, 06:43 AM

That looks like a PITA.

More better.

Posted by: lotus_65 Jun 11 2009, 06:46 AM

Done and done.



Back in the saddle! Get this jalopy back on the road!

Posted by: lotus_65 Jun 11 2009, 06:53 AM

THANKS DENNY!

Not only do we get the job done, but we laugh like fricken' hyena's while doing it.

That was a fun repair.

Posted by: iamchappy Jun 11 2009, 07:41 AM

"Fun repair" Noo way, I'm glad i missed out on that one.....Good job Denny.

I guess the clunk was more than a motor mount.....

Why didn't you add a few metal strips to reinforce it while you were at it.

Posted by: rick 918-S Jun 11 2009, 08:21 AM

Glad it didn't happen at 70mph! So, It's now a driver?

Who's Beetle?

Posted by: lotus_65 Jun 11 2009, 10:49 AM

i'm sure that the years of battery acid in that area causes the weakening. And it was a slow process, not a sudden pop. I had seen it a couple months ago.

Chappy, I think the repair will be a good long-term fix. It's totally valid to reinforce, and if I keep the car and put the 2056 back in after that gets done I'll look at all the points of interest. For now though, with no new battery acid eating away at it and a pretty tame powerplant I think I'm ok. If I sell it, I'll tell the buyer about the repair and suggest more work.

Rick, you need to meet Denny. You guy's will have LOTS to chat about. Let me know when your in town and we'll have some fun.

Posted by: JazonJJordan Sep 18 2009, 02:28 PM

Posted by: brant Sep 18 2009, 02:57 PM

I've ripped a couple of these out
they really are not due to battery acid
they are due to cornering and tires that are much wider and gripper than the car was designed for.

one that I ripped out, was on a replacement (1year old) console with no rust and no scale what so ever.

i strongly recommend bracing on all cars driven hard enough, or driven with enough tire to rip in this area

Posted by: rjames Sep 18 2009, 03:58 PM

If that were my car I think I would have placed a new 'skin' over the entire section.