The reason I've not been posting much on here..

marko · Post by **marko** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 10:44 am

..because this has been taking all my spare time up

http://www.talkaudio.co.uk/ipb/index.ph ... k-project/

I still have a scan through and keep up to date but my mind is focused on this project and hope to have it on the road for summer time

Epoch · Post by **Epoch** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 11:39 am

Love that project

As an incidental I work for an industrial coatings company by day Mark,

We do plastic media stripping (takes paint from a coke can without substrate damage) as well as the usual garnet, chilled iron and steel shot blasting (SA 2,2.5 and so on). If you need owt cleaning up

We spray wet paint also, thicker than automotive coatings (airless) but I know you have experience and an even more experienced buddy in the painting field already

Nice work so far, I hope there's a little system planned for in there too

Jon

marko · Post by **marko** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 12:03 pm

most definitely a small system planned!! haven't decided on kit list yet but it's looking like a Nak cd700 headunit and Zapco processing for starters!

Mark.

Post by **ttocs** » Wed Apr 18, 2012 12:28 pm

good stuff man thats alot of work!

Epoch · Post by **Epoch** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 11:18 am

marko wrote:most definitely a small system planned!! haven't decided on kit list yet but it's looking like a Nak cd700 headunit and Zapco processing for starters!

Mark.

Oh bringing out the big guns, nice

Nice clean sound then...

...maybe a Colossus and 4 x 15's in the back

marko · Post by **marko** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 11:25 am

not decided on amps yet, thought maybe Soundstream class A's ran balanced from Zapco stuff, dunno.. I'll worry about that when I have an MOT on the car!!

Post by **kg1961** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 6:01 pm

man that make me want my 61 ghia and 68bettle back
very very nice work

paintguy · Post by **paintguy** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 11:19 pm

I've been lucky enough to see this in the flesh. It's looking great and is going to be something special when finished

marko · Post by **marko** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 12:43 am

paintguy wrote:I've been lucky enough to see this in the flesh. It's looking great and is going to be something special when finished

It's not moving forward as fast as I'd like right now, I'm missing some special bolts that are hard to find

I just polished the front panel with my £5 special polisher and have to say it looks nice

just polished the wing on my A4 and noticed I got some water marks in the top (damn English weather

), I'm scared to polish too much as I don't want to screw it up..

paintguy · Post by **paintguy** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 1:00 am

Little milky patches?

Try wafting a heat gun over them. Doesn't always work, but worth a try

marko · Post by **marko** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 1:03 am

paintguy wrote:Little milky patches?

Try wafting a heat gun over them. Doesn't always work, but worth a try

no, more like silicone marks but I know they are from water drips! might get some 1200 and lightly polish by hand, it had 3 coats of lacquer so should be OK.

marko · Post by **marko** » Fri Oct 26, 2012 9:56 pm

thought you guys might want to see where I'm up to with this project, still missing a few parts that a proving very challenging to source but getting there!

JK · Post by JK » Sat Oct 27, 2012 7:59 am

looks good!!! i would of gone crazy dealing with the project..

00goobs · Post by **00goobs** » Sat Oct 27, 2012 9:15 am

Although I don't drive one, I am a huge air cooled VW fan. I have a 68 beetle, soon a 69 also. I recently finished wiring a 2.5 Subaru in a 64 beetle and that thing is so fast with a stock 2.5, it almost belongs in there. Having modern A/C and heat doesn't hurt either, hehehe...

This and the notch back (wagon looking one) are awesome, but I'd prefer the bus with all the windows and the V front (60's) I believe...

Hello from my IPad!

04evors · Post by **04evors** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 5:41 pm

Awesome looking car! Great job on it.

marko · Post by **marko** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 9:41 pm

this is where it's up to, just needs final tweeking here and there and a road worth test (MOT as we call it over here) then I can drive it!

itchnertamatoa · Post by **itchnertamatoa** » Tue Jan 01, 2013 11:29 pm

very nice work Marko .. where's the PG install?

marko · Post by **marko** » Wed Jan 02, 2013 10:46 am

itchnertamatoa wrote:very nice work Marko .. where's the PG install?

it doesn't have an install yet but I plan to fit one (think I have enough amps spare

), not sure what kit to fit yet but it will be an analogue orientated for sure

PhuckinGood · Post by **PhuckinGood** » Wed Jan 02, 2013 11:29 am

Ooooh shes a beauty, awesome work I love it, would love it even more on air and rims

Post by **ttocs** » Wed Jan 02, 2013 1:45 pm

she's a 'bute clark!

marko · Post by **marko** » Fri May 31, 2013 4:19 am

OK, here's where I'm up to with the audio install, PG Ti1 head-unit into a pair of Rockford amps, 225.2 bridged on a Diamond 10" sub and 160.4 bridged to 2 channel on a pair of KEF 8" uni-q's, simple as that at the moment! amps color coded with chrome link and end bells to run with the theme of the car.

I used a bit of braided hose to hide the RCA and power cables for head-unit. don't think I've ever had such a solid fitting head-unit in any car! I made the cradle out of 18mm MDF

waiting for trim to arrive..

marko · Post by **marko** » Fri May 31, 2013 4:25 am

amp rack for rear shelf

old school PG blocks!

rear trunk all finished off now, I used some spare carpet to finish the the rear of the sub box off and hand stitched the edging back on! that took ages as I don't have a sewing machine!

amp trim surround trimmed in head-lining material to match interior. not very stealth but I plan to make a cover for it and it's always garaged anwyay so out of site..

Post by **ttocs** » Fri May 31, 2013 4:58 am

very nice although I would have faced the sub back myself.

marko · Post by **marko** » Fri May 31, 2013 5:14 am

I didn't want it facing back as it would have not looked right for me and it works OK as is too which is a bonus.

also, because I only had 10" of depth to play with mounting it on an angle gave me a little more. it would have been very tight on the rear of the enclosure!

Starunit10 · Post by **Starunit10** » Fri May 31, 2013 5:16 am

very nice indeed!