Just got some of the shrouds on.. pretty confusing!

I haven't been getting very far on the Volkswagen this week while I've been ripping apart that new Neon R/T I got. I have managed to paint some of the engine tins, generator and generator stand.



Parts arrived today for the car as well. Including a new Bosch 009 distributor, wires, and plugs.. plus a few seals that I needed.

Thanks to a local member of the Twin Cities VW club I now have the so needed seats for this Beetle. They are 60's style Low Back seats with a matching style backseat. They will probably be reupholstered with RED vinyl material. Should really offset the green nicely.

Finally got to work on putting the engine back together with a ton of new parts. Installed new 1680cc engine kit, and some new seats along with a bunch of painted parts. Starting to look good.. should look even better when its done.

Well. Rather than pull out the body and start body work, I decided to start on the engine instead. I spent about 10 hours working on it today. I started with the full assembly and got it down to block / rods with only a few problems.

The shrouds were very rusted and it took quite a bit of work to get them all off. Some of the bolts snapped, and they will need to be extracted. The entire thing was packed with cotton and mouse nestings. They had filled up the fan shroud pretty extensively, and it would have been a huge problem had I run the engine like that. I'm glad I decided to tak it apart!





The engine will be getting new pistons and cylinders next week, and all new hardware. Will be going 1680cc with the dual Kadrons and header.. lighter pulleys and a few other performance mods. It should breath new life into this little 60HP engine.

Installed new brake cylinders, pads, and springs on the rear brakes today. Nothing special there, but it needed to be done.



Also got the pedals, and master cylinder installed. Ready to run all the brake lines and then get on to working on the body!

Got the transmission back on the chassis today with all new hardware and mounts. Also put on the clutch return spring, and new cables and bushings. Then I got the axles back into place after having to rebuild one of them again. Its all buttoned up with new hardware.

Everything got buttoned up today. The rear suspension is all backtogether and the chassis is rolled out in the driveway to get some more paint and some seam sealer. I also threw the fisheye lense on the camera to get some cool pictures.

Been working pretty constantly on the car this week, and have a set schedule of things to do this week. They include: Assemble Rear End, Seam Seal, Paint, Install Transmission, Install Brake Lines & Rebuild Rear Brakes, and then finally start on the body work.

I got the axles rebuilt and painted, and I think they look great! New bolts, boots, and washers, plus greased up the CVs.

The back side of the chassis is all painted fairly well and is ready to go back together. I think everything turned out really well and its all really clean. I have a ton of new parts from CIP1 that need to go on, like transmounts, axle boots, brakes and rubber bushings.



I ordered a ton of bolts from BoltDepot, to do the reassembly.. but I'm afraid they won't be here until next week. I really want to get this thing knocked out.