Moved the Car outside

Today I moved the car outside because although my garage is warm and dry it is just too small to work around I moved it out and put it in my car park , next to my house for this weekend (a 1963 Bedford Bus!)



Next job to do is to Reconnect the brakes, probablyusing brake tub joiners which need to be sourced and fitted. And after that the electrics :(



you can just see the cable ties holding the decklid on. This is tempory of course!



A nice arty photo of underneath

UPDATE!!

I haven't updated this blog due to other commitments (fixing lawnmowers) and an ever decreasing amount of free time. In the last fortnight I have got a lot done:
The Brakes have been overhauled new wheel cylinders, shoes etc All that is needed is plumbing in and bleeding.
The engine is in, one of the top bolts is done up, the other top isnt due to the oil cooler being in the way so that needs to be sorted fairly soon.
Whilst checking the brake on the front right side I noticed filler on the arch, and started chipping away with a small screwdriver and found a piece of filler half an inch thick!

Loads more work to do but the end is coming into view i'll update more regualrily from now on

BArgain

Just Got some Black Empi 8's for £40 Off eBay!

Not Much Progress as Clutch Mounting Fork Was broken :(

Engine Completed

Alternator arrived and Engine Finished Only Exhaust To Go!

Cant Wait to get it in the Car!

Cynlider heads

He cynlinder heads are off, ready for valve grinding and decoking

Engine strip

this morning i began to start strippping the engine and i have built up a huge collection of parts, i plan to paint it like this picture but my exhaust will be red. its going to get worse before it gets better.

Engine Out

The first work has started , after my machine mart suff came, axle stands, trolly jack and car creeper. Me and my dad, starteds work at 1 and finished 3 hours later. now the engine is out, on a workmate and prime for some tinkering.

Mistake!

in my earlier post i quoted Gerald ( the motorbike) as a 250cc C12, but just now, looking through some old manuals i found i have realised he is infact a 175cc D3 from 1956, sorry for the mistake!!

Poppy's friend Gerald

When i moved in to my new house, i inherited a 1950's BSA C12 Motorbike, it has a 250cc engine and a horn, the engine needs a complete rebuild and i will do that in the winter, ready for my 17th birthday.

Plans for the future

I want to make poppy into a Cal-Look Beetle Like this. I probabbly wont lower her like the picture because my welding isn't up to scratch, but i can do the rest.

Buying and Moving

Like two of my dad's buses Poppy was bought on eBay for the handsome sum of £527. Unfortunately the day the auctioned finished i didn't have the Internet, so I had to get my Auntie to buy her for me. When Poppy was transported i was still at my boarding school, but luckily she came home safely.

About Poppy

Poppy is a 1969 VW Beetle 1500. She is a deep red and that is why i called her Poppy.

This is her above.

Hello and Welcome

This is my first post of my first car, a VW Beetle named Poppy!