Looks beautiful, Alan.
Looking sweet Alan!
Very nice! It's going to look fabulous when you're done.
@Alan Merklinn When you get her done I’d like to come down and take a ride.
I can't wait to see the finished product, Alan!
Michelle and I both LOVE the color!
That color is a wow. I’m doing Porsche Grey Black. We are very close. Can’t wait to see the final product.
I HATE your paint job. It's making me want to take sandpaper to my car!!! Seriously, WOW!
Alan, what size wheels did you go with? I thought I read something about 17 inch wheels. The ones in the pics look good. I did that on my first widebody vintage because I thought it looked cool; but I grew up. Nothing bigger than 16 in my opinion. It’s just looks hot rod and not “outlaw” and to me there’s a difference. That is what is so cool about the Emory cars.
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And thar she blows!! The amount of total awesomeness in this build is frightening. I sure hope that old/new engine does not give you any headaches when you give it that first fire. It sure has an impressive throttle linkage. Very elegant paint color and application. Oh my ...
@Marty Grzynkowicz posted:Alan, what size wheels did you go with? I thought I read something about 17 inch wheels. The ones in the pics look good. I did that on my first widebody vintage because I thought it looked cool; but I grew up. Nothing bigger than 16 in my opinion. It’s just looks hot rod and not “outlaw” and to me there’s a difference. That is what is so cool about the Emory cars.
Sold the 17's that came with the Speedster. The new wheels are from "Moblewagen" #520P Interceptors. 5 -1/2 x 15 's
Tires are 185 x 65 x 15 .......... they allowed for 7/16" rear tires to wheel well clearance.
Outlaw: The Kafer bars that I had previously installed on the rolling chassis interfered with bolting down the body, had to remove them, bolt the body to the chassis replaced the Kafer bars. In doing so, I found the horizontal bar that runs from top of the shocks had minimal threads into the bar because of the Mendeola custom suspension. Tomorrow, I'll weld a sleeve to extend it the bar 1-1/2 ". I had time later today to install the 2165 engine too. Tomorrow I'll finish the carb linkage, test fit the fan - oil cooler and remote oil filter housing, then prep the driver's hoop style show- roll bar that's going to powder coating next week.
@Alan Merklin, before you go cutting the horizontal bar, I would look into installing a spacer between the upper shock tower and the shock. It’s hard to tell from the pictures, but I think the shock is leaning into the tower. The Mendeola suspension should have no effect on that Kafer bar, as the shock towers are in the stock location, the only thing that is different is the shock absorbers.
@LI-Rick posted:@Alan Merklin, before you go cutting the horizontal bar, I would look into installing a spacer between the upper shock tower and the shock. It’s hard to tell from the pictures, but I think the shock is leaning into the tower. The Mendeola suspension should have no effect on that Kafer bar, as the shock towers are in the stock location, the only thing that is different is the shock absorbers.
Thanks but spacers will change the vertical geometry of the shorter bars ... I had to change where they are mounted on the solid trans cradle mount so I don't have the clearance. Sleeving the long bar to increase the length is by best choice.
@LI-Rick , patience Little Grasshopper, the sensi knows . . .
Rick is no "Grasshopper". He knows more about hi-po VWs than most ever will.
A lot of guys could learn a thing or two from Rick.
And it's spelled "sensei".
Outlaw project photos .....Moving steadily along, a good day to take a few sunshine pics.
Mobilewagen polished aluminum wheels
Deep shine
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Wonderful
Paint/color came out fantastic.
Jeeze, @DannyP, I'm just pokin' some fun here at LI-Rick even if my Romanji is a little off. You gotta be right every - single - time??
As to Alan's latest, reminds me a similar color scheme I saw out west several years ago at Moro Bay. I think that was something along the gun-metal-grey thing, similar leather inside. I do not have specifics. But very similar and simply gorgeous, both of them. But Alan has some really special stuff hiding under that pretty skin. I hope I get to see this one in person.
Very nice. I like the way the hard tonneau fits inside the body instead of resting on top of it.
Looks Great Alan, love the color are going to put the roll bar in?
Lordy, that's gonna be a purty one!!!
@Arden posted:Looks Great Alan, love the color are going to put the roll bar in?
Yes, it's out being powder coated... I reconfigured the top frame to store under the hard tonneau without having to remove the horizontal doll bar support. Is either top up and roll bar hop can remain, top down with cloth quarter boot or down with hard tonnneau cover.
That's looking sweet Alan.
@Alan Merklin posted:Yes, it's out being powder coated... I reconfigured the top frame to store under the hard tonneau without having to remove the horizontal doll bar support. Is either top up and roll bar hop can remain, top down with cloth quarter boot or down with hard tonnneau cover.
Of all the cars that you built Alain this one is my favorite. It’s too bad it can’t make its way north of the 49th. I would have to leave it in Marty‘s garage somewhere Naples or Chicago.