Thread: Volkswagen Single Cab Street Rod with 400 Hp Chevy crate motor

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Took the Single Cab to a small local car show today.

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Very cool. I bet it generated a ton of interest!

I am making a big push to get this truck finished up. I have it up on the lift to cross things off a long list of minor items. I am also going to pull the cab off to finish up some welding on the underside.

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First on the list is sectioning out a 4" section of the under seat A/C compartment. It is deeper than I need and cuts into my ground clearance.

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Also, finally getting around to finishing the bottom of the doors and moving the lower hinge up a few inches. Can't wait to trim off all that extra metal.

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Here are a few shots of the underside.

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While I am at it, I will check that every nut and bolt is tight.

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Very nice work. It will look sweet with that lower bit cut off and the hinge moved up for sure!

awesome build keep the photos coming

Originally Posted by 40FordDeluxe

Very nice work. It will look sweet with that lower bit cut off and the hinge moved up for sure!

Originally Posted by stovens

awesome build keep the photos coming

Thanks!

Todays progress. I was able to finish sectioning the A/C Compartment. The front and back are welded in. I am going to wait to get the cab off before welding the sides.

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The vents will eventually go out the front of the compartment and up thru the floor

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Made the final rough cut on the bottom of the door

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Also cut out the lower hinge. Tomorrow I will clean up the metal around it and relocate it up a couple of inches.

20160914_174650 by Ben Modified, on Flickr

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Should really give it a more streamlined look!

Spent the entire day moving the lower hinge on the passenger door, as well as capping off the lower section of the door.

First, I had to modify the mounting pad to angle the hinge

[IMG]20160915_093612 by Ben Modified, on Flickr[/IMG]

Cut a piece of 3/16" flat bar to weld to the new mount area. Tapped the holes to accept the stock screws.

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Then trim up the door to accept the original hinge mount section from the further down door.

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The hinge is in place

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Cut out a piece of metal to cap off the bottom of the door

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Welded in along with a piece of small round bar to give it a blunt edge

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Just need to finish off the bottom of the nose where it meets the door and fab a channel on the inside of the door to accept weather strip along the bottom

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I removed the front suspension today so that I could get access to the front portions of the truck. I needed to do a lot of welding, grinding and smoothing without damaging the chrome and stainless.

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Also added a small bit of sheet metal to finish off the front of the cab.

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While I have the brake system open, I need to remove the factory drum brake residual valves from the Wilwood brake master cylinder. I had already installed 2 lb disc brake residual valves in line for the four wheel disc brakes. Also did a lot of misc welding, fitting and grinding

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Putting everything back together. Road trip on Saturday.

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The suspension is back on and the brakes are bled.

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Also made an addtional support for the exhaust system

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Re-installed the doors along with the windows and frames

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And wrapped the exhaust more completely, near the engine mounts.

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Changed the oil in the rear axle
Repacked the wheel bearing grease up front
Repaired a few pin holes in the sheet metal under the windshields
Added a scoop on the underside to direct additional air to the engine
Installed several rubber coated clamps on the brake lines and shifter cable

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Crikey mate!
You've been as busy as a blowfly in a bottle!

Good on ya!

what he said x2

Originally Posted by stovens

what he said x2

Originally Posted by johnboy

Crikey mate!
You've been as busy as a blowfly in a bottle!

Good on ya!

I sure have!

[IMG]Ready to hit the road

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Quick update. The truck made the 1100 mile round trip to Cruisin the Coast with no major issues. I shot some video at the show but had to cut it short to go home and prep for the hurricane. I will post video in a few weeks.