My Ocianic Blue Ur restoration

[Tractor Dave]

At last we have some progress to report.







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[Tractor Dave]

At last we have some progress to report.





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[steve briance]

Can't get much simpler than that!

[Tractor Dave]

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[steve briance]

Nice one. They look made rather than purchased and that's the way it should be in my book.


I don't have subframe holes on this car but thinking about it, the weight of the car sits on the wishbones so their mountings must be up to it for use with a trolley.
Plastic or rubber wheels on your set up?

[Tractor Dave]

What did you bolt your chassis moving trolleys to?

For the first time in my motoring life to date, I'm about to get some indoor space to keep a classic car. Inevitably I'm already buying tools and thinking about things I might need for restoration purposes even though the car is currently still outside!

One of the things I would like to do is remove engine and everything from the bay and push it outside for cleaning of engine bay, wheel arches, rust repairs, paint etc. I fancy a visit by a mobile grit blaster (it's that vs hours of angle grinder and wire brush) to do the cleaning and for that not to ruin things, I don't want any suspension, driveshafts etc to be on the car.

I was thinking of making a trolley like yours and bolting to where the wish ones did before being removed...

The trolley was made by a friend and was originally for the S2. The uprights have angle brackets that bolt into the subframe captive nut holes. I adapted it slightly to fit the Ur. The front mountings were identical to the S2, just the rear ones needed some angle iron adding and new holes drilling.

[steve briance]

What did you bolt your chassis moving trolleys to?

For the first time in my motoring life to date, I'm about to get some indoor space to keep a classic car. Inevitably I'm already buying tools and thinking about things I might need for restoration purposes even though the car is currently still outside!

One of the things I would like to do is remove engine and everything from the bay and push it outside for cleaning of engine bay, wheel arches, rust repairs, paint etc. I fancy a visit by a mobile grit blaster (it's that vs hours of angle grinder and wire brush) to do the cleaning and for that not to ruin things, I don't want any suspension, driveshafts etc to be on the car.

I was thinking of making a trolley like yours and bolting to where the wish ones did before being removed...

[Tractor Dave]

The welding is almost finished.





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[Tractor Dave]

oh my That must have took some work getting it on the truck

Just rolled straight on no problem. The dolly has wheels.


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[tango123]

oh my That must have took some work getting it on the truck

[Tractor Dave]

Off she goes for serious welding (no G)!


I was going to do it myself but I have to admit that some of it is beyond my skill level.


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[Tractor Dave]

[QUOTE=oldbiscuit;n2082958]

The diff gets a good scrub.

The front ball joints got new rubbers.

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Hi Dave, I'm working on my 90 Quattro, had 2 new 19mm front ball Joint by wrong order, money been refunded, you can take it for free.

That is very kind of you. I have sent you a PM

[oldbiscuit]

[QUOTE=Tractor Dave;n2077287]The diff gets a good scrub.

The front ball joints got new rubbers.

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Hi Dave, I'm working on my 90 Quattro, had 2 new 19mm front ball Joint by wrong order, money been refunded, you can take it for free.

[Tractor Dave]

Thanks John. I will check those

[newsh]

Windscreen removal did not go to plan.
Someone had used panel bond inside the seal. It was never going to end well.



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I nearly said a bad word then

Make sure the two drain holes under the seal in the bottom corners are open through to the scuttle.