Well, about 20 meters anyway… Now I have finished reengineering the steering column (see post) I have repainted the steering tube and finished the installation. This has certainly made it easier driving the car in and out of the garage, as previously the steering column was not fully secured and…
The original parking brake mechanism that I engineered from an original Porsche 356 (see post) worked ok, but overtime the end bent a little with the amount of force being exerted on it by the cable. I have, therefore, come up with an improved design which has three brackets for…
The stock steering column that I purchased, all the way from Egypt, was great and will allow for the horn to work as per original engineering, but did give cause for concern over safety. There was either less regard for safety in the 50’s and 60’s, or just the fact…
I had looked at getting the steering wheel from MSW (left hand photo), but it was going to be quite a luxury purchase and I am trying to stay sensible with the budget (as much as you can when putting Porsche in the equation). I ended up with going for…
With the body off again, a number of other odd jobs need to be completed, including: During research we came across a really neat bracket for the fuel filter, by EVA Resto, which bolts neatly onto the transmission box – keeping it outside of the engine bay and any really…
As discussed in a previous post, we have an original steering column setup from a 1950’s Beetle, which shares the same design as used on the original Speedsters. It took countless hours and many pounds in the swear jar, to get the geometry right. The photo on the right was…
The new steering column arrived today from Egypt, curtesy of eBay. I managed to track this one down, which is off an Oval Screen Beetle (circa 1958), as I wanted to match the original 356 steering column setup; including the horn mechanism. Upon first inspection, I thought that the seller…
Part of our overall vision is for a Left Hand Drive (LHD) car and whilst it may have been easier to buy a LHD chassis, we are always open for a challenge! Our donor car was a RHD Beetle, which we have managed to convert to LHD, using a mixture…