| 11 June 2008: legal again |
the pickup finally passed the APK (MOT) test today.
next appointment isn't until over 2 years.
bring on Budel! |
| 02 April 2008: New wheels |
I picked up the new wheels last night. They are steel Lemmertz wheels originally made for a Porsche 912. They should look pretty cool on the pickup, but first the brakes need to be upgraded (Porsche 944 discs up front). More info on that in a few weeks time.
www.ploon.nl/weblog/DSC02536.JPG |
| 02 April 2008: Metalflake dash knobs |
I made these a few weeks ago, but never got around to take a picture of them. Made out of clear resin with silver flakes. To replace the dashboard knobs in the pickup
www.ploon.nl/weblog/DSC02538.jpg |
| 01 September 2006: Damn engine back out again |
| We've got some problems with the oilpump, so the 1600 has had to came back out of the pickup for a propper inspection |
| 24 August 2006: The engine is in! |
| Last night we finally managed to get the 1600 engine into the pickup! It runs, but there are still a lot of little jobs that need sorting. So I won't be taking it to the show in Spa this weekend. |
| 14 August 2006: The 1600cc engine saga |
The new (1600cc) engine has been ready for a few months, but somehow we hadn't been able to get around to fitting it in the pickup. The weather foarecast for last weekend was pretty bad, so we decided not to go to Bitburg. Plan B: fit the engine!
The gearbox on the pickup is for a 109 teeth flywheel. The new engine had a 130 teeth flywheel. we couldn't swap it over, as the bit that sits over the crank is shaped differently. the boys at BBT had a propper unit in stock, so we cruised down to get it (and a new clutch). After an afternoon of bolting bits together it turns out that the new flywheel wasn't to the same spec as was written on the box!! :-(
They are now gona machine a 109 unit down so it will fit over the new model crank. should be finished in a few days |
| 24 June 2006: Outlined flames - part 2 |
| Managed to finish the other side of the pickup. All the pinstripes around the flames are now on. I also cleaned out the lower locker. It's amazing how much stuff fits in there, so you can expect to find a lot of stuff in there that can be thrown away. I've now got some more room for camping gear |
| 20 June 2006: Outlined flames |
I managed to outline one side of flames on the pickup. It's a bit hard to pinstripe with non-enamel-paint, but i managed. I just hope the weather improves a bit so i can do the other side
www.ploon.nl/weblog/DSC01304.jpg |
| 19 June 2006: Flames and a bamboo awning |
I managed to finish some items just before the big VW show in Budel. First up there is the flame job (it's nearly the same color, so a bit hard to see in the picture, but check out the door). Another new item for the pickup is the bamboo awning
www.ploon.nl/weblog/DSC01273.JPG |
| 14 June 2006: Another year of happy cruising |
| Thanks to Andre van Gilst (www.gilstkevers.nl) for sorting out my brakes, the pickup now has a fresh APK (MOT). Next stop Budel |
| 04 June 2006: Facelift |
The pickup is getting a facelift. The paint had started to bubbele under the headlights (due to rust). I've taken all the rust of and put some red-oxide primer on
www.ploon.nl/weblog/DSC01257.jpg |
| 28 May 2006: Some TLC for the truck |
The old pickup neede some TLC. So the chassis has been given a coat of red-oxide primer and the drivers-dogleg and the passengers-door are now less rusty then before. Next up the rust under the headlights and a small restyle in order to "hide" the non matching paint.
watch this space |
| 01 May 2006: Tiger seat |
I used most of sunday to recover the seat in the pickup. There already was a tigerskin design in there, but that was just a fleece plaid which was safety-pinned on. Now it's got 2 propper seatcovers out of fabric (less stretchy then the fleece.
www.ploon.nl/weblog/DSC01200.JPG |
| 18 January 2006: Fanhouse - fase 2 |
I laid down the yellow base for the pinstriped flames that will go on the pickup's new fanhouse
www.ploon.nl/weblog/dsc01014.jpg |
| 16 January 2006: Fanhouse - fase 1 |
The cooling tin for the pickup's new engine came back from the powdercoaters late last week. It's all bright red right now, but the fanhouse will get some pinstriped flames on it some time during the week. So stay tuned for some updates.
www.ploon.nl/weblog/DSC01010.jpg |
| 25 October 2005: engine upgrade |
I've been cruising all over europe with my pickup for the last 5 years. but as i'm usually the slowest of our group i've been looking into getting some more top speed.
i've just bought a 2nd hand 1500cc H-engine
once i get around to picking it up from the previous owner, i can start working on it. the plan sofar:
new cylinders and pistons (probaly 1600cc units)
reconditioned heads
new manifold (the heather tubes tend to block up)
a 6V conversion
some graphics on the tinware |
| 17 August 2005: A cool cover |
Check out karl & sue's extra cool barndoor samba on the cover of the SSVC club magazine! (if you look closely you'll even spot the front of my pickup on the left).
www.ploon.nl/weblog/SplitScreenSceneAug05.jpg |
| 22 June 2005: pimp my interior + whitewalls |
a quick upgrade for my interior
www.ploon.nl/weblog/DSC00318.JPG
(just done with a few safety pins, a propper sowed version will follow next week)
also a new set of white walls for the pickup.
this time they are stainless rings (painted red) with white walls attached to them
www.ploon.nl/weblog/DSC00317.JPG |
| 12 June 2005: Worked on the pickup |
my headlight problem turned out to be a broken relais. that's what can happen if you use NOS 6V electrical components. all fixed now, should get an MOT tomorrow.
also fitted a 3rd "safety star" brakelight. somehow it lights up a fraction earlier then my normal breaklights. :-)
also fitted some new shock at the back and greased the front axle. one of the nipples came off, the thread was really bad. we fixed it with an oversized bolt which was drilled/tapped out with thread in which we fitted a slightly smaller size nipple. |
| 01 May 2005: VW Show in Bruinisse |
The good weather made for a nice turnout of cars at the vw show in Bruinisse. It's only 20 minutes down the road from me, but it sure was great to be back of the wheel of the pickup. (it had been 6 months since i last drove it).
the pictures : www.vwshows.info/pics/?map=2005/bruinisse |
| 24 July 2004: How low can you go?? |
Went to pick up the singlecab at BBTs today. They lowered it a bit for me.Up front they used 3.5 inch dropped spindles from slammedpanel.com and 175/55/15 tires from the back of a smart add another 2 inches.At the back it's been dropped by 1 spline. Looks very good and still cruises ok.
www.ploon.nl/pickup/24-07-2004.php |
| 25 April 2004: Cruising to Harry`s place |
This weekend the Dutch VW Bus Club organised their spring meet in Burgh-Haamstede on the beautifull coast in Zeeland.
The sun was shining and it's only 20km from my house, so the ideal oportunity to get the pickup out of wintre storage (which needed a new batery and some frech fuel down the carb to come back to life). One of the main attractions was a visit to the bakery/lunchroom/snackbar of the Sonnemans brothers. These guys have a big aircooled VW collection.
pics: www.vwshows.info |
| 08 June 2003: I`ve put some signwriting on the bus |
I've just finished the signwriting on the dropgates.
All done with paint for that authentic look
more info : www.ploon.nl/pickup/08-06-2003.php |
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