Different pictures

After the maiden voyage to Bug Run 25, I've attended a few get-togethers with the zwitter in the nearby area. One of the few benefits of living close to Oslo is the distance to the VW happeinings during the summer. Here are som pictures from the Oslo VW club forum:

Cruising in Drammen, june 08:

http://www.oslovwclub.no/prat/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=9&TopicID=2092&PagePosition=1

Hot Shop barbeque, june 08:

http://www.oslovwclub.no/prat/display_topic_threads.asp?ForumID=9&TopicID=2095&PagePosition=1

In the picture our good friends from "Screwdrivers".

The driver - getting wet

Here is a shot of the driver... Enjoying himself quite a lot these days as the zwitter is turning relatively reliable. As you can see it's a sunshine car, because the wipers ain't worth shit, not flying the freeway anyway. And the car has the OG rubber and moldings since new, so what else to expect than a little leakage. Both front lower corners of the windscreen is dripping when driving in rainy weather. It's all part of the atmosphere, huh? Thank you Oval 57 for the picture =)

2000 Hits

Thank you for visiting this blog. To celebrate I give you porn to watch, hope you can take it =) Some interesting things are still happening in our garage, so stay tuned for more sechs volt fun and "old speed".

Chasing a split

This is a little clip from my phone... But the quality was better than expected so I have to try this more =) Not difficult catching up with Fürsten, having three times the power at hand. We were headed for a gathering at Hot Shop in Norway (se more on the Sechs volt site)

Cruising a "self built" car

Well, as somone said before; there is not much that can reach up to cruising along in your self restored car. It's been two hard years from the day I sold my 66 cal-looker and bought this piece of rusted junk. To finally have it on the road, after two years of not having a drivable vw, sure add something to the satisfaction. Looking foreward to a summer of cruising and troubleshooting, before the car goes in for the winter... Here are a couple of excellent drive by photos by Fürsten.

The wheels

I've had some questions about the wheels. Nothing complicated there, just plain 5 stud OG rims. Drilled for ventilation like they did in the old days. The rears have got new outer rims in 5,5" size at Sunnaas in Oslo, and the fronts are stock. The choice of tires are Firestone bias ply 5.60-15 and 6.40-15 (correct for T2). The whole thing set up with Porsche A-Brake dummies from CB Performance until the real thing some day will be mounted. The bias ply sure gives a different driving experience, but not as bad as expected =) The main goal was to get the "Old speed" look, what do you think?

Racing the zwitter

Found these old racing photos of the zwitter from back in the early seventies... Photos shot by opponents co-driver. Overtaking a straight out of the dealer 1303 in a steep hill, no better feeling for a 52 race car =)

Ready to rumble?

No, the first trip out is going to be quiet... For the car that is. There are new things that need attention every kilometer I drive. And the big test is starting tomorrow morning as we head for Sweden. Last night we had a last meeting at the garage, and a nice cruise home into the night... Sechs volt rides again =)

Final testing

The last week I have managed some small testruns on the open road. With the usual set backs of course. But day by day I'm narrowing down the list of errors, and it has become close to drivable now. Everything regarding safety is top notch, and with some adjustment to transmission and engine, I really hope for a nice trip to Sweden in two days. Driving 1100 km with a car this "fresh", sure put some exitement to the trip... The car's now waiting for the final touches =)