Blitz black

Spray on, sand off...yes sense .
Of course I have a run. I'll fix it.

Fade to black

Phos ( navel jelly) treatment, then primer. Finally a coat of " blitz black". The trunk is looking better and I did the same to the engine compartment . Digging the old seals out of my beat up engine compartment channels was a pain in the , well you get the idea.

Prime

Deconstruction

Gutted the wiring under the front deck lid. Removed the gas tank. Have been wire brushing off this flakey stuff that was everywhere . Found more rust to treat. Driver side front fender has a lot of hidden rust ( headlight bucket is eat up) so I may replace that fender.

Tags

Well I took care of the title today and now have my Antique Auto plate!

Vintage hood

Not %100 fitted yet but on.

Single port heads

Well I have my heads back from the shop.  All new exhaust valves and all the surfaces reworked. Just like new !

Parts procurement

Well the jugs turned out to be very worn! So a set of Mahle pistons and jugs have been purchased along with the front engine tin I need, two clutch cables and two accelerator cables ( one each for emergency parts box) as well as a complete carpet kit (it was on sale). Should put the top end in good shape.

VW Transaxel

VW Transaxel, a photo by ZenOptic on Flickr.

Thanks to Jake for pressure washing my Transaxel while I was at work!

1600 not quite dualport yet

1600 not quite dualport yet, a photo by ZenOptic on Flickr.

Thanks to the wonderfull VW family that is our club in Knoxville . This was car was bought and parted out and I was called to get dibbs on the engine and trans.
Stack trans, late 1600 short block but single port heads..... Well it's a great start.