At the Apelviken bay

I was out with my oldest daughter yesterday on a little cruise.

Start up of rebuild engine

Finally was it time to start up my 1835cc engine again after a long winter with to much other things to do. Michael was down from "Kingriver" to help me out with the startup.

My car outside Fredriks place when i was out for a test drive.

Somewhere in north Sweden

Last week was I on a trip up to Dalarna in Sweden and visited a friend. Here are some pictures from his garden.

WIDE FIVE Sweden

Here can you read about what will happen and happens in WIDE FIVE Sweden.
WIDE FIVE Sweden For you who don't know what WIDE FIVE is can read more about it here WIDE FIVE

PB' ride

Some day ago did PB visit me with his new Typ1 -66.

Good view

Yesterday when I was laying below my VW and try to make my heating channels to work did I have this lovely view.

Nice ride

Daniel was visiting me tonight with his lovely -64 that he just has finished.

WIDE FIVE Sweden meeting

For the second time did WIDE FIVE Sweden had a meeting in Varberg at Sibylla. Tonight did 6 person participate in the meeting. All together are we 12 guy's. WIDE FIVE Sweden is a part of the amarican WIDE FIVE Florida. WIDE FIVE did start in 1995 in Florida. I meet this guy's and girls when I was over in March. They have some simple rules that I liked:

1. Own a VW pre -67
2. Have fun and drink beer :D
3. + some more rules

Can it be better.

First some pictures from the first meeting.

Some of the guys is have a good time at Sibylla.
Daniels daly driver in black and Nicklas K's red -65.
Niklas -65 is so far away from a trailer queen you can get. This winter did he load his snowboard equipment and drived with it all the way up to Trysil in Norway. It's just 577km one way. Talk about daly driver.

Picture from today's meeting. We was a small group of cars but at the same time, it's still just in the middle of April.
Nicklas Replica Spyder. Nicklas also has a Typ 1 -58 that maybe will be out on the roads after next weekend.
David's very nice -65 Cal-look.
My -59 that still is under progress. Will change front beam as soon as i show up.

Making new spindles

Fredrik and I went to Michael "wholesale dealer" Gustafsson to get some help with pressing out the king pin, bushing and press I back again on Fredrik's new dropped spindles. Everything went well besides when Fredrik should have then put together again. Fredrik was a little upset and tried to hammer them together again.
First everything started very well.
Fredrik is just looking when Michael makes the job. In the background can you see Michaels Samba bus. Michael has what I think 8 other VW's.
Now starting Fredrik to help Michael out. He has to do the easy job that he's now used t, pumping and more pumping.
Now is it time to put the spindle together. At first it looked OK but then Fredrik is starting to HAMMER it together. Lucky him that he had me and Michael there to cool him down or he would never had any droped spindles today ;)
Here is Fredrik freaking out completly.
Here is a picture of Michaels Notchback he is working on at the moment.

Daniel's ride

I was out at Daniel garage and helped him out with some stuff. I took some pictures of his -64 that he just got out after some years work. I did also took some pictures of his awsome what I know one of the kind VW type 1 from -65. This -65 has just bin out on the roads 9971km. It's like brand new. If you have 12 000€ in the pocket burning and want this extraodinary VW, give me a mail and I help you out to get in contact with Daniel. Now I just let the picture talk.

Daniels Samba and Type 1 from -64. Daniel in his Type 1 -64

Daniels marvellous VW type 1 from -65. As i wrote before. It's like brand new. Nothing is rebuild or changed on it.

9971km!!!! Try to find anything like this just some km away from where you live.

Göran Lundgren

After the visit at Bengt's Porsche heaven did we vistit Mange Lundgrens father Göran. Göran had made some new support for my transmission.

Göran is showing what he is working on at the moment. Not too tell anyone to much must I say is it the most well made and advanced VW engine I ever seen. I have been "playing" with VW since -88 so I have seen a lot during the years.

This is the rear trasmission mont.

Here is the front transmission mont.

Some pictures of parts that Göran makes. The explanatory note of the parts and prices can be send in English if you are intrested in any of the parts or call Magnus Lundgren at +46 733 748766

* Stötstångsrör/teleskop. För std eller strokade motorer. Frigång för höga lyft och utv. vippställ. Aluminium, dubbla o-ringar i viton, rostfri tryckfjäder och stödbricka. Set om 8st. 850:-

Halsringar d=40-45mm. IDA 48. Set om 4st. 550:- * Halsringar d=48mm. Lämpliga till IDA 51,5. Set om 4st. 550:-

* Växellådsfäste, sk Berg-Stag. Komplett inklusive gummikuddar och fästdetaljer. Passar 61-. Svartförzinkad. 850:-

* Växellådsfäste bakre, förstärkt med fästöron för stagning i kaross. För 61-72 std gummi- eller polyurethanfästen. Svartförzinkad. 450:-

* Gasreglage av vajertyp. Komplett set, i rostfritt och aluminium. För IDA eller IDF. 1350:- * Insugstrattar, EMPI. För IDA 48. Set om 4st. 600:- * EMPI "hexbar" gasreglage. Komplett med insugsrör passande std topp. IDA 48. 1000:- *