Need Some Bits For An Srb Project........

[cherrybomb]

Right....

I got a bit bored (Again!!). The weather's been **** so I can't paint any shells (I know, I know! , you shouldn't paint outside, but I always do...it saves on the ear ache from SWMBO!)

Anyway, I got hold of a Revell 1/9 Kubelwagen kit for the engine out of it. and then decided I'd better use the rest for something hence this........

There's enough room (just) to keep a full interior if I make up a custom battery pack to go in the back and the kit comes with a working fabric top, so it should be cool when it's finished.

Most of the build onto a modified SRB chassis shouldn't be too much of a bind, but the track needs narrowing by about 15mm (ish) so I need a pair of early A arms with the twin bearings. (It's the only easy way I can think of narrowing the rear end.

If anyone's got any they don't need............ or if you've got any better ideas, I'd be really interested to hear.

[Blacque Jacque]

If you have access to a lathe it's fairly simple to mount it up & bore a second bearing recess, or even drill if you're brave enough.

I have only a single twin bearing arm & converted a mk2 for dual bearings that way.

A 4 jaw chuck & a piece of 6mm rod to true up to should be all you need.

[Badboy]

Show us pics of body onto the chassie NOW!!!!

Badboy

[cherrybomb]

You'll just have to wait 'til tomorrow!

[KEV THE REV]

You'll just have to wait 'til tomorrow!

You teaser you !!

[Blacque Jacque]

I think it's time to petition 10 Downing St.

Your public waits with baited breath (or is that bad breath?)

[cherrybomb]

OK, a bit of an update.......

I have now narrowed the front suspension by 15mm and the rear by 26mm (thanks for the tip about the A arms BJ). The wheels are fronts from a rough rider with outers made up from bits out of the kit along with the kit tyres.

The chassis is just mocked up at the moment, I moved the front forward by just using the front mounting holes in the chassis for the rear holes in the shock towers. The final thing will probably be an alloy ladder with the wheelbase about 3mm shorter than in the photos so the rear wheels are centered in the arches.

You can see from the photos that there is plenty of room for the radio gear and batteries in the front and rear, and the wiring will be tucked away under the transmission tunnel in the floorpan.

Next on the list is to do the chassis properly and start painting the body before adding the interior and other detail. The whole thing will then be 'weathered' to finish it off.

More photos to follow.

[Blacque Jacque]

Cool, looking good.

You're welcome

[Scorchio]

Great work CB!!!! A kubel on an SRB chassis, it don't come much more correct than this. Will you be taking some of the camber out of the rear suspension? Thats the only thing I can see being not quite right so far. Oh and LOVE THE WHEELS!!!!!!!

EDIT: Slightly off topic but I googled this model kit and noticed that the floorpan & engine mount system looks exactly the same as a beetle floorpan, does anybody know if this is the case?

http://www.falconbbs.com/m28-059.jpg

[dready]

EDIT: Slightly off topic but I googled this model kit and noticed that the floorpan & engine mount system looks exactly the same as a beetle floorpan, does anybody know if this is the case?

http://www.falconbbs.com/m28-059.jpg

EDIT: Slightly off topic but I googled this model kit and noticed that the floorpan & engine mount system looks exactly the same as a beetle floorpan, does anybody know if this is the case?

http://www.falconbbs.com/m28-059.jpg

Scorchio,

The World War II Type 82 Kbelwagen, used mechanicals and a rear-engined platform derived from that of the Type I Beetle. The floorpans came from the Karmann Ghia, which itself was based on the Type I,

Sad aren't I

Regards

Dready

P.S used to be well into real size vw's had a 1971 beetle and also the remains of a Razor's Edge Ghia :-)

[cherrybomb]

The Karmann Ghia hadn't been born then! I guess you're thinking of the Trekker which came much later.

The Kubelwagen (Type 82) used the mechanicals derived from the Volkswagen 'peoples car' commissioned by the Nazis in the mid thirties. (This was to become the Beetle when production was taken over by the Allies after the war). There was also a military variant used during the war called the Type 87 and the Schwimmwagen a fully amphibious light personnel version (Type 166)

So the floor pan and mechanicals are very similar to an early split screen Beetle, but I'm not sure if the floor pan is identical (probably). They also had reduction gears built into the hubs very much like Type 2 split screen buses.

[Badboy]

Oohh!!! That looks so awesome!!!

Cant wait till the project is done!!!

Badboy