Between 265 & 485 SQ/FT My new garage in Wales

[zanyad]

The price of LPG has also gone up for the first time in 4 years. Now at £1.059 per litre. Still 50p/l cheaper than unleaded though.

How does mileage compartment to gasoline/petrol?

 

[ArmyVW_GuyInTX]

Think I've run out of space now. Still some on the back window though.

Fantastic decals! I might have to borrow a few of those! My Type 181 fits the "why drive boring cars" nicely.

 

[ArmyVW_GuyInTX]

Looks like you've got it figured out. It's annoying and inconvenient when manufacturers do not plan for end user repairs.

This would be every car maker and consumer appliance maker these days - sadly nothing is made to be end user serviceable.

 

[Zebedeewesty]

How does mileage compartment to gasoline/petrol?

Supposedly around a 10-20% loss. Its just a basic open loop system with a mixer ring on the top of the carburettor. The closed loop (with lambda probe in the exhaust) gets better MPG and the sequential injection setups used on FI engines have virtually no loss of MPG. I was gonna put a fuel injected mk3 golf gti motor in when this engine went pop but it just keeps soldiering on.
Its averaged 17.5mpg (14.5mpg US) vs around 20-21 over the past 60k miles still saving me around £400 to 500 a year.

Fantastic decals! I might have to borrow a few of those! My Type 181 fits the "why drive boring cars" nicely.

They were cheap off TEMU.
You can't get any less boring than a 181. One has come up for sale local to me fairly cheaply, though its in need of a lot of work as its been sat in a field for years with a leaky roof.
Its still in army green with red cross logos. Ex Bundeswehr i believe.

 

[ArmyVW_GuyInTX]

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Supposedly around a 10-20% loss. Its just a basic open loop system with a mixer ring on the top of the carburettor. The closed loop (with lambda probe in the exhaust) gets better MPG and the sequential injection setups used on FI engines have virtually no loss of MPG. I was gonna put a fuel injected mk3 golf gti motor in when this engine went pop but it just keeps soldiering on.
Its averaged 17.5mpg (14.5mpg US) vs around 20-21 over the past 60k miles still saving me around £400 to 500 a year.

They were cheap off TEMU.
You can't get any less boring than a 181. One has come up for sale local to me fairly cheaply, though its in need of a lot of work as its been sat in a field for years with a leaky roof.
Its still in army green with red cross logos. Ex Bundeswehr i believe.

Your garage builds are fantastic & your tin worm repairs!

If I was in the market for another type 181, I would prefer on from the Bundeswehr with the reduction gearboxes - as they came from the factory with limited slip. My other un-boring car is my 66 VW doublecab

Cheers!

 

[Zebedeewesty]

Had a look at the drivers side front brake on the bug today. With the wheel off the ground it didn't spin freely. The caliper's outer piston was quite stiff to push back to remove the pads. Inner was free though.
I did the passengers side one back in November 2023 with new seals but didn't touch the drivers side as it was fine at the time.

 

[Zebedeewesty]

 

[Jacko264]

Hi I hope you don’t mind I had to tell someone
It’s Masies birthday today she’s four

 

[Zebedeewesty]

Horrible wet morning again. This is the third day theres been a car show on i've wanted to go to and its rained. Not much fun walking round getting soaked to the skin.

 

[godzillaGTR]

My previous garage was slightly smaller than a 20ft container, just 8ft wide and 18.5ft long. Even so i still managed to do a full body off restoration and respray on my 1970 VW Beetle.


After 20 years of living in Cumbria in the North West of England we made the move 300 miles south to a small village in South Wales.
One of the big plus points of our new house is a much larger detached garage.


Its around 20 ft deep and 24 foot wide though theres only a single 8ft wide door.


Theres a toilet built into the front corner which reduces the space a little but theres still enough space for two cars if go jacks or similar are used.


The area behind the toilet is around 12ft deep by 6 ft wide.


Theres a set of stairs in the rear corner with the bottom 3 steps being able to be up folded out of the way to allow access to a bit more storage under the stairs.


Upstairs theres a boarded out loft area which could really do with being insulated and plaster boarded as its hot as hell up there at the moment.


Bugs new home.


So far all i've done is to erect some Big Dug shelving to get some of the clutter off the floor. I'm still working my way though boxes of household stuff and sorting the house so progress will likely be rather slow.

I love it! Looks fantastic

 

[Zebedeewesty]

I love it! Looks fantastic

Its a lot better than the old one thats for sure. I still wish there was space to fit another car in it, or that the door was a few inches higher so my caravelle would fit in so i could work on it out of the rain.

 

[Zebedeewesty]

 

[Zebedeewesty]

New caliper seals for the bug arrived today so i got the caliper off and onto my workbench.

One piston came out easily but the sticky one needed blowing out with compressed air. The pistons don't look too bad for 40+ year old parts.

 

[Prospecter]

Older vehicles take patience and persistence to keep them on the road. Good for you!

Do you have room to park the Caravelle in front of your garage? Maybe put a temporary awning over the Caravelle to work on it?

 

[Zebedeewesty]

Yeah, theres loads of space in front of the garage. I've got a huge tarp and loads of bolt in wall anchors too. I could screw them into the wall above the door (just under the eaves) which would stop any water from pouring into the garage if the door was open.

 

[Prospecter]

Yeah, theres loads of space in front of the garage. I've got a huge tarp and loads of bolt in wall anchors too. I could screw them into the wall above the door (just under the eaves) which would stop any water from pouring into the garage if the door was open.

Sounds like you have a plan!

 

[Zebedeewesty]

Got the beetle's caliper reassembled and bled. Just been for a bit of a test drive and its no longer so hot you can't even touch the wheel.
Mid summer car run on sunday and it looks like its gonna be a scorcher.

 

[ArmyVW_GuyInTX]

Got the beetle's caliper reassembled and bled. Just been for a bit of a test drive and its no longer so hot you can't even touch the wheel.
Mid summer car run on sunday and it looks like its gonna be a scorcher.

I miss those two pin brake calipers instead of the garbage sliding caliper on most of today's awful consumer buckets!

 

[Zebedeewesty]

I miss those two pin brake calipers instead of the garbage sliding caliper on most of today's awful consumer buckets!

My 1988 caravelle has the sliding calipers and the slider pins stick every year or so. They're easier to remove and reinstall the piston though.
These calipers were off an early 1980s Talbot Horizon (same as a Dodge Omni in the US) and are huge compared to standard beetle ones. About the same size as a vw bus uses. 48mm pistons vs the stock 40mm in a bug's.

 

[ArmyVW_GuyInTX]

My 1988 caravelle has the sliding calipers and the slider pins stick every year or so. They're easier to remove and reinstall the piston though.
These calipers were off an early 1980s Talbot Horizon (same as a Dodge Omni in the US) and are huge compared to standard beetle ones. About the same size as a vw bus uses. 48mm pistons vs the stock 40mm in a bug's.

The Doge Omni (Plymouth Horizon) in the US was a shyte imposter of the Golf!

 

[Zebedeewesty]

The Doge Omni (Plymouth Horizon) in the US was a shyte imposter of the Golf!

Yeah, they weren't brilliant. Rotted like crazy too. Don't think i've seen one on the road or at a car show since the 1990s.
Its just a shame Lotus didn't continue with their mid engined Group B Horizon.
The prototype looked pretty cool.

 

[Zebedeewesty]

Can't leave my seat without this ****** stealing it.

 

[ArmyVW_GuyInTX]

Can't leave my seat without this ****** stealing it.

He is ready to go !

 

[Zebedeewesty]

He is ready to go !

She would have loved being in Lidl. She tried to climb out of the window when i came back.

 

[Zebedeewesty]

Holly wouldn't put weight on one of her back legs last night. Think she's possibly twisted it or something. Decided to leave her at home while i took Lucy out on her own. When i got back i took her out into the garden for the loo and she's starting to put a bit more weight on it.
Proper nasty drizzly morning again.


Lucy wasn't sure what was going on being on her own. She kept stopping and looking back as it she was waiting for Holly.