oh yeah, success! It got a fold parallel with the front edge over the inner structure. Nothing much you can do about that, it could have been worse and all that.
Aye that it is: https://www.partsemporium.co.uk/GUIDE Bay window VW type 2 gearbox codes and ratios.htm
Great result for some plungering, I was going to suggest the suction pullers that @Zebedee did, they work really well on on flatish panels when access behind is limited and the dents is a fair size. Any crease that’s been formed where it’s hit the inner structure of the door can be tapped down with a Pdr nylon tap down tool - under £5 from ebay.
Cheers for the tip on the tap down tool Some of the modern paintless dent repair stuff is quite impressive. With my door I’m just going to daub some paint in the cracked paint with a brush for now. Just to keep the moisture out and come back to it at a later date. If I keep having to redo stuff I’ll never get it on the the road.
Have a look at some of the PDR YouTube videos, some impressive skills about, all about patience, and gentle massaging
I’ve cut the air filter bracket off I going to modify it so it can be bolted on. Then in the future if I fit twin carbs I can just unbolt it so it’s not in the way.
Made some plates up and welded them to the bracket I’ll drill the holes for the bolts once it’s mocked up in the van.
Did a bit of fettling on the air filter bracket and drilled the holes for the bolts I was lucky as I could only just manage to fit the drill at the rear of the bracket. Finished off the prep on the roof of the engine bay and primed it so the whole engine bay is now primed.
Very neat. The one on ours had been removed by a previous owner using a tin opener or maybe a sharpened spoon making a helluva mess.
I’ve seen a lot that looked like they had just been hacked out with the engine in place Hence me deciding to do a better job of it now.
