{"id":956,"date":"2018-02-24T18:32:30","date_gmt":"2018-02-24T18:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?p=956"},"modified":"2023-08-02T16:02:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T15:02:16","slug":"a-bit-more-progres-on-the-beast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?p=956","title":{"rendered":"A bit more progres on the Beast."},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-960 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180110-WA0003-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180110-WA0003-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180110-WA0003-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180110-WA0003-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180110-WA0003-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180110-WA0003.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><!--more-->Hi all.<br \/>\nA bit of progress recently care of Doug and Dan at Dougs VW Werks.<br \/>\nFirst Dan has extended the back wheel arches so the wheels won&#8217;t hit the bodywork if I go over a big lump.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-961 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180110-WA0002-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180110-WA0002-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180110-WA0002-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180110-WA0002-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180110-WA0002-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180110-WA0002.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dan has also welded up all the holes in the floor from previous fixing etc.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-967 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180109-WA0000-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180109-WA0000-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180109-WA0000-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180109-WA0000-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180109-WA0000.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Fixed the lower door runner.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-966 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180110-WA0005-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180110-WA0005-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180110-WA0005-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180110-WA0005-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180110-WA0005-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180110-WA0005.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tidied up the front wheel arches.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-923 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG-20180104-WA0001-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"773\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG-20180104-WA0001-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG-20180104-WA0001-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG-20180104-WA0001-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG-20180104-WA0001.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-1053 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180108-WA0004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180108-WA0004.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180108-WA0004-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180108-WA0004-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180108-WA0004-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Repaired the front driver&#8217;s step.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-972 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180104-WA0002-1024x577.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180104-WA0002-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180104-WA0002-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180104-WA0002-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180104-WA0002-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180104-WA0002.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-973 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180108-WA0007-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180108-WA0007-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180108-WA0007-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180108-WA0007-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180108-WA0007.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-974 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180110-WA0001-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"592\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180110-WA0001-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180110-WA0001-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180110-WA0001-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180110-WA0001-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180110-WA0001.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 592px) 100vw, 592px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And most importantly the hole above the jacking point.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-921 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG-20180103-WA0008-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG-20180103-WA0008-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG-20180103-WA0008-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG-20180103-WA0008-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG-20180103-WA0008-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG-20180103-WA0008.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-964 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180104-WA0003-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180104-WA0003-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180104-WA0003-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180104-WA0003-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180104-WA0003-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180104-WA0003.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-965 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180110-WA0004-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"582\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180110-WA0004-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180110-WA0004-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180110-WA0004-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180110-WA0004-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG-20180110-WA0004.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 582px) 100vw, 582px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This work was followed by a Doug who promptly cut a new hole in the floor to fit an <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=1277\">under-slung battery box<\/a><\/span>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-968 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_2776-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_2776-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_2776-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_2776-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/IMG_2776-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-969 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/28056699_2046205242073224_6379333403234072798_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/28056699_2046205242073224_6379333403234072798_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/28056699_2046205242073224_6379333403234072798_n-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/28056699_2046205242073224_6379333403234072798_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/28056699_2046205242073224_6379333403234072798_n-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-970 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/28168616_2046205415406540_5001216114041389705_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/28168616_2046205415406540_5001216114041389705_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/28168616_2046205415406540_5001216114041389705_n-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/28168616_2046205415406540_5001216114041389705_n-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/28168616_2046205415406540_5001216114041389705_n-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-971 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/28278995_2046205385406543_5455845122055770160_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/28278995_2046205385406543_5455845122055770160_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/28278995_2046205385406543_5455845122055770160_n-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/02\/28278995_2046205385406543_5455845122055770160_n-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Doug has also repaired the gear linkage and work continues on the wiring at the front and the installation of new<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=488\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"> dash clocks<\/span><\/a> (hopefully more photos to follow)<\/p>\n<p>At a later date we are planning to fit a second box on the other side (along with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=13753\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">cable gear linkage<\/span><\/a> system) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=7637\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">fuel tanks<\/span><\/a> to the left and right outer sides. more on that when it happens.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>See any photo heading links or the <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/?page_id=48\">reviews<\/a><\/span> section for more info on the above.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-6760\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/avatar-d.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 152px) 100vw, 152px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/avatar-d.jpg 945w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/avatar-d-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/avatar-d-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/avatar-d-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/avatar-d-100x100.jpg 100w\" alt=\"\" width=\"152\" height=\"152\"><br \/>\n.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-956","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorised"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/956","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=956"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/956\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16490,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/956\/revisions\/16490"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=956"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=956"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thebeast.blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=956"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}