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South Africa Speedster 2.0l upright watercooled

flatfourfan · 2012-04-23T10:09:34+00:00

Now that I have my introduction out of the way, here's what I have. Dunno if it belongs here as it's still VW, but watercooled..........mods, feel free to move it around as you see fit if I messed up........ 1956 Porsche Speedster replica. This used to have a nice 2.0 type 4 out back on loan from my engine builder while mine was being built. But I decided mid build to tank it and go watercooled. Watercooled motor of choice is a VW 2.0l 8v watercooled lump from a mk4 golf. My reasons for this is dirt cheap, I can get parts anywhere and it's reliable as a pair of scissors. Currently the front has been chopped to fit a 2001 Honda Civic Dual core radiator in a steel frame that is then in turn bolted to the car. This allows for easy access should I need to either pull or service the radiator, plus it allows the car to be returned to stock, should I ever fee like it, I doubt it though. As you can see, once the bumper goes back on, you can't see the cut. The intake scoop still needs to be fabbed though.

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flatfourfan Casual Dubber

31 posts · joined Apr 2012 · 9 May 2016, 8:43 pm

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The last picture gives you an idea of the nose and where it used to be and where we cut out the sidewalls, we ended up moving it out about 100mm each side to allow for a larger golf mk1 radiator. Locally these are a better choice as they are better quality and dirt cheap than a used Honda civic unit. Oh yeah and it's about twice the size of what I had.

Currently the body is right side up so that we can remove the fuel tank mounts and change all of that so that the battery and the spare whee can be moved into the nose.

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flatfourfan Casual Dubber

31 posts · joined Apr 2012 · 9 May 2016, 8:47 pm

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ANd now where we are since last weekend. The radiator is in place and looking good. It's tucked in nice and deep and actually can't be seen from the front of the car. The previous gash in the nose will be repaired and filled in as I don't need it anymore, so I'm happy about that one. There will be a scoop that will be made that will allow for enough air to flow through the radiator.

We are also working on a dual panel behind the radiator so that the heat won't be hitting the footwells as DAMN the front of the car used to get hot on a warm day.

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