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vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#237028
Just finished restoring a Jack Brabham's Lukey exhaust system for my 1200 40hp engine.

these were SPEED performance equipement from the early 60s. the brochures of the day claim a massive 6 bhp at the rear wheels at 4200 rpm. Jack Brabham Conversions claim it gives a Beetle Engine 12 1/2% more power, with cooler engine temps and better fuel economy.

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vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

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#237030
Jack Brabham

[Edited on 24-9-2004 by vw54]

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#237038
sweet looking ride you have there

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

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#237050
yeah i must give it a clean on the weekend... havent washed it for a while due to Sunny Sydneys water restrictions
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#237103
that is an awful lot of pipe!
Please, I need drivers side window regulator (winder mechanism) for my '54

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2,169 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#237170
Is one of the tail pipes a dummy, It looks like the Genie system I have just put on my Beetle
Keeping it real !

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

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#237200
Yes the left hand pipe is a dummy... these have to be chrome yet ... wont be long

where do u find one well tahts a hard question ive had this one for a few years and about 6 of the bends were eroded and corrode through.

I got some mandrell bend and with some help ( speedster 356 ) welded them up and glass bead blasted the whole set up then hit it with a coat of Por 15 Silver.

The muffler is a new same as origional from Lukey.

Oh by the way i have one of tese fitted to my 56 Oval 36hp as well.
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2,147 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#237230
This all that HP mate you better get a neck brace and wheelie bars to be on the safe side.
Nice classic bit of pipe work.🙂
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vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

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#237313
Yes it was too good to discard... and a classic as well.

The one on the Oval sounds great much better than stock especially with the Judson fitted
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jenz58 Postal Menace

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#237347
vw54 wrote:these were SPEED performance equipement from the early 60s. the brochures of the day claim a massive 6 bhp at the rear wheels at 4200 rpm. Jack Brabham Conversions claim it gives a Beetle Engine 12 1/2% more power, with cooler engine temps and better fuel economy.
So are these exhausted suitable for a 36hp.....if you can find them that is... the benefits sound very impressive

Musta been a rare find there Dave..

Luv the sound of a good exhaust system ..... 😎
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vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

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#237496
i'm guessing the system is far more efficient than standard, it's a really nice merged setup
its really well made thats why it was easy !!! to restore and make usable again

I think they did more reasearch back in the sixties when building components

Jen very hard... to find stuff like this.. just have to be in the right place ... at the right time then all that is good comes to those who r good ... hahahahaha
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