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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,474 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#356137
thats what im after just did the conversion its about $1100 but i dont have the money so looks like ill have to make one
thanks peter your a champ now ive got a base disign i should be able to make one

[Edited on 14/5/2005 by barls]
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pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#356308
Two horns better than one eh? 😉

Dare I say it, but for all this trouble you might as well build a decent plenum and EFI it.

Garn, you know you want to....:thumb
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ratty 63 Custom Title Time!

1,083 posts · joined Oct 2003 ·

#356319
pete wood wrote:Two horns better than one eh? 😉

Dare I say it, but for all this trouble you might as well build a decent plenum and EFI it.

Garn, you know you want to....:thumb
He, he, he - you must have been reading my mind - exactly what I was thinking - Go on - the world will be better for it! 😀

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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#356327
Hi

Have a look on German Look as for some pics.

Steve

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,474 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#356526
yeah guys i do but i also want the car back on the road thats a project for after i get it back on the road.
cool steve i will
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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

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#358628
found this on the german look, looks good



[Edited on 18/5/2005 by barls]
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oval TOFU Bitte, ein Bit!

2,946 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#358792
wow, thats clean!
...and Robert's ya father's brother...

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

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#359199
yeah it is im looking at making something similar but we will see how it turns out
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Gracey Wolfsburg Wizard

511 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·

#359276
If you could make something similar to that and reproduce it for a reasonable cost you'd have no problem selling them.

I'm thinking of making something out of PVC using pod filters and these covers from CB. http://www.cbperformance.com/catalog.asp?ProductID=563

I've already got the covers as I brought them from Vintage VeeDub many years ago.
I'll see how I go.

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,474 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#359279
im only looking to make one for myself at this stage but if i happen to make something thats easily repoduced i might be convinced to sell them but we will have to see. im going to have to talk to a boat builder about glassing and ideas
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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

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#368048
hey all just got back from the old mans work shop yesterday and was looking at a stock kombi air box in the bug but will have to wait till i get the engine in to size it up whether it will work or not

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2,946 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·

#368483
good luck, lettuce know how it goes..
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VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#368717
That looks ace!

Stuff Kombi, use late-model Commodore or falcon stuff
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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

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#369074
might work ill see what i can do. im not going out to but something else just so i can cut it up ill give you the tip.
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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

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#374459
heres one pyro found for me. thanks pyro.

ive got a few sketches going but wont try anything till i get the engine back together so i can make sure it will fit before i start cutting things up
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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

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#391920
i remembered to take a picture of the other one i made this time i was up there. its made out of a hyundai excel air box its been chopped and had another duct added so it can be run with the twin carbs


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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

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#426826
ok its been a while since ive posted anything on this. and we have completely changed direction on this one. we are no longer using the kombi air box as a based but are now constructing our own based around a laser filter as its 200mm by 180mm in size and will fit in the area we have cleared next to the alternator. these will run in to 2 ducts that will attach to the carbs. these have come from safari filters. heres a pic of the motor so you can see the space we have to work with.

we haven't decided if the air box will be glass or steel yet and we will decide most likely next time i go up.
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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

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#426828
just noticed i put up the one with out the carbs or linkage so here it is at a later stage

i hope this is what your after pete
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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

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#426842
it most like will get done in a couple of weeks mate its hard to do anything when your 4 hrs away
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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

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#437966
ok finally started on one decided to modify the one that i had. so it was cut down to the just the mounting ring as shown



i then shaped a piece of styrofoam to the shape i desired







then covered the foam with plastic and then started to glass over it







next time i go up ill do some more ie cleaning up and finishing, and hopefully finish it well at least enough to get it on the car so i can get it running
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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

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#443057
here are the carby tops

the air box now has the inlets for the carbs and is getting closer to being finished now all it needs is to be filled and smoothed so it can be painted



next time i go up ill finish glassing and prep for painting. i might even mount it then
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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

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#462199
just did a little clean up on some of the glassing, it amazing what you can do with a 7 inch grinder

ill get some more pics when i go up in a week or so
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VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#462389
good work - keep the pics coming
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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

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#504717
here a little teaser of it almost complete and in the engine bay ill have more next week after i get back
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