and here she is as of a couple of days ago
spamwell Casual Dubber
23 posts · joined Dec 2009 ·
Sam's 74 beetle project VDU874
spamwell Casual Dubber
23 posts · joined Dec 2009 ·
Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang
9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·
Good to see you stuck it out and kept going with it.
You wouldnt believe how full my inboxes on the VW forums and youtube are with messages from people who start out similar projects and then bail when they find out whats involved or what it's gonna cost.
Any reason you haven't moved the gearbox forward at all?
it's the best way to get the timing belt covers to fit under the back guards.
You wouldnt believe how full my inboxes on the VW forums and youtube are with messages from people who start out similar projects and then bail when they find out whats involved or what it's gonna cost.
Any reason you haven't moved the gearbox forward at all?
it's the best way to get the timing belt covers to fit under the back guards.
spamwell Casual Dubber
23 posts · joined Dec 2009 ·
we had alot of panel work to do in the back anyway so we decided to keep the driveshaft angles standard and just do it our own way. To be honest didn't really think about moving the box forward just went ahead and made it all work lol 🙂
There are just two small humps which go over the cam covers which i think will not look out of place. The whole rear end of my car is welded together so all i have to do is unbolt the guards and about 10 bolts and the whole rear apron and rear guards with bumper and tail lights attached comes off as an assembly.
There are just two small humps which go over the cam covers which i think will not look out of place. The whole rear end of my car is welded together so all i have to do is unbolt the guards and about 10 bolts and the whole rear apron and rear guards with bumper and tail lights attached comes off as an assembly.
spamwell Casual Dubber
23 posts · joined Dec 2009 ·
so what does everyone think about my widended standard wheels 🙂 ! i think they turned out awesome
1303Steve Scirocco Rare
8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Hi
Looking good. What's happening with the radiator? I hop your not cutting holes in the bonnet, it gives the game away.
Steve
Looking good. What's happening with the radiator? I hop your not cutting holes in the bonnet, it gives the game away.
Steve
ian.mezz I never said, I could write or spell
3,913 posts · joined Sep 2004 ·
yer that radiators way to big .1303Steve wrote:Hi
Looking good. What's happening with the radiator? I hop your not cutting holes in the bonnet, it gives the game away.
Steve
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car forums. where a lot of peoples good intentions end up taking a good old car off the road forever never ever to see the road again. 🥲
car forums. where a lot of peoples good intentions end up taking a good old car off the road forever never ever to see the road again. 🥲
spamwell Casual Dubber
23 posts · joined Dec 2009 ·
you won't see the radiator at all, the air comes up through holes in the spare wheel well, it is all shrouded in there so he air that comes up is sucked through the radiator by the thermo fans and forced out more holes in the spare wheel well.
The radiator isn't too big. It is a standard subaru radiator with it's factory thermo fans.
Althought there is not direct flow to the radiator it should get a decent amount of flow with the way we have shrouded it, also underneath the car the coolant pipes are aluminium which should also dispell alot of heat.
It sits in the shed idling and gets up to temp and stays at temp beautfully. The thermo fans come on at 90 deg which only happens when i rev it alot while it's sitting still.
The radiator isn't too big. It is a standard subaru radiator with it's factory thermo fans.
Althought there is not direct flow to the radiator it should get a decent amount of flow with the way we have shrouded it, also underneath the car the coolant pipes are aluminium which should also dispell alot of heat.
It sits in the shed idling and gets up to temp and stays at temp beautfully. The thermo fans come on at 90 deg which only happens when i rev it alot while it's sitting still.
spamwell Casual Dubber
23 posts · joined Dec 2009 ·
spent all tonight dynamatting the firewall etc, starting to move on to the floor soon
spamwell Casual Dubber
23 posts · joined Dec 2009 ·
also thanks for the kind words guys 🙂
ian.mezz I never said, I could write or spell
3,913 posts · joined Sep 2004 ·
good job,
sounds good if your taking in to account the amount of extra water that the cooling pipes hold and you calculations come out the same amount of litres as the factory Subaru cooling holds you shouldn't have the temp gauge going up and down all the time, the fan hardly ever comes on in mine.
Just remember that heat rises and the fans need a good vacuum to suck hot air out .away from the fuel tank.
the boost is so much fun.😊
sounds good if your taking in to account the amount of extra water that the cooling pipes hold and you calculations come out the same amount of litres as the factory Subaru cooling holds you shouldn't have the temp gauge going up and down all the time, the fan hardly ever comes on in mine.
Just remember that heat rises and the fans need a good vacuum to suck hot air out .away from the fuel tank.
the boost is so much fun.😊
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car forums. where a lot of peoples good intentions end up taking a good old car off the road forever never ever to see the road again. 🥲
car forums. where a lot of peoples good intentions end up taking a good old car off the road forever never ever to see the road again. 🥲
Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang
9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·
Ha! my radiator is 1/3rd that size and even mine holds triple the amount coolant than a stock subi
Unless my A/C is on my fans never come on, that's the joys of having heaps of coolant in reserve.
Unless my A/C is on my fans never come on, that's the joys of having heaps of coolant in reserve.