pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome
6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·
swing or IRS?
"stoopid is stronger than axles"
http://drivingnotpolishing.blogspot.com.au/
http://drivingnotpolishing.blogspot.com.au/
Turbo54's Beetle 16-7-12
Turbo54 Veteran Volks Folk
2,220 posts · joined Jul 2004 ·
IRS
C'mon kids gather round,
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.
malcolm Insano Dub Head
812 posts · joined Nov 2004 ·
T54 love the intercooler set up I was thinking of doing the same ,thats how some racing boats set their intercoolers
Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus
5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Well done mate - I wish I had your fabrication skills and access to tools/machinery! You're doing a great job.
Turbo54 Veteran Volks Folk
2,220 posts · joined Jul 2004 ·
Thanks Das, I cant take all the credit. Dave from ASE really knows what he's doing and I go down there and suggest this and then he suggests something and then we think and decied on something. I started with a complete plan on how I wanted it to fit, work and look and I think you have to do this. There is so many fittings and things to think about that if you just wing it you will miss something or it just wont be practical etc. I have been doing all the shaping and cutting, smoothing etc while dave welds it up and yes it is awesome to have all the tools you will ever need at your disposal. I went to a college for school and they never did tech or woodwork there so I missed out on all of that and really regret it now. I so look forward to Saturdays and somedays before work, going down there and fabricating stuff up. Awesome fun.
T54
Malcolm, do you have any sites or pics of the racing boats? You didn't used to build racing boats did you?
Here's another of what we did this morning!
My oil cooler, anyone can buy these at around $250each, very good value.
T54
Malcolm, do you have any sites or pics of the racing boats? You didn't used to build racing boats did you?
Here's another of what we did this morning!
My oil cooler, anyone can buy these at around $250each, very good value.
C'mon kids gather round,
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.
0 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·
Absolutely awesome.....
Gracey Wolfsburg Wizard
511 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·
Looks fantastic, can't wait to see how well it all works.
malcolm Insano Dub Head
812 posts · joined Nov 2004 ·
no I didn,t build racing boats just reading through different mags and books and also talking to different fields of motor sport 22 years ago I had a turbocharged celica no intercooler just a big su carb 250 hp and a e28 5 series with a supercharged 300zx motor altronics ecu which had 600+ nm torque so I,ve picked up things along the way .I like the idea of the intercoolers because you can have the decklid closed and look stock great fabrication .
Turbo54 Veteran Volks Folk
2,220 posts · joined Jul 2004 ·
Hi all,
Another update.
A fair bit of dealing has been going on lately and for all of us it a win win situation. It all started about 10 years ago when I bought my first 54 (i still have it) and I bumped into a friend down the road who also has 54's and he mentioned that he had a rust free 54 with a only a couple of slight dents in it for sale. Now I was thinking can I sell mine and buy it but it was more expensive but better. I was on student wages and couldn't really afford it so i let it pass. 7 more years went on and I dont see him much but when he's home I usually stop and I asked him how things were going and he mentioned that he needed to move the 54 and di I want it. The timing wasn't flash and once agin i had to pass. DAMN! I saw him about a year later ready to buy it but it had sold and I was annoyed that I let one slip. This would've been the easiest resto around and would've saved me heaps of money in the long run.
A couple of months ago i bumped into mt friend again and was talking about his 54's and he said the guy from Sydney stil hasn't picked it up yet. It had been about 2 years since he got the deposit and heard anything since. I asked what are the legal rules to ending the sale to him and giving it too me. After a bit of mucking around it is mine...finally!
In this process I have already agreed to sell my white one to a friend which is good for him as it is better than his current project and should save him time.
The seller wins cause it gets out of his shed
Friend wins as he gets a better car and less rust repair
I win as I get the car that I should've bought 10 years ago.
Now I cant wait to get it home. Here it is:
Slight surface rust over the roof section and boots lid. It rubs off with your hand. The car is covered in about 6mm of dust. I squirted it with a compressot and it filled the shed with dust and we had to evacuate. Comes wit all correct guards (with raised sections inbetween bolt holes), bonnet, boot lid and a rear apron as someone butchered it with a muffler.
I will have more of the intercoolers update soon.
T54
Another update.
A fair bit of dealing has been going on lately and for all of us it a win win situation. It all started about 10 years ago when I bought my first 54 (i still have it) and I bumped into a friend down the road who also has 54's and he mentioned that he had a rust free 54 with a only a couple of slight dents in it for sale. Now I was thinking can I sell mine and buy it but it was more expensive but better. I was on student wages and couldn't really afford it so i let it pass. 7 more years went on and I dont see him much but when he's home I usually stop and I asked him how things were going and he mentioned that he needed to move the 54 and di I want it. The timing wasn't flash and once agin i had to pass. DAMN! I saw him about a year later ready to buy it but it had sold and I was annoyed that I let one slip. This would've been the easiest resto around and would've saved me heaps of money in the long run.
A couple of months ago i bumped into mt friend again and was talking about his 54's and he said the guy from Sydney stil hasn't picked it up yet. It had been about 2 years since he got the deposit and heard anything since. I asked what are the legal rules to ending the sale to him and giving it too me. After a bit of mucking around it is mine...finally!
In this process I have already agreed to sell my white one to a friend which is good for him as it is better than his current project and should save him time.
The seller wins cause it gets out of his shed
Friend wins as he gets a better car and less rust repair
I win as I get the car that I should've bought 10 years ago.
Now I cant wait to get it home. Here it is:
Slight surface rust over the roof section and boots lid. It rubs off with your hand. The car is covered in about 6mm of dust. I squirted it with a compressot and it filled the shed with dust and we had to evacuate. Comes wit all correct guards (with raised sections inbetween bolt holes), bonnet, boot lid and a rear apron as someone butchered it with a muffler.
I will have more of the intercoolers update soon.
T54
C'mon kids gather round,
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.
Dasdubber DAS Resto Haus
5,746 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Wow that looks mint from initial pics - well done mate and good story to go along with it!
HGFS Wolfsburg Wizard
531 posts · joined Feb 2005 ·
Lookin nice T54, was wondering what could be a better start than your white car, but now I can see why you went for it. Definitely sounds like a win - win for you and this friend of yours 😉
Its intriguing at times to think of how many good cars there are just sitting in peoples sheds all over the place, they're out there...
Its intriguing at times to think of how many good cars there are just sitting in peoples sheds all over the place, they're out there...
1954 Oval long term project going nowhere
1958 Beetle drag car project
1959 Beetle project I need to sell one day
1969 Squareback
1958 Beetle drag car project
1959 Beetle project I need to sell one day
1969 Squareback
hellbugged 48's and straight cuts
5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·
nice stuff.
where did you get the oil cooler?
where did you get the oil cooler?
Turbo54 Veteran Volks Folk
2,220 posts · joined Jul 2004 ·
C'mon kids gather round,
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.
Turbo54 Veteran Volks Folk
2,220 posts · joined Jul 2004 ·
Hi all,
Just another quick update, He are the coolers not far from finished, They have been pressure tested, and the top tanks are on.
Just have to do the pipe work to get it to fit.
T54
Just another quick update, He are the coolers not far from finished, They have been pressure tested, and the top tanks are on.
Just have to do the pipe work to get it to fit.
T54
C'mon kids gather round,
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.
bond Veteran Volks Folk
2,456 posts · joined Jul 2003 ·
mate - looks like you got jibbed a rear apron hehe
sweet pickup - congrats and love the engine makeup
nick :thumb
sweet pickup - congrats and love the engine makeup
nick :thumb
Flintstones Custom Title Time!
1,077 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Turbo54
Where are you going to mount your injectors?
Cheers
Where are you going to mount your injectors?
Cheers
malcolm Insano Dub Head
812 posts · joined Nov 2004 ·
are the inlet pipes going to clear the deck lid
hellbugged 48's and straight cuts
5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·
looks like he has extended the hinges out.
i would think they're going to need a brace to hold em steady,the intercoolers that is,
thats a lot of weight atop a small area with only two studs- those mannies are known to crack as it is. just a thought to consider
[ Edited on 23-4-06 by dumone ]
i would think they're going to need a brace to hold em steady,the intercoolers that is,
thats a lot of weight atop a small area with only two studs- those mannies are known to crack as it is. just a thought to consider
[ Edited on 23-4-06 by dumone ]
Turbo54 Veteran Volks Folk
2,220 posts · joined Jul 2004 ·
To answer the question about the standoffs,
I am going to be running a different hinge setup like youve never seen b4 but you'll have to wait and see! T54
I am going to be running a different hinge setup like youve never seen b4 but you'll have to wait and see! T54
C'mon kids gather round,
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.
malcolm Insano Dub Head
812 posts · joined Nov 2004 ·
t54 I looked a the BMW E28 bonnet hinge so the decklid comes forward in a arch instead of tilting back into he engine bay love your work.
Turbo54 Veteran Volks Folk
2,220 posts · joined Jul 2004 ·
HI all,
Well its almost finished. All the intake is done except the pipe from turbo to TB because i am waiting for my blow off valve to arrive and then position. It is one of the stelth black turbosmart ones. I am running standoffs but it should fit under the lid with some room to spare. Now for all the plumbing and the injector bosses.
T54
Well its almost finished. All the intake is done except the pipe from turbo to TB because i am waiting for my blow off valve to arrive and then position. It is one of the stelth black turbosmart ones. I am running standoffs but it should fit under the lid with some room to spare. Now for all the plumbing and the injector bosses.
T54
C'mon kids gather round,
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.
VWFREAK VWFREAK
2,577 posts · joined May 2004 ·
Very nice, a real work of art. My hat goes of to you, keep up the good work.
pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome
6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·
very very nice. all fabs should be that elegant. could almost be factory if it wasn't so MENTAL!!🤘
"stoopid is stronger than axles"
http://drivingnotpolishing.blogspot.com.au/
http://drivingnotpolishing.blogspot.com.au/
Flintstones Custom Title Time!
1,077 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
looks like you won't even need the decklid standoffs!
Cheers
Cheers
Che Castro ankle straps
1,945 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
damn that is hot!
Jon
tourer TL Commited Dubber
58 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·
Awesome work Heath!
I met ya at "the Day of the Volkswagen" at Glenelg. We spoke about our type 3's (mine is the tan fastback). Good luck with selling your square, it truly is a beautiful car.
Your centrainly coming along with the 54. That is the neatest intercooler set-ups ive seen. She's a real beast.
Good luck and keep the updates coming.
Cheers
Matt
I met ya at "the Day of the Volkswagen" at Glenelg. We spoke about our type 3's (mine is the tan fastback). Good luck with selling your square, it truly is a beautiful car.
Your centrainly coming along with the 54. That is the neatest intercooler set-ups ive seen. She's a real beast.
Good luck and keep the updates coming.
Cheers
Matt
malcolm Insano Dub Head
812 posts · joined Nov 2004 ·
Heath have a set of injectors firing into back of the inlet valves for top end power and another set before the intercoolers for bottom end torque 2 stage just like Audi had on their group A cars but the fuel mightjust wet the walls.Have another single injector firing into the turbo housing to keep it spoolling on gear changes.
Turbo54 Veteran Volks Folk
2,220 posts · joined Jul 2004 ·
thats a lot of injectors! I will be running just the bottom set for now and see how it goes. As the engine is 2165 it should have good bottom end and the turbo is a GT2871rs and have heard they come on strong and early. Apperently the choice for drifters for this reason. T54
C'mon kids gather round,
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.
malcolm Insano Dub Head
812 posts · joined Nov 2004 ·
T54 the intercoolers are they water to air and have youthought about the weight on the heads.keep the good work up.
Turbo54 Veteran Volks Folk
2,220 posts · joined Jul 2004 ·
Malcolm, yeah have thought about the weight thing. They dont actually weight that much and I will weight the full of liquid and compare them to webbers. We made the end tanks small with this in mind but with the way they brace together on heads, joiner tube and trottle body the weight is distributed well unlike webbers which are just a tower of power with a linkage.
Thanks
T54
Thanks
T54
C'mon kids gather round,
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.
there's a new sensation hitting town,
It's moving straight, low to the ground,
it'll pick you up when your feeling down.