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HotRodMatt If it\'s old or rare - cut it!

3,616 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#63387
Just got most of the bits for the Kombi's 1776. Hopefully it won't take too long and too many dollars to get it together and in...



AS21 case



Counterweighted crank and genny



Heads and other bits



Baby coming so heater boxes will go on this one...



Kadrons to help it breathe



Barrels and pistons



Tin and other bits



Another view of the case (and my other project behid it...)

[Edited on 6-7-2003 by HotRodMatt]

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#63457
Good stuff Matt

What are some of the finer detail?

new case?
whose crank?
what heads
cam?
CR?

C'mon

Give us the interesting bits!
Futue te ipsum!!!

Grey 57 Old Grey Cruiser

2,937 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#63466
Thats just the engine spec I want for my oval one day. (It's always one day)

Is that an oval window grafted on to a big window beetle in the back ground of the last pic?

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#63476
Weld a set of flanges on that heater box while it is in pieces!

You will thank me next time you see me!!
Futue te ipsum!!!

HotRodMatt If it\'s old or rare - cut it!

3,616 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#63551
Not sure about the cam yet, that'll be decided soon. The case was new in wax when a friend got it, had it in her car for a while then got a 1916 so very low milage on the case.

Compression, guess we'll see when the build up happens.

A couple of weeks and the finer detail should be known...

What's with the flanges on the heater boxes? I'm planning on doing something odd with air into them so they won't be set up quite in the normal way but I'm keen to hear about where you added the flanges and what they do...

It's not just an oval welded in Grey, have a look at the profile of the rest of the roof.

Matt

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#63559
Matt

where the header joins the heater box instead of a slip joint you cut them back and weld on a set of flanges.

NO LEAKS to be induced into the cabin. Easy to take on and off

Best mod you will do for the $$

I will try and take a picture of mine.

There was a picture on Club VW from a few years ago that showed the underneat of a car and you could see it perfectly there. Not to sure if it is still there

Maybe Steve C will be able to did it out
Futue te ipsum!!!

koolkarmakombi enkarmarising

2,078 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#63675
are these flanges readily available?

Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l

12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#63704
yes and no

V Force did them for me. He gets a bunch made up at a time. I would ask the motor builders up there as opposed to the parts shops.

You could always collect some old exhaust systems and cut them off there.
Futue te ipsum!!!