063bug wrote:GL1972,
Nothing special in the engine bay (yet). :thumb
Yeah c'mon mate.....start saving those pennies - I know you are lusting for a healthy 2110, or maybe even a 2332
😉
Seriously though, no rush....I know how expensive these things can be to modify!
063
I've got a 2110 and it is serious fun.
Alan is right ... save those pennies and make it the whole package.
Brendan
Nice Bug - saw it @ Klub Fest & had a good drool over it - it's as sweet as
Let me out, When I call my name
IGOR is ALIVE !!!! 😎
Come and say hello next time Fossil.....
I will be attending a lot more shows from now on... it's been in retirement for the last three years and it's time to drive it now... not just spend time and money on it.... such a waste if you don't drive it.... isn't that right Das.
Will get some interiour pictures up soon :thumb
063bug wrote:.... such a waste if you don't drive it.... isn't that right Das.
Too true! I am glad after all these years you've seen the error of your ways :P
... and I finally got in and put an aluminium firewall in..... now the bloody thing won't start.... next project - finding the ignition fault (fuel is ok, engine cranks over, all fuses ok, no wires cut during assembly... not sure what it could be)
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nice work, love the luvres in the eng lid.
Looking great Alan - double check all those wires are connected correctly (knowing you though, I am sure you've triple checked already). I guess your other option was burnt out coil, but it would surprise me if this was the case. Hopefully shouldn't take you too long to trouble shoot as the ignition is not all that complex.
I don't know what I did but it goes again now..... tested all the wires and components, nothing wrong everything worked, reconnected it all and hey presto...... brummm, brumm..... adjusted the mixture screws to the default setting and the performance is slightly improved (they were adjusted in too far - maybe my overheating problem, but didn't feel like taking it for a long run to find out before Christmas, my present was that it started). 😁
Great to hear - I think I have to fiddle with the mixtures on my beetle as well - I'm sure its contributing to the high temps. I finally got the external cooler etc from the US so that will go in soon! Hope to catch up with you soon.
I was just asked a question via U2U and thought it was a good enough question to add to my post for anybody else wondering about fitting aftermarket wheels.....
"I was lucky with the cost of the wheels as I managed to get the rims and rubber for $1500 off this forum. I have since changed the rubber which cost me another $800 for all four wheels. These wheels would normally go for ~$2000 for the set.
I used the Sherman disk brakes all round (~$2100) and all the wheels had an offset of ET52 (17x7.5). One cost to look out for with fitting porsche wheels is the cost of the 1.5x14 studs and wheel nuts as they are porsche (I still haven't found the gold in them yet??) and also that the nuts need to be the "acorn" type or the wheel nut seating surface will "flogg-out" due to insufficient surface seating (taper versus rounded)
I had to get the front beam narrowed by 1.5" both sides (as well as both of the tie rods) and the rubber is 205/45/17 which fits under the stock guard, just. Only very minor rubbing on full lock with two adults in the car.
The rear has 1500 axles and I do have flared guards (~1.5" each side), rubber is 235/45/17 and I might need a 1" spacer to make them fill the guards (might, but not required)."
If you have any further questions..... contact me and I will see if I can answer it otherwise I should be able to point you in the right direction
After some gearbox issues I have embarked on getting some more horses under the boot and a gearbox to match.....
... so far the plans are 2332 engine and gearbox to match, plus kafer bar, front transmission mount, porsche cooling, etc
... pictures to come soon :bounce
Yeah c'mon Alan - hurry up! :thumb
063bug, love your car mate, mine is coming along at the moment, i just purchased a Kafer cup bar from o'seas, cost me $350. And i am still hassling Rod Penrose for my intermediate mount, my front Disc brakes are also on their way so hopefully i will be able to put my body on my floorpan within the next couple of weeks. Can't wait, cheers Damo.
This is my Volkswagen, there are many like it, but this one is mine. Without me my Volkswagen is useless, without my Volkswagen, I am useless.
61 Karmann Ghia 2110cc type1 w Los Panchito's
66 Deluxe Beetle 2270 type 4
10 Subaru WRX Impreza
Nice decklid, I had the same look on my 66.
Looks sweet.
Some photos of it in it's current state waiting for a couple of parts.....
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From underneath showing kafer bar, remote oil cooler.....
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....showing the stainless fuel line, oil cooler and kafer bar assembly again...... this is no show car from underneath no competition for Dasdubber.......:P
.... sorry not a good photo
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.... and the car from a distance.... it's been like this for about a month now.... depressing:duh
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...and this is a sign of things to come..... :bounce
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66deluxe wrote:063bug, love your car mate, mine is coming along at the moment, i just purchased a Kafer cup bar from o'seas, cost me $350. And i am still hassling Rod Penrose for my intermediate mount, my front Disc brakes are also on their way so hopefully i will be able to put my body on my floorpan within the next couple of weeks. Can't wait, cheers Damo.
Thanks Damo, when are you going to update your build thread of "The Project"...... ? Are you going out to Warwick, 'cause if you are then you might be able to pick up your mount from Rod out there!!:thumb
063bug
NICE1 ,
Alan looks good, 1st time I've check it out on here.
OL
SORRY BOUT THAT!
Yep i'll be at Warwick so i will be hassling Rod for sure, The front 944T discs are on their way from the States, this week and i have done a lot of cleaning and welding this week on the pan, things are looking good, just have to get the konis and i should be ready to put the body on for trial fitment. Heads and pistons for the 2270 type 4 are close too, now that i am a qualified aviation maintenance engineer the paypacket should bring the project forward by a couple of months, i promise that photos will be up soon of what i have been up to.
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This is my Volkswagen, there are many like it, but this one is mine. Without me my Volkswagen is useless, without my Volkswagen, I am useless.
61 Karmann Ghia 2110cc type1 w Los Panchito's
66 Deluxe Beetle 2270 type 4
10 Subaru WRX Impreza
i was just lucky enought to see Damos project and its going to be a killer 🙂 Alan I love you car, I was the guy trying to track you down at the klub fest event as our cars will be a lot of similarities when my car hits the road. I'll be collecting more happy snaps at Warrick if your car is about.
Cheers Stephen
First pictures of the new engine with a few goodies installed..
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And one of the car in the background.... Still waiting for the gearbox to start the reassembly.... hopefully early next week.
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Cool dude!
Reub
Nice engine Alan, thats the 2332 hey very nice:thumb Damo
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This is my Volkswagen, there are many like it, but this one is mine. Without me my Volkswagen is useless, without my Volkswagen, I am useless.
61 Karmann Ghia 2110cc type1 w Los Panchito's
66 Deluxe Beetle 2270 type 4
10 Subaru WRX Impreza
Oh yeah! I love seeing engine po.rn like this - I guess that makes me a bit of a sicko, but I can just imagine the sweet purring (albeit lumpy) of that 2332 prior to it roaring to life when the pedal is pushed to the floor! Can't wait to see it on the drag strip once you get all the bugs sorted out! (a bit of peer pressure never hurts does it?)
What cam did you end up deciding on Alan?
Oh Alan.... good to see you still so excited about these crazy little cars 😁
I spent the weekend fitting the tinware and fibreglass shroud to the engine and still have a couple of pieces to do
And it was an FK8 cam in the end....
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