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 Blue65
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| posted on September 25th, 2012 at 11:43 PM |
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Modifying the engine bay
Has someone modified the engine bay of the Beetle so that you could hydraulically open the top to let in more air when the weather gets hot and to
also act as a spoiler?
Sometime ago, I bought a fixed device which enabled this. But the problem with this method was that you had to physically manually open and close the
lid.
I thought it would be really cool if the whole thing could be done hydraulically.
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| posted on September 26th, 2012 at 12:00 AM |
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I saw a photo in the USA recently in which a late model engine lid [1968-76] had the top section made to look like an early porsche 911 that did have
a spoiler with vents that opened up at about 60kmh..
I don't know what they used to open it [electric motor or window winder maybe] but when it was open You could see into the top half of the engine
bay...
whether the spoiler part actually did anything apart from letting a lot of air into the engine bay, whether it actually scooped air into the engine
bay>??
looked great and well made..
I don't know of anyone who has done that in Australia to the lid opening and closing.. heard a lot of people talk about trying to do it..
can't be too difficult.. even using a window winder to open & shut the top of it...
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| posted on September 26th, 2012 at 09:50 AM |
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A few people in the US have tried it using VW Corrado electric spoiler motors, but the cost and work envolved far outweighs the 2 mins it takes to fit
or remove hood jax.
Neat feature though.
Lee, you're thinking of that Grey Bug from Germany
It's more for downforce than cooling purposes.
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| posted on September 26th, 2012 at 10:04 AM |
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The french are big on this for some reason.
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| posted on September 26th, 2012 at 12:07 PM |
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That Grey Germanlooker is very nice.
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| posted on September 27th, 2012 at 10:29 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Joel
A few people in the US have tried it using VW Corrado electric spoiler motors, but the cost and work envolved far outweighs the 2 mins it takes to fit
or remove hood jax.
Neat feature though.
Lee, you're thinking of that Grey Bug from Germany
It's more for downforce than cooling purposes.
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I actually did get the hoodjacks and installed it - but the pins kept on getting stuck making it a real pain in the neck to close it.
It would be sweet if I could find a mechanic who could engineer it so that it could easily pop in and out without having to pull out the pins.
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| posted on September 28th, 2012 at 05:39 PM |
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Just for the new comers, this is what the pop out engine lid should look like when its activated. 
And it should simply close without having to mess around with removing hinge pins etc.. Ideally with somekind of a hydraulic mechanical system.
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| posted on September 29th, 2012 at 12:30 PM |
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you just need 2 small motors to wind out a screw thread on a hinge or cantilever style bracket for each hinge. OEM motors like this usually have a
built in stop point so they don't break themselves 
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| posted on September 29th, 2012 at 02:24 PM |
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its the top lip / rain channel that would be the problem
Get rid of that and its a POP
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| posted on September 29th, 2012 at 07:12 PM |
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Just prop it open at the bottom with a mx5 headlight actuator....that should be easy  .
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| posted on September 29th, 2012 at 11:08 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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Just prop it open at the bottom with a mx5 headlight actuator....that should be easy .
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True that. the low air pressure at the lower rear should help draw air thru the grill under the rear screen.
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