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 Dasdubber
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| posted on September 10th, 2007 at 01:12 PM |
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Looking great westi - can't wait to hopefully see it at warwick, and have a chat with you and all the others off the forum whom I've never met
before!
Good luck with the remainder of the project.
Alan
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| posted on September 10th, 2007 at 02:19 PM |
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thanks,i look forward to putting faces and names together.hopefully everything will get here in time so that i can go,
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| posted on September 10th, 2007 at 09:19 PM |
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Here is a couple of pics...one when I was building the new 3" narrowed beam.
The tilt front frame will be modified to suit a 300 high aluminium radiator that tilts forwards with twin thermos on the rear. Additional shrouding
will be introduced as well (not to mention a 'real' overflow bottle...)
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| posted on September 11th, 2007 at 09:48 AM |
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that looks pretty cool,who is making all your new stuff.
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| posted on September 11th, 2007 at 10:29 PM |
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Have a mate up here that does nice fabrication stuff as long as I'm not in a hurry. He helped with a number of items on vwrx. Lays sweet tig
welds....
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| posted on September 12th, 2007 at 10:37 AM |
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nice,it's pretty hard to find good welders.the only reason i asked the question is because PWR will make any thing even if you only send them a
drawing,and they give warranty for everything that they make.
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| posted on September 12th, 2007 at 12:34 PM |
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nice work on the car Westi, it's taken me a while to find this thread but just enjoyed the ride so far.... keep up the top work.
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| posted on September 12th, 2007 at 02:29 PM |
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cheer's.
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| posted on September 12th, 2007 at 06:11 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by westi
nice,it's pretty hard to find good welders.the only reason i asked the question is because PWR will make any thing even if you only send them a
drawing,and they give warranty for everything that they make.
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Yeah, was thinking PWR - much like my intercooler...even if i just buy the core from them and have my mate make the tanks, support brakets and
radiator mounts.
Will doing the old cardboard mockup for the new radiator and stuff....will have to start my own post to keep you updated.
Thanks again too for keeping us all updated with your build. We're always up for some volksporn :thumb
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| posted on September 17th, 2007 at 09:48 PM |
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there is not enough hours left for me to get it all done.so sadly the car will not be going,
but if i do get some more work done i will post up some pic's.
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| posted on September 19th, 2007 at 11:07 PM |
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You built the tilt beam yourself for the front end?
If so awesome job may need to talk about getting one made up for myself :P Very nice work, any chance you could let me in on how your securing the
bonnet to the top of the body so it doesnt open.
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| posted on December 1st, 2007 at 11:02 AM |
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What is the latest Westi?
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That's mad Alan.
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| posted on December 4th, 2007 at 10:16 AM |
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i will try posting some pic's tonight.
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| posted on December 4th, 2007 at 07:41 PM |
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just a few pic's ,it has been awhile.the fibre glasser has been alittle slack.
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| posted on December 4th, 2007 at 07:49 PM |
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i am interested to hear some peoples thoughts on this.
i had to make the original in steel ,before we made a mould .that was fun.
i should be putting it all in the car during the x-mas break so i will keep you all posted.
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| posted on December 4th, 2007 at 08:42 PM |
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You dont have to ask me twice... love it!
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| posted on December 4th, 2007 at 08:43 PM |
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Looks interesting dude, and very well made....
Think I've seen one pic of it done before.
Interested to hear how it goes.  Thanks for the update...
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| posted on December 4th, 2007 at 09:16 PM |
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I've got loads of photos with this style of cooling using a Porsche fan but never electric, nice concept less drag hopefully similar cooling  get Wes to rin the numbers for you
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| posted on December 4th, 2007 at 09:43 PM |
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not pink please its so eighties .
gloss black ,maybe some pinstriping or metal flake .. not been done yet to my knowledge, very retro too and man i got some wheels for you 4 stud too
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| posted on December 4th, 2007 at 09:57 PM |
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whats the air flow rate of electric vs factory? looks the goods though.
Customer service is not dead in Australia.
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| posted on December 5th, 2007 at 08:37 AM |
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the electric fan produces 1000 cfm,
the books tell me 18 to 20 cubic feet per second on a standard pull size which would be around 15 to 18 with a power pulley.@3300 to 4000 rpm.
so standard or modified would be ruffly 1200cfm to 900cfm.
i have 1000cfm on the engine and another 650cfm on the cooler.so hopefully it should be more than enough.
i will be doing two tests at the same time.
i have someone trying the same set up on a stock 1600 with twin carbs.
it should be a good tester anyway.
i have heard so much about this but no one has actually showed what they tried,so i thought i would give it a go.
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| posted on December 5th, 2007 at 07:34 PM |
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Nice one Westi, I think alot of people may be interested in the concept if the trial is succesful. Sounds great in theory, good luck and keep us
posted on the results.
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| posted on December 5th, 2007 at 07:44 PM |
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would be a good set up if you you can control the heat issues. all the extra room for a turbo and fuel injection setup
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| posted on December 5th, 2007 at 10:46 PM |
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here's a pic of the new oil filter mount, everything has to match with pink
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| posted on December 5th, 2007 at 10:57 PM |
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Mate...that's purdy...and looks expensive 
So...how about dropping the dizzy as well and going a different route for ignition triggering?
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| posted on December 5th, 2007 at 11:18 PM |
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i was goig to go MSD distributorless.but i had already bought the 6al
and yes the filter cost me my first bourne ,but it is re-usable,so i don't have to buy one ever again.
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| posted on December 6th, 2007 at 01:38 AM |
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Westi very nice stuff! 
Is the fan going to be always on? Or I guess I am assuming you will be hooking it up to a themostat... Also on a side note, ie extended period driving
the fan would eventually come would the drain on the battery be to much? The reason I ask is I guess there aint much airflow through there while
driving ie like a front mount radiator in a normal car... hope this makes sense...
But I like the work good stuff!!
Cheers
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| posted on December 6th, 2007 at 08:55 PM |
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just some updates, new alternater mount and carbs mounted
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| posted on December 7th, 2007 at 02:46 PM |
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Nice, hope she run as good as she looks. Love ya work.
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| posted on December 7th, 2007 at 09:26 PM |
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man hope it works a treat ,if you create this space with this set up ,as said above, the space gained would open up so many options ,super chargers
etc etc cant wait to see if it turns good...in the cooling dept ... still dont like pink though.. but who cares ..
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