MYBAD79
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chicken ???
Roaches are pretty fast too :lol:
Roaches are pretty fast too :lol:
made some progress today - Karmann Ghia
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SuperBuickGuy
Well-known member
I was raised on a ranch, eating beef is like eating your enemy.... I hate cows
BangkokDean
Well-known member
Do you plan on installing A/C in the VW?
MYBAD79
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AC compressor takes what? 7-8 hp to run it?? that's about 15% of this engine's output :lol:
maybe one day when I have an engine that can handle the compressor.
mrvette
Phantom of the Opera
Better get it on the road then....going to be back to FLORIDA weather in a couple months.....:devil::devil::clap:
MYBAD79
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ok, engine and fan as well as the engine tin is in there.... that tin is a tight fit with the new gasket, wasn't easy but I got it in there .....
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and the exhaust is done, just missing the tailpipes..... stainless tailpipes are on their way, waiting for the brown truck
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and the exhaust is done, just missing the tailpipes..... stainless tailpipes are on their way, waiting for the brown truck
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mrvette
Phantom of the Opera
No valve covers yet??:flash:
MYBAD79
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Valve covers are now blasted, painted and installed....... got some other stuff done as well: added a real oil filter and located it up in the engine bay. Waiting for compression fittings to complete the fuel line then it's pretty much done.
BangkokDean
Well-known member
Valve covers are now blasted, painted and installed....... got some other stuff done as well: added a real oil filter and located it up in the engine bay. Waiting for compression fittings to complete the fuel line then it's pretty much done.
Love those giant exhaust pipes.....
MYBAD79
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SuperBuickGuy
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do they double as curb feelers?
MYBAD79
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chop sticks...... :lol:
SuperBuickGuy
Well-known member
I've heard that Germans love their chopsticks :chinese:
MYBAD79
Moderator
yeah but we usually use knife and fork 
fabb'd a bracket tonight and came up with this setup for my crankcase ventilation:
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probably overkill but it sure looks fancy
fabb'd a bracket tonight and came up with this setup for my crankcase ventilation:
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probably overkill but it sure looks fancy
mrvette
Phantom of the Opera
yeah but we usually use knife and fork
fabb'd a bracket tonight and came up with this setup for my crankcase ventilation:
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probably overkill but it sure looks dorkey
There, fixed it for you......:rofl:
MYBAD79
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what a brainfart...... this breather won't work, I "forgot" the vacuum line.... without the vacuum line it will puke oil out the breather. :cussing:
Problem is that I never had a stock air filter with vacuum port, the previous owner installed a washable cone filter like a K&N without vacuum line - now this might explain why the engine leaked so much oil.....
I just read up on this crankcase vent topic and found out that the vacuum line goes to the oil filler neck and the crank pulley allows air to flow into the crankcase. Brilliant !!!
Problem is that I never had a stock air filter with vacuum port, the previous owner installed a washable cone filter like a K&N without vacuum line - now this might explain why the engine leaked so much oil.....
I just read up on this crankcase vent topic and found out that the vacuum line goes to the oil filler neck and the crank pulley allows air to flow into the crankcase. Brilliant !!!
mrvette
Phantom of the Opera
Karsten, I have not even SEEN one of them since my sis drove one similar in a early 60's bug..... so your last post makes me want to see WTF you are talking about...read it several times, and it's just don't relate to a V8.....
:lol:
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MYBAD79
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just like a V8 it needs a vacuum line to the crankcase and a "air in" port. On the SB Chevy you have a breather on one valve cover, on the other valve cover you have a vacuum line to the back of the carb (or the intake) ... now, my mistake was to plumb the port that's supposed to get vacuum to a breather. I didn't know that the "air in" is the crankshaft pulley seal , bottom line is: if you don't connect the vacuum line to the crankcase vent it will puke oil out the crankshaft pulley seal, instead of pulling air in.....
when I was done with the breather I was wondering " wait, where does the vacuum line go?"
when I was done with the breather I was wondering " wait, where does the vacuum line go?"
DeeVeeEight
Fast Pedalphile
I had a 70 bug 4 spd. (30 + years ago) with an 1800? cc engine with a centrifugal advance distributor. I got the car from a co-worker for $25.00 after it caught fire. After I restored the car I tagged it and took it out for a spin to see what it could do. I passed a cop at over 90 in 3rd gear on a 50 mph highway, so I slowed down, pulled over and stopped. He asked me why I didn't run and then wrote me for 68 mph saying that the 70 mph ticket was a lot of money. I guess what he didn't know wouldn't hurt anyone...
What I am trying to say is that these little VW's may not have much off the line but they can RUN!
Nice Karmann Ghia! My family doctor always had a red 'vert, long time ago (1960's).
What I am trying to say is that these little VW's may not have much off the line but they can RUN!
Nice Karmann Ghia! My family doctor always had a red 'vert, long time ago (1960's).
MYBAD79
Moderator
Hey , time for an update.....
well..... still haven't started it yet but I blasted the rims, getting ready for new tires
had a lot of "other stuff" to do so progress slowed down a little.....
well..... still haven't started it yet but I blasted the rims, getting ready for new tires
had a lot of "other stuff" to do so progress slowed down a little.....
