10Speed Posted July 19, 2015 Author Share Posted July 19, 2015 Engine is back in the hole... But a man smarter than me has pointed out I have the wrong type of pressure regulator, which will explain the over fueling I have after a period on boost... By happy co-incidence I found Weber Specialties stand and the speed show and had a chat to Murray who tells me they have a regulator designed specifically for blow through twin carb 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10Speed Posted July 27, 2015 Author Share Posted July 27, 2015 so it finally arrived today.... (nothing post to give the false impression of progress) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10Speed Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 today I found a piece of my very first VW for sale... this is the bonnet off my old Baja Bug, I havent seen it for over 20 years. One day I forgot to clip it down, and while heading along the nor-western, it flipped up into the wind screen and tore one of the hinges out. I replaced it with a spare I had, and can't remember how I disposed of it... The hinge is still broken and you can see remnants of the duct tape I used as a temporary get home repair... I nearly purchased it, but $5 seemed a little steep... (posted in this thread, as it's kind of the genesis of this project) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10Speed Posted October 25, 2015 Author Share Posted October 25, 2015 well it's been outside under it's own power... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 10Speed Posted June 5, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 5, 2016 Well it's mobile again... Since I last drove it it has been converted to IRS, fitted a new gearbox, a new return fuel system, disk brakes on the front, bigger drums on the back a sway bar, special custom camber link pin bushes, and a new exhaust system. still not finished, still have a fuel leak to sort out, which is proving trick as it seems to only occur under boost. However the new box seems a lot stouter than the old and has survived a couple of runs under boost so far. Also sits higher in the back than I want, either have to cut the current spring plates or sort some dropped IRS plates... 16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10Speed Posted September 15, 2016 Author Share Posted September 15, 2016 continuing to do things in the wrong order... got sick of the tight confines of the engine bay, so took a leaf out of 63Ragtop's book and broke out my spot weld drill (and Dremel) and made the rear apron removable. Also uncovered a bunch of rust I'll have to tidy up... In hind sight this should have been the first modification I ever made to this car... 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10Speed Posted September 27, 2016 Author Share Posted September 27, 2016 tonight I changed my spark plugs WITH THE ENGINE IN THE CAR!!! (I also drew up some flanges and covers that are getting water jetted) 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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