63Ragtop's 63Ragtop

[64valiant]

Can also agree with 10speed

[63Ragtop]

It's spending other people's money the best!

Haha, as much as I would like to, this thing can already out drive is terrible drum brakes.

[64valiant]

@63Ragtop looks like you got yourself some early bus wide fives.

 

Slight different offset to beetle wide fives but will still work.

[63Ragtop]

Appear to be 5inch wide also.

Thanks, actually got a set of 4 plus one other and I have my spare wheel.

[cletus]

Engine looks mint! Nice work  

[63Ragtop]

Nice if it ran!!!

Thanks man.

[Nominal]

7 hours ago, 63Ragtop said:

Nice if it ran!!!

Thanks man.

Oh bummer. Hope it's nothing serious.

[Lord Gruntfuttock]

I feel your despair at a new engine feeling tight, so many questions/emotions/worries.
Had that with the Fairmont rotating by hand, had a certain point where it got tight to rotate. Complete anguish till I found I'd left the compression tester in one plug hole... 

[64valiant]

Oh man! Things were looking so good.

 

Hope it's something so small that can be easily fixed.

[63Ragtop]

Yeah, trying to not let it get me down, pretty ballsy thinking I could build a engine with no formal training and it would start first pop. I'm certainly learning.

[j.e.d.]

Doing fucking awesome man.. no matter what

[yetchh]

5 hours ago, 63Ragtop said:

Yeah, trying to not let it get me down, pretty ballsy thinking I could build a engine with no formal training and it would start first pop. I'm certainly learning.

 

Yeah bro, fucking nice job. Maybe something to do with your end float/flywheel/rear seal? Or oil pump? 

[cletus]

1 hour ago, yetchh said:

/rear seal? 

Not vw but have had a customer with an old buick? engine that had issues with the old style 'dog turd'/ rope rear main seal being tight as. It siezed when I was doing an exhaust cert on it, which gave me the shits a bit  

 

I can't remember what the fix was though so ling post, sorry 

 

[tortron]

Just now, cletus said:

Not vw but have had a customer with an old buick? engine that had issues with the old style 'dog turd'/ rope rear main seal being tight as. It siezed when I was doing an exhaust cert on it, which gave me the shits a bit  

 

I can't remember what the fix was though so ling post, sorry 

 

You work it in till it fits. 

I used a ton of oil and a few different sockets, rolling it in till it was a good fit, then new razor blade on the ends to get the correct height

[63Ragtop]

So far I checked the end float, seems good, 0.012mm.

Double checked the pulley wasn't rubbing, checked timing, valve clearance. Strip it down this weekend if I have time, what a ballache.

[yetchh]

3 hours ago, 63Ragtop said:

So far I checked the end float, seems good, 0.012mm.

Double checked the pulley wasn't rubbing, checked timing, valve clearance. Strip it down this weekend if I have time, what a ballache.

 

Yeah but better you find it now rather than down the track and really do damage.. 

 

[63Ragtop]

Monster is fairly straight forward.

I think one of these might work?

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/car-parts-accessories/performance/gauges/listing/4121551413

Or this one?

https://www.trademe.co.nz/a/motors/car-parts-accessories/performance/gauges/listing/4122943438

For the pressure gauge.

 

[shizzl]

Generic barrel type oil pressure sensor should do the trick for the oil pieces (2 wire type), oil temp should use a generic type temp sensor as well usually a single wire. 
 

tacho is fairly straightforward with diagrams online, usually:

acc + (red)

earth (black)

light + (yellow)

coil - (green)

may be a couple of wires on that to change from 4/6/8 cylinder

[yoeddynz]

wow- what a fucking rollercoaster this has been !   But it's looking pretty sweet man.

[sluggy]

The autometer senders for the pressure and temp gauges are buried in my treasure trove of broken dreams.... Unfortunately I am over the seas so cant get them too you !! But if you wanted to call into work, I can forewarn the team and they can get you into my lockup. they will be in one of the boxes marked VW shit...