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Mon Jul 03, 2006 11:50 am

kcabtsaf wrote: ... are the driving lights as brite as stock?

the low beams/high beams are brighter than stock and the driving lamps are almost between the two with a broader pattern...

Sun Jul 30, 2006 10:17 am

just a reliability update:

I have had the square back about a week from having the oil cooler seals replaced... I've been diddy-bopping around town, short trip to the store, around the block, etc...

I asked my wife if she wanted to go around the block this morning - she said "Sure"

so we pile in and head out... on the way back to the house, she says "Let's go get a burger".... and I am thinking: if I strand my wife, I will never hear the end of it.....

Drove into the next town for a burger, pulled into Sonic and turned it off (always a big no-no)... ordered a couple of burgers... and turned the key...

it fired right up -- drove home the long way and had no issues at all...hell, even my wife said it was fun...

maybe I can trust it again...

Sun Jul 30, 2006 10:47 am

hey black mange

any chance of scoring a copy of the schematic for those lights?

i got the same lights in mexico but no schematic or wiring

i can mac gyver myself one but itd be nice to not blow a bunch of fuses guesstimating :shock:

thanks!

Sun Jul 30, 2006 1:00 pm

JSMskater wrote: hey black mange

any chance of scoring a copy of the schematic for those lights?

i got the same lights in mexico but no schematic or wiring

i can mac gyver myself one but itd be nice to not blow a bunch of fuses guesstimating :shock:

thanks!

sure -- go to this page:

http://www.800luvbugg.com/shop?frame=6.169.3305

and there is a link for the instructions on the page...

Sun Jul 30, 2006 2:29 pm

added a couple of pics:

moved away from the bare metal look; couldn't get the look just right, so decided to cover it up...

Tue Aug 01, 2006 7:23 pm

and now that the oil cooler seals have been replaced, I can clean the motor up...

this is the first time I have seen the number stamped across the top of the block....

Tue Aug 01, 2006 7:31 pm

real darkness has efi 8)

:twisted:

Tue Aug 01, 2006 7:44 pm

tomnotch wrote: real darkness has efi 8)

:twisted:

I know - and it's usually a working, running EFI.... not like mine...

Wed Aug 02, 2006 12:06 am

just a warning on the ict's they are junk the throttle plate bushings wear out fast my $0.02

Wed Aug 02, 2006 12:41 am

is it just me, or are those carbs mounted backwards? :oops: :shock:

i got the same icts and scarily similar linkage but its all the other way...

do i have it wrong or does it not matter....?
:?

Wed Aug 02, 2006 7:48 am

sixtythreebug wrote: just a warning on the ict's they are junk the throttle plate bushings wear out fast my $0.02

that's the first I have heard of a true Weber carb being junk; I will watch for that, but you are the first to report...

JSMskater wrote: is it just me, or are those carbs mounted backwards? :oops: :shock:

i got the same icts and scarily similar linkage but its all the other way...

do i have it wrong or does it not matter....?
:?

all the other installs I have seen seem to have the carbs mounted 180 degrees from these....

but they don't seem to be hindered by the orientation - in fact, the square has never run better!

and it is definitely easier to get to the plugs with the carbs mounted this way...

Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:33 pm

the plugs are a bitch to get to no matter what. end of story. :roll:

but hey if it works it works

Fri Aug 04, 2006 5:54 am

JSMskater wrote: the plugs are a bitch to get to no matter what. end of story. :roll:

but hey if it works it works

true - but with the carbs mounted in this direction, it is less so...

could be worse, believe me...

Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:04 am

looks like it compromised the throttle linkage.

Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:19 am

tomnotch wrote: looks like it compromised the throttle linkage.

it does?

Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:28 am

tomnotch wrote: real darkness has efi 8)

:twisted:

So, am I darkside for running factory EFI retrofitted to my Type 34? Or, am I darkside for cutting the roof off? Or am I darkside for installing IRS?
Funny, I don't FEEL darkside. None of the changes I'm making are really mods. I'm keeping everything 100% VW. I look at it like this: I'm building the car they SHOULD have built- A cabrio Type 34 with fuel injection, IRS, disc brakes, and possibly A/C. You could say that the cabrio conversion is a mod, but I'm going strictly by some old factory brochures, so it isn't like it was never done by VW.

Blankie, if you are happy with how your Square runs now, then screw the detractors. I know it's been a long, difficult battle for you on this pile on all fronts and I admire your dedication and perserverence. That does NOT mean I'm not gonna fling poo, but I thought you should know that. :wink:

Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:30 am

Tram wrote: tomnotch wrote: real darkness has efi 8)

:twisted:

So, am I darkside for running factory EFI retrofitted to my Type 34? Or, am I darkside for cutting the roof off? Or am I darkside for installing IRS?
Funny, I don't FEEL darkside. None of the changes I'm making are really mods. I'm keeping everything 100% VW. I look at it like this: I'm building the car they SHOULD have built- A cabrio Type 34 with fuel injection, IRS, disc brakes, and possibly A/C. You could say that the cabrio conversion is a mod, but I'm going strictly by some old factory brochures, so it isn't like it was never done by VW.

yes, you have been brought over to the darkside.... you shouldn't have had to ask....

Fri Aug 04, 2006 7:33 am

blankmange wrote: Tram wrote: tomnotch wrote: real darkness has efi 8)

:twisted:

So, am I darkside for running factory EFI retrofitted to my Type 34? Or, am I darkside for cutting the roof off? Or am I darkside for installing IRS?
Funny, I don't FEEL darkside. None of the changes I'm making are really mods. I'm keeping everything 100% VW. I look at it like this: I'm building the car they SHOULD have built- A cabrio Type 34 with fuel injection, IRS, disc brakes, and possibly A/C. You could say that the cabrio conversion is a mod, but I'm going strictly by some old factory brochures, so it isn't like it was never done by VW.

yes, you have been brought over to the darkside.... you shouldn't have had to ask....

Nope. There are no non-VW parts on the car.......yet. :twisted:

Fri Aug 04, 2006 8:17 am

that is the same argument that Keith Park used for his 71 squareback... everything is a variant of a type 3 part on his variant. sorry, dark is dark! :twisted:

Fri Aug 04, 2006 8:18 am

vwfye wrote: that is the same argument that Keith Park used for his 71 squareback... everything is a variant of a type 3 part on his variant. sorry, dark is dark! :twisted:

These arent 'Variants' of parts. :roll: