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Notched Fri Jun 27, 2008 2:03 pm

I'm in the final stretch of installing my 2332. Some recent pics...

"T" fitting on tank



Factory EFI fuel lines at end of pan tunnel





Fuel pump mounted — This is the first time I mounted this, I ended up moving it down into the front beam so that it's lower than the fuel tank



Shot of the new brake fluid reservoirs that my friend Ethan gave me (and installed!) a while ago



Harrisen, my son, removing the rear wheel to get access to the back fuel lines where they exit the pan



2332 EFI beast in the engine bay



Still working on lots of little details at this point. But the motor starts and runs in the car!

More pics soon...

Notched Fri Jun 27, 2008 2:49 pm

A few older pics of the flywheel, pressure plate and clutch getting installed

Measuring end play with a dial gauge



Aligning clutch with trans main shaft (works great!)



Pressure plate installed



Detail of pressure plate and flywheel balance marks (two zeros together by bolt)


Dryheave Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:30 pm

NICE! after I blow through my 2276, I am bumping up to a 2332 or 2414. For some reason, fast is never fast enough. :)

localboy Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:07 pm

Nice. :twisted: What header you running?

Notched Sat Jun 28, 2008 8:07 am

Kymco 1 - 5/8"

vwfye Sat Jun 28, 2008 9:55 am

did you build the lower tins yet phil?

atrujillo1991 Sat Jun 28, 2008 10:54 am

What kind of power will an engine like this put out? Just curious as I am new to air-cooleds :D

Notched Mon Jun 30, 2008 11:31 am

vwfye wrote: did you build the lower tins yet phil?

The sled tins?

Notched Mon Jun 30, 2008 2:05 pm

atrujillo1991 wrote: What kind of power will an engine like this put out? Just curious as I am new to air-cooleds :D

I'm conservatively guessing about 150hp.

vwfye Mon Jun 30, 2008 2:17 pm

phil, i meant the lower sled tins... don't run them it in medford's heat without something to help bent the air around the corner!

Notched Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:07 pm

I have Scat's bottom tins. They turn the air under the cylinders.

Notched Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:21 pm

Forgot to post...

Had the motor in the Notch last Thurs or Friday and my son and I got some gas, and filled the tank. We got in and started the motor to go for a short test drive and no clutch!! If you look at the pressure plate above, I had a late pressure plate and an early trans with the typical throwout bearing... Not engaging the clutch! On Saturday I pulled the motor back out and swapped out pressure plates and put the motor back in. Which is fun with the EFI loom... And... I drove my Notch with the 2332 on Saturday!! A BIG difference between the 1835 with the 40 Dells, that's for sure! Man 'o man what a great combo 2332 + EFI — I highly recommend this to all! Is there a 1500 x 1.55 club?? :lol:

Pic of me driving to our local VW club meeting taken by my friend D in his Ghia — ya, um, no brake lights yet...



First drive video [<-- click]

No sound, unfortunately...

I have a list of things to fix/finish/work on... 1st is getting the muffler off the ground! 2nd is wiring up the DDB alternator.

vwfye Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:22 pm

the standard style under cylinder diverters for a type 3? not enough!!! you have to turn the air that goes over the cylinders back under the cylinders.

notchboy Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:27 pm

Looks cool. Ill be starting a club for all the badd ass motored cars called the Type 3 Reich 8)

Looks like the front needs to go down or the rear up? Judging by your drive by video :?

Notched Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:36 pm

vwfye wrote: the standard style under cylinder diverters for a type 3? not enough!!! you have to turn the air that goes over the cylinders back under the cylinders.

Not the standard. It's from Scat. It won't work with the sleds at all. Tried it already...

vwfye Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:37 pm

say what? show me these tins!

Notched Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:40 pm

notchboy wrote: Looks cool. Ill be starting a club for all the badd ass motored cars called the Type 3 Reich 8)

Looks like the front needs to go down or the rear up? Judging by your drive by video :?

Nice! Need a logo? :lol:

Ya, the back needs to go up about 2 splines. I can't believe I'm saying this, but it's toooo low!

HotStreetVw Mon Jun 30, 2008 6:47 pm

Notched wrote:
Is there a 1500 x 1.55 club?? :lol:


Yes. Mines going to be the 1500*1.55*(20+14.7)psi/14.7psi club

Awesome job on the notch.

Heres mine. I need to add more pictures.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=279184

Notched Tue Jul 01, 2008 11:49 am

I like where you're going with your Notch! And you arithmetic looks better than mine! I like!!

Notched Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:06 pm

Some more work on the Rat Notch...

This is how low the muffler was before — really low!







Muffler welded back on — this pic doesn't really show how much higher it is



Muffler with new bumper and hitch!



Cleaning bumpers



Front bumper mounted



I guess the tabs on the engine lids on the older Type 3s were smaller — we had to improvise and grind the tabs smaller from the donor '69 Type 3 engine lid







Harrisen, my son, working on the wiring for the alternator







Detail of the DDB alternator wired in — notice that it just barely fits with the MSD distributor



And all the dipstick parts getting cleaned in the dishwasher — shhhhhhh don't tell my wife Cindy!!



I still have a #&%$ oil leak — hope to get this fixed this weekend

I'm pretty sure the oil is leaking from the oil cooler



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