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Mon Dec 26, 2011 2:24 am

Jeez, it must be Christmas time....

Several hours have passed and none of the purists have been on moaning about your missing parts or oil cooler setup :lol:

Mon Dec 26, 2011 3:06 am

Lol very true :D give them time the day has just begun lol and if they thats kewl its all good.they might really flip their script if they knew what i was using for the oil cooler fan :wink:

Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:18 pm

This is an old pic of my engine compartment before I went turbo.

Tue Jan 03, 2012 3:20 pm

This is it with the turbo setup.

Sun Apr 01, 2012 1:20 pm

Here's my 1971 Super Beetle. Only had the car a few months and these forums have been excellent reading.

My carb is a 30/31 PICT and has something connected to the vacuum port (just left of the alternator wheel and above the fuel pump). My distributor doesn't have a vacuum advance. I assume that either the distributor or carb had been replaced by a PO? Any ideas?

(And yes, I plan on moving my fuel filter!)

Sun Apr 01, 2012 2:07 pm

Mon Apr 02, 2012 1:47 am

2110cc dynoed at 177bhp and still really usable on the street.

Mon Apr 02, 2012 8:00 am

My wifes beetle engine bay 1916cc..

Mon Apr 02, 2012 9:43 am

here's my before shot-still in the middle of a body off resto

1975 std beetle 1600 FI engine; converted to a carb before we bought back in '97, stock exhaust so no heat risers, sat outside since '99 when the engine started leaking oil hence the pine needle decorations

Mon Apr 02, 2012 1:49 pm

I may as well join the "crowd" and post the pics of my squirrels cage. It's just your average run of the mill 69 Bug with this amazing, super high horsepower and even higher torque singleport 1500cc that totally defies logic, physics and mechanics!! :D Oh wait, nevermind...I was day dreaming again. :lol:

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Mon Apr 02, 2012 1:54 pm

Mon Apr 02, 2012 1:59 pm

Glenn wrote:

new style invisible engine and transaxle? :lol:

Mon Apr 02, 2012 3:42 pm

i just thought of the same thing, at same time.

http://ac-vw.com/my-motor-build/images/z-ready1.jpg

but there is a motor. sure is, and will run the minute i get my jug shims.

thar she be....

http://ac-vw.com/my-motor-build/html/image_61.html

Wed Apr 04, 2012 9:31 pm

Thu Apr 05, 2012 5:00 am

i love that classic fire , stripe .
seen so many .
keep on bugg'n

Thu Apr 05, 2012 5:10 am

Glenn wrote:

Dont it suck waiting for UPS to deliver the new GEX? tranny too huh...I always thought five was way too many...

Thu Apr 05, 2012 8:30 am

GEX who is Gex?

is that your brothers shop? or?
the bolt used parts together and sell them uncleaned.?

or this ( first google hit,,, this?) or was my brush to narrow.

http://www.gex.com/2110Turnkey.htm

Thu Apr 05, 2012 9:08 am

I'm a minimalist. Keep it simple ! lol

Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:39 am

you should put a squirrel cage there, (with squirrel) and some peanuts.
then pronounce your fuel costs for peanuts.

how many nuts per mile. NPM.

Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:51 am

schadenfreude wrote: you should put a squirrel cage there, (with squirrel) and some peanuts.
then pronounce your fuel costs for peanuts.

how many nuts per mile. NPM.

Then you could stop worrying about how much corn is in your gas and start worrying about how much gas is in your corn!

Anyway, not much of a 'bay'...