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Sat Oct 15, 2011 10:33 am

a few week have past and havent done anything much but this is were i amm now. spray the tin up next and then a test start before taking it back off for fitting later

Fri Nov 18, 2011 12:39 pm

this is how were looking now. been on 12 hour days so havent done as much as i wanted but its getting there now. not much more to do now before the floor pan/ engine is ready to go. just been cleaning parts and painting them up. hope your all well :group:

Fri Nov 18, 2011 2:27 pm

man your engine looks SOOO TOTALY AWESOME with that paint nice work. In my opinion you should customize it but dont do the volksrod thing i think its a waste of a vw but thats just my 2 cents

Sat Nov 19, 2011 12:12 am

hay thanks man. real easy to do aswell. really like the volksrod but like you couldnt spoil the bug. i dont no what to do with the shell yet. was thinking a 2" wide arches instead of narrow beam. and maybe roof chop????????????

Sat Nov 19, 2011 6:31 am

Looking good! It's going to be to nice to drive!

Sat Nov 19, 2011 2:49 pm

im hoping like new but better haha. im half way there. start the shell soon

Sat Nov 19, 2011 5:56 pm

Really thorough work on the pan and engine so far!

It appears that you have a 1200cc 40hp engine, judging by the horizontal surface of the intake manifold attachment flange on the top of the head. How were the insides of the case- could you reuse the crank and cam? Are you building up the engine stock, other than the cosmetics? Converting the car to 12V?

Is that a BMW 320d daily driver?

Sun Nov 20, 2011 12:45 am

hay, ye it is ment to be a 40hp engine but id say 34hp????????. it was a full rebiuld. a garge down the road done the case and every thing inside for me as i wasnt to shore how to do it. inside was good but very gungy. im going to keep it 6v for now. when i get a big engine all swap it to 12v them. or thats the plan

yep shore is bmw e90 320d m-sport. also have and alfa sud. and v8 kit car.

Sun Nov 20, 2011 1:03 am

got the manifold done today. had to cut the pre heater pipes as they were blocked. welded them up painted and fitted them

Sun Nov 20, 2011 6:18 am

Alfasud? Does it still have the Dell'Orto dual-throat downdraft carbs on it? If so, those are the DRLA which are very popular for hi-po VWs.

The 1200cc engine was rated as 40hp using the SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) rating method for the US market. In most other places in the world it was rated as 34hp per the DIN specifications or other local methods. So we're talking about the same engine. Hope it goes as well as it looks for you!

Even with diesel-engined automobiles being so prevalent in Europe, the US auto industry hardly has any. VW and Audi's 4-cyl. turbo for many years intermittently, and since 2009 model year, BMW's 335d with the 3-liter straight 6 and small+large turbo setup. It was BMW's first diesel in the US market since ~1986. The 335d was passively marketed as the "performance diesel"; its performance and driveability certainly convinces skeptics here.

Sun Nov 20, 2011 7:38 am

Rome wrote: Alfasud? Does it still have the Dell'Orto dual-throat downdraft carbs on it? If so, those are the DRLA which are very popular for hi-po VWs.

The 1200cc engine was rated as 40hp using the SAE (Society of Automotive Engineers) rating method for the US market. In most other places in the world it was rated as 34hp per the DIN specifications or other local methods. So we're talking about the same engine. Hope it goes as well as it looks for you!

Even with diesel-engined automobiles being so prevalent in Europe, the US auto industry hardly has any. VW and Audi's 4-cyl. turbo for many years intermittently, and since 2009 model year, BMW's 335d with the 3-liter straight 6 and small+large turbo setup. It was BMW's first diesel in the US market since ~1986. The 335d was passively marketed as the "performance diesel"; its performance and driveability certainly convinces skeptics here.

ye still has the carbs on it. sounds sweet. hard to set the up togeter tho. going to get a set for the bug when i get the bigger engine.

i hope it gose well haha its been a pain to clean up. ill put the 1st start on you tube.

the bmw is ok for family use but no joy on any kind of speed. before the baby came we had a bmw e46 m3 that was 3.2 400bhp . now that was a car

Mon Nov 21, 2011 10:59 am

not shore what to do with it yet. going to keep its as a car tho even tho i like a lowered ba bug. im thinking something like this but i think of something each week :D

Tue Nov 22, 2011 10:37 am

well it rained all day today (day off) so got the carb rebuilt and cleaned up the dyno.

Tue Nov 22, 2011 12:22 pm

Love this poject! Did you rebuild the bottom end of your engine too?

Tue Nov 22, 2011 2:53 pm

Hey, great work!
I just thought about keeping it close to stock condition on the outside with a lowered front. The colour is chinchilla, right? I like it and Standard models like yours were often used by local and tax authorities in Germany, so they have a very special and "austere" look to me. How surprising would it be to open the decklid and see your funky looking engine!

Wed Nov 23, 2011 12:37 pm

PatterBon wrote: Love this poject! Did you rebuild the bottom end of your engine too?

thanks mate. no i had all inside the case rebuilt by a mate that works with vws i just done all outside the casing. easyer parts haha

Wed Nov 23, 2011 12:39 pm

alex857 wrote: Hey, great work!
I just thought about keeping it close to stock condition on the outside with a lowered front. The colour is chinchilla, right? I like it and Standard models like yours were often used by local and tax authorities in Germany, so they have a very special and "austere" look to me. How surprising would it be to open the decklid and see your funky looking engine!

ye that would be mad. it would be funny leave the outside as it is with new inside and floor pan

Fri Nov 25, 2011 8:55 am

finished a few other things off and got the loom out for a dry test today . sounds nice and smooth. need some heaters and zort and then the big test with some petrol. should be fun

Fri Nov 25, 2011 11:52 am

I noticed in the third photo down on page 3, your oil baffle gasket under your generator stand is upside down. The louvers need to point downward. It helps keep the oil spray from blow by and from the internal moving parts inside the crankcase and not up and out through your breather tube.
http://www.kustom1warehouse.net/Alternator_stands_seal_for_VW_p/113101221b.htm

Fri Nov 25, 2011 2:24 pm

hi thanks very much. i did flip it over but allmost forgot