1966 fastback restoration ongoing

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very true bob, july of 89 ...I was 5... lol


Loving this Car, just beautiful
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[Yeti69]

So, I had to do something against the altitude sickness and put it another click lower in the front, now I am really happy with the looks...

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[Yeti69]

Hi guys,
it's been awhile again since I've been on here. My Baja project and life in general takes a lot of time currently.
I don't want to brag about it, but during the "Le Bug Show" in Spa Francorchamps, Belgium my car received the Type 3 / Type 34 award!

As you can tell from the look on my face - I am half happy and half in disbelief, as I totally didn't expect anything like that. In fact, I didn't even knew about the award, as 2015 was the first year this award was given away!

I am really happy that my Fasty met - at least the current taste - of the jury!

For next year some changes will apply, a hybrid swingaxle/IRS subframe and a 2028 ccm motor + another set of wheels, here are some teasers:

enough clearance under CV's

the cup brace bar might also find its way into this

Engine build:

Mercedes elephant feet adjusters

CNC'ed combustion chambers

Cad plated hardware and powder coated OE tins

New wheels look:

... more to come during wintertime update session in my garage!
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[MonT3]

Congrats on your award! The car looks sweet and I'm sure the time and effort put in paid off. Looking forward to reading up on your upgrades.
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[Clatter]

AAaawwww, Yeah..

Love that next look that's coming..
Something about Fuchs - they look so right on a Fastback.

Are you _sure_ you don't want to clearance those frame-horns for some bus CVs?
The CVs are the weak link at the point you get that SSC stabbed in there.
Especially with the Kafer bar.

Thing flanges and 944 stubs/axles/CVs are a good way to go these days, as 944s are common in the junkyards now.

It would be real easy to pound some room into them sitting on the ground vs. in the car..

Can't wait to see how this comes together!
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[Yeti69]

Thanks for the positive feedback!
Hey Clatter, I was really tempted to do so, I even have a set of Porsche 924 / Thing stubs in my parts stash...

Well, it is not installed yet
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[Clatter]

My die-grinder hand was trying to reach through the screen at those combustion chambers..

The CNC work is really nice to get them even and same,
but,
oh, my, those things need smoothed/blended like the roses need the rain!


What are the specs on the new motor?
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[Yeti69]

Here are some details on the new motor:
2028 ccm
Scat 78.8 mm Volksstroker forged counterbalanced crank
AA 90,5 piston + liners
CB con rods
Compression ratio 9.5:1
CroMo pushrods
CNC'ed cylinder heads with 35,5 and 39 mm valve sizes
Mercedes "elephant feet" swivel valve adjuster screws
Scat lifters with center bore
Nowak camshaft
lightened flywheel
Kennedy Stage 1 pressure plate
cushion grip clutch
Bugpack CroMo 8mm cylinder studs
everything balanced and fine tuned to exact matching weight
Tig welded fan (maybe a little over the top - but cool )
2x 40 Weber carbs with cross bar linkage
009 dizzy without points
CSP Python exhaust with lightweight heat exchangers
CB sump with filter for added oil volume
26mm oil pump with optimized flow
NOS oil cooler
CSP oil gallery plugs
Beetlechoose aluminum valve covers
All hardware cad plated and all OE VW tinware powder coated in black
Currently not full flowed (yet)

You can find a lot of details about the build on my blog:
http://yeti69.blogspot.de/
Use the "Ältere Posts" button to go back in time on the end of every page...
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[Walter64]

Looking great, looking forward to seeing the fasty progress
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[DONGKG]

That fasty is a winner is all respect! Congrats, buddy!
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[danielmifsud87]

This is such and amazing car. well done!!

Its a very cool project.

Those Tarox brake combined with the drums, how do they feel? are they easy to lock up?

[Clatter]

Funny,
I was just thinking about this car a couple of days ago..

Wonder what happened to it??
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[Yeti69]

Wow, just realized how long I wasn't updating this thread!
You guys know how it is, with family, work and life in general (as well as a white 1986 Porsche 944) comming your way, the projects have to wait...
But I still own and love my Fasty, the engine is done, as is the IRS conversion. So far I did a few hundred miles with the new set up and I totally love the low end grunt of this engine! I am having some issues with oil temperature, but this is about to get fixed this winter. I am planing to install an electric, temperature controlled oil cooler.
But for the time being, here are some update pics:

The IRS hybrid frame:

Out with the old, in with the new (subframe):

As clatter correctly advised, I had to notch the frame horns in order to make sufficient room for the CV's

I installed the CSP Python exhaust:

which I heat wrapped after a while to help reduce engine compartment temperature:

The sound is absolute addictive, especially as a duett with the twin 40 Weber carbs

Here it is, in all it's glory with the current wheel/tyre set up, with 4,5x15 (165/65/15) and 6x15 (205/65/15) Porsche repops:

In those pics, the front was 1 spline lower, but I had too much issues with speed bumps and some harsh road contact, so I raised it 1 spline higher again. As is, the ride quality is still perfectly fine and I don't have to worry about speed bumps and such...

Current ride height pictures:

Oh, and comming back to danielmifsud87's question:
the Tarox brakes are designed to have the same overall piston surface as the og Type 3 calipers. So brake balance is still nice. I guess they lock up from time to time, due to the huge tire size (and tire contact surface) difference...

There are a lot of other small things I did in the past 2 years, like the ISP tach and stainless bumpers but the only thing I didn't do, was DRIVING IT ENOUGH!

@Clatter:
One more thing I have to add: I checked the thread of your build again and again for some years, then for over 1 year I wasn't on here that much, but man, your build has finally come to a jaw dropping state, I can't wait until you're done polishing the paint (if this ever happens ) and all the good stuff re-unites to a working piece of art! Maximum respect for continous "bite" and for not giving up at some point!
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[Clatter]

Thanks for the props.

I'll admit that a bit of inspiration from threads like this one go a long way towards keeping me motivated.

Some day... Some day..
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[jaket3]

Hi, you have a twin in the UK! Mine is a import from South Africa.

Yours looks great and engine / suspension mods looks fantastic. I'd like a bit more power from mine but that might need to wait a while.

With a stock engine mine goes OK, I'd love to see how they go with 90hp or more, must be quite different.

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[Yeti69]

Indeed,
besides the little assembly flaw (somehow the steering wheel is dislocated ) it is really another clean example. I totally dig the 5 spokes - not just another set of Fuchs wheels - but I wanted better braking which is not achievable with the wide 5 pattern.

Cheers from Germany,
Markus
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[Bobnotch]

[Yeti69]

Another update - the oil cooling was in desperate need of enhancement.
Especially on those hot summer days, the oil temperature raised - and in parallel - the oil pressure dropped to levels which are not healthy. 130°C+ oil temp @ 0,3 bar oil pressure even triggered the oil pressure indicator light, which makes me nervous every time!
After countless hours of reading forums like this here (for me, still the best source of great info!), checking Google for pictures and talking to friends and "experts", I made my own plan. It involves better cooling, but without the hassle a full flow system brings along, like a special oil pump, routing the oil line between engine block and the fan - which is extra tricky on the type 3 engine - and so on.

Here are the parts I ordered:

The breather box is more for looks, but the valve covers will be vented into this box, as I noticed some issues with increased case pressure in higher rpm's.

Of course, not all went well, some fittings were left hand threaded! and one package got lost, but thanks to ebay, I got full refund and re-ordered.

The plan is also to enhance the looks, because the engine is running great, but currently the looks of it leave a lot to be desired. It is a bloody mess of wires and lines - more like a snake pit:

When the original type 3 oil cooler is removed, the engine tin needs to be modified. There is a gaping hole left when the external adapter is installed instead of the cooler. The viably important flow of air for the engine would be lost, resulting in even hotter engine temps and possible fatal engine failure.

After removing a lot of stuff off the engine bay:

I installed the oil cooler adapter as a reference to what needs to be altered on the cooling tin:

Then a paper template was a first step:

transfering the shape onto some sheet metal:

after fine tuning the fitment, the sheet metal shall be crimped onto the cooling tin :

Here is the card board template and the finished block off plate, already painted:

and the finale of this post, the finished article:

(note the addition of a piece of rubber hose on the bottom, to avoid rattling and air flow and also a lilltle plate which blocks air flow in the area of the ignition cable tabs)

This is the little cover - maybe a little overkill to add 4x M3 captive nuts -but, hey, where else can you use them anyway

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