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millerje78
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thanks guys, I guess we shall see once I get the engine installed and take it down the road. thats after I get the brakes sorted out of course. that reminds me, I need to order new brake lines and new components for the rear drums...it seems to be never-ending getting this thing road worthy! 
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cory43767
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| Posted: Fri May 07, 2010 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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Even once it is road worthy, the list never ends!  Mine is on jack stands in the garage right now... 
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millerje78
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| Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 8:20 am Post subject: |
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update: windshield installed!! after much pounding, forcing, and other means of "persuasion", its in. I recruited the help of some of my Amish brethren down the road at the glass shop and with some force and one guy on the inside pulling the weed-eater string, its in. very tight fit.
the seal I bought from Viande worked out very nice, and was so meaty and well made that we needed some force to get the windshield to set, but its done. here are a couple of pictures
in this picture you can see that the seal was made with corners moulded into it, so fitment at the corners worked out nicely. Thanks Bobby!
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spotfreerynse
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| Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 8:41 am Post subject: |
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Hey Bro , I haven't read this entire thread , so Im just courious , I did read something about you bringing the front end down , I think ...? Are you going to drop the car at all ? I think it would totally set it OFF ( in a good way ) !!! But thats just me ! Just curios !  |
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millerje78
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| Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 8:47 am Post subject: |
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| spotfreerynse wrote: | | Hey Bro , I haven't read this entire thread , so Im just courious , I did read something about you bringing the front end down , I think ...? Are you going to drop the car at all ? I think it would totally set it OFF ( in a good way ) !!! But thats just me ! Just curios ! |
hey brother, yeah, I already dropped the front 2.5 inches with dropped spindles, and once I have the motor in and see how much the rear drops, I will probably drop the rear as well (with the help of dear Cory from down south, Lord willing), leaving me with only a slight rake. there is a pic on page 9 of the front end dropped using the spindles.
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spotfreerynse
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| Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 9:02 am Post subject: |
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| yeah I saw that , and noticed it was lower than previous , but like you said when the extra weight gets added it will definatley tak it down more ! But I would recommend at least so 145 front tires , for turning radius ! And I will buy your new stock tires ! LOL ! |
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millerje78
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when I installed the dropped spindles, I also replaced everything including backing plates, wheel cylinders, brake hardware, etc. Here are the picture of the old one.
time to replace, wouldn't you say?
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millerje78
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Okay guys, I got word today that the engine is done! I will be picking it up sometime between now and August 28th, so I'm getting so close to driving my bug I can practically smell the exhaust in my clothes. 
The engine will be a mild mannered combo with the following specs:
Displacement: 1914
-AS21 case, full-flowed
-Demello 8-dowel counterweighted 69mm crank
-Mahle 94mm pistons and cylinders
-Ported and Polished heads, 40 x 35.5 valves, 3 angle valve job, dual springs
-VW connecting rods
-HD chromoly pushrods
-German lifters
-Compression 9:1, deck .040, chambers 54 cc
-26mm Shadeck oil pump, set up for full flow and filter
-Engle 110 camshaft
-Bosch 010 distributor
-Bosch blue coil
-Dual Kadrons
-1.5" merged header with single quiet pack exhaust
Nick gave it the full treatment, with his "high performance" balance job to .5 ounce on rotating assy and 1/2 gram on rods and pistons. I'm not exactly sure what the cam will let me rev the motor to but the balance job is easily capable of safely taching up 6500 RPMs.
I can't wait to drive this thing!! I'm very curious what kind of torque I'm going to see with this combo. All I've ever really driven were stockers.
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| This will be a very lively and rev-happy engine! Will you install a tachometer in the dash? |
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millerje78
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| Rome wrote: | | This will be a very lively and rev-happy engine! Will you install a tachometer in the dash? |
probably not in the dash, although I will install a tachometer somewhere. I also want to monitor some other things like oil pressure, oil temp, and CHT. Good gauges are expensive!!
I'm hoping that going with the 1.5" exhaust that I won't have to rev the pee out of the engine to see some torque. I realize that a stroker would produce a lot more low RPM torque, but a 1915 is what I'm having built.
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millerje78
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| ryohey wrote: | | Can you take a pic of the inside of the trunk area? Im curious how that turned out. Thanks |
are you talking about under the front hood where the gas tank is at?
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millerje78
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| ryohey wrote: | | yes, that's where Im talking about. |
sure thing! I'll post up a pic a little later tonight. I gotta run over to the church and do some stuff first.
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millerje78
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okay heres the picture of under the hood. sorry its a little dirty now since I was cutting framing lumber in the garage last week with the bug in there.  that was not too smart. I have not installed the gas tank yet, but the wires are all hooked back up.
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millerje78
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| Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 3:55 pm Post subject: |
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Good evening folks.
Tomorrow is the day! I pick up the engine tomorrow that is being constructed for me. I eagerly await the day I get it installed and take my first drive down the road in my 73. Its strange, I've had the 73 for 9 months now and its never made a peep. the engine was out when I bought it.
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millerje78
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| ryohey wrote: | | Thanks for the pic under the hood. You car looks great. |
no problem, and thanks for the nice comment!
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bond007
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| millerje78 wrote: | okay heres the picture of under the hood. sorry its a little dirty now since I was cutting framing lumber in the garage last week with the bug in there. that was not too smart. I have not installed the gas tank yet, but the wires are all hooked back up.
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Wonderful car!!!, but just a suggestion... switch sides on your turn signal lenses/chrome covers, the longer side window in the chromed cover/lens part is supposed to point outwards of the car, so you can be better seen at night.
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millerje78
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| bond007 wrote: | | millerje78 wrote: | okay heres the picture of under the hood. sorry its a little dirty now since I was cutting framing lumber in the garage last week with the bug in there. that was not too smart. I have not installed the gas tank yet, but the wires are all hooked back up.
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Wonderful car!!!, but just a suggestion... switch sides on your turn signal lenses/chrome covers, the longer side window in the chromed cover/lens part is supposed to point outwards of the car, so you can be better seen at night.
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when I was installing those, I was pondering that very thing! I decided that they looked nicer with the chrome side out, but now that I know the correct orientation I will change them. Good eye, and thanks!
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