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VOLKSWAGNUT
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Looks good Tim.. Like the look..
Those sure are.... Blue..
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rgdedge
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Looks good Tim.. Like the look..
Those sure are.... Blue.. |
Sorry man, I didn't mean to post in your thread. I ment to post it in the pic thread.  I was trying to find the volksrod threads. Didnt know it was all moved here, even the pic thread. 
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VOLKSWAGNUT
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Its all good...... after all ... Your car was an early inspiration for me.
We all screw up from time to time..
I still dig your wheel style.  .. but.. it IS a lot of blue.. 
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rgdedge
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I still dig your wheel style. .. but.. it IS a lot of blue.. |
A lot are red or tan so I went blue. Thinkin on painting the centers silver and chrome lug nuts. You going to Bug-a-paluza or Circle yer wagens?
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VOLKSWAGNUT
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Yep... too many wheels are red.. I agree...
I like the blue.. but may need to break it up a smidge.. Just IMO. Its your ride.. roll it how ya like...
Not sure where Im going this year yet. . Maybe the fall for CYW and The Farm.
$$ will dictate
Will most likely be at Steel In Motion after work (Sat)
http://www.steelinmotion.net/
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Its your vehicle- stop askin' for approval-do what YOU like for cryin' out loud
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vaughn bros.
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I'm working now towards taking ours to The Farm and displaying unfinished in bare metal. What the heck. Ours has enough stuff roughed in to sit there and look decent.  |
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VOLKSWAGNUT
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| I'm working now towards taking ours to The Farm and displaying unfinished in bare metal. What the heck. Ours has enough stuff roughed in to sit there and look decent. |
Well.. . even all tacked up, bare and roughed in... your (insert name ) would make mine look like shit....
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VOLKSWAGNUT
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Half a day off...as I have to work til 12 this Saturday...
First optional half .. I've taken this year.
So... what to do..what to do..  
#1 Cold Beer
#2 mow the weeds..
#3 Colder Beer
#4...cut down and add these lil' trumpet exhaust tips..
#5 Even colder beer and.. off to the hammock..
#6 repeat step 5..
#7.. drain and flush occasionally as required.
Man.. love the way this lil' buzzin' flat half dozen thumps and shakes the car..
It will be out in full force to and fro work tomorrow..
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Looks good I like the exhaust.
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VOLKSWAGNUT
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Well... finally getting back to some fine tuning..
I know I know... its been a while getting back to. About 3k miles...
The engine has had this irritating mid throttle cruise surge and light throttle hesitation...since I've had it on the road..
Ran fine at idle.. and at WOT....
It was very temp sensitive. Once the engine and temps are HOT.. like with ambient temps over 85, runs really well.
I had been semi chalking it up to what most Corvair owners complain about.. using the non heated 1x4 intake.
BUT,
After some research.. and some investigation... without installing an exhaust gas sensor.. and doing some old school plug reading.. I decided... its got to be mid throttle lean problem..
I bumped the mains up by 11 to a pair of "61's" I scrounged from an ole' 2 barrel Holley we've had laying around..
Changed the Power Valve to what Holley recommends based on vacuum readings.
Major improvement.  and  Shoulda done it sooner...
Engine picked up quite a bit of power, and is very smooth. Does seem a touch rich, especially as the throttle slams back shut..or very very light throttle.
It does have a slight issue with the vacuum advance grounding at max advance I can see it bouncing the Tach..... so need to look into that next..
Carb down.. note how clean inside..
Its from using quality fuel, 2 filters, and Marvel Mystery added to the tank each fueling..
(use good stuff people)
Anybody want to take a shot at what my carb return spring bracket is recycled from.. :
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Its your vehicle- stop askin' for approval-do what YOU like for cryin' out loud
Better to roll em' how you want and wear em' out-than lettin' em' rot out
Its about the going not the showing
Rebuilt to drive not decorate
WANTED: Local Eatin' Joints, Triple D for TheSamba contributions here http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=570510
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vaughn bros.
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Anybody want to take a shot at what my carb return spring bracket is recycled from.. :
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Just a guess, but seeing the uniform silver color from end to end, I'm guessing an antique wood handle slotted screwdriver (chopped) with a tiny hole drilled in the end. |
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VOLKSWAGNUT
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Anybody want to take a shot at what my carb return spring bracket is recycled from.. :
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Just a guess, but seeing the uniform silver color from end to end, I'm guessing an antique wood handle slotted screwdriver (chopped) with a tiny hole drilled in the end. |
Not quite sure where you're looking to see that.. unless... the secondary venturis are probably not the best area to lay tools.. ..
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VOLKSWAGNUT
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Lil' Sunday morning tuning.. yes my... neighbors love me this I know, for the... lets just hold it right there....
Dwell was high (tight points), found the point coil circuit has frayed a little from dangling in the wind.. .. truthfully I knew it was an old original baked wire.... put it on the back burner way back.
Replaced distributor point wire, set dwell, timing, and carb yet again....
Seems to have cured the ignition advance grounding issue... and picked up more power... Arrrgghh Arrrgghh Arrrgghh..
Transaxle sweatin' even more now...
WAS Considering... an Ignitor and eliminating the points.. ... 
I'd hate to change the simple though... and Id have to loose my transparent red solid core wires.... so.. not yet..
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VOLKSWAGNUT
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Ahhhh.. nice morning drive... running the best it EVER has.. all is right with the world..... X-cept for the belt ejection as I rounded the curve into work...
Itszalllgood... I know a man that can fix it...
Wishing it was a chain drive fan about now...
New belt slipped on after work... and ... away we go...
Running like a bat outta hell on fire..
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| I was reading through your thread and I had a couple of questions about your carb set up.. Does it have any drive ability problems? or fuel pooling in the intake? hesitation? |
Oh yeah....
Its a big time cold natured BITCH.. It takes for freaking ever (if at all) to warm the intake up enough to really start vaporizing good. The only thing that saves it, is the way the actual head intake runner "tunnels" are designed. Once the heads are hot...they're HOT. The cooling air never really touches the the intake tunnels, so the upper head intake aluminum stay nice and toasty. The tunnels only transfer heat and are built in heat risers for the original Rochesters. With my intake fuel has a tendency to drop out of vapor suspension and yes puddle in the carb plenum base, especially at idle. I have to "clear it out" if it idles too long which is not too much. I have played with the idle mixture, but its a constant tinkering to be perfect, then it will change as the engine heats and cools...ambient temps, humidity.... etc.... so the hell with it. Inherent to the beast.. Get it decent and go... . There are much better intakes available, but they were never in my budget. The better 2x1 and 4x1 intakes have a passage to route oil through the base and it will preheat the carb and base nicely.
Most of the Corvair guys disapproved of the center carb... but its cheap, and works.
For driveability, the original carbs are much better...
To me..its a driving mans car... I have to "know how to drive it" ...and do...
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I really like your Corvair street rod. You might want to talk to Starr Cooke about one of the intake manifolds he modifies. For $75 he welds a chamber on the bottom of the center casting which he then plumbs to have hot oil pumped through to help reduce icing and better vaporize the fuel http://www.ebay.com/itm/Corvair-140-HP-Offenhouser...1c38114cae |
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VOLKSWAGNUT
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Thanks for the advice
As I mentioned ... I have looked at those oil heated intakes.... but..... in reality in this particular case...
No heat in the car, plenty of natural and owner induced ventilation... soooooo. dont drive it below temps of 45.... much...
I can deal with it being a Bitch sometimes...
Rather sepnd the money on the engine "refresh" and maybe some real paint someday..
The sun really bakes the flat paint..
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VOLKSWAGNUT
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... down low...upgrade time....
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Got a fender lizard wanting to help...
She seemed to enjoy the Stray Cats jammin'.... but I told her take it easy on that stuff in the jar...
Silly Germans...
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Anybody want to take a shot at what my carb return spring bracket is recycled from.. :
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I only recognize it 'cause I removed 'em recently, but isn't that the mounting plate for a deck-lid hinge? Oh, cute GSD too, nice pics! Hope she lays off the sauce in the future, though! |
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VOLKSWAGNUT
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Anybody want to take a shot at what my carb return spring bracket is recycled from.. :
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I only recognize it 'cause I removed 'em recently, but isn't that the mounting plate for a deck-lid hinge? Oh, cute GSD too, nice pics! Hope she lays off the sauce in the future, though! |
 Excellent... give that man a cigar... Yep the deck lid bracket "U" plate.
Thats my parents GS.. Her Grandmother is mine.. shes in a few pages back.
The 2 year old Grandpup routinely travels to visit... and aggravate her 12 year old "Oma"...
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