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Bashr52
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Not really an abortion but am wondering if there is a VW engine or something in there somewhere?
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Looks like a type 3 buried under there somewhere. |
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VOLKSWAGNUT
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Location: Flippin' a Belt........ .... Off-n-On ... NC USA
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Lest all give an honorable mention award to this Transaxle mount abortion.. 
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Mind blowing ingenuity employed in this broken transaxle mount "repair"! (From a 64 Beetle build thread in the forums.)
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jvulich
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| That's custom right there... |
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VOLKSWAGNUT
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| That's Kustom right there... |
Fixed it for ya.. 
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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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VeeDubWolf
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Got the link for that build thread? I wanna see the rest of the horrors! 
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busdaddy
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I've tried getting my head around the engineering logic behind that a few times and failed miserably, a pile of tractor parts nearby but no hacksaw?, some sort of "oh yeah?, just watch me" challenge?, no wrench to take whatever that was formerly apart so make do and bolt the whole assembly on?, "just like on that race car I seen once"?, fully adjustable for trackside competition tweaks?, muffler hitting the apron so pull the whole driveline forward?
My head hurts..............
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vwsonmybrain
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| Got the link for that build thread? I wanna see the rest of the horrors! |
Here you go. They're doing a pretty good job of undoing all the previous "engineering" and aesthetic decisions:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=631993
I'd like to think that that transaxle mount repair was something that was done in an emergency situation just to get home, but even then it's totally awe-inspiring.
Just the sheer number of beers or amount of drugs required to twist the mind into a suitable state to be able to put all those pieces together into that final and ultimate masterpiece had to be worthy of an award in itself. |
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cdennisg
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I have looked at those photos several times and I have still not figured just exactly what the fuck is happening there. Makes my mind smoke a little bit.
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GArBa
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IMHO that thing is too complicated to be just something "macgyvered" to replace a broken mount. I think whoever did that intended to add some sort of tow hook and came out with that as the best spot.
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VeeDubWolf
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It looks like it was a repair for the damage incurred by the accident and while they were there they decided to add a spot to hook a tow strap, though who they were going to pull out of a ditch with a beetle, I'll never know!  (unless they figured they'd be getting pulled out backwards by somebody else!)
That thing should go to a museum! XD
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Joel
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It's actually pretty simple.
Look closely and you'll notice the nose cone has snapped off through the 2 mounting holes.
Someone too lazy to pull the Trans and replace the nose cone has just made that up to support the Trans without the mounts.
Credit where credits due for ingenuity.
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cdennisg
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Look closely and you'll notice the nose cone has snapped off through the 2 mounting holes.
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Really?
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[email protected]
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He drove it home.  Check out the fuel line with both sides connected to both the fuel pump intake and the fuel pump output. It runs and drives.
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busdaddy
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If there's a restrictor in one of those Tees on the return line that would be a simple way to prevent heat soak flooding.
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cdennisg
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| If there's a restrictor in one of those Tees on the return line that would be a simple way to prevent heat soak flooding. |
Maybe that is what I need to do on my 70 bus. The heat soak flood situation is really pissing me off.
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busdaddy
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| If there's a restrictor in one of those Tees on the return line that would be a simple way to prevent heat soak flooding. |
Maybe that is what I need to do on my 70 bus. The heat soak flood situation is really pissing me off. |
Same on my 71, I was contemplating trying a rig like that to let the pressure bleed off when parked (slightly less savage looking of course).
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cdennisg
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| If there's a restrictor in one of those Tees on the return line that would be a simple way to prevent heat soak flooding. |
Maybe that is what I need to do on my 70 bus. The heat soak flood situation is really pissing me off. |
Same on my 71, I was contemplating trying a rig like that to let the pressure bleed off when parked (slightly less savage looking of course). |
How would you decide on a "restrictor" opening size?
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busdaddy
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| If there's a restrictor in one of those Tees on the return line that would be a simple way to prevent heat soak flooding. |
Maybe that is what I need to do on my 70 bus. The heat soak flood situation is really pissing me off. |
Same on my 71, I was contemplating trying a rig like that to let the pressure bleed off when parked (slightly less savage looking of course). |
How would you decide on a "restrictor" opening size? |
It wouldn't have to big at all, as long as it bled off pressure eventually when parked, a Weber idle jet fits down the hose nicely, that's what I was going to try first.
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| If there's a restrictor in one of those Tees on the return line that would be a simple way to prevent heat soak flooding. |
Maybe that is what I need to do on my 70 bus. The heat soak flood situation is really pissing me off. |
Same on my 71, I was contemplating trying a rig like that to let the pressure bleed off when parked (slightly less savage looking of course). |
How would you decide on a "restrictor" opening size? |
It wouldn't have to big at all, as long as it bled off pressure eventually when parked, a Weber idle jet fits down the hose nicely, that's what I was going to try first. |
Probably don't want to restrict it at all. The top connection on a fuel pump, the one connected to the carburetor, is the intake side. So that connecting pipe needs to be full flow as it is pulling gas from the tank. The bottom connection is the pressure side, so you probably need that connecting pipe to be full flow to get gas to the carburetor. Seems to me that connector pipe needs to be twice the diameter. |
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busdaddy
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| If there's a restrictor in one of those Tees on the return line that would be a simple way to prevent heat soak flooding. |
Maybe that is what I need to do on my 70 bus. The heat soak flood situation is really pissing me off. |
Same on my 71, I was contemplating trying a rig like that to let the pressure bleed off when parked (slightly less savage looking of course). |
How would you decide on a "restrictor" opening size? |
It wouldn't have to big at all, as long as it bled off pressure eventually when parked, a Weber idle jet fits down the hose nicely, that's what I was going to try first. |
Probably don't want to restrict it at all. The top connection on a fuel pump, the one connected to the carburetor, is the intake side. So that connecting pipe needs to be full flow as it is pulling gas from the tank. The bottom connection is the pressure side, so you probably need that connecting pipe to be full flow to get gas to the carburetor. Seems to me that connector pipe needs to be twice the diameter. |
Ahhh...., never spotted the line placement in the pic, I was mesmerized by the excess plumbing and now I understand why it was added  
No science involved, just a complex fix for a dumb move
So apparently that one relys on gravity feed alone for fuel supply, don't let the tank get too low or park facing downhill 
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