| BFB |
Sat Jul 04, 2020 11:05 am |
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| i thought itd be interesting to start a thread on mix and matched parts used in builds. like maybe using honda rods or chevy pistons , or maybe motorcycle cylinders ? even just discussing ideas that may or may not work... |
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| DeathBySnuSnu |
Sat Jul 04, 2020 11:32 am |
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Ok then.
44mm Kawasaki throttle bodies and Ford ignition and Chevy sensors.
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| jeffrey8164 |
Sat Jul 04, 2020 12:46 pm |
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| That's tits! |
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| modok |
Sat Jul 04, 2020 1:06 pm |
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I'm running.....
chevy s-10 springs, ford ranger retainers, ford ignition module, toyota coil, subaru rod nuts, toyota rod bushings, porsche valve adjusters, alfa romeo carbs.
22r toyota valves can be used, keeper groove closer to tip.
I'd like to adopt subaru rod bearings. |
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| Floating VW |
Sat Jul 04, 2020 1:15 pm |
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| My oil pre-heater is from Aircraft Spruce. |
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| vwracerdave |
Sat Jul 04, 2020 1:24 pm |
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modok wrote: I'm running.....alfa romeo carbs.
Lots of VW owners are using Alfa Romeo carbs, most just don't know it. |
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| Q-Dog |
Sat Jul 04, 2020 1:25 pm |
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In my mind, "mismatched" sort of implies they don't really go together. So, are the parts really mismatched if they are sucessfully working together? :lol:
The parts don't know what engine they are on. |
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| BFB |
Sat Jul 04, 2020 1:27 pm |
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Q-Dog wrote: In my mind, "mismatched" sort of implies they don't really go together. So, are the parts really mismatched if they are sucessfully working together? :lol:
The parts don't know what engine they are on.
if you have a better idea for the title ill change it... |
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| Lingwendil |
Sat Jul 04, 2020 2:43 pm |
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DeathBySnuSnu wrote: Ok then.
44mm Kawasaki throttle bodies and Ford ignition and Chevy sensors.
This gives me a stiffy :D
richardcraineum wrote:
if you have a better idea for the title ill change it...
Repurposed? |
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| mukluk |
Sat Jul 04, 2020 2:58 pm |
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Lingwendil wrote: richardcraineum wrote:
if you have a better idea for the title ill change it...
Repurposed?
Mongrel or bitser sound a bit closer to what you're describing. |
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| Wreck |
Sat Jul 04, 2020 4:44 pm |
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Deutz diesel cylinders ,103 mm JE pistons but the same as 4.055 mopar pistons , Ls2 valves and beehive springs ,911 Porsche adjusters . ford crank fire ignition . working on ITB's from an Arctic Cat 1000 ,modified to suit IDF manifolds .
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| Rome |
Sat Jul 04, 2020 6:12 pm |
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| In the early 1990's while visiting my mom in Bradenton, FL, the local U-Pull-It yard had a euro-spec early '70's Mercedes mid-size sedan. Had a pair of single-throat downdraft Solex carbs, 36-40 PDSI. I bought them for very cheap (maybe $20 each?), and disassembled. I remember the mating surfaces of the carb upper and lower bodies were distorted about 1/16" from over-tightening the attachment screws. I filed down the surfaces nearly flat, made my own gasket, and reassembled. Had a local machine shop rebush a spare set of Kadron intake manifolds to match the slightly narrower hole pattern of those Solexes. Ran them for a few hundred miles on a near-stock 1600 dual-port. |
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| Chickensoup |
Sat Jul 04, 2020 7:15 pm |
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Wreck wrote: Deutz diesel cylinders ,103 mm JE pistons but the same as 4.055 mopar pistons , Ls2 valves and beehive springs ,911 Porsche adjusters . ford crank fire ignition . working on ITB's from an Arctic Cat 1000 ,modified to suit IDF manifolds .
i dont think everett alows porn on the site =; :-k :D |
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| rayjay |
Sat Jul 04, 2020 7:58 pm |
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GM HEI ignition module , MSD coil, false economy ebay dist. Pretty good ignition for not much money.
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| Teeroy |
Sat Jul 04, 2020 8:10 pm |
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| Lots of Corvair pistons used in the old days |
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| FreeBug |
Sun Jul 05, 2020 1:24 am |
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| Does a 356 engine in a beetle count? That's been done once or twice... |
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| earthquake |
Sun Jul 05, 2020 1:50 am |
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I have two 40mm Keihin CV carbs from a Harley motorcycle I am going to try some day on a VW, I also have a pair of Ford throttle bodies that are very close to a IDF flange size I would like to try someday too, I think they came off a mid 90's 460 in a F350.
eQ |
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| FreeBug |
Sun Jul 05, 2020 2:00 am |
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And all those Porsche suspension/brakes/struts/alum trailing arms, gearboxes, etc..at least going back to 356 brakes being used on beetles. Is a 914 a Porsche with VW parts integrated, or a VW with Porsche parts slipped in?
I agree, mis-match is not the right term. Integrated? Assimilated? Adopted? Dating? Mating?
The point is that you're finding a match, not missing one. Car tinder. That would be awesome, a search engine based on all dimensional criteria in different engines, bore, ringn sizes, rod end sizes, etc..looking for matches.
Like if you typed in "92mm", Toyota pistons and stuff turns up. Plug in "VW spring base diameter", and all the springs with the same diameter as VW pops up. We would have found those beehives earlier :lol:
What about non-VW stuff MADE to fit VW stuff? I'm thinking Okrasa, Judson, Berg, CB, Empi, etc..Maybe that doesn't meat your criteria. But beehive springs should. Where does a Chevy rod journal fit in?
I once purchased a book titled "VW Parts Interchange Manual", or something like that....I was dissapointed. |
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| Q-Dog |
Sun Jul 05, 2020 6:59 am |
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richardcraineum wrote: Q-Dog wrote: In my mind, "mismatched" sort of implies they don't really go together. So, are the parts really mismatched if they are sucessfully working together? :lol:
The parts don't know what engine they are on.
if you have a better idea for the title ill change it...
Adapted? Repurposed works too. |
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| DeathBySnuSnu |
Sun Jul 05, 2020 7:15 am |
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Q-Dog wrote: richardcraineum wrote: Q-Dog wrote: In my mind, "mismatched" sort of implies they don't really go together. So, are the parts really mismatched if they are sucessfully working together? :lol:
The parts don't know what engine they are on.
if you have a better idea for the title ill change it...
Adapted? Repurposed works too.
When describing my pile....I use the term "mix and match" instead of "mis match" |
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