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82cabby Samba Member
Joined: March 07, 2005 Posts: 332 Location: West Falls, NY
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 9:45 am Post subject: Show off your engine bay! - Post your pics!! |
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Ok, this is a bit self serving, but I am about to do an engine swap on my 71 super and I want to detail the engine bay and I am looking for ideas. The engine going in has dual Kads and is very clean. It is newly built, but from existing parts. I am going to paint the fan housing to match the body and the rest of the motor is going to be cleaned and brushed or painted black.
Soooo... let's see what you've got! Post your best engine bay picture! And if you have any hints or tips, I could use 'em.
Here is my 'before' picture, I'll post an after when it's done:
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whoyer Samba Member
Joined: November 15, 2008 Posts: 25 Location: northeast
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:08 am Post subject: |
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That said..........
Go ahead and bash me about the coil cover, and potential overheating. If I keep it, I'm going to run the unused emissions tap on my doghouse to blow some air in there, and drill out holes along the bottom. If I fry my coil, I have been warned (and I do carry a spare).
I'm going to put the oil bath back, as well. Need to strip and paint it. I just ran out of the grey. BTW, it's supposed to be Hammertone finish by rustoleum, but kind of looks more like orange peel. Oh well, better than what I started with. |
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freeonthree Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2006 Posts: 482 Location: Red Bluff, California
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:24 am Post subject: |
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I think that bottle over the coil looks silly, sorry...
It also lets the fuzz know that your a drinker...
Just add a Zig Zag Man license plate frame, and you'll be all set _________________ Happiness is a VW Trike...
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freeonthree Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2006 Posts: 482 Location: Red Bluff, California
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:33 am Post subject: |
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I see you have your fuel pump disconnected and plugged. Im gravity fed, so I had a bud make me a stainless steel plate, and I removed the pump. It cleaned up the engines appearance a bit, and made more working room. _________________ Happiness is a VW Trike...
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Bierboy Samba Member
Joined: June 17, 2009 Posts: 819 Location: East Moline, Ill.
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:52 am Post subject: |
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freeonthree wrote: |
I think that bottle over the coil looks silly, sorry...
It also lets the fuzz know that your a drinker... |
How many cops pop open the engine lid? _________________ "Otto" -- my '68 vert
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PatterBon Samba Engine Connoisseur
Joined: September 27, 2008 Posts: 3446 Location: Copperas Cove, TX
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:55 am Post subject: |
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Here is my 'before' picture, I'll post an after when it's done: |
I just edited my pictures, but here's my before and after, I'm pleased with how much better its gotten.
Back when my dad drove it daily, about 5-6 years ago.
When I got it running again, back in late April of this year.
And today, after doing alot of work, here it is now.
Just got done cleaning it this morning. _________________ PNW Dub Folk & Kitsap dub Folk (KdF)
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2020 Ford F-150
1973 Standard Beetle
1969 Cessna 172K Airplane
1959 Karmann Ghia
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freeonthree Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2006 Posts: 482 Location: Red Bluff, California
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:56 am Post subject: |
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If he has the lid on, then why bother anyway... If it's aluminum, it probably acts as a heat sink though... Now he needs some cooling fins around the neck. lol _________________ Happiness is a VW Trike...
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freeonthree Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2006 Posts: 482 Location: Red Bluff, California
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 11:59 am Post subject: |
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The blue one needs an SVDA. 009's were designed for sawmills and other fixed rpm equipt. They were never intended for street use. If you go to an SVDA, you can jet down, and still have more grunt off the line, and also get better mileage. I throw 009's away, I won't even sell em... _________________ Happiness is a VW Trike...
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whoyer Samba Member
Joined: November 15, 2008 Posts: 25 Location: northeast
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:06 pm Post subject: |
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I was feeling silly when I did it. Truth be told, my motivation was more to hide the crustyness of the coil than anything else. I hate the stupid chrome covers, so I threw that out, and just used the clamp. I didn't have any paint even close to that color, so after drinking a few michelob's, I put one on there. Somehow it never occured to me to simply paint it satin black. I have since replaced the high tension leads with black, so I'll still match
The fuel pump is disconnected because that pic was shot minutes after getting the engine back in there.
BTW, for anyone wondering, my carb hardware is that strange orange because I had the eastwood fake cadmium plating kit (four cans of different colored spray paint), and I didn't realize some were dead until I was half way through. You paint the base silver, then there is orange, green, maybe yellow? I forget. I had the paint for probably 13 years, and stored it in an unheated garage. Yeah, I should have stripped them down, and done in black or silver, but I get lazy sometimes.
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Cusser Samba Member
Joined: October 02, 2006 Posts: 31362 Location: Hot Arizona
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:10 pm Post subject: |
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1835 DP engine with single Weber 40DCNF in my '71 Convertible, runs 1000 times better than it looks !!! "Tin" hasn't been painted in 30 years.
_________________ 1970 VW (owned since 1972) and 1971 VW Convertible (owned since 1976), second owner of each. The '71 now has the 1835 engine, swapped from the '70. Second owner of each. 1988 Mazda B2200 truck, 1998 Frontier, 2014 Yukon, 2004 Frontier King Cab. All manual transmission except for the Yukon. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335294 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335297 |
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freeonthree Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2006 Posts: 482 Location: Red Bluff, California
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:18 pm Post subject: |
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Im with you... I don't like the chrome covers either. Chrome retains heat, and being a trained professional, retaining heat is not my hobby...
I don't care what it looks like if its clean and works properly. I love that Colorplace brand gloss black from Walmart for 97 cents a can _________________ Happiness is a VW Trike...
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freeonthree Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2006 Posts: 482 Location: Red Bluff, California
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:21 pm Post subject: |
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By the way, black draws heat to the surface, and thats why all the tin was origionally black. _________________ Happiness is a VW Trike...
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74Bajabug Samba Member
Joined: July 15, 2009 Posts: 132 Location: Van isle
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:56 pm Post subject: |
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_________________ 68 camper
86 Dodge omni |
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74Bajabug Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:57 pm Post subject: |
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what do ya think? _________________ 68 camper
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freeonthree Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 12:59 pm Post subject: |
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I bet you had to jet up a bit for that exhaust... _________________ Happiness is a VW Trike...
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johnnypan Samba Member
Joined: October 24, 2007 Posts: 7431 Location: sackamenna
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 1:04 pm Post subject: |
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1600dp,w-100cam,weber ICT's,SVDA..250 miles a week like ringing a bell...
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freeonthree Samba Member
Joined: September 02, 2006 Posts: 482 Location: Red Bluff, California
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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With the dual cannons on my trike, I had to step up from a 127.5 to a 145 before it ran good. I wanna get a real quiet exhaust that has alot of backpressure, so I can go back to the 127.5, and get 32 mpg instead of 27. I got 28 to 32 with a 140, but it still ran awful above 1/2 throttle, and it didnt accellerate very well, had flat spots. Jetting is everything, and backpressure will help you jet smaller and get better mileage... Thats just for the folks that havn't messed with jetting yet. Also, the 34 pict 4 is more sensitive to exhaust and air filter changes than all of the other Solex's. It was a one year only (1974) low emmission California carb. _________________ Happiness is a VW Trike...
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bmr11969 Samba Member
Joined: April 25, 2006 Posts: 299 Location: Northeast, Ohio
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 1:06 pm Post subject: |
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I'm a big fan of the flat black and the raw aluminium of the case and carbs.
P.S. I've never had a problem with my coil cover, in fact at the car shows people actually ask how to make one.
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74Bajabug Samba Member
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 1:12 pm Post subject: |
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Wow! look at that thing thats sick _________________ 68 camper
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bmr11969 Samba Member
Joined: April 25, 2006 Posts: 299 Location: Northeast, Ohio
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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2009 1:43 pm Post subject: |
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No I don't work at Taco Bell. I'm in the Title Insurance Industry.
Here is a pic of the other side.
for the original poster, the thing to remember when your working on your vw is to do what you like. no one can fault you for that. Three bugs ago I had Kadrons on mine and it looked real sharp keeping things natural. Let the the car be a car. I am looking forward to seeing what you do to yours.
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