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johnny d
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| Ben, I've been following this thread for awhile, do you plan to paint the Kombi? |
Ben if you don't plan to paint the Kombi you are man with integrity (Attitude) 
I wish I am that strong . |
of course i´m not painting the kombi.. there is no question abou that! i love that current paint, so why should i destroy that? 
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nize
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| I guess you are kidding about driving your 2110 with a 50HP carb. If you are not kidding... DONT DO IT. Even not for a short testdrive. There is a big chance that you will ruin it since it will run way to lean and build up a lot of heat... |
no, i´m not! it works.. tom did the same engine befor and it works fine!
http://wheelerdealer-blog.blogspot.com/2009/08/2110ccm-daily-torquer.html |
OK then he probably changed the venturi and jets to suite the 2110cc. I would be very surprised if it is a 100% stock carb 
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johnny d
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i guess, we will see in the end!
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nize
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| i guess, we will see in the end! |
Really cool concept anyway. I would like something like that in my beetle. For my barndoor I am gonna build an "Okrasa looker" with dual 34 PCI, Knecht air filters, oldschool oil filter and so on...
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johnny d
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yeah.. i first was thinking also about something like that.. but i smelled some kind of "trend" here.. then i thought i have to do something else!
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nize
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| yeah.. i first was thinking also about something like that.. but i smelled some kind of "trend" here.. then i thought i have to do something else! |
Damn I should have known that... I better go for a 2919cc oxyboxer with a truck turbo
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johnny d
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Damn I should have known that... I better go for a 2919cc oxyboxer with a truck turbo |
LOL, you should better do that! 
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johnny d
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wheels are painted..
thanks dennis
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johnny d
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us, getting the rear wheels ready for paint today.
smile..
dennis put the tires on the frontwheels so we can get a first impression of how it would look like! on friday we are grounding the bus.
rich.. i need my caps!
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mightymouse
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us, getting the rear wheels ready for paint today.
smile..
dennis put the tires on the frontwheels so we can get a first impression of how it would look like! on friday we are grounding the bus.
rich.. i need my caps! |
Perfect! Anymore narrow would look silly.
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Rich's 50
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us, getting the rear wheels ready for paint today.
smile..
dennis put the tires on the frontwheels so we can get a first impression of how it would look like! on friday we are grounding the bus.
rich.. i need my caps! |
I will call in the morning again bro........ |
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johnny d
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grounded
got also my front seats today.. that makes my day!
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| WOW...........Nice bro |
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roy63
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wheels are painted..
thanks dennis |
what is that in the background on the monitor? 
wheels look good to.
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Koko81
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Wow, This is a reason to fly to the Volksworld Show!
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johnny d
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ja.. natürlich auf eigener achse..!
brakes working..now!
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Koko81
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Ich glaub ich buch ein Flug!!
Looks Great! |
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| Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2010 1:30 pm Post subject: |
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| That looks so nice Ben |
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