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PostPosted: Thu Jan 28, 2016 10:25 am    Post subject: Volksair compressor build Reply with quote
I am currently building a volksair compressor for my shop bought the kit from dunn-right out of South Carolina.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 28, 2016 1:11 pm    Post subject: Re: Volksair compressor build Reply with quote
Sounds good. Would love to see some pics of the procedure.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 28, 2016 3:03 pm    Post subject: Re: Volksair compressor build Reply with quote
They've been in that compressor business for decades, remember reading about the kit in old Hot VWs magazine. Maybe Oct. 1997 issue.
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 28, 2016 7:33 pm    Post subject: Re: Volksair compressor build Reply with quote
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this is the cam and the secret to the compressor
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 28, 2016 7:39 pm    Post subject: Re: Volksair compressor build Reply with quote
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this is the intake modification needs to be welded
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 28, 2016 7:59 pm    Post subject: Re: Volksair compressor build Reply with quote
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PostPosted: Thu Jan 28, 2016 8:32 pm    Post subject: Re: Volksair compressor build Reply with quote
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This is the directions supplied with the kit
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 2:43 pm    Post subject: Re: Volksair compressor build Reply with quote
Looks like an ambitious job. Looking forward to the finished project. Thanks for sharing.
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 7:36 pm    Post subject: Re: Volksair compressor build Reply with quote
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have to cut a few push rods. Used torch and pliers to remove ends.

 
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putting new bearings and gears on the crank

 
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rebuilding the heads

 
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 29, 2016 10:15 pm    Post subject: Re: Volksair compressor build Reply with quote
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still lots more small stuff to do. Could have taken short route but but better take the correct one.
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PostPosted: Sat Jan 30, 2016 8:08 pm    Post subject: Re: Volksair compressor build Reply with quote
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everything is in its place

 
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everything torque to spec yeah the crank is frozen. Pulled back apart the standard cam bearings are not standard. They fit the case as the old ones did
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 04, 2016 2:18 pm    Post subject: Re: Volksair compressor build Reply with quote
after some little problems with the case I was able to get it turning. now to get it up on this 75 gallon tank
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PostPosted: Sun Apr 10, 2016 11:37 am    Post subject: Re: Volksair compressor build Reply with quote
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have it out in my shed now to cut out the noise in the shop. just got to plumb the oil cooler an filter, get a small fuel tank an plumb the lines and finish the wiring
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PostPosted: Sun Jul 08, 2018 7:35 pm    Post subject: Re: Volksair compressor build Reply with quote
Any new progress?
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PostPosted: Wed Jul 22, 2020 1:59 pm    Post subject: Re: Volksair compressor build Reply with quote
1967 VW Air Compressor Conversion ... 'Lucky Lime' ... Dunn Right Inc. ... Cleaning Pool Tile, in Tucson, Arizona

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Cleaning pool tile, in Tucson, Arizona, since 2014. Compressor makes 56 cfm @ 100 psi. 'Volks-Aire' conversion kit from Dunn-Right Inc. The magic is in the cam shaft: 4 cycle, in the front, two cycle, in the back.
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