Mid engine Notch Speedster getting more updates...

[vwfye]

After 14 weeks of unemployment, I am employed again!

Now, I can get back to working on the swap. This has turned into a quagmire without the ability to fund anything...
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64 No'back Speedster "Pearl"
1980s Sand Dragster "The Plunger"
LME "Little Giant Killer 3"

[Jason37]

Congrats on being back to work and can’t wait to see work commence!

[vwfye]

Starting to fit the NOS lid and seeing what needs tweaked. The old lid had 4 holes and bondo in it.
This lid was directed my way and is pretty straight, though it will still need body worked.

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64 No'back Speedster "Pearl"
1980s Sand Dragster "The Plunger"
LME "Little Giant Killer 3"

[Bobnotch]

Nice Brian. Sometimes I wish mine fit that good. I think they all get a little tweaked over the years.
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Bob 65 Notch S with Sunroof
71 Notch ...aka Krunchy; build pics here;
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=249390 -been busy working
64 T-34 Ghia...aka Wolfie, under construction... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=412120

[vwfye]

Some of the gap appearing will be gone after adjustents. I currently have the hinges at the old lid position. I have some room to drop it a touch more.
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64 No'back Speedster "Pearl"
1980s Sand Dragster "The Plunger"
LME "Little Giant Killer 3"

[vwfye]

No more wing evidence.

After all the handwringing to make the fender flare cuts, today it was fairly easy to change up the flares from just the rears to the full set.

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64 No'back Speedster "Pearl"
1980s Sand Dragster "The Plunger"
LME "Little Giant Killer 3"

[vwfye]

Holes drilled and flares officially on.

Finally, it is a custom

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64 No'back Speedster "Pearl"
1980s Sand Dragster "The Plunger"
LME "Little Giant Killer 3"

[Bobnotch]

Looks like no trimming was required of the fenders, unless it was at the top of them.
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Bob 65 Notch S with Sunroof
71 Notch ...aka Krunchy; build pics here;
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=249390 -been busy working
64 T-34 Ghia...aka Wolfie, under construction... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=412120

[Qldelsie]

Do you have details / photos of where /how you mounted your roll bar and rear support bars ? Did you take the rear bars back to those rear chassis bolts ? I may be forced by the regulations to put one in if I do the Wild Alaska Rally in September 2022, so am looking for ideas while I have the car in pieces.
Thanks,
Giles

[vwfye]

[vwfye]

Trying to decide if the nose should come down one more spline or not...

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64 No'back Speedster "Pearl"
1980s Sand Dragster "The Plunger"
LME "Little Giant Killer 3"

[Bobnotch]

[vwfye]

I swear, going from dual carbs to turbo was much quicker than going back to dual carbs. 😡

Next up is trying to get the new to me MSD style distributor wired in correctly as well as the shift light.
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64 No'back Speedster "Pearl"
1980s Sand Dragster "The Plunger"
LME "Little Giant Killer 3"

[vwfye]

Finally, all 4 corners on the ground and rolled out. Still not sure if it needs to go lower.

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64 No'back Speedster "Pearl"
1980s Sand Dragster "The Plunger"
LME "Little Giant Killer 3"

[vwfye]

New M/H rear tires and suspension changes...

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64 No'back Speedster "Pearl"
1980s Sand Dragster "The Plunger"
LME "Little Giant Killer 3"

[Bobnotch]

So, do you have the water cooled engine in it now? Or did you build another engine for it?
The drop looks ok to me. Almost just about right.
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Bob 65 Notch S with Sunroof
71 Notch ...aka Krunchy; build pics here;
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=249390 -been busy working
64 T-34 Ghia...aka Wolfie, under construction... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=412120

[vwfye]

Still building the vr6 turbo. The sweep the floor engine is in there with dual carbs for now. Just hoping to make a pass in a couple weeks
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64 No'back Speedster "Pearl"
1980s Sand Dragster "The Plunger"
LME "Little Giant Killer 3"

[Bobnotch]

[vwfye]

Oil in the engine. Testing fuel system tomorrow and then turning the key.
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64 No'back Speedster "Pearl"
1980s Sand Dragster "The Plunger"
LME "Little Giant Killer 3"

[vwfye]

It's alive! Now... tuning the new carbs, running the valves and trying to get the tach and shift light to share a signal.
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64 No'back Speedster "Pearl"
1980s Sand Dragster "The Plunger"
LME "Little Giant Killer 3"