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| ok here are some pics of the damage, #4 exhuast came off and put a hole in the piston, nicked the cylinder and bent the intake too. so i need at least a new piston with rings, cylinder, head, pushrod, and rocker adjuster. |
After an incident like this, I strongly suggest a full and complete rebuild. |
I thought he just did one.... opops!!! |
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vwdmc16
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| Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 2:30 am Post subject: |
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yeah i only did a top end rebuild, but i didnt spot a stretched valve.
well i picked up a new 040 head with the larger 40x35.5 valves
$215 later...
guess i will go tear into the block now
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thom
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| Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 7:28 am Post subject: |
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| vwdmc16 wrote: |
| yeah i only did a top end rebuild, but i didnt spot a stretched valve. |
I have pix somewhere in the engine forum of a 36hp case and head from an engine that sucked a valve. It cracked one of the case webs and wrought all sorts of havoc on the internals. The case was junk, but the crank was savable after some machine work.
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vwdmc16
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porterville
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| Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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| i coppied the pic of the piston and i highlighted the points of contact and i only counted 5! that is one quick reaction time. the website is telling me that my file is to large or currupt so it wont upload. ill try to make it work |
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vwdmc16
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| Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:40 am Post subject: |
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| porterville wrote: |
| i coppied the pic of the piston and i highlighted the points of contact and i only counted 5! that is one quick reaction time. |
yeah i wasnt hammering down the freeway, just crusing so it didnt destroy alot. i think it hit a few more times than 5
this is what i count:
#5 & 6 are from the stem side of the valve
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| What about the main bearings, are they still in good condition? |
yeah i see no scratches or grooves in any bearing surface and it was very clean inside, i do think the cam bearing were a bit worn, i may replace just those, would that be a bad idea to replace just those?
heres some pics if you guys find anything else:
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superman73
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| Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:11 am Post subject: |
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i was thinking, why not try to put a ghia front end on a squareback? i have 2 old squarebacks in the yard and one old 71 ghia, and i also have a ghia fiberglass front end. hmmmm....just a thought.
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vwdmc16
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DONGKG
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no that would be a ghia faced Type 3
not a ghia delivery |
And besides, it would be very hard to connect the sloping side of the Karmann Ghia to the side of the Squareback. But, then again, it is a fine idea! 
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vwdmc16
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ok engines going in tommorrow.
nice new 041 heads should bump up the power some more 
check out the cool oil temp gauge set up i made,i will see how it works soon:
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| Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2007 7:15 am Post subject: |
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| Any updates on this? |
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vwdmc16
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yeah i have been driving the car everyday now to school and i really needs some tuning but its being a bitch, none the less it is running very strong, i can really let the rear end out and powerslide corners in second, very fun  that oil temp gauge works well, it doesnt leak and seems accurate enough, i need to find a 3/32 Mono headphone extenstion so i can run the gauge up to my dash board.
well if this car is to go under the knife, it will be in about 4 weeks, i have been having doubts on doing the operation, it is just ALOT of work to do a good job of it, and if i know it would turn out rubbish, then i wont do it.
i have a roof that may work but what about sides, and a rear door, this would all be made from scratch, making it all and fitting properly and looking good is just a ton of work, i would have help but none of us are really experienced.
ive been talking with my instuctor closely on the subject and while im in probably the most well equipped shop ill ever work in with the english wheels, planishing hammers, pullmax, strinker stretchers, power hammer, every type of roller, every hand tool i could need, a full paint shop, and wood shop, it just comes down the time i wont have to do the work, im talking like 120+/- Hrs, even with 3 people that isnt much time.
well you guys will be the first to know, well im off to Reno for Hot August Nights, a huge car show that has a great swap meet too, maybe i can snag some bits to help the build.
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vwdmc16
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ok so not much work besides planning lately, ive planned on using pre-63 type 2 rear hatch that will be bent to fit the shape of the rear and joined to the lower half of the ghia lid, the rear window may be changed to a single/double cab rear glass. the inner structure will be a replication of the factory hat channel
and the sides will be fabriated from scratch. so i hope to find all i need at the next Bugorama next weekend. maybe a motor too, i will use the rear firewall as part of the floor. but im still open to idea on it. i will get some more pics of the new roof soon
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vwdmc16
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| Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 6:05 pm Post subject: |
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ok so i went and got some measurements off the roof, cut out the vent box (for sale BTW)
and here are some pics: it was from a '67 kombi
hat channel:
pillar shape:
you can see somebody tried to seperate the roof skin off, i may finish that or repair the gutter:
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i know its almost blasphamy, but how far off would the fit be for a PT cruiser back?
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vwdmc16
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| Posted: Sun Sep 02, 2007 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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alrighty, Bugorama 60 was good to me, i got 6 thing on my list at the swapmeet, but didnt find a floor or a pancake motor.
did get a rear hatch for $25, it the same one from this ad:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=406746
got a windsheild for $40
and a set of 40IDF carbs for my TIV project fobr $210
this week is when i will be bringing the ghia to school to begin the work, it will post updates often on it. stick around!
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vwdmc16
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| Posted: Wed Sep 05, 2007 4:05 am Post subject: |
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ok so planning and design has begun on the car at my school
and i cut the roof down some, i was rather disapointed as how poorly it fit, i though tit was narrower than it is
looks like the Star Trek Enterprise or something
next i started a wire frame template to get the look im after
then nixed that and went to chip board
i was starting to lose faith in this idea as it was taking half a day to get this far. but then i started on the skin and i started to see the real image of what the car will be
well i need somemore chip board and then i will transfer that to some metal, next i need to brace up the interior prior to cutting off the old roof
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'72 Ghia: http://i111.photobucket.com/albums/n146/vwdmc17/100_1964.jpg
'72 Honda Z600
'81 Delorean
www.EVILGENIUSRACING.com
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Gary
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Awesome! I hope you are planning to upgrade the shocks and rear torsions for the additional weight.
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