VW model build topic

[volkaholic1]

i have started asking on the 36/40hp page about this engine, trying to find out what is the closest year, or what parts are from what year

look at this road draft tube, obviously not 1600, any idea what year it might be?

i think the air cleaner is WWII 25hp, your thoughts?

the carb, not a 34pic3 obviously, 1 big error, no throttle, i can fix that, but any idea what it might be? assume manual choke, where did that connect?

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Volkaholic

[s.e.charles]

i've not organized the bazillion links i've saved over the years,

but some of these may help you (or someone else) get a bit further

on your journey:


https://imageevent.com/mrokrasa/vw25hpengines?z=4&...0&p=14

the last photo in this sequence shows the cylinder shape air cleaner:

https://www.historicvws.org.uk/fanhousingcoolingoverhaul

this page says '49 - '52

https://www.kaefer-nostalgie.com/catalog/123

also, with 3d printing being the rage, you maybe can connect with

a source here:

https://www.modelcarsmag.com/forums/topic/89498-vw-aircooled-flat-4-motor-detailing-partsinduction/

or here:

https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235111540-k%C3%BCbelwagen-type-82-tamiya-135/

[s.e.charles]

you can order one today!

https://limebug.com/shop/engine/carburetors-and-fu...l-systems/

https://imageevent.com/mrokrasa/vw25hpengines?p=3&n=1&w=4&s=0

you might find interesting things here:

https://www.aircooledcommunity.com/specs/vw-beetle-specs/

you gotta maintain those bad boys:

http://zarwerks.com/index.htm

section M:

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/manuals/52_57_beetle_shop_manual.php

[volkaholic1]

so it looks like the air cleaner, carb and muffler are all 25hp
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[Herbie6063]

In the original Herbie movies, they modified several VW Beetles that played Herbie to be driven from the rear seat in order to give the illusion Herbie was driving by himself.

Here is my progress on my first Revell Blind Driver Herbie (it is the same green car I posted yesterday)

[EverettB]

[slalombuggy]

Waiting for the paint to cure before assembly. The body is in Tamiya metallic Orange and the engine block and supercharger housing were done with Tamiya Clear Red over AK Xtreme Metal steel.
I drilled out the magneto and added plug wires from .5mm lead wire painted with Vallejo Air Black. Cast texture was added to the diff with AK EASY CAST texture putty and it, the front beam, pan, magneto and blower hat were painted with the AK Steel. Tires and seats are painted with Tamiya Black. Chrome was touched up with a 5mm Molotow chrome marker.

[volkaholic1]

wow, looking super nice
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[Blue Baron]

So many things to comment on!

That Herbie rear driver setup looks great.

That motor is a total mish-mash. The carb looks 28 PCI, which is 'late '52 through '60. Were I building that, I wouldn't try and make it a specific year and model, but rather a good general representation (which is what it is).

Great progress photo on the Zinger! Remember there is also a dedicated Zingers thread where you could post some results photos.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=401920
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We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.

Heinz Nordhoff

[Herbie6063]

So when I was 13 I got my first Revell Herbie, sadly it was to incomplete to be restored:(

I used parts of it on other kits (the shifter is in my rear seat driver Herbie) and eventually I had was the chassis. I had another kit (a newer Revell beetle) that had a usable shell, so what I have decided is to make this Herbie float on water.

All interior parts (except for the Dashboard and roll bar) are removed and replaced with foam. I will have the body done soon.

There was a Herbie in the original film that jumped the pond, it was an engineless car with a fiberglass shell

[slalombuggy]

Finished my super buggy zinger and started working on an Airfix 1:32 Beach Buggy.

[volkaholic1]

we dont see too many RHD buggies!
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[Blue Baron]

I'll have to watch for that. Great parts donor.
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We are striving for perfection, to make our cars run forever, if possible.

Heinz Nordhoff

[finster]

I hadn't seen that they had re-released the old airfix bugle buggy kit - I remember it from my youth

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nothing lasts, nothing is finished, and nothing is perfect...

[jack1448]

Really nice zinger, slalombuggy!

Volkaholic, the engine kit looks nice but it will be a real challenge to make it 100% correct. I wouldn't sweat the details, that's the fault of the designers and for VW for authorizing it with such obvious errors (like the removable generator stand). 36 HP engines should have a wire tube for ignition wires, wires were never routed like that!

[volkaholic1]

well the wires was 1 of my other questions,

oil pmp is almost done, dip stick is started, will post pic when complete

so all 36hp had the wires run in a tube? or just some years?
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[slalombuggy]

I dont know how recently the Airfix kit has been available. I got it at the local hobby shop and it looked to be part of a collection that they bought up. There was some military kits for sale with really faded boxes and artwork that I havent seen since the early 80s when I worked at a hobby shop.

[s.e.charles]

scalemates knows all!


https://www.scalemates.com/search.php?fkSECTION%5B%5D=All&q=airfix+beach+buggy**

https://www.scalemates.com/kits/airfix-a02412v-beach-buggy--1325490

[s.e.charles]

https://urightbrothers.blogspot.com/p/scale-modeling.html


https://urightbrothers.blogspot.com/p/v.html

[s.e.charles]

if resin engines in various scales is for you, look here:

https://tx3dcustoms.com/products/volkswagen-na-flat-4?variant=42890484777154


anyone weigh in on its accuracy?

thx