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Tram
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 Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 12:08 am Post subject: The Rare Super Secret 1965 Prototype |
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1965 Notchback
Heated Seats
Alternator
Fuel Injection
Automatic
Air Conditioning
Rear Window Defrost
4 Way Flashers
Front and Rear Fog lamps, DIN/ TUV Spec
Jokon Reverse Lights
Switchable Regular/ Fanfare Horns
All systems and components gone through and refreshed as necessary
Oil Pressure and Temp Gauges
Variable Speed Defroster Blower Fan
Sneak peek- More to follow
Parallel- flow A/C condenser with built in dessicant filter mounted above trans
More later....
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Yabbadubbadoo
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Very nice.
That aircon must be pricey. I'd love to get hold of one.
I saw a beetle one for sale recently and the guy was asking over $1600 for the complete unit.
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vlad01
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| Yabbadubbadoo wrote: |
Very nice.
That aircon must be pricey. I'd love to get hold of one.
I saw a beetle one for sale recently and the guy was asking over $1600 for the complete unit. |
I bet, but thats not bad $1600.
compressors for any car are minimum $500 new run of the mill kind, then add the rest of the bits its adds up fast.
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eyetzr 
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| Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 4:10 am Post subject: |
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Very nice. Well done, nice detail
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I think he meant "rare", as in "not well-done" |
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Nate M.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 6:31 am Post subject: |
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That is really a cool set-up!! Nice work Tram!!
Just add a type4 and a 5 speed to make it perfect!  
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For heaven's sake, put a type4 and a Porsche 5-speed in there. . . It's the right thing to do!! |
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Erik G
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What, no sunroof?
You are a sick sick bastid. I like that  |
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Tramsdisciple
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| Erik G wrote: |
What, no sunroof?
You are a sick sick bastid. I like that |
It is a sunroof car! Tram does great work, and his attention to detail is why we all should take lessons! I wish I had a type 3 so I could join this cult...my pregnant roller skate is fun, but stock drivability is impressive!
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KTPhil
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| Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 8:38 am Post subject: |
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Delicious!
But then I saw the loose fuse on the end and it ruined it for me.
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Tram
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| Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 8:44 am Post subject: |
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| Tramsdisciple wrote: |
| Erik G wrote: |
What, no sunroof?
You are a sick sick bastid. I like that |
It is a sunroof car! Tram does great work, and his attention to detail is why we all should take lessons! I wish I had a type 3 so I could join this cult...my pregnant roller skate is fun, but stock drivability is impressive! |
Stop self defecating, you had a huge hand in all this during my recovery which still ain't completely over.
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vwfye
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It's an atramanation!
Nice job bud
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Tram
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| Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 9:00 am Post subject: |
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Thanks, but that's just the icing. You'll see more later.
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raygreenwood
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| Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 9:10 am Post subject: |
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Tram....thats horrible....a true embarrassment!
Tell ya what...ship that to me...and I will tell everyone that you had nothing to do with it...saving you the massive ridicule.
Seriously.....very, very nice piece of work!
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Tram
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Tram....thats horrible....a true embarrassment!
Tell ya what...ship that to me...and I will tell everyone that you had nothing to do with it...saving you the massive ridicule.
Seriously.....very, very nice piece of work!
Ray |
It's funny how the slight curve of the dash makes everything look a little crooked in a non 3D photo. It's not.
The little chrome thing on the body color bracket at the top of the console right under the A/C unit is a Hella license plate light from a Mercedes w110 bumper. It's the same light as on a 356 or Type 34. I put a green instrument cluster bulb in it and hooked it into the dimmed dash light circuit to illuminate the console face and shift gate at night. It will also work as a "map light". The green bulb made it match the hue of the instrument lighting dead- on. For some reason, it doesn't want to photograph well at night lit up- it just comes out all distorted.
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| What AC unit is that? we need more pics and the story! |
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raygreenwood
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| Tram wrote: |
| raygreenwood wrote: |
Tram....thats horrible....a true embarrassment!
Tell ya what...ship that to me...and I will tell everyone that you had nothing to do with it...saving you the massive ridicule.
Seriously.....very, very nice piece of work!
Ray |
It's funny how the slight curve of the dash makes everything look a little crooked in a non 3D photo. It's not.
The little chrome thing on the body color bracket at the top of the console right under the A/C unit is a Hella license plate light from a Mercedes w110 bumper. It's the same light as on a 356 or Type 34. I put a green instrument cluster bulb in it and hooked it into the dimmed dash light circuit to illuminate the console face and shift gate at night. It will also work as a "map light". The green bulb made it match the hue of the instrument lighting dead- on. For some reason, it doesn't want to photograph well at night lit up- it just comes out all distorted. |
You know....I have literally a bucket of what "seem" to be essentially the same light fixture. I will pull the part # later and toss it up here. They are the license plate lights for some of the early type 4's.
I saved them because ...shape and design wise...they are some of the nicest little light fixtures. Almost automotive art-deco like.
I have been planning...when I get to the interior stage of my 412...to use one on each lower door area for foot lights. In a switched mode they would also be...as you use them for....a great map light or even a heater lever light.
I also have quite a collection of the small 13mm rice grain bulb "swivel ball" heater lever lights that were used in the 411/412....and I think...some of the late model type 3.
Photographing green and some blue lights in the dark...especially with digital is difficult. Its because its a filter created light color. The light speed is mixed....hard to explain. We have the same issues with green/blue machine vision lighting.
What you can do is keep the ASA moderate...dont make it over sensitive (for instance my SLR has red #'s for all ASA over 600 because it starts causing slight aberrations), the lens not full open...in the middle for stops if you have options, use a tripod and use a neutral density filter or UV haze filter and it should sharpen up the green.
What you are seeing is a haze. Your camera is metering for one light color speed and the slower wavelengths are causing essentially a slow exposure.
Alternately...actually it may be easier....set the camera for shutter priority , meter on the green light and then adjust aperture until the rest of the details are clear. The tripod will be necessary because this will probably come out to bee a slow exposure. Ray |
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Tram
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| Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 10:05 am Post subject: |
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| What AC unit is that? we need more pics and the story! |
'66/'67 APA dealer installed unit, like the one in the photoshopped Azure car. Rare as hen's teeth.
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vwfye
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And yet you claim to be a stock guy. You and Keith P and your "stock' altered cars. 
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KTPhil
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| Posted: Tue Sep 30, 2014 10:18 am Post subject: |
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| And yet you claim to be a stock guy. You and Keith P and your "stock' altered cars. |
It's all stock.
See, his parts delivery car is a DeLorean... |
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Tram
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| And yet you claim to be a stock guy. You and Keith P and your "stock' altered cars. |
It's all either stock VW or period correct aftermarket, like the defroster blower that the console is hiding. Most of it is NOS. The only real "custom fab" things are the console, the motor mounts, the A/C hoses, and the A/C condenser/ thinline fan/ mounting.
Oh, and the fuel tank which is a FI tank with the original fill neck at the right rear cut off and welded shut and an under hood fill neck welded on, so we have all the correct baffles, etc. Pan is from the Automatic donor car and so has all the correct stuff.
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