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Forum: Electrical September 10th 2007, 13:14
Replies: 4
Views: 3,297
Posted By Bugger
I used a product called por-15 for the floor, and...

I used a product called por-15 for the floor, and covered it with a dynamat type material to deaden sound, it is much quieter.
Forum: Electrical January 27th 2007, 18:27
Replies: 15
Views: 17,969
Posted By Bugger
Sick of Freezing feet

I haven't liked how the rear heater flaps and the defroster flaps are connected to one lever for quite some time now, so I devised an awesome fix. I made another lever to control the rear flaps. It...
Forum: Electrical November 24th 2006, 23:16
Replies: 21
Views: 5,766
Posted By Bugger
The diode worked wonders, it smoothed it out, and...

The diode worked wonders, it smoothed it out, and now the tach says I actually do redline close to 4000 rpm which is good.
Forum: Electrical November 23rd 2006, 12:35
Replies: 21
Views: 5,766
Posted By Bugger
Okay I found the shaky gauge answer. A diode...

Okay I found the shaky gauge answer. A diode needs to be connected to the signal lead if you have points of pertonox type ignition. So the signal wire that goes from the coil to the back of the...
Forum: Electrical November 23rd 2006, 12:13
Replies: 21
Views: 5,766
Posted By Bugger
on the ground to the tach, not the sender wire?

on the ground to the tach, not the sender wire?
Forum: Electrical November 22nd 2006, 00:24
Replies: 21
Views: 5,766
Posted By Bugger
Thanks, how do I find out which model my engine...

Thanks, how do I find out which model my engine is? Sorry for the newbie questions, this is obviously my first bug. It seems to redline higher than that, like when I am accellerating just for it to...
Forum: Electrical November 20th 2006, 22:46
Replies: 21
Views: 5,766
Posted By Bugger
Thanks, I actually just finished wiring it. I...

Thanks, I actually just finished wiring it. I went where the factory wires go, but under the seat instead of following there impossible routing I also went under the carpet behind the seat in the...
Forum: Electrical November 20th 2006, 01:11
Replies: 21
Views: 5,766
Posted By Bugger
You are right, I just realized that (I have the...

You are right, I just realized that (I have the whole black negative thing in my head I need to shake that notion). I have everything else wired up on the gauges besides that one wire, and will find...
Forum: Electrical November 18th 2006, 14:14
Replies: 21
Views: 5,766
Posted By Bugger
Well it looks like I will get a voltmeter for the...

Well it looks like I will get a voltmeter for the other gauge, all of the gauges are now wired up with one exception, the tach's sender is not wired up. The reason I havn't wired it up is I was...
Forum: Electrical November 13th 2006, 22:35
Replies: 21
Views: 5,766
Posted By Bugger
Thanks for the reply, maybe i will just make a...

Thanks for the reply, maybe i will just make a new panel that will fit my seatbelt/brake light instead of another gauge for now.
Forum: Engines November 13th 2006, 22:31
Replies: 2
Views: 1,984
Posted By Bugger
Thanks for the luck, I will need it. It is the...

Thanks for the luck, I will need it. It is the little things that add up quick as far as the budget is concerned. I just got a couple of books that will help me through it, and they aren't included...
Forum: Engines November 13th 2006, 09:05
Replies: 2
Views: 1,984
Posted By Bugger
Cheap Fuel Injection

I just got a bug, and decided to go fuel injection instead of getting larger carbs etc.

Throttle Body - I was having a hard time deciding between going with 4 throttle bodies all interconected...
Forum: Suspension November 13th 2006, 08:52
Replies: 8
Views: 2,338
Posted By Bugger
yep, megasquirt is the plan. I want to use...

yep, megasquirt is the plan. I want to use verion 2 so it can contol the timing advance etc. I started a new thread in the engine section called cheap fuel injection, and I will keep you all...
Forum: Electrical November 11th 2006, 14:32
Replies: 21
Views: 5,766
Posted By Bugger
Okay, I found out more on this subject. The...

Okay, I found out more on this subject. The stock bug cluster has a warning light for low oil pressure and low volts, which are supposedly pretty good according to gene berg. He says that the...
Forum: Engines November 11th 2006, 14:29
Replies: 1
Views: 1,677
Posted By Bugger
Okay, I found out the answer to the question, on...

Okay, I found out the answer to the question, on which emissions stuff I can get rid of. The tank in the front of the bug, near the gas can is called the expansion tank. It holds gas, when your...
Forum: Engines November 10th 2006, 20:14
Replies: 1
Views: 1,677
Posted By Bugger
Emissions stuff

I am new to bugs, I actually bought mine this week, but I am looking to get rid of some of the emissions stuff that isn't doing anything. What can I get rid of without losing performance etc.? It...
Forum: Electrical November 10th 2006, 10:25
Replies: 21
Views: 5,766
Posted By Bugger
I like the idea of using warning lights, I think...

I like the idea of using warning lights, I think I will go with oil temp and eventually hook up a warning light for oil pressure.
Forum: Suspension November 10th 2006, 01:25
Replies: 4
Views: 1,913
Posted By Bugger
Rotors

This site has rotors for almost anything, but the best part about it is that it has the sizes for them all as well, so you can find something that will work with the combo that you...
Forum: Electrical November 10th 2006, 00:37
Replies: 21
Views: 5,766
Posted By Bugger
Gauges

I am installing some new gauges in my bug. The fuel gauge doesn't work, so I ordered a new one and I ordered a tach, but have space for one more 2 1/16th inch gauge in my setup. All I will have...
Forum: Suspension November 8th 2006, 00:25
Replies: 8
Views: 2,338
Posted By Bugger
Thanks, I bought a 1974 with a 1600 dual port...

Thanks, I bought a 1974 with a 1600 dual port engine. I am stoked. I have changed my plans however, while playing around on this site I have decided that the german look is sweet, so I am going for...
Forum: Engines November 5th 2006, 01:11
Replies: 5
Views: 2,181
Posted By Bugger
Not to confuse things, but isn't stainless...

Not to confuse things, but isn't stainless actually weaker then the normal hardened steel that is used on valves? I know that most things that are made of stainless compared to there counterparts in...
Forum: Suspension October 29th 2006, 12:19
Replies: 8
Views: 2,338
Posted By Bugger
Thanks for the replies! So there aren't any...

Thanks for the replies! So there aren't any suspension changes in the front of the bug, besides the super?
Forum: Suspension October 28th 2006, 13:16
Replies: 8
Views: 2,338
Posted By Bugger
Suspension Changes

Hi, my name is Brandon and I live in Utah. I want to build up a bug, so that it drives better (faster, better handling etc.), but I do not have a bug currently. I want to chop/drop the top about 3...
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