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Douglas
I am shooting for Bug Jam to have most of it done by. It should be painted in the next two weeks. Then comes putting it all back together. Last will be my engine
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OK here is my car without the side trim. Soooo..... What does it need to be a German Look. I know I need some 17s but I have no idea which ones to choose. My engine is a 1776 so a little small but I had Jake build it and it has some extra HP. So Wadaya think I should do????????
Doug
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those wheels dont look bad either
you could keep them for now I would think. If you really want to go for Porsche 17's, I would give Wheel Enhancement a call. They have new wheels, used wheels & new car take offs. Btw, you should join the VKG (Volksport Käfer Gruppe) We are the Premier Southeastern US German Look Club (And the only US based GL club for that matter)
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Honestly, I think its German look as is. Your bumpers are color coded and you have 914 style wheels. Also, you don't need a big displacement to be GL.
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looks pretty damn good already. 17s are always nice, but what you have works for the look. any lightning is right, large dispacement is not required. HP is nice though and sounds like you may have some. did jake dyno your engine? do you know how much is there? just curious.
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Hi Zen and the rest of ya,
Jake built my engine before he had his dyno. But working with his charts & stuff it is supposed to have about 110-120 hp +-. haven't had it on a chassis dyno or anything but it is pretty spunky. We needed extra HP to drive the AC unit. The engine works and looks great. Hmmm. Trying to remember the specifics. 1776, ported heads (mucho extra), his special grind cam, 8:1 compression, dual weber 40 idf, cb linkage, balanced, all original tin with thermostat, I forget the size exhaust but it has a single quiet pack muffler Thunderbird, Berg oil sump and all that stuff that Jake does so well. Doug
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What ac unit are you running?
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Hi Vincent,
My AC unit is from ICE in California. I had to make some changes to the bracketry and condenser location. One of the condensers is supposed to fit between the engine tin and firewall. Don't know about others but there was no way it would fit with my stock tin and stainless firewall. I relocated that condenser to the space above the transmission and installed an electric fan to supply the air flow. Had to have some new lines made to get the proper length. I also installed an idle solenoid that kicks on when the compressor is triggered. It works fine and blows really cold air. It is a 134a system. Probably the toughest part of the install was fitting the front condenser and blower fans. It is just a really tight fit. It might have been made more difficult because my front apron is a reproduction and the curvature is a little different. Anyhow, it works well and keeps me cool. It is nice to be able to close the windows and block out the wind noise. My only gripe is that the evaporator box under the dash makes it really difficult to check or replace fuses on my 71 Super. Hasn't been a problem but it haunts me. If I were to start again I would modify the evaporator box or rewire with an aftermarket streetrod style fuse box that is accessible from the trunk. Doug
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Douglas when are you going to join the VKG?
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Ah, well um, er, Soon?
Doug ;^)
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Didnt mean to put you on the spot. but we need all the members we can get in Florida. Right now most of our members are in Georgia.
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Doug,
i'm heading down friday. will contact you early in the week to hook up. looking forward to checking out that fine car.
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zen '73 2316 TIV GL Standard Bug (quasi) Company Branding, Graphic Design, and Web Services at DigiVinci Design |
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zen you coming down here again?
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OK Zen,
Sounds good. I look forward to meeting you in person. Thanks, Doug
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