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In the pairing lanes at Melbourne Raceway York....before i set the record for the longest oil spill

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So onto Sunday (12th May) and I had to actually get a win on the board, (hold on i had actually beaten the golf i was paired with as I was leaking oil everywhere). But anyway I wanted to keep the momentum moving on the Ragtop, if i let things slip, then interest wanes, so whilst it's not healthy on the bank balance having small wins every week or so, keeps Daniels and my interest. There's a reason the 67 was originally done in 12 months, my utter inability to undertake long term projects.

So today i spent the morning cutting the carbon fibre for the dashboard, no pics as it's still a work in progress, then in the afternoon we headed to BossHogg's Speedshop off site location. Armed with a box of goodies, a boot full of tools and the piece of carbon to tweak to fit, Daniel and I put in a couple of hour. Ok so i put in a couple of hours, Daniel did one and then played on his Switch for the remainder, still that's one less hour of screen time.

So today the passenger door handle and radio aerial was put on by Daniel, and the steering column was bolted in place as it had been swinging in the breeze. The door handle striker unfortunately doesn't line up with the lock mech. handily i have a full set of reclaimed handles to pick up at EBI, so i can sort that later. However it gave Daniel a job today and he did well, not one scratch on the high speed finish.  He also mocked up the lucas indicators, they will need bolting in properly when the wiring loom is replaced . So that's this weeks update, pics below:

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There is always discussion about oil
We only use good quality mineral oil
Then it is made in the US. For the US, the oil has higher levels of what is good for an air-cooled EU has a different environmental requirement, so there are less of the heavy metals that are good for lifters and cams
If you buy US oil, look at the packaging so it is not the volume, the amount in liters. Then it is manufactured in the EU
You have to look at wear and tear in the engine
Above all on the cam and lifter, also how the bearings look
When we open a 1600 challenge engine that has high revs and lots of boost (8500rpm boost 2.8 bar) the bearings look like new after 3 years
/// Micke

Thanks for the comments guys, this should be fun, Richie i bought a dustbin size one, the spool is measured on a sundial  

So how to get your son hooked on this,..well take him to the drags. So this weekend (11 May 2024) we went to Melbourne Raceway (York) to run the 1/8th mile. Much stress after work on friday, picking up the trailer, loading it, and early Saturday we as a family (even Sarah) headed to the drags. The sun was splitting the concrete, and everything looked to be set for a peachy day,....so obviously something went wrong. In this case i got that much wheel hop on my firsr run that i loosened an oil line, resulting in an exhibition of the size of my sump as i drained it down the end of the strip, back up the return road and back to the fire up lane before it dropped the rest of the system. At this point my wallet was puckering as I have only about 6 weeks to go until the 67 goest to EBI. So the 67 was loaded up after one run and we headed home after watching a few of the RYWB's, on getting home i found some oil, and the loose fitting, nipped that up, refilled and primed the system, did a little prayer and fired it up. It was all good and i breathed a sigh of relief.

If nothing else this has reinforced my decision to do this project. The 67 has too many good memories and emotional ties to screw it up. Anyway here's a couple of pics while I sort out what we did on Sunday.

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Hi, i have a 1776 engine in my car and over the years every time I change the oil I do a bit of research on the usual sites.
When I  had it over 10 years ago I always used mineral oil but then the opinion was semi synthetic a good few years later people were saying it’s  a mix of both so pointless, a few years later its fully synthetic . Looking around lately I’ve seen a good VW part supply stating  synthetic oil must not be used on air cooled engines! I’m just wondering what’s the most popular type of oil everyone uses?
Thank you , Paul

Always a good read,
Thanks for sharing.

The next challenge ought to be figuring out a way to get heater boxes to work on it, so you'll have your 10 second driver and be comfortable too!

Seriously though, this car's such a masterpiece, congrats on finally getting to your goal!

Cromo tube chassis weights only about 60-70kg!

More than 10k€ invested. Forsale now for 5000€.

In preparation for a trip I'm taking later this month, I spent a weekend working on getting my '67 to be a nicer place to sit, starting with some engine compartment cleanup and insulation.



The Gene Berg breather is a nice piece and it's very convenient to top off the oil compared to the stock filler, plus it's less in the way of getting to the back of the fan shroud. The insulation is also nice, between hiding wires and giving the spiky little bastard tabs something to do, my engine bay is almost a nice place to work.



The new Sidewinder from A-1 is a good compromise between the crisp bark of the cheap Empi "phat boy" muffler I'd been running for the last year or so and the duller muffled thump of the older dynamax I'd had on for years, plus getting rid of the traction bar has made a significant difference in cabin noise and after this summer I'll be able to get some properly nice 1 5/8" heater boxes for it. Next week is working on the interior, replacing some old carpet up front and adding some sound deadening.