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very cool. nice capturing the finer details of the event!

just a couple quick questions though:

1. is this the real deal DDS car?

2. now did you skate the banks this year?  ;D

I got my car back on Tuesday after selling it during my divorce and worked my ass off this week to make it to the Bug-In. I got there late but was happy to park across from your bitchin' DKK cars. Always enjoy seeing them- DKP & DKK are my favorite cars for life!!!

My car on the way out of the show. Forgot to take a pic inside and was bummed!!!

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Love to talk sometime! I'll be at the Wolfsburg West deal on Sat.- and any other upcoming SO-CAL events! Are there any VW cruise nights I should know about? I've been into bugs all my life- ex-wife had a problem with them (even after I built her one 25 years ago when we were dating!) and I didn't have one the last few years. Will keep this one forever!

Did ya noticed that they separated us from DKP??  ???

I think they were afraid that we'd become allied and take over!  :D

The down side was that I wasn't able to spend near enough time with my DKP friends  :-[

There's always Nick's 1st Sunday of the month. Saw your '67... great canvas to start with!

Thanks! Rust-Free, No Accidents. Everything works! - will enjoy it for a while and then blow it apart for paint (Ruby Red) and big motor. Will have to find another '67 driver first because that's more fun than anything!  ;D

I live in Corona now so I CAN MAKE IT!  :D

Great photos and report as usual   :)

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HAHAHAHAHAHA! Good one, Tero. But I was referring to the wheels. Other than that, it WOULD make a great 4" engine car in my opinion. And let us replace the p-word with weathered or aged. That's much easier on the eyes/ears.

 ;D

That other word just sounds plain ghey.

Hmmm... how much for those Gasburners? Or was they sold?

I cant believe that guy won a dog for "Oldest Cal-Look"!

 ;D

They would look OK on my patina looker... sorry.... weathered and aged looker. If anyone know what happened to them or know the seller and/or the price please let me know.

already at home today working tomorow will be hard and my mind will stay in california for few time
very good time here
cool to put face on name
see you next year guys
fabian I wish you a nice end trip in socal my friend
danny thanks for all and your hospitality
kobus mick, nice work on the magazine
can't wait to see your complet cover events report dudes
thanks to russel to bring the vw legend alive

Oh oui ! 

And we even have a matching car now :D See you at Bonneville soon...

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Thanks for this great event coverage Mark, and very nice meeting you!

madfrog

That stuff belongs to Chris Morley from Redondo Beach.

Thanks for the report Mark  8)

Congrats Fellow DEEK Manny!!  VERY COOL  8)  8)  8)
btw... Hershey's styling in that EMPI bag  ;)

here's some photo's I took.
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I now think ghia's are way more rare than vert's.

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following Steve W., Lisa and Scott

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can never pass up a shot of good ole american iron, even if it is a ford.

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15 cars and growing

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Fredual ! that red 61 in the swap meet is Bruce's from ROLLING'S AUTO (DSK CAR)

 ;D

HA! Good one, dude.


HAHA!! Another good one. Really dig that shot of our cars, Jim. Glad that you captured that after Brian's white car was in the line up. Better than my shot.

Thanks, everyone, for the nice words. Very nice to meet a few of you, too. Madfrog, Gunter (again), Fabian (again), Demetri, and anyone else that I forget. So cool to see many Europeans making the long trek over here for these events. Always good see the person behind the user names from The Lounge.


Cool, Mark... thanks. I just really dug the way the wheels looked on that car. Of course, I'm rather biased.

Thanks for the shots everybody.  Those of us "out of the area" really appreciate it.

Here's a few mo'
The DKK family hangin out in the sun, good food good drinks and of course most of you know by now........ great cookies.

P.S. today there was a crazy Belgian guy drinking beer from HB to Dana Point.  Took Fabian to the Swallows Inn in Capistrano as the finale'.  HAH!  If any of you have ever been you are probably laughing right now.  Classic!

P.S.S. Ernies amazing green Ghia is for sale for CHEAP.

Cool, Mark... thanks. I just really dug the way the wheels looked on that car. Of course, I'm rather biased.




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Thanks Mark and Mark,
They're just some rusty old Mangles I scuffed up and shot with Duplicolor rattle can. Looking for some cheap 5 1/2's for the rear.
BTW it's not a DSK car YET, I do have stickers but I don't feel it's worthy. Should be painted by next year and have House of Shubee Horsepower!
 

I really liked that '66, too :)

Mark,
  The Handstand shot is RAD

Rest In Peace 1915
1997-2010
It dropped a valve on the way to Bug-In last Saturday driving from Phoenix to Fontana.
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Already started on the replacement, a 2276.

Saw you in the Hotel Saturday nite, sorry for your problems, but you seemed  like
you were dealing with it fairly well. Time to go BIGGER so it all works out !!
Good luck & happy motoring !!! See ya at the Classic ???    ;D

13 years is a long life! Sounds like she lived well. RIP

I had a great time, despite Jeremy's trusty 1915 packing up! That car was the coolest thing in town when I was growing up and first getting into VW's. Still is! Ragtop oval with a convertible W decklid, "big" motor, and polished 5's. It was the car! But that's another story...

So we were driving along, just passing through Banning (from Phoenix). Motor was running flawlessly as it did on the way to Vegas, The Classic, and Bug-In last year, and many trips before that. All the sudden we hear some expensive sounds(!), a little bucking and kicking, and a good amount of smoke in the rear view mirror! We all went silent, and I motion for Jeremy to take the next exit. Car was still running, but down on power, obviously missing on a cylinder. I said, "I see a stroker motor in your furure!." We poked around a little bit, pulled the valve covers off and all looked fine in there. Jeremy fired it back up (some more smoke and flames out the exhaust!), Slinger put his hand over #2 and there was no difference in idle :( Tried pulling the plug and limping it the rest of the way, but as you can see from the picture, that plug was there to stay.

looks like alot of fun, thanks for the pics and report.

scott , the swallows inn , is  ::) ::) , no name to describe that place ::) ::).......................... it was so weird  pict will follow soon  ;D ;D
thx for the trip scott

fabs

one i've just made
 ;)

So,I think you had a GREAT time overthere.(lucky boy  ;D ).These pics are nice.Can't wait to see the rest.
Thx allready.   ;)

Offerings to the Gods of Speed !

Thats why I took you there!  I hope the pics came out okay.  Post em up Dude!

thanks for asking me scott, I only live a couple miles from there, and am always up for a brew.

Well Jim I sorry I didnt call yah.  It really wasnt planned out and kinda just happened.  I picked up Fabs at Greg Bunch's cool house in Orange, drove the 55 to Newport Beach went North to HB. Fabs had his 1st fish taco, of course while looking at the ocean while eating it.  He bought a couple must have shirts at the famous Jacks Surf Shop then we headed to Newport beach and he dunked his feet in the mighty (cold) Pacific.  From there we went south on PCH through Corona Del Mar, Laguna Beach, Aliso beach, Salt Creek, etc..
made it as far south as Dana Point and popped into Turq's.  The bar in the harbour that John Wayne used to hang out in. Chock full of nautical goodies with fish tanks in the ceiling and a killer view of the harbour.  One last place to go.... ended up at the Swallows Inn.  This place may be the oldest bar in all of Orange County (not even sure).  It is littered with all kinds of posters, girls underwear, and HUGE bra's nailed to the ceiling.  The word has it that as recent as 20 years ago, guys on horses would ride their horse into the bar order a drink and then ride out.  Throwing peanut shells on the floor looking at all the porn in the restroom walls.  It must seem a world away.  We laughed and laughed.  Fabs REALLY liked the bathrooms and tossing peanut shells on the floor.  Sorry Jim it was'nt really planned, just happened.   

 :o :o.............. ;D ;D

ps , i will not post pictures of the restrooms   ::) ::)

we talked about that on sunday at the DEEKS camp  :-*

no mark sorry bout that  :-\

I was a witness to Scott's plans with Fabien.

It was all laid out under the Ez-Up at Bug-In!

No more handstands for Mark unless he is wearing a Ty Page wig..

you bastard! I go to turks all the time, as well as wind and sea for their killer mai tai's.  last year a local on a horse came into swallows, so it still happens.  remember I'm just a phone call away.

hard to concentrate, huh.

You looking for a date?  ;D

Both of his hands were in use!  ;D ;D

Yeah... I got a call from WORM AFTER they had all their fun!   ???  WORM had to rub it in.  He can be so selfish.    ;)
When are you coming back again Fabs?  Maybe we'll have to plan a get together with all the DEEKS : ) 
....yes WORM, even you!

French Invasion!
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 :o :o.............. ;D ;D

ps , i will not post pictures of the restrooms   ::) ::)
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That seems to indicate that you have pics of the restrooms?

ROFL! He's got ya there Fabs!

the men's restroom at the swallows in is very unique.

ok ok pictures of the restrooms tomorrow ; but keep the young eyes  far away the screen

What about all the rest of the pictures from your trip???

Yeah Fabs, forget pics of restroom walls, post up shots of the Bug In weekend! 

...........truth is I still would like to see pics from the restroom wall........HA  Photshop is in order tho.

I KNOW you took 1000's of pictures.  So start a new thread, we are all waiting (impatiently)

check here (http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,12529.0.html)

this the first topic of my week in socal the others will follow soon , just let me the time to do my pictures
thx all for your understanding

fabs

is that a speck of dust on the plate lamp ??

o0h no , sorry ....
its a bit of crap on my computer screen . ::)

great socks by-the-way mark .

Not really sure where to put this but I just had to share, the 2276 runs. Cam break in tomorrow.

Jeremy

Yeah buddy!! I got your text last night but I was too tired to respond ::) Wish I could be there to help out!
If you're feeling really ambitious, you could try it out with Wolfsburg Registry this Saturday on their annual trip up to Prescott to beat the heat. I've still got that tow money for you, and a gift AssHull left you at mi casa ;) Let me know!

If you decide you want to tag along with us we will be meeting at the Home Depot at I-17 and Thunderbird Rd. at 8:00 and heading out around 8:30. Come along and have a good time.

Thanks for the offer guys but i am not ready for a long distance cruise yet.

I got the engine in and still had the mindset that the engine will need to come out again, likely a result of taking it in and out 5 times in one day for clearanceing.  I installed just enough stuff to get the engine to run. I broke the cam in without a breather system installed, generator stand open and fuel pump hole open. It sprayed out enough oil vapors to be annoying and get things coated a bit.

I had to remove the 34 vents from the 45 dellortos and install the 38 vents. I had a some carb cleaner out while doing that job so I thought I will clean up the oil spray from the break in. Well carb spray on freshly repainted tins means bubbled and crackled paint, in some areas the paint even re-flowed. That was a heart breaker. One goof led to another goof, I won't do that again.

I did get it driving, had a bit of a tough time getting a fair idle. The tee I installed so I can mount an oil pressure gauge at the oil pressure sender port leaked. The OG screw terminal pressure sender trips the idiot light at 10 lbs. I got the fittings sorted out now and went with the old spade terminal oil pressure idiot light sender. I originally had the SVDA distributor in, I now have the 010 just to simplify things while I am working out the tuning issues.

It is fast, has lots of grunt and runs very smooth especially for ballpark jetting. I drove it three evenings now for 20 to 30 minutes each. While the engine was out I replaced the wire that lights the license plate light but never secured it very well. Last night I was accelerating up and onramp and that wire had got wrapped up in the generator belt, lost the belt. Had to drive slowly to a place where I could let it cool off. Luckily I was near my neighborhood so I limped it home after 20 minute rest.

One issue I currently have is excessive oil pressure. I am using Brad Penn break in oil, straight 30w. At idle I have about 12 psi, at 2k I have about 40 psi, 3k over 50 psi.

I want to go to a thinner Brad Penn oil but the thinnest Brad Penn makes in 0w30. I bought some 5w-20 valvoline today and am going to add one of the ZDDP additives to it.

I currently have some NGK 7 heat range plugs in there that I had around. I am going to try some 6s next. Stock is 5, the plug gets cooler as the numbers get bigger. I am also going to try the plug gap stock as opposed to opening it up due the CDI.

I have been adjusting the valves at a tight zero, I am going to try a loose zero, or maybe even 0.002 to see if that has any effect on my idle quality.

It does seem to get faster each time I drive it, once I get the idle issues sorted I am going to hook up the LM-1 and start down that road.

I can feel the shifter moving around on hard starts or when I let off the throttle, I need to add the fore/aft snubbers and see if that issues is solved.

It needs an alignment as well, I raised the car up a bit and the new location of the trans means the rear toe is out.

 Can anybody recommend a 0w20 or 5w20 that had the proper amount of Zinc and Phosphorous?

are you running straight 30SAE break-in oil?

Yes, straight 30 Brad Penn break in oil.
http://www.bradpennracing.com/Products/High-Performance/Break-In-Oil.aspx

I updated my progress a bit in my last post.

                               Joe Gibbs XP-1 is a 5- 20. You'll be in great hands with it. Don't go the zinc additive route with an SM oil. You're shooting yourself in the foot. Detergents are made up of polar molecules , and are attracted to the engine surfaces. Zinc/ phosphorus are also polar molecules, which is why the detergent present won't let the zddp stick to the surfaces. This is also why the break in oils are basically non detergent. The high zinc oils are using non polar additives to keep from stripping the zinc from the vital surfaces. This is also one of the reasons why racing oils need to be changed more often.

Thanks John,
That is good information. I did not realize how the SM oil will interact with the Zinc/phosphorus additive.