The Cal-look Lounge

Well, another car, another new begining, another name added to the list -- -- The Oval is dead, long live the Ghia -- stripping the last of the gofast parts off the oval and then it goes on the block -- in the mean time here is the newest victim of my abuse -- more pictures in the future and as work SLOWLY progresses lol

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Haha, nice "hold on" handle bars for the passenger.
Contratulations on your new car. Turbo of course?

all the old stuff in going into the new car -- yee haw LOL

Karman Sutra???

For god's sake PLEASE DON'T post any pics of what you do while your sitting in the car in your garage! LOL

 ;)
TxT

The name came from a friend that watched me trying to dget in and out of the car from the first time with the cage and everything --- His comment was something about a new position I was inventing

what happened to the oval??

Setting in the garage waiting for someone to buy it --- guess I should advertise it ---


FOR SALE -- OK looking '56 oval converted to 12v all LED blulbs -- Painless wiring harness -- disks on all 4 wheels -- 26mm torsions -- removable apron that doesn't fall off anymore LOL -- all molding ,couple sets of bumpers $3750

FOR SALE -- brand new RLR bolt-in 6 point cage -- never installed $800

There they are advertised LOL

What does the cage fit, Ghia or Beetle?
Need pics!
TxT

Beetle -- --


47-900-41BK BK 4130 Bolt-In Roll Bar Kit $750.00

47-900-41PD 4130 Passenger's Side Door Bar $100.00

47-900-Trac Roll Bar Kit Traction Device $60.00

http://www.ronlummusracing.com/chassisrollcage.html

first one on that page -- I put a quick coat of black foo-foo on it

thats funny right there

Pulling down the 2919 for inspection

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Welllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll,  After working a 13 hour shift last night, I started to regain some sort of mental and physical functioning at about 2pm this afternoon --- My big plan was to get the flywheel off the short block and get it into the mail to Kennedy to get the 6v ring gear cut off and a harden tooth 12v ring gear installed and also have it modified to run their dual disc clutch setup.

I spent 4+ hours trying to loosen the 38mm big butt nut off this damn thing with absolutely no freaking luck. I had 3 friend over, 15 different suggestions, one "I always loosen that first" comment (Thanks for bringing that up NOW) -- tried heating the damn thing -- freezing it -- lubing it with everything penetrating this and loosen that goop I could buy at every auto parts store with 5 miles (there is 6 of them by the way, for those of you counting) --- had 6 of my skinny friends holding a bar for leverage on one side of the engine while my big ass was using my 8 foot 3/4" breaker bar on the nut was on the other side..... This f-ing nut ain't budging. So rather than blow the damn thing up with some C4, I called it a day and decided to write a freaking paragraph on my frustration and hope that someone reading this tirade can come with something really cool I haven't thought of or some magic twanger that will make this nut fall the f off............... f-ing Volkswagens

Hi Fiatdude. Borrow a 'Torque Meister' tool from somebody or a VW shop. It will come off easily with one of those puppies! It has never failed me yet...
Failing that, take your engine to a truck tyre place and get them to windy gun the nut off with a 3/4" drive nut gun. Again, will come off easily as 3/4 drives have over 1500 ft/lbs of torque!  Back in the stone age, I took an old engine with a seized gland nut to a tyre shop. The nut gun burped for half a sec and the nut was off. My own 800 ft/lbs Snapon 1/2" drive didn't even touch it. Those truck tools are super heavy-duty :o

buy one of these, they work!

My Torque miester doesn't work on this because I went with the killer 38mm bolt -- I'm gonna find a HD mechanic with a 3/4" impact to remove it -- I Hope

Cut down a 38mm pipe, and weld it to a rear wheel 36mm bolt. voila, you got yourself a torque converter thingie :)

Went to Dynasaur tires here in Yucaipa -- the Dude had to whoop out the big 1" to get my nut off --- Then said no charge -- I slipped him a fiver anyway for some cerveza for tonight

Good work! A One inch windy gun could pull a tree stump out of solid ground  ;D

Saturday -- a simple task of pulling off the flywheel and splitting the case -- wife off to a girlie party -- 3-4 hrs of garage time -- no problem -- right --------

Spent first hour tearing apart the garage looking for my cool old school flywheel puller, you remember the kind that looked like a old Pressure plate with the big screw through the middle -- -- it's gone --- must of loaned it out 20 years ago and never got it back -- -- chit -- -- Hit all the car parts store again for the second time in two days asking for the impossible tool -- -- Was being helped by this tall blonde assisant manager lady and I keep looking at her and looking at her and looking at her --- --- and I finally get this angle of her face -- --- I Know You -- she turns out to be one the girls we cruised E st with in San Bernardino back in the late 70's-80's -- -- we dated very briefly when I was 25-26 and she turned out to be 16 --- ooooops -- --- We spent a hour catching up and the fly wheel was still in the crank and no puller -- so I go home and do what any good VW guy does in a pinch -- I make one --- which takes an hour and a half with the welder, cutoff saw, grinder, drill motor, and a bunch of very dull bits -- I bolt it onto the flywheel and as it comes off I get a text -- "On my way home Honey" -- -- a quick clean up of the garage and I'm climbing out of the shower as she drives into the driveway.

She thinks I have cleaned up so well, she takes me down to Palm Springs for dinner at LULU's --- A Good Day

I was on my way to work tonight and got the call -- no work tonight, but we need you here tomorrow at 6 am (chit) -- Drove home and dug into tearing the engine apart -- -- all the bearings and rotating parts are perfect...... I must be hearing chit... but better to check than to be lazy and have it fail.

Glad to hear everything looks good. Maybe it's something weird like a tight valve in guide or a loose cam gear?  God forbid it's something goofy with those P & C's.

can you hear the salt calling?.......

Yes --- But this work chit keeps taking up all my time ---- How can I get anything done when I gots to work LOL

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Shipped the 6v Flywheel off to Kennedy on Monday -- got it back on Friday with a 'new' 12v ring gear installed, machined for and installed dual disc clutch system and the old FW surfaced for future abuse.

Went over to CarCraft today  -- -- luckily Ed was there to help me get all the bearings I needed -- I had forgotten all the stuff that had been done on this engine -- Ed had the small journal SBC rod bearings -- then He pointed out the type 4 center main bearing (oops, I forgot about that) -- He said that T4 bearings were non-obtainable and they were having to buy new old stock (showed me a box that looked 20 years old) and if I wanted to replace the center main it was gonna cost me $75 for a set of bearings -- so we inspected the existing bearing and it checked out perfect so I'm gonna reuse it

What the hell are all you T4 guys doing for bearings right now????? --

Going to drop back a little on cam size from a .626 lift to .577 hoping to ease a little stress on the valve train

I got my Kirkey seats in yeaterday so I took the Narrow-ass Cobra seats out the Ghia today to sell -- took a couple of photos while I was at it --- Damn .. .. this thing is low LOL

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I LIKE this "thing" and it makes me want a Ghia again.

Had one for some years lying as a heap of scarp outside my garage for some years but I had to let it go.

This is nice!

Well......... The short block is back together

Went out to Shag's shop today and picked up a set of his light weight machine tooled lifters then the son and I spent about 4 hours of quality time today in the garage --- as much of a learning experience for him as him helping me not to forget to do any thing. So the cases are together with the pistons hung. I want to recheck the rod bolt torque on me time before I put the barrells on.  Good Day

Welllll, after I got the short block together, it stopped spinning, Hmmmmm, disassembled, couldn't find/see anything wromg. Reassembled, torqued down middle 6 bolts still spinning,
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Started to tighten the outer bolts, sticking again. AHHHH cam bearings, Disassemble, looking and looking and there it is right in front of me. Damn the thrust bearing are about .005 above the caps on both sides. Hmmm, look at the other half -- Damn, it is the same way. Play with them a bunch and determine that I had installed them correctly and there is just something funky with the bearings. Grab the almost new ones that had just came out of the case and they fit perfectly. Screw it, the old ones going back in.
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Reassemble --

It was recommended to me to use Yamabond 4 semi drying instead of  good old Gasketcinch for sealing the case halves. I have never had a problem with gasketcinch sealing the halves, the problem was always when splitting the cases (very hard) and the cleanup prior to reassembly. This Yamabond stuff is cool, so far. And the cleanup is like just wiping it with a rag and the stuff peals right off.... NICE

OOOOOOOH --- lookie at what I got today --- Thanks Drewski

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Finally

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Seeing all the cars over the weekend  got me motived. OK, it was for only 15-20 minutes, but boy was I motivated  :thumbsup:

Installed my NEW pushrod tubes. Nice pieces

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Was going a final valve train check and I've kept looking at my push rods and how much the adjusters are out on rocker arms, (new cam has a slightly smaller base circle on it) and with them out that far it takes the PR's real close to the head. So called Mr. Guru himself, Scot Fetherolf, and asked him what he has in his killer engine and he directed to Aircooled.net for a set of their super whammy dual tapper Aluminum push rods. Ordered a set of 11.5" and then called Mr Don Pauter himself and ordered 4 new adjusters to replace some that had gotten dinged up. The Parts are coming and should be here by Friday

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Ovalholio has a new home

The money we spend for that extra 4.5mm LMAO

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The mail man has been very very good to me

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Looks like the black ones have been flexing on you.

Man, I've been a sick puppy this past week --- without going into a lot of details, lets just say I lost 20 pounds in two days, and 3 days after .. .. my ribs still hurt too much to laugh/cough/sneeze......

BUT the engine is done and I've cleaned up the garage (folded up my engine assembly area into it's corner) and I'm ready to move the Ghia into the disassembly area..... (This is normally a 2 hour job but recovering from my goo, it has taken me two days)

Got the tape measure out and the 2919 measures just under 34 inches across without any intakes or exhaust .... and the engine bay of the ghia is at 28 inches --- --- something is gonna have to give here ...... Might get the neighbors to help me push the ghia off the trailer and into the garage tomorrow, so I can start tearing (cutting) into the project -- time is getting real tight.

Can I put a checkmark in the box for engine in car??????

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We have a winner

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YES!  :-)
Now it will not run as expected.

Hey Harold, you got it in the wrong way!

The more I dig into this car, the more little hidden gems I find ------ super well thought out vehicle


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My Craiglist score for the day -- a perfect set of 4 -- 2 of them actually has some decent rubber on them

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The wife said that it appears that more stuff is being taken off than put on .. .. .. I'm gonna have to agree with her

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8 weeks to Bonniville ?????????

Yesterday was a running around getting parts kind of day went to MC Motorsports in Ontario CA and picked up a set of 4 custom-made 15mm spacers so I can get those phone dials mounted where they need to be -- turn around time from order 4 days, NICE --

Then went over acheck on some of the competion for the salt -- a couple of pictures

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I want one of these stickers -- this car should have one of the new 400 mph club stickers on it

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Next was a stop to see Marty Staggs at turbosmart, he has been making me a new set of intakes, powder coater is behind on getting the hats coated by I'm digging what Marty did for me -- --

old ones on top -- new ones on bottom

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Oh by-the-way -- with the spacers I've got 225 fitting under the Ghia with no rubbing

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Yesterday's accomplishment -- -- -- 2 - 5/8" .060 wall fuel lines running the length of the car -- Was kinda of worried above crushing these lines by going over a speed bump or something, but after spending a day trying to bend these damn things I don't think I have much too worry about -- -- LOL

this also shows the front trans mount for the 901 and the rear anti-sway bar

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M-spec at its BEST --- -- Picked up the rest of my intakes from Marty today and had to rush home and see what they looked like on the engine

old intakes

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Brand New M-Spec's --- these are so cool -- -- Thank's Marty, worth every penny

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Geeeeeez -- -- 11am and it is already 100* today --- got the car setting on all four and decided to roll it back out of the garage and check it's stance, make sure I hadn't screwed anything up, and to clean the garage under the car to get ready for phase 2 --- took a couple of pictures to prove I'm working on it LMAO

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I believe I've got the front trunk area mocked up just about where I want it -- -- Ordered a few more Fittings, like a 180* -10 at the far end of the fuel pump, to clean it up.... Need to finalize how I'll mount the battery box, you can just see the top of it..... kind of playing with a few ideas in my head still .. ..

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Have been very uncomfortable with the release latch mechanism for the hood and have been afraid to close the hood LOL -- was talking to Lance yesterday and he thought of using a parachute release lever and a morse cable .. .. Damn .. that sounded so cool, so those parts were ordered. Thanks Lance

Damn car is still to slow, got one of the doors blown off it yesterday, soooo  it's back up on jack stands for more modification -- -- LOL

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Today's effort --

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Crazy day at work --- working near Blythe CA at a solar plant being built, (this 300+ miles a day of commuting and getting up at 2am everyday is killing me) -- average rainfall is -3 inches LOL --- the site has had 8 inches of rain in the last 2 days -- left at 9am today and there was 8 - 12 inches of water over the entire site including the roads --- one of those days I wished I had a giant 4x4 truck LOL

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Anyway .. I got home at noon and did some work on the Ghia.  Next up is installing the exhaust and turbo so I can do the final pipe with the POV.

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You draggin this thing home and posting pics of it all over the place has given me the jones for a Ghia...
I have never really cared for them at all before but your car has opened my eyes :o

Thanks alot for that..... ::)




Looks good and keep it up!

Thanks Cat --- Well they are heavier, but wider .. .. got a huge engine bay .. some plus and some minus --- hoping this thing will work out on the track -- we'll see

Todays installment

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Wider is good...I am not a small person.

I have a '73 super now so I don't know how much the difference will be to me.
The super is getting a healthy 2332 shortly so that would stay with me when I sell the super to fund the Ghia.
I have been put on restriction, I can have what I want as long as I sell something first.
I am limited to two cars now.... ;D

Karman Sutra is a good thing for me to read and dream about for now....

Thanks for posting it.

You're a lucky guy --- I'm limited to one car LOL ----- and there is a really clean '59 f100 for sale around the corner from me for sale LOL And it is just begging for me to buy it and make it my tow truck LOL

I'm a big guy too at 6'-4" 270 -- I fit in the Fiat, but I never felt comfortable in the Oval -- go figure -- I think I've got the seats set up where I want them in the Ghia but I haven't done any of the final placement because I'm gonna have to crawl my big a$$ in and out the car about a million times to setup/mount all the electronics in the back of the car and I just don't want to crawl over anything LOL......

I love it when a plan -- no matter how feeble -- comes together

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Looking good Harold.. Is it gonna be ready for Bonniville?

Maybe -- Maybe not -- working 14+ hour days right now, so it is not looking good -- -- trying to do one thing, even if it is just to tighten a bolt a day -- started on doing the wiring last night -- trying to make what is there to match up to my EFI harness is going to take some imagination

If I would stop changing chit I would propbably be done by now LOL --- redid the gauges in the dash today and starting to get the wiring figured out --- just need to hit it hard -- too hot and too tired from working in the heat -- weak-ass I know LOL

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In the same boat Harold. To hot to get anything done.

This Morning 5:45am -- 20 miles west of Blythe CA -- Gensis Solar site -- 101*

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Checking out my parts from the coater -- Before --

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More crappy welding for you to look at -- one of these days I'll invest into a foot pedal for my TIG -- priced one once and it was twice as much as what I paid for my welder LOL

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Had to redo this a couple of times so that I can fit a remote oil filter next to it

it progress!

Been working on the car alot lately -- nothing that would show up in pictures, the fuel system is done, the oil system is done, Still sorting out the electrical and trying to make it look like something other than a birds nest

The Wife bought me a new Helmet for my birthday -- said I needed something to intimidate the opposition

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Can i get a OOOHHHHHHH!?!?!?!?!?!?! lol

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Dash wiring is done, except the brake lights aren't working -- still have to move the battery up front -- one bolt at a time

Went and got 5 gallons a fresh E85 this morning -- then fired up the Ghia for the first time this afternoon and broke in the new cam --- I think it was a little fat, looked over and my sons eyes were watering

haha  :'(

OOOOOHHHHHHHH  AAAHHHHHHHHH.... (repeat with wonderment) :)

christmas lights get earlier every year

This car is killing me -- LOL -- Bolting in the BIG FOOT pedals and stuff and damnit the rear stop isn't right the pedals are falling forward

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Call Don at Big Foot and he says that cars that have had the pans halves replaced are having this problem --something about the  hole isn't in the right place on the new halves -- Geeezzz -- He says that he'll be glad to send me a different stop they are making that is 3/8" longer -- I said no thanks I'll weld something to it -- 2 Hours from starting this 15 minute job -- done

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perfect!!!!!!! -- -- just finished running the throttle cable (using the stock one for now) my hands look like they have been in a knife fight all cut and bleeding -- sucks to get old -- LOL -- quick lunch break and it's out to do the intercooler..... then the seats .. ... maybe

Just got to bolt on the door for Drag Day -- Car is not finished, but finished for now -- got a job starting Monday and it is another 100+ mile oneway commute to the other side of downtown LA through all the traffic -- Oh well .. .. ..

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Wellllll, it has been a while since the last up date, got the new 65mm TB from accufab -- it is NICE

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and then the nightmare started of getting a flange to bolt it to -- -- everything I could find was aluminum, so had to get one made, finally got one and the guy and I must of had a misunderstanding and the center was cut to 80mm instead of 65mm, CHIT, so had to get some time off to get by Scotty's Muffler in Berdoo and Tom made me a "adapter" from 80mm to 2.5" tubing that I'm using. I got the piece cut and welded onto the intake but still have to find time to install the intake and then find the right position for the TB so I can weld the flange in place. Freaking Holidays are sure sucking time on my weekends, and my old ass doesn't feel like doing much after 9 hours of working and 4 hours of commuting to Hinkley and back every day. Going to have some time off over the holidays (a couple of back to back four day weekends, YaHOOOO) and I might get something done on the pos...... Happy Holidays to all

That is unless it all ends on 12/21/12 LOL

I got the new TB on the car and got most everything rewired except for the IAC

(I just blocked it off for now -- going from a 4-wire IAC to a 2-wire requires some major redo of the harness and some guru work in the program, which is scheduled for next weekend)

 -- went back thru some old programs this evening and mixed and matched with the current E85 program, plugged it all in, and the damn thing fired right up. and ran pretty good -- needs some fine tuning, but ran out of fuel

I'm really pumped right now

I've finally found a paint scheme I like

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Was driving up the drive and saw this -- (had the apron off doing some work) -- and I kind of dug it

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looked more impressive from 50' away LOL

You've got to click on it to watch it

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Wohahahha......cool.

I guess you don't need the flange.

Still like to get that flange from you Greg -- I really appreciate you making it for me

The things you see at sunrise

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The best time of day ...  ;)

TxT

Got to take that first real drive today -- -- man, the dual disc is going to take some getting use to, less than a 1/2" between engaged and not -- need more tuning, didn't like going onto boost (lean) -- But it did make some HP .... where's the like button

Have had a serious oil leak on the drivers side and thought it was the pushrod tubes -- -- took it all apart and redid the seals (god I love spring loaded push rod tubes) retorqued the head - and as I was putting the valve cover back on, I noticed one of the studs had a big gap between the two sections of threads -- sure enough, did a real close look see at it and it wasn't allowing one nut to fully tighten down and seal the valve cover -- oh well I needed a few more bloody scratches on my hands LOL

If you don't spill any blood fixing them, they don't run right........
 ;)

I've got dyno time scheduled this Saturday afternoon, so I've been pushing to wrap a few issues before then..... My 4477 Autometer boost gauge has been acting up, so I had another one setting on my desk to be installed -- then I was installing my turbosmart e-boost street in the car and I called Marty to see if he could help me program it -- so we were talking and I asked if a e-boost 2 would fit in my dash replacing the 4477 and what changes had to be made to convert to it from the street. He said that the gauge would fit and all the e-boost use the same plug in back so no conversion -- -- HMMMMMM -- so I went by the local Turbosmart regional office and saw Marty, his wife and daughter picked up the new gauge and Marty programed it for me right there on the bench..... Thanks Marty

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So now I've got a e-boost street (powered up once and never programed with all new hoses and stuff from the 2) and a brand new Autometer 4477 boost gauge (box never opened) for sale .

No dyno pulls today --- didn't have a satisfactory points on the car to tie it onto the dyno-jet -- so we chased a few issues on the car and postponed until I can get some tie down points onto the rear of the car

I'm thinking of several four letter words right now

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Snap be one of them?  :D

That's not what you want to see!

Me too. I can help...which language do you prefer apart from English?

Try to understand why and then ask why a couple of times to same answer before you decide what to do different in order for it to happen again.

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That is Beutiful!!!
Motivation.

I hope u don't mind --- but I'm stealing that great picture

Got the stud out tonight -- --

nut welded onto stud

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coming out YESSSSS

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OH CHIT it was helicoiled --

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tomorrow off to store to get one

However -- just got called and told that OT starts tommorow -- will be getting home at 8pm --- so much for going to Nick's Friday night

Do you know why it broke?

Stress, Flex, over torqued, abused, my stupidity -- choose one or all LOL --

but I think it comes down to when I didn't have the shims installed correctly on the shaft for this high of a lift and the rockers were just barely hitting the stands back when I had this engine in the oval

Also double check that helicoil is in straight.
If it is NOT, then when the nut is tightened it will stress the stud.
Those studs can handle a lot of load and spring pressure.
never broken one even with 500lbs spring, 1.5's and .720lift.  :o

This is bad ass

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za1znivWZL8

A friend says I have to pick my poison

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Well, you can see there hasn't been to much done to the car since May -- I've been Constructing a Solar Plant in beautiful downtown Lockhart, CA..... Never heard of it????? Here it is --

 https://maps.google.com/maps?daddr=Lockhart,+CA+92347&hl=en&sll=35.014884,-117.330894&sspn=0.031352,0.061455&geocode=CRRCDm9yVVpGFStIFgIdPKwB-SnNHuqVu43DgDGLPI2fJosYrQ&t=h&mra=ls&z=14

--- It was a old Ghost town that it is now a solar plant ---- You can see an existing solar plant north of there that has been there for almost 20 years -- all the area that you can see the crop circles is the new solar plant.... Maybe one day it will show up here..... Still don't know where it is????? Start backing out of the picture and you will figure it out, LOL -- can you say middle of nowhere?!?!?!?

Well anyway, Friday was my last day on the job, after being there for almost a year and doing a 200+++ mile commute everyday I'm really done with this work shit LOL. so it is mini vacation time, gonna really dig into the ghia and get the jinx's out of it -- got some gremlins in the engine and EFI that defy logic, so I'm gonna get after them or start using a hammer on this shit LOL.... I've got a month or so before the next job so lets see what I can get done.

Harold,

Glad to see you're going to do some more work on the Ghia during the next 30 days.  Be sure to report all of your misadventures.  I've missed the comedic relief.  (You're one of my favorite comedy writers.)

Ron Barrett

I'm hoping I'm finally going to see the light at the end of the tunnel with this thing -- need to start doing some stuff to the car like putting in the windows and getting it into more of a driver, but .. ...

Well, I've broken 3 rocker studs now, so...... engine has been pulled apart and the head that been breaking the stud has been disassembled and can't find nothing wrong HMMMMMMMMM removed the helicoils and installed a timesert-- -- K800's still within spec, maybe some beehives are in order?!?! -- valves and guides are OK and doing what they are suppose to do -- WHY THE HELL IS THIS HAPPENING? flustrated beyond belief, but still investigating -- going to split the cases next to do a look see

One cylinder did have a broken ring which scored the cylinder -- so new +.030 pistons and total seal rings will be required to fix that --

Good news: it will now be a 2960, Buhahahahahahah --

bad news: it hurts when I laugh

Summary of week one of "Vacation" ===== new JE 4.030 pistons, New total seal rings, Trip to the machine shop for some bore adjustment, -- -- some new beehive valve springs, retainers, locks, trip to the machine shop to get that dialed in, retainers aren't the right ones, won't work, can't get a set of retainers that fit these springs to match up with the valves, DAMN IT, -- -- some more new beehive springs, retainers, and locks, trip to the machine shop to see if this will work, crossing fingers, so far so good, -- -- call from machine shop doing boring -- one man shop -- owner has been sicker than a dog all week, won't get to my barrels until next week, -- -- call to another machine shop, sorry won't have pistons back when I thought, so will miss this weeks run of coating, maybe next week. Nothing to do this weekend except work on putting the side windows in the Ghia -- -- screw that, -- -- going to the Coach House to see the Big Bad Voodoo Daddies Saturday night. Good Week LOL

Hey Harold,
the best thing I did in a long time was to put carbs on my engine and drive it...
after a lot of frustrations, i opted to keep it simple.. now I can enjoy my car better then when i had the turbo strapped onto it...

It's HERE -- --- BuHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

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Just need that old man who's doing my boring to get them done --- I'm gonna call him EARLY LOL

I guess I need to put this under the "just my luck" catagory -- -- My ignition/steering lock took a dump, (no pun intended) which I detailed in a previous post... Well, I've been trying to rebuild it into a useable piece. When my buddy Randy broke off the only key I had for the doors in the ignition, bumping over the engine for me, I decided that it was never gonna work........ So looking around I was trying to find something to replace it. I had used Auto Rod Controls in my Austin Pickup 30+ years ago and liked them, so decided to use them again --- --- In looking at their web site, I found that they Had a newer system that was guaranteed for life, the arc-4000r http://www.summitracing.com/parts/arc-4000r was my chosen replacement, called Summit and had it shipped out -- could of got it cheaper at Jeg's oops .... I get it, spend a few hours spicing in the wires, running the ribbon cable from the switch panel to the relays, BLAH BLAH BLAH, got it all pretty-ed up, ziped tied up, time to power it up, only half the lights come on, and it won't work -- CHIT -- so it is Friday night at 8pm --  I quadruple check all the instructions and my installation-- still CHIT --  ain't no calling anybody for help now -- -- Spent the week end calling, looking all over the internet, can't find any trouble shooting for these things...... So this morning (Monday) I call ARC and talk to Jason and this guys listens very nicely to me rant then we trouble shoot all the possiblities... one by one we check off things and then he says, 'Well, disconnect the ribbon cable and reverse it.' Chit -- I'm looking at the 500 zip ties I used and all the tucking I did to make it pretty, I say 'Jason, let me call you back in an hour while I do this' -- I pull -- nicely -- and cut and get the cable out and reverse it -- BANG -- works perfectly -- seems they use the same cable for the 4,8 and 12 switch systems, so there are a ton of spare lines on the 4 switch system -- I call him back -- he says, 'You got lucky and got a bad one' -- Gee thanks -- My luck strikes again -- Man, this thing is pretty, now just waiting for the new cable to come in so I can finish it -- I have a feeling it won't be so pretty this time LOL

Just finished opening all of my care packages from Pauter, Aircooled, and autocraft -- got to take all the goodies to the engine builder tomorrow -- get to pick up the barrels and pistons Wednesday

Here is a picture of some of the stuff from Pauter -- new cam and new one piece shaft rockers

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All the engine parts are done and they are all at my engine builders -- he told me to stay the F away with my bad Ju-Ju until he is done putting it together LMAO

WELLLLLLL, Finally opened a box that the PO had given me, assuring me that everything that was needed to put the doors back together (they were stripped for weight saving) and install the door and quarter glass -- -- opened it and there wasn't but a quarter of the stuff needed -- -- CHIT -- -- my bad, didn't check it earlier -- -- So I started hitting the Web looking for "THE STUFF" that was needed -- most of which can be listed as HTF (hard to find) or UNOBTAINABLE, luckily most of this stuff is the same on Ghias from '60 to '71 ----- So when in doubt, look on Craigslist LOL -- -- Lo and Behold, I find a '64 parts car about 30 miles from the house, The bad news -- the owner thinks it is a good candidate for restoration price wise LMAO -- went over there tonight and looked at it in the dark, what a POS, but it had all the inner door and window parts I needed, plus I think the glass is in better condition that the chit I got from the PO -- Oh Well, I can't believe what I did, I bought it  --

I'll take some pictures of it tomorrow when I go to pick it up -- -- everybody is gonna laugh their butts off what desperation will cause someone to do -- --

I will need to sell the later model swing axle 4 lug with disc brakes --- some nice 8 spokes bolted to it --- the front beam is an original wide five unit --- it has original seats and steering wheel and some more few odds and ends -- let me know if you see anything you need -- prices will reflect the need for me to regain some of my manhood after buying this POS LMAO

Here is the rag '64 I bought just to get some pieces of unobtainium -- --- The paint has to 1/16" thick on it LOL

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Feel free to ask to buy what is left from me LOL

Went and visited my engine builder today

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They found thiis on all four lobes

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See those 3 letters on the left? That says it all.
Engine Power blank. They can't handle high spring pressures. Make sure next one is a SC1 or steel billet.

One Day before Drag Day motor is back together and in the car -- the problem??? all the electronics are still in the box WAH

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Bummer Harold.  I was looking for you at Drag Day.

Ron Barrett

SOOOOOO, I've had the motor done and in the car for a week -- -- -- I've decided I want a Professional to build the loom and do the tuning on the car,,,,, Money well spent, right?????

Spent two days trying to track down someone, all the freaking shops aren't accepting any work because the bastards are ALL going to the SEMA show -- I can't catch a break here --

Screw it -- I'm pulling the drivers door off and rear deck lid off and taking them to a painter and have them color matched to the rest of the car, in the mean time I'll try to stick all the internals into the passenger door and get the glass and seals correctly installed......

Pulled the car off the jack stands for the first time all summer and rolled it out into the drive way.... Looked good -- -- cleaned up the work area and put a couple of million tools away -- -- I've gotten to age that if I've got to get my big ass off the ground to get to the tool box to get a tool, I'm keeping that bastard around me for a month or two before I put it back LOL Never know when you might need it again -- --

Why do I always have these really big Hammers in reach???? Why do I keep having to make all these parts runs again and again????

Since this AEM stuff has got me so freaked out --- I decided to call in the Tuner Guru

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Put some 100LL in it Sunday and pulled up a old ECU file and the POS fired right up --- Damn SKEERY if you ask me -- Let it run/break in, burned all the oil off the headers -- -- stunk up the garage and the house,,,, oooops -- pulled the car out into the driveway and then started cleaning the garage.

Chased a couple of more leaks and found a loose fitting -- got one fuel leak at a fitting, looks like I'll have to get a AN gasket/seal as the surface has a ding in it to go in there to fix that.

Found these time slips from '81-'82

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One Sexy Bitch

Let's see January 4, 2014 ---- Breakfast at Donut Derelicts from 6 to 9 am in Huntington Beach -- --

Then lunch with DKK at Hero's in Fullerton at 11 -- -- Weather in the High 70's, maybe 80's --

Thinking I'm gonna limp the Ghia out for some fun in the sun

Going to be a great day in the neighborhood -- --

HOT DAMN -- Pat McDermitt Sighting -- I REPEAT -- Pat McDermitt Sighting

What a cool thing Donut Derelics is -- Left the house at 4 pickup my buddy Randy at 4:30 had breakfast -- got down near there unloaded the ghia and drove the last mile to the Donut Shop -- NICE CARS -- got there at 6am sharp and the parking lot was pretty full .... Drove through the isles looking for a spot and finally found one and park -- Got a lot of really nice comments on the Ghia and the way it 'sounded' driving in -- -- shot the Bull, met was cool people and I see this guy taking pictures of the car -- HEY THERE -- It's Pat -- Damn, it was nice seeing and talking to him --- Suddenly, it's just after 8 and cars start firing up and leaving -- So I hit Randy up to take some pictures and a video of the car driving out thru the lanes ... Here is all I got

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Can you find the Ghia LOL --

So anyway, Randy jumps in and we head back to the trailer to get ready to head up to Hero's, Man the car is running NICE -- went thru 4 gears -- looked down at the speedo, ooops exceeding the speed limit, just barely, we get to brookhurst and head north and the freaking trans decides to head south DAMN -- -- BAMMMM thought it was a cv and the axle was banging around --- nope all internal inside the trans ---- Double Damn -- the one thing I haven't touched on the car, thinking it was a good piece, because the PO was a trans guy and he said it was in good shape....... pull over side of a busy street, where there isn't really place to park, and I make a dash for the trailer while Randy stands there to 'protect' the car..... needless to say I didn't make it to Hero's today,,,, BUT Pat did text me his picture of the Ghia

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So I was offically there LOL

I have a friend spending his holidays in California and I just saw this in his pictures  ;)

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Flow -- -- would you please thank him for thinking enough of my car to take pictures of it and I hope he doesn't mind me stealing them for my files .. ..

And thank you for posting them

Did some wheelin' and dealin' -- swapping and shopping -- then something fell off the turnip truck

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Thanks Evert

http://comediansincarsgettingcoffee.com/louis-c-k-comedy-sex-and-the-blue-numbers

For the next time you get into a jam

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Got the windshield installed Wednesday just before leaving for Phoenix for 4 days of Spring training games ----- Nice HUH???

Before

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After

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NICE

Ben at BENCO trans is the MAN --- He is Building me an 091, with most of the good stuff that my car needs, at least as much as I can afford right now LOL -- Man, they've got a cool little black on black kitten there "Greasy"... Almost worth the price of admission to watch him scamper around, attacking your shoe laces ......

All the 930 CV stuff is setting on the floor, axles should be here today..  Thanks to the Guys at CarCraft,,, Those guys are always there for me when I'm trying to de-pooch something I've pooched up LOL

So I need to finish cleaning out the garage. Then start rip and tearing on the engine and trans and get it out of the car, and get the car ready to receive the new good stuff when it is done in ten days....

I think this is what I'm gonna end up with --- depends on availablilty

Tire Size:  225/55R16 Dia. = 25.74"

Redline = 6500rpm    R & P = 4.57

1st - ratio - 3.1     mph 37
2nd - ratio - 1.75   mph 62    Shift point 3677
3rd - ratio - 1.09    mph 100    Shift Point 4023
4th - ratio - .7      mph 156    Shift point 4174

Wish I could of afforded a 4.13 Weddle R&P -- would of taken my top speed up to 172

Change the rear tire to a 29" front runner and I could of got 194 (((IN MY DREAMS LMAO)))

Great Calculator and graph at                 http://www.teammfactory.com/gear-calculator

"IT" has begun

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Good to chat with ya at DD Harold!

Are you gonna use the Berg mounts?

Always Great seeing you and Big Red -- Wish that I would of spoken with your new friend and offically welcomed her into the SoCal racing fold, but didn't know if I"M the right person for the job LMAO

 I've been given three different sets of mounts and I don't believe any of them are Berg's, I do know one set is EMPI, is there much of a difference between the two???? -- gonna mix and match and get something that will work -- -- I remember the great job you did putting new swing arms, tubing and coil overs on your car -- and I keep finding the cutting wheel in my hand -- -- but so far I've been able to resist the urge and keep this a small job LOL

Short day -- -- had some weird bolts holding the CV's in place -- turned out they are called triple square and are used by Porsche and Mercedes (THOSE BASTARDS) -- -- Had to order the bits and they will be here tomorow -- the saga continues

Another day down --- waiting for parts HEE HEE HEE -- -- Need some serious cleaning NOT

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Interesting thing on the CV's mounted on the trans -- only 4 bolts with 2 pins,,, something different --

Well, I've decided to pull all the 930 stubs and axles out and go back to those indestructable type 1 CV's

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Just kidding -- -- new 930 stubs on left

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Ended up with a 1.18 Third -- and a .77 fourth which will drop my top speed down to 142mph

Well,,,, I've had the 091 for a week now -- -- Damn, I've had the freaking transmission in and out 5 Brazilian times -- I've bought 4 or 5 different sets of trans mounts and changed my mind 500 Brazilian times............... Thanks to Jon Schweers and Mark Christensen for being my sounding blocks allowing me to bounce 100 Million Brazilian weird ass ideas off them...... Thanks to guys at BENCO, CarCraft, Pacific Customs and Berg for giving me more freaking ideas and letting me buy more parts than one man will ever need in his garage LMAO

Well, here's the ordeal.. ... ... Started with a Scat setup, with somebodies elses mid-mount -- with this setup the 091 comes in over the torsion tube and needed a HUGE area cut out of the luggage area -- -- -- absolutly F U G L Y -- -- -- got a nice hole there now that needs to welded back up  DAMNIT --

Plan two -- -- Berg -- Now out of all the stuff I bought, this had the best fit and finish, The holes for the bolts were right on perfect, just a little clearencing for the trans -- -- but again, it was above the tunnel  -- not anywhere as high, but above the tunnel..... HMMMM looking for another option

Plan Three -- -- heard through the Ben at Benco that the guys at Pacific Custom had a system that mounted the trans at a 10* angle and allowed the nose to be installed at the orginal location,,,, Now we're talking .. ..  so went and bought that -- -- brought it home and tried to mock it up -- -- damnit -- -- the rear mount was nice but I have bars that come down to stabilize the trans forks and it interfered with them and the front mount bolted to the front of the trans BUT the way it was attached and mounted to the torsion tube would require the removal of my sway bar --- Nope that wouldn't do .. .. ..

So here we are in a quandry -- -- what to do - what to do -- -- mo' phone calls, mo' head scratching .. .. .. ..

OK -- -- Plan 7 zillion -- -- I want the damn nose to fit thru the stock hole.... N O, I'm not gonna buy the berg mid section to use a T1 nose section,,,,, So here's the plan and I'm sticking to it -- LOL -- I'm putting the trans in at the 10* angle (actually about 8*) -- I've clearanced the forks to allow the 091 to set lower in there and rewelded them (need to cut another area out for the reverse switch and weld it for final install) using the clearance info from the system I got from Pacific -- -- I'm using the Berg rear mount with just a touch of bending so it is tweaked to the new angle -- I'm using the Berg mid-mount but will have to do some fabing as the hooks used to weld to the trans forks now set about 1 1/2-2" down from the forks ----- Ta DAAAAAAAA --- the nose cone on the 091 needed some clearancing to fit into the pan hole but that is done and after THE FINAL mock up (DAMNIT LOL) it looks like EVERYTHING will fit very nicely.... oh you want some pictures -- -- tomorrow, -- -- -- I'm cleaning up now to go out and get me some In-N-Out then watch the Game of Thrones

Thanks again to everyone who let me bend their ears on this chit and helped(let) me do it my way......

Nice write up! Thank you for sharing.

-BB-

I'm an inclination fan!  My OKRASA Wasserboxer is so fitted, it's part of the overall build plan with its angled sump and suits inclining to perfection, mine is dry sump, but you may have to run more oil in the sump of a wet sump T1motor, also the transmission vent is best moved to the diff housing as the oil level is higher at the stock breather position on the nosecone once inclined and they blow oil. Just so you know what too expect...

Thanks -- -- will be moving the trans vent

Here is a picture that shows the clearancing on the left side -- was warned to make sure to weld up the seams after the cutting -- the front 2" clearance is for the reverse switch and only needs to be done on the left side

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Here is the clearancing that needed to be done on the nose cone to fit in the stock hole

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Here is my new window to the world that needs to be welded up -- unfortunately it was opened up just a little at a time so I've got a whole bunch of small 1" wide strips to puzzle back together and then weld in -- -- LOL -- Sucks to be me -- -- You can see where I had to move both of my coolers outwards to get the 091 in there

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The mid-mount needed to be lowered 1 3/4" to center up in the stock hole -- This is the kind of welding where I wish I had a wire feed instead trying to TIG this chit together under the car -- My big ass just can't get into a good position to do this chit anymore LOL -- -- -- either need taller jackstands or more friends with lifts,,, so I don't burn them all out with my constant modifications LOL

I can tell you love it tho lol!   That's the main thing, enjoying the challenge of new stuff.

I've had one of those shift couplers setting on my work bench for a long time Greg -- But I've been warned away from them by a lot of people, I've had only one person say that his trans shifted OK with one of them.... BUT

Put the engine in today and everything was good until I tried to put Marty's intake on the left side -- NOT EVEN close to fitting -- would need to put a 1" dent into the firewall to get it to fit ---- BASTARD -- -- So I guess I'll pull the trans out again and look over my options OR just start laying on the ground and start kicking and screaming until somebody gives me a ice cream cone.......................

I'm thinking I need to change the name of this car to "Machete" -- -- LOL -- I would of included a picture of my hands,,, but they are not for the weak to view LOL

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Don't get too excited -- it will be getting pulled in a few minutes as soon as I finish my breakfast tea

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Took it for drive -- -- -- needs a little adjusting on the shift linkage -- but I like it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_ghiKiL0qc&feature=youtu.be

Don't tease us with this idling stuff, Harold!
Let's see it GOING!!
 ;D ;)
TxT

.^^^^^^^  Yes, and more pics of the finished install please.....

WELLLLL,,,,  I have been ignoring putting some updates here -- -- The Trans shift linkage is offically over the torsion now ----- and the mid-mount was welded in place -- -- made a extension/adjustor for the shift linkage as the shaft is about 2-3" short of hooking up using a dogbone to keep the shift rod in the tunnel -- -- -- -- Since the trans location wass settled, and I refused to pull the damn thing out again,,, I put in the CV's and axles -- Damn that greese is slimey LOL

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Listed under the just my luck chit -- -- was doing the last little bit of trimming to fit the trans -- put on a new cutting disc -- - -- Had one little section to smooth over and the damn thing hooked and jumped -- -- Sliced through the clutch cable so fast I didn't even notice I had done it until I saw the bowden tube laying on the ground DAMMMMNNNN -- --

Finally got around to sticking the engine in and it wouldn't slide the last 10mm WTF????? put it in -- pulled it out -- looked at everything -- scratch my head --- repeated these steps about 3-4 times -- talked to Ben at Benco -- first thing out of his mouth was removing the early ring off the presure plate because Of the new late model throw out bearing --- GODDAMNIT -- just flat forgot about doing that -- pulled engine -- sure enuff there's that damn ring -- pulled clutch removed ring -- spent 1/2 hour getting the dual discs to realign LOL -- stuck the engine back in -- AHHHHHH finally started bolting all the accessories back in place and chasing the slight modifications required to the new place the engine is setting -- fixing all the little things that break when you don't want them too blah blah blah -- Still need to get to a tuners and get this damn thing dialed in -- but it is running and shifting (needing some slight adjustments there) -- but DAMN HAPPY SKIPPY to be finished with this little project

The main reason I always include my screw ups in these posts is that I've been playing with/building cars and motorcycles for 50 years now and not always with VW's -- and sometimes I forget (or just don't know) about the little or big things that need to be done to accomplish a task -- and if someone reads these things and it helps them in the future,, it makes feel like it was all worth it to me -- -- sometimes just knowing all that is required to complete a swap or upgrade will give them insight to accomplishing it or possibly even keep someone from attempting it and creating another project setting in a garage for years being ignored......

Hmmmmm

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Did a quick tune and put the E85 in the Ghia (actually winter blend so it is E70 LOL) went and got the trailer and loaded the Ghia up

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So Since I can't make it to Bug-in on Sunday -- I'm gonna do the Cars and Coffee in Irvine at 6am Saturday Morning -- then going to the DKK get together at Hero's at 11am -- see if I can get through the day without doing in another trans LOL

Ha --- Just noticed that it 2 years and 1 week since I brought the Ghia "Home" -- How time flies when you're having fun

Thanks for sharing. Will you take it to a dyno and get it tuned soon you think? It will be interesting to see the results.

-BB-

Great meeting you at Cars & Coffee this morning Harold.

Twas a beautiful day in the neighborhood ----

Cars and Coffee was great

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Then the Hero's get together was off the charts

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Hey BB -- I've got a big job coming up where I'll be pretty busy for the next two months --SOooooOOOOoooo I'll be draining the E85 out, then running a few gallons of the 100LL thru it (no Alcohol) and parking the car until the job is done -- but when I do get it on the dyno I'll be glad to let you know how it goes.................

Thanks for chasing us down the street and introducing yourself Rick -- great meeting you

OK. All you need to do is to drain the E85 and replace it with ordinary gasoline that you mix with a fair share of two stroke oil. Let the engine run with the mix for a while and that will keep everything ready to go when you are ready again.

-BB-

Was giving the neighbor some friendly chit about racing his side-by-side up and down the street and how loud it was -- then about an hour later, I pull the Ghia out for a putt to the auto parts store -- I look back and there's my neighbor chasing me down -- I stop, he pulls up and yells, 'YOUR GHIA IS A LOT LOUDER THAN MY CHIT!!'

I say, 'Huh??? I can't hear you???'

Got a phone call late last night -- job canceled until Monday morning,, cool,, So now I can go to Fontana Sunday

SOOooo -- I got off my butt and put the mirrors on -- plus installed the wink mirror too -- I know -- just how cool can I get LOL -- -- -- Now,,, I'm all dolled up for the car show here in Yucaipa for Friday night --

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Another one of those events where I wish I had taken some pictures but didn't -- -- Yucaipa had it's First Friday meet at the Von's center and there were some 200+ cars there and over 20 of them were VW's -- We took over a whole row of parting spaces and it was really cool (there were a few scattered over the rest of the event too)

It's nice to be accepted as part of the hotrodding community here at this local event -- bring you junk to the next one June 6th -- don't get there after 6 or your butt will be parked in the sticks and outside of the "show"

Rescue it.  It looks like it needs a good home.  I think it's already had all its shots.  You probably could get it for a $250.00 donation to the "Fiat Rescue Foundation".

Don't want to say my tune was off but my tog was at 7 and now it is at 12 -- and still playing with it ------ My issue is now way too fat at idle when cold -- spent some time pulling a ton of enrichments out of it -- now just have to wait until tomorrow to try it again LOL --

Set up to go to my favorite little car show here in Yucaipa Friday night (tomorrow) -- last month we had a whole lane of VW's -- I'll take some pictures this time -- -- June last year had over 900 cars at it, can't get there late or you're parking in the booneys

Been ignoring my own thread for a while -- been taking the Ghia out to several events and having a good time with it!!!!

Found a Electromotive guy down in Manhattan Beach that is very good -- but he doesn't know E85 -- BUT he hooked up my computer to his over the internet and spent about an hour tuning and playing and the car has really come around and is running really good, just needs some dyno time to finish it up -- been installing a wide band O2 sensor into it for the past couple of days and cleaning up some wiring issues I 've experienced since getting it on the road --

When I left the DKP meet at Garden Grove last Friday, I rolled into it about quarter throttle and the boost came up and I was onto the limiter in a heart beat -- NICE -- now this old man is gonna have to learn how to drive a hot rod all over again --

Isn't it scary how you can connect your car to the internet and have someone else tune it from a distance? One of the UK Pro Mod racers, Andy Frost, has his 6 second street car tuned by a guy thousands of miles away! I stand next to mine and still cant work out what it's doing...

too true Neil -- My problem is I know what it wants, but don't know the program well enough to get it to do it LOL

Gonna take it for a run downtown and make a data log for the tuner and then send it to him -- he says its better than a dyno that way ???? -- At least I'll give it a couple of good rips just to make me happy!!!!!

need a roll bar mount for my camera so I can take you guys along for the ride

You never had a wideband installed? What were you thinking!?

http://youtu.be/m52kBy7a6fc

WELLLLLLLLLLL -- -- First of all,,, Let me thank Marty Skaggs for taking my call while I was on the dyno and helping me unidiot myself and trouble shooting the boost controller that I had pooched somehow and figuring out where I had screwed up (I had the duty cycle at zero) -- THANKS A TON MARTY I owe ya big time!!!!!

OK,,, Back to the POS -- The numbers off the dyno was 242HP at 5800 and 239 torque at 4400 @ 15# boost (Yeah,,,I wasn't very impressed either) -- Got home and Checked everything out and other than one intake valve being just a little bit tight, there was nothing wrong with the engine -- -- But the tune that had came off the dyno just wasn't making anything very happy --- I had a long talk with the engine builder, then had a long talk with Billy Shears and everybody came to the same conclusion -- that if I had any  freaking luck at all, it wouldn't be good luck LOL

So I sent Billy a copy of the dyno run and he was scratching his head over what the guy was trying to do -- Billy's conclusion ,,,, he needed to do some drinking on it ,,, fair enuff LOL -- -- So,,,, I started thinking (ooops there I go again) -- --  I had really learned some stuff about the Electromotive tuning program with my 2 sessions watching this guy ,,,,, SOOOO, I decided I'm going to give it a try...............

I had one program, that started cold really good,,,, another one that had good midrange pre-boost,,, and the one from the 'tuner' that was OK when the engine was HOT and up on boost (but was still lean in mine and Billy's estimation),,, So I did some digging into the programs and found out what the injector pulses were during the 'good times' and started manipulating the VE table, the cold start, and a couple of other tables to get the timing and injector pulses into the 'good' ranges -- -- And yes,,,,, I'm kinda pleased with the way things have gone ,,,,,, .. .. ..  

Still needs some love on the cold start, I have to keep my foot on the throttle just a touch during warm up,,,, mid range pre-boost is pretty good and going onto boost is very good ,,,still leaning out (popping) a little at the very end of the high rpm/high boost (need to do a flight record to figure out if it is lean or going up onto the limiter)  -- -- --

WHAT I DO KNOW --
(1) That I can't shift this damn thing fast enough when it is on boost and I'm trying to do the 1-2 and 2-3 shifts
(2) Third gear doesn't give me enough time to get caught up with my thinking either before I have to shift to 4th (OUTTA MY WAY MAN lol)
(3) I'm needing to get a pre-cleaner for my undies,,,, so the washer doesn't have to remove the extra large deposits during the pre-rinse --  (I don't think the neighbors are approving of me getting the hose out and squirting them down in the driveway) --
(4) If this thing is making only 241 HP,,,, it is enough ,,,, more than enough,,,

I was so disappointed on the dyno when these numbers kept coming up, that I was ready to strike a match to the POS -- -- But after driving the Ghia tonight on this pieced together tune,,,, ,,, I'm happy, very, very happy.......

And to you guys that are running cars out there with more HP than this -- --

You're hangy down thangs probably clang when you walk

Going to the R.A.C.E. event at Fontana Jul 15th --- They will be running the infield course at this event and a car show -- Got my entry in too late to get a slot to run on the track so figured to just sit my butt into the car show and try for the "old School/old fart" sympathy trophy LMAO -- HOWEVER, if a slot does open up ?!?!?!?, you never know LOL -- Had to take some photos for Hagerty to finish the insurance application -- So I'm now road legal and plan on burning up some of it LOL -- gonna share the photos

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Been looking for that edge to take the car to the next level -- -- and today I think I've finally added the final piece to the puzzle

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Man,,,,,, I need to start going to more Ricer events -- -- there was a big difference between them and the blue haired weeny roasts I've been going to at the ACVW drag races LOL

There was this dude that had a posse of four young ladies that were dressed to kill in their LITTLE black nothing dresses and their 6" stilt shoes -- They were cruising the car show and for a sum of money exchanging hands between a car owner and the photographer -- the girls would start slithering all over the car in ways that I couldn't even come close to describing in a family setting and the dude would be taking 8x10 color glossies for the car owner to buy-- -- --

Let me say that I learned a few things by watching the activities of these young ladies -- --

They worked their way up and down the rows of cars and the kid next to me decided to dropped some coin to have the full treatment done to his car -- -- NICE -- -- So, I'm talking cars with a guy and keeping an eye (OK Both eyes) on the activities on that are going on next to me -- -- when suddenly, one of the girls with the stilt shoes, slips or trips or whatever and literally falls at my feet -- -- I mean this was a big piece of eye candy sprawled at my feet  -- -- So I casually help her to feet and make a side comment that those shoes should come with some sort of training wheels or something -- -- OMG, did I offend her -- -- she went off on me, telling me she wore those shoes everyday and if it hadn't been for a rock or something she would of never of fallen -- --  I must of looked like deer in the headlights there for a second or two -- WELLLL EXCUSSSSSSE ME,,, I wasn't the one working the parking lot was I????  -- -- and then I started laughing, I mean it was funnier than hell, me getting chewed out for her falling,,, AND then she really got pissed and started screaming at me  and the more she yelled, the more I laughed -- I couldn't help myself -- ---

well, needless to say, they didn't offer to lather up my car, but I did get another good laugh at her trying to stomp off in those crazy shoes

I can just picture you doing that Harold  :D

Told a work buddy the story today -- He wondered why I didn't invoke the 5 second rule, about getting to eat something after it hit the ground

Received this tonight --

I would love to see your VW on the salt.  Unfortunately I cannot allow E85 fuel.  I understand that it is readily available in your hometown.  But it is not in Utah.  And the current fire/safety, and course officials.  On the 130/150 mph track, are not equipped or have the training to deal with E85 fuel. If a incident was to occur.

 I'm sorry for the upsetting news. I do hope to see the Ghia one day on the salt. Thank you BJ Burkdoll.



-- -- -- I would really like to know the difference in dealing with E85 vs. gasoline in an emergency situation

I'll be canceling my reservations -------

So I started thinking about it and got pissed and sent this in reply -- ooops LOL

Mr Burkdoll -- --


Emergency services have been training since 2007 -- ALMOST TEN YEARS --on how to deal with E85 in an emergency situation. The only difference between E85 and gas is the use of an alcohol resistance foam, which most departments have switched to, probably without your knowledge..... Did you know that most gasolines out of the pump is E15. What special training has you fire/safety crews done to deal with this hazard???? You and your safety crews should realize that gasoline is far more volatile than E85, and your crews should be welcoming it with opened arms vs. having your head in the salt... Thanks for really looking into the situation.... Here is some information for you.....


 http://www6.montgomerycountymd.gov/content/firerescue/psta/inservice/inservicetrainingminutes0705.pdf

ooops I did it again -- --


Mr Burkdoll -- I've done a bit more research -- There are 4 Stations currently selling E85 in the state of Utah

 

In Utah, you'll find 4 local gas stations in 4 cities that you can fill up your Flex Fuel vehicle with E85 Ethanol. Below you'll find a handy list of these E85 pumps, as well as links to more information on alternative fuels.

Clearfield Draper Orem
Provo

 

 

and 11 in the state of Nevada -- So E85 is all around you if you look

Note to EVERYBODY -- --

Burly is the man -- -- He has supported me all through my build since I first mentioned I was thinking of taking the car to the salt.... He has personally taken up the torch to get me there and is going to be meeting with the USFRA and SCTA/BNI guys in the near future..... I know I've probably made him cringe with a few of my replies to BJ,,,,  but he is still in there fighting for me and I really appreciate it...... No greater advocate for our little cars on the salt!!!!!!

Wellll,,, in my further adventures of finding new and different things to do and try with my Ghia -- --

I have found Adams Motorsport Park (AMP) in Riverside Adams Motorsports Park | Southern California Race Track (http://www.adamsmotorsportspark.com/) ..... On Tuesday night they have time attack runs and since I'm between jobs and I've got a little mid-week time on my hands, I'm gonna go -- -- And to add to the excitement,,,, it is the finals for the Ford vs. Chevy this Tuesday Aug 5th -- I think I'll go try and throw a Ghia into their fun

BuHahahahaha --

Hopefully I'll be able to remember how to carve a corner in anger as it has been a few million years (and I sure was a Weak-ass.com when I drove the stock car at Fontana) .... They have 3 sessions 6-7pm, 7-8 pm and 8-9 pm at $20 for each session with 6 timed laps in each session (I think) -- $5 to get in the gate -- I'll probably do a couple of the sessions just for the fun of it..... Somebody come out and take a picture of me embarrassing myself -- -- -- LMAO

Man, I had a good time last night, only did the first session. Found a few issues with the car (AND DRIVER) and didn't want to just keep abusing the chit out of the car.

1st issue -- NO LSD -- Man, it really sucked coming out of a corner and just lighting up the rear inside tire, there were 3 corners that I really needed that rear lock up to get out of cleanly -- -- I was hazing the tires about the first 1/4 of the way down the straights in run 1.

2nd issue -- Gearing -- this is a pretty tight track and I was hitting the limiter in 2nd gear at about 3/4 down the four main straight-a-ways -- (Think of this course as racing around the outside of the letter U with few S-turns added here and there.) If I shifted gears at redline in 2nd then I'd be in third for a heart beat and then having to downshift back to 2nd quickly to setup for the corner -- my www.weak-ass.com (http://www.weak-ass.com) brain just couldn't wrap itself around those actions to do it very smoothly, so I started short shifting into 3rd at about half way down those straights and the car responded real well to that. Would of been nice to have enough legs to just keep it 2nd the whole time.

3rd issue -- Front end dive/roll -- the front end was really diving down going around the corners (this might of added to the rear tires breaking loose) I felt it happening and it was confirmed by a couple of different guys. The PO gave me a front sway bar but it is missing all the strapping and a few of the rubbers to install it. The car defiantly needed it.

4th issue - The innercooler was working great ----- but the radiator I'm using just didn't dissipate the heat good enough (probably need to get it more airflow) -- during the 3rd run It over flowed into the car --

5th issue -- trans linkage or clutch - it just wasn't smooth down shifting and I found myself having to fight the downshifts a lot,,, up shifts were positive and OK -- but dropping a gear sucked 50% of the time -- I just didn't have the ability to feel/figure out (BRAIN PROCESSING SPEED lol) if it was the weight of the dual disc clutch not letting to spin up to mesh or the linkage was binding.  Something to ponder and play with while I'm out driving around on the streets in the future.

6th issue -- Tires/Freaking Driver -- -- This was a nice tight/quick/busy course to learn and it has been a long time since I've went around corners in anger LOL. IF I was in a gocart and all I had to do was stab the throttle and steer, I'd probably of been a lot cleaner,,,, but shifting,,,, trying to sort the car,,, blah blah blah,,,,, I think there was a couple of the corners that I felt the did right/good once or twice.... And there was defiantly no repeating lap to lap LOL -- So basically ,,, I was www.weak-ass.com (http://www.weak-ass.com) lol  -- --- BUT I'm going with the TIRES being the biggest problem -- --  yeah that's the ticket LMAO

OK -- Here are the times:

run 1     54.28     54.65
run 2     53.73     53.63
run 3     53.17     53.11

I was the third slowest car on the track, just in front of a Honda Fit (60's) and a BMW X3 (63's) -- The bad news was I was slower than a Prius -- GAD -- but there were several Mustangs slower than this Prius -- Turned out the driver/owner was a Hacker and had modified the programing for full time electric/gas engine for performance. The quickest cars were running in 44's -- Most of the mustangs/Camaro's were in the 48-49 sec range, unless they had TIRES then they would drop into the 45-46 range -- but since this was the 'finals', I figure that all the drivers had playing there all summer and been sorting their cars out for a while......

Overall, great time, pretty busy during the session, probably 10-15 minutes between runs..... I was running around with my head cut off trying to do stuff and the other drivers were standing/walking around BSing with each other. They had their routines and I had a cerebral anal implant... I highly recommend trying it......

Recv'd this late last night from Mr Burkdoll:::::::::::

Harold: 

   I also have done also done extensive research on E85 and do understand the pros and cons in the use of the fuel. 

  However when it comes to policing the available fuels for the 100/130/150 mph classes for the USFRA it is a lot more complicated than it seems.  For example.  E85 falls in the Alternitive fuels category for almost all racing venues.  Its considered a power adder.  It's properties are more similar to methanol than they are to pump gas.   Even by the SCTA's standards running E85 switches you from the gasoline class, to the fuel class. 
   So by definition of alternitive fuels if you allow one, you have to allow them all.  Which includes methanol, wood gas, hydrogen gas, nitrous oxide, nitromethane, ext,ext!  I have even had request to run Everclear liquor. 

  So fire safety is just a small piece of the pie.  There is much more involved! 

  I would like to see the USFRA allow E85 in the future.  With the increase of federal mandates, and availability of E85 or pump gas. I think a change in the future will have to occure. 

Burly continues to be the man --  Just received this email from him------

Good morning Harold

I spoke with BJ last night at the USFRA meeting. I have asked BJ to consider opening up the 130/150 Club to E85 only (along with normal gasoline) for future competition and he has agreed to look at a proposal I will send him.

The three concerns he expressed to me were:

1. Any percentage of alcohol provides greater performance than straight gasoline and gives a decided advantage to the racer using alcohol. This becomes an "unfair advantage" relative to other racers "in the same class" who only run on straight gasoline. This is why the land speed racing community (SCTA/BNI/USFRA/ECTA) has separate classes for cars running on gas and separate classes for cars running on fuel (i.e., alcohol, nitro, NOX, etc.). Since a performance advantage with alcohol is acknowledged, allowing it's use means records set with a properly tuned alcohol engine will always be higher than similar cars running gasoline, thus the unfair advantage aspect.

2. If E85 is allowed to be used, then other racers will ask why can they not run pure alcohol, nitro, NOX, and others.

3. In the ten or more years E85 has been available, you are the only prospective 130/150 MPH Club racer to request an exemption to the rule.  Therefore is it really necessary to open up the two "amateur" classes to E85? That being said, he can visualize other folks who might wish to run E85 in the future.

I advised him the following referencing each concern:

1. 130/150 Club top speeds are not records under any sanctioning body (USFRA/BNI/USFRA) so are not affected by one car running on gas and one on E85. The only goal of the 130/150 MPH Club concept is making it easy to introduce folks to land speed racing and recognizing the fact some cars achieve certain goals. Comparing the use of E85 versus pure gasoline to gain membership in the 130/150 Club listings would be similar to one person using a Volkswagen to gain membership and one person using a Ford Mustang V8. Obviously the Mustang has the advantage over the VW , as would E85 over gas. The only true goal of these amateur classes is making two passes within the speed windows set by the USFRA. That being said, only the VW Challenge recognizes 130/150 Club top speeds as records and our guidelines (rules) do not distinguish between gas and non-gas (fuel) cars so allowing the use of E85 "would be acceptable" for our record keeping. The VW Challenge is not a sanctioning body, just a clearing house for recording Volkswagen top speed history, which is where we distinguish top speed records by dedicated car categories. That is where the VW Challenge records come from.


2. In the near future I will draw up a proposal for BJ to present to the 130/150 MPH Club technical rules committee this fall for consideration at next years USFRA 130/150 MPH Club events to include wording to allow E85 to be used while still preventing the use of Nitro, NOX and others non gasoline based fuels. This request will be based on the fact that E85 is now a standard acceptable and common fuel for everyday production street cars, available nationwide. That, combined with the fact street/production cars are the reason for the existence of the 130/150 Club, this might encourage additional beginner participation in land speed racing (the USFRA's goal !) with everyday vehicles. With this beginner participation, the USFRA hopes folks will enjoy the land speed racing experience and later build true race cars to full competition specs and safety guidelines. This is already occurring in 36hp and VW Big Block Challenge racers with numerous cars now at or close to full competitions specifications.

3. He already recognizes that E85 is a common everyday fuel and it may become necessary to expand the 130/150 MPH Club rules to include it's acceptance for additional folks to take advantage of this starter category.



Wish me luck with this request. I will continue to keep you informed on any progress I might see.


Burly

Burly Burlile
VW 36hp & BB Challenge
burlybug@comcast.net
www.facebook.com/groups/36hpvw.challenge

Freelance Photo Journalist
Society of Land Speed Racing Historian (SOLSRH)

Notice my torque reference marks on the CV's at the trans????? The bolt marked near the 6.75" did a little self clearancing on the tire,,, no rubbing anywhere else -- -- Found about 10 90* angles in my oil lines -- gonna clean that up......

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From Burly :::::::::::::::::::::

G'day Challengers






Over the next couple weeks keep a close check in your email for my update's on the upcoming World of Speed (Sept 6 thru 9) and the VW Challenge Maxx Speed Nats. Recent rains have caused concern regarding the racing surface and I will do my best to keep you aware of the status of the event. You can also "Friend" request the Utah Salt Flats Racing Association at the site below for direct updates:




https://www.facebook.com/pages/Utah-Salt-Flats-Racing-Association/100630516712955







CONTACT INFO REQUEST: With just 21 days (3 weeks) till racing begins, my ability to call you in case of a delay or                                                                              cancellation will be critical to minimizing both travel and hotel/motel expenses. If you are planning to                                                            attend the WOS "as a racer or spectator", please email me with the BEST phone number to reach you                                                          "on the road" (U.S. residents only!) and/or at home. In the event of cancellation, I will try to call                                                                  everyone on the notification list as quickly as possible. My home phone number is 435-752 4359 and I                                                          would invite you to call me as we near our travel dates if this will work better for you. I will be                                                                      assessing weather updates to keep you abreast of any changes in the last few days. Thanx..Burly








As of today, the conditions have changed dramatically for the better as seen by the photo below:






This photo was taken by the USFRA yesterday (Saturday the 16th) at the 2 1/2 mile marker.




World of Speed celebrating 100 years of racing on the Bonneville Salt Flats begins in just 21 days. The dates are Sept 6-9 with tech inspection's beginning Sept. 5. Gate open each day at 8:00AM  until close at 6:00PM. The last day of racing will close early Tuesday afternoon.


Invite your friends and family to enjoy some great racing and make 2014 the best year yet.




Gonna be fun. See you on the salt...............................




Burly




Burly Burlile
VW 36hp & BB Challenge
burlybug@comcast.net
www.facebook.com/groups/36hpvw.challenge



Freelance Photo Journalist
Society of Land Speed Racing Historian (SOLSRH)

Road Racing/Rally/NASA cage requirements === general good info

http://www.nasarallysport.com/rules-forms/2012-NASA-Rally-Sport-GRR-Appendix-B.pdf

Finally got the correct bushings and installed the front 19mm sway bar

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Well,,,,, I've had the Ghia on Jack stands for about 2 weeks now and trying to solve a couple of issues -- over heating and turning -- When I got the car in the air and pulled the tires, found ALL the bolts holding the CV's were loose, inner and outer on both sides,,, So maybe it was a good time to pull it down and do a complete inspection -- -- Been whittling down the list of to-do items -- retorqued the CV bolts and added some ultra locktite this time (strength is just short of welding them in place LOL) -- Installed the 19mm front sway bar --  I was going to move the oil cooler to the front of the car,,, but didn't like any of the different ways of running the lines to the front (going thru the cabin vs. going under), then it was suggested trying to mount it under the trans on the fork tubes for better air,,, so going to try that as the first option -- -- might add a second cooler, going to play it by ear,,,,,,, --- --- Had one side of the engine exhaust temps running a lot hotter than the other,,, so pulled all the intake pieces off that side, thinking it was a possible intake leak,, spent a few hours sanding them all flat (they were all warped),, reinstalled them and now the other side is running hot ---- go figure LOL -- Front wheel bearings were loose on both sides, tighten up the drivers side, need to finish everything else up and get the car back on the ground so I can move the car to get to the passenger side.... While all the tires were off,,,,, string lined and measured and aligned everything,,, rear end was 1/8" off,,, not bad

I'm wanting to go to the local Yucaipa car show Friday night at 5pm,, so I need the bitch back rolling -- -- LEFT TO DO :::::: going to run the valves one more time -- need to make one hard line to finish the oil system -- repack the passenger front wheel bearings -- wash all the freaking greasy hand prints off the bastard LMAO --- Chit -- gotta run down and get some E85  too

If you have a few bucks to spare, please consider donating to this good cause:::::::::::

Cool Bug at Atlanta

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Took the Ghia to Irwindale last night for it's first pass down the quarter mile --

car 1 -- Driver 0 LOL

Track was really slick early (that's my story... sticking to it),,, ended up racing Irwindale regular Miguel in his street bug and I had my track tires on the car (basically street tires LOL) --

I launched at 3500 at the second yellow and immediately was in tire spin
[reaction time: Miguel .037 - Me .412 -- at the second yellow even -- damn]

So I'm going down the track tires spinning, bouncing off the limiter and Miguel is just freight training me,,, but I'm thinking -- This is OK -- I've got the turbo gods on my side,,, I can run him down
[60' times: Miguel 1.743 - Me 2.692]

What to do, What to do -- So I'm trying to decide if I should just short shift, pedal the damn thing or let the tires spin -- My right arm evidently makes a decision that the rest of me wasn't ready for and pulls the trans out of first gear -- God damn it -- Now,,, I can't get angry at my right arm because it has been carrying my girlfriend around for the last 60+ years,,, So I go ahead and drop into second and immediately bog -- -- Miguel is GONE -- So I'm setting there trying to get back on boost -- and thinking this is really sucking LOL
[330': Miguel 5.499 Me 7.350]

So things finally start cleaning up and I roll into 3rd gear Miguel is already through the lights (stick a fork in me, I'm done LOL) and I'm finally coming onto boost. I roll through the traps at 5000 rpm.......
[1/8: Miguel 8.729/76.18 Me 10.858/72.77]

So I'm feeling pretty good,,,, HEY, I've got the Ghia into the 10's,,,,,,, then somebody had to go and burst my bubble and say that is suppose to be for the quarter, not the eighth,,,,,,,, Well, I've got the 10 down, I've just got to figure out how to get the other eighth mile of track added into the equation LOL

So I put the car onto the trailer because I not feeling to good about the pulling the trans out of gear event and spend the rest of the evening BS'ing (took me an hour to tie the car down it was such a huge bench racing event LOL) and talking up just how slow my POS is LOL... It was all the cars fault, I nothing to do with it LOL

Was one of about ten VW's representing at the Long Beach Veteran's car show yesterday,,, only Ghia out of about 350 cars,,, tons and tons of spectators  --- my Porsche rims had a lot of idiots confused LOL -- -- and who was I to correct their wrongful ways ,,, Had a couple of old guys next to me cracking up at some of my explanations,,, and by the end if the day even had a few others offering more "insightful" musings to add to my ramblings LMAO -- it was a great day at the beach -- This shot was taken EARLY in the morning during setup before the marine layer burned off -- by noon you could hardly walk down the isles

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Planning on taking the car out to Fontana (Cal Speedway) for a SOLO practice (lots of cones and lots of parking lot LOL) on Saturday 11/15/14 -- gonna try and see if any on my modifications are gonna help getting this thing to go around some corners...



.

Nice amusing post flat, great pics, sounds like your doing it right and ENJOYING it all, can I ask what that is ^^^^^^^ first one up?

The stars and stripes roadster with the flat four up front? Its a Jowett, can't remember the model, but could be a Jupiter? Dates back to the early 50s IIRC.

Great, thanks, Jupiter would make sense, as the Jowet Javaline is a Saloon.

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You guys are good -- I had never seen one before either -- -- There was another car there I had never seen before also a MGC GT with an in-line six -- this one was an auto trans model too -- like one of 250 or so

Harold, I've only ever seen one before, and it just stuck in my mind with that mad engine up front! The MGC is a cool car, I'd like to see one with a modern Japanese 6-pot in it!

Took the car out to the parking lot of Cal Speedway today -- -- What a fun time -- again not having a anti-slip diff was killing me in the corners, but installing the 19mm front sway bar made a huge difference -- car was super flat around the corners which was nice -- the 240 tread wear tires I've got on the ghia left a lot to be desired out there too -- the class that my car fit in was called California Street Touring (CST) and you are allowed a 140 TW or higher (has to be stamped onto the tire) -- While I was out doing my shift of track worker it was very observable which cars had the sticky tires and which didn't -- In the Miata class it was about 6 seconds difference between the cars with stickies and the ones without -- --

Here's my times --

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There were a couple of 90 sec ones where I looped it around but I'm pretending they didn't happen LOL -- -- I was running about 4 sec slower than a Carrera with semi stickies, and the fast s2000's and Miata's were in the 64 range --

CalPoly Pomona Engineering students out there working for donations for their club (they would do your 45 minute track shift for $15) -- But they were really all over the Ghia and I think most of them were digging the old school beast LOL -- I tried my best to answer their questions LOL a nice bunch of girls and guys -- -- One kid (OK he was 27) asked for a ride along and I said OK -- So I loaded him and got him strapped in -- Now let me say, for me to get the ghia around this course required a ton of throttle input mixed in with a little steering wheel input  -- and letting the ass end hang out there -- this was a 2nd gear course -- so you Launch hard in first gear and immediately shift to second and then it was hang on from there with the engine coming on boost and then off the throttle and the pop off coming off hard -- rinse and repeat from there -- so I had the kid laughing and giggling the whole lap -- the final corner was a long right hand sweeper and with his added weight I was actually getting some good traction and I ended up drifting the car all the way around it with the kid laughing and going hell yeah the whole turn (a course worker came over later and said he could hear him laughing over the noise from the car LOL)

It is times like this when you get to share your passion with the next generation and they end up appreciating it, that makes it all worth while...... Oh Yeah, He had a death grip onto the Oh Chit bar the whole way LMAO

It is getting close to the drawing for the vert -- -- If you have a couple of extra dollars to help out

http://www.steppinupforstephanie.com/

Holy crap,,,,, am I sore today -- my freaking ribs are done LMAO -- --

Haven't felt this beaten up since I did 12 rounds with Fraiser LOL

Something left over from last weekend

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Looks brilliant! i found a huge difference in installing the front Hd bar too, a lot more direct into the corners i felt..

When you say you bob weighted and measured the car, can you give a little more info on that? as i want to look into tracking and camber setup a little better now too.

Thanks for sharing!

Hey Andy -- -- I didn't notice your reply/question -- I apologize for that -- -- What I did was center the steering wheel and then start straight edging everything on the front end -- then when I thought I had it close I would pull a measurement from like spots on the tire in the front and then on the rear of the tire -- This gives me my toe in and out -- I try to set it so the front measurement is about 1/8"/3mm smaller than the rear measurement -- -- I then measured across from the front right to left rear and then fl to rr and compared these measurements to see how close the rear end is set up -- I then did the comparing measurement from front of tire to rear of tire again shooting for the 1/8" difference ---

I haven't put the car on the scales yet to see how all the corners weigh/balance in yet -- it is something on my list of future things to do

--

Getting ready to pull the engine and trans -- I think I've got enough money saved up for limited slip 3rd member -- --- Whoopie

Some old videos I found that show the old gang -- -- you guys recognize anyone????

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhjJiLB6sf0&list=UUNSj5gLup8f07pckbqUneyQ&index=14 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhjJiLB6sf0&list=UUNSj5gLup8f07pckbqUneyQ&index=14)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGS5eoquHIk&list=UUNSj5gLup8f07pckbqUneyQ&index=15 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGS5eoquHIk&list=UUNSj5gLup8f07pckbqUneyQ&index=15)

Cheers for the details. i need to get mine sorted to really, i have half a turn extra on the wheel in one direction then the other i noticed.
what do you use to measure that accurately over that distance?

Thanks :)

Two ways I can think of doing that -- --

1. -- Count the turns and find the center that way, or

2. -- Check the arm on the steering box and get it pointing straight up and down

Centred steering is key to correct steering action due to the designed in free play gain with added angle, in other words, you will have free play driving straight ahead if you just clock the steering wheel to suit, O/E German s/boxes are in fact registered for centred steering by aligning a notch on the input shaft locking collar with a raised seam on the 'box casting, but all this is missing on TRW and other after market boxes. Another factor may be the 'box is off centred on the beam if a replacement beam has been fitted, again, quality is missing in detail with most, the location spigots for the 'box are missing, the tie rods and pitman arm get fitted exactly as they were removed track wise, bingo, off set steering.

where's the ghia going Harold?
back to a fiat??  :)

Ghia is here to stay -- -- ((unless someone has two boat loads of cash to offer LOL))

Fine tuning the car for the rally/autocross stuff and figuring how to go a little faster... I have two things I want to do immediately -- I want to put a Posi/locker in the trans and I'm going to pull the Kirky seats out and get something a little more suited for the corners (MY RIBS NEED MORE PADDING lol) -- -- Just have a ton of spare stuff laying around on the shelves that I've decided not to use and now is time to get rid of them to fund the changes

i'll investigate :)

First center your wheel -- then you adjust everything to match

So -- Here it is -- the Christmas season -- I bought my gift cards, but the wifie wanted to go shopping -- screw that LMAO -- So I heard there was going to be a Car Show at the Westfield Mall in Palm Springs this afternoon 1-5pm -- Can you see my plan here???? Dump the wife at the mall while I get to set in the parking lot with the Ghia and BS with a bunch of car nuts.... Can you believe the Wife was going for it??? Neither could I but I wasn't gonna complain.......

Man,,, What a beautiful afternoon in the Desert,,, 80* under clear skies,,,, doesn't get any better than this, UNTIL you start looking at the cars in this parking lot -- So here are a few that caught my eyes

The Mopars were out in force ---- NEVER -- let me repeat -- NEVER have been to a car show where there were FOUR winged cars -- --

Here's three:

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and the other one:

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PLUS here is the original wind tunnel model used in developing the wing cars,,, don't know where he found it, but the model won of the 'best car' trophies

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Next up in this cool MGA -- --

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Look closely and you'll see an LS engine in it -- with a 6-speed out of a viper ---- it won best engineered car -- was done perfectly

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OK here is Mystery car NUMBER ONE -- -- I'll wait for some guesses on this one

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Here are a few more cars for your viewing pleasure

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(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss306/Fiatdude/20141206_142920_zpssjths7ma.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/Fiatdude/media/20141206_142920_zpssjths7ma.jpg.html)

(http://i586.photobucket.com/albums/ss306/Fiatdude/20141206_142938_zpsmlawzn0o.jpg) (http://s586.photobucket.com/user/Fiatdude/media/20141206_142938_zpsmlawzn0o.jpg.html)

Here's the peoples choice winner -- beautiful car

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AND here is my Mystery car NUMBER TWO :;:::

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It was a great day in the parking lot and to top it all off -- I won the 50/50 BUHAHAHAHAHAHAHA-HA

OK -- since you guys aren't guessing very good

Number 1 is a Glasspar G2 -- they were built in Costa Mesa in the 50's -- this had a SBC in it

Number 2 is a  Kougar-jaguar. Kougars are modern cars ('70s-'80s) built around older jaguar drivetrains with a healey silverstone-esque body -- They would take a Jag and drop all the running gear and a few other pieces and transfer over the serial tab -- this one was one of the last complete factory builds, after this you had to buy them in boxes....

I knew the Kougar. One of my customers had one. Stuart Forbes-Robinson... brother of Elliot.

looking at part of the cars i thought i knew it, but then you look at the whole picture and i was baffled!

MG's are pretty popular here, you know they actually made a V8 model....

cool pics thanks :)

I must just love abuse LMAO

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Was trying to get the trans out tonight, freaking can't find my tri-square sockets........ getting to freaking old to remember where I stick chit -- -- Tired of looking for them,, gonna go buy some more in the morning, I always end up with two or three of everything this way,, Must be rich this week LOL

Gotta get the trans over to Benco so that he can put the POSI in -- -- Love it when a plan comes together LOL

Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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Truetrack

Thanks, looks Excellent, is it a pawl type? we have someone over here running a Detroit locker, not quite sure why with the quaife easily available and not a bad deal.

Been playing in the rain today -- pulled the dual disc out and inspected it --

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Got a little heat rash on it but not bad -- probably need to replace the discs and floater during the next year -- the floater and PP were perfectly flat, Nice -- -- the discs were showing wear and according to Kennedy, I'm allowed a total of .030 wear before replacement or adjustments need to be made -- Stopped at Clutch Masters in Rialto CA (((they have a dual disc system using copper discs -- their system is about 50% more expensive than Kennedys but includes a flywheel))) -- was talking about cleaning up the floater and PP - -- - but by dressing these 3 surfaces, it would of pulled 5-7 thou off each surface for a total of about .020 just in that, so then add in the wear that I've already got on the Discs, I'd would be out of spec and would require machining the flywheel surfaces (both the wear and the surface where the PP bolts to keep everything in tolerance) -- -- It just goes on  LMAO -- so said screw it, I've got no issues with it grabbing now, so will let it run for now until I replace everything

I got the trans back this afternoon from BENCO with the LSD by truetrack installed -- need to check with truetrack to see if it requires any special oil, but because it has no clutches I don't think so,, going to check to make sure before I screw it up LOL

Then start putting everything back together -- still debating about moving the oil cooler to the front of the car -- need to run the lines and stuff -- the STUFF is never ending LOL

thanks for sharing, usefull info
happy wrenching to you  :D

Glad you appreciate my trials and failures LOL -- I think this is the reason I try to be transparent on what I do, I hate spending money to get something that just doesn't fit or work, and if my stupidity keep someone out of trouble makes it all worth while.....

Talked to truetrack this AM -- lubrication requirements -- petroleum based -- NO friction modifiers -- NO synthetics -- and stay away from Valvoline and Napa brands

Thanks for the tip -- Vararacing.com

Vintage Auto Racing Association -- -- I'm thinking most of the VW stuff will be Formula V's ---- But I'll look into it

They are having their annual meeting at a location I've been dying to see,,, might have to go to this

Vararacing.com
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http://www.peloquins.com/products_091.html

Hi Harold,
Any idea why Valvoline and NAPA gear oils would be a no no with the Truetrack?
Thanks
 

Dave -- I have no idea -- It turns out the diff is a Peloquin and he recommended 75-90 'hi-point' Valvoline -- I have no idea what he meant by hi-point but I'll look into it

Ranney sent me this

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Order your Turbo lag shirt today -- they'll be printing them soon

http://teespring.com/Turbo_Lag#pid=2&cid=573&sid=back

Fiatdude's Words of Wisdom -- -- # 124,326

When getting yer chit powder coated -- -- ALWAYS get it ALL done at the same time -- not 3-4  months apart

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The bad news is, it was together for about an hour before I noticed there was something wrong LMAO

don't worry, if your squint......





















you can still see it :(

It'll look great with the lid closed LMAO -- --

Totally!  8)

Hello from Sunny California

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Perfect weather for a turbo ghia....  ;)

Today was a great day -- I got to tour the Malloy Collection in the AM and then go to the Hero's show hosted by DKK-----

The Malloy Collection has some great early Sprint cars, Indy cars and other Road cars -- I took over 70 pictures here are a few

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He also had a great collection of vintage helmets from very famous drivers

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It was a beautiful day for the car show today (mid 60's) at Hero's hosted by DKK

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I believe this table is worth more than my house -- and damn I want it LOL

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From the Malloy Collection

Nice pic's Harold!
 

thank you dave -- Happy New Year at ya

Been trying to get my Ghia to the salt for the last couple of years and between the lack of cash and then the E85 issue, it just hasn't came to fruition -- -- A while back a Company in the UK -- VW Heritage -- Opened a contest where they would help you have a road trip of your dreams -- I just had to enter --

TODAY I GOT THIS EMAIL

From: AGregory@vwheritage.com
To: hhill99@hotmail.com
Subject: Your VW Heritage dream road trip made the shortlist!
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2015 14:53:46 +0000

Hi,
Thank you for entering the VW Heritage Win your dream Road trip competition.

Your entry has been selected to join a shortlist of our 5 favourites, so you are in with a great chance of winning!

We will be announcing the shortlist in our newsletter at the end of the week, and will open up a vote to find the winner (the vote will be open until the end of Jan).

Each trip will be detailed on our website, blog and Facebook – we will provide the answer you gave, and accompany it with a basic map showing where you plan to travel.

We would love to feature your VW, and a picture of you and anyone you were wanting to travel with to help bring the story to life even more.

The more information you can provide, the better your story, the better chance you have of winning!

We will provide you with web the links as soon as they are created, so you can inform friends and family, and get them to support you from the start.

Congratulations on making the final five, I look forward to hearing more about your trip shortly.

Happy New Year!

Andy

 Andy Gregory
 Marketing Manager

DDI: 01273 444014


VW Heritage Parts Centre Limited | Registered in England & Wales: 3294341
 47 Dolphin Road, Shoreham-By-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 6PB, U.K.
 

International Tel: +44 1273 444000 | International Fax: +44 1273 454986
 

http://www.vwheritage.com


CAN I GET YOU GUYS TO VOTE FOR ME?????

I had to back out of the VW Heritage promotion,,,, part of their deal was they wanted the owner to drive their VW to the location and back....

After I started looking at all the stuff I needed to have with me to participate on the salt, and looking just how small the Ghia was, I knew that I needed to have a truck and trailer to haul my junk and car up there and back, and I couldn't afford to drive two vehicles. So I told them of my dilemma and offered to withdraw and they accepted my decision and thanked me for being upfront on my attentions.... So now I need to start saving my nickels and dimes to see if I can afford to make the trip on my own. DAMN ,,, I was sure excited there for a minute or two

That sucks Harold!
cant you hook up a trailer?  :)

Hmmmmmmm

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The Ghia has been setting like this for about a month chasing push rod tube oil leaks -- -- been so pissed at it I haven't even put the tools away,,,, Did leave a BF hammer right there in case the need arose LOL

Just got a set of super whammy killer push rod tubes from Roger Crawford and it looks like they are gonna solve my problems (I've installed them on the "problem" side and they're sealing) -- so now I've got to get motivated and do the other side -- you can see the problem ones (blue) and Roger's new ones (silver)

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One of the biggest issues I've had with having an engine this big (2989cc), is the amount of growth during the heating/cooling cycle. And a lot of stuff that works fine on smaller engines, just doesn't hold up with this duty cycle. So I very rarely complain about parts issues I encounter. That said, I've been looking for some super whammy large diameter tubes (to fit the bigger push rods) to address this issue.

During a casual conversation with Roger Crawford, I found that he had had these same issues on his race engines, and had developed these tubes with a higher spring rate and triple oil O-rings -- -- From first impressions, these are perfect (I had to hit the gym to get enough strength to collapse the springs for install LOL)... And instead of using oil for assembly, I used some high temp anti-seize goop I had laying around. SO, I'm thinking (fingers crossed) I've finally solved this issue!!!!

Fingers crossed indeed!
leaking engines can be a pain  :'(

So today the wife and I were coming back from Home Depot, and this primer Oval is making a left turn in front of us and I'm looking at it...  and looking at it ... thinking could it be ???? could it be???? ----- 

Sure enough, there's the Ovalholio sticker on the side window -- The kid I sold it to, has it running and going down the road -- I got pretty excited to see the kid had done what he said and got it running -- It's been two years since I sold it to him, It's still primer and still has the same wheel and tires on it..... But it looked way cool going down the road --

Wife couldn't understand why I got so excited...... LMAO

Here's some pictures I took the day I took it over to his house......

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Well,,, The EFI has been in the shop for a while and I've been staring at the car, kinda just walking by and giving it the middle finger because of the EFI screwing up again big time,,,,,, FINALLY, I get a call yesterday from the head honcho, and "they" have finally been able to duplicate all the "issues" I've been having with the unit forever --- --- HOLY CHIT,,, I'm not insane, so they are shipping me a brand new unit as a form of an apology for all my freaking banging my head against the wall trying to get this damn thing to work.....

YYYEEESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So, I've found my ambition for the car again and been out welding and cutting and fixing and cleaning up and .. .. and  .. .. you get the picture...... So I've done a couple of thing of note

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Also, I've made an appointment with the EFI Guru (His is a wiring harness super dude) and I'll finally be making the change to sequential on the injectors since I've had Mario's cam sync setting in tool box for a while....

So , It's about time I've gotten a happy face about this POS car I've got!!!!!!

She wanted to drive the Ghia and she said she knew how to shift a stick -- but I've got my doubts -- I'll have to keep an eye on this

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So been working on the Ghia -- -- This car when I first got it had a Porsche 901 trans in it, that lasted about 30 miles, then I got a 091 from BENCO trans in Riverside CA -- This thing has been bullet proof so far, but I was broke when I first had it done and didn't have a LSD installed...... So after a few track days it was very apparent that the LSD was needed as I was frying the inside rear tire off as I left every corner --- -- So I had the LSD put in and the trans freshened up. BUT because the 091 hockey stick comes out above the tunnel, I've always had some funky linkage for the shifter... I've just welded in and above tunnel shifter and rod and got it all aligned up.........

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here's where the 091 comes into the cabin,,, all the lines are for my air-to-water intercooler system

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Also been meaning to change the EFI over from batch fire injectors to sequential fire -- I've been running a crank fire but never had the cam sensor on the car to be able to do it.... Found 'The Dub Shop' up in Washington and Mario has developed a cool little cam sensor that plugs into the distributor hole,,,, so been working on doing this change over

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That is a jewel cam sync flat, but sequencial fuel ? Hmmmm,  ok for cruising lol! just do the ignition sequential for per cylinder trim and knock retard, many ECU's also do wheel speed input for traction control, that may be better for you if your local regs allow it,  sequence fuel won't get enough in at your power output, :o are you staging the injecting already?

Got the new Cam Sensor installed -- What a PITA!!!!!! -- -- everything that could screw up did.... Finally went and got my Engine Guru and between the two of us we were able to get the Distributor drive in,,,, it fought us all the way... the sensor dropped right in after that  -- Looks good in there now

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Somebody provided me this link for a great technical resource for driving in a crooked manner -- thought I'd share

http://www.turnfast.com/technical

cool!
thanks Harold!
I d like to have my car handling well..
I am thinking of getting better tires for my cookie cutters so i can swap them out if i want to take some corners :)
I d like to still have a bit of rake though, no lowered ass for me,
so it will be a compromise. I wonder if i can make it handle without changing the look too much

SO after 3 years .. .. .. enuff said

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Ouch.. better find a decent ECU and re do the wiring  :)

Spent the day making some brackets to mount the new coils -- Slowly laying everything out so that I will not get any ignition and injector feedback into the crank and cam sensors

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Man, With each coil sporting 5 wires, it is making this wiring job a bastard to keep it looking clean, I could of 'hid' it better with longer wire runs, but I was wanting to keep the power wire as short as possible after looping it thru a ferrite core to kill the 'noise' from the coils -- -- I do not want any interference getting into the cam and crank sensors this time ====

This took me 5 hours with building the harness and doing the plugs and it is still not done, This is with only 1 wire connected, 4 more to go -- hitting it hard today,,, again

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The wife took me on a little jaunt to San Fran this past weekend -- Got there, took the BART into town and decided to walk to the hotel up Mason street -- to Knob Hill -- dragging a 55 lb suitcase -- -- -- Not for the weak of heart and diffidently not for me LOL -- -- The last two blocks were straight freaking up, and I had to stop about 6 times to keep from leaking to death LOL

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But once we got there the view out our window was beautiful

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After::::::::::::::::::

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Now I'm waiting on my Metricpak connectors to get here --- Should of ordered them before the weekend but couldn't find what I wanted until last night late -- -- coming from Texas -- --

Wiring scares me! As far as I'm concerned, electronic things run on smoke - when the smoke escapes from the wires, it doesn't work any more! I do like reading about your Ghia, Harold!

Sorry Spanners -- Missed your comment -- -- The Electromotive was full batch fire on the injectors and wasted spark on the ignition -- Finally ended up with it not wanting to idle, so just pulled the whole system out and I'm putting in a AEM EMS4 system I've had setting on the shelf for over a year....... I've never ran knock control on my flat four engines, I found there were just too many noises floating around in there for the knock to work OK for me -- -- The EMS does have wheel speed capabilities, I have a spare sensor but no slotted wheel, so I won't be running them right now... I've got 1800cc injectors in the car currently so I believe there will be enough to get me by - I do have a few more sets of injectors laying around, but I've never staged two sets,,, I do have my regulator boost referenced so that the pressure rises from 40 psi -- and I've never reached the upper limits of the injectors even at 24 psi boost, but that was on batch fire so I'll have to keep a eye on that when I start this sequential setup


Thanks Neil -- as far as the wiring -- I like to think of it as plumbing,,, LOL -- -- Got to keep it flowing to the drain (ground)

Nice job! making wiring look nice is a fine art! mine always looks a bit rats nest like, i was to start using that expanding sleeve stuff (like you have on your cam sync) that seems to make it look pretty!

Thanks Andy -- I should take a picture of the rats nest I have inside the car LOL -- I'm still trying to sort it all out

Things have moved on since my turbo time, but my turbo days ain't done yet, I'm building back up to it bit at a time, yes, it's comming back, I couldn't get enough juice in then, they were forever squirting! Then, the bitch had no hot start,,,engine wrecking back fires etc,  that even with 8 boost refered injectors, but with some of the fuel pressure settings I hear about today, it may work ok in sequential. I had noise issues at first, but learned the art of screening and resistor plugs etc,.
shame to cover all that pretty coil wiring with plastic screens lol, I had to re do a lot of my connectors just last week, budget price= budget quality,  some fell of just working on the car, let alone on the track, I recommend Brands Hatch performance for UK connector supplies, very good OEM quality, but that looks like it's Coming on nicely Fiat, so frustrating waiting for the postman.... :-\

Was planning on having a nice relaxing day today, It's a beautiful day, shorts and t-shirt weather here in Cali -- Well, My wife and I are recovering from having our kitchen completely tore apart from the ice maker line breaking and hosing the floor and cabinets and walls down -- but after about 29 hours of listening to the dehumidifiers drone on and on and on and on, I decided to go out into the garage where it's nice and quiet and plunk away at wiring up the engine harness for the AEM -- so I decide to make a few runs here and there and get some wires about where they need to be and complete the injector wiring -- I've got the ghia stripped down, all the seats are out so I can get my fat arse in to snake between the roll bars and poke wires thru the fire wall, then I crawl out backwards and get into the engine compartment and pull them thru -- I've been doing this for about 4 hours -- in and out, in and out -- so I finally got the injector wires half way shrink wrapped and I'm getting ready to put the connectors on and finish this chit up,, It's looking pretty good and then I cut them to the length I want -- -- Now AEM has some nice harness, each wire is labeled with what it is for, and they put the harness together with a zip tie about every foot, But all the injectors are the same color  and I just cut off the wire .. .. and the labeling can't be seen as it is under the shrink wrap,,,,, Damn it, So I get out the ohm meter and poke a lead thru the fire wall, walk around snake myself into the car, pop the connector off the EFI and start seeing which wire is for which injector,,,, easy peasy -- so I'm backing out from inside the car and suddenly there something cold, wet stuck up my arse -- -- I scream like the little girl that I am and almost launch myself out through the opposite side of the car --  -- -- The freaking neighbors Great Dane had got of its back yard and snuck into my garage was checking out what I was doing ... O Holy Chit, it skeered the living crap out of me

The wife comes running out thinking I have attempted to kill myself .. again ... --So I then end up hurting my back lifting the wife off the ground where she was rolling on the floor laughing and crying her eyes out -- F-it,,, I'm done for today......

My old '56 Oval is for sale -- Ovalholio -- Looks like the disc brakes let him down

http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/cto/4964111242.html

Great post fiat, thanks, shame the oval got a ding, the rest had me creased up though lol....  :D

Lol! Some relaxing day huh?! ;)

In the never ending saga of the weirdest chit happens to me -- -- -- -- I bring you the ordering of the Metri-pack Crimpers

So, I had bought a chit load of Weather-pack connectors thinking that they were the best, I run into Scott Featheroff at Drag Day and he proceeds to tell me the only way to go is Metri-pack and points me at all the problems the Scorpion were having with their ignition cutting out during tire shake. So I talk to Chad and I'm converted.... SO, I buy a big box of Metri-pack connectors, stupidly thinking that the big buck weather-pack crimper I've got will work .. .. .. oooops, Stupid me -- -- So now I'm needing a Metri-pack crimper -- -- OK, I go on Flea-bay last Monday and buy a moderately priced one and click the 2 day shipping box -- cool, I'm ready to go -- -- I get the shipping confirmation, and with nothing else to do while waiting for these crimpers, I start following their journey to me -- Tuesday they're shipped from Texas, OK -- -- Wednesday they are in Oklahoma, ??? --- Thursday they are Kansas, WTF -- Friday they are Colorado, This is getting plain stupid -- Saturday they are in Vernon, CA,,, Cool at least its the right state -- Sunday,,, Nothings happens on Sunday -- -- MONDAY 7 DAYS LATER, at 4pm I receive them,,, That's right, I get 2 pairs of crimpers. I only paid for one -- -- And the kicker, the return address is from Orange CA

So, in my best Ricky Ricardo voice "Lucy, you got some 'splaining to do !!!"

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It is called 'The NoGhia Project' -- I think I'll just call it BadAss

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Finally found a little time today to finish wiring up the cam and crank sensors -- -- The AEM cables to both has some strange stuff going on that I was waiting to hear from AEM before I finished wiring them in  --- through out the harness they have used black as ground, red as power and white or green as the signal wires -- WELL,,,,  suddenly in these cables, the ground was the white wire and black and green were signal and at least red stayed power -- .. .. .. -- It didn't make any sense to me either, that is why I checked with the factory and asked why they went stupid -- -- Put a good work out with my new Metri-pack crimper and it worked neat -- requires two crimps to do each connector unlike the weather-pack, but it was still nice

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I'm switching over to Mario's crank wheel and also going to a Honeywell GT101 hall effect sensor -- Mario's wheel comes with a VR sensor and it required a bunch of playing to get the 101 a place to fit as it is 3/8" longer, So I made a bracket and had to move it up a few degrees from where Mario has his placed... Big difference between the Electromotive (60-2) and Mario's (30-1) ...... here's a picture of the back of both crank pulleys

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LMAO -- Google Street View -- Me and the Ghia

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Had the infamous ice maker leak which destroyed the wood and carpet flooring on the whole bottom floor -- and a couple of cabinets -- -- so been fighting the good fight with the insurance company and the hardest part has been trying to get in touch with the adjustor -- he has the whole Orange County, plus the San Bernardino and Riverside counties -- which is almost half the total area of SoCal --

Needless to say the Ghia isn't going to be ready for Fontana next weekend -- THIS has been my current project -- 1/4 of the way done and this is sucking so hard to get it right -- --

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Yes, but you'll be o.k Fiat, VW's float, but your Scotch whisky won't be right with no ice!!. Hope it comes good soon, no doubt it will.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Garrett-Jet-Turbine-Engine-Trans-for-VW-Volkswagen-Bug-Dune-Buggy-Sandrail-/301631335813?hash=item463aa0ed85&vxp=mtr

I was cleaning up a old tool box I don't use anymore, giving it to the brother-in-law, and I closed it for the first time in years -- -- Damn, I've had this for a long time LOL

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Wellllllll, It's almost officially finished -- "The Kitchen Fixin' From the Ice Maker Flood" -- Still got a 20' container of stuff out in the driveway to get back into the house, but as far as I'm concerned my part is finished LOL -- -- 72 days of H E L L -- Now I've got two days to get the Ghia ready for FASATIVUS at California Speedway, It ain't gonna happen kiddies, not unless 25 people are knocking at the door tomorrow and are planning on camping out for 2 days (teach me to buy tickets in advance)....

Here's what the kitchen looked like after the flood and the flooring removed------

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And here is the kitchen and Family room today -- -- ---

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Looks great Man! Did you replace the cabinets or paint them, they look great white. I had the water line from my refridgerator leak in my kitchen as well but it only ruined the laminate flooring in the kitchen, now I'm going to tile where the damage occurred. I see you got a new refridgerator.......I would have taken the old one somewhere, destroyed it and danced on it's grave. :)

Thanks Jeff -- We are trying the painted route first and seeing how it goes -- -- We lost two cabinets in the flood the ones on each side of the frig. It was like $2K to replace the Cabinets and paint, or $10K to reface, or $15K to replace -- so being the cheap bastard .. .. .. LOL The painter had some type of paint that took forever to dry but is suppose to be super hard when dry and it is suppose to resist chipping and scuffing -- we'll see how it goes,,,, I thought we should of tried wrapping them like a car, but she didn't like the patterns I was choosing LMAO -- -- Actually the new floor is tile, just designed to look like wood -- I've already lost 2 wood floors now in 25 years and told the wife I'm not going through this again LOL

As far as the old frig, it has been placed into a like of servitude at a buddies shop -- -- chilling and dispensing brewskies -- He told me I must of had it trained pretty good. He just hasn't been able to get it to learn how to replenish itself, because it always seems to be empty when he goes to get one -- -- I told him he should start keeping a closer eye on his help and those people dropping by -- LOL

Sooooo, When having to redo the Kitchen and Family room, the wifie was looking at the Front/dining room and said "I JUST HATE HAVING CARPET IN HERE, let's put the tile in here too".......  So being the good husband, I put the tile in there..... and then I come yesterday and .. .. .. ..

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a freaking $500 rug in the middle of the room WTF

I did the same - took the carpet out and put an engineered wood floor in. Within 3 days there was a rug down...

Me too, but I came home to find an oil down......  :D

Coz now you can get a new one every year to go with the season silly!
 :D

Is this the Cal Look "Lounge" or the Home Look "Lounge" ?....Always a fan of your posts and threads (Fiatdude), please get this one back on track!   ;)

He's just showin what's interfering and taking funds from his car.....But...get it back on track...more Karman Sutra developments now please :)

The Ghia might get a room mate -- went and looked at this this morning

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YES !

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Nice floor! really does look lilt wood!

I'd be tempted to sell on the spare crimper, you paid for 2 days shipping and got 7.... ;) if it was a small company i'd feel differently but big companies make big money so....

Mario makes some nice stuff, i keep browsing his website!

Best of luck!

So way back in November of last year, there was that thing going around where California was going to reissue Black and Yellow plates for cars up until 1969 -- Well, my '70 Ghia was manufactured and sold in late '69, so I thought I'd give it a shot and mailed my documentation in -- It has been so long I had forgotten about it in fact --

And then today in the mail, -- -- -- Oh happy day

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Nice one! I've never quite understood how the numberplate thing works over there, but i know that black plates look far cooler than the white ones!

OK -- -- I have been using the Honeywell GT101 Hall effect sensors for most of the applications on the Ghia

Now I'm installing a speed sensor onto the Ghia -- The bracket and pulse ring I got from Pacific Customs in Corona

pulse generator ring:
http://www.pacificcustoms.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=PC&Product_Code=ac957812&Category_Code=autometer-senders-hardware

bracket for my 091:
http://www.pacificcustoms.com/mm5/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=PC&Product_Code=ac957811m&Category_Code=autometer-senders-hardware

But with this bracket a standard GT101, which has a tab that you bolt to your bracket, will not work -- I need one that is threaded on the outside so that adjustments can be made -- -- SOOOO after spending half of today cross referencing parts I finally found someone that had the knowledge to finish my quest -- The part number I need from Honeywell is SR4P3-A1

http://sensing.honeywell.com/product-page?pr_id=56074

They are about $5 dollars more than the GT101 at $43 each at Mouser Electronics.....

I'm gonna finish this damn thing on of these days LOL

I'm STILL working on the AEM EMS4 install -- the engine compartment wiring is done -- so mainly it is bringing all the wires together into one big bundle that doesn't hurt my eyes -- just decided to do a speed sensor, so the sensor should be here middle of next week,,,,

OH CRAP, it's coming UPS,,,, who the hell knows when it will get here

Oh Well, I've been cleaning up all the wiring as I go along, so there is a lot of 2 steps forward and one step back chit.... I just installed new positive and negative cables from the back of the car up to battery in the front.... Been thinking about installing a new starter when I get under the car to put in the speed sensor and connect the new positive to the starter -- --

I'm too frigging BIG to start with and now I'm getting to frigging old and blind to be snaking my big azz through this cage to get to chit I tell you LOL

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Well, a lot on my plate today -- LOL -- Last night decided to run the oil lines down the tunnel and also put in a new starter and do the associated wiring with that chore -- -- So I had a choice of 2 starters setting on the shelf a new 16300, which is the auto-shift starter that I love in almost any situation, and an almost new Hi-Torque starter -- -- I decided to use the Hi-Torque and then remembered it was a IMI105 which is for use on a 6 volt flywheel -- damn -- Then I remembered a friend who was a neighbor of Chris Isom on of the owners of Hi-Torque, so I called my buddy who called Chris and Chris was nice enough to talk to me about what needed to be done -- seems as if they are both the same starter except for the pinion gear is bigger for the 6v flywheel -- so for $15 I got a kit to change over the gears. -- That little clip is a mother to get off and even harder to put back on LOL -- I must of had it spring off 5 -10 times while trying to get it on -- that little bastard is hard to find too LOL

with old gear removed and ready for new gear install--

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old gear and new gear kit on left--

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I'll need to orient the starter since it was last on the Porsche 901, but that is just R&R 2 bolts -- --

but before I do that -- I have to take the cat ((a few of you remember THE CAT)) to the vet to have her ANAL GLANDS expressed -- -- OH Joy!!!!!

Dagmabit -- -- Sometimes it a MFer having an old mans memory in a 18 year-olds body -- --

Like having a 3/4" sensor hole and swearing you need a 1/2" sensor -- -- Oh welllllll, nothing a couple of fender washers won't fix -- -- I hope LOL

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anal glands and baggy holes......  ;D

the ECU board looks good! is that a common ground on the left and a sensor ground area on that right that goes to the ecu's ground pins?

Yes Sir,,,,

Finally decided on a plan for the oil coolers move the front of the car -- -- I know, I know, but sometimes it just takes me a while to decide on a course of action -- I decided that since the shift rod was now run on top of the tunnel, I'd run some 5/8" aluminum tubing thru the tunnel -- - -- Since the PO cut the bottom of the tunnel at the rear to do the shifter for the 901 trans is should be a cake walk -- -- I got some water hose and cut it into 2" lengths and placed them every 1.5 to 2 foot along the tubing to hopefully reduce rattling -- I was going to put over the entire distance but I was wanting the tubing to act as a heat sink to also help lower the oil temps so I didn't --- --

I did some work on the front vents so that I can maybe add some ducting to the coolers

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Here is a picture of the tubing exiting thru the PO's 901 hole:::::::

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I'm still playing with a couple of different ways to mount the coolers in the nose -- and the mounting brackets -- but here is kinda what I'm leaning towards----- (you can see the tubing exiting thru the shift rod access hole)

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Hope to finish this up tomorrow and get some brackets made and all the hoses ran to the coolers................

So was finishing up the oil cooler install and using SS tubing -- Things were going pretty good, then started flaring the tubing ends -- you know, always feeling it needs to have the last quarter turn to finish that perfect flare -- NOT

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It's amazing just how much can leak thru those little cracks at pressure LOL -- -- Then started looking for that last piece of tubing to finish the install -- -- damnit -- it was 5/8" aluminum, needed 1/2" SS -- Oh Well, 20" short of tubing finished the day for me -- might stop by G and J in Ontario and the way home tomorrow and get a piece of SS tubing

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Just like torquing a bolt, till it snaps then a quarter back lol

I met a buddy for lunch today -- look at what the damn bastard drove up in -- --

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It was his dad's who bought in '79 for $19K -- his dad took a greyhound to Texas with the money in a tool box -- -- Only the second time in four years he had driven it -- should of seen the commotion it caused -- even a Firetruck going up the street with its siren on had guys hanging out the window starring ....... It's 100% original total unrestored ... Oh it's a '70 Plymouth Super Bird

Now that is what I call a good investment. We have a old guy here in Norway dragracing the only Super Bird in the world that was factory made for a customer in a wheel chair. And he drives the feathers out of it!

-BB-

Damn..... 8) 100% original and unrestored too! His Dad was so smart in 1979! This car is a 401K in itself....Always loved these cars. I remember as a kid riding my bike around town seeing a lime green one parked downtown and stopping and looking at it for a long time as I had never seen one or even a picture of one at that point in my life. Very cool. Of all the muscle cars Mopars are my favorite...

he needs to take it out more often.  8)
mines a 70 Z28 RS, multi tasking back then was smoking while driving.  ;)

You need to use annealed stainless tubing.  It won't crack or split like that.

That's what this is -- BUT when you cut it with a tubing cutter, flexing it in, and then flex it back out with the flare, it will do that -- someone pointed out the error in my ways, so now I use a hack saw to cut it and not a tubing cutter.............. solved that problem LOL

This is freaking embarrassing -- -- Just figured out that this is the first time this year the car has been out of the garage --

Oh Well, -- It's at least back together, just waiting on the tuner -- --

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It was looking soooo good in the driveway this morning -- I just figured that daddy needed a new chair for the office

A Kirkey Seat is for sale !!!!

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looks amazing!

Thanks --

I'd love to have huge(r) tires under the Ghia -- -- But I can't bring myself to do any cutting to the body, I just think the stock lines are beautiful -- I could do a 3" Torsion narrowing and go that route, but it would require a lot of "redo" to my cage as it is mounted to the outside of the torsion tubes..........

And then I find this build ------

http://www.pro-touring.com/threads/117289-Porsche-918-Wide-Body-RSR-LS3-1970-Build-Sema-Project

I just think all the 'hacking' done to this body is just crazy -- -- It will be badass when done but .. .. .. ... ..

For Sale -- -- $200 OBO -- hasn't be damaged by my weak-ass

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My Son bought me a new key ring for the Ghia -- Does he know something I don't????

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Got to talk and hang out with Finnegan and Freiburger for about a hour today at the Optima Challenge --

They were working on a yellow Mazda rotary pickup with a 455 front engine Olds mounted in the bed -- they bought it from a guy who claimed it was a 10 sec car -- must of been timed in the 100 foot, cause it was a dog LOL

I didn't have much to offer them as far as help or suggestions, BUT they had some very nice eye candy hanging around them and it made walking away very VERY difficult LMAO

Did get a cool sticker -- Had volunteered to help doing the Tech-in early this am (before it got into the 100's) and the guy making the stickers messed up as it was suppose to be intermediate, so I took the damn thing LOL -- don't know if it should go on the Ghia or the tool box -- probably be the tool box

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SO -- -- About December 15th I had the engine out and got the trans back from Benco -- I reinstalled the engine did some upgrades, and started putting everything back together

Immediately, I started having EFI problems -- turn on master power -- Electromotive EFI would come on run all the prestart stuff, hit start, engine would run for 20-30 seconds and shut off -- -- -- I would turn off the 'key', turn on the 'key' -- nothing -- kill the master power everything would repeat, engine would run, shut off, again everything dead

Holy crap I was vexed,,,,, so I sent the box back to Electromotive,, came back,, still the same thing,,, sent the box back and they sent me a new one as a replacement...... By this time I was pissed and I had the AEM setting on the shelf, so I started the AEM install -- -- So flash forward until this month and I had finally finished the install (OK, OK , I know I'm slow, but I was just frustrated with everything) I took the Ghia over the WesTech in Mira Loma to double check everything I had done on the install of the AEM and for them to tune the damn thing......

So I get a call from Eric @ WesTech last Friday, the Damn AEM is doing the same freaking thing, turn on main power, turn the 'key' on -- it would cycle thru everything perfectly, turn the 'key' off, turn 'key' back on -- -- box is all pissed off -- turn main power off/on -- start over, it work once then fail.....

WTF is going on???????????

I am Stumped -- I had gone through the wiring twice during the install checking everything -- -- I really dwelling on this thinking, thinking............ I'm thinking that the ARC switches is letting a small of current to flow through when the 'key' is off, not letting the memory clear for a clean restart...... Nah!! how can that happen through the relays......

SOOOO, I'm in bed Saturday night at about 11:30, almost asleep, when it hits me, The freaking alternator has a bad diode in it and letting current bleed through -- -- Hmmmm just might be it...

Monday night after work, I swing by WesTech, walk over to the Ghia, pull the exciter wire off the alternator.... SHAZAMMMM, freaking problem disappears -- -- 10 DAM months working on this thing and it was just a bad freaking Alternator from the very beginning...... who would of thunk it.......................................

10 cent part creates 10 month delay, not enough car years left for bs like that!
12 months in a body shop is frustratingly normal.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vzv40VWL5ho

Wellll, The guys at WesTech are really MAD at me - --- -- - One of the front oil coolers decided to split open while the car was on the dyno Monday -- what a mess -- Freaking car was still dripping oil out of the spare tire drain Tuesday when I went over to help by-pass that cooler -- should of just put another oil cooler in its place, but their description of what happen had me confused -- -- but I've been working nights lately so I'm in a constant state of confusion LOL (still had to have the blue towels and rags there to continue to mop up the oil in this picture LOL)

Don't know when they will have some open dyno time so they can get the Ghia back on there

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They did have a cool open class desert car on the dyno Tuesday -- -- about a half million dollar toy there

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What was their description of what happened then ?

I'm intrigued to know their reasoning, surely pressure split it open ??

Thanks
Darren

I think more metal fatigue -- the location where it split has been a weak spot as far as I always thought especially when you tighten and loosen the fittings a lot thru the years -- I'll post a picture of the location when I get it out --

Spent the day getting parts and seeing what I need to do -- The guys at WesTech also gave me a "Oh, by the way" that all my SS braided fuel lines are all dried out and starting to leak from the E85 -- so I bought a bunch more fittings and I'm just going to go Hard line everywhere LOL  

When I walked in, Chad from Bangshift was there showing off my car as they were filming a dyno session for a web thing, we've met him several times thru the years and he's still wanting to get a bug for his wife .....

We popped the front cooler on the 911 one time, then added a thermostat and problem fixed.
In fact blown oil coolers on road race cars during warm up was common in the 60s.
Now with oil tank warmers and inline thermostats oil coolers are lasting longer.
Do you have a thermostat on your oil line to the oil cooler?

My SS braid fuel lines lasted about 6 years when they started to weep.

It was the 'tube' type cooler shown here on the bottom -- -- The oil does go through the other cooler first and I do have an inline thermostat -- -- The tube cracked just where it goes into the fins -- I bought another cooler like the top one and will be going out to install it today, so I'll be able to get a good picture of where it cracked

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Was over working on the oil cooler at WesTech -- Chad from BangShift was there -- He had a junkyard SBC on the Dyno and all the guys there were running around the dyno and giggling and laughing and just cracking up -- --- --

They had setup two targets behind the headers and were pouring BB's down the carb and watching them hit the targets.... It was the craziest thing I'd ever watched-- I don't know which was funnier watching the BB's come shooting out of the headers or the guys running around laughing their azzes off -- -- Then they pulled the plugs out after their "run" OMG .. .. well, look at the pictures.....

Soon to be a video to be posted somewhere :::::::::::::::::::::::

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If you look closely you can see all the BB's on the floor....

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A little update -- -- Nothing is happening LMAO

The last 2 weeks the guys from WesTech have been jammed with the high dollar cars going to SEMA (or Chad destroying a SBC) or Eric being sicker than a dog -- Hope he's feeling better !!! -- Went over to work on the Ghia this morning, but they've all left to go to SEMA too..... Oh well, it's not like I've anywhere to go LOL -- and remember I'm the one who made the deal that the Ghia is not their first priority, just something for them work on when they can -- so really no problem as far as I'm concerned, because they are treating the ghia very well !!!

SO, Screw it,,,, I'm going on Vacation -- see you all in a couple of weeks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4WAUmyKDq0

It's Story telling day and it's Baseball season (here in the states) and the final year of Vin Skully's 67 year career announcing Baseball -- -- Here are a few of the stories he interweaves into his broadcasts that makes him so great.......

http://m.mlb.com/cutfour/2016/04/27/174849170/vin-scullys-best-stories-on-national-tell-a-story-day

Well, The Ghia is back home -- -- It has been gone so much the past year that there almost wasn't a space for it in the garage..... you know how a empty spot in the garage fills up quick LOL

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I brought the damn thing home Sunday, with more problems than it left with, oil leaks up the arse and just a ton of electrical issues. It runs OK. It drives on and off the trailer and goes down the road, then it just shuts off -- -- guess I'm just gonna reach in there and grab a handful of wiring and just rip it out and start over.... Ordered some new electrical things and they will be here tomorrow night, so tomorrow I'll get started straightening out my rats nest and decide how I want to proceed.....

On the way home, I was cruising a car show at the Riverside Auto Center with the Ghia on the trailer, and there was Ester (E-girl)((Powder puff VW racer par excellence)). I didn't know she was Ms. Route 66.... Damn she looked good in that tiara... LOL

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^^^^^You got that right!! When people get in my daily driver VW Golf and see a 5 speed pattern shifter they always say - Oh.....you know how to drive with one of these things?  :D I remember when it was cool to know how to use a clutch and shift.... WTF? Well I already taught my 15 year old son how to drive a car with a manual transmission and I'm going to give him the Golf in a year or so......Hope knowing how to drive a car with a manual transmission aint bad for his social life....

I've finished rewiring the Ghia. I found that since I had relocated the battery to the front, I had the power running from the front of the car, to the back, back to front, and then back to the back, and then back to the front..... Those little electrons were being busy little bastards.... Then add in the small wiring sizes that I had used and that were in the stock wiring harness,,, well, lets just say that it wasn't right.... So, I've added some 8 gauge power wires and sorted out everything, so we're good to go (I hope,,, LOL)

Now, on to the oil leaks.... If you remember from previous posts, I was having issues with the flares breaking/cracking on my stainless tubing....

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So I started asking around trying to figure a solution for this.... I was recommended to talk to the guys at Bonaco in Ontario CA.... Bonaco Inc. - Brake lines, AN Fittings, Aluminum Fittings, PTFE Hose Ends, Carburetor fuel line kits, fuel gauges and more... (http://www.bonacoinc.com/)   They have the trickiest tubing flare tool,,, so I got one....

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I guess what makes it different is that the flare is actually has bumps/ridges on it.

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OMG,,,, you should see the flares this thing makes..........

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So now I just have to go around and redo all the flared ends and see if I can dry this pig up!!!!!!!!!!!  Trying to talk to my buddy so I can use his shop (with a concrete floor) to do this, as my carpeted floor just doesn't like oil dripped on it.......

Isn't it good when a tool works properly! Looks the bizz. ;D

 Monday, thinking I had the electrical all sorted out, I took the car out on my little 3 mile test loop I use. Left one signal and was rolling onto the throttle, trying to get my gremlins to reappear. Damn, only boosting to 4-5 pounds, double damn, forgot to plug-in the boost controller and was only running on the waste gate spring..... Turned onto a side street so I could connect it back together... As I climbed out, this new GT Mustang pulls up next to me and rolls down his window... "I usually don't stop and congratulate someone for beating me, but that little thing is fast ! Whatcha got in it??"

 "Just a stocker with a little boost," I replied, "If I'd known we were racing, I would of really got after it!!!!" Hope I don't go to hell for all the little lies I tell, LMAO.

 He drove away shaking his head..... Don't mess with the Air Cooled!!!!! LOL

Did you actually buy the tool from them? Does it have a brand/part #?

I think it's the Parker 37° flaring tool.  https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B008HQ5F1S?pc_redir=T1
I've seen them cheaper than amazon though.   

That link is for a 45° tool(don't buy if building JIC/AN based fittings), also mentions soft metal tubing. Does  stainless count as soft metal? Your info is helpful though, lots of other options on the site. Thank you!

That looks very similar to what I've got -- -- and yes they are for soft metals, but the head is just pinned in placed and is easily replaced, I have a spare.... and the heads I have are 37*

As life goes -- so do our toys --

The Ghia is for sale for $16,500 --

I believe this is a really fair price knowing how much in receipts I've shredded....

all offers are welcome, but please don't embarrass yourself.

Tuner leaned out the engine, then noticed a loss of power -- I said thank you very much, please do it again sir

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But I now have a solution to this tuner shit----

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Oh lets say I've gone little stupid since the last post -- -- a complete tear down, inspection/R&R of the bearings, Corilla rods,  J&E pistons, new gapless rings, heads completely redone (new porting, valves, springs, heat resistance coating on the inside, heat dispersement coating on the outside, blah blah blah), new 1.4 Pauter rockers, a couple of weeks in Italy for vacation and got all the parts and pieces back from the machine shops,,, and wah-la back together as a birthday present to me.... """Oh yes dear, it shouldn't cost more than a $100 to redo the engine,,,,, cough,,, cough ,,, choke, cough....."""

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Ok --- I think I got the carb intake mocked up -- this engine is starting to have more colors than an Easter Egg -- --

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Karmann Ghias have such a big engine bay compared to a Beetle, but you seem to be doing your best to fill every square inch of it! Mental!

Didn't this car have EFI?

Why the change of faith? :)

I've had the car tuned by three different "professional" people -- all three have just about burned the car down on the dyno's (just doing pull after pull after pull) and even running E85 being static on the rollers, it just gets hot when hitting the boost levels I had dialed in) -- So, I've got two complete EFI setups and I'm done with them -- there's a nice drag class that I can run where you can be boosted but no electronics and I've got my sights on that -----

Know any body that wants a AEM EMS4 or Electromotive TechGT system????? I've just received both back from their factories after a quick check up..... both have everything from the crank trigger to the coils and everything in between.........

Engine is almost ready -- Just need to finish the MSD install -- I still hate crawling around the freaking cage to get to the back of the firewall LOL

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I'm so over using steel braided line -- and E85 just eats them up -- I'm having to replace it almost every other year -- So now I'm using hard line when I have new installs or replacing old lines, I'm using either SS or Aluminum... AL is softer and easier to form and more forgiving than SS.....

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Do you use teflon lined hose or rubber?  I buy from anfittingsdirect.com.  They work really well, any fuel compatible.  I will never touch aluminum hard line again, I had so many issues with trying to get them to seal, took so much tightening that they only lasted a couple times of being taken apart and then they were garbage. I went stainless hard lines this year, not fun to bend, but they flare so much nicer, and seal so much easier. I will only go with stainless hard and teflon lined stainless soft line from here on out.  Tired of re-doing mine too.

IT'S RUNNING -- -- Fired right up -- My timing light took a dump so I was just guessing where I was at --- and was trying to guess where I was at with the fuel but it was sounding real nice.........

So why don't you have a IC??

My intake charge temps were never an issue with my water to air IC

Okey, didn't find a IC on you latest version of your engine, so asumed you never run a IC. ;)
Do I can't understand the logic of going from efi to carb and now without an IC, sound like a major step back?
If you are tired of bugs with efi systems I understand going oldschool but if you say your engine ran hot before and you now have taken away you IC it sound like you are getting a hot problem..

First - -- When your running a draw thru system you can't run an IC --

Second -- -- when using E85, it acts as an chemical IC. So again no IC necessary...

The temps that are high are in the angle ports heads, which are great for the track, but have always been notorious for running hot on the street... so I'm trying a few new things so that I can get the temps down for cruising on the highway or playing at the autocross...

I'm in trouble now LMAO

http://inlandempire.craigslist.org/cto/5835602250.html

hahaha
I feel for you harold.. battleing some shit on my car for some time now so I know how you feel..
Some day we'll get it right  ;D

[Evil thoughts] Looks like he's got a Renault Dauphine and a couple of 4CVs too - you've had a 600 so why not something different... [/Evil thoughts]

 ;D

Neil, I've always had something like this in the back of my mind....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qi7jydptnR0

The Franklin Dauphine is pretty cool, heavily influenced by Lee Maynard from Outlaw Flat Four, who built his a couple of years earlier. There are a couple of cars I'd like to do something similar to - big VW motor in the back, tube chassis built into the monocoque, just to make people think WTF!

Confucius says -- You definitely have an over rich condition, if you are finding pinholes in your intake by fuel squirting out.......

Words to live by if you ask me.....

Ups.... perhaps do a pressure test?

I usually do,,, BUT ---LOL got in a hurry and thought I had done a good job..... Just one though sigh

Update time ---- Some dude came up to me an made me an offer I probably should of refused, but I didn't and I gave him the big engine out of the Ghia..... So I'm thinking it is time for a more of a street loving engine for the car -- So here is the new incarnation -- A 2332 with a bunch of goodies.... Probably not the total top shelf build I should of done but has enough good parts to get it running and sorted out.....

Still fabbing stuff together and trying to get everything to play together nicely......... The engine is 1/2 inch wider and 3/8" longer than a stocker, so everything that I bought trying to save time, had to be modified and took more time than piecing everything together.... Here's where I'm as of this morning and I'm planning a full day of attacking this thing, but I'll probably spend most of it chasing parts/bolts/stuff if you know what I mean....

The purple lines on the blow-thru hat on the EFI is where I'm having interference with the deck lid -- I'm trying to decide whether to cut the hat and reweld it at the purple lines or offset the deck lid higher -- kind of leaning towards opening the deck lid up as it will add a little more air flow to the engine also....

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Playing in the garage today -- made the "spacers" to raise the deck lid -- the results --

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Clears everything by a 1/2". So I could of made them a little smaller.... Got some 1/2" black pipe and some 8mm fender washers. Welded the washers to the pipe and came out pretty sturdy... Just need to throw some paint on them...

Almost got the intake system all finished. went to weld on the POP-off valve on, then notice/discovered that the flange was Aluminum.... Oh well, good place to finish for the day..... Off to my favorite Mexican food place for dinner....

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Can I ask please whether you need to use a scavenge pump with the turbo that low?
Draining straight into the sump?
Thanks.

For those of you that warned me about using aluminum for fuel lines with a alcohol based fuel -- -- Well,,,, You were more than right

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My injectors looked the same too!!!!!!

Fuel system completely redone -- just missing two -8an to -6an fittings -- ordered them from Jeg's today........ Redid the front mounting of the fuel pump and ran the 5/8" lines down through the tunnel -- need to take a picture of that

Oil system is next .....

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Sorry -- missed your question until just now -- What I've done in the past is just make sure the turbo is higher than the oil level in the engine and then drain line is ran into the sump and I've had no issues so far.... The thinking is as long as the oil has a way to drain even if it is only a short distance, it is still draining..... The whole drain line can have oil in it but as long as there is a gap below the center section your good....

Thanks man.
  :)

The turbo kit I sell is lower than his, and we have no issues. As long as the centerline of the turbo is even a half inch above the oil level, it's been no problem...

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...and the oil drain is pointing straight down. Don't ask me how I know this.

BTW, how do you make sure Cyl 1-2 are not leaning out with this setup?

                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Is that a compression fitting, I thought your lines was flared

compression, not flared

Wow ---------- All my pictures are on Photobucket and now they are being held ransom unless I start paying a monthly fee so that they can be shared ---- this sucks for all my threads

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvjerwo5Vkc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYuTGJ_-9UQ

That sounds great! Nice little angry lope, very nice.  ;D

My PB pics went too, thieves and scoundrels.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp0No45Lz-Q

Still dig those telephone dials they look good on your ghia.
Had a set under my beetle but changed it..
 :-\

thank you  -- -- I've thought they were perfect from the first moment I put them on -- -- I can't imagine what I would change them to.

Agreed. I think they look terrible on pretty much every car I've ever seen them on, including the Porsches they came standard on, but this Ghia and one beige bay window bus are the only two vehicles that I've liked them on - in fact both look superb on them!

Thank you Sir

Congrats! Engine sounds fantastic! Hope it runs as well as it sounds!

10 pounds of boost will make anything run good LOL

You sure have some hours in this, pitty you've lost the photos

Keep up the good work

https://www.facebook.com/carscoffeecorona/photos/pcb.2009072942671989/2009072846005332/?type=3&theater

Haha! Who would have thought a Hilux diesel with red velour would EVER be cool!
 ;D

Went to the Pomona Swap meet today.... ((Bet you guys can tell the wife is out of town for a week))

Wow, I haven't been to one in over 20 years and this thing was massive. Easy 200 VW's in the VW corral. Got a wild hair and hung a For Sale sign on the Ghia for $20K as the guy in the Porsche powered Bus next to me had a price of $100K on it..... But the side panels on it were soooooo straight, I could of taken a picture of my Ghia off it (or you can see my car in the reflection off the door)..... The Double cab behind me was gorgeous too!!!!

No one wanted a HotRod Ghia LOL........

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Here is a picture of the engine -- finished -- for now -- this week -- today

Have made some templates to cover all the openings around the engine, but need to get some sheet metal to finish.... I've got some stainless sheet laying around but other than my 4" grinder, I really don't have a way of cutting it.

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Get a plasma cutter Harold, with a little practice you can cut virtually millimetre perfect. If you can draw freehand with a marker pen, you can use a plasma!

Then I'd have to get an air compressor large enough to support it -- -- planning to move, maybe, in the next six months, so large/heavy item purchases are on hold.


Didn't take any pictures or videos as I went by myself, but I went out to California Speedway for some AutoX. The event was held by Fastivus. Did some laps. My 5-6 year old tires were really holding me back.... The rear end was sliding out from under me the whole time and when it wasn't, the front end was pushing......

Had the speed up for a tight section and was trying to whip the rear around to setup for the next section .. .. .. Ended up doing this really slow looping slide right through this huge area of cones..... Did win the unofficial award for most cones collected (knocked down) for the day LOL

Noticed the Ghia wasn't pulling as hard as 'normal' -- found the seal between the hat and the carb had squirted out -- need to find a fix for that.....

Here's the fitting I use Martin

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I see. Do you leave it on all the time, and what is the correct fuel pressure?

I bought one of these fuel pressure testers, and got a brass 1/4" to 3/8" adapter to fit the tester into my MSD regulator port.
Is it the right way to go?

Here's the fuel pressure tester link:

http://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/equus-3640-fuel-pressure-tester-kit-0251020p.html

Here's my regulator:

https://www.msdperformance.com/products/fuel_systems/fuel_pumps_regulators_and_filters/parts/29389

Martin -- THat should work for al least checking where you fuel pressure..... As far as what pressure you should be at is a combo of several items... It is dependent mostly on your injectors and what pressure they are most efficient at. Also is your EFI system boost referenced? I had one system where the starting psi was at 40 and then psi would added as the boost came on. The current system is set at 58 psi per manufactures recommendations with no boost reference....

I think with your current problem I think a reading should be 40+ and you can eliminate problems from there.

Yes mine is boost referenced. I see there is a vacuum/boost line connected to the regulator. I suppose revving the engine in the driveway I won't be able to test the boost in fuel pressure, but if I can somehow see the gauge while driving I could test that out the jump in fuel pressure too.
I just watched Electromotive's youtube vids they have posted to refresh my memory on this setup, and the guy does mention the engine running super rich if there is a vacuum leak in the intake. We have looked it over and found no obvious leak and my boost gauge shows plenty of vacuum while cruising still, although I don't remember exactly what it did before (other than PLENTY of vacuum on cruise :)  To find vacuum leaks I was told that you can spray quick-starter fluid at the intake and the engine will speed up if it sucks it in. I thought possibly that I could pressurize the manifold with compressed air (engine off) after plugging the air cleaner and rotating the engine with valves closed and listen for leaks?
I'll let you know what I find when I get some time on the weekend.

Quick start is dangerous sprayed near a running motor, flash at least, boom possably,  I use WD40 as it will fire the relavent cylinder if sucked in but inert enough to be fairly safe around a running motor.

Showed up at 4pm at California Speedway to spend the night -- unfortunately there was a test and tune that day and there was still a ton of V8 guys there clogging up the pits -- so I choose a spot that was way out beyond the finish line.... peace and quiet,,, Yeah right the Silverbugget guys were 100 feet away.

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So there I am profiling with my motorhome thinking I'm cool -- -- then Dave Rosique (sp?) drives in.....

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And he ruins the neighborhood with his coolness..... LOL

I jump into the Ghia and drive over to the Drippers meet at BurgerTown hoping for the magic of Nick's to return to SoCal.... But most everybody must of missed that memo as there was only about 15 VW's there. Maybe the DKK thing all day killed this meet...... But what was there was really nice, I should of taken more pictures

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So, everybody that was there from the campout had to be back by 8 as the gates were locked at that time... I did my best to do a nice leave, had some sideways action going and headed back to CMS... found out my headlight switch is going bad as I had no dash or tail lights for the 9 mile return trip in the dark... also Had a nice fog following me as I had sucked a valve cover gasket at some point too (wonder when that was????)

When I got back, the party was going full blast at numerous locations, everybody seemed to have a full bar and the World Series going..... after visiting several of the parties I stumbled back to my MH and proceeded to nose into my pillow and ignore the several occasions of pounding at the door to get me to come out to play some more... that is until someone drove an uncorked VW by at 7 AM... I could of killed them, if I could of lifted my head off the pillow....

But by now the gates were open, people were POURING in, and there wasn't any more sleeping to be had.... Great turn out! The Car show area was 90% full by the time I got to functioning, so I said screw it and kept my oil leaking pig in my pit.... Soon all the Red Baron crew started showing up and I almost didn't save enough area for everyone to park.... The baron was running real good and Eric took it all the way to the finals until a oil filter took a poop and started leaking as he was staging and he had to shut off giving the win to Racing' Jason who was running real strong with his Pro Turbo car (5.70's)....

Here's a picture of the area in front of my MH between rounds... remember just how empty it was??? not now, the pits almost went all the way back to the scales!!!!

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It was good to see you Harold!
Been a long time..

The word is that Irwindale is closing as of December 31...... Since I'm working about 5 miles from there, I'm thinking that one last trip down the strip is in order.... So Thursday the 28th, the Ghia is getting trailered to Irwindale for one last time.....

Well, here it is the Saturday before Christmas and went to the morning Cars and Coffee in Mentone -- Had about 30 cars and 1 VW show up to congratulate each other on making it through another year LOL.......

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The star of the show 'Winston" taking a lap around the lot, collecting the price of admission, a good petting from all in attendance

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We've got the same with Shakespeare County Raceway - no official confirmation but rumour that 2017 is the end. If so, I had the last aircooled VW runs on the strip at the end of October.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfwOS9BXvbc

Had plans to hit 2 different events today -- Donut Derelicts and the 'New' OC Cars and Coffee at the outlet malls in San Juan Capistrano -- Derelict's was from 6-9am and C&C was from 9 to 11 with about 45 minutes of a drive between the to (counting loading and unloading the Ghia from the trailer). So got up at 4am and met my buddy at 4:30 and headed to Huntington Beach ---

The Derelict's didn't disappoint, with over 300 cars there to check out ---

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Then at about 8am everybody started heading out and we were guessing they were down south for the C&C -- -- We unloaded the Ghia about a block away and headed over to the event -- It was pretty hilly around there and I stalled the Ghia going up a steep incline at a stop sign.... ((dummy, I know... But that 4 puke disc is just not very forgiving  when you're trying to slip it)) -- Anyway, the engine popped real hard when I was cranking it and blew one of the intake boots off,, and suddenly we were running on 2 cylinders and sounding like chit.... and I hadn't thrown any tools in the car, so we limped back to the trailer and put the car on it. then drove through event ... Didn't take any pictures, but there was some very NICE cars there and quite a few VW's -- There are tons of pictures of this event on the web and on you tube to see.....

very nice Flat. 8)

Decided today was the day to head down to Woodland Hills for Supercar Sunday. Loaded up the Ghia on the trailer and set the alarm for 5am and drove the 92 miles down there for the event.... Unloaded the Ghia and drove to the event getting there at 7:30 and there was only about 50 cars there and I was pretty disappointed. Found a spot near a bunch a ricers and started checking out the rides in the lot.... Man, about 8 am the cars started coming in and by 8:30 there were over 500 cars spilling all around the nearby lots.... Every different type was there!!! a few air cools with a really patina-ed 58 low light ghia parking near me.... and suddenly at 9:30 it was over and everybody was leaving. That's when I found all the other cars parked at the outer lots that I hadn't even seen ...... Good time, long ways to go for such a short event though.....

The Ghia parked in the middle of the action.....

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Damn -- -- It's been since January since I've been on here ...  Some of you have missed me, Some of you haven't LOL

Well, Here's the short story.... Last October I turned 65 and I had been dragging my feet at retiring .... I had hooked with a good company and really was enjoying the type of jobs they were doing and the work I was getting to do. Well, on February 1st, the wife insisted that we list the house and try selling it again (last time things didn't go very good). I, in my infinite wisdom and thinking, thought that it would be the same stuff all over again. NOT, we had 4 full price offers the first weekend..... Damn, we're gonna have to move and do it in 21 days.....

Again didn't think this thing through very much.... We had been living in this house for over 27 years and you can guess all the stuff I had collected during that period of time. So, why worry, I'll go to work and let my wife pack it all up.... Can you guess where this is going LOL. Needless to say I gave my 2 weeks notice and all the while, every waking moment was spent packing and moving stuff into storage.... Did I mention we didn't have any place to go to yet???? Nope, not a clue where we were gonna end up....

So, on the very last weekend we were to own the house, I called hire-a-mover and had 3 guys move most of the big stuff from the house and into 3000 cubic feet of storage and some of the essentials into the motorhome... We moved to the local regional park (about a mile from the house) and then sat there trying to figure out what was next..... can you guys tell I wasn't really happy about moving out of the house???

Anyway, we decided to head towards Missouri where I had about a million relatives and we had been there a ton of times on vacation. Oh Chit, what about the Ghia, There was no more spaces left at the storage, and the wife told me I wasn't gonna spend $250 a month on space rental just to put that dumb car inside somewhere. ... .. ...  So it got loaded onto the open car trailer and wrapped with 2 car covers, some blue traps and then bungee'd wrapped and hoping it would survive out in the open at a friends lot....

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So, we put the Flex on a car dolly and packed up the MH and off the MO we went...... Holy Crap was it cold in March in Mo... and it wasn't really that cold by Mo standards 12 degrees (f) a few nights, 22 a lot of nights, and a healthy dose of snow on occassion... LOL ------- Please notice all the Marble size hail on the ground from an overnight storm -- IT WAS LOUD IN THE MOTORHOME!!!!

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Anyway, we started looking for a house and of course what the wife was wanting and what I was wanting were in two different parking lots on opposite coasts of the continent LOL.... But after 2 months of full time looking at stuff in our price range, she decided on this house in Monett MO....

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Not a bad little place 1700 sq ft upstairs and 900 sq ft in the finished basement.... really funky designed thing, but the wife wanted it so.. ..  you know the story, Happy wife blah blah blah...

It did have this detached little 2 car garage where 1/2 of it was set up as a paint booth and a nice covered RV parking thing that was about 15' too short for my Motorhome,,, but....

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The house is sitting on 5 (20200 sq meters) acres of land, of which 3.5 acres are of grass which needs mowing -- -- Damn... So I ended up buying a lawnmower that cost more than the first 5 cars I owned combined!!!! Damn nice lawnmower if you ask me, even has a cup holder if your worrying about that... OH yeah it did also have this other little building sitting on the property.....

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Something about a 40' x 60' (223 sq meter) shop building that just brings tears to a man's eye!!!!!!!

Well, the place had some issues, so we bought it in "as-is" condition and took possession the first week in March and 2 days later were flying to Cali to get the Ghia, .. oh, and the rest of the stuff...

We hired the same movers to take all the stuff out of storage and put it into a 26' Penske rental truck -- about half way through this it became apparent that one truck was not going to be enough, so I got another one and filled that one up too... I then hooked the car trailer up to the 26 footer and we prepared for the second part of adventure.....

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Man, there was a ton of things that happened on the trip back to Mo which would fill another blog. but I won't bore you with here. but we made it right before Memorial Day weekend, put the Ghia in the 40x60 and it sure looked awfull lonely in there with my multi million dollar mower,  I need some more stuff don't you think????

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Anyway, it's taken me 2 weeks to get around to unpacking all my office stuff and setting up my computer, so I could give you a update... Aren't you glad you had all this extra time to spend reading this LOL Love you guys!!!!



  

Nice! There is a time for everything and I find it inspirational that you can still find time playing with cars! Thanks for sharing!

Best rgs
-BB-

i can only second that!

You know you're old when.... the mower is more exciting than the race car  ;D ;)

Maybe consider paving over all that useless lawn and having your own 1/8 m. Wow I'm jealous of that shop, no problem fitting a few monster trucks in there  ;D

Took the Ghia to a car show in Joplin MO Thursday night -- --

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First car show I ever went to that a relative stock 2013 Camaro won best car …..

So I guess I shouldn't of been surprised when I won this …. But I was amused, very amused …... LOL

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Awesome! It is truly a wildabeast  :D

Took the long way around a cul-de-sac recently

 https://youtu.be/Z59LrK6NY5U (https://youtu.be/Z59LrK6NY5U)

THe fact you know their headquarters are troubles me Fye LOL

Yep, Information like that could scar you for life,,, LOL

Thought I'd give you a warning that the end of the world is coming soon!!!!!!!

This Died in the wool Ford Dude bought a Chevy Truck today...……………………………………..




Thought I'd let that sink in a few moments..... It must be the end of time LOL..



I've been looking for a good/nice used 4x4 truck for a few months now and today the wife wanted to go to an estate sale down in West Branson.... So I took her, and lo and behold, here was this CHEVY truck for sale as part of the estate... It's a 2011, always garaged Z71 Silverado with,,, get this,,, 27K miles on it... The price was right so I kicked a few moths out of the wallet and bought it.... too many scratches on the bed, but I'll make do..... LOL

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Paid my money -- Will be there for Saturday

http://eurekaspringsvwshow.com/

Went to the Eureka Springs AR VW Show on 8-25-18 -- What a Day!!!!

Yep, First thing Saturday Morning as I was trying to back The Ghia into a spot and a "lady" rolled up on me. The drivers door is creased in 2 spots, so I'm calling it FUBAR'd?. I think most of the show had heard about the accident by 9am and lots of people came by and checked out the damage and told me how it sucked ??. LOL

It just wasn't my day at show.. Later in the day, I was sitting in a directors style folding chair on the knoll at the top of the parking lot watching all the cars returning from the parade around town, when the ground started to collapse under the chair (had a lot of rain the day before) and I did a slow motion fall over backwards.... It was so slow I had time to think about reaching over and grabbing the guy's chair next to me.... But he was sitting in a similar chair and was in his 70's, and I thought, Oh Chit, I'll probably drag him over too.... So I just tucked everything in and let gravity take over and splatted onto the ground. But luckily it had rained and the grass and ground were soft(er) and the only injuries I received was some more brain damage and a wounding to my pride...?..

I did win a 2nd place trophy for something LOL ?.

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The Award:

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The DAMAGE: Chit picture -- doesn't show where the paint is split in 2 places

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Congratulations on the trophy, sucks about your door and haha about the chair!

You might be able to save the door, at least for a while. Bottom dent looks like it will just push out, as there are no actual creases. The top one may be trickier, but a decent dent removal guy should be able to get it 99% right. You don't want to be swapping doors on a Ghia if you can help it!

Went out and did some Auto-X at Neosho Mo -- Great group of guys from Ozark Z's and they put on a great event!!!

Was airing up my tires and just glanced at the dates on my tires.... They're freaking 8 years old. Damn!!! Spent the whole day short shifting and trying to stay off boost.... The second it would come on boost the back end would just crawl out from under me.... Loads of fun, like being on a slick track, My old butt wasn't up for the challenge LOL

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x3wY33YUHQ&feature=youtu.be (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7x3wY33YUHQ&feature=youtu.be)

My first winter in Missouri.... Learning experience has started. Winterized the Barn, the Shop, the cars..... Last weekend was the last car show, track day and get together for the year, so I guess it's time to put the Ghia to bed for the winter (especially since it is suppose to be 17F (-8C) degrees here in the next couple of days and snowing). And start the Mods I've got planned for her... The shop is done and ready for the big move.

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Nice garage

Yep - that garage is bigger than my house!

Life goals! ;D

Gararge envy!

If you are envious of this please don't go back a page and look at my empty barn == It's empty because I can't afford to put anything into it LOL

A couple of days after I posted that I woke up to this

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It's been in the teens and 20's F since so the snow hasn't melted yet

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Just (re)found this over view of the Fiat build -- Forgot it existed

http://www.shoptalkforums.com/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=127789&hilit=fiat

Damn -- -- It seems like just last week it was running

(https://i.imgur.com/RijSwIa.jpg)

Welllllll, Six months later and 3 house rehab projects later....

New parts have arrived, case has been machined, long barrels machined, new cam, new pistons and some total seal rings..... Now I'm looking for all that ambition (OK any ambition) to get started working on this old thing.....

New Parts

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I'm trying to see some new swing arms setting here.... Might have to break out some more ambition. LOL

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summer is around the corner  ::) ;D ;D ;D

SOOOO, been sweating my butt off when I'm outdoors, so turn on the a/c in the shop and decided to do some stuff on the Ghia...

And of course there has to be some drama.... Opened the box that has held my new TMI carpet kit for a few years... Yep it's Black!! CHECK

Opened the box that has held my new door panels for 6-7 years... Yep, they're bla...c.... .. DAMN

(https://i.imgur.com/rNVptpT.jpg)

OH Well, on they go .. .. Wait a minute -- Damn no rear panels … Gots to love this stuff...

OK, Time to start putting in the carpet kit... Houston we're going to have issues

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So, I start cutting a little here and a little there --- Squeezing my BIG old butt in between the bars, under the bars.... Only got stuck a few times and only took 2 bottles of Ivory soap to get me out LOL.. In the end, I think there was more shards of the carpet on the floor than in the car.....

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Now I just have in invent some rear panels to put into the car and I need to find some Door sills …..

Anybody know where I can get some???


Thanks for reading....

Sold the Ghia today.....

What?! You can't just leave us hanging like that! New toy on the horizon?