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All is in this new topic's title.
Explain us what do you do today in contact with our hobby.
So I begin.......
I go to see a 67 european bug for sale.
Car is in poor condition with lot of work on body.
So, i hate to say that but the actual owner keeps it.  :'(
And you, what do you do today ?
 ;D

VW Northwest show first VW show for my daughter and the first time I've been in a long time there was some really nice stuff there and the water pumpers have really come on  :o

 
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Not much today. Just looking out the window at my 68 Bus is pretty much it for the day. I will be staring on a 4.56 geared transaxle for it soon though.

well it was more yesterday than today but had a few cars out to shake off the cobwebs, after driving the Goss Chop and Daves car my ears are ringing, anyway goodtime for some photos..

how does the saying go he who has the most toys wins???

you sir have a very high quality stable  8) 8) 8)

I bought a 68-69 EMPI Imp body ::) Will be for sale soon ;D

I am in the process of a complete wiring harness replacement in my oval. Today I wired up my gauges and lots of odds and ends. Last thing to do is the license plate light and I will be done.

I m checking the lounge , the samba ... for parts (day for day   ::))
Finish my ragtops paint   ;D

Washed my camper, got the Passat even more dirty...

Went on the Cyclone Coasters vintage bike ride with a bunch of Deeks then over to Nick's for the DKP Cruise night

On Sunday - Under the car replacing a blown out exhaust gasket.....

I'm in the interior of BC (very dry climate) hunting old vw's. At one time this area was littered with barn doors and early vw's.
+36 here today!

Geoff
Please don't hesitate to share your hunt score.......
 ;)

Zach, Was that the one at the GCC Swap Meet ;D
Did he really have the missing body parts?

yes with me first please.  ;D

So far an Oval, a few early bays and bay westy tent... No purchases yet... Yet!

Yes, and yes. It will be for sale soon ::)

I Drove my car into work today and fixed a few things after I was off.   I Took some pics before heading home

Dug out snowflake tail light parts for a friend and moved my convertible to a newly rented garage!

Re-adjusted my shifter that I managed to de-adjust racing at the Denver Bug-In a few days ago.

I like Mr. Mitchells car even more now. Dude sweet ass ride.

Mr. Mitchell - What kind of exhaust system is that? I really like that!

Thanks, it's a Speedwell USA exhaust, styled after the old Porsche 4-cam/Sebring units. 

Found a nice copy of Keith's book for thirty bucks, so I bought it. Drove the 66 to work as usual - 75 miles a day and it just keeps cruising.

Keith who ???????
 ;D
I bring some old stuff to my old friend Fred
Happy to see him

Last Sunday morning at the local donut shop...

Saturday lunch time not today, popped in to Funkenblitz and some cheeky swine changed my wheels whilst we had a cup of tea  >:(

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leaned hard on a Scat gland nut in my 100F garage. That's enough for tonight... drip drip.

yesterday I saw frank ip359
he come home and bring me an NOS empi badge
I show him the last brm I buy and explain him that my empi colection is boxed for my next house moving in december
we had a ride together in my westy for pick up some ... bread at the local bread shop
today I start to fit my csp front disc kit for the bus and prepare my road vacation trip to the french west coast
I also have to exchange the rear tyre of the westy to fit them on my new fusch wheel

Started back yesterday  ;)

fitting Clearvision H4 units into my Orignal Rossi headlights to replace the standard sealed beams, and also the fake rossi's made from plastic on my car  ::)

Right Fredo
Nice ride with your good stance's westy split
An future wheels (Fusch) are bling bling !!!!!
Well done bro !

THANKS FOR THE DELEVERY

driving old vws with friends

 :P

That guy in the shorts looks vaguely familiar.... ;D

Deano, I can't believe you were in Oregon, and didn't cruise down the coast a ways to see your old buddy kaferdave.... :'(

At 43 mph it would take days.

This is faster

Went out tonight and installed the valve spring shims I picked up from Eddie at Painter's Grinding when in Denver for the Bug-In. They carry steel shims that fit the valve spring cup in the head correctly and go under dual springs.  Finished up my valve job and have a small flycut to make before putting the heads back on my freshened up 2275.

Rick M

went to LowBugget last night and got one of those little wire basket cup/crap holders that fits over the tunnel so I won't spill my coffee every morning. And a couple of strainers to keep my oil happy. Pretty exciting stuff!  ;D

It's been a few days ago, but I went to Prairie Hill Dragway to catch the first post-resto runs of Bill Stipe's "Stuttgart Express" - lots of pics and info at http://cal-look.no/lounge/index.php/topic,14870.msg270054.html#msg270054

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Took my 67 for a cruise down to Alex (DefCon 3) Taylor for a jibber jabber.  Tried on a different wheel.  Didn't like the look, so staying with stock...for now.

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Sweet as  ;D

I went to the "Prefecture" to do my last toy French title (because my car comes from Germany).
So now, that little 1974 bug with 100.000 original miles is mine !
 ;D

This was my week end activity... Nice to have a "do what you want" area in a meeting  :)

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Drag-racing on grass  8) 8) ;D

 :)

Dug this out of the garage its been in for 12 years

went to look at a bus,but there was to much rust and even more bondo.

Wow Andy, tell us more! :o

As for my VW activity, all I've done is pay for some stuff on ebay!  ::)

I went to work in one. I will have to get back home in the afternoon. As far as more exciting things are concerned, I will need to fill the tank on my way back.
I have to admit that I don't have much time for some extra activity on my Beetles now. But I'm glad that I have one that is operational and I can use it. Driving them is a part of the hobby, isn't it? ;)

I purchased the car from a friend that has had it for the last 12 years, he was not able to get it finished and I was able to purchase it,  the car was restored to stock 27 years ago. 12 years ago the car had the original drivetrain removed and a Der Trans Axle built and installed, adjustable front beam with disc brakes and it has a Roger Crawford engine that was built for it that was dyno run only and needs to be installed. I'm looking forward to getting it together and driving it.
Andy

Mine got a wash...

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Second time on this thread  ;)

Started putting my engine back together and found this... :(

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I drill and tape a case for case savers and realized I used the wrong tap(m12x1.75 instead of 1.5)... Bought an oversized case saver (m14x8!) to save the job.

=> Note to myself, think twice, cut once  ::)

I ruined the "traditional" part of my dual QP's by welding on an O² bung.   ;D

Trying to get my CB rear disk brake install finished up. Had a slight problem, Think I can fix it.  ;D

Ted

Bolted up my system one , now the duel quiet pack fouls it so out with the cutter and the bag of bends  ::)

Just put a spark plug in the bung when you're done reading mixtures and tell people it's part of a flamethrower kit. Any butterhead rockabilly will tell you that flamethrowers and girls covered with sideshow tattoos are traditional.

We should rename the thread; "What did you fail today on your VW?"  ;D ;D

That's an option. I'm trying to think of off the wall stuff I can do to really confuse the masses. I wonder if I can get a small enough flapper (like on a tractor trailer stack). Or maybe a whistle?

Today I went to vincenne en ancienne monthly classic car event
With the westy and meet some bus 's friend with his 13window delux
We drink a beer and back home for the formula one Spa gp
Pictures soon

running my first 10s ;D

FIXED! Install done! ;D

I sand the front of my bay-window-to-be-cal-look to bare metal. :)
It's good to see some jobs done, it gives me a good shot of motivation  :D

This is an awesome looking car.   ;D

Deal with the current owner of my next & new toy  ;)

Spent the afternoon removing these crappy tar/insulation plates off the pan and rear trunk of my Bug  >:( :P

A night out in a warm, humid garage, trying to get an axle end cap to not leak.   >:(  Think I may have beaten it this time!   ;)

took my flat four 6.5s to get the slicks dismounted and the 205/70 street tires put on, ran over to daves dropped off tires, type 3 rear brake set up, got home called ins to put bug under coverage, called berg my breather box should be on its way thursday !

Diagnosed a floppy clutch pedal last night, was hoping it was a bad cable, but cable is fine.  Looks like engine is coming out for TO bearing/clutch fork diagnosis.  Bummer!

driving it to work.....

Strictly speaking it was Saturday night, but it's close enough  ;D

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Wired up my oil cooler , did a nut check , oh and booked my mot for saturday morning .
Best wire up my wiper's and wash wipe before then  ::)

Cruz'd this little baby to work today  :)

Torqued my heads up. This time I set my torque wrench properly and so I didn't break any studs. Just have to slot the engine back in over the weekend and i'm off and running again. Yay!

NICE!!

I went to a friend Birthday BBQ party, he's a vw guy and a mechanic. I quickly weld 13mm wrenches together to make him a personalize gift  :D

Nice!

Went to a club based BBQ at Beecher's pad today had a great time with great people.

Nothing (because i work all day long) and i'm sad about that.......
 ;D

I have some spare time to work tonight on my 1600 rebuild.

 I messed one of the threaded hole head stud while tapping it to M12. I have to use an M14 insert to save it.

I drill it, gradually using larger drills. 11mm, 11.5mm and 12mm.

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I used a drill press to be sure I was drilling it square. It's a cheapo drill press, but it gets the job done.

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I didn't have T handle tap holder larger than M12. I bought a bigger one, and it's just ridiculously big  :D Look like something to work on steam machine. ;D

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I have to remove one of the handle to tap it.

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After doing the 3-pass threading, I cleaned all the holes and inserts with brake cleaner, blow them and put everything together with red loctite.

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Took my 58 & 55 to Solvang Ca, the 58 took 1st in class,  ;D first time out sweet.

bought a 56 hardtop today.

Not on any particular car, but the engine area in my unit is nearly finished! Rather than filling the space left by my '51 with more stuff, we've built a solid bench, blocked off some windows, lined the walls, added a strip light overhead and last night got the parts washer and engine stand ready to put in place. Just need to paint the floor and trim the worktop down.

So I should have space ready by the weekend to strip down a 1600 motor as a stopgap before the Sweep The Floor special. This thing always ran really strong, but really hot too, so I want to find out exactly why. Maybe cam timing? Whatever, it'll have a little more head work, and with the Scat C35 cam and 40 DRLAs it should be entertaining enough!

helping my friend plot effects of his new 1.25 and 1.4 ratio rockers in MS Excel

Today i'll be balancing my cb uni techs end to end  ;D

EDIT, I ment to write that I'd spend hours faffing with a rod balence jig trying to get consistent results ;)

I opened the garage door to make sure my VW was still in there. Hope the sun comes out ...  :-\

It was a very nice evening, so I took the 68 for a little ride  ;D

gr
Wout

made a bracket to mount nitrous bottle  :) then realised its a bit small  :D ::) :P

put back the old jetting set up in my carbs , works better

Going to finish up the top end of a motor and get it ready to fire up next weekend on my engine stand before installing it in the car, that had overheated.

Ted

what caused the overheating Ted?

Pick up tube came out of case, lose of oil pressure, guy keep driving, got hot, damage was not to bad, lifter bore went south, Berg fixed the pick-up tube,  and rebushed the lifter bores, and they also honed the barrels cause of scuffing, and DPR polished the crank. All new bearing and rings. Should be good to go. The lesson was learned, all good now.

Ted

valve adjustement and trip around the town (supermarket for w.e. included)

fit new carpet set and sort out rear suspension clunk

cut solid intermediate mount off frame horns    FINALLY :)

Take car out to the local show "The Holton Classic" & treat it to its yearly clean and polish  ::) while catching up with some old friends  8)

FINISHED! Just need to add exhaust and belt, oh, and oil.  ;)

Ted

took the new 2109 out for a blast hitting 5600-5800 rpm this car is a beast !

checked valve adjustment a little leary running the FK46 but all was spot on, took out my F7 emulsions and switched for F11's checked carb synch drove around a bit F11's much better.

It's going to be so quiet.  :)

Went to see my mate Allan at my local muffler shop.
We managed to fab up a new muffler set up, really happy how the muffler tucks up under the rear apron.
I now have an extra 25mm of ground clearance, oh and it sounds tough as too.
Will paint it up on the weekend.

Cheers Col

Bought an "official" retirees car (2013 TDI Sportwagon) to keep the '67 company.  Swore I'd never go green; now I are one! :)

Hey Sarge.   I think you just need a longer car for the tandem. 

Took a really filthy 1600DP apart.

Just a mess but will be all clean and new real soon.

- left rear window regulator repair in 2010 jetta ... cool that the outer skin comes off the doors in these vehicles for any internal repairs needed
- repaired a power steering fluid leak in a 2002 Eurovan ... exhaust had rubbed and worn thru hard line on steering rack - replaced and bled
- overheating problem on 2003 passat 1.8T passat - replaced thermostat and replaced sealing o-ring on heater hose at rear flange to repair upcoming coolant leak
UNRELATED to VW activity, but replaced a broken ignition switch rotation-input assembly on a 2006 Jeep Liberty - saving he customer over $600 compared to the dealer
- traced down an electrical short in a 2005 passat TDI wagon to the instrument cluster - pulled cluster for warranty replacement
- at 6:20pm a woman arrived with a "sticky brake' problem with a '74 super beetle ... turned out to be a failed outer wheel bearing on the left front. Had to heat the race RED HOT just to free it from the spindle! cleaned up the spindle with emory cloth and replaced both bearings. Adjusted the brakes and checked over the vehicle as she was headed home, over 80 miles away! She was back on the road in 1 1/2 hours, lucky we had the parts in stock.

Walked in thru the garage finally home at 8:20 pm after arriving at the shop at 7:48am earlier... right past the blue car hardly looking at it.

Another day in the life.
TxT

Took a 1600DP apart and found why 2 cylinders had low compression.

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Nice new Ride Sarge  8)

Thanks John!... was thinking of silver, too but noticed a sort of "ghosting" when the sun hit it a certain way.  I mentioned what I saw to the salesman who replied that VW had "issues" with some of it's metallic colors this year.


The bike will fit on top easily... just waiting for a part to complete the rack install.


Wish I had a buck for every one of those plastic coolant flanges I sold during my career... I could'a retired way sooner!


Thanks Jim!  Hard to believe it's really a diesel... no noise and no smell! :)

Odo turned 119,000 miles on the way to work this morning in the 66 - Original 1300 and trans!

Finished up the 4.57 w/082 4th gear 002 trans for my 68 Bus (Thanks to Scott Sebastion). Did brake work on a 61 bug at Scott`s shop and took reduction boxes off of an early Bus trans. A long hot day.

What changes was made in your jetting if any?

Ted

Sarge I'm sure you are loving the sportwagen.  We've got a 2012 sportwagen just did 49.2 mpg on the way to work. Ours is candy white with titan black interior too. Great cars! Don't you love the panoramic sunroof.

I'm going down to Sweden to see the future of vw products today, JPM is launching two new heads...
But best of all is chatting engine design non stop for two days!

Congrats on your water pumper Sarge!

There is indeed hope when the Americans start buying AND driving modern diesel cars. WOW!

What sunroof? ???  I've donated WAY too many parts to the dermatologist already! ;)


Thanks... really looking forward to passing a few more gas stations in the future! :)


Who'd a thunk it? ;D

I agree ... I'd like to see this technology rather than the hybrid stuff.

From Sarge:  What sunroof?   I've donated WAY too many parts to the dermatologist already!

I'd have to agree that I'm in the dermatologist club as well.  Three surgeries last week and the one pictured below was 4.5 hours on Wednesday, Oct. 03. 

I really wanted a sunroof car when I purchased "The Green Monster" back in May.  Now I'm thinking I made a wise choice in not seeking one out.

Guys and Gals, protect your skin so you don't end up like me.

scanning the latest hot vws with darrel's interview  ;D

and searching after new vw gasser pict on the net  ;)

edit , find 3 new one picture one of chop top ghia named teachers pest , a yellow bug  from hautaux performance and miller & park fiat 850

A friend came over who was having difficulty disassembling a bug engine.  He got it down to a short block, but couldn't get the flywheel or the Berg pulley off.  Years ago I purchased a Coopers tool from Kymco.  You probably know it better these days as a torque meister.  The Cooper was the original and it worked great although we had to use a cheater bar anyway.  That baby was on tight.  I had made a puller for the Berg pulley a couple of years back and it worked as well.

This was a 1915 built back in December of '94.  I know because it was stamped on the case.  It was built by a shop that I didn't recognize either.  They used quality stuff.  It had a Berg sump as well.  and a counterweighted crank.  Pretty cool.  It always helps to have the right tool...!

John, are you getting your Michael Jackson nose done?  :D

Taking the 64 to the track Sunday for a few runs, cool weather should make it run nicely.

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My bud Randy completely masked the rear of my car to shot my firewall with trunk spray, came out real nice, does need one more coat, then motor goes in on Sunday. Pics below of firewall.

Ted

I worked on my bay window to strip it to bare metal.
I used some chemical stripper that a Polish friend gave me. No idea what is written on the bottle  :D
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But the thing works quite well  :)

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I still have to sand it to bare metal, but it quickly remove 2 layers of old paint. The white one is the original paint which is much tougher than the 2 later respray.

I also polish the combustion chambers of my 1600 engine. First time I did this job. Took a lot's of time and I don't now if I will do it again  :P
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did some white lettering on my new MHs. I couldn´t resist!

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Built up a 1600DP short block.

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Now it's a long block.
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Well mine is 98% done! Installed motor yesterday, connected, installed carbs, and a few other things today, Have to install my muff, and a connection, and install my battery back in. Start it, fine tune it, and ready for Drag Day in 2 weeks. YAAA!!!!

Want to give out a BIG thanks to my bud Randy for the BIG help he gave me these last couple of days, especially late yesterday when we did last min. touch-ups, then install the motor. Thanks Randy!!!!!!!! ;D


Ted

Uh... Ted... Drag Day is 2 weeks... not next weekend!  ;D

LMAO!! Hey, at least now I can dial everything in, got my weekends all mixed up. Thanks Rick for the correction! I corrected it. ;D

Ted

I just didn't want you to turn up at Irwindale and wonder if we ditched ya!   ;D

Really liking that trunk paint Ted. Can you give any details on brand/type etc. thanks, Matt

Glassing up some seats today..

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Thanks Matt, yes, it's Dupli-Color Trunk Spray, Black & Aqua DM 109. Ordered it at O'Reilly's. Takes a long time to dry, put worth it. has texture to it, kinda covers up the imperfections, I like that part. It is differrent, but old school, I like that part also.

Ted

Ted...the motor and engine compartment looks great.  Love that truck paint.  Looks like you changed shrouds too?

...Ed.

Thanks Ed, Yup! New shroud with new motor. I had used the shroud before, but some time back. Finally will be up and running again! You may hear me going down Lambert! LOL!!

Ted

When do we here you going down the strip at Irwindale?

Well, not Drag Day, want to dial it in first and put some miles on it, should be interesting with the cam set-up and stroke, I think for the 1/8 mile, should be fun! Was thinking on one of the Thursday night racing I'll take it. Will keep ya posted on that.

Ted

Ted ...Your more than welcome....!!! It's about time we work on our "Own Cars" and not someone else's car for a change...Right....! And also thanks for help with the jetting and the "5,500 RPM flutter"..We'll get that "SUM BITCH"...!!!...lol

Messin' around with pictures...

Listed my '64 Ghia for sale.   8)

finally drove this beast around a bit still fine tuning her but real close and man when that fk87 kicks in  ;D

Car looks totally cool Ted -- -- as for me

AM -- -- ran the wires for getting the reverse lights to work in the Ghia --- pulled out the switch on the 901 3 times before they finally winked on -- -- also trying to get the car running and at drag day (1 week to go) (( IF I get it there, it diffently won't be anywhere as nice as yours Ted))

PM -- -- Colonoscopy, So most of you know what I was doing all last night  :P :P :P LOL

I started to strip the paint on the roof of my bay window. Looks like a long walk through a desert to do  :P :P

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Its done and runs. The customer picks it up tomorrow.

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JF, do yourself a huge favor and get a 3M coating-removal disc. Here is one for reference:

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The pads attach to a hook-and-loop (Velcro) backing plate for a car polisher. You can use a high-speed grinder but I advise a variable-speed car polisher. They do not cost much more than a grinder and the pads work best at slower speeds where they will not overheat the panel.

I stripped my wife's Baja with these discs. I had to soften the top coat with chemical stripper. I did not have to strip that entire coat, though. Just scrape off whatever the stripper loosens and then use the coating-removal disc.

This car had four coats of paint: Ruby red, white, a very thick layer of sticky brown rust-preventative primer, and bronze. The bronze was sprayed in the 1970s.

This took a weekend:
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This took a few evenings. It was unnecessary but I thought I might as well go all the way.
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Thanks for the advice.  :)

I have try a lot's of differents things to strip it. From 80 grit on a DA to 40 grit on a variable speed grinder ( BOSCH Pws 13-125  super tool and a must have to do bodywork for any DIY) . Works great but need lot's of care. It can put a lot's of heat on the panel and wraps it and dig quickly in the metal.
 I also try different kind of wire wheels, both on a grinder and a drill machine. I found one from KWB that works quite well and really remove any rust. Metal looks like it had been sand blasted.
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The problem with this project is the paint used on the 2 respray it has received. It clogs abrasives discs like crazy  :P

Hey Jean,

You have the same problems that I had with that Baja. The primer under its last coat of paint turned to glue when I tried to strip it by conventional means.

As you have discovered you should never ever use a coarse abrasive like 40 grit on a grinder on a body panel. They hurt far more than they help. And once you use that coating-removal disc you will laugh at the idea of using a wire brush to strip paint. That disc was designed to remove paint and sticky materials like asphalt-based undercoating. Your paint will not even come close to clogging it. Your paint will not stand a chance against that disc. And if you use it properly that disc will not warp metal. It cannot gouge it either.

Those discs are so good that I used them to strip the paint off my HOUSE! And you probably know how gooey latex paint can get if you try to sand it. I really recommend those discs. They saved me so much work and grief.

Buy few original Empi/Lemmertz wheels in 4.5x15 for a bargain price.......
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Got the heads off my 1600. The head studs ended up coming out of the case - couldn't get the nuts off without the use of a vice and patience! ::) Then looked at the heads - hemi cut. Balls. >:(

Well look at the bright side. Now you know why it was hard to jet, ran hot when pushed, and drank so much fuel!  ;)

Well, my motor fired up, NO leaks, timed it, checked oil pressure, all very good, now for some jetting, and I'm good to go. Big relief.  ;D

Ted

I think it's the perfect time to crack open a beer  :)

j-f, you are so right, today I will, after jetting.  ;D

Ted

As the weather is exceptionally mild (24°c on Monday! ), I took the opportunity to continue working on my van.

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It starts to look like something better that a patchwork of old paints  :D

Took the car out finally today, 2 issues, fuel pressure WAY high, 8 lbs, and gas cable slipped out of the linkage, LOL!! 2 fixes, no problem.

Ted

pre empt but of to Shakey for Halloween Burnup.loads of campers turning up from forest of dean ,sat night party on.just pray the rain holds of for sunday.

This probably DOESN'T apply, but I'm installing a CRAZY 3" turbo-back exhaust system into an '06 BRM TDI Jetta ... NO muffler! It's CRAZY loud under power!
Already has BIG turbo, injectors, intake ... blah, Blah, BLAH ... tune & now finally the exhaust.
CRAZY!
TxT

FINALLY got my garage at home back in order! YEEHAH!!! & WOOHOO!!!

Been down for about 5 months since we had a water leak in the exterior wall ...


THEN I got the chamber work done on my daily driver engine project heads done ... THINK they're done anyhow!  ;)
Maybe I'll get some sleep tonight?
TxT

  Looks good Tom! Bluey looks great in there.

Tom,  you get a nice place to work and play  :)