The Cal-look Lounge

hehe, this here just hit the road.. sadly no VW power but just the Stock TT engine... but i will try to convince him to drop a vw drivetrain in there and make it a real car  ;D ;D ;D ;D

where's Carlos? He'd love that.  ;D

Nice car, Kobus!   8) 8) 8)

I thought NSU's had some really nice Fuch style rims with a slightly different spoke. Should have used those. Nice car though.

--louis

Great car! NSUs look a bit like smashed Corvairs, don't they?

Thats cool 8)

Looks like a mini Corvair? Alloys look like 14x5 1/2's cool looking car

wauw!

That's diferent, what year?

I'm not sure the lines of that car suit a "nose-down" Cal-look attitude.  Seems like the kind of car you would want sitting level. 

On the other hand, I'm glad to finally see a use for all those 14" Fuchs!

the return of gilles  :o :o cool car kob said congrats to gilles  ;D

one of those cars that looks the same going forward and backward. Like some Renaults.

Nice "wipe look" NSU.

Does that have a wankel motor in like other NSU's?

No,that was only de NSU RO 80.

They had air cooled 4 cyl. in them. I used to have one that would come into BAP occasionally.

 8)

This is time for Frenchy to tell us about the NSU he was starting to build! ;)

are those 411 headlights?!  :D

http://www.audi.co.uk/audi/uk/en2/about_audi_ag/history/motorsport_highlights/nsu_prinz.html

I have a customer with a Prinz that comes by the dealership occasionally...always draws a crowd.

that'll be these then
(http://www.switchimage.com/phlog/Images_va_070701/Phlog_NSU_RO80_1973.jpg)
they were fitted to the NSU RO80

Not to get too sideways, but several years ago, I ALMOST purchased a '61 Auto Union Station Wagon for $900.00.  I envisioned a 2 liter upright up front or a pancake in the rear.  Slammed.  Lot of fabrication work, but it would have looked great.  The NSU, Auto Union and other small cars of that ilk are pretty rare here, but no less interesting.  I briefly owned a K70 recently and thought the drivetrain really cool...........front drive four banger with a factory solex sidedraft, inboard disc brakes up front.............too bad that car is no beauty queen!  But then again, that is in the eye of the beholder.....be holdin' the title. 

Anyway, didn't mean to hijack your thread Kobus, but just appreciate seeing people owning and building different vehicles.

not often to see this on a RO80 :

(http://8ung.at/kaeferfan/grag_007.jpg)


and i know also where my set 14" fuchs have to go :

(http://www.turbo-diesel.at/Phorum/album/albums/userpics/10008/DSCF1523.JPG)

hmmmm...if they didnt fit on another toy...

 
    Hi Keith

    I have talked to Dan at Competition Engineering in regard to building the chassis. I will be using an IRS transmission with 14x6 VW thing wheel in the rear with 12x3 in the front. We will have the front end set up as a rack and pinion steering with all VW brakes and narrow beam. The engine will be a 1776 cc plenty of power for this car with 48 IDA webers. As soon as Dan calls me it will be a quick project.


   Take care
   Frenchy

 :D :D :D.......... bitching car dude..........  :D :D

Is the rear IRS on the Prinz and if any one has any photos could you post them.

Depends on your definition of cal look really  8)
(http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff84/49-rag/925249119_bcb8e8a372_m.jpg) (http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff84/49-rag/926090992_2cc761ec74_m.jpg)
(http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff84/49-rag/925245583_f03a39244c_m.jpg) (http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff84/49-rag/1514125396_4be2b1f7e8_m.jpg)
(http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff84/49-rag/photo-1.jpg) (http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff84/49-rag/photo.jpg)
Pretty cool but as for cal , Im not sure  :)

looks like most of them are out to create a sort of face of the front of the car with the external oil coolers, if you know what i mean.
or have i been drinking too much again? ;D

or smoked :)
you live in holland right? :)

seams to be a bit of a reoccurring theme with air-cooled motor's wonder if they have considered  running on E85
(http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff84/49-rag/1673779326_c8c9223a8c_m.jpg)  (http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff84/49-rag/433355722_d0614614ec_m.jpg)

(http://i243.photobucket.com/albums/ff84/49-rag/147471342_56af2de8f6_m.jpg)  Probably the drink  ;D

true, true.
but when i did that a few weeks ago i was in amsterdam staggering around with a friend who was visiting.
i guess i wasn't supposed to smoke as many as if they were cigarettes. :D

anyway, found this on kobus's blog:
(http://blogsimages.skynet.be/images_v2/002/540/647/20070719/dyn004_original_700_417_pjpeg_2540647_7149323723a5d5a78090a479ac7a5395.jpg)

if he were to drop in a VW engine, i think a non-merged dual quiet pack would suit it very nicely!!

and isn't that orange shade, a VW colour for type 3s of around 1971? just wondering...

These are great cars with some big race track heritage  8) just make sure you tighten up all the bolts  :-[

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFgIzPSsFJM&feature=related

Check out the other links from this too some nice hill climbing cars  8)