The Cal-look Lounge

We've just passed the magazine and sent everything off to be printed.
There are some very cool cars in the issue and I think people are going to love it. We've some of the best cars from the United Kingdom, mainland Europe, and the USA.

We can't wait to see the magazine in print!

For details on subscription - anywhere in the world and the latest details on the VolksWorld Show next March see www.volksworld.com

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Oooops...think I just wet myself.  :o That black 67 is truely an amazing car.

Thanxs Pete for letting us know what car is featured in the Volksworld Mag!!!

We have seen these Pictures of that Beautiful '67 already a million Times... ::)

Sorry,

Frank

IMHO the best cal-look car I have never seen in the flesh. Everything is so right, especially having the old school muffler.

Proper Cal-look :)

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Ah, come on Frank, you can't possibly get bored of seeing something as great as that black 67!

Great. The only place here that sells Volksworld is Tower Records. And they are going out of business....

Bryan, I don't mind sending a copy over for you if you can't get a copy?

You can get the magazine sent direct to your mailbox if you go to http://www.magazinesubscriptionsipc.com/ipc/ipcshop/product.asp

That link doesnt work :(

Hope this helps

http://www.magazinesubscriptionsipc.com/ipc/ipcshop/product.asp?jrnlid=XVW

Hmmm, okay...I'll try not to get bored anymore ;) ;D ;D ;D

You know, I DO Like Black Cars... ;) ;D ;D ;D

Frank

One of the best colours on a Beetle imho...

black always works!

the pics have been deleted now, but i can guess it's the black biatch that is being featured, innit?
really nice ride it is, hope to see it in real life at some point.

but until then i'm glad to have had my volksworld subscription for some time now  :)

Is mine in???? ;)

Nope, the travel rug issue is the month after  ;D

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Don't make me post 'THE' picture of you James.
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;D ;D ;D. Good hols? I have your polisher ready for return when you are around.

Great issue!!!  Nice feature on 'The Black Bitch' too  :) :)

Do it Si, do it!!   8)

I can't wait to read that  ;D ;D ;D I'm looking forward to that more than christmas  ;) ;D ;D

Any chance on a preview?? From some early UK suscribers??

Cheers Ivan !

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Holly shit that`s some heavily welded manifolds you got there Pete!! 

The 2007 California Look issue should keep everyone happy - especially those who like '67s.
As it is the 40th Anniversary of the '67 - we've gone all out and featured three top quality examples.

Pete Roberts came to my house last night a picked up some of our advance copies for the members of The Greenhearts club, Joe G has his usual 'hot off the press' (literally - as he knows someone at the printers!) copy, and it shouldn't be too long before everyone else gets theirs.

We've tried to show what's happening in the Cal Look world and when Pete saw the magazine last night he thought it was spot-on.

If anyone wants a sneak preview of some of the material you can expect from the 2007 California Look special click here

http://jg54greenhearts.blogspot.com/

Enjoy!

Merry Cal Look Christmas to all, and a Hardcore New Year from all of us at VolksWorld!

Where are the manifolds? hehe

Cheers Frosty , I mean Ivan !

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And one for Ivan...

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waouwwww my car is in the february issue  :o  i'm very happy  ;D

Speedwell

Glad too see your car in it, long overdue. "glad the empi bus could give you a pull"

Russell

congrats fab! you got a superb ride!

fucking hell, fabian! that is wicked. congrats...

looking forward to my issue when i get home this weekend  ;D

thanks guys  ;)

didn't know your car is finally up and running  :P congratulations  ;D

 yes russell  the best means to tow my car: the empi bus  ;D

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Looking forward to reading it Fabian! Congratulations once again!!

Come on monkiboy lets see the preview of your buggy  ;)

I have to wait til volks world show to buy my issue.
congrats fabian, see u soon.

Any Idea where I Can Get A Copy Of The 2007 Volks World Cal Look Mag in so Calif??/  Let me Know who carrys it Thanks Shubee  I Need a copy Since I am A 67 VW Nut

Fab aka Speedwell

Love the photos of our Empi rides, please email me better quality pictures to keep and print, what do you think of my latest Empi product ?

Picture to follow on new thread tomorrow...........

Russell

Just wondered if anyone has a pic of the back page of this issue - Ivan  ??? ;)

Got is yesterday and WOW, some very cool cars.........  feature looks way good Speedwell, hope your very happy.

Noticed the back page and look forward to seeing you buggy next month.

Even the chop got a mention this month......

Got mine too, and indeed it is awesome! not only my car but those other 67's are sweeeet
I think I  like 67's :)

Congratulations on Your nice report speedwell!!

Kurt.

Kurt your car indeed is Coooooooooooooooool

I love red, like my football team !

You Gotta Love Those 67's  :)

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I thought Celtic wore green...  ;D

Thanks Russell!!!!!

BTW congrats on the new toys You got! Was there a out of bussines sale going on somewhere last month ;)

i'm reading it at the moment, every single word  ;D just finished on the bitch.

it's also funny to see those two type 3s, the blue and white one, as i see the blue 67 driving around my town every now and then. cool feature  :)

gotta get back to reading now  :D

Pete

Whys my old ghia still there, do you need a hand ???????

Why , have you got spare time in between polishing your lot , to come down to Cal-Look Central and give us a hand  ;D , you'd be most welcome !!

No , as you would probably remember , the engine bay was a bit flaky , and needed painting while the engine was out .

Paula arranged to get it done by one of her friends contacts , and they made a bad job of it . It waited ages to be done again .

At the same time , she had a Split Screen Van , that needed a lot of work ( new engine etc ) , so I used the 3 week slot I had allocated for the Ghia to do the van .

The engine bay eventually got painted properly , and the  Ghia has had to wait for a slot for us to get back on it , as we had started on other jobs in the meantime .

I also have had to come up with a way of bracing the frame forks , as you cannot use a traction bar on a Ghia , and the Torque Bar set-up doesn't stop wheel-hop . Hopefully the mounting that I have come up with , will work .

It should be finished sometime towards the end of January , if everything goes smoothly .

Thanks for the update on the Ghia, some photos of the changes would be nice under the "in the works" section.

Me down to Cal Look Central !!!!! Quite like this idea maybe i could get a car down there and then we could have a bit of run with the local boys in blue !!!!

Will speak at the Volks world show, as would like better look at the cars you have down there in Cal Look Central.

Regards

I tend to put the pic's I have on our blog , so keep an eye on that top see whats going on in the workshop .

http://jg54greenhearts.blogspot.com/

My mate Simon , is on the ' Traffic Cops' program on the telly at the mo , he's about the only one I have a run in with , but that's normally when he pops in here ( in the plain clothes car ) for a quick cuppa  :)

We are having a Club dyno day , as soon as possible after the VolksWorld show , so maybe try and get down for that , it will sure be an interesting weekend . Remember the 3 car burnout pic of the DAS guy's , I'm trying to do the same thing with 10 cars , not sure how yet ( tie the T bars to a post  :o) !!

I will definitely catch up with you at the Volksworld show , although I would imagine you have a bit of work ahead , getting your cars there .

Take care , and have a very Cal-look new Year !!

eleven ;)

Pete can i ask what this sump extension from auto-craft does?

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Can't see the picture !

Hi Ivan,
Nice issue,can you do this every month?
Grtz:JeePee.

Its on andys new motor, don't now why pic is not showing, its linked to your blog.

One of these you mean  ;)

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It's just a better pickup ( and probably used more with a dry sump set up ) , and saves having the tube extension , and risking it coming loose in the case . It feeds into the other side of the pump  . It was on the engine when we bought it from Adam Sheard , and seems to work , so I've just cleaned it and put it back on .

I haven't got one for the other engines , if they weren't ridiculously expensive , I would use one on all the engines I build , I am waiting to find out how much they are .

Thanks Pete, that's what i thought.  Did it need a special pump or cover?  There are no links on the auto-craft website for this pick up.  Other than a brief mention.

"Auto-Craft Dry Sump Pump with Pick-up
Without a doubt, Auto-Craft manufactures one of the leading VW dry sump oil pump and pick-up on the market today. Available in two and three stages, these pumps are machined from aircraft quality billet aluminum and hard anodized to eliminate wear. Each body section is located with dowel pins and is individually sealed with O-rings. The pump uses OEM quality gears keyed to shafts fully suspended in needle bearings. High nickel alloy shafts, bearings, and seal assemblies are retained by spirol locks. Pump comes with or without fuel pump drive. The oil pick-up is externally located. Made from cast aluminum, the pick-up features a removable screen for easy cleaning. Stainless tubing routes incoming oil directly to the pump, bypassing case passages."

$525!!!

http://www.autocraftengines.com/oil.htm

It is only the pickup on Andy's engine , feeding into the side of the Berg Relief cover , that the cap-screw bolt that holds the spring and ball bearing , goes into . He is just using a 30mm Berg pump , I have had no problem with these .

Dry sumping , is the cure to a lot of problems , but an awful lot to go to , for a street car .

Yeah i have been running a berg pump for years, no probs.

Always fancied dry sumping, but was always put off by the total cost and extra set up required.

Have you contacted Autocraft regarding the pick up?

Hey Russell , here is a couple of pic's of the system that I have been working on , with Randy , over Christmas . I have made this one on Paul Taylor's Low-light , which at the mo has a 130hp 1776 in it , so if it still wheel-hops with that , I'll have to re-think it , it seems pretty good though , if you jack the car up under the gearbox yoke , the gearbox doesn't move , if I wedge my finger between the bell housing and the bodywork , it doesn't pinch my finger at all , so fingers crossed .

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No , I'm leaving that to Paul ( VW Speedshop ) , as there is a load of Autocraft stuff I am ordering , 15 of their bolt on hub pulleys with normal and dry sump size pulley wheels , plus other bit's and bobs .

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=237131

Happy New Year Mark !!! ;D

Thanks for the heads up, cheap with current exchange rate.

Pete

Is that car painted in VW ultra maroon metallic ?

Ill have a look at the gearbox of the race shop ghia and see what was done there, nothing as fancy as your job i think !

And a happy new year, got you PM and all i can say is "£$%^&* Drivers !

Got mag yesterday! (must check post box more regulalry).. great cars! :D

2007 will be a truly awesome Cal Look year in the UK if all the cars are up and running that are planned! :)

It is a VW colour , on MK4 GTI's I think , I'll ask Simon , or he may chime in , but it is a lovely colour on a BUg , it works well , and looks ' bling ', but tough at the same time .

Anthracite metalic grey, as found on Mk4 Golf's. Picked the colour after my Mk4 Golf GTI turbo bollard distroyer.  ;)

Pete

Im only taking the Gates car to volksworld show, the rest are being saved for EBI, so its easy for me this year.

Russell

Yeah , but that's enough cleaning for any man , that'll keep you busy till the show , you'll have shares in Meguires by the end , ha ha !!

Yes , there should be 8 club cars running 12's , and the rest in the 13's & 14's , which will be awesome , with some slightly slower cruising speeds to shows , especially with Simons 1.26 4th gear  :o

Still at least he won't be going fast enough to spill his cider  8)

I think it would be great to drive to Camberg , get ignored by the buffers , then drive down to Bug In , how cool would that be , the ultimate Cal-Look week !!

I'm also really looking forward to The Club Display at the VolksWorld show , the VolksWorld crew have been great to us ( JG54 ) with the club feature and mentions in the mag , their support is greatly appreciated , and it inspires me to help put together the best display we can for their show , which is after all THE Premier static VW show  ;D

 :)... let's hope the stars align for us and the sun keeps shining! I am getting my speedo recalibrated to say 90mph @ 55 mph so I notice the slow crusiing speed less!  :P

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