My 1975 late looker (late bugs can be just as cool)

[andy198712]

cool build.

is that Marina Blue?

[JoeHurley1892]

cool build.

is that Marina Blue?

Thanks, no it is not it is miami blue.

[dielinde]

Your Late Looker looks very nice 

[rkwfxd]

Great job!

[JoeHurley1892]

Havn't updated on here for a while.  Currently draining my money on building an engine, but this came up cheap so had to get it.

I already had 40% reduced throw, but this 60% reduction feels completly different alot smoother through the gears.


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[JoeHurley1892]

Its been a while again, i know, but been saivng up and building a new engine for mine. I have finally built it and got it running, so thought upload it all in one go.

The plan was to build something that fun, relable and reasonably economical as it is my daily. So the plan was to build a HOT 1600.

I do like it when the postie arrives (Thanks Beetleragtop for most of the parts)


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So that was what was in all those packages.


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Some of the internal parts.

CB Performance Forged 8 Dowelled Crankshaft


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Engle 110


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CB Performance 31mm Big Foot Lifters


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Single High Rev Valve Spring Kit


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[JoeHurley1892]

Also fitting electronic fuel pump as well


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As then engine is out may as well replace the crossshaft with a urethane on


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External oil filter with braided lines and good quality fittings


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It is going to be running Weber 36IDF

This how I got them (all greasy and dirty)


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After a little clean


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And a little bit of polish, havn't come up too bad


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Now how did it go back together haha


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[JoeHurley1892]

This is going to built using an AS41  1200 case with dual relief. The didn't need line boring or anything, first was to give a clean and drill and tap for full flow.


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Once the case was ready, I first started to assemble the crankshaft together with its gears and bearings


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Test fitting


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Next it was time for the camshaft

Engle and Standard


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oh yeh, forgot to say its running CB performance straight cut gears as well lol. (For the people who don't know, this is why they are called straight cut gears)



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Cam Lubing the Lifters and Cam Lobes


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Test fitting camshaft to crank and case to make sure it all lines up.


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[JoeHurley1892]

Next it was time to build the cylinder heads up.

Before


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Standard and new Springs,
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These were a bugger to fit, can't imagine what dual springs are like to do.



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Lapping Valves in


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Valves in (Thats just dirt around them)


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[JoeHurley1892]

I was given these Scat Adjustable pushrod tubes, thats why they are on


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All Bolted on


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Fitted Scat Oil Pump Cover


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Sorting the endfloat on  the 13lb lightned Flywheel


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Almost there, also fitted a 6lb equlizer Pulley


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Y-piece to split the fuel evenly to the carbs


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Time the bench run this engine


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[JoeHurley1892]

Started almost instantly which is a good sign

Soon time to fit it but first had to cut access panels to tune the Webers when there in.

First by cutting the holes out.


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Quite big holes lol


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Too make it look fairly respectable and not slice my hands when chaning the plugs, I fitted abit of rubber round the edges of it


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Came up with my own access panel covers from Ali louvered plates used inside of buildings for ventilation. They were £2 each  from tool station, Lightweight and easy to bend and mould to the inner wing and also may provide some coolng for the engine. I colour coded them and they fit a treat ( The studs have been cut down since picture taken).


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Hello Mr Weber


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[JoeHurley1892]

Old Relaible 1200 Engine Out


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A little bit cleaner in there (the white box on the left is a diagnostic plug which it has had since the factory, it won't be getting the chop, just moved and hidden in the engine bay)


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I thought I would change the gearbox mount as it was popping out of gear now and then.

This would explain why I had this problem, that should be one piece haha.


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Fitted fuel pump (excuse the ku-rust)


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Home made breather box, colour coded of course


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Breather Box fitted (excuse the rust, its surface rust honest)


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[JoeHurley1892]

Its in YAY!!!!


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Where breather box connects to


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Connects to fuel pump block off plate on this side and I also relocated Coil


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External Oil Filter bolted on. I know I know its not an Orange Fram one and poking out of the bottom of the wing hehe.


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[JoeHurley1892]

Its been too long, but not much to report.

Just had it MOT and it passed which is good news



Bad News the HOT 1600 started making a horrible knocking noise, worried it was the big end gone. Took it out and put thee old reliable 1200 back in for now to get me about.

Stripped the 1600 and on inspection the only thing out of place was the gudgeon pin on number 1 piston had started to sieze everything else was fine.

So the plan next is to build a new engine and this time it is going to be a little different, a little bit curious and a little bit crazy but I am building a HOT 1200 just to see what you can out of these little engine.


So watch this space.......

[JoeHurley1892]

The HOT 1200 Build:

Due to other engine blowing up and insurance companys being a pain, i decided to build a HOT 1200 instead, I had always considered it just to see what i ended up with. This is to be a true 1200, no bigbore kits or skimmed 1200 conrods on a 69mm crank.

I started by using the AS41 case and the full flow setup from the 1600 engine as the starting block, and thats where similarities stayed.

I started with a 64mm crank which I got balanced and 8 Dowelled to take the 12lb lightned flywheel


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Next up, was the barrel and pistons, it was an absoulte mission to find late 1200 barrel and pistons no one did or were out of stock.

So it dawned on me the only difference between a 1200 and 1300 is the crank size and 1300 pistons take the bigger 22mm gudgeon pin.

I had a set of high comp domed 1300 B+Ps so I would use these, however this would mean I would have to modify the 1200 conrods as 1300 conrods do not fit a 64mm crank.

The engineer managed to do them, but said he never wants to do another set again because it was so difficult lol

Standard and Modified

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1200, Modified 1200 and a 1300 conrod


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1300 Domed B+P all Before and After


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77mm

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Now thats all the parts we can start building it together (of course it has straight cut gears as well haha)


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Putting it into the case,

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Engle 100 was used with 31mm big foot lifters

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Deep sump fitted as well


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[JoeHurley1892]

Just to put a spanner into the work, we also made the 1200 twinport as well.

So we used 1300 twinport heads which were slightly massaged to improve flow.



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When measuring deckheight we had a small problem and that was the 1300 barrels would have given it very low compression due to it have the smaller crank, so to fix this we used 1200 Barrels which are shorter and this raised compression signifcantly lol

1200 on the left 1300 barrel on the right (bit of a difference)


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Used Tru Arc circlips to hold the pistons on.


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1600 Rockers were used to give it slightly more lift


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Its getting there


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The crankshaft pulley used was a CB Performance one,


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[JoeHurley1892]

Not only was I changing the engine but also the transmission

I wanted a performance box, just so that if I go for a bigger capacity motor in the future, it all there in the car already.

I was looking to build a performance one, however the price of parts indivdually would cost alot more then buying a Rancho ProStreet so I did that instead.

After 10 weeks of waiting it arrived


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The spec


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Just to make it more different I have some wider wheels to sit on the back, but at the moment they stick out the wings.
To fix that I will be using driveshafts form an oval which are 1.5" shorter then my current ones.


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Early and late

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Tubes before (I wasn't digging the yellow)


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After


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Almost looks new

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I polished up the spades of the driveshafts, apprently it improves the strength of them.


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Engine and Gearbox Out (It got undersealled as well)


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Rancho in


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[JoeHurley1892]

Picked up a set of Genuine solid Heat Exchangers when I was Holland 30 Euros the pair bargain

In Primer


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All painted


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Had to cut the snout of the drums abit to be able to get the castle nut on


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I also decided to have air scoops put in to the side windows to aid cooling, And also give it more of a "Look"

Sacriliage I know, but had to be done


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Just to stop rain overnight going in


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On the insde of the car we have fitted a 1.8l CSP Breather box as I couldn't get it in the engine bay.


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Engine is in YAY!!!!
Its runs great, sounds like a bigger engine, you have to pinch yourself sometimes to realise its a 1200. And also more room in the engine bay as its quite a narrow engine.

(I will be getting a new valence and decklid as these are getting abit grubby now)


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Its definatly tucked it in as well

Before


After

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[JoeHurley1892]

Havnt updated for a while, as I have drag car as well that im playing with which will be on here soon.

The only resent thing I have done is fit 205x70x15 Bridgestone Duellers to fill the arch up abit. Im hoping everyone on here approves on the tyre


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[Buggirl (original)]

I really love your attention to detail!  Awesome bug

[JoeHurley1892]

 decided the time had come for the elephant lights to go. The wings were going abit rusty and one was repro anyways so thought it was time for a change.
I didnt want to give the impression I wanted to make the car look look like an early looker, so I have decided to go for 1200 Lights at th back as they did use this on 1973 basic 1200 Models, So i am only 2 years out ;p.

As you know by now this car is built not bought and everything is done at home. So I guess its time for me to build a spraybooth.

Ghetto Spray Booth

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It was brighter in real life.

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In primer

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Painted (Nice and peely :/)

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[JoeHurley1892]

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 Color Sanded (Reflection!!! )

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Not a bad match from the orginal

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Wings off

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[JoeHurley1892]

Fitted Not bad fit for fibreglass wings haha.

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For a first attempt at prepping and painting myself I dont think its too bad. There are a few places where its not mega smooth and abit thin of paint in places but its all things I can improve next time.

[hotstreetvw]

Awesome looker

[JoeHurley1892]

I was bored so I color coded the headlight rims (Proper cal look)

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[Stevo_L]

looking good! 

[Neil Davies]

Looks great Joe, especially like the headlamp rims. Only change I'd make cosmetically is the rear lights - they look a little lost with the big valance and bumper slots. Tombstones would visually fit better I think. Love the 1200 too!

[JoeHurley1892]

Removed the Aerial,

Saves abit of weight haha

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I had to take a picture. I wonder how long until it goes round for the 3rd time.

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[JoeHurley1892]

Obviously I have the scoops to allow cool air in, however no real way of it escaping as i dont want a vented decklid or standoffs.

So I decided to have some subtle air holes behind the number plate.

Started off with a 1300 decklid so had to weld the holes up and abit of filler and also cut the holes. (There is also an addition 36 holes drilled inside the decklid for abit of weight reduction

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Straight out of the spray gun. It didnt come out to bad.

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Flatted Back

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Made some Ali brackets so the number plate tape can stick to as I didnt want to drill holes in the number plate

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Not a bad match

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Very Subtle

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[JoeHurley1892]

I had a week of from work and decided to start stripping the car out abit more.


I always hated the carpet kit I got for this car it never fitted properly and just looked rubbish. So I took the back half of it out and thought i would leave it just steel.

However there was 40 Year old carpet glue to contend with. Tried everything under the sun to get rid of it (Evostick remover, white spirit etc) The only that came close was a toffee wheel but that still took forever.

So i thought sod it, sand it back and respray it.


Here it is with the bare metal bits in etch.

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Just out the gun, nice and shiny

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All back together, I also removed the speakers. The only tunes I have now are exhaust and webers

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