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« Reply #450 on: July 08, 2010, 23:54:17 pm » |
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Car looks good, Zach. Is it me, or do the rear wheels/tires appear to have positive camber in the front angle picture? Almost looks like the engine wasn't in on that one.
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« Reply #451 on: July 09, 2010, 00:49:54 am » |
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Car looks good, Zach. Is it me, or do the rear wheels/tires appear to have positive camber in the front angle picture? Almost looks like the engine wasn't in on that one.
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« Reply #452 on: July 09, 2010, 02:01:49 am » |
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Nice car Zach, Glad he made it safe to Edwards.
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« Reply #453 on: July 09, 2010, 07:44:07 am » |
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We had just dropped the car down off the lift and rolled it outside, so the suspension hadn't completely settled back down yet. The picture shows some tire gap- that isn't present once you take it for a drive. I was hopin' that it was something like that. 'Cause the car sat real nice when I saw it in person. Thanks, Zach. |
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« Reply #454 on: July 09, 2010, 17:19:38 pm » |
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Thanks everyone! AssHull got the car home safe to it's new home yesterday  He'll have to pick up the thread from here... |
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« Reply #455 on: July 09, 2010, 17:26:40 pm » |
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Thanks everyone! AssHull got the car home safe to it's new home yesterday He'll have to pick up the thread from here... No Excuses Now Zach Lets get going on the GTV or the 67 LOL |
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« Reply #456 on: July 09, 2010, 17:32:27 pm » |
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« Reply #457 on: July 09, 2010, 19:25:41 pm » |
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Just read the last pages of this thread and I must say this car looks awesome! Love all the details! Good work :-)
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« Reply #458 on: July 09, 2010, 20:41:59 pm » |
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I'll be pulling the motor out of the GTV soon, but starting on the Double Nickel first got an Oval project? Nice! |
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« Reply #459 on: July 10, 2010, 12:05:11 pm » |
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Except for the alternator, I think it's pretty "old school" looking. I would have prefered a generator myself, but AssHull already had a perfectly good alternator, so in it went. And with all of the electrical nonsense in this car, an alternator probably isn't a bad idea, anyway The engine looks good, but whats dates it the most for me is the mexican(?) alternator with the casted lump on top... the old german ones are smooth up there... but I always prefer a generator . I have to say that this car got a real nostalgic and "European" feel... it's like what you would see on the shows in mainland Europe. I would say its the most nostalgic US build since Rick Sadlers car came out. Just a personal opinion Thumbs up! |
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« Reply #460 on: July 10, 2010, 17:25:52 pm » |
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Wow! Thanks JHU! Your check is in the mail!  I don't know if I've mentioned it before, but Rick Sadler's car actually played a very important role with this build. About a year and a half ago, we were knee deep in metal work, and the February 2008 issue of Hot VW's was on the stands, with Rick's car on the cover. AssHull & I both agreed that we liked the car very much, except for one thing: the tach sticking up in the windshield. AssHull already had an Autometer Monster Tach with bracket to mount it in the defroster vent, along with some other Autometer gauges to go in the panels on either side of the '68 speedo (looks like a '67 but has a fuel gauge). I'm not a fan of things that look like add-ons, or afterthoughts. So long story short, since we already were doing some Porsche things, I suggested Porsche gauges, and eventually we came up with what it is now. For me, it is undoubtedly the focal point of the car, and it looks like it could have been that way from the very beginning |
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« Reply #461 on: July 11, 2010, 17:31:20 pm » |
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Big thanks to everyone that helped out with this project and for all the support. Like Zach said, I got the car to it's new home a couple days ago. Other then the issue with the pulley, it ran absolutely wonderfully. Wife was even getting annoyed cause she couldn't keep up I'm new with IDAs so I've got some reading to do to learn how tune them. The change in elevation is giving me a lean spot right when I start to give the engine a little bit of gas. Makes cruising around a real pain. Just means I have to give it throttle  Zach let me borrow the LM1 to help tune the carbs. So hopefully that will help me out. I'll keep ya posted CHEERS and thanks again for everyones help with this car.Sling for letting us raid his shop and tools and staying all night to help me button it up last minute so I could drive it home. Jeremy for helping make sense of that new idea of electricity. A special thanks out to Zach. He put an amazing amount of time and care into this project from start to finish. I wouldn't have such an amazing ride had I done this on my own. |
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« Reply #462 on: July 11, 2010, 23:33:58 pm » |
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« Reply #463 on: July 12, 2010, 16:35:51 pm » |
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You're welcome, buddy Sorry it cost so much and took so damn long! Who's gonna help me wire up the Double Nickel?? |
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« Reply #464 on: July 13, 2010, 03:22:06 am » |
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Who's gonna help me wire up the Double Nickel??
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« Reply #465 on: July 13, 2010, 06:03:09 am » |
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Who's gonna help me wire up the Double Nickel??
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« Reply #466 on: July 13, 2010, 17:03:35 pm » |
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Who's gonna help me wire up the Double Nickel??
I know a guy. Plus I think it's gonna be a lot simplier with a stock wiring harness. I like that word: Simplier |
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« Reply #467 on: July 18, 2010, 21:09:19 pm » |
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My only regret is not following this thread sooner... Good stuff in these pages, guys, congrats on such a nice build! My '70, which looks about the same since my 2004 visit to Arizona for the Bugorama, is still in the Mark Herbert (RIP) school, and I couldn't be happier. :-) Once the 2017 is done, it'll still be beat looking, but a whole lot faster. |
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« Reply #468 on: July 19, 2010, 13:20:41 pm » |
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You're welcome, buddy Sorry it cost so much and took so damn long! Who's gonna help me wire up the Double Nickel?? LMAO!!! |
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« Reply #469 on: October 24, 2010, 12:33:03 pm » |
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I really like the rims on that beauty !!!
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« Reply #470 on: December 14, 2010, 05:08:24 am » |
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Finally got all settled into the new place out in California and finally got a chance to take some pictures since it's been completed.
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« Reply #471 on: December 14, 2010, 05:14:02 am » |
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« Reply #472 on: December 14, 2010, 05:19:16 am » |
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« Reply #473 on: December 14, 2010, 05:23:16 am » |
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« Reply #474 on: December 14, 2010, 05:24:40 am » |
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Now that you're semi-local to Orange County, I hope we get to see that car @ some events down here!
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« Reply #475 on: December 14, 2010, 06:17:53 am » |
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« Reply #476 on: December 14, 2010, 08:37:39 am » |
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Nice touch on the smooth apron and seal delete...clean. Did you use basic weather stripping on the deck lid?
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« Reply #477 on: December 14, 2010, 08:50:37 am » |
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Nice looking car  , just one thing bothers me.....the wiper arm nut needs to be painted black! I would also be tempted to get the glovebox button anodised black as well. |
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« Reply #478 on: December 14, 2010, 10:44:35 am » |
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« Reply #479 on: December 14, 2010, 12:46:57 pm » |
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