JPM head/TF1 case build and car mods for Hot rod drag week 2019 in Old cabrio

[ESH]

... we have to keep up with all that modern rubbish people drive now ...

I'm not sure but I don't think you'll have too much trouble there. 

[Jesus]

Nice work.

Where's you glovebox lid gone? You're not saving weight now

And nice to see the sun is shining. Don't forget to bring your shorts and flip flops when you come back in a few days. You'll need them to get through all the floods and rain, trousers & trainers just get too wet.

Frank

 

Aint that the TROOTH!

Sounds awesome Richie, Thanks for taking the time to upload some clips!

[richie]

Well after the last few days of driving it and being happy with the way it is working,today I took the header & exhaust off to get them coated.One of the drawbacks of having the turbo where it sits on my car is heat gets drawn directly into the cooling fan,I am trying to minimise this and coating the entire exhaust will help alot.I should have it back by thursday then dyno time

Thanks to everyone for there positive comments,I know that what I am doing is not traditional "Cal look" but pushing the boundaries of what you can do to a Aircooled VW engine and keep it somewhat streetable was alot of what Cal look was about,and we have to keep up with all that modern rubbish people drive now

cheers richie,uk

Richie, how about having a large diameter pipe from the back of the fan going down to a duct under the car somewhere? So the air the fan picks up isn't from alongside the turbo or the header?

I am going to do something like that but there are so many things in the way it will have to be 2 or 3 smaller tubes.

cheers richie,uk

[Fiatdude]

Hey Richie -- can you see what i did -- a snorkel I guess -- -- worked very well

and it was only about an inch thicker at the fan intake

[Fasterbrit]

Sounds real sweet Mr Webb! Looking forward to the dyno run Matt

[richie]

Got the header and exhaust back from the coaters,will put it back on later and go have some more fun

cheers richie,uk

[Marty]

Very nice Richie!

[ugly duckling]

lookin SHINEY  is that for some show car your building    great job!!  UD .

[Fonz]

lookin SHINEY  is that for some show car your building    great job!!  UD .

What do you mean?.....he only builds polished show cars doesn't he?! 

[pupjoint]

Going to use these new style bugpack head studs with the fine thread on the head end
 and I will set the case up to delete the oil relief plungers and run this Scat pressure relief filter head
with a return to the sump which should help give more consistent oil pressure
and in theory keep the oil cooler

cheers richie,uk

hi richie, nice work.

i see you mentioned that you deleted the relief plungers, welded the original doghouse cooler location shut and ran the Scat pressure relief filter head, care to explain how this works?

the filter head is fitted on the oil filter mount?

how about your oil cooler? from the pump to filter and filter to cooler? what oil cooler you using?

appreaciate if you have pics for these.

thanks.

[richie]

Going to use these new style bugpack head studs with the fine thread on the head end
 and I will set the case up to delete the oil relief plungers and run this Scat pressure relief filter head
with a return to the sump which should help give more consistent oil pressure
and in theory keep the oil cooler

cheers richie,uk

hi richie, nice work.

i see you mentioned that you deleted the relief plungers, welded the original doghouse cooler location shut and ran the Scat pressure relief filter head, care to explain how this works?

the filter head is fitted on the oil filter mount?

how about your oil cooler? from the pump to filter and filter to cooler? what oil cooler you using?

appreaciate if you have pics for these.

thanks.

No problem,1st the oil cooler passages are welded up as when the case is opened up for this size cylinders it cuts into the oil passage down from the cooler on number 3 cylinder,so a rod is machined to be an interferance fit in this passage,pressed in then sealed through welding the top end,so the otheroil cooler hole is now obsolete so welded shut as well.
It is set up like a normal full flow case,oil out the pump cover to the filter,then to a remote cooler[a mocal 18 row] and back to the case,the only real difference is the oil pressure is controlled by a valve in the oil filter mount/head and has a 3rd oil line that takes excess oil back to the sump.

cheers richie 

[pupjoint]

ok, thanks richie, i understand now, also after reading everything on the other thread on 4 inch bore.

yes, i think Jaycee also has a similar oil filter mount with the 3rd oil line. sweet.

[bilboa2]

richie, just wonderings as I saw the pic of the e85 gas station shot, Did you buy the station wagon from clark griswold ?. bill

[58vw]

richie, just wonderings as I saw the pic of the e85 gas station shot, Did you buy the station wagon from clark griswold ?. bill

now thats funny

[Zach Gomulka]

The Family Truckster!

[RhoadsVW]

richie, just wonderings as I saw the pic of the e85 gas station shot, Did you buy the station wagon from clark griswold ?. bill

You knockin my Jeep?  Don't let Sal E see you.  Dave Rhoads

[richie]

richie, just wonderings as I saw the pic of the e85 gas station shot, Did you buy the station wagon from clark griswold ?. bill

Its a mid 80s jeep and its the best workhorse I ever used   As Dave R mentioned its his and I just borrow it when needed,it has proberly had more aircooled engines carried in it than most on here have ever seen
And no one bothers you in it,it looks like it has a disease or 2

Anyway back to the topic

cheers richie   

[nicolas]

yep! got more vids?

it is very impressive. can't say anything else besides what has allready been said. it truelly is 'callook' in a modern way.

[Martin Greaves]

That a great Jeep apart from it top speed is about 58mph and it take about 10 minutes to get to it.

[andy M.]

That a great Jeep apart from it top speed is about 58mph and it take about 10 minutes to get to it.

Just like your bug!

[nicolas]

That a great Jeep apart from it top speed is about 58mph and it take about 10 minutes to get to it.

Just like your bug!

it's just too easy.

[Sal E]

richie, just wonderings as I saw the pic of the e85 gas station shot, Did you buy the station wagon from clark griswold ?. bill

That thing's like 'Christine', all it'll play is Lyndsay Buckingham's Holiday Road and it seems to be hung up on pump 5.

 

You knockin my Jeep?  Don't let Sal E see you.  Dave Rhoads

Your Jeep?   

Its a mid 80s jeep and its the best workhorse I ever used   As Dave R mentioned its Sals and I just borrow it when needed,it has proberly had more aircooled engines carried in it than most on here have ever seen
And no one bothers you in it,it looks like it has a disease or 2

I think that's part of its charm.

Anyway back to the topic

OK... (better run fast, hopefully see it at Sacramento, Vegas or Fontana sometime)!

[Fiatdude]

Richie -- That 850 you were looking for

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/1537493576.html

[bedjo78]

Hi Richie...

How's the engine performing? Hows the Case handling the boost? what boost you put in? 

[richie]

Its been a while as my focus was on the new cabrio, but now I have some time I am back to the old car.

Just started on version 2,just mocking up to see what needs doing to the case etc, but I do have pretty much everything to put it together

[TomJ]

Looks very nice...

Please put it on pallet and ship to Dubai

[leec]

Your nail polish is a nice colour 

[BeetleBug]

Your nail polish is a nice colour 

  

[spanners]

Your nail polish is a nice colour 

 ;)that's what happens when you drop a well oiled crank onto yer toe

[richie]

Your nail polish is a nice colour 

Come on now Lee you know its not mine if its green, now if it was yellow maybe

Anyway brief update, got everything figured out in the case I think, got to get a little machining done to the front oil pump area as the pump I am going to use is too big in diameter on the mounting area and doesn't fit flush and I also need to narrow the crank gear a little as its real close to the case so will get them dropped off today, I ordered pistons yesterday so when they arrive and case is back i can do cylinder length

cheers Richie