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That seat material is TOO COOL with the colored door cards. Bet'cha that was a beauty when it was new. Not that it looks bad now...you know what I mean...
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« Reply #31 on: August 13, 2009, 04:47:40 am » |
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That seat material is TOO COOL with the colored door cards. Bet'cha that was a beauty when it was new. Not that it looks bad now...you know what I mean...
Yeah - I'm always amazed with Volkswagen's color combos. It'll pop with a fresh Interior, someday $$$ |
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« Reply #32 on: August 13, 2009, 06:39:06 am » |
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I agree with Mike on your interior, Tom.. VERY unique/cool/and factory. Two thumbs up. It's gonna look really nice when you freshen it up.
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« Reply #33 on: August 13, 2009, 14:54:54 pm » |
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I think that I have a set of merged daul QP's in the garage if you're interested.
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« Reply #34 on: August 13, 2009, 15:28:10 pm » |
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I agree with Mike on your interior, Tom.. VERY unique/cool/and factory. Two thumbs up. It's gonna look really nice when you freshen it up.
Thanks Mark, I was thinking about straight green vinyl, but like you said its a "unique" interior, so it will get done OEM. |
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« Reply #35 on: August 13, 2009, 18:12:23 pm » |
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« Reply #36 on: August 13, 2009, 20:44:37 pm » |
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I love the color combinations that VW had then; especially the all the cloth interior stuff that is not common in US delivered cars.
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« Reply #37 on: August 14, 2009, 14:56:28 pm » |
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seriously cool!! are you going to keep the green vinyl, but just replace the material? If we can, For sure, but I'll leave that up to the trim guy. The door panels are nice, maybe just re-glue the driver door. New Headliner, and new square weave rugs. |
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« Reply #38 on: September 27, 2009, 17:38:17 pm » |
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Busy with other shit  Now back to work on the 66  1915 ready to assemble. Hung the rods, Crank is ready to go. Gonna set the cam thrust and short block it Today! I'll post some more pics tomorrow...... |
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« Reply #39 on: September 29, 2009, 00:10:27 am » |
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« Reply #40 on: October 01, 2009, 01:17:14 am » |
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1914 is a great engine, Tom. I have one in my car and its a blast to drive. So what are your complete engine specs?
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« Reply #41 on: October 01, 2009, 06:54:00 am » |
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1914 is a great engine, Tom. I have one in my car and its a blast to drive. So what are your complete engine specs?
DMS C/W crank 120 cam CB straight cut cam gears 26mm Shadeck pump 311b VW rods torqued to 30lbs M12 Case studs torqued to 30lbs 12lb 6 volt 200mm flywheel 10mm stock head studs Rotating assembly dynamically balanced 94mm Mahle P&C Tims stage 2 ported 043s Heads (42x37.5) 53cc Big Beef match ported intakes .050" deck 9.0 to 1 CR Manton cm pushrods CB solid rocker shafts Stock 1.1 rockers (for now) Berg Full flow & 1.5 sump Berg breather, Vented Valve Covers Berg carb linkage ALL GERMAN COOLING TIN...!! 1-5/8 ceramic coated merged header 48 IDAs 37mm vents Not too worried about top end with the tims' heads, (Intakes flow 190CFM @ 25") but I do want decent torque, so I went with non-welded ports, tall manifolds and 37mm chokes, It should make good port velocity. Its short blocked now, gonna set the deck height next  |
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« Reply #42 on: October 01, 2009, 16:51:50 pm » |
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If you plan on upgrading to 1.25's, just do it now. No sense in doing geometry twice! Looks exactly like AssHull's motor, except your heads are better. Should be a runner!
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« Reply #43 on: October 01, 2009, 18:18:01 pm » |
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Nice motor specs ogcallook
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« Reply #44 on: October 02, 2009, 03:39:33 am » |
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Your right Zach - just more $$$$ oh well 120 w/1.25s will give me .496" lift 1/2" of lift - that'll work!! |
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« Reply #45 on: October 16, 2009, 05:48:08 am » |
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lookin good...love the colors |
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« Reply #46 on: October 18, 2009, 19:26:03 pm » |
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lookin good...love the colors Thanks man!! |
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« Reply #47 on: October 18, 2009, 20:18:47 pm » |
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What tire sizes are you running?
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« Reply #48 on: October 18, 2009, 21:05:03 pm » |
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What tire sizes are you running?
Looks great. Love the interior.
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« Reply #49 on: October 18, 2009, 21:33:40 pm » |
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Cool. What brand and model of tires are they? I had 145 and 165 coker xzx's on my old '65 and they were great but I'm looking for a cheaper option for the same sizes for my current '64 project.
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« Reply #50 on: October 18, 2009, 21:47:16 pm » |
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the 165s are old XZXs from the 80s-90s (good tread but a little weather checked) - which reminds me I need to swap them, before I kill myself.
the 145s are run of the mill nankangs.
I'm seriously considering the Conti's
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« Reply #51 on: October 19, 2009, 18:51:43 pm » |
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I like the 185/65 Contiprocontacts that i have on my car. Tom, I bet the 155/60s would not look good because they have a small diameter and are more suited to the hoodride/airbag cars. 175/65s would probably look much better as they are almost identical to 145s but wider.
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« Reply #52 on: October 19, 2009, 21:18:11 pm » |
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I hear ya, I still like the big and little setup. Do your 185/65s fit the 4.5 rim ok? bulge? 155/60s are 22.3" according to - http://www.rims-n-tires.com/rt_specs.jsp - and I would have to lower the front some more. I think I'll start with 185/65s on the back since the ZXZs have seen better days, and keep it open for the fronts. Heres follow Lounger "allmenplayon10"s car with 145/65s but he's sitting pretty low, this is why I was thinking 155s might fit "straight" on the 4.5 with no bulge. |
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« Reply #53 on: October 19, 2009, 22:15:50 pm » |
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How about the Vredesteins in 155's for the front, and 185/70 for the rear? The 185/65 is a bit short, IMO, and the 185/70 is about the same height as a 165. I normally don't like the look of those tires, but I think the sizes would work perfectly on your car, and the tread would match front to rear. They would fit 4.5's and 5.5's beautifully.
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« Reply #54 on: October 19, 2009, 22:55:07 pm » |
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How about the Vredesteins in 155's for the front, and 185/70 for the rear? The 185/65 is a bit short, IMO, and the 185/70 is about the same height as a 165. I normally don't like the look of those tires, but I think the sizes would work perfectly on your car, and the tread would match front to rear. They would fit 4.5's and 5.5's beautifully.
Yeah 185/70s would be my preference, (rear wheels are 4.5s - they have 1" more offset than the fronts ) so I think a 185 is as large as I should go. Is this where you were thinking? (Nice but pricey) http://www.lucasclassictires.com/RADIALS070609.htm |
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« Reply #55 on: October 20, 2009, 00:48:42 am » |
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That's not too bad... comes out to $452 for all four. Cheaper than a set of XZX's.
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« Reply #56 on: November 29, 2010, 08:07:26 am » |
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Wow - Its been over a year since I posted last...... I'm in Commercial construction, so 2009 was dead (no $$) This year we're slammed (no time) As the thread title says "Driver Status" so I drove it all last year, hit all the local shows. Got the funds now, so with winter here, its time to get the new motor running. |
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« Reply #57 on: November 29, 2010, 08:13:59 am » |
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Just got the motor in tonight, still have to hook up everything..... but Im stoked to have it installed.
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« Reply #58 on: November 29, 2010, 14:35:14 pm » |
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Lookin' good, Tom. As if that car isn't cool enough... |
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