got me one of these...

[art b]

after a busy sunday...its now got shiney bits attatched...

[ianjpage]

Mm shiny things!

[art b]

added a few bits tonite,

strange things.. these air cooled engines..

ive never seen parts like these on engines b4...




















cleaned up one of the heat exchangers.....

[Cunning Plan]

Nice Art!

You not thinking of going twin carbs?

More power and surprisingly more MPG as you aren't working the single carb as much.

[art b]

aparrently a larger single progressive carb will do the trick...

and wont need constant balancing that twin carbs do

[Cunning Plan]

Quoting: art b

aparrently a larger single progressive carb will do the trick...

Naw, you will have issues, especially in winter, with carb icing and general running issues etc with a single.

Twins will only need balancing once. Really you can do it yourself to get it nearly there, then take it to a rolling-road to get it perfect. Then you should be good for thousands of miles. More MPG and more power!

[art b]

WINTER...

[Cunning Plan]

What paint are you using on the heat exchangers?

[Cunning Plan]

Up.

[art b]

painted h/e with thinned hammerite.

been stumped a bit as the pully i had for the crank was a larger aftermarket one,


it wouldnt fit into the case around the crankshaft,

it was all of 1mm too big,


ive got an original vw one on the way from a vzi member so it should get the engine into the bus soooon..

eres a pic to keep you happy...

[Cunning Plan]

Looks great buddy

Shame about that single carb

You should have said about the pulley, I'm sure I have a spare, I could have dropped it off yesterday

Keep the pictures coming.

[art b]

well... the pulley that arrived today fits great ..

.but... its buckled...

[Cunning Plan]

I'll look today for the spare

[Incursus]

Either of you headed to the Mini and VW Show at Blenheim Palace on Sunday?

[Cunning Plan]

I'm not, a bit of a treck for me.

[art b]

Quoting: Cunning Plan

I'll look today for the spare

cheers dude


the guy is gonna get me another sent out ...monday.

hes gonna get one checked on a lathe with a dial metre thing...


he has a mahoosive stash [20yrs worth] of volkie spares he sellin

check out  ''mattp'' on vzi

[art b]

Quoting: Incursus

Either of you headed to the Mini and VW Show at Blenheim Palace on Sunday?

weldin and stuff..

.. inbetween the rains...

[Cunning Plan]

So you dont't need one before I go looking?

[art b]

nah should be sorted on monday.....

[Cunning Plan]

Did you get your pulley?

Have you joined: http://thelatebay.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">http://thelatebay.com/

[art b]

no...

and yes...

[art b]

engine all built and ready to go in,

decided to repair the rear valance first, nice and easy to get in there without an engine fitted..


its been bodged a few times in the last 40 yrs..







inside ...






spent £150 on these panels...




chopped a fair bit out , and offerd this bit up...:up
inner valance.



outer valance..



welded in a piece in under the tank





theres a fair bit of welding and fabricating to do ....
all entertaining thou...


random photo of the air operated bellows  thermostat ..




no doubt more to follow..

[Roadkill]

Mmmm, crunchy !

:mrgreen:

[Jo]

That looks better

[Cunning Plan]

Quoting: art b

outer valance..

Great work dude, but didn't you fancy making the valance removable? Much better for tinkering with the engine when it's in

Quoting: art b

welded in a piece in under the tank

Ha! I had to do the exact same spot in mine! I think water must run down the filler pipe, drip-off there and accumulate. Either that or fuel if you aren't careful when you remove the petrol-pump from the filler-neck