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Post by nevadagtii on Aug 10, 2010 16:46:40 GMT -5
Hey all, Just joined, my new GT II came of the trailer saturday ;D it's in awesome shape. except for the hokey wiring. Which I have already started to replace. The good,The interior is like new, black leather. It also came with the complete build manual and all kinds of reciepts and history on the original build. Interior templates everything....I got it running and drove to the DMV for registration yesterday. No smog here so titled 1981 special const. The bad, most of the latches doors hood ect.. are either missing of unoperable. I have to replace the door windows as they are so scratched up you can't see out of them. Makes it fun to pull into traffic. Attachments:
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Post by nevadagtii on Aug 10, 2010 16:48:18 GMT -5
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Post by don29163 on Aug 10, 2010 19:56:06 GMT -5
Are those side windows glass? If so, could the scratches be polished out?
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Post by nevadagtii on Aug 16, 2010 9:11:49 GMT -5
Just gonna replace em, seems way easier. Thier plexi.
Driven her twice now, think I finaly figure out the electric choke, it is now disabled.
Hopefully switching to a progressive 2 barrel next week.
Anyone now which large VW engine is gonna be have the best reliablity versus power.....in the 1900+ class I'm planning on building this car into a week-end street car. I'd like to stick with a type 1 or should I be looking at other engine combo's
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Post by pulso57 on Aug 16, 2010 17:15:38 GMT -5
Welcome,
try salvage yards for your door hardware,1975-1979 rabbit and sheracco.
same as the bradley gt 2
enjoy your car
jerry
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Post by centralvalleygter on Aug 17, 2010 12:23:44 GMT -5
Anyone now which large VW engine is gonna be have the best reliablity versus power.....in the 1900+ class I'm planning on building this car into a week-end street car. I'd like to stick with a type 1 or should I be looking at other engine combo's
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As per other threads the most bang for the buck comes from the Type 1 ACVW engine. Parts are readily available and relatively cheap - which is amazing for an engine design as old as it is. Obviously other power-plants will work, but at the expense of parts availability, price and the number of shops that have expertise to work on them. From what I've read the maximum bore for reasonable reliability is 90.5mm. Going larger than that creates thin cylinder walls which reduces cooling efficiency and allows distortion. That being said then maximum size with 74mm stroke = 1904cc, going to 89mm stroke (which requires some machining on stock case) = 2110cc. Of course a lot of people do successfully run bigger bores, they just have to work harder to keep them dependable. Low end carb recommendation is dual single-barrel Kadrons. "A.J. Sims" can provide venturis and jets for about any size engine. Middle ground are dual webers. Top end is electronic fuel injection from CB performance. If mileage is a major factor the EFI makes a significant difference, but has definite higher up-front cost. Hope this is helpful info... |
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