Air cooled chit-chat thread!!!

[Schell R32]

lead additive is kinda like octane boost...top minimal to make a difference.

some add high quality 2 stroke oil and other fatten up the mains in the carb

[Antihero983]

Awesome thank you!

Sorry for mucking up the chat thread with tech stuff...

Took Blue for a ride tonight, so perfect for it!

[LooseNuts]

Chat thread brutha. We can chat about whatever the fook we want to here.

[Antihero983]

Cool. I figure it beats starting another thread

Realized today I forgot to ask the guy who put my engine back together what oil to use. GAH!

[LooseNuts]

Cool. I figure it beats starting another thread

Best post in the last 2 months

[A1steaksauce]

oh come on i'm enjoying the "how do i" and "i want a" threads so much that i might just start my own.

for realz.

[Schell R32]

Loose' this ones for you:

started on this the other day...painted an built sometime in the '70's:

[Schell R32]

here's somehting cool for you guys from my scrap book:



totalled it years later but it was fun for a while!!!!

[Antihero983]

Loose' this ones for you:

started on this the other day...painted an built sometime in the '70's:

Saw that on facebook, those louvers funtional?

[LooseNuts]

Saw that on FB too. You got some work ahead of you. Sould look sick just like the rest of your stuff

[buggyman]

Loose' this ones for you:

started on this the other day...painted an built sometime in the '70's:

Hi! Tim ,
Could you please show a side view of this car?,not so much for my own build purposes(never did bodywork myself per se),would just like to see how the Bpillars were done to either prove or disprove whether or not you may have on your hands there the original Volks-Vair :
http://www.chircoestore.com/catalog/...p?topic=5355.0

[Schell R32]

tanx dood.

yep they are functional and the lid was done in the 70's as well. got some wider rear fenders on there and relocating the side windows as the previous owner made em too small and they look like van windows!!

we have the Litchfield show this week end...pretty big for a new england thing here...hot vws is usually here but they have another show they are covering instead. we'll be bringing th bus,hot rod and displaying a few past customers cars in front of the enclosed trailer.

Loose,that camaro you saww on facebook just won the Atlanta all chevy show in the best of show...bout time something went right!!!!!

[Schell R32]

here ya go Buggyman:

[buggyman]

here ya go Buggyman:

Accchhh!,nope,not it ,the V-V had slanted forward ~1/2 way up shortened Bpillars & doors with just a slot cut behind the rear side windows to just lean the whole top forward then sectioned out just above the middle of the doors,there is a little mention of it I believe somwhere in the http://www.cal-look.com/ forum & last werd was that it eventually landed on the east coast,so this was just kinda a shot in the dark .

Thanks Tim

[LooseNuts]

Loose,that camaro you Saw on facebook just won the Atlanta all chevy show in the best of show...bout time something went right!!!!!

very nice Mang. congrats i assuming the owner has the shop name on his info board giving credit?

doesn't surprise me tho.

[Schell R32]

umm no we have been through this before with the vert 68 LS3 we built that got featured on the powerblock series on spike...

he gets the "I" feeling to much and i get shot in the dark...we'll see with this one.

[A1steaksauce]

umm no we have been through this before with the vert 68 LS3 we built that got featured on the powerblock series on spike...

he gets the "I" feeling to much and i get shot in the dark...we'll see with this one.

that's what i'll never understand.

there's more than a few threads on this forum where shops are doing the build but the guy signing the checks gets all the praise.

so you decided to sign checks, here's a cooke. taking full credit for a car you didn't even change the oil on is hilarious to me. of course i also laugh at people with no physical ailment that call AAA for a flat tire

credit should be given where it's due.

[Antihero983]

I love chopped top bug....mmmmm

And speaking of oil changes, I have no freakin clue what oil to run in the 70 with the 1914...I run 20w50 in the 72, but I think that'd be too think for the bigger engine. I've been searching here and the Samba all morning and have come up with nothing.

Also, I lost one of my smoothie wheel covers yesterday. Drove all over town looking for it. Now I have to remove the other three and showoff my stock wheels. Bleh.

[A1steaksauce]

i like straight 30w for the summer months.

the oil issue is always hugely debated and you'll always find different "experts" on the matter...but i've always liked the heavier stuff

[Antihero983]

i like straight 30w for the summer months.

the oil issue is always hugely debated and you'll always find different "experts" on the matter...but i've always liked the heavier stuff

Yeah a couple dude around where I live who run aircooleds recommended straight 30 as well, so thats what I bought!

[71DubBugBug]

no expert here, but

have any of you tried brad penn 20w50? couple of shops in my area recommend it for guys with built engines

[Antihero983]

Friend and I took the day fixing the god awful wiring cluster the PO left in the car, removed the MSD ignition box and two stage.

Every thing was working great......then the fuel pump started to crap out. This car is going up for sale, I'm done effing with it, how fun it is to drive isnt enough to cover the frustration.

[JDII]

Friend and I took the day fixing the god awful wiring cluster the PO left in the car, removed the MSD ignition box and two stage.

Every thing was working great......then the fuel pump started to crap out. This car is going up for sale, I'm done effing with it, how fun it is to drive isnt enough to cover the frustration.

give it a couple of days, let yourself chill out and you may find yourself back in the garage turning wrenches. That to me is why they are fun to own as a HOBBY and not so much a DAILY DRIVER. I don't mind working on something when it is fun to me, but when I have to just to make it to work the next day it SUCKS.

So if it is not your daily, rethink it and if you still don't enjoy it good luck with the sale!!!

[Antihero983]

give it a couple of days, let yourself chill out and you may find yourself back in the garage turning wrenches. That to me is why they are fun to own as a HOBBY and not so much a DAILY DRIVER. I don't mind working on something when it is fun to me, but when I have to just to make it to work the next day it SUCKS.

So if it is not your daily, rethink it and if you still don't enjoy it good luck with the sale!!!

I agree. The other thing is my 1972 is running....eh...weird. I'd rather put the time into that, seeing as I've owned it for 4.5 years now. The 70 is up on craigslist, the price is negotiable, especially if its someone from here.

http://nh.craigslist.org/cto/3128830513.html

[zoom-zoom]

I'm thinking of hitting the track next week. Any tips with stock tires? I've never ran before. Hoping to hit at least 16's haha. Just a mild build 1835.

[A1steaksauce]

I'm thinking of hitting the track next week. Any tips with stock tires? I've never ran before. Hoping to hit at least 16's haha. Just a mild build 1835.

avoid the burn out pit, drive around it. and let some air out of your rear tires.

if you have a AAA membership don't be afraid to launch it hard

[LooseNuts]

getting my new pan next week. not a pre 64 but its a very nice condition 65 pan. PO did some real nice hack jobs on the rear torsion housing on mine so i wanted a new one to fully restore

[zzzdanz]

Think you're having a bad day......... http://burlington.craigslist.org/cto/3090183042.html I'ld cry like a fooking baby

[JDII]

THAT SUCKS!! FOR THE BUS. WHATS UP DAN? YOU GOT ANY MORE PROGRESS ON YOUR PILE? I HAVE THREE AND CANT DRIVE ANY OF THEM AT THE MOMENT.

[zzzdanz]

How's my split coming along JD?...I have all the rear suspension out so I can finish POR15'n under there and clean it all up. To bad that stuff doesn't come with some motivation

I'll get that all back together in no time, then I'll go thru the front...Slowly but surely

Then I'll need to get searching for a motor...just gonna find a 1600dp for now, and stock pile the parts for something bigger.

I have a fresh 1.8T motor just sitting, but that's gonna wait or go on Craigslist.

More split pics man!..I fook'n love that car

[JDII]

glad to hear you still workin on the bus dan. I have been busy with everything but the vw's lately. Work has been crazy, it always is election year cause markets go crazy and noone wants to make any decisions until we know who's going in office.

Enough with my excuses, i will try to get to the basement and get something done on the split to give you something else to look at.

[Schell R32]

among the trillions of other things going on at the shop...been working on this for a customer...yeah he is a herbie guy,but he's not scared about putting the "herbie" look under clear!!! so instead of typical vinyl and stickers etc...i put em down with tape,patience and all by hand...pretty cool even if your not a herb' fan...

[JDII]

shell that paint looks great sir!!

[Schell R32]

...shot this old girl today:




custome mix two tone...kinda like a gmc seafoam on the bottom and a light almond on top....

[Schell R32]

...where she came from: