1972 VW

[klingan]

I like the clean lines of that one.    I really dig the front chrome, in place of a typical bumper.    Nice ride Klingan! 

Tnx

 

[Masherbrum]

Maybe you just need to learn how...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTbzFG1MOcY

Yay dirt, now do that on tarmac. 

[BUG_EAF322]

Its still in my name and a drove a 1303 for 12 years.
But got two daughters now still VW is my brand and I drive this Passat now.

[GScholz]

Yay dirt, now do that on tarmac. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LjXCF0TNrk

Happy?

[Seanaldinho]

Its still in my name and a drove a 1303 for 12 years.
But got two daughters now still VW is my brand and I drive this Passat now.
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VWs in Europe are 10 fold better then the American version 

All cars are better in the European models... 

[FYB]

Its still in my name and a drove a 1303 for 12 years.
But got two daughters now still VW is my brand and I drive this Passat now.
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Wow, that's actually pretty darn sexy. 

[Seanaldinho]

Well got home today and the motor thoroughly marked its territory on my garage floor. 


On the bottom of the motor that big silver thing is a 3.5 quart oil sump (which doubles the engine oil capacity practically). We put 7 quarts in yesterday and there is 6 and change in it now 

[Rob52240]

Good question! basically it boils down to road damage. Sometime in the late 70's I think 78 they made them illegal to use in Ontario.Pryor to that they were common because most cars were front engine rear drive and what you'd call a land yacht so even with winter tires you didnt have enough traction.

  Then radial tires came on scene and cars got smaller and front drive became common and studs went away.  Personally I think it should be law that you use winter tires and studs on all 4 wheels,as Ripley has said they even have retractable studs today so there is little reason not to have them except maybe some numpties would drive too fast because they have anitlocks and studs....

   

Why would studded tires be illegal?

I always thought that after the snow melted the cops were just jealous of being able to throw lots of sparks while doing burnouts.


Strangely, back in my home town there was this man named Leo Wingert, who would sometimes drive up and down the same worn out street all day long with studed tires in the summertime.  This man also owned a road construction business.

[LilMak]

Update

The finished motor almost ready to be thrown in. Fired it up for the first time today and boy did it sound gewd!


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EDIT: First time the picture came out all funny.

Throw that dizzy cap away. The clear colored ones are GARBAGE. They crack all the time. Good job on the fuel line clamps. Make sure you clamp the ones that lead to the center line as well. If the sump you put on there was new I hope you blew it out really good. Sometimes there is sand left in there from the casting process. Like to see the old VWS. make sure you drive the crap out of it. They hate it when you leave them sit.

Daily driving old VWs for 15 years now.

[BUG_EAF322]

What a beautiful bus !
And indeed the quality of American build VW,s is another story as the European build.
I hear worse suspension an cheaper materials.
And why they do that beats me.

Also diesel ain't populair but I love my Tdi 143 hp with 300nm And it drove me cheap into France after 960 kilometres the lightbulb of my reserve lights up and that's about 52 litres

[Seanaldinho]

Throw that dizzy cap away. The clear colored ones are GARBAGE. They crack all the time. Good job on the fuel line clamps. Make sure you clamp the ones that lead to the center line as well. If the sump you put on there was new I hope you blew it out really good. Sometimes there is sand left in there from the casting process. Like to see the old VWS. make sure you drive the crap out of it. They hate it when you leave them sit.
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Daily driving old VWs for 15 years now.

The clear one is a temporary .

Ill be driving it to and from school everyday about 40 miles round trip. Plus beach trips and going to the airport it'll get used 

Hoping to drive it down to Bug Jam as well.

[Seanaldinho]

What a beautiful bus !
And indeed the quality of American build VW,s is another story as the European build.
I hear worse suspension an cheaper materials.
And why they do that beats me.

Also diesel ain't populair but I love my Tdi 143 hp with 300nm And it drove me cheap into France after 960 kilometres the lightbulb of my reserve lights up and that's about 52 litres

Ive looked into the Diesels here because they get almost double the mileage. But they also add about 10K dollars to price tag 

[LilMak]

The clear one is a temporary .

Ill be driving it to and from school everyday about 40 miles round trip. Plus beach trips and going to the airport it'll get used 

Hoping to drive it down to Bug Jam as well.

You need to build your tool/spare kit if you want to drive it every day. You'll need fuses, fuel filter, points and condenser, valve cover gaskets, zip ties, electric tape, safety wire, clutch cable, throttle cable, a manual, your tools and a cell phone. These are minimum requirements and should be in your car every time you leave the driveway.

See you at Bug Jam!

[Seanaldinho]

You need to build your tool/spare kit if you want to drive it every day. You'll need fuses, fuel filter, points and condenser, valve cover gaskets, zip ties, electric tape, safety wire, clutch cable, throttle cable, a manual, your tools and a cell phone. These are minimum requirements and should be in your car every time you leave the driveway.

See you at Bug Jam!

Already in the trunk 

I believe we will be judging again this year, hope to see ya 

[Seanaldinho]

Motor and rear axle go in tomorrow. Then its a matter of finishing up the wiring and filling the tank with gas. 

Im gonna take it down to the beach and model next to it to see how many phone numbers I get