Engines and Performance Parts

If you're going to use this as a market to sell stuff, how about becoming a paid member

Now, Al, be nice.  That's not a nice welcome to a new poster.  Give him time to see how this place works.  Maybe someone on here needs one of those engines...

People need time to decide whether or not to be a paid member.  And if he does, I'll owe you a beer or two next time I am out west.

Sorry folks, I wasn't aware there was a paid membership available. I just found a widebody 1972 FiberFab, in need of resurrection, found your group and joined. I'll dig around and find out how to pay. As far as vending, I do have stuff. A lot of it. Pretty good with performance knowledge, but I will reconsider vending if this is a problem. I just want to get my widebody up to snuff and do not vend for a living by a long shot. 

Vend away, man! More NE-are VW expertise is a good thing. And Welcome to the Madness.

 "I just found a widebody 1972 FiberFab, in need of resurrection"

No one will believe you unless you post some pictures. LOL

Welcome to the group. But seriously, we'd like to see some pictures of the car. As you got it, what you've done to it (if anything), and your plans for the car.  Sharing is caring.

Warning to Newbies or those AC fans thinking of participating on this site:

1. Be prepared to provide all the specs on your engine and proof thereof plus your logic for those choices.

2. Be prepared to defend your position as a non-paying SOC participant.

3. Be prepared to abandon the anonymity of your avatar or screen name and use only your proper given legal name.

4. Be prepared to be graded on your grammar and sentence structure.

Only then, shall you be Welcomed To The Madness!

You're a funny guy Bob! 

And Matteo- your first name is enough. The rest of the list applies though....   Are you planning on keeping the car or selling it when you finish it?

Fair enough Bob. This is how I found it.  The frame head plate has a bit of rust, but I'm not sure if there's any rot on it yet. The floors are good with the exception of where the seats were bolted to the pan and under the brake pedal. Standard pan issues on a vehicle that has sat for a while.  The engine is a Stock 1600cc Volkswagen. Missing the engine tin around the engine.  The chassis and pans were cut down 10 inches in a Vee as shown in the building sheets. However, it doesn't look like it was stitched back together properly on the floorboards at least. Any seam sealer on the pans is long gone, so some chassis work is going to be required. Front beam looks good, fit and finish a bit sloppy. I will likely go with four wheel disks and make the front beam adjustable. I have some Koni Reds in the garage that would be nice on this suspension. For an engine I would like to go with 1915cc 69mm crank (stock VW) with some nice high end heads and 94mm p/c with possibly an Engle FK7 (low lift heavy duration so I can run single springs) with some scat 1.4:1 ratio rockers. Solid lifters. Stock balanced VW rods, mounted on stock crank and lightened flywheel balanced as a unit.  I have a few case choices, but the best case I have is a stock VW single relief with adjuster. I'll likely full flow it and use a typeII oil cooler and two quart sump. Not sure I like the single relief case yet.  For carbs I have a set of Weber 48 IDA's (Italian ones) with Deano dinosaur D port intakes that I will match to the heads and carbs and lightly polish. I love the Gene Berg weighted pully. It really smooths out the engine much like a damper on a regular engine. I have an original Gene Berg locking shifter. Interior would eliminate the mouse poop stained red carpet and would likely be an oatmeal square weave. That's enough for now, I still have yet to buy the vehicle as it is winter and is not going anywhere at the moment. This would be a keeper for sure, as I have been looking for one for sometime now.

Now that's what I'm talking about...full disclosure.  Looks to be a project for sure but judging from that posts it sounds like you have the skill set to see the project through.  That also means that you're probably right in the sense that the car's not going anywhere for now. Most on here would disagree about waiting for Spring, Winter is the time to buy so you can disassemble said car and get it ready for Spring. Spring is driving season and Winter is tinkering season for these babies.

https://youtu.be/jZOywn1qArI

She may not ever be a trailer queen, but that's not how I build cars initially.  I'd like to have all the mechanics completed first, and the work on the esthetic.  My main belief is that if it looks like a sports car it should perform at the sports car! I like to build cars that are sleepers, but fully wake up when intimidated By an overbuilt Honda or Vette. 

Looks  like it will be a great project for you, Matteo! With your skill set, i bet it will be a sweet ride when you're done putting your flavor on it! 

Welcome to the group, Matteo. We slide right by your place almost every year with the Speedster en route to holiday in Wells, Maine.

David, feel free to stop in on your next trip. I've done a lot of business in Canada with VW Campers. (My specialty) Even donated one to a deserving couple whose camper basically rusted in half. I Vacation in Canada on the West coast every year. My best friend lives in Victoria. Wells is VERY close to where I live. Looking forward to chatting with you folks. I think I will like this forum. 

Hi, Matt - I'm down near Worcester, MA.  If you've been to one of the VolksVair shows at Hebert's Candy Mansion in the past few years, you might have seen my pearl white CMC Speedster there.  There are a couple of other people working on CMC's, mostly down toward the Boston area.  You'll certainly have a lot of fun restoring/rebuilding your speedster, and there is a LOT of info on this site, buried away in older posts, that can save you a lot of time.  Learn how to use the search function - it could save you a lot of time and frustration.

Welcome to the group and hope to see you at a local event soon.

Gordon - The Speedstah Guy from Massachusetts

Matteo posted:

David, feel free to stop in on your next trip. I've done a lot of business in Canada with VW Campers. (My specialty) Even donated one to a deserving couple whose camper basically rusted in half. I Vacation in Canada on the West coast every year. My best friend lives in Victoria. Wells is VERY close to where I live. Looking forward to chatting with you folks. I think I will like this forum. 

thanks for that, Matteo. I've added your phone number to my list of contacts from various areas. We'll try to stop over for a bit this summer. Here's a nice pic of my car back in 2013 in Biddeford, Me.  We were on our way up to Becky's Diner in Portland.

My car is no show queen....I put serious miles on it. Here's a link to a nice trip we did in 2012.  We've done over 50,000 miles in five years with a little help from some friends.

http://s1224.photobucket.com/u...y/?sort=6&page=1

Gordon, Isn't Heberts off of 495? I recall seeing it many time visiting my grandfather in Webster Ma. I'm sure I'll see you at an event. I'm getting the feeling I should grab this car now and get it on the road for spring. I'm told it runs and I can sort out the brakes and tires in short order. 

"I'm getting the feeling I should grab this car now and get it on the road for spring."

That's what I've been trying to tell ya. Now you're talking.

Yeah, make the plunge and start working on it.  I promise you that it'll take longer than you expect to finish it, but we'll all work with you to get you there and pass along all the tips we can.

I do the Hebert's show in Shrewsbury on Route 20, usually the first weekend in August.  the only other VW show I do is the Connecticut VW club's big one - usually somewhere mid-state (Used to be the Litchfield show).

I do a number of events with the TYP356ne club.  We'll be setting the event schedule for 2016 in early February and it'll show up on the club website typ356ne.org 

Se you around New England!

gn

Guarantee the price will jump in May!

Unless you have wrenched a pile of speedsters, expect to shell out 50% more pocket jingle than you had planned on and double the hours, it's all part of the Madness ~

Hey Matteo,

Welcome to the group. I have a CMC flared fender version too and live just down the street in Newburyport.  If you need help to check it out, do an inventory etc let me know.  I love this stuff.

Frank

978.463.445four

Here's one of my creations...

Matt, in the seafoam car without the doors, what are those rear rollbar legs mounted to?