It was a pleasure, Tom. Don't forget to write, huh?
Did you guys drink any beer while working on this thing?
Beer??! That would have interferred with the careful manipulations and other great thinking needed to get this job done -- but, uh, wait a second, this was not a brain surgery -- so actually, yes, there was a cooler. [See pic 090708 above, where this essential component of the shade-tree mechanic's tool box can bee seen.] What a stupid question . . .
FYI- they are all numbered 090708.
Got'cha on that one, didn't he??
Try looking at the pic that shows Kelly in a complete blur because he's just working soooooo FAST!
Try looking at the pic that shows Kelly in a complete blur because he's just working soooooo FAST!
BWAAAAA-HAAAA-HAAAAA!
So, anybody kniw who makes the engine shroud used on this engine? I asked Tom sometime back and JPS didn't seem to think he needed such sensitive data at that time....go figure, not rocket science.
I just happen to like it and need to replace a DMT that has all sorts of cracks in the glass and looks bad to me....
I just happen to like it and need to replace a DMT that has all sorts of cracks in the glass and looks bad to me....
Jim, he HAS a DTM right there in the garage/barn thingie -- never used and potentially for sale. It can actually be seen in the 'AC bracket install' picture, re-posted for your viewing pleasure.
It's in the background, on a wooden box fan.
To answer your question, though, no. No idea who made the old one.
It's in the background, on a wooden box fan.
To answer your question, though, no. No idea who made the old one.
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If you look in the back of my white wagon there, I think you might see some sort of malted beverage in there that I may have been drinking!
Number one: Danny's hands hold the head and lower it, Bill's steady the case and Kelly's eyes provide the steering. Teamwork.
Number two: This thing actually works. There's a slight halo around the engine and decklid where you can see the initial exhaust smoke. It looks like it turned the light's hue a little more toward blue from its usual white, dont'cha think? Or maybe I just stood there a little too long.
The third is the scene of the crime. What a rustic setting.
Number two: This thing actually works. There's a slight halo around the engine and decklid where you can see the initial exhaust smoke. It looks like it turned the light's hue a little more toward blue from its usual white, dont'cha think? Or maybe I just stood there a little too long.
The third is the scene of the crime. What a rustic setting.
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Six more shots of last weekend, then you'll have to read about it in a magazine ... heh, heh ...
The first is the last of the shots from the nighttime drive-by at Mickey's place. Dang, but I love that car.
Number two is the driver's side splash guard on Tom's car -- made from a JPS-supplied template. It really fit in there well on both sides, and the templates were almost exactly the right size for the space. Somebody had to spend a lot of time with little scissors to get up inside that fender and make the first ones accurately out of paper -- or whatever they used. It really looks like it'll work.
If Tom hung onto the originals, I'll save them for the rainy day, so to speak. Maybe I can save JPS some legwork and make some more for you guys out of aluminum.
The third, naturally, is Kelly putting his .005-inch eye on Danny's work. I think that might be the best picture I have of Kelly in my file ... I may have to print that up for him to put up on his "Physics Lab, Rocketship Division," cubicle wall.
The first is the last of the shots from the nighttime drive-by at Mickey's place. Dang, but I love that car.
Number two is the driver's side splash guard on Tom's car -- made from a JPS-supplied template. It really fit in there well on both sides, and the templates were almost exactly the right size for the space. Somebody had to spend a lot of time with little scissors to get up inside that fender and make the first ones accurately out of paper -- or whatever they used. It really looks like it'll work.
If Tom hung onto the originals, I'll save them for the rainy day, so to speak. Maybe I can save JPS some legwork and make some more for you guys out of aluminum.
The third, naturally, is Kelly putting his .005-inch eye on Danny's work. I think that might be the best picture I have of Kelly in my file ... I may have to print that up for him to put up on his "Physics Lab, Rocketship Division," cubicle wall.
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Jim,
Those shrouds are usually used on dune buggies, I think. I'd seen them when I was considering things for my project. I was cautioned against them because they lack adequate cooling for our cars. Otherwise I'd of put one in in a heartbeat because it looks sooooo cool! Very "Carrera" looking.
Here's one from Chirco's. Well, it's similar. And I think Jake is in the process of making one?
http://www.chircoestore.com/catalog/images/00-8857-0.jpg
Those shrouds are usually used on dune buggies, I think. I'd seen them when I was considering things for my project. I was cautioned against them because they lack adequate cooling for our cars. Otherwise I'd of put one in in a heartbeat because it looks sooooo cool! Very "Carrera" looking.
Here's one from Chirco's. Well, it's similar. And I think Jake is in the process of making one?
http://www.chircoestore.com/catalog/images/00-8857-0.jpg
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The shroud on Tom's car is made of f/glas as well. Weird bird to me as far as attaching the other tins to it. The side cylinder tins were trimmed so much that only a strip of metal with the cylinder numbers stamped in them remains. These shrouds are not really known for their cooling qualities.
~WB
~WB
Cory,
Txs for the GREAT shots of the action. Well done. I think my contribution there was: "So that's how they go to gether??!" and "I'll get you a cold one." I think I did tighten one or two exhast pipe nuts.
As to the fan shrouds, the one Tom has looks pretty cool -- very Carrera-ish. Have also heard that these do not get the air just right, leaving one or teo cylinders running hotter than should, and so coling can be a problem. Everyone that seems to know says the original German VW Type 1 doghouse is the best for cooling. And maybe the DTM thing from Raby, which I studied while in The Barn at Easton, and would have to say looks pretty cool too. Jake says he took a gazillion hours on a dyno getting that thing done just right. Will have to take his word for that. I know a lot of the guys who run monster Type 1s and Type 4s will use Jake's shroud, and they seem to work. I have the same engine Tom has there, a 2332, and I have the Vee-dub doghouse, and the engine runs cool as can be. Cool has also got a lot to do with mixture and ignition timing, BTW, so it's not just about the fan. But yes indeedy, that 911 Carrera look is very sweet indeed. I suppose when Jake gets that one down for Type 1s, I'll be tempted. For now, just happy to believe that my very ordinary looking doghouse is keeping everything evenly cool.
It was a fun way to spend a rainy day.
PS: Drake: I'll take that photo hi-res via PM. Whenever.
Txs for the GREAT shots of the action. Well done. I think my contribution there was: "So that's how they go to gether??!" and "I'll get you a cold one." I think I did tighten one or two exhast pipe nuts.
As to the fan shrouds, the one Tom has looks pretty cool -- very Carrera-ish. Have also heard that these do not get the air just right, leaving one or teo cylinders running hotter than should, and so coling can be a problem. Everyone that seems to know says the original German VW Type 1 doghouse is the best for cooling. And maybe the DTM thing from Raby, which I studied while in The Barn at Easton, and would have to say looks pretty cool too. Jake says he took a gazillion hours on a dyno getting that thing done just right. Will have to take his word for that. I know a lot of the guys who run monster Type 1s and Type 4s will use Jake's shroud, and they seem to work. I have the same engine Tom has there, a 2332, and I have the Vee-dub doghouse, and the engine runs cool as can be. Cool has also got a lot to do with mixture and ignition timing, BTW, so it's not just about the fan. But yes indeedy, that 911 Carrera look is very sweet indeed. I suppose when Jake gets that one down for Type 1s, I'll be tempted. For now, just happy to believe that my very ordinary looking doghouse is keeping everything evenly cool.
It was a fun way to spend a rainy day.
PS: Drake: I'll take that photo hi-res via PM. Whenever.
Hi guys!
The coupe and I made it to Indiana on Sunday just catching the WINDY tail end of the remnants of Ike. The coupe rode nice and secure inside an enclosed cargo trailer. I started my new job on Monday and I'm writing this from my hotel room in FRESNO CA. On the road already. I'm back in Indiana on Saturday and then off to LOST WAGES for the RVDA convention next week. Finally get home to PA for a weekend after that. Whew! No time to work on the coupe. Really like my new challenge. Really fits me (except for all the travel). Cory, any more on the story?? A draft preview copy perhaps??? And please don't forget to sent those hi-res pics. I love the "mad scientist" shot of Kelly.
Thanks again to all for all the work.
BEER? at an event like this??? Not us . . .. .he he he.
The coupe and I made it to Indiana on Sunday just catching the WINDY tail end of the remnants of Ike. The coupe rode nice and secure inside an enclosed cargo trailer. I started my new job on Monday and I'm writing this from my hotel room in FRESNO CA. On the road already. I'm back in Indiana on Saturday and then off to LOST WAGES for the RVDA convention next week. Finally get home to PA for a weekend after that. Whew! No time to work on the coupe. Really like my new challenge. Really fits me (except for all the travel). Cory, any more on the story?? A draft preview copy perhaps??? And please don't forget to sent those hi-res pics. I love the "mad scientist" shot of Kelly.
Thanks again to all for all the work.
BEER? at an event like this??? Not us . . .. .he he he.
Tom,
Swing by the shop when you get settled down a bit.
Carey
Swing by the shop when you get settled down a bit.
Carey