I just made the deal on the 2276. I’m going to go take a look at it this afternoon. He will knock off 500 if I don’t want the mag but I’m an airplane guy and it is kind of cool.
Now I’m looking for exhaust recommendations and I assume a better clutch as well…💰💰💰🤑🤑😢🥺
Assimilation is complete. And down the slippery slope to the rabbit hole we go!
I use a Sachs HD clutch, the Kennedy clutches aren't what they used to be. I'm not drag racing, the Sachs will hold 225 hp with ease, plus be light on your leg.
@LI-Rick Thanks for that reply, I was busy earlier. Right-on on all counts!
@Impala If you're doing 3k at 60, you DON'T have a "freeway flier". That's a 4.12 with stock 0.89 4th, or a 3.88 with a 0.93 4th.
You probably have a 4.12 with stock gears(3.78(3.80) , 2.06, 1.26, 0.89), basically all stock. I find the 3-4 drop a bit large also, but that's with my 3.44 final.
I always thought the original "freeway flier" was stock gears and a 3.88 R&P. This BS of a 4.12 and stock 1-2-3 and 0.82 4th is TOO much of an rpm drop.
@GreasySideUp posted:
Welcome to the club. My epiphany happened when it dawned on me that I’d spent almost $500 on HARDWARE at my local Ace through my Shroud, Pedal, and MC upgrades.
Congrats on the buy !!
Made the deal and she is in the back of my Element. She has definitely been sitting a few years, the pictures looked a bit better than in person. It turns over well though and there are a lot of very good parts on there. My builder is going to tear it down a bit to take a look. Resurface the flywheel, replace the oil pump, rear seal, pull the pushrods and the heads, clean the carbs and clean it up a bit. I’ll drop it off at the engine shop tomorrow or Monday and he’s going to get started right away.
He did a search for an exhaust and most of his favorites are back ordered with no ETA. Parts are an issue for these things for sure. Side note — The global Economy is fascinating to me right now.
I know you guys have some favorite engine bay pictures filed away. Let’s see some of the favorites. This heat padding isn’t going to cut it for this monster motor.
@DannyP posted:Assimilation is complete. And down the slippery slope to the rabbit hole we go!
I use a Sachs HD clutch, the Kennedy clutches aren't what they used to be. I'm not drag racing, the Sachs will hold 225 hp with ease, plus be light on your leg.
@LI-Rick Thanks for that reply, I was busy earlier. Right-on on all counts!
@Impala If you're doing 3k at 60, you DON'T have a "freeway flier". That's a 4.12 with stock 0.89 4th, or a 3.88 with a 0.93 4th.
You probably have a 4.12 with stock gears(3.78(3.80) , 2.06, 1.26, 0.89), basically all stock. I find the 3-4 drop a bit large also, but that's with my 3.44 final.
I always thought the original "freeway flier" was stock gears and a 3.88 R&P. This BS of a 4.12 and stock 1-2-3 and 0.82 4th is TOO much of an rpm drop.
Interesting; I did order a freeway flyer on the build back in 2004. But then again, I ordered a 1776 and got a 1915 so....What I don’t get is the drop from 3rd to 4th. On all the other VWs I’ve had or driven there was no such drop. Could my tach be not calibrated right?
@DannyP you’ll be stoked, she has an external oil filter and an external oil cooler/fan on a thermostat.
@Impala posted:Interesting; I did order a freeway flyer on the build back in 2004. But then again, I ordered a 1776 and got a 1915 so....What I don’t get is the drop from 3rd to 4th. On all the other VWs I’ve had or driven there was no such drop. Could my tach be not calibrated right?
If it FEELS like too much of a drop, then it probably is too much. Hook up an old tach-dwell meter to check your tach.
If the engine has been sitting for a long time it would be good to replace the valve springs.
Here’s a couple pics of mine
Maybe. I got my engine in 2002, but didn't start it up for three years. It was and still is FINE. After 45k and rebuilding the heads the same springs are still working. I guess they're good springs.
I'll bet the Steve Tims heads also have good springs.
My engine sat for maybe 25 years so I replaced the springs. They were Berg heads.
@Former Member posted:Here’s a couple pics of mine
Is that a Porsche motor or just a shroud? Awesome!
Bernie Bergmann fan shroud
This is my 2165cc with a cut-down 911 ring, alternator and fan. JayCee pulley, thedubshop hidden crank sensor, Autocraft 2 stage dry sump pump. When this pic was taken I was running Weber 44IDF, but now I'm running a Speeduino ECU and CB 48mm throttle bodies. Also you can see my homemade sled tins. You can't see any of this in a Spyder.
These next two pictures are the 2276cc I just built. JayCee no-leak pushrod tubes and sump cover.
All dressed up and ready for installation. CB dry sump pump and CB pulley. CB heads and Berg 1.45:1 rockers and breather.
@DannyP posted:This is my 2165cc with a cut-down 911 ring, alternator and fan. JayCee pulley, thedubshop hidden crank sensor, Autocraft 2 stage dry sump pump. When this pic was taken I was running Weber 44IDF, but now I'm running a Speeduino ECU and CB 48mm throttle bodies. Also you can see my homemade sled tins. You can't see any of this in a Spyder.
These next two pictures are the 2276cc I just built. JayCee no-leak pushrod tubes and sump cover.
All dressed up and ready for installation. CB dry sump pump and CB pulley. CB heads and Berg 1.45:1 rockers and breather.
Awesome!
my bergmann shroud developed a crack at 10 oclock, was 6" long, Bergmann wouldnt replace it so i drilled 1/8" hole at end of crack and put a Castrol racing oil decal over the whole mess,,worked..
Love what you did there; it'd almost be a dead ringer except for the alternator....
I dropped her off with Will at Cal Look Performance in Sanger Tx. Hopefully she will be whistling in 2 weeks or so.
More boxes….
Looks like Christmas came early!!!!
@Former Member posted:Looks like Christmas came early!!!!
There will be no Christmas this year. I’m going broke!!😂😂😶😢
Hopefully I’ll be going extremely fast and stopping extremely quickly come Christmas though
Hey by the way that’s a Nice Looking Bug
@Former Member posted:Hey by the way that’s a Nice Looking Bug
Not mine but it is awesome. Absolutely beautiful. It’s got north of 200hp too….
Here's a couple of mine.........Bruce
Given you're based in Texas, IMHO the main thing you need to focus on regarding your engine bay is ensuring you have all the tinware needed to direct cooling air over your cylinder heads. @DannyP's comment about the dogsled tins is something you need to read up on, as is the isolation between the engine bay (cool air intake) and underneath (hot cylinder heads needing cooling). It's not difficult to sort the tinware even for a custom build and there are multiple ways of skinning the proverbial cat.
I personally don't think you have to be completely anal about every 1mm hole (although it never hurts to be detail-oriented, eh Danny?), but if you do get the engine bay sealed AND run a remote oil cooler you should be fine even if the weather is:
@aircooled posted:Here's a couple of mine.........Bruce
I love this. Did you do the tin work inside as well?
Yes Greasy....I did the tin work. 22ga Stainless. 1.5" circles for the engine turn look. I bought the stainless that way from the company that supplied BurgerKing with the same sheeting for their table tops and partitions in some of their facilities. It was $600.00 for a 4 X 8' sheet which is enough to do two cars and some left over for whatever..................Bruce
@Martin's Eleven (UK) posted:Given you're based in Texas, IMHO the main thing you need to focus on regarding your engine bay is ensuring you have all the tinware needed to direct cooling air over your cylinder heads. @DannyP's comment about the dogsled tins is something you need to read up on, as is the isolation between the engine bay (cool air intake) and underneath (hot cylinder heads needing cooling). It's not difficult to sort the tinware even for a custom build and there are multiple ways of skinning the proverbial cat.
I personally don't think you have to be completely anal about every 1mm hole (although it never hurts to be detail-oriented, eh Danny?), but if you do get the engine bay sealed AND run a remote oil cooler you should be fine even if the weather is:
Or our very own @Cory McCloskey with his out of control record temps in Arizona:
That video was so awesome and Jim's packing video are both momentos you have to watch.
BTW, the painting the barn is needed and lipstick : nice going.
Free drums from a 66. Pay for shipping from Texas. Internals have very few miles on them. Preferably to someone who will use them soon vs going on a shelf or resold.
It is coming along quicker than expected and you are doing an awesome job!
Aren't new disks awesome looking, too bad you have to get them dirty... Now that is OCD....
@Impala posted:It is coming along quicker than expected and you are doing an awesome job!
I can’t take much credit at all. My neighbor Matt is an amazing mechanic. I pretty much just hand him tools and tell him he’s doing it wrong. He gets all the credit!!
I’m not a huge fan of how this shifter looks. They were out of the trigger shifter but holy smokes she shifts nicely with the new bushings. The old ones were smoked. Extremely positive feedback in each gear. I don’t ever remember my beetle working so well.
