Hey Checkout these Roof racks, they are newer styles and cool. Only problem is the price! But $61$ non the less. This company has some cool stuff, but again the price is out there.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=611012
Nice look but $$$
I'd have to chain the damn thing to the roof. He has some other interesting things, whats the bracket with the holes for? ( last item on the left )
Ooo I want that exhaust setup
I love the look until I see the price-450 shocked
Pedro on the samba makes nice racks and I think his are around 300
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=619172
QuotePedro on the samba makes nice racks
LoL LoL LoL
John,
you are spending waaaaaay too much time on the Samba!
Hey how is the alternator ??
I just saw that it's 1k for the exhaust set-up. Are they out of their mind?
That Exhaust would look great on Most Beutiful Bus. I think I'll get one for the Rat also.
Do you know how much work was done on that motor in the most beautiful bus? I saw that it had dual carbs, anything else? I didn't get a chance to hear it run. :'(
Quote from: Beetleboi on June 09, 2008, 04:24:56 PM
Do you know how much work was done on that motor in the most beautiful bus? I saw that it had dual carbs, anything else? I didn't get a chance to hear it run. :'(
I don't know.
Quote from: Beetleboi on June 09, 2008, 04:24:56 PM
Do you know how much work was done on that motor in the most beautiful bus? I saw that it had dual carbs, anything else? I didn't get a chance to hear it run. :'(
from what it sounds like he almost had to push it home
Quote from: njgt-1 on June 09, 2008, 02:09:49 PM
Hey how is the alternator ??
Alternator is done. I notched the bracket so it sits in closer but the wierd thing is if the alternator sits parallel to the flywheel (?) the belt starts screaming again. If I turn it just slightly out of parallel, it works fine. This may be because the pulley on the alternator is made for a modern serpentine belt and our fan belts are notched in the opposite direction. mmmmmmmmm!!!! s#r
Waiting for cooler weather to change the steering gear.Maybe this weekend
You should replace the belt with a notched one, it should grab the pulley better.
Off topic I read that if you turn the top pulley with socket or an adjustable wrench and the engine doesn't turn that your belts too loose, does that always apply?
Quote from: 6d4vdub (jack) on June 10, 2008, 09:30:45 PM
You should replace the belt with a notched one, it should grab the pulley better.
There in lies the problem. The pulley as I said is grooved like a modern day serpentine belt drive- grooves going horizontal. the belt has notches going vertical. I can't use a belt with the horizontal grooves because they dont make them thin enough to fit on the VW flywheel. l
Quote from: 6T5 square on June 11, 2008, 05:33:57 AM
There in lies the problem. The pulley as I said is grooved like a modern day serpentine belt drive- grooves going horizontal. the belt has notches going vertical. I can't use a belt with the horizontal grooves because they dont make them thin enough to fit on the VW flywheel. l
Sounds like you should just junk the car. I will buy it for scrap with the title for 200.00. ;D
Don't you have some wiring to work on?
Why didn't they just create a new upper pulley to work with the grooves in the new belt?
Because this wasn't a kit. It's a nippondenso alternator out of a lawn tractor. The plans for the conversion were developed about 10 years ago by a friend of mine on the type 3 mailing list. He has since sold the plans to the DDB- a custom shop in oregon that now sells it as a kit.
MMMMM!? Maybe I can contact Toby and ask him what he runs on his. s#r s#r