Deck Lid Stand-Offs

[Beetleboi -Greg-]

Slow is for 36 horsers.  ;D I want my car to look like it goes fast, until I have the brains and dinero to build up an engine and make it fast. It think the stand-offs will give me that look. I really want to find the air scoop that they put on the formula vees I might just get one from jc whitney and try to cut it to fit.

[scarecrow]

 Greg, if you want deck lid stand offs I think I have them along with chrome springs. If you really want them & are going to install I'll dig thru my parts that are in my crawl space. I hate crawling around in the crawl space :icon_evil: Let me know

[6T5 square]

Slow is for 36 horsers.  ;D

Watch it Bitch!








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[njgt-1]

Slow is for 36 horsers

Hey did you guys know theres actually a class for 36hp VWs at the Bonneyville Salt Flats, where they set the world land speed records ?

Check the back pages of "Hot VWs" theres a records page in which every type of VW record is listed. Its in every issue.

[steveo]

Watch it Bitch!








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I'll second that buddy...screwey))
steveo

[Beetleboi -Greg-]

Sorry Steve and John, easy target  :surrender: s3 :surrender: s3  T1  Scarecrow don't worry about it, I want to think about it. Plus they are like 10 bucks on Ebay. So it's not worth it to go rummaging through your crawl space lol!

[steveo]

Sorry Steve and John, easy target  :surrender: s3 :surrender: s3  T1  Scarecrow don't worry about it, I want to think about it. Plus they are like 10 bucks on Ebay. So it's not worth it to go rummaging through your crawl space lol!

That's OK ..if our club pres. can take it  c23 so can we
Steveo

[matt]

         

Sorry Steve and John, easy target  :surrender: s3 :surrender: s3  T1 

  Well, I'M still waiting......................... I1t


Bob,

  Raising the decklid of my super convert really helps with keeping the engine cool, BIG difference in engine temp.
I understand what you are thinking about the hot exhaust, but an inch or 2 ok, above the exhaust is not so hot & still think the majority of the air is being pulled from up above.  My  2CENTS  ..



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[Beetleboi -Greg-]

theres gotta be a fold out hinge mechinism. or a latch with those pistons used to keep the tailgate on vans up that will allow you to open and close the off set. im ordering a set but if chit gets stollen or my car runs funky im switching back. i love the look.  :-*

[Baha (Shawn)]

I've never seen a beetle in a wind tunnel, but I'll bet the air doesn't go in the top of a deck lid with stand-offs. My guess is it would create a vacuum and draw air out.

[matt]

I did see a video or photo of a bug in an air tunnel a while ago, but cannot find it now & being at w--k does not help.
I thought I remember seeing the air come right down the back of the car, so air would get into the compartment pretty well.

What I do, and I think Mike still does is have engine lid props, that opens our engine lids about 6 inches or so - at thte bottom.
I dont think air gets driven in that way at all, except here I think the air rushing around the rear of the car pulls a vacuum and pulls air out of the bottom of the engine compartment.
   When air is pulled out , air must go in, so this increases the flow of air into the compartment  from the top openings by quite a lot.

did this cause converts are missing grills up top

The heat that gets created by the engine in the closed compartment now gets pulled out. Otherwise that heated air would have to go back  up through the fan and blow across the engine.  - Just kinda following the thinking Bob had about exhuast heat.


My 4  2CENTS  2CENTS


Matt


why not go this way Greg?

[Beetleboi -Greg-]

Matt, im doing this for the look, thought having the extra air helps too. i love these sleeper cars with the deck stand offs. at least my car will look fast. lol im going to blast v8 sound effects out of a pa speaker. eat your heart out mike c  :icon_geek: :icon_jokercolor: $61$ $61$