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Re: "Cutie" a 18 year old project and counting
« Reply #60 on: May 24, 2015, 12:52:11 AM »
Hey Geoff, you got the front tires on backwards!

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« Reply #61 on: May 24, 2015, 11:36:13 AM »
:-) observant eye Bruce!! The tires on there right now are just for trial fit and storage, they don't have any usable tread left on them. So when we have them back from Neu-Brite for refinishing and fresh rubber then we'll pay attention to the tread direction on mounting. But thanks Bruce
Always a keen eye for detail Sir.

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Re: "Cutie" a 18 year old project and counting
« Reply #62 on: June 27, 2015, 01:05:51 PM »
Its been a while so I thought I'd post a few update pictures.

Here the first bunch shows more rusty we found when opening a old repair panel that wasn't installed properly. This resulted in the obvious choice that we had to replace the passenger side Heater channel.

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Re: "Cutie" a 18 year old project and counting
« Reply #63 on: June 27, 2015, 01:07:21 PM »
Here is the roughed in rear inspection opening. Another great solution / Idea from Geoff

And a huge thanks to Jerry aka Westy69 for making it possible

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Re: "Cutie" a 18 year old project and counting
« Reply #64 on: June 27, 2015, 01:10:59 PM »
More roughed in repairs
- small metal patches in the front wheel well area
- Repair panels in engine bay

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Re: "Cutie" a 18 year old project and counting
« Reply #65 on: June 27, 2015, 01:13:43 PM »
the last few pictures for today

- rear crescent vent block offs

- rear decklid vents or air inlets for the cooling fan.

Its coming along nicely!! Very happy with the results so far other than all that nasty rust that we found. But none of us saw that coming when we started This project.
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Re: "Cutie" a 18 year old project and counting
« Reply #66 on: July 16, 2015, 10:26:14 AM »
The Pan is in Russ's hands for powder coating and the body soon to make its way to Don Atkinson for Primer. From there a short break in the project front until a few details are taken care of on my side. Then on to trany rebuild, engine assembly ordering fenders that fit etc.

Looking forward to seeing it come together. We've come a long time no way so far.

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« Reply #67 on: July 16, 2015, 12:18:35 PM »
The Pan is in Russ's hands for powder coating and the body soon to make its way to Don Atkinson for Primer. From there a short break in the project front until a few details are taken care of on my side. Then on to trany rebuild, engine assembly ordering fenders that fit etc.

Looking forward to seeing it come together. We've come a long time no way so far.
I sent it out for a light reblast and should get it back shortly
I will have it all ready to go next week for you sometime:)

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Re: "Cutie" a 18 year old project and counting
« Reply #68 on: July 16, 2015, 12:41:42 PM »
:-) looking forward to seeing how the color combo turns out :-)

Another mile stone on this project

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Re: "Cutie" a 18 year old project and counting
« Reply #69 on: July 23, 2015, 12:52:53 PM »
Thanks Russ Killer job with the Powder looks great. Getting excited to seeing it together

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« Reply #70 on: July 23, 2015, 01:03:59 PM »
And the Jewels to crown the beauty. Tones of work from Geoff stuck into this car. :-) Looks great now to put the puzzles together.

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« Reply #71 on: July 23, 2015, 01:22:48 PM »
turned out great, I'm sure Geoff will have this rolling in no time

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Re: "Cutie" a 18 year old project and counting
« Reply #72 on: August 04, 2015, 01:30:49 PM »
Wiring Questions

I'm considering converting a H4 Halo headlight kit to HID headlights. Has anyone done the conversion before or are these more of an irritation to other drivers than a improvement in lighting?

Next question is Performa Braid Wire loom I'm re wiring my entire car have a kit ordered up but doesn't come with loom. The smaller sizes ⅛, ¼ and ½ are all in roles of 20feet so more than enough anyways. just wondering if i need for the main harness a 1" or ¾" and if 10 feet will be enough for the job. Stereo signal, and speaker cable will be run separate anyways and for the amp i'll add a 8AWG power wire run separately but next to the main bundle. So just need to fit the factory wire into it. Any idea's or pointers.

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Re: "Cutie" a 18 year old project and counting
« Reply #73 on: August 04, 2015, 01:40:54 PM »
Another question i'm putting out there.

On this pictured car are ¼ panel air ducts that duct fresh air into the engine bay. Are these a practical addition to a car that will be pushing roughly 200 HP or not really needed for what I'm doing.  Over kill? Or would a simple Decklid lift off kit do the same Job?


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Re: "Cutie" a 18 year old project and counting
« Reply #74 on: August 05, 2015, 02:12:20 AM »
I'm considering converting a H4 Halo headlight kit to HID headlights. 
I think HID technology is about to become obsolete.  LED headlights are here.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1801829

I told a friend locally about these headlights and he said he was going to order a pair right away, so I will have a chance to see them in person.  We'll also get a true unbiased opinion whether they are brighter/better.  It will be a few weeks before they are installed.

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Re: "Cutie" a 18 year old project and counting
« Reply #75 on: August 05, 2015, 12:02:44 PM »
Cool let me know Bruce thanks, I'm in no rush to order them yet. Thanks for the heads up.

Rene

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Re: "Cutie" a 18 year old project and counting
« Reply #76 on: August 06, 2015, 12:54:08 PM »
Can anyone confirm that
My math is good. I'm planing the system to run on mainly e85 fuels thats why I'm calculating with an equivalent HP of 400 as e85 needs more fuel for the same HP

My Math
230hp x 1.75 = 400HP x 0.6 BSFC = 240lbs/h = 152 liters per hour.  And my pump now does 155 l/h which does 244 lbs/h / 4 gives us a injector size of 60lbs/h.

I used a relatively high BSFC factor for gas it would normally be 0.5 for e85 it would be 0.7 but we compensated already for that with the calculated 400HP so I didn't want to over compensate everywhere.

Thanks for any pointers

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Re: "Cutie" a 18 year old project and counting
« Reply #77 on: August 07, 2015, 01:57:09 PM »
Fancy red Calipers all around. Great idea Geoff

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Re: "Cutie" a 18 year old project and counting
« Reply #78 on: September 05, 2015, 01:40:38 AM »
Got some update pictures from Geoff here goes

Rebuilt 944 drive axles

And powder coated trany crossmembers

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Re: "Cutie" a 18 year old project and counting
« Reply #79 on: September 05, 2015, 01:41:36 AM »
Lots of stainless hardware :-)

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Re: "Cutie" a 18 year old project and counting
« Reply #80 on: September 05, 2015, 01:49:26 AM »
The arrival pictures at Don's shop before the prep work and primer

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Re: "Cutie" a 18 year old project and counting
« Reply #81 on: September 05, 2015, 01:50:37 AM »
More before pictures

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Re: "Cutie" a 18 year old project and counting
« Reply #82 on: September 05, 2015, 01:52:36 AM »
Fuel filler inner housing removal and start of some prep work
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Re: "Cutie" a 18 year old project and counting
« Reply #83 on: September 05, 2015, 01:53:38 AM »
Prep work getting all the little details just right

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Re: "Cutie" a 18 year old project and counting
« Reply #84 on: September 05, 2015, 01:54:13 AM »
Under dash area
And panel prep

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« Reply #85 on: September 05, 2015, 01:55:38 AM »
Panel prep

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« Reply #86 on: September 05, 2015, 01:59:38 AM »
And into the grey :-) appoxi primer late at night lol great Jib Don

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« Reply #87 on: September 05, 2015, 02:00:44 AM »
More primer pictures

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Re: "Cutie" a 18 year old project and counting
« Reply #88 on: September 05, 2015, 02:01:32 AM »
I think it's coming along just nicely

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Re: "Cutie" a 18 year old project and counting
« Reply #89 on: September 05, 2015, 02:02:59 AM »
Back into storage waiting for engine, tray and Paint all arriving or starting end of November. I hope :-)
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