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General Forums => Member's VW's => Topic started by: josh on March 30, 2007, 08:17:45 PM

Title: My Dream Car
Post by: josh on March 30, 2007, 08:17:45 PM: I bought this car from Jeff Lovell down in Oregon, it was built as a drag car with lotsa light weight goodies like carbon fiber hood, CCC fiberglass w convert lid, lexan windows, cool aluminum mini keg gasser style gas tank etc,etc. It has a RLR (I believe) bolt in chromo cage, full MSD ignitionwith 2 step, 1/4 mile drag trans 2X, original empi GT steering wheel, Erco's, M H slicks, Autometer gauges, lightweight seats berg shifter and on and on.

here's some pics of it after a quick wash:
(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi129.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fp201%2Fjoshbuchan%2FIMG_0799.jpg&hash=694ff925ff27913605f67fcd94f986f9e6f42110)
(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi129.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fp201%2Fjoshbuchan%2FIMG_0798.jpg&hash=b93421b2d473c9795e93795c4b8ba4a88ea3e9a6)
(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi129.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fp201%2Fjoshbuchan%2FIMG_0797.jpg&hash=7f418a311fe7bccaf79530d76fef59fefdd7bbed)
(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi129.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fp201%2Fjoshbuchan%2FIMG_0802.jpg&hash=73479eee7eaa12015b253416ea5e272b28e232f4)
(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi129.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fp201%2Fjoshbuchan%2FIMG_0801.jpg&hash=12253e3059613061a333a73172adea15140a2478)
(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi129.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fp201%2Fjoshbuchan%2FIMG_0800.jpg&hash=e998855023b28146f7bbd0afc4b3d1fe064d7b7c)
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And my new crew chief all straped into the 5 point:D
(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi129.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fp201%2Fjoshbuchan%2FIMG_0804.jpg&hash=21ea51b8c1b5481105fe6017d20c6db13d448d17)

I'll snap some pics of the motor bits tomorrow

later josh
Title: My Dream Car
Post by: Mike Scott on March 30, 2007, 08:48:05 PM: Awesome, you rmust be pumped!!!!!!!!! :rockon:
Title: My Dream Car
Post by: josh on March 31, 2007, 12:10:33 AM: Damb skippy I am!
Title: My Dream Car
Post by: amishrabbi on March 31, 2007, 12:49:08 AM: love the car, looks just amazing. great color, whats it called?

only thing id change on it is find a way to hide the huge tach but thats a personal taste thing more than a flaw.
Title: My Dream Car
Post by: James Buchan on March 31, 2007, 07:53:06 AM: (https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi129.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fp201%2Fjoshbuchan%2FIMG_0804.jpg&hash=21ea51b8c1b5481105fe6017d20c6db13d448d17)

Thanks JOSH!!!! The above picture is AWESOME... My wife even liked it... Now I need to figure out how to strap my kids in my car!
Title: My Dream Car
Post by: Stephan Schmidt on March 31, 2007, 09:13:15 AM: Quote
love the car, looks just amazing. great color, whats it called?

only thing id change on it is find a way to hide the huge tach but thats a personal taste thing more than a flaw.
Its called Diamond green.

Josh, did you get the 4 tab hood with the car too?

Stephan
Title: My Dream Car
Post by: josh on March 31, 2007, 03:39:26 PM: I got a steel hood painted to match but its an early 60's one also came with the orig W lid painted.
Thinking about selling the carbon fiber hood.
Title: My Dream Car
Post by: amishrabbi on March 31, 2007, 03:40:42 PM: i like the carbon hood, a little bit of contrast makes the rest stand out.
Title: My Dream Car
Post by: silas on March 31, 2007, 11:40:51 PM: that car is super tight as is. nice ride josh.
Title: My Dream Car
Post by: josh on April 01, 2007, 02:53:17 PM: I have torn the motor down to take a little peek inside and clean/re-seal things up. There are some nice goodies in this thing.
(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi129.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fp201%2Fjoshbuchan%2FIMG_0807-1.jpg&hash=32f95f4395845cb4082c010427e3eac9c4b0c8d9)(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi129.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fp201%2Fjoshbuchan%2FIMG_0806-1.jpg&hash=bf065c3164507cf34db1258d32371312b914dfa8)
Welded 84mm DMS full circle crank wedgemated(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi129.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fp201%2Fjoshbuchan%2FIMG_0852.jpg&hash=7065a1413288c50d1443d213c6d3265cd921690f)Scat H beams w 3/8 bolts
94mm wiesco true forged slipper skirt pistons
fk-46 I think
CE straight cuts
CB comp eliminator's with some serious work done by AJ(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi129.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fp201%2Fjoshbuchan%2FIMG_0837.jpg&hash=da65f66fbf56e7affe37f0e9fa3754401015cab0)
pauter roller rockers (very cool pieces)(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fthumb10.webshots.net%2Ft%2F53%2F453%2F4%2F18%2F0%2F2797418000067884610zIFyZr_th.jpg&hash=dc3083355d3d3154592c120ce16123a025f67f83) (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2797418000067884610zIFyZr)
jaycee 51.5 IDA's worked over by ACE(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi129.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fp201%2Fjoshbuchan%2FIMG_0840.jpg&hash=34d9e1333b53499b301ae019b2b5ac72ebe30043)
the mag case has the lifter bores sleeved

pics of the damage
(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi129.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fp201%2Fjoshbuchan%2FIMG_0813.jpg&hash=6f40363a8d2c850373523cdaa49db85e9cd5f301)(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi129.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fp201%2Fjoshbuchan%2FIMG_0809.jpg&hash=a87bc7e9378dc9cee4818cd697fae660819fcf21)(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fthumb10.webshots.net%2Ft%2F59%2F759%2F5%2F64%2F92%2F2049564920067884610lDyyJM_th.jpg&hash=a97f50cc18f4af456293a405cc1a58f736c6067b) (http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2049564920067884610lDyyJM)

I took all the electronics out to re-do the wiring to them, lots of splice connectors used for the msd, gonna solder it all(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi129.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fp201%2Fjoshbuchan%2FIMG_0842.jpg&hash=22e52702623d1597d2e8d46741dda9e1c5de11f2)(https://airspeedparts.com/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi129.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fp201%2Fjoshbuchan%2FIMG_0857.jpg&hash=3388006ffaf1f230ea2518abbe1173b2612d0745)