Forum: Project Builds
August 24th 2020, 11:57
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Forum: Project Builds
August 23rd 2020, 16:35
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Parts from Uk...4 days shipping. Parts from...
Parts from Uk...4 days shipping. Parts from Estonia (1,100 miles further) 75 days!!!
It's all well and good though, because I got my Killer Tiller for the Raketenhase Ghia! I've had the doggone...
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Forum: Project Builds
August 23rd 2020, 16:28
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Soooo, no-one really 'makes' a spoiler for the...
Soooo, no-one really 'makes' a spoiler for the Raketenhase Ghia, so in keeping with the theme of 'factory parts' whenever possible, I saw a photo of a MKI GTI and thought "that might work".
If I...
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Forum: Project Builds
August 23rd 2020, 16:20
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Forum: Project Builds
August 23rd 2020, 16:13
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Ran out of space on the floor...actually, I'm...
Ran out of space on the floor...actually, I'm always trying to be efficient with the use of space in my 'shop', so I purchased a tire rack from eBay to stash my extra set of Boxster S wheels.
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Forum: Project Builds
August 20th 2020, 20:09
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On my side of 'The Pond', if you're into drag...
On my side of 'The Pond', if you're into drag racing, there are a gazillion shops with expertise and components to set you up in a blink. Open your mouth about HPDE, road racing or fast road use for...
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Forum: Project Builds
August 20th 2020, 20:02
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WBX motors are typical Volkswagen. It almost s...
WBX motors are typical Volkswagen. It almost s the same - exhaust port wise - as the Type 1, which means I can use a Type 1 header with a few minor modifications. Namely, #1 and #4 exhaust flanges...
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Forum: Project Builds
August 20th 2020, 12:55
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Forum: Project Builds
August 19th 2020, 08:25
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Forum: Project Builds
August 19th 2020, 08:22
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Forum: Project Builds
August 19th 2020, 08:19
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effvee,
I had considered the Scooby route as...
effvee,
I had considered the Scooby route as the EZ30's sound delicious. Challenge is, it's a heavy lump and I didn't want to go to a Subaru transmission to get the clearance needed for safe road...
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Forum: Project Builds
August 19th 2020, 08:13
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More goodies for my motor from Marco at...
More goodies for my motor from Marco at Mansispeed.com
I sent my intake in to get modified to accept higher flow injectors as this turbocharged engine will definitely need them.
"A little...
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Forum: Project Builds
August 18th 2020, 23:54
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No worries. I'm sure others have the same...
No worries. I'm sure others have the same questions.
I'm not sure the question, or the answer I should give.
When you ask "How much pedal area is taken up.", do you mean how much physical...
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Forum: Project Builds
August 18th 2020, 23:51
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Forum: Project Builds
August 18th 2020, 21:06
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Hey effvee,
Where in Cali are you? That's...
Hey effvee,
Where in Cali are you? That's part of my territory, and once Volkswagen allows regional travel again, I'll be down there (I'm near Portland, Oregon).
My pedal cluster has dual...
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Forum: Project Builds
August 18th 2020, 16:13
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Forum: Project Builds
August 18th 2020, 15:52
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I've always been a huuuuuuge fan of the...
I've always been a huuuuuuge fan of the Germanlook style, one of the biggies has been the use of Porsche wheels, which obviously means Porsche brakes. I decided to run 944T as they've been used...
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Forum: Project Builds
August 18th 2020, 14:44
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Hey effvee,
I would imagine the Porsche 993...
Hey effvee,
I would imagine the Porsche 993 would be capable of rather high cold oil pressures that would be similar, if not greater than our 4 pot engines can produce. That being said, here are...
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Forum: Project Builds
August 17th 2020, 23:55
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Forum: Project Builds
August 17th 2020, 19:55
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Forum: Project Builds
August 17th 2020, 19:49
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Soooo, I've been wanting to be able to 'sit' in...
Soooo, I've been wanting to be able to 'sit' in my Ghia and make vroom, vroom sounds for a while. Challenge was...the Porsche seats I had weren't bolted down, and were super heavy. I scored a deal...
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Forum: Project Builds
August 17th 2020, 06:19
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Spent the afternoon swapping out the steel...
Spent the afternoon swapping out the steel Volkswagen IRS trailing arm for the early Porsche 944T semi trailing arms. They moved the wheel/tire outside the body by 50mm, but more is to come once the...
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Forum: Project Builds
August 17th 2020, 06:15
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Forum: Project Builds
August 17th 2020, 05:35
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Forum: Project Builds
August 17th 2020, 05:31
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Replies: 49
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OMG!!! If you've ever had cruddy parts that you...
OMG!!! If you've ever had cruddy parts that you were trying to wire-wheel to clean up...STOP IT! Find a shop that does vapor honing like Ravenstone Vapor honing near Seattle!!!! Edward there is an...
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