Vw 1300 72'

[-Alex-]

Last week i got from demontweeks a new moonshine tank and a Mocal thermostat. Also got one missing ARP stud from LN engineering

[70Turbobug]

Nice! What volume does it have?

[-Alex-]

It is 1,5 gallon, total volume is around 9 liters.


http://www.ahfabrications.com/index....2trptbnbrbqum4

[-Alex-]

Soon i get my transaxle, berg 5-speed 091, it should be finished at week 45. I'll get berg custom mounts, since i will center the transaxle, otherwise it would sit 10mm off the center.













I might be in trouble with Mendeola A-arm suspension here in Finland, because it has welded spindles and i might need a document that tells its meant for beetle and most important, its factory made. Billet or Forged spindles would be nice.

No help from Kevin unfortunately anytime soon, but i might have source for special one piece spindles, or just use stock spindles and have made my own upper arms to correct caster and camber..

Allthough i do have also a sketch about the document..it is pretty simple and i could try it first.

Ok, these are things that i should worry when the car is running



Soon will have new Megasquirt MS3 based ECU, it has splash proof automotive aluminum box and 56pin automotive connector, unlike typical megasquirt MS3.

Also the relays are built in to the box and it has most if not all the MS3X features.


http://www.autotune.fi/tuote/370/atd...n-ohjainkortti

http://www.autotune.fi/tuote/69/ms-3-prosessori-moduli

Also getting two wasted spark VAG coils for twin plug heads

http://www.autotune.fi/tuote/623/syt...asteella-4-syl

[Wally]

Gearbox looks to have pretty stout gears!

[-Alex-]

We got some work done finally, installed Mendeola bulkhead, little rust repair work done and after all rustrepair work is done, rollcage will be tied from mendeola a-arm bulkhead to rear.

I did also recently sell my wilwood front 330x28 rotors, as their manufacturing was discontinued, i got 0,65kg lighter AP racing rotors with larger pcd with DS2500 pads all around.

I heard that mendeola is building over 500hp car with 6 inch wider mendeola suspension, sounds scary fast, and illegal here in finland Well at least mine has the best brakes for us small hp guys, only power only half of that..

Not exactly a rust free california car

[-Alex-]

Done some more bodywork - all should be done in two - three weeks including gage, then after a month or so, paint will laid - two colors i am thinking:

Porsche wimbledon green (darker)

https://www.google.fi/search?q=porsc...ml%3B808%3B606


Porsche ocean jade metallic (lighter)

https://www.google.fi/search?q=porsc...w=1575&bih=750









Also rethinking to support torsionbar tubes by rollgage. I do have also coming a 5-bar käfer cup shock tower support like in a picture, built from kerscher3-bar system.

[-Alex-]

Bodywork continues....not exactly a MAT standard, but good enough for me.

Will be smoothed and finished before paint.

Got a really bad rap about the work on Finnish VW forum from "Pro's"

[-Alex-]

Sheetmetal work done more, just now left some small welding and rollgage. I got those inner panels from Avery's Aircooled, now the inside looks so clean.

[-Alex-]

Might try to fit different drysump tank, which i'd like to fit near the transaxle outside of cabin. Only problem is that there will be a 5 bar shock tower support, so i designed a slim one..



Also found nice steering wheel, not too much tuning style, or too retro

[rioprelude]

Hi Alex, did you get the 091 5-speed mounted? I'm looking at a G50 or 091 5-speed, and was curious how your install turned out.

Thanks!

[Oval]

excellent work!

[-Alex-]

I sold the steeringwheel, it was not the OMP wheel what i wanted (it was made in china), not as nice as black OMP wheels are usually. I just recently ordered JPM Wasp stage 2 exhaust (220-290hp) and Raptor 282@0.050" cam with changed LC, both recommended by Johannes

I will change JPM lifters to Udo Becker lightweight tool steel lifters what i have already, also a nice gesture from Udo, that he wants to change this older set of lifters to a newer batch of lifters, eliminating all worries about heattreating etc

But we havent yet installed the transaxle, car is not in my garage, only 40% of parts are at the moment. I have all the berg mounts for 091, but it pan and body might need modifications. At same time we check the fit of 5-bar shock tower support.

[-Alex-]

[-Alex-]

Probably forgotten to show transaxle, here it is: