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1slo3 · February 11th, 2007, 01:42 PM

well, i just went and pulled a type3 oil cooler of a an oil blower engine i had out back. needless to say, the entire set of air foils were full of oil sludge and glop! well, a bristle brush, dawn liquid soap and an hour of work later, i have a good cooler to use! whoohooo.....

1slo3 · February 12th, 2007, 01:42 PM

alright! as of right now, the 2110 only needs manifolds, alternator and the deep sump added. the tin, exhaust, dizzy and coil are on!

1slo3 · February 15th, 2007, 10:45 AM

the kymco exhaust SUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i just went to tighten it all down and the pipes are bent in such a way that i had to remove the bottom tin to get the pipes together. this freaking sucks!

i've had it too long to return. this is the worst 200 bucks i've ever spent on parts.

1slo3 · February 19th, 2007, 02:58 PM

one of the joys i have found in vw ownership is when you are dealing with original parts... if you are fortunate enough to own an original car, it is amazing the quality you find. however, owning an original car can also have its downfalls. example... this weekend i needed to replace the rear brakes on my 412 w/ 80k miles on it. the drums are original, the pads are original and the RUST holding the drum to the hub is original!

so, after some frustration and a 3lb sledge, i found nothing helping. fast forward to today... i tried a very logical suggestion from a friend. he suggested pulling the set screws that hold the drum on the hub when the lugs are off and putting the car in drive rev it up, then slam on the brakes. NOTHING happened within several attempts. so, plan B. pull out the new propane torch, heat the hub up enough to get everything smoking. still nothing! improvised plan C... heat up the hub/drum, put the car in drive rev it up and slam on the brakes! whaaaaalaaaaaa!!!!!!!! drum is off. now to inspect the expected damage of metal on metal braking. one pad had about 5% of its material left... the other had 3/4 showing bare metal. so, rear brakes are done. heat works, wipers work and the car is a blast to drive. next will be work on the appearance... gotta do volksrods proud!

1slo3 · February 24th, 2007, 03:34 PM

Alright, after alot of banging, grinding and lube... the exhaust is on the 2110. now i just need to build new lower tin to go around the header J tube for proper cooling. Anyway, here is the engine with everything but the alternator and linkage for the 36 dells.

1slo3 · March 2nd, 2007, 10:12 AM

i'm starting the build of the lower engine tin this weekend. kymco's design does not allow for lower t3 tin... i am going to correct this issue.

1slo3 · March 7th, 2007, 12:18 PM

i have my t3 manifolds coming in a couple days! now i get to button it all up and let it sit.

ihave to wait and see what happens for work/weekends and racing at this point. but, if i get a job that puts me on the bottom of the ladder, you know when I'll be working... nights/weekends.

1slo3 · March 8th, 2007, 11:58 AM

i spent a hour today in the sun working off the woodgrain decal from the 412. it went pretty well until i got to the driver's door. the texture of the decal and the glue seem to be much different and as such it refuses to release from the paint. grrrr.... i'd say i'm about 80% there. if i wasn't feeling so freaking ill, i'd keep fighting it. also, i ran out of energy before i could lower the nose another inch or 2.

1slo3 · March 8th, 2007, 09:06 PM

took the 195/50/15s off the rear and put the 195/65/15s on instead to lower the rpms on the freeway. much better! saturday i am going to take a bit more spring out of the front of the car to fill the fender better.

1slo3 · March 10th, 2007, 03:01 PM

spent a bit of today getting the 412 visually noticeable. found out almost all my running/braking bulbs were burnt! so, pulled the lenses and put fresh bulbs in everywhere... spent a bit more time pulling the decal off the driver's door and mounted the surf board on the top of the rack....

1slo3 · March 16th, 2007, 12:17 PM

well, the 412 is down for a few days... the fan belt flipped (didn't break) and in doing so, it tore up the plastic air boot that keeps the cooling air from getting mixed with exhaust before going into the fan. since i can't find a replacement, i will have to pull and fix the current piece. oih!

on an up note, the shorty manifolds for the 2110 arrived today and now the engine will have the carbs on it in the correct position so i can measure and make sure everything will fit

1slo3 · March 30th, 2007, 10:57 PM

the 412 is back together... for now.

the race notch tranny is out and the new one goes in saturday afternoon! then it looks like i will hang the engine and see how well the header clears the apron! progress folks, progress!

1slo3 · March 31st, 2007, 09:44 PM

the notch now has a spooled race tranny in it! i will button that up tomorrow evening and then the 2110 will go in. we're getting close now!

1slo3 · April 4th, 2007, 10:58 PM

anyone want to come wire in my n2o and rev limiter? seriously!

1slo3 · April 18th, 2007, 01:15 PM

the 412 ran into the same issue it resently had. figured out that it had the wrong pulley on the alternator! so, i have a new one coming and then the 412 will be my daily again. i started putting the 2332cc top end back on and by the time the weather gets nice for summer, it should be back on its slix doing fun summer things. the race car isn't done yet, just waiting for a break in both weather and time. it is relegated to the driveway and i hate working under a wet car.

1slo3 · April 25th, 2007, 09:20 PM

well, welcome to my world... murphy ain't got NOTHIN' on me. went to pull the alternator pulley off of the 412 and it won't come off! it is loose, but won't come off the last inch. crapcrapcrapcrapcrapcrapcrapcrapcrap!

1slo3 · May 14th, 2007, 12:37 PM

okay, with a little persuasion frm the BFH i got the 45 dells on the race engine! now i need to set up the linkage and get the engine hung on the race notch... maybe, just maybe i will make some headway!

1slo3 · May 14th, 2007, 01:43 PM

oh, i should be sitting this back down on the ground and off the jack stands this week!

1slo3 · May 22nd, 2007, 10:04 AM

hmmm.... not sure how to describe the events over the weekend, but my 412 will never be the same again!

1slo3 · June 8th, 2007, 12:38 PM

well, it is small progress, but progress none the less... the ace car engine got the new to me 45 dells added and the linkage was massaged to work a bit better than before. i added the oil filler tube on the case and am ready to do some minor detail work before finally getting to hand the engine in the bay. once that happens, the car will be put back on the ground as a roller and i can start to do all the little interior wiring things needed to add the n2o, rev limiter, line loc and seats! finally getting closer...

oh, and all i have left to do to the flying eyeball on the nose of the 412 is add the bloodshot veins!

1slo3 · June 10th, 2007, 01:02 AM

got the eyeball looking better after the rain got ahold of wet paint. doh! i will try and get some pictures tomorrow or so. oh, and i've added the chrome trim rings to the t3 ghia's stocker steel wheels... exactly the look i wanted!

1slo3 · June 15th, 2007, 10:40 PM

alright... school is out, work is quiet and i'm going to get some quality time with the VWs soon!

1slo3 · June 16th, 2007, 12:33 PM

today i was able to rearrange the rigs that need worked on! now the wife's squareback is only about 6ft from the engine that is going in it, the race car is located better and the trailer is ready for its tires! in a couple weeks i am transporting or driving my dad's bus to him and then we will have much more room!

1slo3 · July 11th, 2007, 11:08 AM

well, after some interesting time this last week with my Pop in the hospital, our generally being broke and my having no opportunities to do anyy VW work, i have decided to sell all the vws, parts and things less the 343 and speedster. it's time for all of it to go. thanks for all the fun guys, but it is time for me to move on.

1slo3 · July 13th, 2007, 08:41 PM

okay, so i am adding some nice seats to the 412 tomorrow... that does not take it off the market though.