krmnnghia
1500sp
Posts: 165
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Post by krmnnghia on Apr 9, 2015 18:48:04 GMT -5
Not a fan of the K-duds sorry Clinton,talk him into some real carbs    |
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clintonddk
1600dp
Posts: 755
Joined: Oct 7, 2008 18:16:45 GMT -5
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Post by clintonddk on Apr 9, 2015 19:48:11 GMT -5
Mike is Mad LOL he has a thing for 40mm Weber. I have a thing for IDAs.
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krmnnghia
1500sp
Posts: 165
Joined: Aug 11, 2008 19:51:57 GMT -5
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Post by krmnnghia on Apr 9, 2015 21:44:32 GMT -5
Mike is Mad LOL he has a thing for 40mm Weber. I have a thing for IDAs. Trust me...I would have preferred 40 IDF's but in the end, I think the beefed up Kadrons were a safer bet from a low maintenance/reliability standpoint. In the short drive I took her on last weekend, I was all sorts of smilin. I think the Kadrons will do for now.  |
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MadMike
1600dp
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Joined: Oct 30, 2008 10:21:12 GMT -5
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Post by MadMike on Apr 10, 2015 5:49:42 GMT -5
Just can't see paying them prices for Bus re-placement carbs,,,,,when you can pick up rebuild able IDF's for sometimes less ($75 for the latest pair I found ) tell me about reliable when the bushings ware out  IDA's would be a little bit overkill Clinton,, on his mouse motor Well you have them now so,Have fun with them, lean to fine tune ,,to get the best Performance & Mileage |
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clintonddk
1600dp
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Post by clintonddk on Apr 10, 2015 6:54:33 GMT -5
Mike, if there's a will there's a way! Heck guys out west run them on 1600;0). There's no bottom end but hold on once you get moving! Besides I was just kidding.
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krmnnghia
1500sp
Posts: 165
Joined: Aug 11, 2008 19:51:57 GMT -5
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Post by krmnnghia on Apr 10, 2015 12:14:12 GMT -5
Hey now guys...these aren't just off the shelf Bus carbs. 32mm Venturis is a nice step up from the stock 28's. Kaddie Shacks Hi Flow add nets a few more ponies as well. Maybe one day I'll go bigger but I still have a lot of changes to make on this car ahead. I am sure Clinton can report back to all on this thoughts of how she drives once its all tuned.
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MadMike
1600dp
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Post by MadMike on Apr 11, 2015 5:54:56 GMT -5
Just messin with u , Doctored K-dud's Yep know what they did on the leftcoast backintheday  was at a buggy shop last week an saw an Old skool 1835 w/IDA's and stock valved heads  I pulled the bus motor yesterday and today the 3rib,, In goes the 5 rib |
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Post by 55 oval on air on Apr 15, 2015 5:53:15 GMT -5
k-dubs representn………mike kads is what we do in the 517……plus can't tune webers if my life depended on it ….lol
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MadMike
1600dp
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Post by MadMike on Apr 15, 2015 6:50:34 GMT -5
Must be the Altitude,LOL
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gokart
1600dp
'67 Beetle - Ruby
Posts: 858
Joined: Sept 28, 2008 20:39:39 GMT -5
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Post by gokart on Apr 16, 2015 9:33:38 GMT -5
Wilma’s odometer quit working last summer so last night I finally tore into it. Found a gear was spinning on a shaft it should have been locked to. Apparently, they press the gear on when assembling the thing into the mount bushings so there was no way to put some glue on the shaft and put it back together without gluing things that aren’t supposed to have glue. So I decided to drill a 1/16” hole in the gear hub and drop some glue in that. After drilling through the hub to the shaft, I realized I must have kicked up enough of a burr to lock the gear to the shaft, no glue needed. So I cleaned the glass inside and out, knocked out the dead spider that has been staring at me for years behind the glass and put it all back together 1 ½ hours after I started.
Went for a test drive and the odometer works! But the speedometer doesn’t. Crap. I managed to reach through the dash light with a paper clip and move the needle enough to free it up. Maybe I got some drill shavings in it. Seems to be working now.
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Pikeman
1500sp
Posts: 338
Joined: Oct 19, 2008 17:30:45 GMT -5
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Post by Pikeman on Apr 17, 2015 16:49:59 GMT -5
I have thought for a long time that the front of my sportster sat too low. I bought a set of Sway-a-way heavy duty torsion leaves to replace the ones in my buggy that had been there since installation in Germany in 1957. I installed the new ones today, and picked up 3,count 'em, 3 inches of ground clearance. Yea me!!!!!
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MadMike
1600dp
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Post by MadMike on Apr 18, 2015 7:26:38 GMT -5
It's More like, "What's my VW did to ME today" Had the 3 rib trans sitting on a 5gal. bucket draining,,,and it fell on my toe  = one broken toe |
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Post by 81pumagtc on Apr 18, 2015 10:38:27 GMT -5
OUCH!  Dave |
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vw1s
1600dp
I am Jack's Medulla Oblongata...
Posts: 1,841
Joined: Jun 25, 2008 5:16:14 GMT -5
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Post by vw1s on Apr 18, 2015 10:54:57 GMT -5
Yanked the IRS trans and axles out of the '76, getting it ready for the rhino cased swing axle unit.
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Southpaw
1600dp
The Green Tin Can
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Joined: Sept 9, 2008 5:56:22 GMT -5
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Post by Southpaw on Apr 18, 2015 12:10:08 GMT -5
It's More like, "What's my VW did to ME today" Had the 3 rib trans sitting on a 5gal. bucket draining,,,and it fell on my toe = one broken toe Mike , Mikw ,Mike , is the tranny ok ? |
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= one broken toe 
