FMJ820Y

[Sud 145]

Brand New 40's - did you rob a bank ???

[PETROLHEAD]

Brand New 40's - did you rob a bank ???

i know what you mean mate, largely thanks to the aircooled VeeDub fraternity having more money than sense, even used ones are going for silly figures now.

if you weigh it up, by the time you've bought 25 year old carbs, 2 x service/rebuild kits, jetted them how they need to be, you're actually not far off at all, in fact you could be worse off.

thankfully these came as part of a package, so H didn't feel the full impact of them

[Kermit]

Hi Shrew, though it was expensive at the time
But now realize I got a good price.
Everything else is either £500 or £1000 (probably same for the exhaust LOL)
Nice to see things moving on - as you didn't reply to my text - when do you want to pick her back up ?????

At least there's no comments about the colour of the engine

H

[PETROLHEAD]

Hi Shrew, though it was expensive at the time
But now realize I got a good price.
Everything else is either £500 or £1000 (probably same for the exhaust LOL)
Nice to see things moving on - as you didn't reply to my text - when do you want to pick her back up ?????

At least there's no comments about the colour of the engine

H

Ayeup H

sorry about the text, yep i got it but i've just been bonkers busy this week, good job we've got the forum eh!

i'll sort the belts my end H, and get cracking on with the final build up of the motor.

I'm kinda surprised too that the colour scheme hasn't been met with more, errr, trepidation?

as for the exhaust, and those two familiar prices, well, it'll be closer to one than the other by the time we're done with m3 quad tips and the like, and i bet you can guess which price that one is!

you do have bloody expensive taste H, China's civil engineering projects are on hold whilst we buy your steel in! lol!


When can we have it back H, how soon will it be free?

[Kermit]

Hi Shrew
TBH you can have it when you want - even tomorrow
Just let me know and I'll make sure she's ready - the ICE bloke hasn't started it yet so no probs there and all I really need to do is to fit the nearside rear window and she'll be watertight.

H

[PETROLHEAD]

righto mate.

well, the belts are sorted as of today, and its all timed up to stock factory marks.

busy tomorrow, and thursday, but might be able to squeeze friday?


i'll keep you posted mate.

[Kermit]

Ok Dude (or is that KEV VW ID )
If it's going to be then can I just put the petrol tank in the boot so you can offer it up for the exhausts??
Also I would mind "comming up" when your doing the exhaust but I need to give a weeks notice for time off - can stay "over night" in a premier inn if OK
H

[PETROLHEAD]

do you think you could have the petrol tank hung in H.

with quad tips and everything else to line up, i think we'd run out of trans' jacks to keep things upwards that want to come downwards! lol!

[Kermit]

Hi shrew, are you coming to get her Friday ??
If so I could fit the tank myself ready for you , but I need to know tonight as I'm out Friday morning !!
H

[PETROLHEAD]

Sorry H, late reply n all that!


friday is looking a tad optimistic currently, so pressure off mate, don't panic!


maybe monday?

[Kermit]

Ok, I'll crawl underneath and put tank in on the weekend, just give me a eta when possible
Thanks
H

[Kermit]

It's surprising how long just cleaning and refitting really takes
Done the recon'd drive shafts

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Got some rear calipers from John, presume their recon not originals

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Pic of rear spoiler - sorry took so long to post it Kev

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Finally just a teaser of the leather VS outside

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If all goes pear shaped at least I can get the windows tinted so no one can see me

[PETROLHEAD]

hmmmmm, coming together then mate, well done.

got your message earlier H, and i've been working towards a monday/ tuesday collection, only to have some change to arrangements (funeral ) as a spanner in the works.


I still could really do with it next week, so hopefully wednesday/thursday H.

how would that work out for you?

[Spacenut]

I love all the colour coding on this car - green shell, red subframes/suspension, yellow engine... at least the service shedule will be easy to follow!

Lauren

[Kermit]

I love all the colour coding on this car - green shell, red subframes/suspension, yellow engine... at least the service shedule will be easy to follow!

Lauren

Perhaps we could park together ???

2 "odd balls" together

Hopefully she's ready for some shows this year Lauren, be nice to see some of the nova's (nearly said your) upgrades

H

[Kermit]

hmmmmm, coming together then mate, well done.

got your message earlier H, and i've been working towards a monday/ tuesday collection, only to have some change to arrangements (funeral ) as a spanner in the works.


I still could really do with it next week, so hopefully wednesday/thursday H.

how would that work out for you?

Hi Shrew, sorry to hear about the loss,

What ever suits you mate - shame the ICE / ramp man couldn't fit her in this week as I could of finished the interior off and fitted the brake / petrol lines off - instead of having to fit the tank on the floor ( I remember what a pain the sprint was )

If you can let me know a date when you'll want my input on the exhaust I can come up and just make sure my idea looks OK.

Just one more thing have you got the front engine mount as I can't remember painting it

Thanks
H

[PETROLHEAD]

Hi H

thanks mate. Not my own loss, but my miss's nan, but with the kids and everything else, its all upside down

i'll be checking about the exhaust appointment tomorrow hopefully, so i'll let you know that its all confirmed time wise and everything.

I have to say, whilst i don't mind at all, its a sud and youre a mate, but Wayne isn't keen on voyeurs!


Although you are completely different H, the last alfa lad nearly ended up in the tube bender! ha ha!

If you're coming up H, best to let us crack on with at least the manifold end of things first, especially as that tends to be where my own main input is, and then once beyond that, he's free to construct the design as set out beforehand, which i guess is where you'd like to swing in anyway isn't it mate, at the noisy end of things? lol!


Hey, we can do lunch! ha ha!



Oh, and yes, the engine mount is attached to the front plate already, always was.

a few little bugs today. the supplied gearbox rear mount was shocking, so i've raided my own for you, but i'm short of the bush for the gear selector to sit on, and a few nuts and bolts but i'll be able to improvise most things, but maybe not all.

i'll keep you posted, but nothing major or of a delaying nature hopefully.

[Kermit]

Hi Shrew, yer just want to make sure of the exit end.
If you need any parts just ask john at Justsuds to put it on my account- I haven't got one but should be good for some credit as now spent over £2000 with him LOL.
Is dinner a fry up or are you wining and dining me ????!!!!
H

[Spacenut]

Hopefully she's ready for some shows this year Lauren, be nice to see some of the nova's (nearly said your) upgrades

H

There's no doubt I could do with some upgrades right now

Continuing to make progress, so you never know, I could be back this year!

Lauren

[Kermit]

Glad to hear that Lauren ,
All we need know is a summer like 1976, (I can just remember it LOL) and all will be good

H

[Kermit]

Got the tank out of its hiding place in the garage (store room)

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Then placed it under - will have to remove it again to connect the rear brake limit valve and spring bar ect

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Decided to take another pic of the rear diffuser

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Cleaned up the calipers ready for the gloss black paint

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Then decided to place the ali radiator - looking good

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After engine fitted I will have to work out best root for induction pipes to the carbs

[PETROLHEAD]

Sud safely back up to my yard H.


i'll do a bit of plumbing on the motor whilst still on the stand, and then have a juggle round with the cars, my sud for your sud into the workshop, reunite engine and gearbox, and line it up for reinstallation.


I'll keep it all posted up here.



ps - do you take your pictures with a James Bond Biro or something H, how do you manage to get them so small?

[Kermit]

Sud safely back up to my yard H.


i'll do a bit of plumbing on the motor whilst still on the stand, and then have a juggle round with the cars, my sud for your sud into the workshop, reunite engine and gearbox, and line it up for reinstallation.


I'll keep it all posted up here.



ps - do you take your pictures with a James Bond Biro or something H, how do you manage to get them so small?

Hi Shrew - you got back then

One thing I did forget was to give you the front discs so it was a waste of time giving you the drive shafts

On the subject of pictures the only way I can get them down to anywhere near less than 20KB is it shrink / condense them which makes them like that - unless you know different

Never had this problem on AO

Off to bed now - another 5.15am start

H

[Johnboy]

Ao isn't that a swear word ? Delete button is revving up

[PETROLHEAD]

i don't get it H, where do you get 20kb from?



this is 1.2mb and i'm signed in as you (did you feel it!)

[Kermit]

Sure I saw it somewhere that that was the max

Will try one of original size

Oh seems to work OK

H

[Spacenut]

That's better!

[lee16v]

Sure I saw it somewhere that that was the max

I think that's the limit for an avatar.....

Car's looking great by the way.

[Kermit]

Sure I saw it somewhere that that was the max

I think that's the limit for an avatar.....

Car's looking great by the way.

Hi Lee - so it was

Thanks for the comments lee and Lauren, hopefully by late next Monday there should be some rather nice pics of the exhaust and engine in place eh Shrew

[PETROLHEAD]

I'm sure H is gagging to report a bit on todays progress and work too, but seeing as he's likely still driving home, i'll dive in first!


So it was a "crack'o sparrers fart!" kinda day for me, trailering the Sud over to the wayne and the exhaust workshop for us to do a complete front to back custom manifold and system on FMJ.

lt needs to be an early start doing so much, or it becomes a very late finish, so the moment i arrived, it was onto the ramp with her and start making the equal length primaries up.

I tailored the lengths to suit an 8v, with fast road cams, so not as short as could be in a race revvy 16v, and decent secondaries, which should all help to free her up whilst holding onto the bottom and mid range characteristics of the 8v motors.

and then manifold closed off with the final third pipe up to the silencer joint