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Old 04-10-2011, 08:46 PM   #66 (permalink)
gtkid2002
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Gotta love last minute hectic changes. Right now I'm slowly working on stripping the Baja down to the chassis. I have the body unbolted, and I'm working on ripping out the rest of the internals while trying to keep the wiring system intact. So far it's easier said than done.

Aerohead - Thanks for the heads up about the front window. I might have to do some editing on the design to allow for the rear window to be the front or something. It's quite a bit more curved than the front, and might work at least a little better. On that step, I'm frankly unsure of how to get my hands on a decent sheet of safety glass for cheap, but for now I'll manage.

I'm hoping for the final version to have an old rabbit diesel engine in it, so air cooling shouldn't be an issue for long. I might just have to do a partial undertray and have the rear exposed so the engine stays cool for now, then patch it up when I have the engine and one of those Kennedy adapter plates. I just really want something FI'ed so I can use some sort of an economy gauge. I know I could use a vacuum gauge on a carb, but I don't really know how to read one of those. That and I'm more used to an FI setup than a carb. Fighting with tuning the friggin thing every few thousand miles isn't quite my cup of tea. I know you're supposed to with injectors, but at least those can go a bit further before needing to be messed with.
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1975 VW Baja - Current Project
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