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I've only watched the first half so far:
Title says it all, except it's a Pontiac GXP body and the most awesome dynamometer ever. 13:00 Dyno Pull - 2029.9 HP out of a flat four boxer.
I'd like to see a set of four of those front wheels on a [Zenith Blue] Type III Notchback.
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07-08-2022, 01:10 AM
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07-10-2022, 02:12 AM
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Someone is still using a 50y.o. Beetle for road trips...
São Gabriel is about 200 miles from Porto Alegre.
I wouldn't be surprised if my stepmother, who was born in São Gabriel (yet AFAIK spent most of her youth in Bagé and Santa Maria), eventually knows the owner of this Beetle that I spotted on the wild. |
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07-10-2022, 09:37 AM
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Other than odd fatigue related body issues* why wouldn't a bug live 50 years?
*door hinge/A pillars fatigue cracking for example
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07-10-2022, 11:51 AM
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I think it's down to having an owner or owners that care about it.
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07-10-2022, 07:05 PM
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07-13-2022, 10:13 AM
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Good luck ever adjusting those valve clearances again with those headers. I had to adjust mine every month when my '65 bug was my daily driver.
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07-13-2022, 01:06 PM
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I tried hydraulic lifters. They clattered until the engine warmed up.
What I wonder is in what sequence the headers and crankshafts are cinched up.
The last eight entries in the Unusual tag are Volkswagens. justacarguy.blogspot.com/search/label/unusual. Rometschs and Fridolins.
justacarguy.blogspot.com/2022/06/1959-unusual-vw-based-customs-or.html
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07-13-2022, 09:13 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by freebeard
The middle exhaust ports are siamesed like a flathead Ford.
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I guess you already know some Brazilian Fords from the '80s and '90s resorted to Volkswagen engines. But anyway, joining 2 Boxers to use in a hot-rod might be quite cool...
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