Category: Tuning
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wedge van turbo and k-jetronic injection diagrams
schematic sketches for the intended turbo setup on the new streetracing wedge here’s the k-jet setup as a schematic heres another showing the whole system with turbo, k-jet etc…
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The new project wedge race bus!
The beginning of a light weight streetracing builders van The new akciddento race bus is now underway, as some of you may know the 1965 VW samba that we have campaigned for a season and a half has gone on to pastures new and we have a new race bus project. introducing the akciddento weapon…
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more bits!
checked out the ebay purchases and found that not only had i won a new wasserboxer head for 99pence I won the intercooler for 99pence too… let’s see how hammered i get on the postage… and i got the recirculating dumpvalve too… it won’t make that flashy hiss noise but is supposed to keep pressure…
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cut n shut!
finally started the attack on the new project bus, can’t think of a name for it yet so , the bus… anyhow, clambered in and dejectedly turned the bus over. the battery is toast so a new one will need to be obtained. while louie started on the interior panels, bumpers and other bits of…
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turbo-tastic !
off early to see jamie near oxford, jamie has been running a homebrew turbo injection system on his fugitive buggy that is just like what i’m trying to makeup and he tells me that he has accumulated spares from his scrapyard raiding missions… …after a cup of tea and a pleasant soujourn into right/freedoms/morality etc…
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weapon of choice…
you know it!
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Porsche Cooling Fan Conversion – pt.2
Read part one here Here I build up the engine with the Custom Speed Parts Fan conversion kit. Additionally, I fit the CSP bell crank throttle linkage kit. The fan conversion kit has all the parts necessary; GRP Fan Shroud Reconditioned Porsche fan and alternator Replacement alternator/oil filler pedestal Alternator/fan securing straps Nuts, Bolts, washers and other misc hardware…
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oh….
well, the new engine is in and running… the only clue is this… i forgot just how deafening it is… with the solid mount gearbox it’s punishing to drive long distances… all the oil over the back of the bus if from the old engine (flywheel oil seal dontchaknow) the oil seal is now fixed…
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back where it belongs…
after a few late nights fitting up the porsche fan gear and some other twiddling the race engine is finally ready to get back where it belongs, in a bus. my bus 🙂 so, this afternoon it got carried out into the front yard and plonked infront of the yawning empty engine bay and after…
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Performance charts for the Samba
Here’s the graphs from the mapping on the Dyno at Taylor Machine Services after the winter rebuild and repair work The Engine was run with and without the fanbelt on, without the belt on made 22BHP more and over 10 Ft/lb of torque more. The figures for BHP are slightly down on previous estimates but…