Karman Sutra
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Karman Sutra
Well, another car, another new begining, another name added to the list -- -- The Oval is dead, long live the Ghia -- stripping the last of the gofast parts off the oval and then it goes on the block -- in the mean time here is the newest victim of my abuse -- more pictures in
the future and as work SLOWLY progresses lol
the future and as work SLOWLY progresses lol
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Re: Karman Sutra
Are you going to put the engine out of the oval into the ghia?
BRAT Motorsports #936
Bolt Center: Salt Lake City, Ut
ACE: Air Cooled Engineering, now Black Line Racing
Bolt Center: Salt Lake City, Ut
ACE: Air Cooled Engineering, now Black Line Racing
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Hi FiatDude,
Your Ghia really looks good. I like it. Is this to be street legal, road race, what?
FJC
Your Ghia really looks good. I like it. Is this to be street legal, road race, what?
FJC
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add salt racer and time attack to the list and then choose (E) all the above -- when I get the car moved into the garage and have a minute or two I'll take more pictures and show some cool stuff about the car -- If you have a VW Trends from, I believe, August 97 there is an article on the car
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Hi FiatDude,
Does this car have the apron cut away for quick engine removal? I may know it.
FJC
Does this car have the apron cut away for quick engine removal? I may know it.
FJC
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Hey FiatDude,
Yes, I know the car. You have got a real serious prize there.
Did you get an engine with it? Any spares? As I recall there was a lot that should have come with the car.
Get us some photos, please.
FJC
Yes, I know the car. You have got a real serious prize there.
Did you get an engine with it? Any spares? As I recall there was a lot that should have come with the car.
Get us some photos, please.
FJC
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no engines --- but several sets of trans gears for the 901 trans 5 speed (V for 4th and a ZA for 5th, both overdrives), got to get down to Bill Spear's and get them put in --- Front brakes are f'ed but just ordered new complete system from airkewld -- -- he had the glass and some parts to put the windows back in, stuff ordered for that -- it has a couple of dents that I would like to see gone, but maybe later -- got to get all the "stuff" out of the oval so I can transfer it into the Ghia -- need to sell oval -- Blah Blah Blah LOL --- --- it is setting up at a friends house under a car cover next to his 2 NASCAR road race cars -- man it looks small setting there --
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Pulling down the 2919 for inspection
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Welllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll, After working a 13 hour shift last night, I started to regain some sort of mental and physical functioning at about 2pm this afternoon --- My big plan was to get the flywheel off the short block and get it into the mail to Kennedy to get the 6v ring gear cut off and a harden tooth 12v ring gear installed and also have it modified to run their dual disc clutch setup.
I spent 4+ hours trying to loosen the 38mm big butt nut off this damn thing with absolutely no freaking luck. I had 3 friend over, 15 different suggestions, one "I always loosen that first" comment (Thanks for bringing that up NOW) -- tried heating the damn thing -- freezing it -- lubing it with everything penetrating this and loosen that goop I could buy at every auto parts store with 5 miles (there is 6 of them by the way, for those of you counting) --- had 6 of my skinny friends holding a bar for leverage on one side of the engine while my big ass was using my 8 foot 3/4" breaker bar on the nut was on the other side..... This f-ing nut ain't budging. So rather than blow the damn thing up with some C4, I called it a day and decided to write a freaking paragraph on my frustration and hope that someone reading this tirade can come with something really cool I haven't thought of or some magic twanger that will make this nut fall the f off............... f-ing Volkswagens
I spent 4+ hours trying to loosen the 38mm big butt nut off this damn thing with absolutely no freaking luck. I had 3 friend over, 15 different suggestions, one "I always loosen that first" comment (Thanks for bringing that up NOW) -- tried heating the damn thing -- freezing it -- lubing it with everything penetrating this and loosen that goop I could buy at every auto parts store with 5 miles (there is 6 of them by the way, for those of you counting) --- had 6 of my skinny friends holding a bar for leverage on one side of the engine while my big ass was using my 8 foot 3/4" breaker bar on the nut was on the other side..... This f-ing nut ain't budging. So rather than blow the damn thing up with some C4, I called it a day and decided to write a freaking paragraph on my frustration and hope that someone reading this tirade can come with something really cool I haven't thought of or some magic twanger that will make this nut fall the f off............... f-ing Volkswagens
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Re: Karman Sutra
Hi FIATDude,
Dismount the engine from the stand and get it on the floor.
Get one of the helping hand tools http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp ... 26-000-145 (or make one)
Brace the case against the floor with 2x4's where necessary to even out the load you're about to put on it.
With a 3/4 drive breaker bar and socket, and a brave assistant to hold it on the gland nut, you slip a six-foot pipe over the breaker bar handle and slowly try to loosen that varmit.
Be prepared for the gland nut to break. If it does, you can use a chisel to rotate out the threaded section. Most of the stubborness will be gone.
Alternatives are flywheel lock and a strong air gun to try and hammer it out, or if desperate, chisel out the nut the old school way with a big chisel, a blowtorch, and lots of time and bad language.
When do we start calling you GhiaDude?
FJC
Dismount the engine from the stand and get it on the floor.
Get one of the helping hand tools http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp ... 26-000-145 (or make one)
Brace the case against the floor with 2x4's where necessary to even out the load you're about to put on it.
With a 3/4 drive breaker bar and socket, and a brave assistant to hold it on the gland nut, you slip a six-foot pipe over the breaker bar handle and slowly try to loosen that varmit.
Be prepared for the gland nut to break. If it does, you can use a chisel to rotate out the threaded section. Most of the stubborness will be gone.
Alternatives are flywheel lock and a strong air gun to try and hammer it out, or if desperate, chisel out the nut the old school way with a big chisel, a blowtorch, and lots of time and bad language.
When do we start calling you GhiaDude?
FJC
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Went to Dynasaur tires here in Yucaipa -- the Dude had to whoop out the big 1" to get my nut off --- Then said no charge -- I slipped him a fiver anyway for some cerveza for tonight
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Saturday -- a simple task of pulling off the flywheel and spliting the case -- wife off to a girlie party -- 3-4 hrs of garage time -- no problem -- yeah right --------
Spent first hour tearing apart the garage looking for my cool old school flywheel puller, you remember the kind that looked like a old Pressure plate with the big screw through the middle -- -- it's gone --- must of loaned it out 20 years ago and never got it back -- -- chit -- -- Hit all the car parts store again for the second time in two days asking for the impossible tool -- -- Was being helped by this tall blonde assisant manager lady and I keep looking at her and looking at her and looking at her --- --- and I finally get this angle of her face -- --- I Know You -- she turns out to be one the girls we cruised E st with in San Bernardino back in the late 70's-80's -- -- we dated very briefly when I was 25-26 and she turned out to be 16 --- ooooops -- --- We spent a hour catching up and the fly wheel was still in the crank and no puller -- so I go home and do what any good VW guy does in a pinch -- I make one --- which takes an hour and a half with the welder, cutoff saw, grinder, drill motor, and a bunch of very dull bits -- I bolt it onto the flywheel and as it comes off I get a text -- "On my way home Honey" -- -- a quick clean up of the garage and I'm climbing out of the shower as she drives into the driveway.
She thinks I have cleaned up so well, she takes me down to Palm Springs for dinner at LULU's --- A Good Day
Spent first hour tearing apart the garage looking for my cool old school flywheel puller, you remember the kind that looked like a old Pressure plate with the big screw through the middle -- -- it's gone --- must of loaned it out 20 years ago and never got it back -- -- chit -- -- Hit all the car parts store again for the second time in two days asking for the impossible tool -- -- Was being helped by this tall blonde assisant manager lady and I keep looking at her and looking at her and looking at her --- --- and I finally get this angle of her face -- --- I Know You -- she turns out to be one the girls we cruised E st with in San Bernardino back in the late 70's-80's -- -- we dated very briefly when I was 25-26 and she turned out to be 16 --- ooooops -- --- We spent a hour catching up and the fly wheel was still in the crank and no puller -- so I go home and do what any good VW guy does in a pinch -- I make one --- which takes an hour and a half with the welder, cutoff saw, grinder, drill motor, and a bunch of very dull bits -- I bolt it onto the flywheel and as it comes off I get a text -- "On my way home Honey" -- -- a quick clean up of the garage and I'm climbing out of the shower as she drives into the driveway.
She thinks I have cleaned up so well, she takes me down to Palm Springs for dinner at LULU's --- A Good Day