MadMike's 'Casper' 76 bug
- petew
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Dude, you're talking to captain tightwad here... I spent half an hour scavenging in the scrap bin at the metal suppliers today.
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That's the way to go 'CappyTan'
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swapped to the 2276 motor and now the clutch slips also a bit lean on Boost so now the tuning begins ,,,again
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I was under the bug looking to mount a Kafer cup bar/ truss brace. and realized I can tie into the roll cage from the package tray mounts to the frame Horns,,,8) I have down struts from my old Off-road Mirage Buggy,,,, sweet they will work,,, I hope ,, testing this weekend
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Success!!! no more wheel hop
had a bit of detonation on boost had to increase the mains to 200's
had a bit of detonation on boost had to increase the mains to 200's
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I also had 3 or 4 exhaust leaks
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The back-up MSD 6al box took a dump
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up and running again,, Dug up an old Mallory single points dizzy & blue coil now to send in those boxes to get fixed
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Missed the BugRun , well I was their ,,Bugless and my msd boxes were back from being repaired too.but I didn't have a tow vehicle to tow the bug 550 miles,, so I drove the Bus and did the swap meet thing,, still a great time, sold some stuff and bought more stuff,,,
- petew
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C'mon, post the pics and show us the junk... I mean "good stuff" you brought home.
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I don't know how
I only bought a cpl small things ,like a cable mount and a spare Centerline rear wheel
Now I need a 15 X 7" 4 lug
I only bought a cpl small things ,like a cable mount and a spare Centerline rear wheel
Now I need a 15 X 7" 4 lug
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I'm thinking about selling all my MSD stuff, 6 BTM ,2 dizzys w wires and a back up 6al box all good just fixed by MSD.
- woodsbuggy1
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Mike, you know that FI is calling your name. Take a few steps, you will not regret it.
Kenric
Kenric
Good quality is getting harder and harder to find.
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ain't gonna happen with my knowledge & income
- petew
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If you sold a bunch of carb junk, you could easily set up your EFI!
...and if you can program your MSD black box, you can run MS.
...and if you can program your MSD black box, you can run MS.