[T3] Crate's on the road~!

[Keith Park]

YES actually!  OEM Sea Blue.
OK, the steering column and wheel are too light of a grey but I thought it
looked better, everything else should be right.

:-)

Keith



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[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of B Fye
Sent: Friday, June 07, 2013 11:09 AM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Crate's on the road~!

As close to stock?  I.e. original color?



Just bust in' in ya Keith!

Brian Fye

On Jun 6, 2013, at 5:21 PM, "Keith Park" <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> I have some of the Finished car here:
>
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_search.php?search_author=Keith%20Park
> I still need to upload some of the engine assembly and final installation.
> 
> This car is about as close to STOCK as I can dare get... the seatbelts are
> added and the brakes are dual master now but everything else....  Stock is
> the rule!  I had to salvage some of my reputation somehow...  :-)
> 
> Heck, it still SMELLS like an old VW!
> 
> Keith
> 
> 
> 
> Pictures or it didn't happen!
> 
> Brian Fye
> 
> On Jun 6, 2013, at 5:10 PM, "Keith Park" <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:
> 
>> Got the rebuilt engine in, still 1500 but with flat top pistons.  No
>> mechanical issues, no oil leaks, pulls pretty good at the lower end but
> you
>> remember it's a 1500 on the highway.
>> 
>> Still has a miss, its over the whole range. Sometimes better than other
> but
>> most of the time its there.  I THINK its ignition, its not the coil or
>> wires, but I have a new set of points and condenser coming as maybe its
>> that, not much else that I haven't checked.  The carbs seem different
than
>> the notches with the high idle cam, it sets properly but if you hit the
>> throttle at all after its started you lose the high idle, whereas the
> Notch
>> you need to have the choke come off much farther before you can kick it
>> down, the vacuum pull offs seem to work on the crate but they lift the
> choke
>> off enough to kill the high idle as soon as I back it out and touch that
>> throttle.  It also backfires into the muffler on decal. did these cars do
>> that or is that part of my missing problem?
>> 
>> Pulled to the left badly on braking so I pulled the right wheel and found
> it
>> greased up in there, perhaps a grease blob fell off the axle when I put
> the
>> drum on the first time and that contaminated it.  I cleaned it all off
and
>> now the car pulls to the RIGHT somewhat on braking.  I pulled the left
> wheel
>> and its nice and dry and clean in there, not sure why the braking isn't
> more
>> even but its a lot better now.
>> 
>> The tranny works well but still leaks around the collars of the axle
> boots,
>> not sure why. the boots are new and tightened properly, no cracks..  The
>> shifter is rubbery as all heck though, I much prefer the late ones for
> feel.
>> 
>> 
>> Pretty happy, the Federal tires seem to handle nicely as does the car, I
>> backed the nut off and cottered it on the LR wheel with the frozen drum,
>> after 100mi that drum is STILL frozen on there!  Now sure how Im gonna
get
>> if off but maybe I can get it up on 2 wheels around the traffic circle
>> tomorrow..  I get nervous with the old swing axles!
>> 
>> Im going to try and bring it to Litchfield next weekend if it doesn't
> rain,
>> which it usually does the 2nd and 3rd weekends in June.  I don't want to
>> drive the Notch that far till I get the Hot Sauce out of the crankcase,
> that
>> Brad Penn is pretty bad stuff, 20F higher than Normal temps over the
whole
>> operating range, even on the cold mornings it was running hotter than it
>> normally would.
>> 
>> Keith
>> 
>> Top Notch Restorations
>> topnotch at nycap.rr.com 
>> http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm
>> 71 Squareback "Hothe"
>> 65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"
>> 65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
>> 87 golf "Winterat"
>> 93 RX7 "Redstur"
>> 
>> 
>> 
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