[T3] Crate's on the road~!

[B Fye]

Custom!!!

Brian Fye

On Jun 7, 2013, at 6:00 PM, "Keith Park" <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:

> 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
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
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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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