[T3] Sophy Update
john carartbyjohn.com
john at carartbyjohn.com
Mon May 15 19:36:50 PDT 2023
Hard to believe that I brought her home 22 years ago this month!
Some of her history can be found here:
https://www.carartbyjohn.com/Type3Website/66Squareback.html
I wanted to start this thread because I recently had her original carbs professionally rebuilt by Tim at VolkzBitz.com. He did a great job. Micro-mediablasting the carb bodies, replating all of the linkage bits, installing thread-in barbed fuel inlets, rebushing all of the shafts, complete rebuild kit, the works...
This is what I sent Tim…
https://www.carartbyjohn.com/SophyUpdates/SophyCarbsOld.jpg
This is what I got back about 6 weeks later…
https://www.carartbyjohn.com/SophyUpdates/SophyCarbsNew.jpg
I got them installed last weekend. Dial-in was really easy with all of the slop gone. Sophy is running better than ever and ready for the next 150k miles.
https://www.carartbyjohn.com/SophyUpdates/SophyFrontView.jpg
https://www.carartbyjohn.com/SophyUpdates/SophyRearView.jpg
I even restored her year of manufacture license plate as a treat…
https://www.carartbyjohn.com/SophyUpdates/SophyPlate.jpg
Took her out for a Sunday cruise for ice cream. Felt great to be back driving her after the long winter. I think she is ready for the drive out to the All Air-Cooled Gathering in mid-June.
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