[tcb] Re: @CHECK++ Re: we,re dull

The only disadvantage I see to that exhaust is you have to remove it to adjust 
your valves unless you are more flexible than I am. but, thats just my 
opinion.---mark
Dan Martin <danandkatrinamartin@xxxxxxx> wrote:I would use as much of the OG 
sheet metal as you can, the aftermarket 
stuff is junk as Mark said. Good USED sheet metal is becoming harder 
and harder to find. I cleaned some GEX motor tin (caked in old oil) 
with oven cleaner from the dollar store. It worked great on a sunny 
day. It DID remove allot of the old paint. I blasted the oven 
cleaner off with my electric power washer. It was easy to clean up 
for paint after it dried. If I was going to buy any new exhaust it 
would have to be the A-1 seen here:

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=67852

or on Paul Smith's truck or Eric Woodalls (but you have to go look at 
Eric's in his garage)
That pipe is so well hidden you could skip the ceramic coating.

On Jun 15, 2005, at 2:12 PM, Mark Sawyer wrote:

> If you still have all the original german sheet metal, I would find 
> a way to clean it up use it. this aftermarket sheet metal they have 
> out now is junk, doesn't fit worth a damn. I agree with the 044 
> heads and they usually run pretty good right out of the box. unless 
> you have a flow bench to work the heads with I usually leave them 
> alone. I've never tried the Scat carbs, let me know how they work 
> when you get to that point. I do have access to a run stand if you 
> want to start your engine before installing it. --- mark
>

>> mprime6807@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:When I decided to build it myself 
>> I had 3k to spare. So far, I've got
>> an aluminum case, Scat C25 cam/lifters, 1641 pistons/cylinders, 8 
>> dowel
>> flywheel, and a new oil pump. I wanted to do this "right" and replace
>> all the sheetmetal, too. The old sheetmetal is covered in oil, inside
>> and out, from when the motor gave up. At Kermit's advice I was 
>> going to
>> get a set of 044 heads and port/polish them myself. Then I was 
>> going to
>> order a set of the new Scat 35mm carbs.
>>
>> I'm sure the ICTs that Mark suggested would be fine, but I'm not sure
>> about what heads I could go with without wasting them (carbs) and the
>> cam. I also figured I'd get a ceramic quiet pack, but I guess I could
>> go painted in the mean time.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Denis Dodson
>> Date: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 6:43 pm
>> Subject: [tcb] Re: @CHECK++ Re: we,re dull
>>
>>
>>> Mark has all that stuff in his closet. You might have to settle for
>>> one carb
>>> instead of "a set". I knew that when you said your engine would not
>>> be
>>> ready, Mark would step up.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "mprime"
>>> To:
>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 4:30 PM
>>> Subject: @CHECK++ [tcb] Re: we,re dull
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Ah, I was right next to you hanging out with Trey.
>>>>
>>>> I'm short a set of carbs, oil cooler, exhaust, and heads, the oil
>>>>
>>> cooler> being the only item which is stock (building a 1641). My
>>> girlfriend has
>>>
>>>> just returned to work after a bike crash followed by a separate car
>>>> crash and I've been stuck paying all the bills in the mean time. Up
>>>> until the second crash I was prepared to have the motor finished
>>>>
>>> (and> then some) for the Classic. So, until she starts paying me
>>> back I'm
>>>
>>>> stuck. There was hardly anything to salvage from the GEX that
>>>>
>>> was in
>>>
>>>> there when I bought it.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>>> Behalf Of Mark Sawyer
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 4:18 PM
>>>> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> Subject: [tcb] Re: we,re dull
>>>>
>>>> I was there in the vanagon. What parts do you need to finish your
>>>> motor?---mark
>>>> mprime wrote:I'm still here. It's
>>>>
>>> hard not
>>>
>>>> having the money to finish the motor I
>>>> started. Even harder going to shows and watching everyone else
>>>> participating. But, one day mine will be back on the road.
>>>>
>>>> Speaking of participation: Was anyone other than Trey and Joe at 
>>>> the
>>>> Frydek show?
>>>>
>>>> Mike Swierk
>>>> 67 split window paperweight
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:tcb-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>>>> Behalf Of singlecabboy
>>>> Sent: Monday, June 13, 2005 8:39 PM
>>>> To: tcb
>>>> Subject: [tcb] we,re dull
>>>>
>>>> I don't mind being dull or called dull,I'm just glad
>>>> to see that there is still afew of us alive on here .I
>>>> got so worried about everyone that I even called Dan
>>>> on the phone this morning , Wouldn't you know it he
>>>> had it turned off, I went to San Antonio again this
>>>> Sunday for their World wide day of the Beetle show
>>>> ,nice show with lots of nice cars and people , Tcb was
>>>> well repesentted with at least 5 or six members,
>>>> Dennis I'm ready for Augast .
>>>>
>>>> Paul Smith
>>>> www.23window.com/thezone
>>>> H.B.B
>>>> T.C.B.
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