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    1964 Beetle.

    I'm a bit shocked at how rough i left some of the bit's years ago tbh Trev.Can't remember if i was trying to weld the firewall with the engine in place,or I was just a bit drunk.I had kept the piece I cut out for years,but looks like it got thrown out at some stage.No one will ever know now with...
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    1964 Beetle.

    Just some minor updates.Decided to bin the plenum chamber and big air filter.Didn't really like the look of it.Luckily a friend has a machine shop next door,and he machined the flange off the trumpety things.Also got a stainless firewall kit,and painted it body colour(Chinchilla),and started...
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    5x205 disk brakes.Banded steel wheels.

    Ya,no problem.I will keep them for ye.Based near Athlone,if ye want to collect them anytime.
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    5x205 disk brakes.Banded steel wheels.

    Hi! I have a few bits for sale here. CSP wide 5 front disk brakes for king and link pin set-up.Will need bearings changed and a sleeve knocked out,as I modified them to fit different stub axels.Need a good clean up too,as they are lying around for a while.Cost about €1000 I think.Will sell for...
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    1964 Beetle.

    Thanks Cathal.I really should have finished it years ago,but hopefully get out for a few spins next year anyway..cheers👍
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    1964 Beetle.

    Thanks👍.It crossed my mind alright..not fully sure what to do yet to be honest.Not really happy with the look of it yet.The red filter element looks too weird to me,but couldn't find a black one.
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    1964 Beetle.

    Bought a pillar drill at garage equipment. ie in Dublin on Saturday Couldn't believe they were only €200 Inc vat.Some great deals up there. Drilled a big fekin hole in the intake with it,for the air filter.Surprisingly,it worked,and no animals were killed or harmed.The original intake was at the...
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    1964 Beetle.

    Hi all.This yoke turned up in the post today.Doesn't look quite as good on the car as I'd hoped tbh,but hopefully it'll work ok.
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    1964 Beetle.

    Thanks Trevor.Might go over it with a bit of scotchbrite to take a bit of the shine off it.I'm getting a bit of stick here for painting things brown.My daily driver got rattle canned brown too,with astro-turf interior,of course 😅
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    1964 Beetle.

    Also ordered this massive air filter to sit on top..
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    1964 Beetle.

    Messing around with some VW L271 Texas brown paint last night...not sure if I like it🤔
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    1964 Beetle.

    Thanks Shane.Still a lot of stuff that was never finished of properly.Hopefully another ten years or so and it might be nearly done🙈.
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    1964 Beetle.

    Oh ya..nearly forgot..in other important news,my new cam covers look just like Podge and Rodge.
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    1964 Beetle.

    Thanks Trev.They don't come with ECU or loom.I will have to get an aftermarket ecu.Link make mappable ecu's that will plug into the loom I have,but I will have to find out if that could be made to work with this engine.Most of the wiring for the main sensors,injectors,and alternator look the...
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    1964 Beetle.

    Also bought a load of stainless steel to try and make an exhaust.I have three exhaust here,but the ground clearance is not great with any of them.Just trying to figure out what might work at the moment.Have a couple of ideas sketched out.
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    1964 Beetle.

    They look a bit weird with the massive red plenum chamber,but I might leave that off,and fit trumpets.Not sure what to do yet.
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    1964 Beetle.

    Ended up ordering a set of OBX racing throttle bodies. They are made in America.Not the best quality,but the only ones I could find the bolt directly to the Subaru heads.They normally cost about $900.I got them for $500,plus postage and import duty,so I thought I'd take a chance on them.
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    1964 Beetle.

    Just a few updates since.Got the 2.5 na engine out of the Legacy at work. Ugly fkn thing.Got it cleaned up a bit and test fitted.Fits so much better that the quad cam.The trumpets are just things i bought on temu,just to get some ideas of how individual throttle bodies might look.
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    1964 Beetle.

    Thanks a million 👍..just put my first scratch on the wheels a couple of days ago ..moving a metal table around the shed🙈
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    1964 Beetle.

    Ya Tim,I think I was waiting about 6 months.I'm guessing maybe the wouldn't be able to guarantee it unless they put it up? They have a ten year warranty I think. They are nice quality though,and they were unbelievably quick to assemble it,once they got here!