Re: [T3] &ù~«s here, time for new projects!

[Douglas_Brashear@amsinc.com]

Hmmm...fake hood scoop?  Oops, forgot what day it is!  The next thing you
know someone will be talking about chopping the roof off a notch, coating
it in a scalloped paint scheme with gloss so deep you could drown in it,
with crazy engine mods and OOPS!

...er...

Luke sez: "NO, I'll NEVER join YOU!"
heh heh heh ;-)

-Doug
douglas_brashear@mail.amsinc.com




                                                                 
                                                                 
                                                                 



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Subject:  [T3] Spring is here, time for new projects!




Hey all!

A bud in Tennessee told me about a stash of air cooled parts he found in a
shed behind a local shop last week, and I asked him to root through and see
if he could find some early dual carb insulating gaskets I've been looking
for.  He mailed back and he found them....attached to a 66 squareback that
was under a tarp in the back!!!   Good shape too.  The ODO reads ~23700
miles, original?  Who knows!  It's got old looking Continental tires with
good tread on them though.

Apparently the owner of the shop recently acquired it, and didn't know much
about it.  From the looks of some missing linkage it seems that someone had
attempted a carburetor fix, got stymied by something and parked it.  From
the dust on the tarp that must have been a long time ago.  The shop guy
seemed interested in getting rid of it, and said I could make an offer for
all the "crap" including the car.  I told him I'd be doing him a favor by
"taking out his trash"dþ«ere's some parts I'd been looking for in the
bunch that I'd been prepared to pay for, to be fair I'd pay him $300.  AND
HE SAID YES!!!!   WooHoo!!!

It should be on it's way to my friend's garage as I type, stuffed with
parts.

Now, what to do with it?  I've got a good 'back already, so this baby seems
ripe for experimentation.  My wife April suggested "You've always wanted a
baja, quit whining and do it!"  Yes ma'am, never let it be said that I
don't do what I'm told. ;-)

I've already got and idea of what I want to do, but I wanted to get some
opinions, tips, suppliers, etc.   Planned mods:  Lift kit, cut the roof off
and install a full length roll cage, cut the fenders to fit monster mud
tires, nerf bars, and retrofitting late model turn signals and brake lights
(they're bigger and better--safety!).  In keeping with the "driveable Hot
Wheels" theme, it will be dechromed de-handled, and sprayed Corvette Candy
Apple Red metalflake, and a bitchin fake hood scoop.  If I'm not broke
after all that I'll toss on a chrome skull shift knob with illuminated
eyes, and maybe a golden bejeweled fist air freshener.

For power I'm gonna use the project motor I've been fooling with:  An
upright 1641 with machined heads for more compression, dual 45drla Dellorto
carbs, a big cam, and a stinger exhaust.  I figger without the roof the
upright should cool well, though I might have to open up the engine
compartment a bit to accommodate the monster Dell's.

Another question I had for y'all..  Is the candy red paint cool?  I was
thinking canary yellow with flames would be an alternative.  I'll probably
toss most of the  extra parts (useless FI stuff), except perhaps a big box
of FI fuel pumps.  Rocky Mountain Motorworks sells them for $300, so I'll
let ya steal them off me for $250.

Is it just me or is it getting..."dark" in here?  Peace!
Curt

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