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Re: [T3] 200mm 6V flywheel wanted


On Tue, 2005-07-05 at 20:42, Jim Adney wrote:

> 
> In about 1972, way before I had any real stash of parts, I needed some parts to 
> build a second engine, so I bought a bunch of stuff from a place in CA that 
> parted out engines and sold parts. One of the things I bought was a flywheel. 
> 
> At some point I discovered that this flywheel was not the same as the one in my 
> '68 square. It was a 6V 200mm flywheel. I called the place and they promptly 
> replaced it and asked me to send the 6V flywheel back. I still remember their 
> surprise: They didn't think they had ANY of those flywheels anywhere in all 
> their stuff. 
> 
> My impression is that these were always very special items, much sought after 
> by the hot rod crowd.
> 
> I think a replacement is going to be hard to find.

No harder than Keith drives, I could send him a 6V 180mm flywheel, and
the clutch would last forever.
;=}
-- 
Russ Wolfe
'71 FB AT
'66 FB MT
'64 T34 (not running)
'65 T1 (not running)
'05 KIA Sorento SUV
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org

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