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Melissa & Jim wrote: > > On 23 Aug 97, Toby Erkson wrote: > > > Yes, the opening isn't big enough and you will need to do some > > grinding, but not a lot. It'll take some time, but just grind the > > carrier, test fit, and regrind as necessary. Also, if you are doing > > the full flow the proper way (by plugging the pump output and > > tapping into the upper galley) you will also need to grind a hole > > into the front face of the aluminum fan housing to clearance the > > fitting. The opening can be sealed with silicone sealer or, if > > you're feeling adventurous, a piece of aluminum welded over it. > > I've done three of these, and I have never needed to break through > the fan housing. I did the first one before I read that this would > be necessary, and just did the other two the same way. I do have to > grind or file away a small bit of one of the ribs in the casting, but > it's small--no big deal. > > I use Berg's special right angle fitting together with several street > elbows. I end up with two hose fittings pointing to the left, just > in front of the fan housing. > > I use a different filter base that Berg has been willing to supply. > It has the holes on the top and I mount it to the left rear of the > rear mount crossbar with the filter bottom pointed down and left, and > some rather complicated plumbing that carries the oil over the top of > the cross bar. > > The hoses end up running over/under each other just in front of the > crossbar. > > I have always used the standard rubber hoses. Guess I'm too cheap > for the good stuff, and then there is the problem of length. In this > installation the length is short so there's little room for error. > If I just use rubber hose I can trim carefully when everything's > together and get it exactly right. If I go to the fancy hose and > fittings, I need to tell Berg exactly the length I need and they make > them up. > > Yes I have no doubt that the good stuff would last longer. My > original installation only lasted about 10 years before it started > leaking and I found that the inner hose layer had split. > > My daily driver only has about 4-5 years on it so far. The body it > is in will not last too much longer, so I will replace the hoses when > I move the engine. > > Jim > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Melissa Kepner Jim Adney > Laura Kepner-Adney > jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin > --------------------------------------------------------------------- Jim, Greg, Of all the after-market hop-ups, the full flow system seems to be the only "must have". Look, even JIM does this! Can we get some photo's and the above description of this conversion up on the T3 site? Questions: For swing axle cars, only fan housing grinding? Can you drop the motor easily with all these hoses and filters? What does this system go for? Regards, Peter Parker '66 Square; Phillip Portland, OR USA