Re: Update on Maggie

[Toby Erkson <Toby_Erkson@ccm.jf.intel.com>]

Sounds good, but why the 3.5 sump?  My 2.0L with Berg's 1.5 is *plenty* big 
to handle even the tight, high rpm corners.  Including the prefilling of 
the oil filter (almost a full quart) my system holds 5 quarts of oil -- and 
yer gonna add another 2.5 for a < 1.8L?

I don't think your girlfriend would like my apartment -- I have a '65 
that's slowly being reassembled on a portable stand in my living room (hey, 
at least I have a shower curtain down to keep the oil and crud off the 
carpet!)  :)
     Toby Erkson, air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
     '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L
     '75 Porsche 914 1.8L
     Portland, Oregon, http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/8501/

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Subject: Update on Maggie
Author:  type-3-errors@umich.edu at SMTPGATE
Date:    10/9/97 12:32 AM


Several weeks ago, Maggie was on her way to the body shop to be painted
and cleaned up.  Well, as usual with the way things go with me, I changed
my mind at the last minute and decided to put in a new engine and take
care of a few interior issues.

Because I have no place to work on Maggie and the fact my girlfriend is
not keen on the idea of me building the longblock up in my living room,
Maggie is sitting at the local VW shop where Bill Jenkins is rebuilding
the engine to my specifications.

Instead of going all out with a 2.0L, I opted to go with a little 1776cc:

     Counterweighted Crank
     Performance Rods
      Balanced
     Engle 110 Cam
     Dual 34 Webers
     Gene Berg Full Flow System
     Gene Berg 3.5 Quart Sump (He says it clears on the street)
     .. gobs of other stuff ..

I basically wanted something with a little more power than stock but still
wanted reliability.

Inside the car, I am installing:

     VDO Gauges, Oil Temp & Oil Pressure (Cockpit Royale)
     Scat Elite Seats (Stock seats are uncomfortable for my large frame
     and do not slide back far enough. I am 6'2" tall)
     Scat Shifter (I have always had one in all my aircooleds, very
     nice shifter)
     New Headliner and Carpeting in front & rear

One of these days I will put the web page up, I promise Toby E. ;-)  I
hope to get her back at least a few days before it snows.  I am not
driving her this winter so once measurable snow fall starts accumlating
she is off to the garage until April.

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