Re: [T3] Turning away from the dark side

["jason_r.ford" <veedub@apartment101.com>]

<x-charset iso-8859-1>I agree with Jim, and I'd like to add that your "restoration" should be more
focused on the more obvious details, allowing yourself some flexibility to
use non-original parts where its better suited, such as places hidden away
inside the engine.

:)

Jason
68 Notch (Nadine)

I proudly buy my aircooled parts and service from...
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Monday, January 21, 2002 10:22 PM
Subject: Re: [T3] Turning away from the dark side


> On 21 Jan 2002, at 21:08, Neil wrote:
>
> > I'm considering the idea of taking my car back as stock as I can get it.
It is a
> > '65 Notch and really all that's been done to it is a 12V conversion and
a 1600
> > engine from a '69. I've located a 1500 from a '63 that has been stored
indoors
> > for the past 22 years. It turns freely and is complete, down to the air
cleaner
> > and exhaust. I've can also pick up a mostly complete '64 notch parts car
that
> > has all the 6V stuff on it. My question is this: What was the engine on
the '65
> > 1500S. I know it was a 1500, but were they single or dual port? Did they
have
> > domed or flat pistons?
>
> I think the typical 1500S would have been a dual carb 1500 with domed
(high
> compression) pistons, although there was a low compression option for the
> 1500S. While I admire your goal here, you might want to consider your
> options to the high compression so that you can actually drive it on
today's
> gas.
>
> -
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> Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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