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PLEASE PLEASE come to Hershey!! I dont want to go home with the darkest car award again :) You have it clinched with this car!! Keith done to your Fastback in more detail? > > Here's a brief summary: > - car > - 1972 Fastback > - silver exterior (actually, 1993 Dodge Platinum Silver) > - blue interior > - engine > - 2615cc Type 4 > - the first Nickies-equipped engine ever :-) > - custom tuned FI using Autronic computer > - Tangerine racing exhaust (the first VW to ever have one of those, too > :-) > - way in the hell too many other mods to list here > - 220hp at 5000rpm, 235 ft-lb at 4500rpm > - rock-hard reliable and durable, no matter what load, what speed, or > what temperature > - braking system > - 944 rear calipers (36mm, 1-pot), hubs, and cross-drilled and vented > discs > - 944 front brakes (54mm, 1-pot), modified hubs (adapted to T3), and > cross-drilled and vented discs > - 944 aluminum master cylinder (15/16" front and 3/4" rear) > - SS-braided teflon brake lines > - ATE high-temp brake fluid > - Porterfield carbon-kevlar pads > - front suspension > - KYB GR2 front shocks > - additional aftermarket sway bar > - rear suspension > - 944 rear trailing arms > - polyurethane trailing arm pivot and spring plate bushings (modified so > there are zero squeaks!) > - KYB gas-a-just rear shocks > - aftermarket rear sway bar > - modified bump stops > - wheels/tires > - 1996 Porsche 993 front, 16x7 ET55, Dunlop SP5000 205-55-16 > - 1996 Porsche 993 rear, 16x9 ET70, Dunlop SP5000 245-45-16 > - chrome-plated aluminum/magnesium Porsche lug nuts (soooo light :-) > - Porsche 356 4.5" steel spare tire > - transmission/clutch/drivetrain > - 923 5-speed > - hydraulic clutch (SACO system modified for use with 923 tranny) > - needed due to 2300lb pressure plate > - 944 axles > - T4 CVs (same size as T2/944/etc.) > - 944 outer stub axles > - modified stock shifter > - reduced throw > - fitment to 5-speed pattern > - theft lock - modified to lock in reverse in the 915 shift pattern > - clear acrylic shift knob in the stock T3 shape > - climate control > - gas heater (from 412) placed under rear seat > - Eberspacher BA4 > - directs hot air through stock heater ducting > - uses bilge blowers to direct cool air into heater from interior > - custom A/C system > - front-mounted high-efficiency condensor with fan > - Sanden 507 compressor running R-134a > - original VPC under-dash evaporator/vent unit > - sound system > - Blaupunkt Casablanca CD/radio head unit (silver with blue writing to > match the silver car with the blue interior :-) > - 60W amp > - pair of tweeters in front > - pair of Kicker boxes in back > - not enough to wake up the neighborhood, but enough to hurt my ears, > and that's fine :-) > - interior > - TMI blue upholstery and door panels > - TMI black carpet > - billet aluminum budvase with blue/white flowers > - aftermarket steering wheel > - instrumentation > - stock 1973 speedo, clock, and gas/idiot cluster (matches aftermarket > VDO better than earlier stuff) > - VDO Cyl. Head Temp for left bank, 2 1/16" > - VDO Cyl. Head Temp for right bank, 2 1/16" > - VDO Oil pressure, 2 1/16" > - VDO Oil temperature, 2 1/16" > - Autometer tachometer, 3 3/4" (NOT the monster size, but the VDO ones > weren't good enough for my use) > - all gauges repainted and rebezelled (mid-year Karmann Ghia fuel gauges > have nice bezels) to match stock look > - A/F mixture LED bar adapted to fit inside the "Fasten Seatbelts" light > casing > - lighting > - Xenon headlights > - foglights added > - electrical system > - battery relocated to spare-tire well for weight balance > - Optima > - quick-disconnect > - connected with two 2ga wires on the + side and a 00ga and 4ga on > the - side > - heavy-duty 70A late bus alternator > - IMI hi-torque starter > - built-in AC inverter (for laptop FI tuning :-) > - future enhancements > - 2720cc Type 4 engine, worth about 350-375hp at 8000-8500rpm > - uses a bunch of new products we are still developing right now > - will also use a dry sump system with the tank located in the > spare-tire well > - front suspension modifications (maybe a Porsche 928 adaptation...) > > There's probably a bunch more I can't think of right now... > > Take care, > Shad Laws > LN Engineering - Aircooled Precision Performance > http://www.lnengineering.com > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > >