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07-03-2005 05:42 PM #1
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myself and my car
sorry havent done one of these.i am in the process of building a 59 vw bug with a 350 and undecided tranny.the rear end will be a 1970 roadrunner gears with 355 posie.i will add more later when i have more time.go like hell till the wheels fall off.
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07-03-2005 07:58 PM #2
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I had a friend who built a 66 with a 327, just out of high school. Ran good!
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07-03-2005 08:30 PM #3
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frame i am using.i am buying it from www.prostreetbug.comLast edited by bigguy0606; 07-03-2005 at 08:35 PM.
go like hell till the wheels fall off.
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07-03-2005 08:32 PM #4
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car bodygo like hell till the wheels fall off.
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07-04-2005 04:25 AM #5
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Should make for a way kewl ride, I went to their site, nice stuff!!! Please keep us updated on your progress!!!!Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
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07-04-2005 06:17 AM #6
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Thats a nice frame they make,... Very nice.
Ya given much thought to where you're gonna put the radiators? Always looked funny with vents up front, I'd played with other mounting ideas years back when I was thinkin of makin oneI dig ALL cars, old & new, whether they were hammered out of american iron, German steel, or Japanese tin cans. Being unable to appreciate them all is missing out on a world of great things.
But thats just my opinion.
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07-04-2005 07:36 AM #7
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Welcome to CHR!
Looks like a great project...keep posting those pics
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07-04-2005 10:44 AM #8
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one of the guys i talk to around here said i should try and pull air from under the front nose instead of butchering the front hood.i also thought of making it a rear radiator setup which would pull from under the car as well havent decided. frame should be here this month then i will see what is feesabal to pursue.go like hell till the wheels fall off.
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07-04-2005 11:43 AM #9
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Welcome to CHR, that lil' bug otta' scoot with a 350."PLAN" your life like you will live to 120.
"LIVE" your life like you could die tomorrow.
John 3:16
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07-04-2005 08:27 PM #10
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An angled setup with fans like they are mounted in the Cobras would work pretty nicely. If you use a 1-piece glass front end that would give more than enough airflow w/o having to mess up the natural lines of the beetle.
Something I looked at was inlet vents/NACA dusts on the rear quarters & using two smaller raditors in a series (wasn't gonna have a back seat anyway).I dig ALL cars, old & new, whether they were hammered out of american iron, German steel, or Japanese tin cans. Being unable to appreciate them all is missing out on a world of great things.
But thats just my opinion.
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07-05-2005 06:19 AM #11
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the way i am thinking of doing it ultimatly is creating a opening under the nose with a little scoop to direct th air into the radiator.i dont want to cut the nose up or add i think it is jaguar front grill in the hood either.some ofthe guys that race 358 dirt modifides just enclose there radiator in the front like a tunnel and pull air off the track from the ground.go like hell till the wheels fall off.
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07-05-2005 07:32 AM #12
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Was the porche 928 the 1 that had all the little radiators and fans?sumpin similar would probably work, they lookin like jumbo heater cores with fans and venting.just a thought.Its gunna take longer than u thought and its gunna cost more too(plan ahead!)
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10-19-2005 05:42 AM #13
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latest update.frame is here and starting to make it fit.go like hell till the wheels fall off.
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10-30-2005 05:47 AM #14
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Man thats alot of work to make that bug go fast!! Good luck !
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10-30-2005 05:51 AM #15
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Looks like it is going to be a very nice set-up, should be a blast to play with on the street!!! Have fun with the project, and keep us updated as the build progresses.Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
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