UPDATE: I was sent to https://volkswagen.7zap.com/ which uses the same data but is a far better site than the nemigaparts.com one mentioned below. So as I was scouring the internets for any data I could gather on VW’s implementation of the Bosch L-Jetronic FI system on the Beetles I stumbled across nemigaparts.com which seems…
Month: May 2020
Murbella – Day 16 – FI Engine – Part 1 – Top End
I started the long awaited engine removal process today. This is the first time I have removed most of these parts on Murbella, and on the whole, the preparation for removing an original 75-79 Fuel Injected (FI) engine from a Beetle has a quite a lot more prep work than the pre-75 carb engines. Some…
Murbella – Day 16 – Suspension off to soda blasting!
So all of the rear suspension parts are as ready as they will be for blasting. After doing some research and talking to my son I decided to tape off most of the surfaces for where the outer wheel bearing and the inner grease seal sit on both arms. From the pic above, you can…
Trying Energy Suspension brand bushings!
So as usual, there’s absolutely zero objective opinions on bushing materials from the various VW groups I am in. Every few months someone posts something similar about modern polyurethane bushing use versus the various OEM style rubber bushings that are available and quite often, a shit storm ensues of the usual “urethan sucks” comments followed…
Local ceramic powder coater found!!!
After receiving some emails from local powder coaters telling me they could not do ceramic high-temp powder coating, I finally got a response from Performance Powder Coating From the photo I supplied, the say they can media blast, prep, and then ceramic powder coat everything I want done on Murbella’s exhaust system for about…
So. What to powder coat? That is the question.
So as I’ve written, I’ve been back and forth on what vendor to have blast what parts, not to mention what to powder coat and what not to powder coat. I’ve decided that I’ll likely powder coat more parts than originally planned. So. Tentatively this is what’s going to happen: Ceramic Powder Coating I will…
Murbella – Day 15 – Taping off blasting parts
I haven’t been feeling all that well so I haven’t been working on the projects. I did take a few minutes yesterday to start taping off the areas of the trailing arms and stub axles that I do not want blasted. I’m thinking that the inside bearing surfaces should remain as-is in the arms and…
Another parts opportunity… but probably cost prohibitive.
So an opportunity has come up in regards to possibly acquiring a complete Type 1 FI exhaust system. Someone’s making substantial changes to his exhaust and I queried him on what he’d want for this stuff. If you’ve followed this blog or the FB page, you’ll know I’ve been actively trying to get a complete…
Media blasting and Powder Coating Plans
So I decided for the first round of suspension and drivetrain parts I’m going to try out Soda Clean of Ohio located just north of Cowtown. I’ll probably throw in a set of thermostat flaps to have blasted so I can return them to Murbella upon top-end rebuild. I do need to get an FI…
$600 Type 4 engine? Should I?
So a 1.7L Type 4 engine that runs and appears to be more or less complete popped up on a sale page and I am so tempted to get it. It is only 2 hours away, and I so want to have a Type 4 engine to learn on. That said, I haze zero storage…