So I spent a lot of time planning out the paths I may (or may not) take Żuczek down once I start on the restoration. A lot will depend on finances at any given time, as well as if I think I will be up to any given task when the appropriate time comes. While…
Category: Future Ideas
Project Żuczek – Finally a car evoking the color combinations I’ve been thinking about!
So as you’ve probably read I’m constantly back and forth as to the color direction of where I want Project Żuczek to head in. My original plans reached back to 2017 when I acquired the now absent Yellow as the source of my project dreams and was trying to recreate a version of my mother’s…
Hydraulic lifters in the future?
So I tend to dig in deep and try to learn as much as possible (for me) that I can about something before attempting to execute action. I’m mostly self-taught and this is the only way I can typically learn in lieu of a mentor or actual education classes on something. Three years ago I…
Other People’s Cars – Some Brazilian Fusca!
Putzing around Pinterest let me to some photos of an amazing almost modern dash and console in a 1300/1302 Brazilian Beetle. The car itself is beautiful, done up with a nice lighter silver, some chrome blacked out, painted bumpers, and oversized tires and modern rims. However, it was the dashboard that caught my eye, with…
Thoughts on future exhausts systems.
My exhaust situation is all over the place. The original stock AH engine’s exhaust needs to be blasted, repaired, and then ceramic power-coated but I’m in no hurry to spent money on that. I bought a low-cost Dansk replacement to have on hand if needed, as well as a cheap EMPI peashooter exhaust to have…
Future 2275cc Engine now? And access!
I know that earlier in the month I had starting putting together my ideas around a 2110cc engine for the future “performance” engine build, but I’ve been reading more on camshafts and other combinations of parts and work and I think I may just go with a “2275cc Mild Engine Combo” spec’d out at aircooled.net….
The general plans for 2019 haven’t changed much!
I’m rather shocked. Since my original planning sessions last year I haven’t altered things too much for what I’d like to do in 2019. The engines need to be the primary early focus of the year, with the immediate goal of getting Żuczek B. and Curious (Yellow) running, stopping, and generally driving. That includes…
Future 2110cc Engine
So I’ve spent a lot of hours working on my future higher performance daily driver engine. This of course is all still fantasy until there’s a car ready enough to contain it. And that’s many thousands of dollars and many hundreds of hours in the future. But… we all need plans and goals, no? And…
I like me some purple passion!
Now matter how many cars I look at for inspiration, I keep coming back to Eastwood Purple Passion Intermix Paint. My love of Decepticon Shockwave just keeps governing all thoughts. The purple, with two shades of grey as accents, and bits of orange here and there really might work. Purples are so not easy though….
Strut Decisions!
So it is time to think about future strut replacements. Do I import Kerscher Tuning 1302 struts or go with what will ultimately be a lower cost domestic solution in the Topline Parts Maxx struts?