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Category: Future Ideas

Powerhaus Built 2387cc Redline Weber Sequential EFI with Dual 50mm Throttle Bodies getting dialed in at different load conditions on our water brake dyno. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGhewiKPzNY

An EFI engine to make me weep.

Posted on 2021-04-182021-04-18

PowerhouseVW posted this test run of a new engine build the other day and I’ve been blown away at this. A lot of my research last year was about wanting to eventually have modern FI on my cars. I’ll continue restoring and working on Murbella’s L-Jetronic system and try and get her new engine running…

1971 Plymouth 'Cuda Convertible In Violet color

Plymouth In Violet / Dodge Plum Crazy

Posted on 2020-02-152020-02-15

So I’m watching last night’s episode of Graveyard Carz (Season 11, Episode 10, Just The Way You Are) in which they are restoring a 1971 Plymouth ‘Cuda Convertible and the car’s color really stood out to me. Now they’ve had a lot of Mopar cars on there done in the Plum Crazy color and I’ve…

CB Performance Gen4EFI

Gen4EFI is probably Żuczek’s future

Posted on 2020-01-11

So while I had not planned to do anything major in a physical sense this winter, I have been doing a lot of reading and research on both body/metal work as well as continuing the dumping of data into my brain in terms of engine building and where to go in the next few years….

Shockwave - Bumblebee Movie

The Purple One

Posted on 2020-01-092020-01-09

So I finally got around to looking at some clips of that Bumblebee movie and was pleasantly surprised to see the original Generation One versions of many of the characters (from the 1980’s) in the opening sequence and they really rather look like modern versions of their old cartoon appearances. I mean, they are totally…

Mendeola Suspension in a 1302/1303

An alternative suspension

Posted on 2019-10-082019-10-08

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…

Project Żuczek – Finally a car evoking the color combinations I’ve been thinking about!

Posted on 2019-10-062019-10-06

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…

Mofoco Hydraulic Lifters

Hydraulic lifters in the future?

Posted on 2019-04-052019-04-05

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!

Posted on 2019-03-312019-03-31

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.

Posted on 2019-03-302019-03-30

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…

My favorite engine bay.

Future 2275cc Engine now? And access!

Posted on 2019-03-23

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….

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