So I got the Fuel Injector test results back from Cruzin Performance and I’m happy to say that they all passed with flying colors, including the Cold Start Valve! I was a littler worried since I have no idea what to expect given their age and potential, though unlikely, to have 237K miles on them….
Murbella – Day 27 – In which the distributor is odd.
So today I went down the path of investigating people who restore original Bosch distributors. One only does certain kinds of work. The other does not work on these types of distributors, but directed me to Sparxwerks, another vendor. So I sent an email them. After some back and forth, it became obvious that Murbella’s…
A Murbella littermate with an EV conversion!
I follow some of the work that goes on with EV conversions for air-cooleds. Just now I was shocked to look at my YouTube feeds and see a 79 Mars Red littermate of Murbella’s being converted over at the EV4U Custom Conversions channel. The ROI on such a thing, given the actually costs of conversion…
Other People’s Cars – Jason Swan’s 1303 Cabriolet, Part 2
I posted about Jason’ Swan’s amazing metallic orange 1303 cabriolet way back in December 2018. It is truly one of those rare beasts in which every decision he’s made to the car works perfectly with every other choice, be it a mod, a color here or there, a pattern in something. Just perfection. He recently…
Murbella – AJ Engine – Do I go filtered on the oil system?
Now I’ve been back and forth on some things as the projects have moved along. However, based on what the engine case looked like inside, and knowing full well how clogged some of the oil passages were, not to mention other oil sludge in the sump, I’m thinking of doing a bolt-on mod that will…
Murbella – Day 27 – New plenum and throttle body hardware
Went out today and purchased some new hardware for the plenum, throttle body, and oil filler hardware connections. I’m glad to have Beechwold Hardware right down the street. They carry so many individual bits and pieces, with a decent metric selection. They also have all kinds of washers and nuts and seals in nylon, rubber,…
Reference: Distributor Restoration
Since I’m investing so much in the engine/FI system restoration on Murbella, I would be amiss to neglect her distributor. There are still a few individuals out there who restore Bosch distributors and I’ve emailed two of them to see what their service fully entails. glenn-ring.com Restored / Rebuilt / For Sale VWNOS.com Distributor Restoration…
Murbella – Day 26 – Finishing the first pass on the plenum and throttle body.
I started working on the 3/4 side of the plenum’s air intake, and went about doing the slow job of disassembling the throttle body. I’ve reached about the end of what I can do with scotch pads, sand paper, a pick, and solvent in terms of cleaning up the aluminum. I just can’t get…
Reference: FI Engine – FI Cylinder Heads
Every day digging through my late model Beetle introduces me to something new and different from most prior years. The tear down of the FI Cylinder Heads for rebuild has introduced me to even more new things. The years 1975-1979 saw the US import models shift from the early 70’s carbureted system to the successor…
Murbella – Day 25 – Some other cleaning done.
It was truly a full day of multi-tasking in the garage. With all of the major stuff I got done, I also did quite a bit of small stuff. I needed to deal with the residual oil in the push rod tubs into one of my new shallow metal soaking pans they went followed by…