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Post by lookatme on Jun 19, 2008 22:35:20 GMT -5
just make sure that you dont tell them what it is actually going in. i made that mistake ONCE. i usually decide what part it is that i want, and figure out what it came on, then stick to THAT story. mmmmm yes.. i need steel shim head gaskets for my 1967 corvette.........yeah
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Post by V8 Super Beetle on Jun 20, 2008 8:33:35 GMT -5
yeah, i getcha. ive been big on chevys for a while, mainly because they dont redesign everything all the time like ford has a habit of doing. im just saying that it ought to fit. i wonder how far off a bronco2 chassis is lengthwise? I never thought of the bronco, because I'm a chevy guy too, but the Ford Bronco II's wheelbase is almost the exact same as a bug. Bronco II wheelbase : 94" Standard Beetle: 94.5" There's a youtube video under V8 bug pics, the green bug, and the guy used a Nova II front clip and a Bronco II rear clip. That would be cool and a little different to see someone build a V8 bug solely using a Bronco II chassis and use a 302 for the engine. |
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Post by V8 Super Beetle on Jun 20, 2008 8:35:30 GMT -5
just make sure that you dont tell them what it is actually going in. i made that mistake ONCE. i usually decide what part it is that i want, and figure out what it came on, then stick to THAT story. mmmmm yes.. i need steel shim head gaskets for my 1967 corvette.........yeah I do the same when getting parts. Yeah, it's for a 94 S10. I don't go into it's for my 94 frame for my V8 bug. They look at you funny cause they don't know what's going on. It makes for interesting conversation if you'd like to talk about it, but most of the time I like to get in and out. ;D |
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Post by hellraiser on Jul 1, 2008 20:26:13 GMT -5
ya thats what i do to, except one time i asked for motor mounts for a 64 impalla with a 350, well they couldnt find it so they wanted me to bring an old one in, and i said i didnt have one so then they wanted vin numbers and all sorts of crap so i just broke down and told them it was for a custom 68 bug with a v8 in it, and what do they do next? the type in 68 vw bug, and reply we cant get mounts for a 68 bug with a 350 in it.
and by then i was so done with it so i played dumb and said ok thanks. lol
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Post by lookatme on Jul 1, 2008 23:20:11 GMT -5
ya thats what i do to, except one time i asked for motor mounts for a 64 impalla with a 350, well they couldnt find it so they wanted me to bring an old one in, and i said i didnt have one so then they wanted vin numbers and all sorts of crap so i just broke down and told them it was for a custom 68 bug with a v8 in it, and what do they do next? the type in 68 vw bug, and reply we cant get mounts for a 68 bug with a 350 in it. and by then i was so done with it so i played dumb and said ok thanks. lol NOOOOO dont let them break you down !!!!  lol tell them that they are wrong........ and then backpeddle "coulda been a 327 or 283, i dunno never had the heads off"....."but it sure could spin the tires"  then you tell them about cruising it around the block. just gotta be convincing and dont break down. and make SURE you tell then how wrong THEY are. and their COMPUTER is ;D . its guys like me........ |
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Post by hellraiser on Jul 2, 2008 19:31:11 GMT -5
u know what i hate the most when buying parts, say ur going in for idk something even like a blinker realay, and the computer asks for everything engine size, 2wd or 4wd, auto or manual,ext. cab or standard, flex fuel or reg. y dont they ask for ur social security # while there at it lol
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Post by lookatme on Jul 4, 2008 22:52:10 GMT -5
yeah, but thats where you can get creative..............yes, its for a taxi........... ;D
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Post by hellraiser on Jul 5, 2008 11:51:46 GMT -5
ya lol, it for a model t bus. lols
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Post by staynedglass on Jul 8, 2008 15:07:49 GMT -5
well got my carb from flea-bay. woot predator for $130. now i'm just waiting on the carb overhaul kit to come in. should be here in about a week. found out there is a rebuild kit for about $30 and an overhaul kit for about $80. considering how cheap i got the carb and how gummed up from old gas. i went ahead and went for the overhaul kit.
price list total
oval bug body $177
s10 with v8 already done $1000+84 s10 i got for free-$800 i sold my motorcycle for= $200
carb $130
carb overhaul kit $80
electric fan $35
total so far= $622 (not bad seeing as how i now have just about everything)
i am hoping to have the whole project done for under $2000
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Post by V8 Super Beetle on Jul 8, 2008 15:16:25 GMT -5
That's awesome! I can't wait to see what ya'll get done when you invite everyone over for a work day.
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Post by hellraiser on Jul 8, 2008 17:52:24 GMT -5
ya i think i got arround $300 in mine but dont have everything yet lol
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Post by staynedglass on Aug 5, 2008 9:08:55 GMT -5
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Post by Mock1racer on Aug 5, 2008 9:32:28 GMT -5
cool !! I like your design idea looks like a rat rod !! I tried to do a cheap build too, but still ended up spending $3000 ( cheap parts, broke had to replace, stupid mistakes, having to get stuff i had'nt thought of befor the build, and because of that i'm having to backup and start rebuilding a lot of stuff that didn't work right. But it looks like you lucked up and found the right stuff pretty cheap, good luck!
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Post by V8 Super Beetle on Aug 5, 2008 10:55:12 GMT -5
Glad to see some progress! Great start so far!
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Post by lookatme on Aug 5, 2008 12:00:36 GMT -5
ya i think i got arround $300 in mine but dont have everything yet lol dont let a low buy in cost be the most important part of your build. spend money where you have to. around here (next to the house) most parts are either broken or overpriced, but you can trade for them. i usually dont feel like getting up off my stash of parts, because the kids looking for what i do have are downright destructive. their parts usually last about a week before it gets OVER'ed. i had this friend, was putting together an 85 v8 s10. his BIG claim to success was his cash outlay on it. i dont remember the exact number, but it was supposedly around $50. what he had done was trade for most of his parts. shortblock was a 305, he had picked up the pistons from another guy, and they were all mismatched. 3 different engines of pistons, reused lifters on a big preused cam, good g series heads off a 305. a beat up quadrajet. now so far this isnt too bad, but when he started trying to bum preused sparkplugs and wires JUST so that he could claim a low buy in price on his project...... it was just too far. he had a large tube of caulk, and instead of buying gaskets caulked EVERYthing. timing cover, intake manifold, oil pan, valve covers...... EVERYTHING. he messed up on the assembly in the shortblock, and overtightened the mains (used an impact wrench instead of a torquewrench.) ................... it was a mess. now dont misunderstand me, nothing wrong with getting your car built inexpensively, but dont get too cheap. dont let the cost invested be the end all be all of the build, and dont feel bad about spending money where you need to. hey stayned, thats some nice progress you gots going there. |
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lol tell them that they are wrong........ and then backpeddle "coulda been a 327 or 283, i dunno never had the heads off"....."but it sure could spin the tires" 
then you tell them about cruising it around the block. just gotta be convincing and dont break down. and make SURE you tell then how wrong THEY are. and their COMPUTER is ;D .
