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Thread: 1980 B1 Passat Project

  1. #381
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    Frank got new tyres today





    And an alignment



    Handles amazingly well now. Toyos + Konis = Magic
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    Haha what the hell?
    Those aren't sensible shoes!
    Now Frank will sound like he's being chased by a swarm of bees.

    ... love it.

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    Been having some gauge issues of late. Turns out the voltage regulator was burnt out. Guess they only last 35 years or so!

    I gutted the mechanical bits and rebuilt it with a 7810 solid state voltage regulator.

    The gauges operate much better now.









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    Another fluke find on Ebay for Frank:





    NOS original B1 extractors!



    Dropped them in for ceramic coating, soon to be installed in the old boy.
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    Time to get some shiny new extractors into Frank.



    The old, cast, manifold is ceramic coated as well, and still looks damned good (just a bit grotty).



    Hoped that the manifold and downpipe would be all that were needed removing.



    See? Hasn't changed colour since installation when the motor was rebuilt.



    Downpipe is the same, just dirty. All you need is some dishwashing soap and water to wash ceramic coated stuff.



    Old and new, lined up nicely.



    Then discovered new would not go in without removing the Dellorto, so out it went.



    New gaskets for Dellorto and extractors.

    Took two of us a fair bit of fettling to get the extractors in, ended up cutting 3cm off the end of them to fit them into the exhaust. It's a fiddly job.



    Finally in and bolted up.



    Dellorto back in. Took Frank for a spin, could be my imagination or he's got a slight increase in power in second, hard to say. I'll need to drive him some more. Sounds pretty much the same as before, slightly different exhaust note but nothing major.



    He also got a new washer pump. The original, 1979 one, died a while ago and he had a 2nd hand one for a while until I remembered to get a new Hella one from GAP.
    79 MK1 Golf Wreck to Race / 79 MK1 Golf The Red Thread / 76 MK1 Golf Kamei Race Car
    7? MK1 Caddy
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    Two Car shows for Frank this weekend.

    Saturday at Masters in Wantirna.





    Sunday at The Manhattan in Ringwood.





    79 MK1 Golf Wreck to Race / 79 MK1 Golf The Red Thread / 76 MK1 Golf Kamei Race Car
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    Looking good.

    It still amazes me that such a little radiator works, even in Aussie weather.

    Cheers

    Paul

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    It's bigger than the equivalent Golf radiator. It's very tall.

    There should be a shroud on it. The original was made from cardboard like material and I haven't gotten around to making a new one.
    79 MK1 Golf Wreck to Race / 79 MK1 Golf The Red Thread / 76 MK1 Golf Kamei Race Car
    7? MK1 Caddy
    79 B1 Passat Dasher Project
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    Today at DOVW sow, Yarra Glen.



















    79 MK1 Golf Wreck to Race / 79 MK1 Golf The Red Thread / 76 MK1 Golf Kamei Race Car
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    Hi Pete,

    Where did you source the Lynx throttle cable bracket that bolts onto the head?

    Cheers
    Craig

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