Uber Cool-68 Westy Cal import LHD

[Haveacamper]

Intrigued to see this install and also hear what those trip carbs sounds like.

Keep up the good work mate

 

[uber cool]

Right, family holiday over, we went to the Vendee region of France, 1200 mile round trip in total. Only 1 breakdown, my first every in 7 years of owning a van Starter motor packed up, brushes were worn right down. Not too bad though, managed to order another via the internet and posted to the camper site with 24hrs. So only grounded for 1 day. :mrgreen:

Some photos of our holiday, with the wait at Portsmouth, for the ferry.

Having read one of the threads on here I realised we never usethe cooler and sink, only the spice rack and fold out table. So before we went I took the cooler unit out, made up a new back panel and mounted the spice rack on this. It gave us loads more room, best interior mods I,ve made for the van.

Now the holidays are over and dont think I'll be going to Vanfest or Brighton Breeze it's time to get the engine out and the porsche one in........................... well thats after I've rebuilt my sisters engine, fitted a new kitchen, lowered and resprayed the wife's beetle :lol: :lol: :lol:

but as reminder it looks like this

 

[streetboy]

Tut tut uber cool

get your priorities right lad :lol:

Love to see this going in step by step

 

[gninnam]

Can't wait to see the Porsche engine going in (as I am sure you can't :? ), but you do have to keep the wife happy too

 

[uber cool]

Can't wait to see the Porsche engine going in (as I am sure you can't :? ), but you do have to keep the wife happy too

Yep, the wife has just read that and agrees with you :mrgreen:

 

[gninnam]

Can't wait to see the Porsche engine going in (as I am sure you can't :? ), but you do have to keep the wife happy too

Yep, the wife has just read that and agrees with you :mrgreen:

:lol:

 

[dubscum]

wow as always ! glad to had a good time and result on the 24hr delivery

 

[uber cool]

yeah if you ever find yourself in france keep this website handy, great service, spoke good english too
http://mecatechnic.com/

 

[surfbus]

Can't wait to see the Porsche engine going in (as I am sure you can't :? ), but you do have to keep the wife happy too

Pleas read back a few pages.... :mrgreen:

 

[gninnam]

Can't wait to see the Porsche engine going in (as I am sure you can't :? ), but you do have to keep the wife happy too

Pleas read back a few pages.... :mrgreen:

I meant 'running and not coming out.....' :lol:

 

[surfbus]

Can't wait to see the Porsche engine going in (as I am sure you can't :? ), but you do have to keep the wife happy too

Pleas read back a few pages.... :mrgreen:

I meant 'running and not coming out.....' :lol:

Oke, i got it! :mrgreen:

 

[uber cool]

Well, kitchen alterations mostly completed this weekend, range cooker fitted, so wife now v happy :mrgreen:

Sisters car, well that's a Citroen C3 (snapped cambelt and 8 bent valves). , wrong parts delivered, so that will have to wait another week :roll:

I did polish the fan housing on the Porsche engine, so a little progress this week. (more than the last 2 months)

and I 've also sourced a Golde ragtop for the wife's Beetle. :mrgreen:

 

[gninnam]

I did polish the fan housing on the Porsche engine, so a little progress this week. (more than the last 2 months)

and I 've also sourced a Golde ragtop for the wife's Beetle. :mrgreen:

RESULT :mrgreen:

 

[surfbus]

I did polish the fan housing on the Porsche engine, so a little progress this week. (more than the last 2 months)

Photo?

 

[uber cool]

still chasing some parts for the triple Zenith carbs :roll: . So whilst waiitng for these to appear on the internet I have been working in the wifes Beetle.

sourced some polished wide 5 empis and some 185 x 60 tyres for the rear and 145 x 65 for the front.

Fitted these myself with the £25 ebay tyre machine purchase :mrgreen:

Converted the 4 stud to wide 5 stud and dropped the rear 1 spline and the front lowered on an adjustable beam.

 

[gninnam]

Bug looks good dude 8)

 

[Guest]

i like the bug

tell me are the centre caps the push through type? i'm having problems sourcing the correct centre caps for mine (two missing)

 

[uber cool]

yeah push through type. But a bit loose, had to secure with a bit of sealant.

The wheels are only the MWS type, so not top dollar wheels, but look cool anyway.

 

[uber cool]

Stripped the carbs to check for missing parts and damage etc. All complete only missing 2 pumpjets.
But on a 1 year only porsche 1970 to 71 with carbs which aren't made anymore wasnt going to be easy find. :shock: Cue ebay, been tracking ebay for a few weeks now, and for some reason the US has a lot more early porsche parts for sale, maybe its the good weather?

Anyway tracked down someone who had stripped a carb down and selling single parts, i've ordered them and should be in the UK in the next week or so.

Used Autosol, on the top of the carb and its come up great.

even polished the internal ram pipes :mrgreen:

A lot more parts inside these compared to a 34 Solex!, but then again it is 3 carbs in one :mrgreen:

These are the parts I need, and are on there way from US.

 

[gninnam]

Sometimes ebay can prove to be useful :mrgreen:

Creeping ever so further forward with this conversion now