Casa de Fye's autos...

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 30th June 2008 - 12:22am

this week i will buy the new gas and fire the car off! woot!!! premium petrol is gonna hurt ye ol' wallet

shawn71 · Post by **shawn71** » 30th June 2008 - 8:48am

vwfye wrote:this week i will buy the new gas and fire the car off! woot!!! premium petrol is gonna hurt ye ol' wallet

It certainly does over here in the UK at the moment 127p a litre thats nearly £6 a gallon

Post by **Editor** » 30th June 2008 - 9:42pm

But you do get a full gallon for that $12 - not the short measure as in the USA ! And it doesn't turn to treacle in the tank.

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 1st July 2008 - 6:58am

it isn't the cost of the fuel that is killing us over here in the colonies... it's the distance we freaking travel! at Casa de Fye we are FINALLY under 35k miles per year! FINALLY!!!

Post by **Editor** » 1st July 2008 - 3:14pm

Yes, it's all the dead land between the nice bits that takes the time - I remember Idaho! Oases of interest from Wisconsin to Idaho in deserts of... well, desert scrub!

We have it all close together on a human scale, separated by small roads and traffic queues.

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 2nd July 2008 - 8:44pm

started the car last night... idle was clear down at 250rpm, but it idles at 250rpm which is amazing to me!!! tonight i will set the idle higher, button up a couple more little things and then start enjoying the summer in the speedster!

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 20th July 2008 - 3:36am

some updates... the speedster is alive again! woot!!! the notch racer is on the ground with the rear end back at stock height and the 2110 in the rear! i have to build new brake lines for the rear, add oil, fuel and the new race tires when they arrive.

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 20th November 2008 - 6:48pm

long overdue update!

the 343 has left the nest. it wasn't going to get attention at this point for a couple more years. it was traded for a squareback that only needs an engine... and i have an engine!

the notch racer is on the ground and will be getting the garage space the 343 was using. this means i can work on it in the evenings during the wet, wet, wet season!

here is the 'new to me' squareback:

and here is the the stance of the notch racer!

Post by **Editor** » 20th November 2008 - 11:45pm

Strange Squareback Brian - small wheels one side, big the other! Not started messing it about already, have you?

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 21st November 2008 - 4:29am

the squareback is set up to run both 4x130 wheels and/or 4x100 wheels. this square was at the 06 invasion but was very rough then. it also has fog lamps up front now and the seats that were in the racer notch. oh... i added my really tall shifter in it now too.

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 24th November 2008 - 2:52am

well, we have fire in the race engine! took a bit of time to get the fuel to the carbs from the tank. UP HILL with all that rake and still the mechanical fuel pump seems to be a challenge. once everything is broke in, and i've tested the transmission, i'll get to adding the electric fuel pumps.
not only is the notch's 2110 running , but i drove the 68 Blue Squareback today too! It is now motivated (as of today) by the 1904cc from the notch. I have to add some seat belts and then the square will be my daily.

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 26th November 2008 - 1:24am

well, here are some pictures! I like the trim rings (needs different caps), the interior is temporary as I really wanted door panels and the 3 point seatbelts are installed. I added a driver's side mirror and add the missing trim after the pictures and tomorrow I will put a none vented oil filler tube on the engine, hide some wiring, add a tach and hook up the head temp sensor. then it is drive, drive, drive!

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 2nd December 2008 - 7:37am

the blue bomb now has proper rear seatbelts (the old ones were tattered and had rust where chrome was suppose to be), so the kiddies can ride with their Pop to shows/school or where ever.

Post by **Editor** » 2nd December 2008 - 9:34am

Great, Brian.

Not sure what's up but I just got a system request to approve vwfye as a member - it does seem to deactivate people from time to time - so I've approved it!

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 2nd December 2008 - 3:52pm

no big deal... i saw that my email address was incorrect, so i changed it and thus caused the system to reset my account. thanks!

Post by **Editor** » 2nd December 2008 - 5:41pm

Makes sense!
Lucky you didn't move to gmail.com - that's on the banned list as I found about 40 of the daily spam registration attempts were using those e-mails. Existing members are OK - it seems to leave them alone, but new ones can't use it, unless I do some fiddling.

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 4th December 2008 - 3:55pm

good night in the garage tonight for the race car... it is amazing how much easier it is to get stuff done with the car in a dry, well lit, place!

i bent the rear hard brake lines tonight and got them hooked up, then i drained the transmission and got the new gear oil in and finally, i got the oil filter mount placed.

friday is payday and i'll get some brake fluid, fittings and hoses to get the car to a point where i can drive down the block to check the ride height, brakes and gearing.

this thing is really starting to come around! it's only take 2 years Embarassed

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 5th December 2008 - 7:17pm

german look? should i dare?

kls · Post by **kls** » 6th December 2008 - 7:57pm

vwfye wrote:german look? should i dare?

well i dare you, looks cool to me

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 26th December 2008 - 11:29pm

more updates...

on the 29th, the new to me turbo set up for the notch race car should arrive! then, i will figure out how to plumb in the n2o to use just as an intercooler. that means a 20 shot or smaller just after the carburetor. then, next year we will add a bigger turbo! woot

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 10th January 2009 - 6:02pm

oh, and the pink car will be sporting Hilborn mechanical fuel injection too! Apparently projects don't end after all...

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 20th January 2009 - 11:58pm

the racer's work party is scheduled for the last day of january.... lots should be done by then and i'll update with pics!

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 17th February 2009 - 4:48am

the car is still awaiting some custom pipes for the turbo set up, but it is almost ready!

kls · Post by **kls** » 17th February 2009 - 7:21pm

hi, what size rear tyres have you got on the purple notch???

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 17th February 2009 - 7:36pm

205/70/15s on 5.5 American Racing Equipment "lemans" wheels with short axles.