Casa de Fye's autos...

kls · Post by **kls** » 17th February 2009 - 10:03pm

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

got some of those size tyres and was thinking of trying them on my notch, going on american eagle 2ltr reps with IRS rear end

you think they will fit?????

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 17th February 2009 - 10:12pm

nope... real 2L would work, but the fakes are the wrong offset if i remember correctly

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 26th February 2009 - 12:06am

got hilborn?

Post by **Editor** » 26th February 2009 - 11:40pm

Looks like that's only available for registered users, Brian. I doubt if it will show here as an image without .jpg anyway.

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 27th February 2009 - 3:55pm

fixed

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 25th June 2009 - 12:06am

here's some progress on the Blue Bomb:

worm's eye view:

air ride with the bags empty in these pictures.

Post by **Editor** » 25th June 2009 - 11:53am

Glad to see you've still got something running, Brian. I was worried when you were offering it all up.

That low's not my choice, but I can admire the work that's gone in.

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 25th June 2009 - 6:23pm

ah, but that's the nice part. on the freeway, it is at stock height!

thanks dave. i'm still ready to sell most all of it though. i've become very leary/tired/frustrated with having to wait on others for my parts to arrive.

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 30th June 2009 - 12:45am

added a burlap headliner in a cargo style (nothing on the pillars) and did an alignment on the front end. the new shorter front bags are coming this week and that should allow me to use the system without constanty blipping the front air to maintain height. the 17" wheels are still awaiting me getting them new rubber and then they will go on the car. woot!

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 2nd July 2009 - 10:46pm

new bags are on and working well... now i just need to get the wheels swapped!

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 30th July 2009 - 9:04am

i've discovered i have 9 billion sets of short reflector bases for the rear fenders and NO long reflector bases.

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 7th August 2009 - 4:21am

finally got the 17s on and took a test drive. everything cleared at full up, partial up and full down. drove it down a very potholed dirt road to make sure nothing scrapes.

easy · Post by **easy** » 7th August 2009 - 10:45am

looks ace

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 8th August 2009 - 7:28pm

now i need to find some reasonably priced 205/45/17s for the rear. the 40s aren't quite tall enough for the freeways

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 8th October 2009 - 5:35am

trying to figure out how to go lower with these wheels, but it sits too high right now.

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 24th December 2009 - 11:56pm

woot!!! notch racer is getting closer... ever closer!

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 27th December 2009 - 4:37am

built some braces to hold everything. it ain't much, but it's more progress!

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 2nd January 2010 - 9:01am

this is the final mock up... i tore it down tonight for final welding tonight. Then after my bud Eric makes the hard fuel line for the carb to stainless flex line, I can test the fuel system and if there are no leaks, I might be able to fire it off very soon!

looks very busy in there in this pic:

looks fairly sedate in this one:

Post by **Editor** » 2nd January 2010 - 5:03pm

Never did think much of the boot space in a Notch - looks like you've found what it's really there for, Brian.

Happy New Year. I've started working on Anne - she is taking interest in Carthage, Missouri and what's to see in the area, so it might happen.

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 3rd January 2010 - 12:28am

Tell her that Carthage is the home of the Precious Moments figurines.

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 10th January 2010 - 1:09am

412 drove for the 1st time in 14 months! 3 miles with almost no brakes

need to bleed them, but the alternator mount has been repaired and the flat tires replaced! woot

Post by **Editor** » 10th January 2010 - 12:42pm

Precious Moments figurines? She reacted as blankly as I did!

She might be interested if there are cats involved, but otherwise it's gardening, science of engineering - oh, and probably grandchildren as we're due one this year!

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 14th January 2010 - 8:18am

well, the 412 is completely roadworthy now and will be transporting me 24 miles to and 24 miles from work each day.

vwfye · Post by **vwfye** » 20th January 2010 - 5:19am

need to work on the 412's tune. i'm only getting 20mpg on the freeway, should be that in town.

Post by **Editor** » 20th January 2010 - 12:25pm

That would be about 25mpg in proper man-sized gallons, Brian.

I would have thought it should do more than that on the highway, unless you're doing 90mph.