beads!

Here is Jenny’s new hobby. It’s taken over crocheting for this summer.

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Here is a pic of the SU HS4 carburetor and the malpassi glass bowl fuel filter. I am also using clear ruby red fuel lines, so you can see the gasoline. It has a really cool hot rod look to it.

Soon, the area behind the engine will be covered in an aluminum backed sound deadener, so it will really be shiny in there.

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matchbox mini

Look what I got in the mail today. I scored this little guy on eBay for $1.25!

It’s nearly the same color, says 1970 on it, and even has the same exhaust.

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objects in mirror

Look how big a Mk.2 Jetta looks compared to Julius… haha.
A huge german luxury boat!

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mission accomplished

OK, so Julius is up and running, fixed a few surprise leaks, and drove him around a little bit to start breaking in the engine.

Then it was time for his first bath! I made a deal with myself that I wouldn’t wash the car until I finished it. Now he can make it around the neighborhood and make a big noise under his own power! It’s just a matter of adjusting the clutch and fine tuning the timing, so I say that qualifies as finished. 😉

Now he’ll be all clean when Jenny is ready for a ride.

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delayed

Julius is finished, but I didn’t feel like starting him today. 😦

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keeping myself occupied while waiting for an answer…

Put in the new glass bowl fuel filter, breather filter, and alternator.

Nearly everything is in now, just need that little hose fitting so I can drop the head on, install the carb and exhaust, hook everything up, and start fiddling with the fuel and timing to get it to run.

And a teaser of the rocker cover:

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rejoined

I am tired!!!

Today the engine finally went back in with some help from my dad and my brothers. In return, I bought them McDonalds for lunch.

I am still waiting for a little fitting that goes under the cylinder head, so I can’t put it on yet. Until it comes in, I need to figure out a way to mount the radiator, because it’s a little bit different than the old one. I’m thinking a couple of simple brackets on each side with a little extra to direct the air from the “tropical fan”.

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white van autopsy

Just to take a break from engine stuff…

I saw this Autopsy van with the weird picture on the rear glass, and I was thinking WTF?

But then I saw the chrome skull license plate frames and the Altezza tails. That’s when I knew it was legit.

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UK is OK

I installed the little RAF painted driveshaft couplers… They look pretty sweet.

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