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[Sixx]

Now I really have to get one!!!! Thank's Norm!!! LOL!!!

[Craig Irwin]

Red 'flake Manx question. I "caught the kat", and wanted a white plastic kit. Can the red 'flake plastic be body worked and painted OK ? Or should I try to trade it?

[Darin Bastedo]

Red 'flake Manx question. I "caught the kat", and wanted a white plastic kit. Can the red 'flake plastic be body worked and painted OK ? Or should I try to trade it?

I would try to trade it as there are many who are looking for that particular kit. I'm willing to bet Tom Carter over at spotlight hobbies would be willing to trade you a white plastic kit for yours.

[TooOld]

Trade it ! The Red Metalflake bodies are very bittle , just like clear plastic . Unless you plan to leave it " as is " it's not worth the hassle .

[jbwelda]

looked to me like someone (gregg maybe?) got pretty good results undercoating the flake body with silver. i would still want a regular kit though for all the other parts.

that upgrade kit from norm looks great but he should have made a dual port intake manifold. small thing but especially where the motor is hanging out in the breeze like the manx its gonna be seen. i think the dual port head came out in 66? but i know the single port head went instantly obsolete from the DP introduction.

[Craig Irwin]

JB, that works if you want a red 'flake Manx, I want to do some bodywork and paint mine. And you are right about the dual port heads, somewhere about 66 on the type 3 engines, not until 71 for the type 1. Those manifolds look to be dual port to me .

Edited by Craig Irwin, 13 May 2012 - 11:32 AM.

[jbwelda]

they look like they come to too small a Y for dual port to me but either way they are appropriate. i would think the webers would be underutilized by a single port head though. interesting they introduced the concept on a type 3 before the upright motor.

totally off topic, i saw a super kool type 3 Ghia on a car transporter the other day. really really nice from what i could see. i was wishing i had my camera with me.

[Gregg]

Bill, run that Type 3 Ghia down!!! I had one, let it go like an idiot
Yes, the manifolds look more like a single port, but they will work with this set up, and if they were small Webs, like 38's, then not too bad
Biggest I ever ran on a single port were 40's, but that was bog central

This is just a start though, so let's get ready for some more great aftermarket parts soon.
I know, I have to get kicken' on mine too....

[jaydar]

Thanks Gregg, that engine kit is on my list.

joe.

[VW Dave]

that upgrade kit from norm looks great but he should have made a dual port intake manifold.

The kit's engine is a 40-horse, so it would have had single-ports.

[VW Dave]

Biggest I ever ran on a single port were 40's, but that was bog central

I've been running 40mm Kadrons on my S/P 1600 for about 8 years now, and they've been great; I haven't sync'd them or anything in ages either.

Edited by VW Dave, 17 May 2012 - 06:57 PM.

[jbwelda]

>The kit's engine is a 40-horse, so it would have had single-ports



edit: jeez i wasnt thinking right when i posted this...so i am gonna edit it:

uh yeah unless they were replaced with dual port heads...

i used to run those kadrons too, and they were pretty easy to keep in tune and in sync. i modified a uni-syn to sync them and hardly had to ever do it once they were settled in (actually i modded it to sync the carbs on my 356b)...i used aluminum dual port intake manifolds which were sweet, the steel ones that came with the carbs were not so sweet and kept coming loose and leaking air but also throwing the carbs out of sync even when you tighten them back up. the only problem i ever had with them was i kept getting tiny bits of grit in one sides air correction (i think it is) jet and it would make the motor run bad but all you had to do was pull the jet out of the side of the carb and blow it out and it was back in fine shape. took me a couple years to figure that out. then dellorto dual throats were thrust upon the american VW market and they never ran worth a bug if you ask me, finally i went with dual dual throat webers with smaller venturis and that was the setup for me. by that time i had a 1667 (? maybe it was a 1776...) gene berg motor that was pretty bulletproof and put out the power (all things are relative)...this was through a series of bugs, 2 karmann ghias, a porsche 356b and then a 356c cabriolet (both these had stock zenith carbs...now that i think of it i think the b had solex carbs) and finally a Thing which i had for 20 years and still miss to this day.

Edited by jbwelda, 19 May 2012 - 11:24 AM.

[Craig Irwin]

Check the fuel pump on the side of the left case, and the generator stand, it's a 36 HP mill, Trans is a split case too.

[VW Dave]

>The kit's engine is a 40-horse, so it would have had single-ports



edit: jeez i wasnt thinking right when i posted this...so i am gonna edit it:

uh yeah unless they were replaced with dual port heads...

But the only DP heads that would be a direct swap onto a 40-horse would be Okrasa units, and those weren't exactly commonplace or cheap....kinda like the Ardun flatty heads of the VW world

[slingshot392]

It's a brush-on acrylic from Michaels or A.C. Moore, and I figured out a pretty neat system for application:


http://public.fotki....buggy-approved/

That's an awesome paint job on the dune buggy body as well as the motorcycle and the spoons. I have a Michaels close to me, what brand of paint is that? It really looks great and I've been looking for something like that for quite a while, especially if it brushes on.

I have used some of the different craft acrylics brand's and found some different techniques that work, it always does seem to be somewhat of a delicate paint though.

If you don't mind sharing, did you explain the technique you used to get that terrific smooth metal flake paint job please?

[Casey]

If you don't mind sharing, did you explain the technique you used to get that terrific smooth metal flake paint job please?

Click on the link, and Dave has added comments below each picture in the slideshow, explaining how and what he did during each step.

BTW, could anyone provide measurements of the rear tires in this kit, please?

[Zarana-X]

they look like they come to too small a Y for dual port to me but either way they are appropriate. i would think the webers would be underutilized by a single port head though. interesting they introduced the concept on a type 3 before the upright motor.

The Type 3 was top of the line, and got everything before it went to the Type 1; bigger engine, dual port heads, disk brakes & dual circuit master cylinder, EFI, etc.

[slingshot392]

Click on the link, and Dave has added comments below each picture in the slideshow, explaining how and what he did during each step.

BTW, could anyone provide measurements of the rear tires in this kit, please?

Thanks much, I missed that link! I saved the pictures and text for future reference. I have some of that Martha Stewart sparkly paint in orange, I actually got it to do my dune buggy that I wasn't getting the best results, turns out I was missing the corresponding base coat color. Now I can't wait to dive into it as there are some other mild custom cars I would like to do with this kind of paint.

[sjordan2]

I don't know if it's doable, but anyone who's up for crazy kit-bashing and aftermarket stuff might use this Mendeola Manxter for inspiration. Lots of highly detailed pictures here...

http://www.fantasyju...Flat 6-Cylinder


"This particular Manxter was custom built to a high specification at massive expense, over $65,000, to create a truly unique vehicle. Powered by a liquid-cooled Subaru flat-6 making approximately 320hp, this vehicle weighs less than 2000 pounds and employs a proprietary 4-Speed with a 10" ring gear, and Porsche 930 CV joints. The power to weight ratio is outstanding and the performance nothing short of awesome. Built utilizing a section of a 1973 Volkswagen pan (and titled accordingly), the suspension is fully engineered to provide superb handling thanks to a fully tunable double A-arm and trailing arm suspension with Fox Racing shock absorbers and Eibach springs. The vehicle is equipped with front and rear sway bars with urethane bushings and heim joints to ensure precise handling. American Racing 17” and 18” alloy wheels with modern Dunlop performance low profile tires for maximum grip. Disc brakes with cross drilled rotors at all four corners provide stopping power."


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Edited by sjordan2, 15 November 2012 - 10:25 AM.

[jaydar]

finally ordered my Replicas and Miniatures engine upgrade.  When it comes it is time to clear the bench and build this guy out of box, well you know except for the engine......

 

joe.