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Fuckers in a color and I cant read it. goddammit. You go directly to the dealer/factory for parts. FLAPS won't have poo poo for em. Last I heard the biturbo 6.75 had a 18month wait on lifters.
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charliemonster42 posted:I can't imagine you can go to O'Reillys or Napa and order a spare set of pistons... £22.50 apiece from Introcar. cursedshitbox posted:Fuckers in a color and I cant read it. goddammit. 
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That twin cylinder body block on a straight bank is doing my head in.
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Whoa, I thought it said 10-30 in the color version.
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Splizwarf posted:Whoa, I thought it said 10-30 in the color version. I couldn't see the hyphen and thought it said 1030 HP. 
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I read 10.50 and was impressed with their precision.
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xzzy posted:I couldn't see the hyphen and thought it said 1030 HP. Ditto. I couldn't read the line above it either. and looking at the engine thought, NO loving WAY THAT MADE 1030HP.
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The Guy who posted that on Reddit said parts aren't too hard to find, but its cheaper a lot the time just to make new ones.
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Guys I think one of my calipers might be stuck...
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Godholio posted:I do believe he meant the passenger compartment & its occupants. why_I_won't_restore_a_beetle_for_my_wife.jpg:  http://imgur.com/YuoZFst.jpg Probably nicked it from this thread, too.  Well, okay, maybe if we just hung panels on a tubeframe...
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Splizwarf posted:why_I_won't_restore_a_beetle_for_my_wife.jpg: Would a cage of any sort change this? I'm scurred
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Geirskogul posted:Would a cage of any sort change this? I'm scurred Have to be one hell of a cage but yes, especially if the fronk was designed as a crush zone to absorb some of the energy. Pretty much anything is going to be better than a stock beetle/2cv/500/etc when it comes to passenger safety in a crash.
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That's why ACVW fans hate Ralph Nader. (because they don't want to admit he was right)
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xzzy posted:That's why ACVW fans hate Ralph Nader. I thought that was Corvairs because of their swing axles, but then again VWs are also air cooled and have swing axles and now I'm confused. 
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Boat posted:I thought that was Corvairs because of their swing axles, but then again VWs are also air cooled and have swing axles and now I'm confused. Yeah, it started with the Corvairs but eventually the beetle came under his scrutiny too. He said at one point that all VW's should be recalled and the purchase price should be refunded to owners.
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Yep, the real difference is that Nader was successful in targeting the Corvair. The Beetle was too popular and too common by the time he latched onto it.
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Doesn't help that it was hit by a wall on wheels with an overhang at head height. How drat huge was that thing?
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We have an older Beetle that used to be my daily driver but now we're probably going to sell it. We were just going to keep it for a weekender but the last time we took a short trip in it with our daughter in the back I just keep glancing at every car on the road and seeing them go through the side. It's just so much worry.
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General_Failure posted:Doesn't help that it was hit by a wall on wheels with an overhang at head height. How drat huge was that thing? That looks like a stock base model truck.
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Something pretty nasty happened in the middle of a 3hr ride yesterday (NSFW swears) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhZC5vz89kQ The plug blew out and I'm currently trying to figure out whether the threads on my head are hosed or not. Exciting times.
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That was about the same reaction I had when I popped a tube in sand last weekend.
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At least a motorcycle head is like, what, 5 pounds? And isn't a horrible pain in the rear end to take off. You can probably helicoil that with nothing more than a drill press and a helicoil kit and be riding again next week. (disclaimer: I have only ever helped work on Fart Pipe's uncle's harley, it took him like 45 minutes to do the head gasket on a Friday evening.)
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iwentdoodie posted:That looks like a stock base model truck. http://www.10news.com/news/deadly-crash-on-sr-52 Chevrolet 2500, so 6000lbs+? Driver was drunk, driving the wrong way, got six years.
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kastein posted:At least a motorcycle head is like, what, 5 pounds? And isn't a horrible pain in the rear end to take off. You can probably helicoil that with nothing more than a drill press and a helicoil kit and be riding again next week. It's probably one of the hardest jobs to do on my bike. Plus I don't have a garage or tools like a drill press. A new plug seated for about a turn and a half before I met resistance... hopefully it's just soot on the threads. If it's wrecked, it's literally easier to replace the entire head than helicoil one plug
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Splizwarf posted:why_I_won't_restore_a_beetle_for_my_wife.jpg: That is not ATF fluid. 
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Geirskogul posted:Would a cage of any sort change this? I'm scurred The truck driver was drunk and crossed the median at speed iirc so it'd have to be one hell of a roll cage. Seeing that photo again is sobering, my Mini would probably end up the same way in that crash.
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Splizwarf posted:why_I_won't_restore_a_beetle_for_my_wife.jpg: Why I'm probably going to die the first time I take my finished bug out on the road.
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M42 posted:Something pretty nasty happened in the middle of a 3hr ride yesterday Curious, what bike/engine and whose plug?
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totalnewbie posted:Curious, what bike/engine and whose plug? Looks like a 08+ ninja 250. and from the sound of it one of the two spark plugs blew out.
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General_Failure posted:Doesn't help that it was hit by a wall on wheels with an overhang at head height. How drat huge was that thing? Yeah, jacked up bro truck with the bumper at face height would murder any kind of compact. From the way it's sitting on that Beetle, it looks like it jumped over the hood straight into the windscreen.
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IOwnCalculus posted:Yep, the real difference is that Nader was successful in targeting the Corvair. The Beetle was too popular and too common by the time he latched onto it. related https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ma1hf87TQ44
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totalnewbie posted:Curious, what bike/engine and whose plug? 04 Ninja two fiddy. NGK plug. Both are known to be long-lasting, no bullshit objects. Receiving end of a freak occurance, I guess.
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Liquid Communism posted:Yeah, jacked up bro truck with the bumper at face height would murder any kind of compact. From the way it's sitting on that Beetle, it looks like it jumped over the hood straight into the windscreen. I remember some old text on automotive safety showing pictures and diagrams explaining that the spare tire stowage on a beetle was conducive to sending another car straight up into the windscreen.
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Liquid Communism posted:Yeah, jacked up bro truck with the bumper at face height would murder any kind of compact. From the way it's sitting on that Beetle, it looks like it jumped over the hood straight into the windscreen. In no way is that a bro truck.
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M42 posted:It's probably one of the hardest jobs to do on my bike. Plus I don't have a garage or tools like a drill press. A new plug seated for about a turn and a half before I met resistance... hopefully it's just soot on the threads. If it's wrecked, it's literally easier to replace the entire head than helicoil one plug Getting the carbs off might just dissuade you from going further. Sell the bike at a loss and save yourself the hassle. Where are you located? I have a spare RD400 engine that needs to go in something newer.
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I have actually taken the carbs off three times in the last two weeks and now no longer balk at the idea I'm in VA. That engine'd be wayyy too big to fit in the frame... but it would be pretty cool.
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Godholio posted:In no way is that a bro truck. Yeah uh, that looks like a bone stock 2500 work truck. Mid 00s if I had to guess, going by the lights. A base model 2500 is still north of 6000 lbs... hitting a <1500 pound early VW. The driver of the VW had no idea what happened. randomidiot fucked around with this message at 03:56 on Oct 10, 2014 |
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M42 posted:It's probably one of the hardest jobs to do on my bike. Plus I don't have a garage or tools like a drill press. A new plug seated for about a turn and a half before I met resistance... hopefully it's just soot on the threads. If it's wrecked, it's literally easier to replace the entire head than helicoil one plug Yeah, the 250's are a bitch to work on in terms of space but pulling the engine is pretty simple. Pull it out and helicoil it. Cheaper than swapping the actual heads and just as much bitch work to get access.
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Liquid Communism posted:Yeah, jacked up bro truck with the bumper at face height would murder any kind of compact. From the way it's sitting on that Beetle, it looks like it jumped over the hood straight into the windscreen. there really should be some sort of license requirement with a complicated test about offroading, safety, and vehicle dynamics to drive a jacked-up truck.
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some texas redneck posted:Yeah uh, that looks like a bone stock 2500 work truck. Mid 00s if I had to guess, going by the lights. What was the last thing to go through the beetle drivers mind? A bowtie Sorry  atomicthumbs posted:there really should be some sort of license requirement with a complicated test about offroading, safety, and vehicle dynamics to drive a jacked-up truck. babby steps. How about a license to pull a trailer first. The US doesn't require a license until your vehicle weighs 8 times what the average vehicle weighs.
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