let the plenum work begin! wbx upgrade...

Now i have the parts, thanks to, Sarlin race team, KKD, Marko Paajanen,

 Kotten...and soon Mr. welder M. Lindgren.

Christmas's came early. ok, there's a lot to do, but at least the parts are here. :-)

BTW the manifold is just for mock-up. the real ones are at the garage.

 

ghia update

The right side wasn't all that bad, things went pretty fast, 

the gasket was looking bad - a new one should do the trick,

 the spark plugs were changed also,

next thing will be the smoke leak tester...

jimi was really helpful, maybe we will get this in the dyno asap.

but i´m not waiting for huge numbers... 

 

karmann ghia turbo - update

 spring is around the corner....so its time to fix the problems of the ghia. With Jimi (son) we've started to fix the leaks in the intake manifold ...its not that easy, but we are getting somewhere. too many hoses, no space, too many wires too. and i do have some problems with the fingers hurting a lot... BUT anyways, i hope to get the left side in shape tonight.

wbx bug - here and therewbx,

This thing seems to like driving, and goes like a go-kart, runs easily 120 km/h. 

starts, stops and goes!have to put the audi on hold, maybe to the painter, and some bushings has to be changed. so its time to enjoy the bug.

 

Things happen...

Good and bad, 

The bad first: 

1. been in a hospital due to the heart problems, and have to go back for some surgery, but in before that, i ve got to put the plenums back to the turbo-ghia, and light stuff like that.

2. The rothmans racing panel van, has some rust issues, and needs repairs to the steering area too, but i've been getting help from k.tallgren, and i'm happy with that, will be better after this.

3. Everything comes in the worst situation, BUT im used in that. :-)

The good:

1. got the plenums back for the ghia. Yeeha! Mr. Laitinen from kangasniemi got them fixed, and now i can put them back, and bolt many parts back to the ghia. More of that later...

2. Will be getting fuel rails a bit later, but they will be even better than before.

3. The stroker will be great, when i get the missing parts like ida--superflo manifolds & valve covers.

4. I might get a third heart surgery/operation and maybe be in a better shape pretty soon.

The change is coming!

For the panel van, ;-) ...its coming, the 84x94 stroker. It may not be the ultimate fastest panel van in the streets, but maybe a surprise for some of the guys in the Leasing GTI's, the brakes has always been superior, and the ride is like in the rails, so the only ingridient mising is 100 hp more. Maybe it will happen with this... Who knows. 

Christmass coming early, for the ghia

Time to change the lay out in the enginebay, even i liked very much the old school setup... But i got a package from autotune.fi... And heres some of it. Today we will go to see my ghia and to take mika ritvos and his vw van to kangasniemi