Der Violet ground beetle - project - Sinikiitäjäinen (Carabus violaceus) part4

 damn what can i say? the WBX is alive! 

I'm pretty much stoked!

Der Violet ground beetle - project - Sinikiitäjäinen (Carabus violaceus) part3

 Some good and some bad, the bad things first, theres a broken front axle there. and some rust holes too, and the engine coolant is leaking... BUT the good thing is that the leak is an easy fix, changing merely one gasket. (maybe changing the whole wasser-pump ...could be wise) ...the axle can be welded, or getting a new one. rust holes are always bad, as i haven't seen them yet. good thing is that the start-up will be at this week, maybe in 24 hours. i hope that the long block aint broken... but will see and you will hear.

1700 cc with kawell turbo?

Today i was totally exhausted, but tried more things. the intake needs more mods with the grinder, and the intake ends needs a vacuum port. There isn't any for the moment. but this looks promising.  :-) the tube that goes to the turbocharger needs also taken some 5 cm away. Maybe it would be great to have one custom made after this mock-up is ready. any suggestions? I'm getting a feeling that this has to be running in couple of months. just for the fun. :-) - for the next day i leave the intake mod, and have to find the j-tubes and the bracket for the carb, and bolt the t-intake back... + put the ignition on spot too.

Vintage drags at Kiikala 2022

A great and a very hot day, more picks coming...

Der Violet ground beetle - project - Sinikiitäjäinen (Carabus violaceus) part2

 well its getting better, this little bug at ruuvauspaja.fi 

- there's some wiring done, and the original intake manifold found 

its way back to the place. then there's also a TPS, a wasted spark coil too, 

and the trigger wheel... yikes, this could run some day?

Der Violet ground beetle - project - Sinikiitäjäinen (Carabus violaceus)

 There's something special in this bug. the wbx- engine. its the 2.1 liter, with injection.  inspected with that too. BUT, the engine OR the injection is dead. will see... i´ve been tinkering with this for a while, and one repair shop tried it also for 2 years. (don't know how long they actually tried it) but its interesting for sure. I also tried to eliminate the injection parts and get a twin carb setup, normal distributor and fuel pump. but there's something there that is bugging this beetle. ok, i took it to a shop, with my maxxecu parts, and maybe this beetle is getting a second life after all. i would love to drive a bug for a while. and as i do have 3 turbo setups, one might guess what is happening later on. if it will run. stay tuned, this smells interesting.

stocker turbocharged?

 just mocking-up some parts, 

but looks promising, the intake needs some modification, 

but this could be worth the try. :-) stay tuned.

 

Tinkering with the two wheelers...

my harleys carb, after 5 years sleep.

Jimis kawasaki kx85, got a problem...

our guess was that it cut off

and we were right, marks in the cylinder, 

and the piston missed a part.

gentleman - start you engines!

the 1915cc engine project is gone, to be in casimir´s bus...

i hope that it will give some smiles when it's running.

My panel van makes me happy and feeling great, it goes like a go-cart. 

Have to change the oil and the filters too, and also check the fuel lines...