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On 12/26/2024 at 10:06 AM, bernorange said:

10,000th reply to this thread...

If Jesus were alive today, would he drive a car (or van or truck)?

Carpenter? Either work van or pickup. Whichever he got the best deal on. Scuffed up paint job, but well-kept mechanically and miraculously long service life.

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On 12/29/2024 at 11:59 AM, Tex Long said:

I went through three of those buses, one in Europe, one in Africa, one in Texas, albeit only one was a Westphalia, and all in 60's and early 70's. The flat-4 air-cooled engine was a Porsche Sr. design intended for small aircraft, and one of the great engines ever made, used in both buses and Beetles. American mechanical maintenance was a disaster, though. Keeping #3 cylinder's valves adjusted was a once-a-month fifteen minute job, but had to be done with the engine stone-cold, not just cooled off. Do that and it runs forever. Pop on the 1600cc jugs, and run 70-80mph all day at 30mpg. 

Having not done that, and blowing two #3 cylinders, I believe you.

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8 minutes ago, RDCanecutter said:

Having not done that, and blowing two #3 cylinders, I believe you.

Well, technically you do all four cylinders, but #3 runs the hottest because of the fan's air flow design. Solid lifters, gotta keep 'em adjusted. All you need are a 19mm box, 10mm box, flathead screwdriver, and a feeler gauge. When you first start, it's a once-a-week at least a little bit of adjustment on all four. After a month, every other week, and then once a month or so. Park it Friday night where you can slide under on Saturday morning, leave it stone cold, ten or fifteen minutes tops.

Haven't looked in years, but last time I did, there were still some manufacturers in Brasil making parts. Bet still plenty here and there.

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1 minute ago, Tex Long said:

Well, technically you do all four cylinders, but #3 runs the hottest because of the fan's air flow design. Solid lifters, gotta keep 'em adjusted. All you need are a 19mm box, 10mm box, flathead screwdriver, and a feeler gauge. When you first start, it's a once-a-week at least a little bit of adjustment on all four. After a month, every other week, and then once a month or so. Park it Friday night where you can slide under on Saturday morning, leave it stone cold, ten or fifteen minutes tops.

Haven't looked in years, but last time I did, there were still some manufacturers in Brasil making parts. Bet still plenty here and there.

Yep. Got a replacement engine from Brazil when I owned mine, back in the 90s. Porsche. So like a VW, but 2x price. :)

Wish I had it now, he said.

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4 minutes ago, RDCanecutter said:

Yep. Got a replacement engine from Brazil when I owned mine, back in the 90s. Porsche. So like a VW, but 2x price. :)

Wish I had it now, he said.

Back then I had a neighbor who went and got a Karmann Ghia convertible, and we built a 1600cc+ with Porsche-quality Brasilian parts. Also did same with running gear, and that sumbitch was a fucking blast to drive - run 100mph easy peasy.

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34 minutes ago, NeverMarryAStripper said:

The real question is will you rebuild?

Let's see what the insurance company says. 🤣

Actually not even sure if my insurance company will cover me next year... I live next to undeveloped land and a region park that burned 5 years ago and the fire got within 1/2 mile from us. Several friends in similar type environment had their policies cancelled.

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2 minutes ago, Tex Long said:

Back then I had a neighbor who went and got a Karmann Ghia convertible, and we built a 1600cc+ with Porsche-quality Brasilian parts. Also did same with running gear, and that sumbitch was a fucking blast to drive - run 100mph easy peasy.

Karmann Ghias are sexy AF. Old Porsche 365s are sexy AF. There's some guy with an old Volvo p1800, also sexy AF. Would love to buy a restored version of any of those.

The Volvo:

Cyan Racing's Volvo P1800 Restomod Is Coming Stateside With A $700,000  Sticker | Carscoops

 

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4 minutes ago, Superhero said:

Karmann Ghias are sexy AF. Old Porsche 365s are sexy AF. There's some guy with an old Volvo p1800, also sexy AF. Would love to buy a restored version of any of those.

The Volvo:

Cyan Racing's Volvo P1800 Restomod Is Coming Stateside With A $700,000  Sticker | Carscoops

 

I went through a lot of Volvos (couple of 1xx and bunch of 2xx), as well as VWs. Mainly for the kids as they started driving... wanted them in a bulletproof vehicle, and it worked. Always wanted a P1800, but one never appeared at the right time. 

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The old Volvos were built like tanks. My friend's family was moving back from Europe. At the port of Houston, they knocked a shipping container upside down. Inside the container was my friend's mom's Volvo station wagon. The car landed on it's roof, but there was no structural damaged. They fixed the sheet metal, and she drove it for another few years before passing it on to my friend's brother.

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17 minutes ago, Underdog said:

Wife has been dealing with pain, hearing loss in her left ear since coming home from Texas a week ago. Being the doting sympathetic husband that I am I started just mouthing words to make her think she’s losing her hearing completely, good thing for the spare bedroom has a comfortable bed. 

I’ve been doing a similar thing. Mrs. NNM recently got hearing aids. I’ve been alternating using a very soft voice and very loud voice to help her adjust. Those darn things never seem to be set correctly. 

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On 1/8/2025 at 2:44 PM, Superhero said:

The old Volvos were built like tanks. My friend's family was moving back from Europe. At the port of Houston, they knocked a shipping container upside down. Inside the container was my friend's mom's Volvo station wagon. The car landed on it's roof, but there was no structural damaged. They fixed the sheet metal, and she drove it for another few years before passing it on to my friend's brother.

With all the safety features and devices, I am curious how that happened. Most container-handling equipment is idiot-proof. But since it happened at POHA, they probably figured out some new fuckery.

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