You can do it, I live north of lincoln. But moved down near southend for a year and the fasty was my daily. Used to drive north to south a couple of times a month. Near enough 180miles each way.

A pair of single port manifolds as fitted to the 1500S for solex 32 carbs. £25 posted UK mainland https://ovbryw.am.files.1drv.com/y4m-ugSfSyU2zR-tztoMHnC-I6nLurSDFNKmlJuGaBuJhx_aH7OJeIYcP10vUaC2x5WATm-0KH4uHzpbI6rCWEHhW4sQes9nHPZgCj6jJcp81l1rEnWJ5JgfYagFFw8MZlwt3EJkzwLAHPFe6wXpUk_8zurO20fRBufvYUhra...

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No problem, took me long enough to remember to dig it out. I was sure I had two. So ill keep looking. Im just north of lincoln. Give us the cost of postage and its yours. Id guess around a fiver if youre on the mainland.

Yeah there is a sealing strip originally fitted. Part number is D19, theres some info about it here

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/archi ... 891--.html

I suspect any close cell sticky foam will do, as long as it doesnt hold water, it will do the job

Oh crikey, so he did build it backwards then!? at least you seem to be winning now. Nice to have it back on the road?

Well enither of us managed it on the day. But I have found this one. If its any use? https://juo7dq.am.files.1drv.com/y4mVEvJYCJaPB15IAiFzI5FCwWq_vm7mCZO4PwPBg1ZWaGMJ13XQ2Sz5KyrgtMbtpSY5igzBAlQWwrG5u7YTCVPHHSVrIE-mnLt2NbwXtpuylsw1TCqCvfvnalgxlBcTxfZHkvGHOjQ3Urmih14OGErblcTMgPFyAa0wbJfpt5obelB2MZmHaK...

I refuse to beleive its been 5 years since you sold off those cars and went abroad!

Have you got those switches installed with the terminals facing upwards? Thats the correct orientation, and there should be no way for them to touch any other metal that way. There should be a small pressing around the hole which one of the cut outs on the face of the switch locates in. Your can mak...

Ill drop you a PM

Yeah if theyre still there i can make sure of them.

Ill be there! Ill pop and say hello

That's a relief to hear someone say that.. I've never in my life taken an unloaded engine up to that kind of revs just to check the advance limits. I don't think I've seen it written down anywhere either For stock engines there isnt a need really, but for anyone who fits a 009 its required as timin...

Dont worry about the language, your english is far better than my spannish. There are slight differences depending on which Distributor you are using. If you are using 311 905 205 T the main thing to check is that it is at 7.5 BTDC at idle. Rather than focusing on the upper advance limit. I would ex...

Im prettys sure ive got something left over from my resto. PM me on friday night to remind me to go in the loft and check!

I agree, that doesnt look like it has been modified. Im not familiare with the couth american cars. But that doesnt look like the traditional bosch distributor. If you are using a strobe light, you will need the engine running in order to use it for setting the ignition timing. they cant be used to ...

Seems to fit the bill nicely! I did try and LED on mine only to realise ofcourse it wont work with the dimmer, so I went back to the stock bulbs, but a tiny bit higher power from memory. With all the faces clean ect they are just about useless

Gotta be worth keeping after the effort you've put in, and parking it up at this time of year wont do it any halm. Mine hasn't moved since the end of October. Well that's a lie, I run it up and down the drive just to keep the cobwebs out.

Hello, As peter says, give the system a proper service and set up as per the factory settings. This is full guide on how to set up the carbs. https://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/manuals/t3dualcarbtuning/index.php It would be interesting to see some photos of the airfilter please. Might be that some...

Unfortunately clashes with the Le Mans 24 hours

Hello and welcome, look forwards to seeing the car!

As per peters post, ive done similar many years ago. I p clipped them to the back of the airbox inside the wing and then positioned them so they drain to earth, rather than the bottom of the wing ect.The garden hose does need heating up, but at least you know its a good tight fit, mine have been on ...

Very nicely done, you have inspired me to do something similar when I get round to reinstalling my speakers! Keep up the great work!

I agree, boxing day is one of the best days of the year. The longest possible time till more christmas! Ive got a plentyful supply of grump this year, still not 100%