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kombi1976 · Post by **kombi1976** » Fri Oct 19, 2012 10:37 pm

Amazing stuff, ZP.
This will haul arse once you've finished and it doesn't seem far away to me.
I think you'll find yourself driving it alot and with that 2.5l motor I reckon it'll tow a modest sized caravan or car trailer.
My brother's EJ25 powered J&S Buggy which has now been sold had almost limitless power.
A Split panel would be barely 100kg more IMO because of all the strengthening he had to do to it.
It'll probably be kinder on the wallet than your aircooled motor in the 11-window too.

froger · Post by **froger** » Sat Oct 20, 2012 6:37 pm

Good shit Brad.
Tinkering always takes time , but without it there's no polished product ..
It'll be good to see this thing rocketing down the road !!!!

tar76 · Post by **tar76** » Sun Oct 21, 2012 7:56 pm

Did your Radars go straight on or did you have to do some mods? I'm looking at a set of polished 17's and just wondering if they are an easy fit?

zeuspig · Post by **zeuspig** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:40 pm

These went straight on mate

zeuspig · Post by **zeuspig** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 9:42 pm

Thanks for the tips/comments.

Whats the best way to block that vent to stop those gauges getting wet?

I never even thought of that.

zeuspig · Post by **zeuspig** » Thu Nov 01, 2012 10:53 pm

Got a set of these sent out to fix to the drive shafts so they will fit into the beetle box. All in and had a play with the gearing.

I am not getting all the gears really smooth and didn't have alot of time so will have to get into that another day.

Also have ordered a kit to sort that intake problem out that I had. Should arrive early next week.

moisty · Post by **moisty** » Tue Nov 06, 2012 10:42 pm

wow not too long to go now man looking good.

just wondering i need to get my car moved from canberra to north brissie as cheap as possible do you know anyone and what price im looking at

zeuspig · Post by **zeuspig** » Thu Nov 08, 2012 9:07 am

The moist mans back.

I haven't moved a car for a long time brother.

Maybe put a post up here in the anything goes section I'm sure one of the boys will have an idea or recommend someone

zeuspig · Post by **zeuspig** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 9:12 pm

Pulled my anchor wax out the other day, it's been in the shed for awhile, didn't expect it to rust through.

zeuspig · Post by **zeuspig** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 9:17 pm

Ended up spraying the bus in the wax... worked a treat.. hope it doesn't do the same to the bus as the tin

zeuspig · Post by **zeuspig** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 9:22 pm

Ended up buying a kit to solve my issue with the intake, I couldn't simply flip the manifold then it was the alternator in the way. so have this.

zeuspig · Post by **zeuspig** » Sat Nov 10, 2012 9:23 pm

Which leaves us with the next issue where to mount the coil pack??

zeuspig · Post by **zeuspig** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 3:59 pm

We are in the very final stages of this resto. Made a few alterations to fit up the coil pack and the air cleaner.

kombi1976 · Post by **kombi1976** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 4:15 pm

Tell me, having gone through the whole process of fitting an EJ25 to a Splitty, would you do it again?
Would you recommend it to others?
I know it's not done yet but I'm wondering how you feel about it a year or so down the track.

zeuspig · Post by **zeuspig** » Sun Nov 25, 2012 4:29 pm

Well it is hard to comment without having it on the road to experience how it goes etc.

There has been alot of times I have been frustrated with it all thinking if I had of just put a VW motor in it, it would of been on the road LONG ago.

It is a big job and alot of little things come up that I didn't plan for.

It is also quite expensive conversion when you take everything into account.

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