A new toy

[bikesndbugs]

Picked up this on Sunday.
3x3s 1776
A ford 2.3 with it

Foddrill arms and combo spindles

Wilwood master cylinder
Random read disks drum front


Took it around the block and broke a valve spring.
Might just put the 2.3 in it came with the adapter and is carbureted.

466A26BE-06D1-4DEA-A233-BC7DAB0E63F3.jpeg

76BB7A5E-5ED9-4EAF-9784-A256D8A3ADBA.jpeg

560D776A-8FBF-4FB7-BDD6-982325507DCB.jpeg

ACD69A17-69E3-43EC-A976-61C1C5138838.jpeg

[bikesndbugs]

Upon further inspection the car has 3x5s based on rear axle to torsion tube length and the train is moved back 2 inches.

Started working on putting the ford 2.3 in.
Got it mated up with a stage 1 pressure plate.
Motor mounts built.

Next up gonna start working on new lower tubes for the engine cage. Might also tie the lower engine care tubes into the motor mounts. I do worry about smashing these tubes and breaking transmission or cast motor parts so possibly a bent tube or some fail point designed there to keep it from damaging more stuff in a hard bottom.

IMG_2063.jpeg

IMG_2061.jpeg

IMG_2059.jpeg

IMG_2058.jpeg

IMG_2051.jpeg

IMG_2045.jpeg

Few ideas for the lower engine cage tubes.
1 would be make a little plate mount to put a bolt into the end of a tube as shown with cardboard.
Other idea would be a tube laid under the frame horns and tapered up into them. (Bent and notched probably)
This would also increase space between skid and motor.

[bikesndbugs]

Well its been over a year since I had any progress on this, bought a house august 2023, had to fix some things with that, still not fully done. Got married new years eve. Then broke my arm, bought a 2015 gti to daily ended up having to spend a few grand to find out its got a warranty, replaced long block under warranty. Now back to this bug Ive been tinkering on and off got the engine harness wired, ran the fire wall plug over (had to redo it), gauges hooked up, radiator plumbed and mounted. Since all that its been ignition problems, msd 6a box that came with it no good, swap to a points distributor, I fried the condenser, nos condenser and cleaned the mounts up set the dwell better and it breaks again. Bought a pertronix setup for it that doesn't work, Finally pulled the cord on another 6al lets hope with one works. Collectively Ive made it around the block twice. The list looks something like this.

1. Make it run
2. Get the correct temp sending unit
3. Move the drivers seat down. (need more head room, thinking it might be a good idea to wear maybe some skate helmets in this.
4. engine cage

Ill Add pictures from my phone

[bikesndbugs]

Engine cage done,
Exhaust done,
Drivers seat moved 2.5 down and .5 back
Carb has a 4k rpm stumble I think it’s lean I went to a lower resistance power valve and it helped a bit next is jetting.

Found a temp sender in the vw motor that was in it.
Used an adapter seems like the correct resistance but it’s about an inch of the coolant channel so reading isn’t great. Gotta order a new one.

IMG_6136.jpeg

IMG_6135.jpeg

FAC7AB4A-12D9-49E5-9770-332E39054263.jpeg

IMG_6143.jpeg

IMG_6142.jpeg