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Hello @ all !

Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 5:55 am
by Ralf/Pigalle
Hi !
My name is Ralf from germany .
I have a 66 Ghia with Pigalle interior .
Here are some picĀ“s :wink:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-8O4BIgZR1pw/T ... 3%2529.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-lszFir8nZkM/T ... 2%2529.jpg

The engine is a 2.3 watercooled boxer without water :wink:

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0KfUxkYnGDM/T ... G_1296.jpg


The car in action :twisted:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pl ... YYggj--tGk

aircooled greetings,
Ralf
Karmann Blog = http://karmann-ghia-pigalle.blogspot.de/

Re: Hello @ all !

Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 3:16 pm
by yodogg
Beautiful and fast! Nice Ghia, Ralf. Welcome to STF!

Re: Hello @ all !

Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 3:36 pm
by Steve Arndt
Tell us more about your waster cooled engine without water.

Re: Hello @ all !

Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 3:57 pm
by Piledriver
Steve Arndt wrote:Tell us more about your waster cooled engine without water.
Lost in translation, he means oxyboxer.(vanagon case)

Beautiful car, and welcome to the STF!

Re: Hello @ all !

Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2012 7:46 pm
by helowrench
Welcome to the show.

Re: Hello @ all !

Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2012 12:43 am
by Ralf/Pigalle
Lost in translation, he means oxyboxer.(vanagon case)
Thats right !
Its an T3 case , with 94mm Typ4 cylinder drilled to 96mm . The pistons are from a single cylinder cross bike :wink:
- crankshaft ground eccentrically to 50mm chevy
- CB performance H rods
- 1:1.3 pauter rocker arms
- cylinder heads are from SAUER , a german engine builder for little aircrafts , assembled by Udo Becker
- 45mm throttle bodies
- EMS ECU system
- dry sump oil pump and lightweight lifter by Thorsten Pieper
- merged exhaust header
- self made 4in2 muffler stainless steel