Re: [vintagvw] The list

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Working here!

Bruce

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Is the vintage vw site up and running somewhere?

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Re: [vintagvw] Managing your VintagVW Subscription

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Thanks John!

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Re: [vintagvw] Is the list still active?

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I'm still here. Was thinking about you the other day, NQ.

Still no VW but I have my eye on a field Ghia. Been watching a lot of Mike FN 
Garage on YouTube. Made me miss the community.

I'm in Massachusetts now, living in a toy hauler, sans toy, working a Lockheed 
Martin g contract. Fam is still in TX and FL.

Later,
VWguyBruce

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Hi gang - just going through some old messages in my little-used gmail account 
and I saw some VintagVW messages.  Are we still live or are we in the 
post-mortem throws of death?  TTYL!

NQ

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Re: [vintagvw] Is the VintagVW list still working?

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Awesome recipe Dave! You’ve got me hunting parts now, thanks!

Bruce

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> On Jan 23, 2019, at 10:20 AM, Dave C. Bolen  wrote:
> 
> NQ,
> 
> Longish on FI.
> 
> The 68 has been running megasquirt for 14 years.  After I replaced the 
> pistons and cylinders I decided to leave the turbo off to be able to get
> to places that I plan to update(edis and wide band o2 instead of narrowband).
> 
> Works just fine that way although I did retune it a little as the AAC p 
> appear to work much better than the old Mahle's.
> 
> My setup...
> CB FI intakes with 28lb/hr CB high Z injectors(no resistor pack needed).
> CB FI rails
> 78 bus pressure regulator(replaced with better Holley adjustable regulator).
> 78 bus(2 L) throttle body(somewhat modified).
> 78 bus fuel pump and gas filter.
> megasquirt from the second group buy(BTW the CPU on it now hitting EOL(End of 
> life) but I have spares).
> DISx ignition cause I use their tach output module for a clean injection 
> signal.
> Narrow band o2 sensor.
> Intake manifold air temp sensor and engine temp sensor(not oil).
> Throttle position sensor.
> 
> THIS IS a BLOW THRU setup when I get the turbo back on it.  No blow off valve 
> needed.  Oh and the turbo stuff started out with a lobuget carb setup.
> 
> No spark control yet
> NQ, there are sample fuel maps out there for VW guys galore(and mine).
> 
> Ok, here is the hard part.  Like anything with a diy setup and a computer, 
> you are going to want to fiddle with it.  Tune from the front seat with a 
> laptop.  Log a test run and then feed it to a piece of software that will
> adjust the Fuel table for you.
> 
> Oh, and from the logging, I know it takes me about 4/10ths of  second to 
> shift.
> 
> The biggest part of it is running the fuel line and the return back in to the 
> tank.  Some easy ways around that and in a bus you don't have to go 
> farbut you must have a fuel ring(hi pressure gas).
> 
> THen there is the wiring.  Not too bad but you need the tool to do
> crimps on GM weatherpack connector pins.
> 
> NQ, count on about a 10% power increase with FI.
> 
> My 1776 with turbo and meqaquirt is just awesome, no fall off in power
> in 4th gear(in cool weather).  VERY streetable but there when you want it and 
> guessing about 150hp in anything less than 90 degree weather.
> 
> Yes, there is a learning curve but once you understand the fuel is delivered 
> based on throttle position, rpm, map, o2 sensor(and the fuel table)...you are 
> done.
> 
> Want to come to North West Arkansas in the spring?
> I teach for beer.
> Got a brand new 1200 sq foot shop and a place to sleep.
> 
> Cheers, dave
> 
> 
> 
>> On Wed, 23 Jan 2019, No Quarter wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Dave.  Thanks for your reply!  You analogy about relatives picking up 
>> from where they left off from is perfect.  That's what this is.  :)
>> I want this engine for my 62 double cab and 67 bus.  I would not build this 
>> way for a big, but torque is king in the bus and I want it all and I want it
>> low.  I had my first bad experience with CB Performance large valve heads on 
>> my 1776.  It would have made tons of power, but in the bus at the point where
>> the power band was kicking in, the bus hit terminal velocity.  I was forever 
>> running behind the power curve.  Traded straight across for Gene Berg 3 angle
>> valve job stock valves and the power came in where I wanted it.  The guy I'm 
>> looking for was building stroker engines for the bus crowd and he told me all
>> he did was pull the venturi and up the main jet one size.  He could tune it 
>> up and off he went.  I've never had a vw engine over 4K and in fact my bus 
>> would
>> cruise 3600 to 3800 rpm all day long.  I suffered some low end losses with 
>> the freeway flyer and tall tires so that 1st hear takeoffs took a lot of 
>> revving
>> to get going in the mountains and even around home.
>> A friend of mine in Lake Havasu City and I had a chat years ago about him 
>> working on old propane powered trucks in the mines and how these big old 6
>> cylinder trucks had such small valves.   They needed the increased port 
>> velocities down low for torque or they would never get anywhere.  He even 
>> bored out
>> a set of 1300cc heads and put them on a stroker engine for fun and then put 
>> them on his single cab.  He let his friend drive it and his friend said it
>> pulled like mad up to 35mph then fell flat on its face.  What did you do?  
>> Lol!
>> It was an experiment to test the theory and for buses it it sound.   I need 
>> a conservative approach for my buses.  I know this is a type 1 list, but I 
>> feel
>> more at home here and I think the low end of the torque spectrum is worth 
>> investigating for those who would like to build an engine and last a long 
>> term due
>> to keeping the revs in check. 
>> I would love to venture into the world of fuel injection.   I'm fact, I 
>> would buy a plane ticket and pay someone who would let come to them and have 
>> them
>> 

Re: [vintagvw] Re: Is the VintagVW list still working?

['Bruce Howard' via VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List]

I’m still here and glad to see others are too. Agreed that Facebook feels weird 
and isn’t a good replacement listserv. 

Sad news about Bill May, feel bad for missing the report or worse, forgotten. 
He was always a huge help. 

Terrible news too about Rob Laffoon. He was always cool to me when we lived in 
Omaha, always willing to chat. I have an autographed copy of his Johnny 
Lightning single cab. 

Still currently VW-less but my kid and I have our eye on a Ghia that an 
immigrant family is currently using as a play set. Already sourced a new roof 
with pillars and don’t even own it yet. Car life. 

Later,
VWguyBruce

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> On Jan 22, 2019, at 2:54 PM, Kirin Jacobsen  wrote:
> 
> Still here. About to rebuild my wounded 1914.
> 
>> On Tue, Jan 22, 2019, 11:29 AM stokester > I'm still here fixing VW radios!
>> 
>> Nick Stokes
>> vwradios.com
>> 
>>> On Monday, January 21, 2019 at 7:16:19 PM UTC-5, No Quarter wrote:
>>> Hi gang - NQ here.  I just wondered if the list was still running? 
>>> 
>>> NQ 
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Re: [vintagvw] Final Thanks

['Bruce Howard' via VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List]

I retired from the Air Force after 22.5 yrs of service and was hired by L3 
Communications in Greenville, Texas. I work on their radar range. Pretty good 
gig!

We live in Fate, Texas just east of Dallas. We're planning to open a youth 
sports center there. I've been very fortunate and have scored a ton of 
equipment from a center that's closing their doors. If we could find the right 
building we could get started!

Bruce

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On Sep 26, 2016, at 8:28 AM, Mike Morehouse <hokiemik...@gmail.com> wrote:

Bruce,
I wondered how many of the names I listed from old emails I still have are 
still on the list!

I likewise hope your new business helps you get one back on the road soon. 
Where are you located?

Mike


> On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 8:25 AM, 'Bruce Howard' via VintagVW - Air Cooled 
> Volkswagen Discussion List <vintagvw@googlegroups.com> wrote:
> I can't believe it was '98 when you got on the list!  You're one of the last 
> few names I remember from back then.  All the best to you until your next VW 
> 
> I'm currently without a VW but have enough parts to put a car together and 
> then some.  Just waiting for the space our new business should bring. 
> 
> Later,
> Bruce
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
> On Sep 26, 2016, at 7:31 AM, Mike Morehouse <hokiemik...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Erin/NQ,
> 
> You are so right and on point.  When I got my Bug in Aug. 98; I knew nothing 
> never having owned one before. This list was a godsend as i expect I asked no 
> question that someone else had not asked and had answered.  It was like a 
> brotherhood/sisterhood of people who had this unique bond. Whether you had 1 
> VW or 20 - whether you had owned them for 10 years or 10 minutes; didn't 
> matter - you were family and family members are always there to help.
> 
> I think the saddest thing about selling our Bug other than the family link to 
> my father-in-law was the memories I have of that restoration process where I 
> knew so little but just took it one step at a time.
> 
> I told my wife the enjoyment I had during the process of restoring it was 
> almost more than the joy of owning it AFTER I had completed the restoration 
> if that makes sense. I guess it is thee old saying about the journey being 
> better than the destination.
> 
> It was a fun car to restore especially since I had never restored an old car 
> before...it wasn't overwhelming.
> 
> You are right about Google at our fingertips and even youtube but those are 
> so much more impersonal than the vintagvw list was. You came to know people 
> on the list as friends even though I've never met one face to face and only 
> talked to a couple on the phone.
> 
> I just pray God's blessings on each one of you and your vehicles.
> 
> I still think of you all as family and always will - with or without a VW in 
> my garage.
> 
> Thanks for all your help over these 18 years!!!
> 
> Peace,
> 
> Mike Morehouse
> 
>> On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 7:04 AM, No Quarter <sil...@beatricene.com> wrote:
>> You're sure welcome!  I'm still here lurking.  Life has taken me on many 
>> twists and turns, but man you should see my field of VWs I have on my 
>> acreage north of town.  I'm up to about 13 or 14.  LOL!  I married an Aussie 
>> lady and we're living in our now one-year-old house.  Mr. VW is doing VW 
>> restorations out in Colorado not too far from where RMMW was I believe.  I 
>> miss the old days of the list.  It was all we had in those pre-facebook 
>> days.  Now facebook has kind of taken over and other elements of social 
>> media which has just about killed off the email lists.  The streamlined 
>> effect of the email list is one that can never compare.  I've often wondered 
>> if a VintagVW forum was created similar to thesamba.com if it would bring 
>> back some of the old timers, but with thesamba being a huge repository of 
>> information, it might be redundant.
>> 
>> I'm still thankful that John keeps the list going.  I'm kind of bummed that 
>> the archives of the older stuff are gone.  What exists are snippets of the 
>> various emails that people saved.  I find some of my articles scattered 
>> about online from time to time.  I remember Scott Yuppa who perished in a 
>> plane wreck with his father after being on the list for a short time.
>> 
>> At any rate, when the VintagVW list was going at its strongest, it filled a 
>> void that we had never had before and that was support from a VW community 
>> that was so hard to find in our local worlds.  All of a sudden we didn't 
>> feel so alone and had tons of help - the likes of which we never had before. 
>>  The gurus finally had a forum to be appreciated an