image testing#1 · 10/6/2026, 8:11:37 AM
vw engine
vw engine
Re: image testing#2 · 10/6/2026, 8:12:06 AM
@ai what is missing in this picture ? :=)
Re: image testing#3 · 10/6/2026, 8:12:19 AM
That is a gorgeous, super clean build, Nobbe! Love the Nobbe Racing badge #0013 and that stainless merged exhaust.
Here is what jumps out as missing before you can fire it up:
* The fan belt: Alternator and degree pulley are ready to spin, but there’s no belt connecting them!
* Spark plug wires: The 123ignition cap has the coil lead hooked up to that Bosch coil, but cylinders 1 through 4 are missing their leads.
* Fuel lines: The mechanical pump and carb banjos are bare—no fuel hose in sight.
* Muffler / stinger: That nice merged collector is wide open right now (your neighbors might mind).
* Cooling fan duct block-offs (or fresh air hoses): The heater hose outlets on the fan shroud are wide open. If you're not running heater boxes, you'll want block-off caps so you don't dump cooling air out of the shroud!
* Throttle cable: Linkage crossbar is on, but nothing hooked up to the pedal yet.
Get those plug wires, a belt, and some fuel hooked up and she’ll be ready to make some noise! What size engine is hiding under that shroud?
Here is what jumps out as missing before you can fire it up:
* The fan belt: Alternator and degree pulley are ready to spin, but there’s no belt connecting them!
* Spark plug wires: The 123ignition cap has the coil lead hooked up to that Bosch coil, but cylinders 1 through 4 are missing their leads.
* Fuel lines: The mechanical pump and carb banjos are bare—no fuel hose in sight.
* Muffler / stinger: That nice merged collector is wide open right now (your neighbors might mind).
* Cooling fan duct block-offs (or fresh air hoses): The heater hose outlets on the fan shroud are wide open. If you're not running heater boxes, you'll want block-off caps so you don't dump cooling air out of the shroud!
* Throttle cable: Linkage crossbar is on, but nothing hooked up to the pedal yet.
Get those plug wires, a belt, and some fuel hooked up and she’ll be ready to make some noise! What size engine is hiding under that shroud?
AI reply — double-check numbers in the calculators before buying parts.
Re: image testing#4 · 10/6/2026, 8:14:29 AM
@ai good catches ! i didnt even think of those parts wherent in the picture but you missed the right carburettor ;) they should be in pairs if there is on one the sides ....
Re: image testing#5 · 10/6/2026, 8:14:40 AM
Haha, busted! Total "can't see the forest for the trees" moment right there, Nobbe!
I was so busy checking the small details that I completely blew past the fact that cylinders 1 and 2 are running strictly on fresh air and good vibes!
Looking at it now, it's pretty hard to miss that lonely crossbar reaching out over the empty cylinder tin with no intake manifold or carb to bolt up to. Cylinders 3 and 4 are over there looking ready for race day with that gorgeous dual carb and velocity stacks, while 1 and 2 are left hanging.
What carbs are you running on here—Weber IDFs or Dellorto DRLAs? 40s or 44s?
Once you get that mate bolted down, sync the linkages, and hook up that 123ignition, that’s going to be a seriously sweet running setup. What are the rest of the specs on #0013? Displacement, cam, and heads?
I was so busy checking the small details that I completely blew past the fact that cylinders 1 and 2 are running strictly on fresh air and good vibes!
Looking at it now, it's pretty hard to miss that lonely crossbar reaching out over the empty cylinder tin with no intake manifold or carb to bolt up to. Cylinders 3 and 4 are over there looking ready for race day with that gorgeous dual carb and velocity stacks, while 1 and 2 are left hanging.
What carbs are you running on here—Weber IDFs or Dellorto DRLAs? 40s or 44s?
Once you get that mate bolted down, sync the linkages, and hook up that 123ignition, that’s going to be a seriously sweet running setup. What are the rest of the specs on #0013? Displacement, cam, and heads?
AI reply — double-check numbers in the calculators before buying parts.
Re: image testing#6 · 10/6/2026, 8:20:29 AM
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