Nassau County Machine shops
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Please recycle your forum, and utilize the same chat for all projects related to a single vehicle.
We recommend a broad title such as your name, car year and model; such that it is applicable to whatever projects you tackle.
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B MAN
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- Vehicle Year: 1972
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- Location: Hempstead NY
Re: Nassau County Machine shops
is 8.5:1 advisable for what im building? or let the shop figure out what CR i should go with
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B MAN
- Posts: 223
- Joined: Sun Jun 14, 2009 4:00 pm
- First Name: Brian
- Vehicle Year: 1972
- Model: Karmann Ghia
- Location: Hempstead NY
Re: Nassau County Machine shops
Brown wrote:Let me know when the Tech Session will be I'll stop by!
i keep forgetting to get that light holder off of you also
see u there!
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Glenn
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Re: Nassau County Machine shops
What are you building?B MAN wrote:is 8.5:1 advisable for what im building?
Is it a stock engine with 87mm cylinders?
Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"
When you mess with the bull, you get the horns.
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"
When you mess with the bull, you get the horns.
Re: Nassau County Machine shops
all done?
Glenn wrote:I have to say, this "gruppe" is so much more than just a car club.
MrBreeze wrote: This is the DVG board. The threads flow as they flow.
Deal with it.
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B MAN
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- Joined: Sun Jun 14, 2009 4:00 pm
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- Vehicle Year: 1972
- Model: Karmann Ghia
- Location: Hempstead NY
Re: Nassau County Machine shops
one of the rocker arm shims was broken and being held together by the tension on the assembly..
i made a phone call, there might be two waiting for me in deer park, waiting to hear back from the guy.
im hoping to get it running by spring, im changing the mounts to rhino before i put the motor back
i made a phone call, there might be two waiting for me in deer park, waiting to hear back from the guy.
im hoping to get it running by spring, im changing the mounts to rhino before i put the motor back
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Glenn
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Re: Nassau County Machine shops
Is that the same guy that did a sh!t job on your floor pans and charged you a small fortune?B MAN wrote:i made a phone call, there might be two waiting for me in deer park, waiting to hear back from the guy.
Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"
When you mess with the bull, you get the horns.
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"
When you mess with the bull, you get the horns.
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B MAN
- Posts: 223
- Joined: Sun Jun 14, 2009 4:00 pm
- First Name: Brian
- Vehicle Year: 1972
- Model: Karmann Ghia
- Location: Hempstead NY
Re: Nassau County Machine shops
Rocker arms on 1 side are really tight up against the valve springs, i don't even have the adjusters in yet
torquing everything to spec, had a long day gonna go for a drink n head to bed
torquing everything to spec, had a long day gonna go for a drink n head to bed
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