vw 411-1968

[tonycocacola]

1700 magnesium case flat 4
weber 40 idf's
bosch 009 dizzy
flamethrower 2 coil (not pictured)
pertrinix ignitor 2 electronic ignition (not pictured)

dyno result-got a whopping 60 horse at the wheels

[Czechered Flag]

I love those...ugly but gorgeous

[PhoenixC]

should have a close up of sambo tango ;D ;D ;D

[tonycocacola]

thats not sambo ;Dhes still in the bus.
i got a free tango man with the car, but i gave it to mrsigma. ;D ;D

[DarrenW]

Cool! Don't see too many of those nowadays, even at shows and stuff!

[Mr_Bo11ox]

I had a tango man, my old girlfriend cut its leg off. Whore.

[tonycocacola]

after passing last weeks mot I'm now running without a front bumper.the back one will come off shortly.



oooh look theres me again ;D
and thanks to phoenixC, who changed the front struts for me (ta muchly ;D), it doesnt handle like a drunken fat girl trying to dance ;D
ive planned on getting on with some bodywork while I'm off work with broken ribs, but all i managed to do was start the deck lid, before the weather turned nasty.rain on and off all week.il see what i can get done this week
ahh the pleasure of working outdoors cos theres a campervan in bits in your garage ;D



christ knows why its got a white frame

[ASH 54]

very cool

whos manta?

[BenzBoy]

I wish I'd have had more time to look around your motor! It bloody flies that's for sure (OK, we were in the Mazda... but it's still quick!!). Amazing for 60 horses!
I defo think it looks better without a front bumper. I reckon a square reg plate would look cool too - maybe mounted on one side... ;D

[tonycocacola]

cheers.it looks better in the pics than it does in real life.
manta is mantamads (or should that be bmw e30mad?)
it does go well, ive surprised many at the lights ;D
when funds allow I'm gonna stick a bigger motor in for that extra bit of wooomph.
I'm liking the sound of the square plate,left or right?

[penski]

left - Right as you look at the front

*n

[greaz1989]

imho thats way cooler than a beetle ;D

[tonycocacola]

thanks, thats why i bought it.

[greaz1989]

how much cheaper are they as well ?

the 412 are just as cool

how rare are these models ? i seen a 412 at a super market once

[tonycocacola]

well cheaper than beetles.
i got this off ebay for £670 with 7 months mot.
only the very early ones came with the single light, all the others had twins.
412s came about from a change in body style giving reason to change the name.they are both basicaly the same underneath though.
411s and 412s are a bit thin on the ground.body and suspension part are a bit of a mare to find but engine parts are plentyful although expensive.
I'm looking into converting my front sus to 1303 beetle (its nearly the same so a little tinkering is in order) cos theres a nation of modding parts.
type 4s came with the same 1700 you'll find in a porsche 914 or some type 4 powered busses.
after ive blown it up at the retro show il be on the look out for a 2.2 and a pair of 48ida's.
mwahahahaha

[skoda_norman]

thats cool in a 'i'm really ugly and don't care way!' ;D best way!

what are they like for rust?

[tonycocacola]

on a whole i really couldnt say.
mine has had a couple of plates here and there.it needed a teeny bit to pass last weeks mot.
overall its rough around the edges but very solid with it.

[tonycocacola]

ive lined myself up with a couple of jobs for the bank holiday weekend.kinda in the huff cos i cant go to run to the sun and see my mate sally.
job 1
check and reset if required the valve clearances then fit these



job 2
fit the fuel pressure regulator that ive been meaning to fit since xmas.



got a slight oel leak, which after investigation, is coming from the pushrod tubes.i suspect that when the engine is expanding when hot the tubes arnt expanding far enough.may have to invest in some performance ones but they're 90 quid for the set.
ah well something to save up for