Where has the time gone.

Been a slow month here at the OSS as work on the rig has come to a screeching halt in the 20 degree weather. With the cold keeping us from getting things done on the car we have been working with Mrs. OSS on the shack, cleaning out some extra "stuff" that has been laying around (that way when its nice in the spring we will have it done!) and planning our May jaunt to Astoria to see one of our dear friends.

On the automotove front we were able to get a nice BR2, mentioned in an eariler post, and have it rebult by the distributor master Ed Fall at Vintage Werks. This guy does not *F* around when it comes to rebuilds. His units are stripped down to the bones, even the badge is removed and riveted back on. TO top off this extreme service Ed also plates all the bobs and bits... not gona get this kind of service from other out there. Gota remember you get what you pay for.

We also spotted a Judson (36hp) hiding out in a rickety old shop and were able to pick it up for a song and dance. This little darling had suffered some damage in its long life and needed particular work done to get her back in serviceable condition. So the OSS enlisted two of our buddies the "tool maker" and the "machinist" to do a little magic on her. In there dark and dungy laboratory these masters were able to make the little judson as good as new.

That is that as far as the OSS goes here are a few pics of the rebuilt BR2 for your viewing enjoyment.

Dick Beith 1961 Bonneville run w/blown 36hp!

This was just to cool to pass posting up on the OSS. If you like hopped up 36hp or just salt racing take a look at this video and drool.

2 month distributor

Though this little nut is not a high performance distributor it is a VERY hard to find gem that was hiding across the pond. So after flying a few thousand miles, no we did not take the time measure the distance between Britain and the United States, the VJU4 BR2 is ready to take much shorter trip the the rebuilder. There he will receive a only the best treatment before a new coat of paint is applied and shipped back to the shack.

Nuff said:

Vintage speed modern test

Here at the OSS we respect what the old timers tell us about vintage VW speed equipment and appreciate all there insight. We also appreciate a good dyno run to tell us EXACTLY what a motor is putting out.

This is a little article that give us a look at a 36hp Judson and Okrasa motor. Not a stroker, which would seem to be the best option if you are going to build a old speed motor, but interesting non the less.

More to come

After the long OSS holiday we are back but not at full speed. Some sort of sick has infiltrated our ranks and is keeping us from making progress on the project or our blog. Ain't life a bitch. : )

This "down time" has given us a moment to look at some of the old blog posts. While doing this we noticed that christian/MYMEDUSA had commented on our post Blown 36er and it turns out that that little devil was his! In his comments he was nice enought to give us an update on his current project for 2010. You can follow the progress Here.

For our Germany speaking visitors you can follow the build Here.

Another couch built find.

Here is a find from the bast, a 50s hand built aluminum roadster using VW parts and an Okrasa engine. Check out the post on the samba.

More OZ racing.

These picture are of ex racer and VW/Porsche mechanic Jack Bono who passed away a few year back. Greg Mackie was nice enough to share these photos and his recollections of Jack and his little 356, which had a motor that makes use here at the OSS drool.

Here are a few of Greg's words:

"The 356 is Jack Bono's race car (pictured above) It had a super-charged (Marshal) 1500 Porshe engine and I made an aluminium bonnet (hood) and engine lid for it, along with other light-weighting mods.

If you look closely you can just make out Jack and I, standing beside Jack's Karman-Ghia tow car - probably engaged in some sort of VW talk! Jack is in white over-alls. The K.G. had a Denzel engine, and did a 15.3 quarter mile! It had Jack's signature number-plate......BON-OOO."

We then had no choose but to ask if the 356 was a 2pcs or 3pcs case and what year the 356 happened to be. This was due to the fact that we were discussing late 50/ early 60 racing and as we all know the 2pcs case ended long before the end of the 50s.

"Porsche was 1954 - from memory - it had a split screen when new. Drum brakes for sure, wheels were Kombi, drilled for cooling. The 1500 was 2 pcs case, to which Jack fitted a Carrera roller crank. The crank, which Jack got for free, had been damaged, so Jack called on his friend , Merv Waggot - a brilliant engineer - to repair it. Hirth said it couldn't be done, but Merv made a special tool to dismantle and assemble the crank. He sleeved the damaged big-end and fitted new rollers, and the motor ran for years. Merv was one of those men who loved to achieve the 'impossible'."

We here at the OSS must thank Greg for this invaluable information and also remind other out there that these pictures are owned by Greg and reproducing them with out his pr omission is forbidden.