Bored, never!

When ever it gets dark and cloudy here at the OSS we take a bit of time out of our busy day to look for that ray of sun shine. Today Mr. Okrasa has provided us with just such a moment wrapped up neatly with a little bow! Oh if we were not just poor little VW mechanics we to would build such a magnificent beast.

Suggestions?

We here at the OSS are looking for suggestions on 2bbl down draft carburetors that come in the 30-40mm sizes.

We know of the IDFs, IDAs, PPII and DCNFs. But we are wondering what other suggestions people on the interweb had.

Partner in crime.

The OSS has gone north of the border to seek advise and some help on a current engine build. This could be a start to our Secret Speed Project #3???

SSP #1 is on the back burner till the money comes around and SSP #2 is a very simple and easily completed project that has lost favor around these parts. So it may be time for a third project that has an outside moderator that can assist with the R & D and possibly get to Loring this year.

Just something for the morning.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YZb7sbRFCF0

OT pulley

There is soon to be a new reproduction of the Porsche OT pulley, in aluminum instead of the OG steel. We here at the OSS have not gotten our hands on one of them yet, and thus can not vouch for the quality or fit. But the sample does not look half bad.

Norton engine

The riddle has been solved.

Check out the Samba post for the answer to last nights engine riddle.

Learning about these odd little pieces of history always motivates the OSS to go out to the laboratory and start tinkering. To bad there are not more inventive people out there that could cut up a V8 head and graft it to a KDF motor... and product 70hp out of it!!!

We think this kind of invention will be the next step in the 36hp challenge and perhaps one day even some old VW road racing with 1100-1200cc engines??? Not the historical racing we see here in the US but REAL racing. Could be fun?