And the rubber hose from the fuel pump to the float bowl drapped over the water return. Not OE and nothing like a little vapor lock to spice up the family vacation.

You’re right about the 85. That’s about the top end for those. I have done a lot of long distance in an identical rig. I’ve towed boats and trailers all up and down the left coast with one and they are reliable and rock steady towing rigs. ( at 70) Pretty comfy too due to the wishbone ‘ cadillac’ front end.

I get the whole upmoded Rambler wagon idea. Love it, infact. But he spent way too much to get only half way. One could start with a doner car driveline/engine for a couple of grand, another grand for a Rambler roller, a grand for some new wheels, and you’re at driveable for $5k. Which is all I would pay. CP

I quite sure the the total wear would be less than outer layer of that disk. Probable a few mm. There would be no way to maintain the geometry of the disk throughout a larger wear thickness. Even if you did wear through to the first layer of holes I’m not sure the effect would be catastrophic. Especially with holes as…

But you can do said maintenance, or any repairs, on the side of the road with a tool kit that fits in your coffee cup! And if you don’t fix the crankcase seals then oil changes are solved; just put a fresh quart in at every fullup. Back in college my then-future-wife did all her own maintenance on her ‘68 bug. Non…

No, many race classes do not use restrictor plates. Putting a cat on race-tuned car not only does not work it is a serious fire risk.

No VW is too good.

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