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What ever happened to the car. I did not see any parts for sale so did someone buy it?

Jim,

I looked at your site first but did not see any fuel cells. Maybe I missed them.

Anyone have a Fuel Safe fc-140 or 150 fuel cell or any wedge-shaped cell they want to sell? Thanks.

Now that looks like a lotta fun!!! Thanks for the photos...

I am trying to buy a Vintage Zeitler SV and looking for someone who can trailer it from Southern Oregon to anywhere in the midwest or east coast. I just don't have enough time to drive from Orlando to Southern Oregon and back but I could meet someone anywhere up the east coast or any state up the Mi...

Nice car and nice job going thru the cones. Never thought a buggy could handle so well. Looks like a whole lotta fun! Put a video up when you get the vee going. We'd like to see it.

Does anyone know who owns the red car #20 that is on page 6 of the NARRC Runoffs photos? That is a heavily modified Zeitler. I sure would like to contact him for some ideas.
Thanks,

Found a great photo of the frame. I kept looking thru your Flickr photos (they are a great source by the way...) and found one. It may be a beach but it looks almost the same. I guess they copied each other back then. It is the frame from a red VEE #99. Thanks for the link!

Great photos. Thanks. The MK1 is a little different in the back. It looks more like a Beach frame because it has a V-shaped piece that supports the rear of the transaxle. I have a chance to buy a bare frame but it is missing the rear vertical supports that mount the suspension. Trying to figure out ...

Anyone have any photos of a MK1 rear frame? I need to see what the engine, trans and suspension mounts and frame look like. Thanks.

Mine had a thin copper gasket (looks more like a copper 0-ring if you ask me). A set came in my 1200cc gasket kit too.

Thanks Jim. I will take some measurements. There is a cross brace on each side that might be too close. Do you have one that will fit the 6mm pump bolts on a 40hp block?

Roger

My engine is not machined for full-flow and I have to use the shroud and stock cooler to run in Vintage so how do I plumb in a filter? Does anyone use the pump that has the in and out fittings on the cover? How bout the combo pump/filter setups that have the filter bolted on the side of the pump? I ...

That case (the spun bearing case) is toast. It spun so hard that it turned the pin sideways in the bearing saddle and slotted the block. I guess it could be welded and machined but I am not going to trust it. The case I am building is fine. Only thing that was wrong was the wrist-pin clip came loose...

For now, I am putting the new pistons cylinders and heads on the original VEE engine that was spitting oil due to the broken ring. The engine had new rings put in before I bought it and I think they just did not seat the clip well. I think this will get me thru drivers school as it is a balanced VEE...

The rear bearing spun and welded itself to the crank. All other bearings are fine. Everything is new inside. Looks like the oil passages in the block or crank may have been clogged. I still have a lot of good parts though.

I did turn it over to see if it had pressure and it did. I will clean everything out to make sure no junk is left behind. Good advice and Thanks. I am going to tear it down tomorrow and see what happened. The guy who built the motor has washed his hands of it. Said it was fine when it left his shop....

Sounds like great advice from folks who have been where I am now. I'll see what I can do. I do have the good FV short block to at least start with. Thanks for the help.

It only gets worse...... So I traded a 1776 VW engine and 2 AS41 blocks for a completely rebuilt 40HP so I could just put it in and get to the April 17th drivers school. Got the new engine in thins morning, started it up (sounded great like a new engine should) then after 30 seconds, it stopped very...

Ughhhhh. True though....

Once again Dietmar to the Rescue! Thanks for the help. Looks like I have a standard 40hp block and 30 over mains. I'll take a look at the rods when I pull the crank apart. Thank You Again Dietmar!

what is the stock diameter so I can figure out if my block has been bored?

After watching my engine spit large drops of oil out of the exhaust, I decided to take it out and find out what was wrong. (I put a video on my website). I had also noticed a different sound to the engine but it seemed to be running just fine. After pulling the heads and cylinders off, I found one p...

Chris.... Thanks for the link to the photos. Got some great ideas from them!

I think they tried to use as many VW parts as possible to make the cost lower. It works too!