earthman
Fascinated by rolling objects!
Thought the '42 was going to get it's share of attention at a cruise night but then this parked next to me
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lz6Q30Mxtg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lz6Q30Mxtg
V double
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WOW !!!!!!
That's insane!!! 
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zzrodder
It ain't grey hair, it's chrome!
I just love the V8 sound coming from a couple V Dub engines[cl[cl
Reminds me of Emerson Fittipaldi's dual VW engine beetle from years back, it was a beast on the track, of course they outlawed it, too dominating....
Reminds me of Emerson Fittipaldi's dual VW engine beetle from years back, it was a beast on the track, of course they outlawed it, too dominating....
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bob w
Still crazy after all these years!
I love the odd stuff.[cl
e-man, is it true that he parked next to you?
e-man, is it true that he parked next to you?
earthman
Fascinated by rolling objects!
Yes he is from this area. Have looked it over at two or three shows. The engineering details are works of art when seen in person. Watch how the front glides forward when he opens it. The crankshafts are clocked to fire like a V8.
earthman
Fascinated by rolling objects!
The multi quote button is not working for me but i agree with the comments.
Thanks for that info ZZ. Hard to do much that hasn't been done before.
Thanks for that info ZZ. Hard to do much that hasn't been done before.
MercuryMac
Builder Junky!
Nicest sounding V-dub, ever.
You park in the nicest spots, E-man.
You park in the nicest spots, E-man.
earthman
Fascinated by rolling objects!
I don't know MM. The crowds were leaning on my truck while they were looking at the v-double.
timbo
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I have seen videos and saw it in the Hot VWs magazine last year. Nice build.
Tim
Tim
earthman
Fascinated by rolling objects!
Good to see you are still out there Tim. It occurred to me that you would like this one.
05snopro440
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Wow, that's pretty cool. I had a chuckle that the two engines combined are 4,664 cc's, or 284.6 cubic inches. I mean, it's cooler than a 283, but it's a 283
earthman
Fascinated by rolling objects!
Wow, that's pretty cool. I had a chuckle that the two engines combined are 4,664 cc's, or 284.6 cubic inches. I mean, it's cooler than a 283, but it's a 283
Air cooled 283
smallfoot
He's rockin' the "Nuttin Special"!
Anybody know what it produces on a Dyno? Would it out-perform a 283? Sno-pros comment "but it's a 283" just left me thinking there is some low balling going on with the 283. The V double is cool. It sounds good. But being a Chevy fan, I bet a mildly tuned and built 283 would stomp a mudhole in it's air-cooled ass...
lowbudget50
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very cool!!!
I know my buddy. had a vw that he drag raced. it was all vw, I think it was a 2200 0r 2400cc and it when 10.0 in the quarter. it was one mean sounding lawn mower!!
I know my buddy. had a vw that he drag raced. it was all vw, I think it was a 2200 0r 2400cc and it when 10.0 in the quarter. it was one mean sounding lawn mower!!
MercuryMac
Builder Junky!
Sno-pro, I have another 283. A Minneapolis-Moline 'U' has a 283 cu. in. four cylinder motor. With its disgusting compression ratio and low revs, it develops about 40 horse-power.
And that's probably rated at the pto
smallfoot
He's rockin' the "Nuttin Special"!
Guys I wasn't knocking this cool ride, just defending sbc...
05snopro440
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No need to defend the SBC, smallfoot. I wasn't low-balling a 283, just saying that's a lot of work and money to have a small cubic inch air-cooled engine that very likely underperforms as compared to a built 283 V8. The VW engine is very much for novelty and looks more than it is for performance. I'm building a 283 for my roadster pickup, aiming for more than 1 hp per cube.
