HI to all
the names steve i am from the midlands
i was verry much in to the aircooled vw scene untill working 72hrs a week on them drove me out of my mind
so had a couple of years of from cars anyway felt like a change so bourt an ebay nightmare in october

its a 1966 2a
3.3 perkins deisel with overdrive.
so far its had to have rewire fuesbox
new lights front and back.
battrey.
front propshaft was missing.
new fuel sender
honda radiator and fan conversion.
spare wheel
in the middle of sorting wheel bearings and swivel pins
then will sort the fuel filler leak.
i have also changed the roof and quick lick of satin black with rattle cans just to get rid of adverts



hopefully should pass its mot and be back on the road soon
and enjoying my little toy again
(because it had a legit mot before i got it hmmm yea)
cheers for looking

acidsteve said:

HI to all
the names steve i am from the midlands
i was verry much in to the aircooled vw scene untill working 72hrs a week on them drove me out of my mind
so had a couple of years of from cars anyway felt like a change so bourt an ebay nightmare in october
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its a 1966 2a
3.3 perkins deisel with overdrive.
so far its had to have rewire fuesbox
new lights front and back.
battrey.
front propshaft was missing.
new fuel sender
honda radiator and fan conversion.
spare wheel
in the middle of sorting wheel bearings and swivel pins
then will sort the fuel filler leak.
i have also changed the roof and quick lick of satin black with rattle cans just to get rid of adverts
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hopefully should pass its mot and be back on the road soon
and enjoying my little toy again
(because it had a legit mot before i got it hmmm yea)
cheers for looking

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Evening steve, and :welcome:

Pleased to here you have seen the light about the vws, bloody orrible things.
Nice Landy! Ive had them before, 4/203 is a good engine for a series if you don't need to do a lot of long distance. Careful of the overdrive, Perkins are very torquey, and sometimes break them.

cheers for the welcome ime suprised the overdrive still works to be fair i drove it from bolton to midlands without going up the gears and drive in the corect manner ups it was a long jurney but it made it 55mph all the way

acidsteve said:

cheers for the welcome ime suprised the overdrive still works to be fair i drove it from bolton to midlands without going up the gears and drive in the corect manner ups it was a long jurney but it made it 55mph all the way

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Make sure od is kept topped up with oil to the mark on the dipstick, only use it on 3rd and fourth high, and take it easy on the pedal as you pull away. That will give it the best chance of survival.
That's about right, just cruise at 50-55. There is plenty of power, but the engines only rev to about 2500 rpm, so the gearing doesnt allow more speed.
Good news is the power characteristics are great off road, the engines are almost indestructible because they are all gear driven, and they are economical, you will struggle to get under 30 mpg, even towing.