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Lowering is just the start but don't finish there. Up rated shocks need to go with the reduced ride height. Then you can look at steering geometry. Believe me, after more than 30 years selling parts for cars, there area ton of look good parts that not only cost you money to buy, but then cost...

Bloody Queenslanders!!! :)) Hi there from a New South Welsh man. Mate, I think the best thing you can do is to start with suspension, brakes and steering. Don't worry about what the knobs say about body kits etc. They may look good but they won't improve the fun factor. Build a car that has high...

As there are no warning lights it probably wont be air sensors or map sensors (although I wouldn't exclude them completely). As I've mentioned elsewhere, an engine needs only 3 things: fuel, compression and ignition. Once you break it down to these three factors you can start to organise your...

Believe it or not, but fitting a very heavy spring to the accelerator pedal will improve your consumption dramatically. It stops all those little movements and makes it easier to keep a constant setting. It also stops you from stomping unless you really mean it. Also makes for a more comfortable...

Re: how to improve fuel economy Believe it or not, but fitting a very heavy spring to the accelerator pedal will improve your consumption dramatically. It stops all those little movements and makes it easier to keep a constant setting. It also stops you from stomping unless you really mean it...

I've mentioned Z gap rings in other forums but they are worth a mention here too. At 115k miles, I would look at doing your rings otherwise you're not doing justice to your expenditure on the upper work. A mechanical engineer will tell you that any engine will get 10%+ blow past with normal...

I always start with the suspension, brakes, steering, wheels and tyres. Getting that all correct is probably the best and most importantly safest way to go. Having a car that stops and steers brilliantly is sometimes more of a buzz than a straight line screamer. Once you can maintain high corner...

One thing that is really worth considering is the use of Z gap gapless rings. These have no gap which improves the compression greatly. Around 10% of an engines compression is lost through blow past. If you stop this, then you get a 10% improvement in compression, exhaust flow and vacuum...

Why not consider a Subaru engine? There are lots of them here in Australia. There are a number of companies globally around that sell the kits to install them.

look at the engine code stamped on the block. HO/TO 1967 1500 H5 1968-1969 1500 B6 1970 1600 (dual relief, single-port) AE 1971-1972 1600 (dual-port) AH 1973-1974 1600 (8mm head studs w/ case savers) There are no factory 1400 cc engines. 1100, 1200, 1300, 1500, 1600. At least they were the...

You might want to consider Kadron carbs. Here is Australia they are the carby of choice for many. Stan Pobjoy is one of the premier VW engine builders here with plenty of national wins and records to his name and he uses Kadrons. Type his name into Youtube and have a look at the results.

I put Koni adjustable shocks on my '76 1300 and they were great. I even kept up with my mate's 750 Yamaha on a long down hill road at ridiculous speeds it handled so well (or maybe he was a poor rider?). In any case the handling was fantastic.

A push button start would be good but for simplicity why not try an after market brand such as Hella?

As for carbs, I would suggest Kadrons. The gearbox is fine as far as power goes so long as you're happy with four gears. I've had over 300 HP going through a standard but reconditioned box with no probs. we have a guy here in Australia called Stan Pobjoy who builds great motors. Have a look...

An engine needs only 3 things to run: fuel, compression and ignition. You probably have no compression problems so that leaves only two. You might have bad fuel (water contamination) so put a litre of metho in the tank as it absorbs water and lets the contaminates be burnt. Better yet remove the...