Twin Webers
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Twin Webers
This weekend I started fitting my twin webers on my ghia.
I thought it would be a simple bolt on affair. As you can see the carbs push up against the fan shroud
and therefore I need to modify the shroud or get a new one (luckily I've got a spare to modify)
Any other ideas folks?
I thought it would be a simple bolt on affair. As you can see the carbs push up against the fan shroud
and therefore I need to modify the shroud or get a new one (luckily I've got a spare to modify)
Any other ideas folks?
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Re: Twin Webers
Had the same problem and made a hybrid fanhousing with an early d housing coupled with a late doghouse.




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Re: Twin Webers
On the 1776 with twin Weber IDFs that IMPI built for me last year, he uased a 36hp fan shroud, which doesn't snag the carbs, but he first gutted it and welded in all the bits from a doghouse fan shroud.
I thought this was a much more stylish solution than removing the heater outlets and cutting notches into the later fan shroud.
I thought this was a much more stylish solution than removing the heater outlets and cutting notches into the later fan shroud.
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Re: Twin Webers
thanks guys
No sense being pessimistic. It wouldn't work anyway.
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Re: Twin Webers
Those intakes look like they are meant for the reproduction EMPI 36hp shroud or the silly angled chrome shroud without the internal oil cooler.
Any chance you can get taller intakes meant for the stock shroud? Or are you guys kinda stuck without many options?
Something like item 3169 on this page, these are modern repros of classic Dell'Orto intakes:
http://www.cbperformance.com/catalog.asp?ProductID=532
Any chance you can get taller intakes meant for the stock shroud? Or are you guys kinda stuck without many options?
Something like item 3169 on this page, these are modern repros of classic Dell'Orto intakes:
http://www.cbperformance.com/catalog.asp?ProductID=532
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Re: Twin Webers
Welcome to ACVWSA jmilton088. We don't get a lot of legitimate members from Pakistan; mostly just spammers.jmilton088 wrote:yeah i also wana thanks to guys...for such a nice info.John Alves wrote:thanks guys
How about introducing yourself in the new members thread and letting us know a little about you and your interest in ACVWs in South Africa, so we don't confuse you with a spammer and delete your membership.
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Re: Twin Webers
I am limited by the sprung hinges on the engine lid, so can't go any higherClass 11 streeter wrote:Those intakes look like they are meant for the reproduction EMPI 36hp shroud or the silly angled chrome shroud without the internal oil cooler.
Any chance you can get taller intakes meant for the stock shroud? Or are you guys kinda stuck without many options?
Something like item 3169 on this page, these are modern repros of classic Dell'Orto intakes:
http://www.cbperformance.com/catalog.asp?ProductID=532
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Re: Twin Webers
You seem to get several different inlets of varying dimensions. The ones i got originally were too wide and didn't fit in my beetle, would work in your car. then I got a new set from VS that look like yours and those work. BUT i run one of the shrouds without the heater ducts. so as i see it, either you swop to that style fan shroud OR find differnt inlets.
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Re: Twin Webers
I have 3 different sets of manifolds, all have fitted in the beetle bay and have all cleared the doghouse shroud.
You do need to remove the choke plate and replace it with a piece of flat sheet metal though.
You do need to remove the choke plate and replace it with a piece of flat sheet metal though.
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- John Alves
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Re: Twin Webers
more problems, my hood hinge springs are of different sizes so right air filter won't fit.
Can one get shorter filters?
Can one get shorter filters?
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Re: Twin Webers
Are these hinge springs the same as for beetles??
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Re: Twin Webers
on closer inspection, the shorter one seems to have been modified.
The front hood has the long ones, so I would assume these are correct.
The front hood has the long ones, so I would assume these are correct.
No sense being pessimistic. It wouldn't work anyway.
1958 1600 TP Karmann Ghia
1968 1600 TP Beamish buggy
1968 1500 SP Beetle
1958 1600 TP Karmann Ghia
1968 1600 TP Beamish buggy
1968 1500 SP Beetle