Type 4 turbo kits - time machine, 30 years ago Turbomania |
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Type 4 turbo kits - time machine, 30 years ago Turbomania |
Maltese Falcon |
Aug 11 2005, 06:44 PM
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Just went thru some archives and found me (L) and old friend Blue Kyle doing up the final prototyping on the 1975 2.0 T4 msds turbo system. This was approx Summer 1975 (hot feet maybe ?) .We spent the year making the prototypes for the 1.7, 1.8, 2.0 and 2.0 (late HB's) . My black car (2.0) appeared as "Turbomania" in "VW Greats" June, 1976.
Kits were made to be a DIY installation , and we opened the doors as MSDS in May, 1976. The turbos were sucessfully sold for about 10 years, the list price was less than $1,000.00 for a complete kit. As time went by, it was more feasable to convert to six cyl power...so the turbo kits went into obsolescence (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/sad.gif) This is the underside of a '75 2.0, custom installed for Howard Leight. Attached thumbnail(s) |
Maltese Falcon |
Aug 11 2005, 06:59 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,708 Joined: 14-September 04 From: Mulholland SoCal Member No.: 2,755 Region Association: None |
...Nuther- this is what the engine compartment looked like with the system installed on my black '74 2.0. Kits were then QC'd and pre-assembled. Packed into custom boxes, too big for UPS, we had them truck freighted (U.S.) or Air freighted overseas.
The "Beer Can" coil cover is proll'y something left over from my drag racing days (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beerchug.gif) Attached thumbnail(s) |
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