sandrail rebuilt

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This is my rail I spent all last summer rebuilding. Engine is vw 1915, big valve heads, race cam, dual webber 34 carbs.

 

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[DaiSan76]

Sweet lookin' rig.

 

[landuse]

Very nice. What did you have to do to it?

 

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Ive had the thing for years, when i got it, it was a turd. Ran horrible and didnt last long. I found an engine that was supposed to run but didnt. It kinda got away from me at that point, a basic rebuild turned intp an all out big bore. The brake lines had rotted, so new brakes from the master cylinder lines hoses wheel cylinders shoes, new axle bearings, new flywheel and clutch, had my wife recover the seats made the oil cooler out of oil coolers from a tractor and the fan out of a ford car had to reweld alot of the frame welds.

It was supposed to be a simple put an engine in and go and it just took on a life of its oqn

 

[machinist@large]

It was supposed to be a simple put an engine in and go and it just took on a life of its oqn

Things have a tendency to go like that when it comes to toys........

 

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Yes they do, kinda makes me nervous about starting new projects