My 8hr flowering experiment

[ttystikk]

nice, I have a 78 1600 twinport, I haven't put 20 miles on in 4 years of ownership, it is a project car.
The engine already rebuilt, as well as all mechanicals, done. I'm slowly but surely redoing some imperfections in the paint job,
I redid the looms, as well as brake system, everything from the soft lines out, bearings, transmision fluid, a couple of hundred hours in, but on the backburner now.

I have a couple dubs
One is beyond drivability with air suspension huge rims kandy paint leather you name it.
The other is rough but streetable.
Been into the vw scene for a few decades.
That's how I'd love to live out my days flipping ol dubs

Been meaning to ask a die hard V Dub fan or two what y'all think of the Subaru flat 4 cylinder engine and the cars? Do you like them? Are they too foreign?

I've even met several people who have swapped a modern Subie 2.5 into various classic VW chassis, with apparently great results!

What do you guys really think?

 

[torontoke]

Been meaning to ask a die hard V Dub fan or two what y'all think of the Subaru flat 4 cylinder engine and the cars? Do you like them? Are they too foreign?

I've even met several people who have swapped a modern Subie 2.5 into various classic VW chassis, with apparently great results!

What do you guys really think?

My gf has a subbie
I keep threatening that I'm stealing the motor when the car rots.
They are amazing cars imo
Loved the sales/marketing idea to only use a few blocks so that a lot of engine parts are interchangeable.
The subbie motors in vws are super fast but kind of a slap in the face to the die hard purists.
If I wanted a radiator in my car I'd settle for a nicer faster car first and not need to show horn it in.

 

[ttystikk]

My gf has a subbie
I keep threatening that I'm stealing the motor when the car rots.
They are amazing cars imo
Loved the sales/marketing idea to only use a few blocks so that a lot of engine parts are interchangeable.
The subbie motors in vws are super fast but kind of a slap in the face to the die hard purists.
If I wanted a radiator in my car I'd settle for a nicer faster car first and not need to show horn it in.

So I hear you on the purist angle.

But they are a big step into the modern world in nearly every way, considering that nearly alive when it was designed is long gone now.

I've played with my fair share of big inch '60s era American V8 iron, so I know how it feels.

That said, if I'm going to get back under the hood and tinker again, it's going to be an electric car. Maybe a fuel cell car, but that's not much different.

 

[torontoke]

So I hear you on the purist angle.

But they are a big step into the modern world in nearly every way, considering that nearly alive when it was designed is long gone now.

I've played with my fair share of big inch '60s era American V8 iron, so I know how it feels.

That said, if I'm going to get back under the hood and tinker again, it's going to be an electric car. Maybe a fuel cell car, but that's not much different.

I'm the worst person to really comment on the purist angle since I've already admitted to chopping up a good year dub to customize it and fit in air suspension and big rims. But there truly is something magical about the old air cooled motors.
Every conversion swap I've seen ends up looking chopped up and like it doesn't fit.
Electric motors in vws is fairly easy and straight forward but battery storage becomes an issue and again why not just start with a bigger vehicle.
Guess it all comes down to personal preference and the real reason why the person loves the vw

 

[torontoke]

 

[torontoke]

 

[ANC]

They sell some awesome electric conversions for beetles.
Getting a subbie in there is loads of work and cutting. The electric kit just splines into the gearbox.

 

[torontoke]

They sell some awesome electric conversions for beetles.
Getting a subbie in there is loads of work and cutting. The electric kit just splines into the gearbox.

I've done both
The sub conversion broke my heart. My old neighbor cut up an original 56 oval to put it in. Rad up front was a pita
The electric was noisey gutless and didn't last 3 hrs on a full charge.
The 914 block I'm running now is my favourite so far. Tons of bottom and top end.
Hauls ass and scares me tbh

 

[ANC]

I'd rather have the 914 though, or at least a Karmann.

 

[ttystikk]

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Pretty! What day of bloom are these?

 

[torontoke]

Pretty! What day of bloom are these?

Thanks
Last day of week 3 so day 22ish

 

[ttystikk]

They sell some awesome electric conversions for beetles.
Getting a subbie in there is loads of work and cutting. The electric kit just splines into the gearbox.

I've done both
The sub conversion broke my heart. My old neighbor cut up an original 56 oval to put it in. Rad up front was a pita
The electric was noisey gutless and didn't last 3 hrs on a full charge.
The 914 block I'm running now is my favourite so far. Tons of bottom and top end.
Hauls ass and scares me tbh

So conversions can be done, but not necessarily worth it.

Honestly, I aspire to a Tesla Model S and just leave it stock.

 

[torontoke]

So conversions can be done, but not necessarily worth it.

Honestly, I aspire to a Tesla Model S and just leave it stock.

They have kits for everything now a days.
Whether you want to spend the money is a different matter all together lol
Oddest one I've seen yet was an electric van that had a bed and bench as a battery bank with a pair of small motors u could carry by hand in the back.
Supposedly it had an alternator on every axle and 3 in the motor area. Ran for 2 days or something crazy.
Guy sold the prototype and vanished.

The tesla is a nice car but I think it's overpriced due to some impractical options.

 

[ttystikk]

They have kits for everything now a days.
Whether you want to spend the money is a different matter all together lol
Oddest one I've seen yet was an electric van that had a bed and bench as a battery bank with a pair of small motors u could carry by hand in the back.
Supposedly it had an alternator on every axle and 3 in the motor area. Ran for 2 days or something crazy.
Guy sold the prototype and vanished.

The tesla is a nice car but I think it's overpriced due to some impractical options.

I buy used so as to not have to pay for such expensive options.

Interesting about the guy and his van.

 

[torontoke]

Dream beaver day 23 since flip.
Starting to fill out and really push out the glitter.
Elfinstone day23


More cowbell d 23


Grandpasbreath

 

[torontoke]

Space monkey
Is a week behind
Day 16

 

[torontoke]

 

[GroErr]

Coming along nicely That dream beaver looks like a frosty beatch, genetics look like quite a mix of dank lines, looks like a sat-leaning pheno you have there so likely a longer runner. Is that a first from seed or clone?

 

[torontoke]

Coming along nicely That dream beaver looks like a frosty beatch, genetics look like quite a mix of dank lines, looks like a sat-leaning pheno you have there so likely a longer runner. Is that a first from seed or clone?

Everything is from seed bud
The 1elfinstone and both space monkeys are really sat leaning and have the skinniest fans. Someone in the bodhi thread said elfinstone usually goes 10-12 weeks I really hope the schedule pushes them quicker.
We'll see soon enough.
I tried to pick strains that were from all ends of the spectrum and after this run I'll have tried every bodhi male I think.

 

[GroErr]

Everything is from seed bud
The 1elfinstone and both space monkeys are really sat leaning and have the skinniest fans. Someone in the bodhi thread said elfinstone usually goes 10-12 weeks I really hope the schedule pushes them quicker.
We'll see soon enough.
I tried to pick strains that were from all ends of the spectrum and after this run I'll have tried every bodhi male I think.

Nice, never thought of the schedule but yeah that should make them all run shorter. Definitely saw accelerated maturation in my current round at 11.5/12.5, looks like I'll be pulling the lot within 8 weeks and several have been running closer to 9 weeks A couple could be pulled now at day 50, leaving them a few more days because I think they can still gain a bit of weight.