Lucky I Had My Digi Cam...Look What I Saw in Traffic

[slow&rusty]

I hope this owner does not mind me posting this, saw this coming home from shopping and grabbed the digi cam. I am not very good at identifying the early 911 models, but there was a emblem on the dash that identifed the car as a 911S.

Looks super sweet. Neat tow vehicle too.





Yasin

[jpnovak]

For those who wondered if a VW bus could tow a 911... There is your answer.

Nice SWB racer there.

[Jess]

I'm pretty sure that that set up belongs to long-time Colorado Springs mechanic Jack Heavy. The car is a 67S and the bus has an RS 2.7 engine complete with MFI in it.

He's a good guy with lots of knowedge that I met recently.

Jess

[89turbocabmike]

Originally posted by Jess
the bus has an RS 2.7 engine complete with MFI in it.

That would make sense, I had a stock westy like that many years ago and it couldn't get out of its own way much less climb a grade. It made my other car, a M-B 240D 4spd feel like a supercar

[klatinn]

Hi

Regarding towing with a Westy:

My 68 has an 80SC in it, towing my 2-horse trailer better than my F350 pickup. Gets odd looks on the freeway though when I pass trailer-towing duallies up grades on the 15 freeway.


Regards,
Klaus

[Superman]

Using any air-cooled vehicle as a tow vehicle is dicey. But what the heck. If I had a '67S, I'd tow it with a moped if I had to.

[89911]

Originally posted by slow&rusty
I hope this owner does not mind me posting this, saw this coming home from shopping and grabbed the digi cam. I am not very good at identifying the early 911 models, but there was a emblem on the dash that identifed the car as a 911S.

Looks super sweet. Neat tow vehicle too.





Yasin

Notice how the cars are passing him in the right lane I guess as long as hills aren't a problem, it can be done.

[randywebb]

wonder how far he towed it on the rear wheels?

[Kemo]

Originally posted by randywebb
wonder how far he towed it on the rear wheels?

I was about to ask the same thing... i heard it was bad to tow on back wheels. Is this a myth or just a best practice?

[Andras Nagy]

The myth came about with rear wheel divern cars because the transmission and differential fluid wasn't circulating when the engine wasn't running. And thus the gears were sitting in "stale" fluid.

I really doubt that a short tow of even 100 miles would hurt anything. Besides, racers change their fluid often, dont they?

[Kraftwerk]

Might not be a tow-situation, could be the Porsche pushing the bus!

[kühn tune]

My 68 has an 80SC in it, towing my 2-horse trailer better than my F350 pickup. Gets odd looks on the freeway though when I pass trailer-towing duallies up grades on the 15 freeway.

I would really love to see pics of that installation. Do you use the stock transaxle? What kind of adapters/mounts did it require?

[Jandrews]

What road is that in Colorado Springs?

JA

[Lukesportsman]

The biggest problem is with rear drive *automatics*. There is arguably some issues otherwise, but it's the fact that the pump doesn't work in automatics when driven by the drive shaft rather than the input shaft.

[ruf-porsche]

Originally posted by 89911
Notice how the cars are passing him in the right lane I guess as long as hills aren't a problem, it can be done.

Either that or he's passing the car who is taking the pictures!

[klatinn]

Originally posted by kühn tune
I would really love to see pics of that installation. Do you use the stock transaxle? What kind of adapters/mounts did it require? [/B]

The tranny is a 091 bus tranny with the earlier bellhousing, built with stronger gears/diff, originally intended and built up for off-road racing. 930 CVs. R/P is 4.56, 4th is 0.82, third 1.21.

Clutch is a 2100# Kennedy. Flywheel is a VW type 1 with Porsche center section and VW shaft bearing. Made also by Kennedy. The Porsche 4-bolt pattern is identical to the VW type 1, so the engine bolts right up without adapter. I'll see if I can dig up some pics.

Regards,
Klaus

[ficke]

Nice, Reminds me of when V. Pollock moved from the east coast to the west coast, he towed his 550 with his VW bus and all his tool.

[911pcars]

Hope this isn't a thread hijack.

Couldn't fit the new tires in the pcar so I hired a truck.

205 and 245 16s.



Other captions welcome.

Sherwood

[nostatic]

Originally posted by 911pcars

Michelin test teams transporting a new tire design that they hope will withstand the rigors of turn 13 at Indy next year.

[mwbaum]

New wheels for latest Supreme Court nomination.