Just picked up this new toy

[chaos6.7]

Found it on Craigslist. Paid $500. Had it running, but my friend beat it like it owed him money, and now I have no idea whats wrong with it. I hope its just the distributor, and points.

[Doug Heim]

Best looking keg cart I seen yet!

[Reidy02]

Piss cutter!! And just 500 bux, and it runs!! Man ya gotta be happy with that

[chaos6.7]

Hells yea.It also came with a fiberglass nose, thats not in the picture. Once its running strong, can anyone help me figure out how to make it street legal in NY?

[Wyattboche]

Do you have a title for it?

[chaos6.7]

Nah... No title. I only got a bill of sale. I have no numbers for it whatsoever.

[Wyattboche]

Nah... No title. I only got a bill of sale. I have no numbers for it whatsoever.

Might need a title to make it road worthy. No numbers wont help ya ether.

[Snoopy]

buy a VW title or junker with papers              call these guys, they can help

Drew's Offroad  in Hamilton Ohio,  phone number is

www.go-drews.com
2610 Bobmeyer Road
Hamilton, OH 45015-1306
(513) 868-9543

A guy at work built a rail buggy from scratch, bought a VW title and had it attatched to the rail( drews helped on the build and title work, they do it all or know how to - including making his street legal ) had to have it inspected at the DMV but I see the v dub engine in the back of yours so at least you got a head start , if that doesn't help I can give you Travis's phone number personally. He's the guy that built the rail.                 
ok, here's the number where you can get travis,   513-874-3848 his business #    but try Drew's first. Get the milk straight from the cow if ya know what I mean                      great score for 500 bucks!

[trans man]

The best thing you can do is RIP OUT those junk points and condenser and install a comp-u-fire ignition, if you have an 009 mechanical advance distributor

[chaos6.7]

Thanks for the numbers and tips. I am trying to find a junker at the moment that still has the whole front control assembly including the brakes because I have no front breaks right now and I'll need them for the street. Tried the local scrAp yard and they want $150 per side....?

[komelika]

IMO you'll want front brakes even if you change your mind and don't go street legal. My old rail had no front breaks and it was down right scary sometimes without them.

[chaos6.7]

I don't doubt it. Climed the mountain before putting the chains on. The ride back down was friggen scary.

[jsbm]

Did you ever get those tubes made for the rear end? I'm with komelika on the brakes. When I had my vw rail I ran spindle mounts too with rear drums and it didn't like to stop. At minimum I would upgrade to rear disc brakes. If you are running the cheap pedal box like below I would recommend to upgrade that as well. I used them in mine and they would bend or break from pushing to hard on the brakes.

[chaos6.7]

Thanks but I was just gonna reinforce the mounts I allready have for now. I'll see how it looks once I get the front breaks.

[trans man]

There's two more parts you should install on the engine to make run trouble free. 1st is an Weber IDF carb, NOT an IMPE IDF carb. 2nd is an alternator to replace that OEM generator. Doing these along with a comp-u-fire ignition will get rid of 95% of your engine problems!