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@Adrian R. posted:

Well its a 1957 and I'm not sure what builder made it but this what my engine bay looks like.  Don't mind the mess right now.

This one is an earlier VS; the infamous red coiled wire to the alternator is a giveaway. It is identical to my 2004 and doesn’t have a hole on the firewall. From what I’ve read here holes were cut on the firewall  for 1915 cc and larger engine equipped cars, 1600s and 1776s did not. This makes sense because I ordered my car with a 1776 but Kirk delivered it with a 1915 at no extra cost because they were out of the 1776s. I would’ve preferred the 1776 but....

What I did came out of the Gene Berg book. I cut a hole on the front tin and ran a hose to a 12” x 1” fabricated aluminum scoop that I located by the right rear torsion bar tube. Not sure how it works on a Speedster but according to Gene Berg, on a regular Bug that becomes a low pressure area when the car is moving and it provides a supply of cool fresh air. I have a Gene Berg oil dipstick thermometer and after sustained highway runs at 65 mph and up and when the weather is hot the oil light will still flicker and/or light up so I’m not sure if that works at all. All I know is that when ambient temperatures are lower the oil light doesn’t flicker or comes on under the same road conditions.

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