Schwim Dandy@reddthat.comM to Air-Cooled VWs@lemmy.world · 10 months agoThere's a lot going on in that engine bay.reddthat.comimagemessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up128arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up128arrow-down1imageThere's a lot going on in that engine bay.reddthat.comSchwim Dandy@reddthat.comM to Air-Cooled VWs@lemmy.world · 10 months agomessage-square3fedilinkfile-text
Photographed 18 years ago, Tom Luna’s insane Oval… 2332cc, twin turbo, 16-valve heads, 4 Mikuni carbs.
minus-squarecatlover@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agowhy does it have those small wheels at the back?
minus-squareMashedPotatoJeff@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·10 months agoThey’re wheelie bars, to limit how far the front wheels come off the ground when it accelerates.
minus-squareSchwim Dandy@reddthat.comOPMlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·10 months agoCalled “wheelie bars”, they are for cars built for the dragstrip, they keep the vehicle from raising the front wheels of the ground during initial acceleration.
why does it have those small wheels at the back?
They’re wheelie bars, to limit how far the front wheels come off the ground when it accelerates.
Called “wheelie bars”, they are for cars built for the dragstrip, they keep the vehicle from raising the front wheels of the ground during initial acceleration.