Jack Staggs' shop

[Trevor Gates]

Friday afternoon.

[Dan Macdonald]

Trevor,
Years and years ago I owned a VW camper exactly like the one in your photo. Same side windows and body color.
Brings back memories....

[Trevor Gates]

Good ol Dove Blue, such a perfect color on a Bus. Pete has owned his for years and years as well. He’s done many events (he just got back from Buses by The Bridge) and uses it all the time. Here’s a pic down at San Onofre on Big Wednesday with Jack, Pete, Danny (sitting in the bus) and my daughter.

[Norm Miller]

Bill Brown,
Did we ever have any info on this car?
I should have known of it but not!
Norm

[Trevor Gates]

Practicing social distancing.

[Trevor Gates]

Convertible D

[Trevor Gates]

Well here we are almost in the middle of June, everyone figuring out how it works for themselves and their loved ones, good!

I was using Jack’s Tilter today in my shop and came across this photo (an actual printed photo) of Jack using it (circa 1990) right outside his shop.

Doesn’t it make you yearn for a simpler time of doing repairs and helping cars stay on the road? It does for meand I’m one of the young guys (46)

[Trevor Gates]

A few days late, but here’s some Red, White and Blue. Happy 4th.

[Trevor Gates]

Sharing some pics of a ZF steering box that Jack was recently taking apart. Upon initial inspection quite a bit of goop/sealant was present (customer commented it leaked). After closer examination and disassembly (ZF tag still present) you could clearly see the machine work was either not finished or done to a less than wonderful standard. Source of the leak found!

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Yikes!

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More yikes!

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[Trevor Gates]

Old school twin plug engine that Craig and Jack have been working on for decades(?) was installed and is currently being tuned. It’s really FAST and pulls freely to 7K. Craig might have to change Speedy’s nickname to Super Speedy!

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[Neil Bardsley]

Thank you for sharing. Two gentlemen that know a 616 engine. Is that a racing pulley? Pls no big velocity stacks.

[Craig Richter]

Thanks for posting us Trev. This new one is 1900cc, but what's really cool is that it idles at 800rpm, can be punched below 2000rpm without complaint, and just sails past redline. Jack is a genius! A legend and a genius!

[Wes Bender]

So, that's why you been sneakin' back and forth across the border lately........ Can't blame you. That looks like a fun project.

[Craig Richter]

To try to answer Neil's message, Jack estimates around 150hp, and I'll have to agree since it just makes Speedy fly. Because of all the lightweight stuff inside, it gains rpm like a beast and you're doing 100mph in third before you can blink twice. But we have no dyno access right now since our buddy and VW drag racer Roger Crawford passed away. Did I mention that it has heaters? When's the last time you heard of a double-plug with working heaters? Jack's magic.

[Norm Miller]

Craig,

I took a look at my twin plug and decided to install a gas heater.
It works great, a VW bus SouthWind under the spare tire.
It feeds thriugh the fresh air units.

Which CDI are you using? I assume you have the coverted Nissan dizzy.

Norm