from a very old car guy that has done this for many years, drain the oil and fill it up with diesel and let it sit for a few days. it will cut all the grit and grime and some of the burned in crap loose. i use that because when you finish cleaning and get it started the diesel will burn off because it is a fuel, unlike most of the other oil products that most use for a stuck or old engine.
@HHWheels9 ай бұрын
Thank you! Great advice! Will try it next time👍
@Nightforce98Bravo2 жыл бұрын
I almost bought one of those years ago until I found a Bug engine in it. If it had a Porsche flat 6 and 5 speed yah but that Beetle engine is about as exciting as a Briggs and Stratton
@HHWheels2 жыл бұрын
There is guy in the Laser 917 group who swapped a porsche motor, and is awesome!!
@Keith-rk4td6 ай бұрын
You can got 200hp out of a bug motor. Even more with a turbo. Subaru swap is a great alternative!!
@BrandonsBus2 жыл бұрын
So much fun to watch, another great episode. 🤩
@HHWheels2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! So glad you enjoyed it ❤️
@JustBugginVW2 жыл бұрын
Great Video as always! I enjoyed all the phases:) and I swear seeing that thing in person was badass!🤘🏻keep up the good work🤙🏻😁 -Dalton
@HHWheels2 жыл бұрын
🤘🏻 same to you guys! Just buggin ❤️
@steelavocado12 жыл бұрын
I just saw one of these for sale the other day, and I cannot stop looking at it. Its sitting on a 911 chassis but doesn't have an engine or transmission sadly. And needs a lot of work. They are sexy cars, I don't care what anyone else says haha.
@HHWheels2 жыл бұрын
We 10000% agree with that statement!
@Gertieanne2 жыл бұрын
Nice job, you put a smile on my face tonight. Love the sound of the engine.
@HHWheels2 жыл бұрын
So happy you enjoyed it! Means the world to us! Thank you again!
@CH6R8GR2 жыл бұрын
Awesome work! That looks like the most difficult thing to get in/out of I’ve seen yet 😂 love the videos keep it up
@HHWheels2 жыл бұрын
Amen to that 😂 crawling in and out can be a tad challenging 😂😂😂
@scottiencali2 жыл бұрын
Very cool... Thats the thing I thought was a Bradley.. I almost bought a 917 before..i got a 914 instead. What a rad looking car!! love those deep offset wheels! That should be a lotta fun if you can get out of it!! haha
@HHWheels2 жыл бұрын
Good first guess!! 🙌🏻❤️
@VeeDubP82 жыл бұрын
Damn!! Why must we live so far apart!? I love your 917!! Keep up the great work!!
@HHWheels2 жыл бұрын
Thank you!! One day we shall meet!!!!
@freddymardiceii32732 жыл бұрын
Holy crap!! That thing is awesome!! I was totally thinking Hardcastle and McCormick, but better!! Legendary!!
@HHWheels2 жыл бұрын
Yes!!!! Thank you freddy!!
@Keith-rk4td9 ай бұрын
Subaru motor swap? THAT WOULD BE EPIC!!🥴😵💫😜
@Smittyschannel2 жыл бұрын
Did you put oil / ATF / WD40 etc. in the cylinders before you worked them back & forth? It's not good to rub metal on metal that's been sitting for years
@HHWheels2 жыл бұрын
Of course! It was well lubed!
@alanpaulick781511 ай бұрын
Wow that car looks so uncomfortable Thanks for sharing your story guy's.
@HHWheels10 ай бұрын
Our pleasure!
@600wheel Жыл бұрын
I forgot about that Hardcastle and McCormick show that was cool and I love this car I also have wanted a kit car since I was a kid my first cars were Volkswagens and then at 17 I got a hold of a 1970 cutlass with a 455 and immediately sold my Volkswagens following driving that car, haven’t owned one since don’t really like them but they are one of those you can keep them running forever kind of cars and the only way I would own another one is this kind of example it’s even got steering brakes that is so dope
@coolestchannel44132 жыл бұрын
oh man that's the car from Herbie goes the Monte Carlo that's totally badass
@chrismarusic4277 Жыл бұрын
Yea I really want one of these. Lot of fun and cool for a low price..
@Doubleodude2 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel. I’m loving it.
@HHWheels2 жыл бұрын
So glad you love it! We love what we do, especially when we get comments like these! ❤️
@coolestchannel44132 жыл бұрын
yeah I think that was the 917 Porsche not sure but it definitely is the one from the movie Herbie goes the Monte Carlo that does some serious racing
@JOHNJCLARK8 ай бұрын
Building a kit car(s) has always been a dream of mine
@HHWheels8 ай бұрын
Sweet!! Getwrenchin!! ✌️
@gordonmccool281910 ай бұрын
My uncle and I built one of those in 1972. It was light blue. We put an air conditioner in ours. I don't remember the engine being that exposed. Are you missing some parts?
@HHWheels10 ай бұрын
That’s awesome! We took the rear valance off, 🤙
@omarthornberry9243 Жыл бұрын
Cool video, i enjoyed watching.
@HHWheels Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@adbd2300 Жыл бұрын
Hola, que modelo exactamente de Laser 917 es?, Porque sé que hicieron muchas variantes del Laser, gracias espero su respuesta.
@TheGhostchaser8 Жыл бұрын
Looks nice but needs the back end on.
@drippinglass2 жыл бұрын
Great job! That looks so Kool! 😎👍
@HHWheels2 жыл бұрын
Thank you! ❤️
@victorrobinson70087 ай бұрын
Wow guys she is beautiful ! Respectfully always.
@josephsanchez53519 ай бұрын
Looks like fun !
@HHWheels9 ай бұрын
It was a ton of fun!!💪👍
@racinbug532 жыл бұрын
I just purchased a Laser myself, your videos are great, is there a way to contact you about the headlight covers you made out of skylights as mine were missing ?
@HHWheels2 жыл бұрын
Hey there! Yes! Feel free to contact us at hhwheelsproductions@gmail.com
@racinbug532 жыл бұрын
@@HHWheels e-mail sent !!!
@coolestchannel44132 жыл бұрын
driving position for the 917 was the same as the guys who drove 82 through 93 Camaros on the strip with the radio blasting 🤣... sorry but the 917 is cooler Chevy guys
@allamar90838 ай бұрын
Please scrape the Porsche stickers off on day 1. Pleeeze!
@HHWheels8 ай бұрын
That’s the way the kit came!
@DaPenceman4 ай бұрын
This car needs a DeLorean styled ls conversion
@stephen258312 жыл бұрын
I’m ready for a ride!!!!
@HHWheels2 жыл бұрын
Jump or climb on in 😂❤️
@ferdinandsanjuan495511 ай бұрын
HHWheels👍 James👍 Beautiful Caroline❤❤❤💐
@davidskaar32322 жыл бұрын
I'd rebuild everything.
@ianbrown90826 ай бұрын
Those seats'll keep you local chiropractor busy
@HHWheels6 ай бұрын
Don’t you know it😂🙄
@craigmonteforte1478 Жыл бұрын
Years ago i fooled myself with a joke used Watercooled VW i bought with a BlownHeadGasket that allowed water and Coolant into the Cylinders and contaminate the Oil in the Pan i did drain that old Oil ,Put a new HeadGasket on the engine and new Oil & Filters and got the car running to find out after 1000 miles the Pisto; Rings were so Corroded and bunked up that they seized the motor and wound up Spinning the MainBearings on the Crank i was however capable of having the Block and Crank saved by a localMachine Shop and a New set Of Pistons Rings Bearings , and of course Gaskets However I did find out that when the engine Seized the sensors got such whacky Signals the Bosch Arlectronic FuelInjection and the Brain ,Computer shorted itself out FYI the dcarea was a 1981 Rabbit and at that time very few people or Shops had the Equipment or Knowledge toCorrect the Computef under the Passenger Seat so the car never really ran correctly under my Ownership and i wound up giving it away
@HHWheels Жыл бұрын
That's a great story! I am still die hard aircooled! The head gaskets are always a pain in the butt!
@williamdavison88162 жыл бұрын
Need some track time now!
@HHWheels2 жыл бұрын
Hell yes!!
@coolestchannel44132 жыл бұрын
I would drop in a flat six turbo oh yeah
@silversurfer3457 Жыл бұрын
Built by Elite Enterprises MA , USA ? , .
@HHWheels Жыл бұрын
Yes, number 176
@elmerfudd10862 жыл бұрын
Why waste time on a vw engine? Pick up a flat six Subaru and quadruple the power and get a great sound.
@HHWheels2 жыл бұрын
We might be letting this one go to a new home soon. It was more about the rescue than performance at this time. But, I hear ya! 🤘
This is not a Porsche 917. Why keep calling it that when some moron put stickers and an emblem on a VW kit car similar to a Bradley GT? Stop it. Also not tearing a motor like that down and rebuilding it? Terrible!
@HHWheels8 ай бұрын
Thx👍
@Birdhuntingfool2 күн бұрын
What is up with your hair?
@jstokes573 күн бұрын
Caroline, your funny and cute, singing is ok, but please don't dance, lol