DaveCarter Officially Full-On Dubber
285 posts · joined Aug 2009 ·
Your exhaust sounds good man. Sounds tough for a stocker
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baja burley Officially Full-On Dubber
325 posts · joined Sep 2008 ·
exhaust sounds great!
did you fit the tacho yourself?? im thinkin i might need one and was wondering what sort of installaion is required. i was told the aftermarket ones like yours just feed off the coil pack?? is this right? anyway just give a quick run through of what you did to hook it up if you get a spare minute..
did you fit the tacho yourself?? im thinkin i might need one and was wondering what sort of installaion is required. i was told the aftermarket ones like yours just feed off the coil pack?? is this right? anyway just give a quick run through of what you did to hook it up if you get a spare minute..
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71-BEETLE-SEDAN AKA Josh
1,058 posts · joined Mar 2009 ·
Yeah everything to it ive done which i enjoy telling people.
Well with this one it was bit different than just a tacho cause it has othr gauges in it.
BUt basically the tacho has a ground or earth wire whih i just crimped a spade terminal on and i put it into the erath block near the fuse block, sorry i dont have pic but if you look near the fuse block youll see what im talking about.
The next wire is the 12v wire, it just goes to wherever there is power when the key is on, but when there is no power when the key is off.
Next is the signal wire which goes to the negative side of the coil.
I was lucky and when mine had no carpet i ran a heap of wires and taped each end so had some ready for my gauges etc. Other than that its easy.
On anothr note my exhaust set off its first car alarm today, didnt even mean too.
Well with this one it was bit different than just a tacho cause it has othr gauges in it.
BUt basically the tacho has a ground or earth wire whih i just crimped a spade terminal on and i put it into the erath block near the fuse block, sorry i dont have pic but if you look near the fuse block youll see what im talking about.
The next wire is the 12v wire, it just goes to wherever there is power when the key is on, but when there is no power when the key is off.
Next is the signal wire which goes to the negative side of the coil.
I was lucky and when mine had no carpet i ran a heap of wires and taped each end so had some ready for my gauges etc. Other than that its easy.
On anothr note my exhaust set off its first car alarm today, didnt even mean too.
71-BEETLE-SEDAN AKA Josh
1,058 posts · joined Mar 2009 ·
Okay, update time.
So i bought a set of front seats out of a Suzuki Swift Gti Off ebay and they got here thursday morning.
Went racing on saturday with the stock seats and got home and then this mornign i was down at the shop and was putting the new ones in, a bit of cutting later and welding they were in. We ended up welding the Swift rails to the VW rails and using both sets of sliding mechanisms. But because of the cutting we did on the passenger swift seat rail when i went to weld it back to make it neat i ende up welding the two pieces of track together, So drivers side moves on both whie passenger moves on only VW. They are really comfy and now ive got some seat covers on em. Ill get some photos in the morning.
Ive also got myself some carpet and made a new speaker encllosure so that the subs are hard up against the back of the back seat and ive got some fully hectic neons hooked up to a flasher relay so they flash and i also got some mini thermo fans on each end to blow air into the box the cool the amp and subs etc on hot dayd. All i gotta do is carpet it.
IM now looking for some rims to buy on advice from Borris. Buy the rims and see where they fit compared to the gaurds and then im going to buy brakes to fit the rims on. Then norrow my beam the desired amount and add adjusters and drop spindles.
Once thats all done itl probably come off the road for couple weeks and get some bits tidied up but until then itll still be my daily.
Stay posted for updates and piccies
So i bought a set of front seats out of a Suzuki Swift Gti Off ebay and they got here thursday morning.
Went racing on saturday with the stock seats and got home and then this mornign i was down at the shop and was putting the new ones in, a bit of cutting later and welding they were in. We ended up welding the Swift rails to the VW rails and using both sets of sliding mechanisms. But because of the cutting we did on the passenger swift seat rail when i went to weld it back to make it neat i ende up welding the two pieces of track together, So drivers side moves on both whie passenger moves on only VW. They are really comfy and now ive got some seat covers on em. Ill get some photos in the morning.
Ive also got myself some carpet and made a new speaker encllosure so that the subs are hard up against the back of the back seat and ive got some fully hectic neons hooked up to a flasher relay so they flash and i also got some mini thermo fans on each end to blow air into the box the cool the amp and subs etc on hot dayd. All i gotta do is carpet it.
IM now looking for some rims to buy on advice from Borris. Buy the rims and see where they fit compared to the gaurds and then im going to buy brakes to fit the rims on. Then norrow my beam the desired amount and add adjusters and drop spindles.
Once thats all done itl probably come off the road for couple weeks and get some bits tidied up but until then itll still be my daily.
Stay posted for updates and piccies
1303Steve Scirocco Rare
8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Hi
You will find track days much better with seats holding you in properly.
Steve
You will find track days much better with seats holding you in properly.
Steve
71-BEETLE-SEDAN AKA Josh
1,058 posts · joined Mar 2009 ·
Here are the seats.
Handbrake is a tight squeeze but hey id rather that then not these seats.
Handbrake is a tight squeeze but hey id rather that then not these seats.
DylanTheDubber Custom Title Time!
1,252 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·
Dude that exhaust could almost be mistaken for a subi motor because of the deaper boxer sound. What exhaust is it. To me it looks like extractors with a super cheap cannon ????
From Dylan
From Dylan
71-BEETLE-SEDAN AKA Josh
1,058 posts · joined Mar 2009 ·
Thats excatly what it is, Its a header with a cheap cnnon on it. Only give away is the ticking of the VW engine. But i can sit at traffic lights and rev the engine a bit and sounds like a subi.
Best bit was its not even hard to make just loose a fair bit of ground clearence.
Best bit was its not even hard to make just loose a fair bit of ground clearence.
71-BEETLE-SEDAN AKA Josh
1,058 posts · joined Mar 2009 ·
Okay, so for all going to the nationals i will be there in my car with a bit i mean alot more go than at marulan. It will probably have semi slicks on and maybe drop spindles. Maybe a whale tail and some fiberglass bumpers for air deflection.
ll post piccies of all these mods as i do em but just thought id post here.
Also will be stripping the interior for the day.
And oil cooler is now fixed with no leaks.
ll post piccies of all these mods as i do em but just thought id post here.
Also will be stripping the interior for the day.
And oil cooler is now fixed with no leaks.
71-BEETLE-SEDAN AKA Josh
1,058 posts · joined Mar 2009 ·
Got a front beam for cheaps today, so im after some adjusters and some other little parts then it should be lower,,,yay
Rims in like three weeks then gotta upgrade the brakes, Getting there
Rims in like three weeks then gotta upgrade the brakes, Getting there
71-BEETLE-SEDAN AKA Josh
1,058 posts · joined Mar 2009 ·
Well cleaned up the computer today and found some old photos, before it was dismantled and before it was resprayed.
Check em out
Check em out
71-BEETLE-SEDAN AKA Josh
1,058 posts · joined Mar 2009 ·
Dark Grey Bug is now for sale!
Pm me for details, i will post in forsale section asap.
Pm me for details, i will post in forsale section asap.
71-BEETLE-SEDAN AKA Josh
1,058 posts · joined Mar 2009 ·
Someone buy this please!!!
Captain Slow Learner Dubber
3 posts · joined Feb 2012 ·
Hey,
I've was in contact with you via sms a few weeks ago if you recall.
I'm still considering your car but like I said it's a little out of my price range.
I might give you a call anyway one day soon to have a chat.
Cheers
Ben
I've was in contact with you via sms a few weeks ago if you recall.
I'm still considering your car but like I said it's a little out of my price range.
I might give you a call anyway one day soon to have a chat.
Cheers
Ben
71-BEETLE-SEDAN AKA Josh
1,058 posts · joined Mar 2009 ·
Cheers mate. Hit me with a text. It needs to go ASAP. So I'll probably take a reasonable offer