Steves 1303 buildup, found lots of kilowatts

1303Steve · 2010-09-08T13:21:23+00:00

Hi I wont have access to the Club Vee Dub website soon, a new webmaster is taking over so I wont posting updates on my car on the club website. I'm in the process of moving all my build files to another server, so for the mean time I will post updates here. With the new engineering laws for modified cars coming along soon I thought that I should get my finger out and get things happening. If you haven't seen what I've been upto, I'm fitting a Porsche G50 transmission and 2003 Sti motor to a 1303, I've been working on it since September 2004. Steve Photo time. After seeing the success that everyone is having with smaller radiators I ditched the massive one that I used in my old 1302 in favour of one from an 1983 Audi 100/200, I also already had a fan and housing from an earlier Audi 100 5E. it bolts up to that later radiator OK.

boof2332 Custom Title Time!

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another view.

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Intakes will be this week..ha

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Looks good boof! if you can put intakes on both sides that would be nice! PM me a price please! As light as possible!

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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

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boof2332 wrote:Intakes will be this week..ha

cool, thanks for that

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

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Hey Mactaylor ,my son and I coming down to Wilby Park for a drift event on 17th & 18th September if your around pop in if you can

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sounds like a plan steve!

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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

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Hi

Just picked up my Beetle body shell from W&R Smash at Peakhurst, all fixed now and a great job as usual, I don't have room in my garage to work on fixing the chassis and store the body so I took the body shell out to Auto Vault http://www.autovaultstorage.com.au/ at Sydney Olympic Park. I even got a preffered site next to the owners pickup and Chevy. While I had trailer on the car I picked up the 1 3/4 tubing to make the new reinforcing on the chassis from Racetech at Eastern Creekhttp://racetechsteel.com.au/

Steve

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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

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mactaylor wrote:sounds like a plan steve!

Looks like it only be on the Saturday now, look for this car

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Auto Vault is good value. Looked into them before.

Futue te ipsum!!!

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

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Bizarre wrote:Auto Vault is good value. Looked into them before.

I know the owner of the place, I live next door to his sister, premises are owned by sister & brother in law, they use the front half.

I just bought a .63 Tial V Band rear housing for my turbo, Im going to lift and rotate the turbo. I was lucky a good friend happened to be near ATP in north Cali and picked it up for me.

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Ok gonna make a uniroyal funcup style scoop kust to see how it goes for clearance etc. Can always use the design I have if you like that.

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foam, plastic pipe and base coat to get the shape.

had to beat the aluminum sheet so it has roughly the same curve as the guard when it gets attached from underneath.

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Had to shape the crap out of it and then finish it in clay, sprayed with blue pva release agent and is now ready to be glassed..

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ill keep you posted.

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

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Thanks Matt

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Hi

been getting a bit done on the chassis. I'm going to lay my shocks a little further forwards to give more axle clearance.

I'm really happy with the tube bender and notcher that I bought from Affordable benders, really nice bend with no kinks. I made the first bit to go over the transmission and allow the torsion bar inner spline area to be removed.

I made an extra base for the hoop using 50x50 tube, I made it into a U channel and I was having difficulty cutting a hole with the notcher until I welded a length of angle to it

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welded the hoop to torsion bar housing and added an extra bit at the base.

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Did the big cut today, fitted splines for short torsion bars.

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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

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modified the area behind the spring plates to clear the 944 spring plate bolts

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looking good

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

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Hi Steve! you going to put this chassis on a bit of a diet?

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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

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I think I can save as few kgs, I was a bit liberal with 25x50 RHS, it weighed in at 1180 ready to race, not tools, spare wheel etc

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You still going to wilby?

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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

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G50 test fit tonight, plenty of clearance now

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As Im busy with the chassis I dropped the motor of to Ichibahn to have more killer wasps added, ARP 625 headstuds, valve springs and head gaskets, motor was just sitting there so I thought while its out I might see what we can get out of it.

I also removed all of the redundant tubes in the tunnel

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Was good meeting you both last weekend! Hope you both had fun! Cam is still talking about going for a run with dave!

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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

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Good to meet you both, the Wilby track people were happy with how the second ever drift event went, so hopefully more in the future, bring your helmet next time

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boof2332 wrote:Intakes will be this week..ha

Hi Matt

Can you shot a me a PM with your phone number, Cheers

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A bit more progress, fitted up a Subary Gears engine cradle

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Lots of work happening on the pan, should be ready for a sandblast and paint this week.

My dyno guy always had trouble strapping my car down so I had some brackets profile cut, I will also have long strap made up for it for CAMS events as a rear tow point, rear tow points are a hassle on most Beetles as the there is nowhere really solid to use.

I'm using new flat floor pans from GT Beetles so no built in seat mounts, so I made some seat frames for my Recaros from scratch

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