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JVLRacing Custom Title Time!

1,100 posts · joined Mar 2007 ·

#678591
Yepn the v8 fasty was owned by Bob Thompson....hes brother works here in Coffs...nice find there Jako

The rotor...yes that came in late of the show..it had WOW factor

VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 ·

#678593
There are some great - and some not so good - memories there for me!

David Hack was a collegaue of mine who also wrote/photographed for Fast Fours magazine; top bloke. We lost him to cancer about three days before his 29th (?) birthday. He drove a 323 4WD (Familia) and loved the four-cylinder scene.

Back in the days before the WRX (pre 1994) probably the ultimate Subie conversion into a VW was the Vortex turbo engine and I wrote about a few - including, I think, that one in your pics. Plus a few rotary VWs, and a mate did a yarn on a 13BT Porsche 911/912.

I think one of the Penrose lads had a rotor VW too? With suicide doors? Orange? Reckon it might have been Wayne

But the less said about Aussie Muscle Car rag and its thieving red-headed editor, the better
Pay your debts, CxxT

GTMac Fahrvergnugen

976 posts · joined Nov 2004 ·

#679059
Very nice. Where do I get one of those DG300 five speeds?
1971 Type 3 Fasty - EJ20T

I love 242HP sleepers. 🤪

How many sets of lights does it take a $229k Carrera S to learn? 😂 UPDATE: Cayman S, M3, B4 now added to the list.

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#679106
Hi

I remember seeing the Aero Beetle with the Subi motor run at Oran Park, the owner had had a lot of birthdays.

Amazing how long the Aero guards have been around.

Steve

GTMac Fahrvergnugen

976 posts · joined Nov 2004 ·

#679165
pete wood wrote:
GTMac wrote:Very nice. Where do I get one of those DG300 five speeds?
http://www.hewland.com/svga/productrange/dg300.htm

BTW, start saving. 🥲
Mmmmmm, yeah see what you mean Pete, but about 15k was what I was expecting. In theory if I had a spare 15k could i use one of these?
1971 Type 3 Fasty - EJ20T

I love 242HP sleepers. 🤪

How many sets of lights does it take a $229k Carrera S to learn? 😂 UPDATE: Cayman S, M3, B4 now added to the list.

pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#679177
They are more designed for a mid engined setup as I understand it. I'm not sure if the gearbox or crown wheel is flipable, but I'm sure hewland you could figure something out for you... 🤓
Anyway, as you can't find a spare $15k (can't imagine why) it's all academic.
"stoopid is stronger than axles"
http://drivingnotpolishing.blogspot.com.au/

micheloaks Casual Dubber

36 posts · joined Dec 2008 ·

#684795
[what ever happened to the 13B powered 912????

Back in the days before the WRX (pre 1994) probably the ultimate Subie conversion into a VW was the Vortex turbo engine and I wrote about a few - including, I think, that one in your pics. Plus a few rotary VWs, and a mate did a yarn on a 13BT Porsche 911/912.

I think one of the Penrose lads had a rotor VW too? With suicide doors? Orange? Reckon it might have been Wayne

But the less said about Aussie Muscle Car rag and its thieving red-headed editor, the better [/quote]