Does this help> Should have a pic of it altogether after the weekend - hopefully.
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www.eurospeed.com.au have alook here!
STIDUB Over it.
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hi mick, awesome car 😀 popped in on westi after i was told it was just down the road from vvds, very glad i did despite horrid roads & crazy sydney traffic though. looked far better in person despite the layer of dust, everything fits quite nicely, get some bigger brakes for the thing though 👍 when its done your going to have to put videos on youtube of starting driving etc etc etc, im curious to know if it will sound & go as good as it looks
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STIDUB - yep its still a work in progress
Vwdcq club car racing/ and crashing while my bug isn't finished.
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STIDUB - yep its still a work in progress
Vwdcq club car racing/ and crashing while my bug isn't finished.
The above are personal views, no more, no less
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GARANTEEDSTIDUB wrote:im curious to know if it will sound & go as good as it looks
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Hey mate, when did you go by? I still havent actually seen it with all the plumbing in place - Westi reckens it looks awesome. You probably understand why i wanna keep the beetle box - its tight ay!!!STIDUB wrote:hi mick, awesome car 😀 popped in on westi after i was told it was just down the road from vvds, very glad i did despite horrid roads & crazy sydney traffic though. looked far better in person despite the layer of dust, everything fits quite nicely, get some bigger brakes for the thing though 👍 when its done your going to have to put videos on youtube of starting driving etc etc etc, im curious to know if it will sound & go as good as it looks
Thanks for the nice comment - people seem to say that alot (looks better in person) - will have to take some vids and good photos once finished.
Big brakes? YES - but gearbox first - gearbox by christmas, big brakes probably mid next year.
Sorry i have no photos, went in yesterday for a look but they'd gone home early. good to know there human at westside mufflers and don't work there 24/7!
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late friday, & had the pleasure of start of nsw school holiday traffic from there up the F3, i pray you have a good solution for the box as its a little late to change your mind & no there isnt much room at all under there, that said what is there already fits quite nicely, slighly concerned how low the oil cooler/ radiator for the cooler sits but theres not really any other options left in the rear, unless you wanted to cut ducts into guards or have a whale tail & mount it in there 🤪 your definately going to have to find better quality road surface to drive it on when its done, sydney gets worse each time i visit
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STIDUB - yep its still a work in progress
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The above are personal views, no more, no less
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STIDUB - yeh the radiator for the intercooler is low, but the sump and oil filter is lower - so if i hit im in trouble. We'll have to wait and see what happens.
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a few more photos - this is basically what it looks like bolted up - i think it looks awesome!
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and ground clearance shots.
Stanley I guess the reward is in the doing of it
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I agree mick. It does look awesome. Nice work and I hope it goes as good as it looks.Mick058 wrote:a few more photos - this is basically what it looks like bolted up - i think it looks awesome!
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i look forward to Warwick - though i wont have the box by then, so i'll probably have to wait a little longer until i can give it a real boot.
reub VWRX is gone...
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Wait till you feel full boost in that thing for the first time🙄
Looks great.
Looks great.
Reub
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the whole experience is insane, and i haven't driven it yet!
Do you think it looks claustrophobic now reubs!! 😂😂😂
Do you think it looks claustrophobic now reubs!! 😂😂😂
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man that is awesome 😎😎👍
think you might need to raise those rear spring plates up a bit Mick? 😏
think you might need to raise those rear spring plates up a bit Mick? 😏
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yeh, see what happens - its been low before - i never hit the pobjoy anti-surge, it was pretty low too as you can see.
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not long now!
you need sunnies to look at that setup 😎
Whats the hole on the left side of the decklid seal?
Cheers
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you need sunnies to look at that setup 😎
Whats the hole on the left side of the decklid seal?
Cheers
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reub VWRX is gone...
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Yep! Brad has done an awesome job fitting it all in there dude.Mick058 wrote:the whole experience is insane, and i haven't driven it yet!
Do you think it looks claustrophobic now reubs!! 😂😂😂
I'm lucky enough that when I go to work on mine I can unbolt the rear and get to everything 😉
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Hey Mick your rear swaybar is mounted wrong........or did you put it like that so it hits the ground first ?
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Its flipped
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Surprisingly you can get to all the 'serviceable' needs of the engine - all the stuff you need to get to you can, unless it needs serious work obviously. Brad did an awesome job of making sure everything that needs to be serviced and changed on the engine is accessible and removable.reub-revhead wrote:Yep! Brad has done an awesome job fitting it all in there dude.Mick058 wrote:the whole experience is insane, and i haven't driven it yet!
Do you think it looks claustrophobic now reubs!! 😂😂😂
I'm lucky enough that when I go to work on mine I can unbolt the rear and get to everything 😉
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Hey Reubs, have you got pics of ground clearance and your coil over conversion?
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A pic from way back....
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I have about 140mm clearance under my sump, until i hit boost in 2nd gear😂😂😂
Its good because i dont drive like a boy racer all the time , who does😂😂🙅🙅
I have gas shocks
the best thing is it drives and rides like a normal car nice and smooth
Its good because i dont drive like a boy racer all the time , who does😂😂🙅🙅
I have gas shocks
the best thing is it drives and rides like a normal car nice and smooth
😂🤪😂🤪😂
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u sure it rides like a normal car ian with 165s and stock ride height having that much power 😂😂😂
sorry for the hijack mick,
reub does your engine mount alittle higher than it would with a stock bug tranny?
wish i had as much ground clearance with a stock sump as all you guys 😂
sorry for the hijack mick,
reub does your engine mount alittle higher than it would with a stock bug tranny?
wish i had as much ground clearance with a stock sump as all you guys 😂
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Yep, probably 3" - have a stock sump too.
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a face full of engine...
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Some bar work to tie it all in...squeezy
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Clutch pedal...
ian.mezz I never said, I could write or spell
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Hows it go and sound?? does it go as good as it looks?/
you will have to add some vid of it going.
you will have to add some vid of it going.
😂🤪😂🤪😂
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it aint going yet! we haven't started it yet - its so so close - but no cigar...