After taking a ride in a mate's 2180cc beetle with twin 48IDAs, I was convinced (by some devil on my shoulder) that I could easily have something just as quick by throwing a few thousand dollars at my car.
Haha. No.
My first ride was this little beauty,
Which was mighty pretty, but mighty shitty.
1835cc's of pure blow-by.
I sold that one off and bought a mighty Nissan GTi-R.
Devilishly quick, it was quick to partner up with the RTA in an attempt to steal my licence away.
Luckily however, my senses got the better of me and I sold that after owning it for only two months.
And now I have this, my 1976 'worm and roller' Beetle.
So far, the works include..
Body:
- Rust removed
- Coated in the beautifully scented fish oil
- Matte black coat with blue side panels
- Smoked Tail lights (no photos of yet)
Interior:
- Re-upholstered Procar seats
- New Carpet
Suspension:
- Bilstein Coilovers up front and shocks at the rear
Engine:
- 1600 TP
- Fully Balanced Crank
- Cima Pistons
- 36 Webber Carburetor
- Lightened Flywheel
A nice daily driver to get me from A to B...
However I also want to get to C... and quite quickly too.
So sitting in a secret location is my new engine
- 2276cc
- Fully Balanced Crank
- 044 Heads (need to check specs)
- 120/130 Cam (need to check specs)
- Straight Cut Cam Gears
- Dual 44IDF Webbers.
The checklist of items (over the next few years) also includes:
- Porsche Pattern upgrade
- Re-spray (sunburnt orange or Porsche chocolate)
- Aero-guards (I'm a sucker for phat beetles)
- Rancho Superstreet 'box
- and a few things I'm sure I've forgotten!
Figured I'd get it up on here for some inspiration so I don't end up in the backlogs of the internet with nothing done to the car!
Cheers,
Ollie
