1303Steve Scirocco Rare
8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
mirror photos
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Steves 1303 buildup, found lots of kilowatts
Aussie Dubbin Fahrvergnugen
895 posts · joined Jul 2008 ·
Photos pls😎
1303Steve Scirocco Rare
8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Hi
I posted them, cant you see them? Got me worried now.
Steve
I posted them, cant you see them? Got me worried now.
Steve
ricola Wolfsburg Wizard
437 posts · joined Feb 2003 ·
Coming on nicely Steve... Any reason why you didn't flip the coolant manifold?
hellbugged 48's and straight cuts
5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·
.......keep going 👍
lou0060 Wolfsburg Wizard
568 posts · joined Dec 2010 ·
looking good Steve, wheels and guards set it off nicely, can't wait to see the whaletail on......
and the mirrors are sweet....
and the mirrors are sweet....
1971 karmann ghia Cabrio - Cruising 👍
1963 beetle Sunroof - gathering dust 🥲
1968 race beetle - twin turbo Subaru - stress relief 😁
1960 beetle - old school low & slow 😏
1963 beetle Sunroof - gathering dust 🥲
1968 race beetle - twin turbo Subaru - stress relief 😁
1960 beetle - old school low & slow 😏
boof2332 Custom Title Time!
1,210 posts · joined May 2004 ·
Hey Steve,
Love to see another suby beast coming together....looks awesome.
Just a quick question..does your kafer cup style brace between the rear shocks get in the way of your dump pipe from the turbo.
I made my own bracing around the exhaust....just curious!
Cannot wait to get all of us together when your done for a cruise.
Matt
Love to see another suby beast coming together....looks awesome.
Just a quick question..does your kafer cup style brace between the rear shocks get in the way of your dump pipe from the turbo.
I made my own bracing around the exhaust....just curious!
Cannot wait to get all of us together when your done for a cruise.
Matt
1303Steve Scirocco Rare
8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Hi Matt
The car is over at Westis now having the exhaust done, the cross bar shouldn't get in the way.
I cant wait to drive this thing, a get together would be great.
Steve
The car is over at Westis now having the exhaust done, the cross bar shouldn't get in the way.
I cant wait to drive this thing, a get together would be great.
Steve
Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l
12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
How long has it been Steve??
7 years??
PS
LOVE the colour
7 years??
PS
LOVE the colour
Futue te ipsum!!!
1303Steve Scirocco Rare
8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Hi Barry
The colour sort of divides opinions.
I picked it up from V Force in April 2003 it then sat in a friends shed at Picton until September 2004.
Its been a journey, built another bug for my son and I also suffered from Vertigo on and off for a few years, this has now been fixed.
Once I get the bug to a certain point soon, things will ease off a bit, I have really neglected some stuff around the house for the last few months, the plan is house stuff in the day and car stuff only at night.
Steve
The colour sort of divides opinions.
I picked it up from V Force in April 2003 it then sat in a friends shed at Picton until September 2004.
Its been a journey, built another bug for my son and I also suffered from Vertigo on and off for a few years, this has now been fixed.
Once I get the bug to a certain point soon, things will ease off a bit, I have really neglected some stuff around the house for the last few months, the plan is house stuff in the day and car stuff only at night.
Steve
1303Steve Scirocco Rare
8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Hi
Ricola, I didn't see the need to reverse the coolant manifold, most other conversions I've seen down here haven't bothered either, just one less thing that is modified.
Brad (aka Westi) from Westside Mufflers has been doing the exhaust and coolant lines.
It is all 3 inch stainless, there is a separate waste gate exit on the dump pipe, a high flow cat, a hotdog muffler and 3 inch dual bore muffler that Brad has welded a 180 degree end on, so the gases flow in one end, do a U turn and come out the same side of the muffler as the inlet.
Steve
Ricola, I didn't see the need to reverse the coolant manifold, most other conversions I've seen down here haven't bothered either, just one less thing that is modified.
Brad (aka Westi) from Westside Mufflers has been doing the exhaust and coolant lines.
It is all 3 inch stainless, there is a separate waste gate exit on the dump pipe, a high flow cat, a hotdog muffler and 3 inch dual bore muffler that Brad has welded a 180 degree end on, so the gases flow in one end, do a U turn and come out the same side of the muffler as the inlet.
Steve
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Camo Custom Title Time!
1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 ·
Fantastic, like all the others I cant wait to see her up and running.
I drove past Westi's place today and saw the car up on the hoist in the corner and even at a distance, I thought 'Wow that looks F##ken great'. I'm talking about the car overall, not just the great work done by Brad.
Doing a great job Steve and I'm sure all the hard work (and money) will be worth it when you first put her in gear and go for a drive.
Kev
I drove past Westi's place today and saw the car up on the hoist in the corner and even at a distance, I thought 'Wow that looks F##ken great'. I'm talking about the car overall, not just the great work done by Brad.
Doing a great job Steve and I'm sure all the hard work (and money) will be worth it when you first put her in gear and go for a drive.
Kev
I thought rebuilding a VW would be cheap - Shit I was wrong, just don't let the wife know !!!!
Click here for my (slowy) modded 1961 Beetle build.
Click here for my (slowy) modded 1961 Beetle build.
ian.mezz I never said, I could write or spell
3,913 posts · joined Sep 2004 ·
nice and neat.
not like mine.😂
I know its a bit tricky to fit a exhaust pipe in the back of a bug and make sure it don't hit the drive shaft when the suspension travels up and down & still be able to get spark plugs out.😊
not like mine.😂
I know its a bit tricky to fit a exhaust pipe in the back of a bug and make sure it don't hit the drive shaft when the suspension travels up and down & still be able to get spark plugs out.😊
😂🤪😂🤪😂
car forums. where a lot of peoples good intentions end up taking a good old car off the road forever never ever to see the road again. 🥲
car forums. where a lot of peoples good intentions end up taking a good old car off the road forever never ever to see the road again. 🥲
Aussie Dubbin Fahrvergnugen
895 posts · joined Jul 2008 ·
great work to get it to this point are you thinking of a first official drive some time soon or still too far away
Birdman Wolfsburg Wizard
428 posts · joined May 2010 ·
Christ, Westi should start selling admission tickets.
I hear even your welding teacher stuck his head in for a gander !!!
I hear even your welding teacher stuck his head in for a gander !!!
DieSchnelleKafer Officially Full-On Dubber
296 posts · joined Jul 2010 ·
awesome work man, keep it up! get a video when its running 👍
DaveCarter Officially Full-On Dubber
285 posts · joined Aug 2009 ·
DieSchnelleKafer wrote:awesome work man, keep it up! get a video when its running 👍
you ask, we deliver
hellbugged 48's and straight cuts
5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·
sweet...tick tock, tick tock...keep going!
rose doin it for d girls
2,036 posts · joined Dec 2004 ·
PRETTY
good to see, keep at it
so when will it be on the road
good to see, keep at it
so when will it be on the road
1303Steve Scirocco Rare
8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Hi Rose
It will be on trailer tomorrow going up the F3. I'm not sure when it will be done completely, soon I hope.
I cranked the motor with no ECU power to get oil pressure, it then started straight up and just sat there an idled beautifully, hats off to Mr Subaru and Al up in Qld for the loom work.
I only had one drama, a hose that I thought was breather turned out to be a coolant hose, so I spilled a bit of coolant.
The cooling system bled really well, having an outlet on the top of the radiator really helped I think.
Steve
It will be on trailer tomorrow going up the F3. I'm not sure when it will be done completely, soon I hope.
I cranked the motor with no ECU power to get oil pressure, it then started straight up and just sat there an idled beautifully, hats off to Mr Subaru and Al up in Qld for the loom work.
I only had one drama, a hose that I thought was breather turned out to be a coolant hose, so I spilled a bit of coolant.
The cooling system bled really well, having an outlet on the top of the radiator really helped I think.
Steve
sens Learner Dubber
1 post · joined Jan 2011 ·
that`s good
gerrelt Slammed & Awesome Dubber
88 posts · joined May 2005 ·
That engine is running beautifully smooth!
Nice work!
Nice work!
ElusiveStranger Officially Full-On Dubber
330 posts · joined May 2006 ·
Nice going Steve 🙂
STIDUB Over it.
1,497 posts · joined Jun 2008 ·
if i had a dollar for each time i was asked at work today if the orange subie beetle on youtube was mine... id have $5 haha, pretty jealous, might have to spend tomorrow on mine... nice work steve, and dave for posting the vid 😀
Volkswagen Drivers Club of Queensland - member 🙂
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
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
1303Steve Scirocco Rare
8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Hi
Just came in from the shed, another big night.
I have to do a few things before he will pass it, he's happy so far, the rear end just kept getting lower every time I put something on the car, I have reset it again, 3rd time lucky I hope. It looks a whisker too high but I have the 944 spring plates set on full high so I have a bit of adjustment top play with.
He did a noise test it was 99 dB, should be 96 dB, no air cleaner and no engine lid probably made it worse, I've also fitted a special flange gasket. I really thought that it would be OK noise wise as all I can hear is the fan belt.
The motor runs OK without the MAF sensor hooked up, I probably have a shopping list of error codes by now.
The G50 ratios combined with a heavy KEP clutch are not very good for getting the car onto the trailer.
Off to bed now, its 1.40 am here, another big day today then I have to go to work at 3 pm.
Thanks for the encouragement guys.
Steve
Just came in from the shed, another big night.
I have to do a few things before he will pass it, he's happy so far, the rear end just kept getting lower every time I put something on the car, I have reset it again, 3rd time lucky I hope. It looks a whisker too high but I have the 944 spring plates set on full high so I have a bit of adjustment top play with.
He did a noise test it was 99 dB, should be 96 dB, no air cleaner and no engine lid probably made it worse, I've also fitted a special flange gasket. I really thought that it would be OK noise wise as all I can hear is the fan belt.
The motor runs OK without the MAF sensor hooked up, I probably have a shopping list of error codes by now.
The G50 ratios combined with a heavy KEP clutch are not very good for getting the car onto the trailer.
Off to bed now, its 1.40 am here, another big day today then I have to go to work at 3 pm.
Thanks for the encouragement guys.
Steve
Camo Custom Title Time!
1,936 posts · joined Oct 2007 ·
Steve, although there are a few little things to fix it will be better in the long run as you will know that it is all good and if you every get pulled over by those bastard coppers that you can just smile and tell them that it is all legal.
Hope you enjoy your day in the city and what a bummer having to go to work after all that 👎
Keep up the good work and the updates for us followers, Kev.
Hope you enjoy your day in the city and what a bummer having to go to work after all that 👎
Keep up the good work and the updates for us followers, Kev.
I thought rebuilding a VW would be cheap - Shit I was wrong, just don't let the wife know !!!!
Click here for my (slowy) modded 1961 Beetle build.
Click here for my (slowy) modded 1961 Beetle build.
rose doin it for d girls
2,036 posts · joined Dec 2004 ·
hey how did you go wasn't last Friday d day for the engineer?
1303Steve Scirocco Rare
8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Hi
Car was passed today, I need to finish of a few things for a blue slip, then rego.
Steve
Car was passed today, I need to finish of a few things for a blue slip, then rego.
Steve
HappyDaze Superannuated
2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·
Congratu-bloody-lations Steve😁
Cheers, Greg
Cheers, Greg
I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!