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Drift Beetle, well sort of

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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#997357
Hi

A friend my sons and I has a fabrication shop in Moorebank, he builds some insane cars.

He's been working on a drift Beetle for a while, well its a Beetle on a KE70 Corolla chassis, 1UZ motor etc, should do good skids.

Steve

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OZ Towdster Keen to finish some projects

1,921 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#997363
Tell me again why the hell he didn't just build a decent large displacement VW motor and go drifting like wayne in his ghia , oh and save about 3 years of his life reinventing the wheel
Don't let body work get in the way of real suspension travel

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#997366
Hi

Wayne wasn't drifting he was power sliding but it was cool to watch, different thing altogether, its hard to drift a rear engine car with a big lump out the back, plus he likes to fabricate things, he's already built a AE86 drift car with a 4 litre Aurion engine for his friend and his other other car is a real early 1UZ Cressida with compound turbos.

What would Waynes motor and trans combo be worth? $20,000 to $30,000, I think you can buy a lot of grinding wheels and welding wire for that.

Steve

vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 ·

#997446
very exciting! keep the updates coming.

71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE

Doug Sweetman Nil Bastardo Carborundum

2,128 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#997453
Nice indeedy. 1uz with compound turbos sounds interesting too

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#997489
Hi

Still not drifting, my sons Skyline at Wakefield Park, its about setting the car up coming into the corner, he usually does about 180kph coming into the corner from a standing start 1/2 way down the where the pit garages are.

Steve

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Doug Sweetman Nil Bastardo Carborundum

2,128 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#997520
Good angle there !

tidlibitz Learner Dubber

13 posts · joined May 2014 ·

#999874
This is awesome, there a great motor, quad cam good geometry 4ltr V8 can rev to the moon and its in a VW.

now you've got me thinking about my square..

please keep the pics coming!!

vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 ·

#999898
might be a bit heavy for your square, oh wait this thing is going in a beetle 😂

71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE

Alex VW Heritage Casual Dubber

25 posts · joined Apr 2014 ·

#999902


Bastouil, a mad french man with a 2276cc bug, which is set up for drifting. He is competeing next year in Gymkana events across europe.



http://au.vwheritage.com

modnrod Fahrvergnugen

978 posts · joined Mar 2011 ·

#999925
He needs at least another 500HP.
As much as I love the little things, VW's don't cut it.
This isn't Comp Drift either, but it's a shitload closer (plus I just love Supra's too!)



This looks good........

Thestrouds Learner Dubber

8 posts · joined May 2014 ·

#1001709
Any more pics of this build. Awesome.

vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 ·

#1001711
there is something about jap cars and drifting thats just yuk to me for some reason, maybe its the awful sound they make or the looks of them?

however bmw doing hillclimb on the other hand looks quite exciting.


71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE