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Aussie Officially Full-On Dubber

296 posts · joined Sep 2006 ·

#544700
I am coming back to OZ after a 15 year stay in the UK. I go into VW's over here and plan to build an oval cal-looker once I get back over.

Where do i start in terms of a recommended engine builder/tuner/dyno and performance parts supplier?

I am looking into a 2276, MSD, rancho pro comp box, CSP discs all round, narrowed+ dropped beam etc etc. Car will be a street car but will also be on the strip.

Anyone built something similiar to this? How hard (+expensive) would it be to get parts for this together and would I have to ship it all in myself or is this type of stuff stocked by anyone?

Any help or info greatly appreciated!

pete wood 23 Windows of Awesome

6,828 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#544848
might be cheaper to bring back alot of those parts with you. Especially the CSP stuff. That is very exy over here.

There are a number of good tuning houses, but as VW54 said, depends on ya city.
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Aussie Officially Full-On Dubber

296 posts · joined Sep 2006 ·

#544972
pete wood wrote:might be cheaper to bring back alot of those parts with you. Especially the CSP stuff. That is very exy over here.

There are a number of good tuning houses, but as VW54 said, depends on ya city.
Aiming for NSW so any places there, but would travel or ship to/from other states if the best engine shops were elsewhere. Any recommendations?

Aussie Officially Full-On Dubber

296 posts · joined Sep 2006 ·

#544973
pete wood wrote:might be cheaper to bring back alot of those parts with you. Especially the CSP stuff. That is very exy over here.

There are a number of good tuning houses, but as VW54 said, depends on ya city.
How could i find out how much the CSP stuff goes for over there? Who stocks it?

hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#544975
Ben Durie in Newcastle.

Stan Pobjoy at Coffs Harbour.

Vintage vee dub in Sydney.


as for buying parts, well, it's allways cheaper if you go straight to the source..... having said that, sometimes freight and duties will kill off that advantage.

i have some berg cranks, carrillos, p & c's and heads if you're interested when you get here:thumb

[ Edited on 16-10-06 by dumone ]

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·

#545113
Aussie wrote:I am coming back to OZ after a 15 year stay in the UK.
Nothing much has changed in 15 years...........Stan Pobjoy 6654 3694.:thumb ships worldwide.


Aussie Officially Full-On Dubber

296 posts · joined Sep 2006 ·

#545274
dumone wrote:Ben Durie in Newcastle.

Stan Pobjoy at Coffs Harbour.

Vintage vee dub in Sydney.


as for buying parts, well, it's allways cheaper if you go straight to the source..... having said that, sometimes freight and duties will kill off that advantage.

i have some berg cranks, carrillos, p & c's and heads if you're interested when you get here:thumb

[ Edited on 16-10-06 by dumone ]
I have found the Vintage vee dub website, but do Ben Durie or Stan Pobjoy have their own websites? I have heard their names before but dont know much about them. Do they run engine shops/supply parts/race vw's?

Might well be interested in parts - will give you a shout when i get there!!

dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#545297
There are quite a few good engine builders as mentioned above.

Not many of the shops stock the parts that you want, especially the CSP products.
But they will import the stuff for you with an appropriate mark-up.

While you still have British Pounds in your pockets you could buy that stuff in Europe.
Any of the American stuff will be cheaper too, but shipping to Australia is expensive especially with duties, taxes, and customs clearance.

It may be worthy of investigation, to order the stuff in England and bring it to Aust. with your personal belongings.
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andrewmurphy Officially Full-On Dubber

307 posts · joined Jul 2005 ·

#545484
Yes there is an australian vw mag. it is VW magazine australia. www.vwma.net.au

Aussie Officially Full-On Dubber

296 posts · joined Sep 2006 ·

#546058
andrewmurphy wrote:Yes there is an australian vw mag. it is VW magazine australia. www.vwma.net.au
That is excellent news! Is it a quarterly mag? Can you get it in newsagents or is it subscrition?

Looked at the website and love the Diamond Green Oval in the current mag!! Bit of a long shot, but does anyone know who owns it? Looks pretty much bang on what I want to put together!

[ Edited on 18-10-2006 by Aussie ]

VWMA Editor Custom Title Time!

1,086 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#546061
VW Magazine Australia is a quarterly magazine, available in newsagents and by subscription.

The Cal Looker belongs to David O'Connor from South Australia.

Cheers
Craig

Aussie Officially Full-On Dubber

296 posts · joined Sep 2006 ·

#546226
VWMA Editor wrote:VW Magazine Australia is a quarterly magazine, available in newsagents and by subscription.

The Cal Looker belongs to David O'Connor from South Australia.

Cheers
Craig
Thanks mate, i will hit the newsagent as soon as i land! Do you have the usual supplier listings and classifieds in the back to help me get started on the new project?

QuikBug Commited Dubber

63 posts · joined May 2006 ·

#546227
I have been to a lot of VW shops in Sydney and would say they are all excellent.
When it comes to performance engine building and tuning I would have to most definatley recommend that you take a run out to a shop called Custom Bugs and Buses.
They run a drag car that is very competitive and have tuned a number of vw race cars on their dyno dynamics dyno.
I first seen the shop out at Penrith at the dyno day they held some 2 years back now I would think, all I can say is what a set up they have.
They have a web site cbbvw.com
Hope you enjoy Aussie when you get here.