WPVW ben's green supercharged drag beetle 9.90 @ 134 mph

2442supercharged · 2011-06-21T11:14:03+00:00

In 2009 just 6 weeks before warwick vw drags team WPVW decided to build me a race car so we pulled a 1966 beetle from the yard and started. The beetle started out as just put a engine and gearbox into it and go race. Untill Wayne Penrose found a old supercharger and decided to put that on. Here are some pics from the start

2442supercharged Seriously Crusin Dubber

137 posts · joined Jun 2011 · 20 Jul 2011, 9:44 pm

#852803

new parts for warwick it is a 675 cfm barry grant demon set up for methonal

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nbturbo Veteran Volks Folk

2,171 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 21 Jul 2011, 4:54 pm

#852932

Well done Ben.It's all a steep learning curve.I am going to Warwick again-so looking forward to seeing your new combo.

Kiwivw56 Casual Dubber

31 posts · joined Jul 2008 · 21 Jul 2011, 5:18 pm

#852942

Things are looking good Ben cant wait to see the new mods at Warwick.Hope to have my car ready for Warwick but,keep with a couple of months to go it will be tight.

2442supercharged Seriously Crusin Dubber

137 posts · joined Jun 2011 · 21 Jul 2011, 9:30 pm

#853009

new fuel system

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2442supercharged Seriously Crusin Dubber

137 posts · joined Jun 2011 · 21 Jul 2011, 9:35 pm

#853013

Kiwivw56 wrote:Things are looking good Ben cant wait to see the new mods at Warwick.Hope to have my car ready for Warwick but,keep with a couple of months to go it will be tight.

i cant wait to see it on the dyno with the new fuel system and ported heads which i am doing now i will have pics of heads up one day next week

Ollie Yeah Buddy

840 posts · joined Oct 2009 · 22 Jul 2011, 5:51 pm

#853145

Looks awesome Ben, glad to see the setbacks didn't hinder your love of the car!

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matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 · 22 Jul 2011, 6:55 pm

#853170

Hold onto your hat when you get this thing going Ben...well done 🙂

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2442supercharged Seriously Crusin Dubber

137 posts · joined Jun 2011 · 22 Jul 2011, 9:02 pm

#853192

thanks matt i am hoping for some good power this time with this fuel system and the new pulleys and ported and polished heads and will be running methonal. hope to have heads back on in the next two weeks than fit fuel system i will keep pics coming

nbturbo Veteran Volks Folk

2,171 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 22 Jul 2011, 11:06 pm

#853220

What are you making the wheelie bars out of-is it ordinary mild steel or C/M tube? Have you had any luck yet with the headlamp decals?

2442supercharged Seriously Crusin Dubber

137 posts · joined Jun 2011 · 23 Jul 2011, 9:34 am

#853264

wheelie bars are made out of C/M. the sticker guy was making them this week so as soon as he drops them off i can get them sent

nbturbo Veteran Volks Folk

2,171 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 23 Jul 2011, 11:01 am

#853279

Thanks-hard to tell from the pics what size the tube is-looks like about 20mm OD.I need to make some as well,so was keen to know what size you used.

2442supercharged Seriously Crusin Dubber

137 posts · joined Jun 2011 · 23 Jul 2011, 12:25 pm

#853303

i will check it on monday and let you know

nbturbo Veteran Volks Folk

2,171 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 26 Jul 2011, 5:33 pm

#853863

How did you go-manage to check on it for me?

2442supercharged Seriously Crusin Dubber

137 posts · joined Jun 2011 · 27 Jul 2011, 12:27 pm

#854003

forgot to sorry i will check this arvo and put up tonight

2442supercharged Seriously Crusin Dubber

137 posts · joined Jun 2011 · 27 Jul 2011, 4:24 pm

#854037

the bar size for wheelie bars are 7/8 for the bottom two 3/4 for the top two and 1/2 to join them together

nbturbo Veteran Volks Folk

2,171 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 27 Jul 2011, 8:54 pm

#854100

Thanks

2442supercharged Seriously Crusin Dubber

137 posts · joined Jun 2011 · 27 Jul 2011, 11:16 pm

#854129

the stickers got dropped off today so if you pm me your address i can send them to you

nbturbo Veteran Volks Folk

2,171 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 10 Aug 2011, 6:04 pm

#856361

I have been to the letterbox every day-nothing has arrived.Did you post them???????

2442supercharged Seriously Crusin Dubber

137 posts · joined Jun 2011 · 11 Aug 2011, 12:05 am

#856439

i have not recived your address

nbturbo Veteran Volks Folk

2,171 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 11 Aug 2011, 6:56 am

#856450

Done another PM-looks like it may not be working.

2442supercharged Seriously Crusin Dubber

137 posts · joined Jun 2011 · 11 Aug 2011, 10:14 am

#856470

i did not get it again i tried sending you one with my mobile number not sure if it worked let me know if it did not

nbturbo Veteran Volks Folk

2,171 posts · joined Dec 2002 · 11 Aug 2011, 9:56 pm

#856597

Thanks Ben-got it and replied.

LOWBUG Insano Dub Head

738 posts · joined Jul 2003 · 11 Aug 2011, 10:00 pm

#856599

Thank god for that. lol

2442supercharged Seriously Crusin Dubber

137 posts · joined Jun 2011 · 11 Aug 2011, 10:16 pm

#856604

i will send them tomorro not sure on price yet as sticker man has not got back to us

venFun10 Commited Dubber

57 posts · joined Jul 2011 · 17 Aug 2011, 8:29 pm

#857629

hi mate

will your car be ready for warwick?

2442supercharged Seriously Crusin Dubber

137 posts · joined Jun 2011 · 17 Aug 2011, 10:41 pm

#857685

sure will be i am doing a lot of late nights gettings a couple of cars ready for warwick but yes it will be ready

venFun10 Commited Dubber

57 posts · joined Jul 2011 · 18 Aug 2011, 8:53 am

#857725

any pre testing with the new setup?

2442supercharged Seriously Crusin Dubber

137 posts · joined Jun 2011 · 18 Aug 2011, 12:40 pm

#857737

not sure if i will have time i will see how we go

hypo-vw Australias 1st 10sec street beetle (Jan 2007) 10.49secs@132m

2,151 posts · joined May 2004 · 6 Sep 2011, 12:02 am

#860486

the new Barry Grant carburettor is fitted to the blower manifold to check firewall clearance prior to removing the engine for a strip down and check over

Ben removes the cylinder heads , strips all the valves & springs off them and attacks them with the die-grinder ....

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Team

FASTEST ET @ WARWICK 2010 & 2011
FASTEST SPEED @ WARWICK 2011
FASTEST ET & SPEED WSID 2012
PB - 6.33@113.07(1/8) & 9.88@135(1/4)

hypo-vw Australias 1st 10sec street beetle (Jan 2007) 10.49secs@132m

2,151 posts · joined May 2004 · 6 Sep 2011, 12:12 am

#860487

Ben spends many hours on the cylinder heads porting & polishing . The exhaust ports have been increased in diameter by 4mm just to match-port them to the exhaust flanges .
With theses head mods and the new Pauter super-charger camshaft , this thing is going to be a handfull !!

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Team

FASTEST ET @ WARWICK 2010 & 2011
FASTEST SPEED @ WARWICK 2011
FASTEST ET & SPEED WSID 2012
PB - 6.33@113.07(1/8) & 9.88@135(1/4)