my old drag bug · Aussieveedubbers

stevevw975 · 31 Jul 2011, 6:49 pm

hey guys/gals

i'm new here, moving to sydney but had to sell my pride and joy to help finance the move, thought you'd might like to see him

stevevw975 · 31 Jul 2011, 6:52 pm

ok struggling to add pics???

stevevw975 · 31 Jul 2011, 6:53 pm

some more

stevevw975 · 31 Jul 2011, 6:56 pm

ummm

stevevw975 · 31 Jul 2011, 6:57 pm

smokin

essex · 31 Jul 2011, 7:19 pm

Looks good! Is that an 11.02 dial in?

matt · 31 Jul 2011, 7:28 pm

that is so cool

stevevw975 · 31 Jul 2011, 7:34 pm

matt wrote:that is so cool

Hi Matt yeah the car was so consistant untill i fitted the bigger turbo the i kept breaking gears and trashing clutches, best run was a 10.89 @127 mph

stevevw975 · 31 Jul 2011, 7:35 pm

sorry ment for essesx, cheers matt, i'm crap at these forums😂

LOWBUG · 31 Jul 2011, 7:46 pm

Where you from, and might to build somthing here?

stevevw975 · 31 Jul 2011, 7:51 pm

LOWBUG wrote:Where you from, and might to build somthing here?

i'm from the uk, moving to north shore sydney, i'm keen on building a notch back, was thinking of fitting amg 6.9 in the front with twin turbo setup, but might stay aircooled all bench talk at the mo, need to get settled first

LOWBUG · 31 Jul 2011, 8:11 pm

Drag seen over here for VW's is small but growing, only 1 1/4 mile stip in Sydney, theres a few 1/8,s spread around, but not often running. No one that I know of running a notch, be good to see.

stevevw975 · 31 Jul 2011, 8:21 pm

hey thats cool, are there many notch's about, vee dubs seem alot cheeper there than here, what are they like for root, most dubs here are teabags and need a shed load of work, we'll i'm up for some racing so thats one more to the list

cam070 · 31 Jul 2011, 8:36 pm

Where abouts on the north shore are you moving? I'm near the upper north shore

reub · 31 Jul 2011, 9:19 pm

is unreal how many people are moving from the UK and Europe in general to down under....

Awesome car too dude!

hellbugged · 31 Jul 2011, 9:28 pm

stevevw975 wrote:hey thats cool, are there many notch's about, vee dubs seem alot cheeper there than here, what are they like for root, most dubs here are teabags and need a shed load of work, we'll i'm up for some racing so thats one more to the list

yeah welcome.....

beetle looks sweet and great times too

plenty of notches around....... but yes still plenty of rust if you get the wrong car. you would be used to seeing beetles etc repaired that would be scrapped down here tho

next VW drag meet (and the biggest) is Sept/October weekend.........good 900km from Manly but could easily set up ride through this site as plenty of people making the trip from Sydney.....would be a great chance to see the country side too as it's a lovely senic trip to get there

stevevw975 · 31 Jul 2011, 9:37 pm

cam070 wrote:Where abouts on the north shore are you moving? I'm near the upper north shore

hey dude, i will be staying initally with my employer in beacon hill, then hopefully find a place for my wife and 2 kids in the same area or near by

stevevw975 · 31 Jul 2011, 9:40 pm

reub wrote:is unreal how many people are moving from the UK and Europe in general to down under....

Awesome car too dude!

cheers dude, yeah work is hard to find here, and the goverment has scew'd this country up good and proper, we're wanting a better future for our kids,

stevevw975 · 31 Jul 2011, 9:43 pm

hellbugged wrote:
stevevw975 wrote:hey thats cool, are there many notch's about, vee dubs seem alot cheeper there than here, what are they like for root, most dubs here are teabags and need a shed load of work, we'll i'm up for some racing so thats one more to the list

yeah welcome.....

beetle looks sweet and great times too

plenty of notches around....... but yes still plenty of rust if you get the wrong car. you would be used to seeing beetles etc repaired that would be scrapped down here tho

next VW drag meet (and the biggest) is Sept/October weekend.........good 900km from Manly but could easily set up ride through this site as plenty of people making the trip from Sydney.....would be a great chance to see the country side too as it's a lovely senic trip to get there

thanks for the info, i'll be up for that, hopefully i'll have a ride of my own as soon as, even if its a stocker, i got my eye on ebay lol, any other websites to look at for cars?

Dasdubber · 31 Jul 2011, 9:52 pm

Nice looking beetle mate, and no slouch of course.
Good to hear you've seen the light and allure of our great country! No shortage of your fellow countrymen/women in the VW scene over here 🙂
Al

stevevw975 · 1 Aug 2011, 3:01 am

Dasdubber wrote:Nice looking beetle mate, and no slouch of course.
Good to hear you've seen the light and allure of our great country! No shortage of your fellow countrymen/women in the VW scene over here 🙂
Al

hey Al
wicked, its gonna be hard for a bit as i'll be over on my own setting everything up, home, school etc great to hear there's a vw community, will make it loads easier people with the same passion

stevevw975 · 3 Aug 2011, 3:29 am

hey guys just found these, the first one was when the car was road legal, i drove it there and just strapped on a stinger....... then nailed the gearbox on the next run, thatill teach me lol,

this one funny enough is the last run, 10.89 with a slipping clutch, ian kerr in the pick up hates bug's he thought i'd over heat but i'd fitted cooling, you can see him stalling ....... i left him sleeping, so he ended up breaking out it was the final and he was well pissed

stevevw975 · 3 Aug 2011, 3:30 am

think you might have to copy and paste the links, sorry