I have been running a 55 beetle for a while down here (NZ) and did a best of 12.43 seconds.
I toasted the 2443 engine, and started thinking going turbo time. I bought some 4" stuff in the US and had it sent to Marty Staggs to build an engine and intake system for the car. It all got a bit out of control from there, ended up buying a dry sumped 84 x 101.6 Pauter engine, moldex crank, angle ports by geers with crower rocker set up etc... This was going in an unlimited street car up there, but never completed. The block was built to run 1000 ish HP, Im only looking for 5-600.
I was planning on using the car that I had and doing a ton of work to it. The pics show the car I bought out of the UK with everything done for a fraction of what it wouldve cost me to get my car sorted here. Car is on the water now, here 27 december, cant wait for Chrissy Holidays !!
The overall plan, keep it street legal, run a 9.
55slug ·
Engine photos so far...
Bob down ·
feckin awesome! well done
tar76 ·
👍👍👍 That is nice dude!!
joesbuell ·
That's tuff!!!
LUFTMEISTER ·
Steet Legal hey???? mmmmmhhhh What street Qtr Mile drive.
55slug ·
LUFTMEISTER wrote:Steet Legal hey???? mmmmmhhhh What street Qtr Mile drive.
Im pretty positive I will be able to make it street legal. Needs a handbrake, wipers installed, and some wider front rims and street treads. There is some fairly wild stuff that is street legal here in NZ, just a matter of doing it right and using race sympathetic inspectors to get there...
The other major Ill need to work through is the seating as I am quite a bit taller than the previous owner.
hellbugged ·
Seats are cool
55slug ·
Seats are handformed alloy, some hours in those puppies.
More photos...
benny_acko ·
Would make a nice little bug to go pick up the groceries!
Very nice-congratulations!Looks great
Doug Sweetman ·
Far out..... Wow
cnfabo ·
Good buy, have always loved this car. Just didn't quite make it to the west island🙂
Fabo
zoofish ·
LOVE IT!
Aussie Dubbin ·
Very impressive
Craig Torrens ·
WOW.....now thats nice 👍
reub ·
🙂
55slug ·
Under bonnet shot.... The car looks as good in real life as the photos. It was built in 2008, so has a few little nicks but overall the build quality is pretty mindblowing. All credit to the builders !!
Allbones ·
No words i can type will do this car justice.
ocdrbug ·
🤪 what a sleeper. 😂 this will be interesting, detail is simple & mad.
55slug ·
A bit more engine porn, making progress on the header, floater clutch, and coils.
benny_acko ·
Any video of this car doing some passes?
Ollie ·
Haha, imagine taking this to get a blue slip in aus
55slug ·
Bit more engine porn, Mcleod clutch and the exhaust progress...
55slug ·
Slow progress but getting there. Seat is well on the way to done (I fit !!).... Anyway a bit more engine porn... Exhaust done, turbo mounted... Hopefully engine will be completed in the next month or so....
1916baja ·
Nice! Is that where my money went??👍
55slug ·
1916baja wrote:Nice! Is that where my money went??👍
Yep, you financed the LHS head, and some nuts and bolts !! Cheers !!
vassy66T1 ·
Awesome 👍
1916baja ·
Ha ha! Thought that might be the case! Doesn't go far does it... Looks great, can't wait to see it run!
hrastovica ·
Oh wow that is amazing... engine is what can i say a work of art. Also love the wiring, very clean indeed.
55slug ·
Just some more photos, starting to mock up the oil system, dummy gearbox, no motor as yet, but hopefully soon...
55slug ·
More pics...
55slug ·
Finally making a bit of progress, test fitting engine, some work to do clearancing but nothing too drastic.
1916baja ·
Freekin sick dude!
Allbones ·
I need to change my underwear now. I'm done.
bugboymatt ·
Thats awesome.
SuperOwen ·
Warwick next year? :smile grin:
Better still Sydney in february, plenty of time 👍
55slug ·
SuperOwen wrote:Warwick next year? :smile grin:
Better still Sydney in february, plenty of time 👍
I'll get it running here first, would love to drag it over the ditch for a season one day...
westi ·
thats going to be one fast machine.
i love all the fab work on this car its soooo cooool.
i want one.