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Rota_Motor - October 20th, 2003 at 01:15 AM

hey guys and gals,

I have just joined these forums, you may or may not know the username from other forums online..

anyway, yes I am a rotorhead by nature, but I am not blind to other cars.

but the main reason I am here is to learn more about VW.s, and particularly beetles, and even more particularly, 1969/1970 models

my girlfriend has just got herself an early 1970 beetle, not a superbug, will post more details in the members rides section.

this is going to be a steep learning curve for me, any comments on general VW stuff would be great, abnd I know Type 1 is beetle, Type 3 is the funky looking thing.. uhh anything else that could help me out would be great

ADDED BIT: has anyone got any good sites I can go to to learn a little bit of tech about her beetle? mainly engine, as that is the bit that is new and different for me.

Peter Leonard - October 20th, 2003 at 01:21 AM

welcome.. even tho you have a rotor, there's hope for you yet, my son
try superbeetlesonly.com
supers, yes, but lotsa good info

Rota_Motor - October 20th, 2003 at 01:39 AM

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Originally posted by Peter Leonard
welcome.. even tho you have a rotor, there's hope for you yet, my son

try superbeetlesonly.com
supers, yes, but lotsa good info

hey thanks for the vote of confidence, rotors are my weapon of choice, so I'm building the missus up her dub

would you believe it was my first ever drive of a beetle today? was actually fairly impressed, although I'm sure theres a little more power left in her yet.

lugnuts - October 20th, 2003 at 01:44 AM

G`day Rota_Motor dude,try Shoptalk Forum its big and sometimes there ugly but theres a lot of yanks there that know there #hit and aircooled.net go to there tech articles or callook.com enjoy

Biggus - October 20th, 2003 at 02:18 AM

G'day people, I'm another new guy. Didn't want to start another thread so I thought I'd hijack this one.

I too come from the tradition of Japanese automotive nirvana, with a very, very mild Nissan S13 Silvia with a CA18DET in it.

However, I'm seriously into the beetle, and likewise seriously considering one if I can make it go better than my current beast.

Peter Leonard - October 20th, 2003 at 08:02 AM

much as i hate to point this bit of the forum out ( ) we have an engine conversion section... you COULD drop a rotary in her dub .....:puke
and well hijacked biggus

Boozer - October 20th, 2003 at 08:50 AM

Welcome to the best and friendliest forum on the net!

Black_math - October 20th, 2003 at 10:23 AM

Hey hey welcome to the forum

Quote:

Type 3 is the funky looking thing

by that i hope you mean weird:P
well i hope you have a good time here

and welcome to biggus as well hope ou both enjoy your time here:thumb

Rota_Motor - October 20th, 2003 at 12:55 PM

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Originally posted by Peter Leonard
... you COULD drop a rotary in her dub .....

hmm, yes already thought of that, but I'm afraid if we did that, then I would take too much of an interest in it

and I cant be bothered with radiator etc to make it work.. not when we have a warmed over big bore motor here to start with

and black_math, I mean type 3 is funky looking, not in a bad way, they look kinda cool...

vw_addict - October 20th, 2003 at 01:53 PM

Welcome!!!
This is the place to ask questions!!

Unity-28 - October 20th, 2003 at 02:02 PM

Welcome to you both! Biggus, You can make anycar go quicker than anycar, just costs a bit! Type 4 power, and rest of the stuff will get you going, or a nice 1916 pobjoy will go quite nice. If you in Melbourne their are a few places that can get a bettle moving!

N!

Biggus - October 20th, 2003 at 02:54 PM

Thanks a lot for the warm welcome.

I was kind of leaning towards a wasserboxer with a turbo, much like Steve Carters stunning car. Only I've got no idea what a wasserboxer with all ancilliaries would be worth or where the best place to find one would be.

By a happy coincidence, yes, I am in melbourne.

Unity-28 - October 20th, 2003 at 03:12 PM

Maybe Try Australian VW Performance in Bayswater, or Volkspower in Burwood. Volkomenn art in Clayton are great with Big motors as well. But any big motor will be big bickies, and dont forget insurance cost rise with bigger motors!

N!

Bugged Again - October 20th, 2003 at 03:17 PM

Is that biggus dikkus that has just arrived?

Loved the Carry-on movies :bounce

Welcome and don't be scared to just pull the motors out of the jap cars and throw them into your beetles

Biggus - October 20th, 2003 at 03:36 PM

Insurance isn't a big concern. I'm 25, rating 1, and I've had a turbo silvia since I was 21, so I'm used to stupidly high premiums. With the amount that I've spent on insurance in the last 4 years, I could probably have built a pretty reasonable bug by now.

Its all going to be about bang for bucks. Just have to do a lot of research before I take any action.

Black_math - October 20th, 2003 at 03:36 PM

We have no wegeanolds no woudofs teh wed nosed weindeer, ah we do have a bwian:P

Biggus - October 20th, 2003 at 03:38 PM

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Originally posted by Bugged Again
Is that biggus dikkus that has just arrived?

Loved the Carry-on movies :bounce

Welcome and don't be scared to just pull the motors out of the jap cars and throw them into your beetles

Well, right name, wrong movies.

It was Monty Python.

Yeah, I've looked at doing a 13B conversion, and its still an option, but I want to know more about the wasserboxer before I make a decision.

Black_math - October 20th, 2003 at 03:41 PM

He mean arry on movies as in, holy grain meaning of life jabberwocky and yellow beard after the flying circus seris finished, well i dont think it did but they wefe a carry on from the seris

Biggus - October 20th, 2003 at 03:41 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Black_math
We have no wegeanolds no woudofs teh wed nosed weindeer, ah we do have a bwian:P

Guards, thwow him to the fwoor!

Would you like to meet my wife? Incontinentia Buttox....

Black_math - October 20th, 2003 at 03:44 PM

oh god i love those movies

ByronBug - October 20th, 2003 at 05:00 PM

:sandrine
Hi to all the new guys...
We are a house of Mazda & VW too.
I have a 61 beetle & son has a STB early rare Mazda soon to have a rotary...
So I for one no how you feel.
We must respect others passions too here.
Even our street here has VW & Mazda's in it...so we all live together & get along well.
Welcome to the forum guys...
Hope you get all the knowlege here you need.
Any questions....ask here...someone will know.
We have some very knowledgeable people on here with some awesome VW's
Enjoy.
Judy

Rota_Motor - October 20th, 2003 at 05:18 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by ByronBug
:sandrine
Hi to all the new guys...
We are a house of Mazda & VW too.
I have a 61 beetle & son has a STB early rare Mazda soon to have a rotary...
So I for one no how you feel.
We must respect others passions too here.
Even our street here has VW & Mazda's in it...so we all live together & get along well.
Welcome to the forum guys...
Judy

Judy,

since I'm here asking alot about beetles and seeming to learn a hell of alot too

feel free to give me a PM or whatever if you have any Q's about your sons STB, as I have two of them, one stock work car, and one rotary powered project (which will be shelved for a little longer to fix the GF's beetle).

or if you need to know about STB mazda's, try having a look around http://www.ausrotary.com forums, there are a few STB guru's around there, and same goes for anyone contemplating a rotor transplant into a VW.

true car enthusiasts should really respect, if not necessarily like ALL other makes/models that people choose to modify. life and the streets would be pretty boring if everyone did the same thing.

ByronBug - October 21st, 2003 at 12:28 PM

:sandrine
Hi again Rota
Yes we will do.
He is getting prices & info as we speak.
He lives on www.ausrotary most of the time.
I will u2u you if he has some questions or just a chat..
Thanks
Judy

Y2K - October 21st, 2003 at 06:45 PM

Welcome both of you, you are now sucked into the life of vw's. ha ha ha . Hope you guys have fun and ask away, somebody will know your answers.

Enjoy

Y2K

Black_math - October 21st, 2003 at 06:48 PM

Rota was the rota stock with the silvia or did you install l8a?

Rota_Motor - October 21st, 2003 at 09:14 PM

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Originally posted by Black_math
Rota was the rota stock with the silvia or did you install l8a?

ummm what silvia?
an STB is a 1970-74 mazda 1300

but no it isnt standard with the rotor, I fitted it all up myself.

just wait til I get as familiar with VW's as I am with mazdas, then there will be some fun stuff happening. :vader

Red Lady - October 21st, 2003 at 09:20 PM

This probably sounds really stupid, but whats the difference between a super bug and a normal one?

vw_carrera - October 21st, 2003 at 09:35 PM

Welcome Red Lady

Firstly is that the name of your VW or is that your prefered color mixed with your gender?????

:jesus:alien:jesus

Biggus - October 22nd, 2003 at 03:28 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Black_math
Rota was the rota stock with the silvia or did you install l8a?

I'm the dude with the Silvia. :P

Can't handle more than one newbie per thread, they?

Black_math - October 22nd, 2003 at 04:56 PM

ahh to many newbies:P and teh difference with a superbug is that there not as good as teh earlier model cause you cant liek baja em and just while sum pple like em heapsa others dont.